Chapter 62: Ye Bingyu Says She’s Not Familiar with Lin Wangsheng and His Wife

Yes, he suddenly understood.

So what if the foreigners could really determine whose child was whose? He simply wouldn’t admit to switching the babies. At most, he’d claim it was a mistake.

All babies looked similar anyway. If they couldn’t tell them apart and accidentally took the wrong one, wasn’t that normal?

With that thought, he no longer felt afraid.

Wait, he needed to go back and tell his foolish wife so she wouldn’t accidentally let something slip.

Lin Wangsheng hurried back. On the way, he saw Lin Yaozu and Ye Kang playing with a few kids from the village and called out to him.

“Yaozu, let’s go home.”

“Go home where?”

“Of course, our own home. What kind of question is that?”

Lin Yaozu was reluctant. “Dad, didn’t we agree to go play at Xiaokang’s house? When are we leaving?”

That house of his was filthy—he didn’t want to stay there even for a single day.

Lin Wangsheng grabbed him. “Everyone else isn’t leaving, so why should you? Come on, go home first.”

He dragged Lin Yaozu away. A child’s strength was no match for an adult man, so no matter how unwilling he was, it was useless.

Ye Kang watched them leave, then headed back to the Zhang family’s house alone.

Inside the hall, a group of people sat there, staring at each other in silence.

Ye Bingyu was wiping away tears. “I really didn’t know I wasn’t your biological daughter. For all these years, I’ve always treated you as my real parents. Now… what do I do?”

Ye Junsheng and his wife were also heartbroken. First, they felt sorry for Weiwei, who had suffered so much. Second, they had raised Xiaoyu as their daughter for over ten years, investing emotions and effort into making her an outstanding young woman.

She hadn’t known she wasn’t their biological daughter, and the feelings she had for them were genuine.

No one could accept such a situation easily.

Gu Siyun comforted her, “Xiaoyu, don’t worry. It’s not certain yet. Once your father contacts his overseas friend and gets a paternity test, we’ll know for sure.”

Everyone knew this was just to console her.

It might be a coincidence that Lin Bingwei resembled the old lady to some extent.

But after Ye Junsheng went out to investigate and heard what others were saying, he was almost certain it wasn’t just a coincidence.

They were already 80% convinced. The remaining 20% was left to miracles—to be confirmed by the paternity test.

“But what if it’s true? They treated Weiwei so horribly—they’re your enemies. Would that mean… I’m the daughter of your enemies? Boohoo… how could this happen to me?”

The room fell into silence.

Gu Siyun reassured her again. “Xiaoyu, don’t think that way. You are you, and they are them. No matter the outcome, we won’t blame you for their mistakes.”

Ye Bingyu’s expression eased slightly, then she added, “I’m lucky to have such open-minded parents like you. But… what should I do now? I don’t know them well, and I don’t want to go back to their home.”

Lin Bingwei watched her performance calmly.

Oh? Now she suddenly wasn’t familiar with them?

So that earlier talk about repaying them for raising her for ten years—was that just a rich person’s show of charity to the poor? A way to highlight her kindness, gratitude, and noble character?

Right. That was exactly how Ye Bingyu was portrayed in the original story.

Bodhisattvas only show compassion to the suffering when they are high above.

But once they become one of the suffering, they can’t wait to distance themselves and return to the heavens.

Ye Junsheng and Gu Siyun agreed. “Of course. No matter the results, we will respect your decision.”

“But…” She glanced at Lin Bingwei and Li Yurong, then lowered her voice. “It’s not appropriate for me to stay here either. I should just leave.”

With that, she really left, almost running away. If she had stayed a second longer, she might have burst into tears. She fled quickly.

“Xiaoyu!” Ye Junsheng hurried after her. “I’ll take you to stay at a hotel. Your mom and your brother will stay here.”

He turned to Gu Siyun, who nodded at him.

For now, this was the only solution. Everything would have to wait until the paternity test results were in.

“Dad, you’re coming with me?” Ye Bingyu asked in disbelief.

“Yes. What I said earlier was wrong. I was too focused on finding out the truth and didn’t realize that talking about Lin Wangsheng also hurt you. I apologize.”

Ye Bingyu was deeply moved. “Dad…”

Ye Junsheng patted her shoulder. “Let’s go.”

After they left, Gu Siyun turned to Lin Bingwei and said, “Weiwei, we’ve decided to send all our blood samples overseas for a paternity test. We’ll wait for the results before making any decisions. What do you think?”

Lin Bingwei asked, “That far? Will the blood samples still be usable by the time they get there?”

Gu Siyun hadn’t considered that.

After thinking for a moment, she said, “Once we confirm things with the hospital, we’ll make proper arrangements. If we store the blood samples correctly, it should be fine.”

That was all Lin Bingwei wanted to remind them about.

“It’s just…” Gu Siyun hesitated for a moment before continuing. “Weiwei, there’s something I need to talk to you about.”

“Go ahead.”

“We’ve raised Xiaoyu for so many years. No matter what the results say, we can’t hold her responsible for what Lin Wangsheng and his wife did. Just like you, she was kept in the dark and is innocent in all this.”

Lin Bingwei nodded. “I understand. Debts have their rightful owners—I won’t blame her for the baby swap.”

Yes, the baby swap wasn’t Ye Bingyu’s fault. She wasn’t unreasonable.

But when they were five or six years old, Lin Wangsheng and his wife started treating them differently. Ye Bingyu, being perceptive, followed their lead—she learned to read the adults’ expressions and began bullying the original Lin Bingwei.

From ages five to ten, she bullied her for years. What about that?

Fine, let’s say she was just a child back then, influenced by adults.

But what about the future?

Judging by Ye Bingyu’s attitude, she didn’t seem like someone who would stay quiet.

Of course, Lin Bingwei couldn’t say any of this now. She’d wait for the results.

Gu Siyun felt heartbroken by Lin Bingwei’s understanding nature. At the same time, her feelings toward Xiaoyu started to change.

Logically, she knew this was the fault of the adults—both children were innocent.

But she couldn’t stop the resentment growing inside her.

It was Lin Wangsheng and his wife’s greed that caused her daughter to suffer, yet she had raised the enemy’s daughter.

She had raised that child herself. It had been less than a day—before the test results even came back—and she was already starting to blame Xiaoyu.

She didn’t dare imagine how she would feel when the paternity test results were officially confirmed.

…

Lin Bingwei followed Li Yurong into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Gu Siyun wanted to help but quickly realized she was useless—she had never done any housework.

Over the years, they always had housekeepers. She had never touched a single chore.

Ye Kang, now old enough to understand things, quietly asked Gu Siyun, “Mom, is the sister inside the one who really looks like Grandma? Is she really my biological sister?”