After understanding animal language, the villainous girl is guaranteed to become a heartthrob.

Chapter 724 "I've finally found you."

Xia Lu's eyes widened suddenly, filled with astonishment and disbelief.

Are Mom and Dad lying to me?
But why would they do that?
Suddenly remembering something, Lin Miaomiao added, "It's also possible that your parents weren't lying to you, and that you were switched at birth in the hospital like in novels?"

She felt that what she said was very likely, and her tone was a little excited: "Xia Lu, what do you think?"

“I…” Xia Lu bit her lip and shook her head. “It shouldn’t be possible, because my biological sister who came to me said that I was kidnapped by human traffickers when I was three years old.”

"Huh?" Lin Miaomiao frowned, unsure of what to say.

Actually, she had some thoughts in her mind, but she didn't dare to say them out loud, for fear of hurting Xia Lu.

Even if she didn't say it, Xia Lu could guess what it was.

She wasn't switched at birth by her parents; she was abducted by human traffickers. There's only one possibility—her parents bought her from the traffickers.

Xia Lu clenched her fingers tightly, too sad to speak.

Lin Miaomiao didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only stay quietly by her side.

After a while, Xia Lu's phone, which was lying to the side, rang.

She glanced at the screen and saw that Jiang Yuan had invited her to a WeChat call.

Xia Lu hesitated for a few seconds, then picked up her phone and answered the voice call, "Sister Yuan Yuan."

"Lulu, where are you now?" Jiang Yuan asked softly.

Xia Lu said, "I'm having dinner with my friends."

Jiang Yuan: "Could you send me your location?"

Xia Lu was taken aback, her tone filled with doubt, "Sister Yuan Yuan, what... do you mean?"

Jiang Yuan explained, "We've arrived in Jiangcheng and are at the airport now. Send me your location, and we'll take a taxi to find you, okay?"

"Huh?" Xia Lu exclaimed in surprise, "You've come to Jiangcheng again?"

I just got back to Yunjing from Jiangcheng last night, and now I'm back in Jiangcheng!

"Yes." Jiang Yuan smiled. "Are you free now? It's okay if you're not."

"Wait a minute." Xia Lu finished speaking, turned off the microphone, and looked at Lin Miaomiao. "Miaomiao, my biological sister wants to come and see me. Would you mind meeting them?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Miaomiao immediately shook her head: "Of course I don't mind, but I can avoid it for a while, you don't need to consider me."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll send the location over and let them come find us." Xia Lu turned on her microphone again and said to the other end, "Sister Yuan Yuan, I'm free now. I'll send you the location."

The voice call ended, and the next second, Xia Lu sent her location. Jiang Yuan immediately hailed a taxi and set off.

The car sped along, and the forty-minute journey seemed exceptionally long at that moment.

"Miss, we've arrived. You can just scan the code to pay." The driver parked the car. "Please remember to take your belongings with you when you get out."

"Thank you." Jiang Yuan scanned the QR code to pay.

The place where I got off the bus was right in front of the restaurant.

"Is this the place?" Fu Xiaoxiao asked.

Jiang Yuan glanced at it and said, "Yes, let's go in."

The three entered the restaurant, and a waiter greeted them warmly, "Welcome! Are there three of you?"

"Excuse me, we're looking for someone." Jiang Yuan said with an apologetic smile, then turned and looked around before quickly spotting Xia Lu. "She's over there."

Xia Lu noticed them too and stood up awkwardly.

Seeing this, Lin Miaomiao also quickly stood up.

The two chose a table for two, but there wasn't enough room for five people. Jiang Yuan glanced at the dishes on the table and said with a smile, "Are you full? Would you like to try something different?"

“We can both,” Xia Lu replied.

Lin Miaomiao nodded, "Yes, either way is fine."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "I saw a light food shop across the street. Shall we go sit there?"

"Okay." Xia Lu obediently agreed, secretly glancing at Xu Shiling beside her out of the corner of her eye.

Yesterday she could face her calmly, but today she felt awkward.

Xia Lu, holding the menu, said as she approached the cashier, "I'll go pay first."

"No need, little sister," Fu Xiaoxiao said with a smile. "I've already bought it."

"Huh?" Xia Lu blinked helplessly and hurriedly said, "Sister, how much did you buy? I'll transfer it to you."

"It's nothing," Fu Xiaoxiao waved her hand. "It's not much money."

"That's really embarrassing..."

"It's alright, you're Shiling's sister, there will be plenty of opportunities to invite me in the future."

Xia Lu opened her mouth, unsure how to respond.

Jiang Yuan looked at Fu Xiaoxiao, a hint of helplessness in her eyes, "Lulu, Xiaoxiao is my friend. She's a straightforward person, so don't mind her."

"No, no," Xia Lu quickly shook her head.

The light food shop wasn't crowded. Jiang Yuan chose a corner seat, scanned the QR code on the table with her phone, and handed it to Xia Lu and Lin Miaomiao, saying, "Take a look at what to eat and drink first."

Xia Lu and Lin Miaomiao had already eaten their fill, so they each only chose one drink.

After ordering, Jiang Yuan put down her phone and looked at Xia Lu and Lin Miaomiao, a gentle smile playing on her lips. "Are you classmates or colleagues?"

“We used to be colleagues, then we became friends,” Xia Lu explained. “Now we don’t work together anymore.”

"I see." Jiang Yuan nodded. "That's a bit like me and Shiling."

Fu Xiaoxiao snorted: "Fine, fine, so I'm the only one without colleagues?"

Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow: "Alright, Xiaoxiao, don't be upset. When we get back to Yunjing, I'll find you a job so you can experience what it's like to work."

“There’s no need to be so serious…” Fu Xiaoxiao quickly said, “Let’s talk about something else.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Jiang Yuan pursed her lips and broke the silence softly, "Lulu, have you seen the test results?"

In an instant, everyone turned to look at Xia Lu.

"I saw it." Xia Lu felt her ears burning slightly, but she tried her best to appear calm.

Xu Shiling looked at her, her eyes welling up with tears again, and she choked out, "I've finally found you."

Xia Lu met Xu Shiling's eyes, which were filled with complex emotions, and said hesitantly, "Sister Shiling, my mind is in a mess right now, and I don't know what to do."

"It's alright." Xu Shiling said gently, "Now that I can confirm that you are Meibao and that you are alright, I'm relieved."

She wouldn't urge her younger sister to acknowledge her, nor would she make any other demands on her.

"Thank you," Xia Lu said softly. After hesitating for a few seconds, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister Shiling, can you tell me about your childhood?"

“Okay.” Xu Shiling flipped through her phone’s photo album to find a picture of you as a child. “This little girl is you. Back then, you said you were three years old, but you always held up two fingers…”

"You love playing hide-and-seek with me the most. Every time I'm still pretending I can't find you, you can't wait to run out and look for me, calling out in your sweet, childish voice, 'Sister, I'm here...'"