Chapter 242: Everything in Chaos

The next day, Luo Qiao put on some makeup and took a trip to the factory’s residential compound, adding fuel to the fire. Whenever she overheard people discussing Luo Jianing’s background, she would casually mention the Zhao family, making the atmosphere in the compound even more lively.

After making her rounds and feeling satisfied with the commotion, Luo Qiao wrapped up her work and focused on her own tasks. First, she went to the train station and bought a ticket for the next morning’s train back to Ji City.

Then she visited several black markets, arranged the delivery locations, and sent out three batches of goods. She didn’t return to the hotel until late at night. Fortunately, her train ticket for the next day was for after 9 a.m., so she slept until 8 a.m.

She hurriedly got up, washed up, and had breakfast in her private space, then checked out of the hotel and rushed to the train station.

While she left after spreading the news, things were heating up in the Luo family.

Luo Haotian was already in a bad mood. He didn’t even have breakfast that morning. He was preparing to leave for work, but before he could go, his parents showed up.

Luo Haotian asked, “Dad, Mom, why are you here?”

Mr. Luo snorted and walked into the yard, while Mrs. Luo said, “If we hadn’t heard the news, when were you planning to tell us?”

Luo Haotian replied, “Dad, Mom, we need to investigate this further, we can’t just go by what others say.”

Mr. Luo said, “There’s no need to talk about it. Let’s go to the hospital right now and do a blood type test.”

At that moment, Ning Xueling walked out of the room and said, “Dad, Mom, there’s no need to go to the hospital.”

She handed over Luo Jianing’s previous hospital records, which clearly stated that Luo Jianing had type AB blood.

Ning Xueling said, “I called the hospital first thing this morning. When I found out about this earlier, I asked a friend to investigate, and we now have some clues.

But we need to go in person to confirm what went wrong. Since this has come to light, we should go as soon as possible and figure out where the mistake was made.”

Mrs. Luo stared at Ning Xueling and asked, “If you knew about this before, why didn’t you say anything?”

Ning Xueling, feeling somewhat wronged, said, “I was worried about deepening the misunderstanding. But I’ve thought it through—this isn’t something that needs to be kept secret. Since we know there was a mix-up, we should do everything we can to find mine and Haotian’s daughter that we lost and bring her back to Beijing as soon as possible.”

At this time, Mr. Luo spoke up, “Why was the child swapped back then? I remember when the baby was brought home, the blanket was ours, handmade by your mother. This shows that the child was deliberately switched.

We don’t even know if our Luo family child is alive or dead. My suggestion is that you take a leave and go investigate as soon as possible. If work is too busy and you can’t take time off, then hand it over to the local police. I want to know the results as soon as possible.”

In her room, Luo Jianing accidentally knocked over the soap dish on the sink, making a noise that alerted everyone outside.

Feeling a bit heartbroken, Ning Xueling walked over and opened the door to find Luo Jianing on the floor, picking up the soap, tears streaming down her face.

Ning Xueling walked over and helped her up, saying, “Jianing, since you’ve overheard, I won’t hide it from you. No matter what, you’ll always be my daughter. I raised you myself, and I will respect your choice.”

Luo Jianing could no longer hold back and burst into tears, crying out, “Mom, if you find your real daughter, does that mean you won’t want me anymore?”

Ning Xueling hugged Luo Jianing tightly and said, “No, you’ll always be my daughter.”

Outside, her mother-in-law, Zhou Guifang, snorted coldly, “She enjoyed the privileges of being my granddaughter for fifteen years. How dare she think she can hold on to them forever?”

Luo Haotian was also conflicted. All the evidence pointed to the fact that their child was deliberately swapped because the clothes and blanket were prepared by them, so there was no way they could have made a mistake.

Luo Haotian said he needed to go to work today, take care of some matters, and then request leave to investigate personally.

While the situation in Beijing was chaotic, Luo Qiao was already on the train back to Ji City. She had calculated that she would arrive around midnight. Tomorrow, she planned to go back to Qingshan Village, and the day after, she would register for school.

In Ji City, ^[1]There’s too many characters… Zhang Jianjun is the husband of the one that got in an accident under the bridgeZhang Jianjun was surprised when he received a call from Luo Haotian, who didn’t waste time on small talk and told him about the child swap incident.