After returning home with the child, her ex-husband knelt down and gently coaxed her.

That paternity test was the one Cheng Wanwan brought to Lu Lixiao.

The names Lu Xiyan and An Xuan on the original certificate stung her eyes. It was like a blade that could be exposed to the light at any moment, severing her engagement with Xiyan.

Once Lu Xiyan finds out the truth, there will be no possibility for her and Lu Xiyan to be together again.

That day, she overheard the name "Xu Zhijun" outside the office and learned that Lu Xiyan was investigating the relationship between this man and An Ning. This gave her a hint—since this man was An Ning's ex-husband, then the child was naturally his!

As long as An Ning gives birth to another man's child, no matter how much Xi Yan insists, Old Master Lu will never allow An Ning to enter the Lu family!

"I saw it." Lu Lixiao was still a little angry when he mentioned this. "I told him to give up any inappropriate thoughts as soon as possible."

"What about Xi Yan...?" Cheng Wanwan observed the old man's expression. "He doesn't believe me, does he?"

"How could something written in black and white be false?" Lu Lixiao said in a calm voice. "Whether he believes it or not, it's the truth."

"That's true." Cheng Wanwan sipped her tea. "A forensic report, in black and white, how could it be fake?"

"However," Lu Lixiao looked at Cheng Wanwan, "Wanwan, how did you come up with the idea of ​​doing this test?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Wanwan quickly said, "Actually, I was just thinking it best to be prepared. I'm afraid Anning will use the child to pester Xiyan. If the child is Xiyan's, then I have nothing to say. But if it's not Xiyan's, and she uses this to deceive Xiyan again, then that's going too far."

"So when she intentionally approached west Yan, I asked someone to investigate this matter. I didn't expect that the child was really hers with someone else, but she still kept pestering west Yan."

Lu Lixiao's eyes darkened. "This An Ning is no simple woman. It's fortunate you did the DNA test, otherwise Xi Yan might have been blinded by greed and unknowingly become the father of this child!"

The Lu family would never allow a woman to marry someone with a child in tow!

We will not allow anyone with no blood relation to us into the Lu family!

"Then..." Cheng Wanwan asked cautiously, "Grandpa Lu, if Anning's child really is Xiyan's, what would you do?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Lixiao looked up at her. Cheng Wanwan quickly explained, "I mean, if there's no paternity test, and everyone thinks the child is Xi Yan's, what will you do then?"

Lu Lixiao had indeed thought about this issue. He picked up his teacup and said, "Even if the child is from Xiyan, Anning will never be able to enter the Lu family. It was impossible four years ago, and it will be impossible four years from now."

"However," his eyes darkened, "if that child is Xi Yan's, then the Lu family must bring him back no matter what. The Lu family's bloodline cannot suffer outside, and west Yan's child cannot be left to wander without a name or status."

After Lu Lixiao finished speaking, Cheng Wanwan's eyes dimmed, and her hand holding the teacup tightened unconsciously.

"But there is no such 'if'."

Lu Lixiao noticed her unease and assumed she was worried about her marriage to Xi Yan. He reassured her, "Wanwan, your Cheng family and our Lu family have been on good terms for generations. Our Lu family only recognizes you as our granddaughter-in-law. Don't worry, Grandpa can make the decision about your marriage to west Yan."

Hearing this, Cheng Wanwan smiled and quickly poured him a cup of tea. "Thank you, Grandpa!"

Her smile was gentle, yet tinged with a hint of calculation.

Both for public and private reasons, the Cheng family's daughter is the perfect candidate for a marriage alliance with the Lu family.

Cheng Wanwan also heard from her elders that when her mother was pregnant with her, Lu Xiyan, who was only two years old, called her "sister, sister" and gave her a lot of toys before she was born.

At that time, both sets of parents were overjoyed, saying that west Yan liked this younger sister so much, and since the two had grown up together, it would be a natural thing for them to get together in the future.

But Cheng Wanwan didn't expect that Lu Xiyan, after growing up, would have no romantic feelings for her whatsoever.

Nevertheless, both the Lu and Cheng families intended for the two to marry.

If An Ning hadn't suddenly appeared six years ago, she would have married Lu Xiyan long ago.

Even if Lu Xiyan didn't like her, she believed that as long as they got married and she became his wife, their feelings would develop.

She had waited six years, and the day had finally come for her to get engaged.

She would never allow Anning and her bastard to ruin her relationship again!

Anning, you and your son will never be able to enter the Lu family's door again.

Let's see how you argue now?

......

In the afternoon, as soon as An Ning entered the company, Huang Yuanyuan swooped down in front of her, held up two fingers, and said, "Sister Ningning, I have two pieces of news!"

Huang Yuanyuan was like the company's mobile messaging hub, always sharing the latest news with her immediately. An Ning asked with a smile, "Good news or bad news?"

"Fantastic news!"

Huang Yuanyuan's face was full of excitement, her eyes were round and bright. Just as she was about to speak, her gaze suddenly fell on the other person's clothes.

"Oh my God!"

She looked at An Ning in shock at her off-white modern Chinese-style cheongsam. "Is it authentic or a fake? If it's a fake, send me a link."

An Ning looked at the clothes she was wearing, which Lu Xiyan had prepared for her.

She knew it wouldn't be cheap, but she didn't know exactly what the price was.

Seeing Huang Yuanyuan's surprised expression, she asked, "Is this dress very expensive?"

"You didn't know?" Huang Yuanyuan's eyes widened. "Didn't you buy it yourself?"

"A gift from a friend."

"Authentic Valentino Fall Haute Couture is incredibly expensive!"

Huang Yuanyuan's fingers traced the embroidery on her cheongsam, and she slowly held up four fingers. "This number."

Upon hearing the brand name, Anning knew that the unit of measurement was not yuan, but ten thousand!

One piece of clothing, costing tens of millions!

She gasped, meeting Huang Yuanyuan's wide eyes. "My friend said... I bought it online for a few hundred yuan."

Huang Yuanyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me to death, Anning. I was wondering if you were some kind of hidden rich second generation, or if you had a domineering CEO boyfriend who gave you a house in Jinghai to wear."

An Ning looked at her clothes. She hadn't changed out of the cheongsam when she came to the company to cover the marks on her neck. She hadn't expected it to be so expensive.

Given her current relationship with Lu Xiyan, what's the big deal about accepting such expensive clothes from him?

"Oh, by the way," she changed the subject, afraid Huang Yuanyuan would ask something else, "what were the two pieces of good news you just mentioned?"

Huang Yuanyuan followed her into the project office, her voice cheerful, "First thing, Sun Liangying has resigned!"

"She resigned?" An Ning frowned slightly. She hadn't even confronted Sun Liangying about her falling into the water yet, and she had already resigned?

"I heard she resigned suddenly, without even asking for her six months' salary, and just quit," Huang Yuanyuan muttered. "It's like she ran away for her life."

"And the second piece of news?" Anning asked.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yuanyuan's face lit up with joy, and she quickly extended a hand to her, "Congratulations, my Ningning! You've secured the cooperation with Ou Teng! You're truly Haowei's lucky star!"