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"Tell them to wait at the guard post, I'll be right there!"

Lu Baizhou slammed down the phone and stood up abruptly.

He grabbed the military cap hanging on the coat rack, put it on his head, and strode out of the office, leaving a chilling, menacing impression.

A few minutes later, Lu Baizhou's tall and upright figure appeared at the majestic gate of the family compound.

He spotted the elderly couple standing under the shade of a tree next to the guard post at a glance.

At their feet were two bulging, worn-out old snakeskin bags and a patched blue cloth bundle.

The man was about fifty years old, wearing a faded gray Zhongshan suit. He was thin, and his skin was tanned dark from years of hard work, but his back was straight, exuding an honest, dutiful, yet rigid and serious air.

The woman was half a head shorter than him, wearing a dark blue jacket, and was looking around nervously.

Lu Baizhou strode forward, his usually cold and stern face softening considerably, and his tone becoming much gentler than usual:

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Bai Zhengyuan's parents?"

Upon hearing the sound, the elderly couple turned their heads in unison.

Looking at the young officer in front of him, dressed in military uniform, with two bars and one star on his shoulders, exuding an imposing aura, Qiao Shouguo nodded vigorously and said in his heavily accented Mandarin:

"Yes! Yes! We are Zhengyuan's parents! Comrade Commander, who are you?"

Lu Baizhou stepped forward, extending his right hand, his voice steady and strong: "Uncle and Aunt, please don't call me 'Commander.' I'm Zheng Yuan's comrade-in-arms in the army, and also a good brother. My surname is Lu. Zheng Yuan received an urgent mission and led his team to the front line. He's not here right now. Before he left, he specifically entrusted me to take you home and settle you in when you arrive."

Lu Baizhou is 1.88 meters tall, with his back straight like a pine tree.

He stretched out his long arm and steadily picked up the two old, frayed snakeskin bags on the ground.

Even someone as experienced as him, who was used to carrying heavy loads in cross-country races, couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed when he got his hands on it.

These two large bags were incredibly heavy, filled entirely with real dry rations and local specialties from my hometown.

I really don't know how this old couple managed to carry such heavy things all the way to the capital!

Seeing this, Bai's mother looked embarrassed and quickly took a few steps forward, reaching out to take it: "Oh dear, comrade, you can't do this! This thing is too heavy, we can carry it ourselves, don't trouble yourself!"

"It's alright, Uncle and Aunt." Lu Baizhou slightly turned to avoid them, a reassuring smile appearing on his cold face. "I'm Zhengyuan's good brother, which means I'm your junior. Just treat me like your own nephew, no need to be so polite with me."

Mr. Bai was an honest man who wasn't good with words. Seeing how enthusiastic the other person was, he could only rub his calloused hands and nod repeatedly, "Okay, okay, then I'll trouble you, comrade."

The elderly couple followed closely behind Lu Baizhou as they entered the spacious and clean military family compound.

The elderly couple looked around the whole way, their eyes almost not enough to take it all in.

Looking at the rows of neat and imposing red brick buildings, and then at the occasional green-uniformed soldiers walking straight by the roadside, the old couple's eyes were filled with restraint and curiosity.

"Zhengyuan said in his letter that he has been allocated a house and that he has brought Xinxin over so that we can come and have a family reunion."

Looking at the scene before her, Bai's mother couldn't help but wipe her eyes, which were a little red. "We've toiled in the fields all our lives back home, never daring to dream that we could move to the city and live in such a bright and spacious apartment... Old man, look at this wonderful house, it's so tall!"

Lu Baizhou slowed his pace and smiled slightly, echoing Bai's mother's words: "Uncle and Aunt, this is Zhengyuan's filial piety. From now on, you two can settle down here and be a family, so that you can live a more fulfilling life."

At this point, a sharp glint flashed across Lu Baizhou's eyes, and he added seemingly unintentionally, "By the way, your daughter has arrived."

"What?!"

Mr. and Mrs. Bai were stunned. Their voices, filled with wild joy and disbelief, instantly pierced his ears: "We've arrived?!"

"Yes, it's upstairs."

As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the family building.

Lu Baizhou raised his head and glanced intently at the window on the fifth floor.

The window was half-closed, and the floral curtains were drawn tightly, so you couldn't see what was inside at all.

Lu Baizhou, carrying his luggage, led the elderly couple, who were so excited they didn't know what to do with their hands and feet, up the stairs one floor at a time, stopped in front of the door, and raised his hand to knock.

"Knock knock knock—"

Less than two seconds later, Qiao Xinxin's clear, soft voice came from inside the door, accompanied by light footsteps: "Coming, coming, who is it?"

With a creak, the green wooden door was pulled open from the inside.

Qiao Xinxin stood gracefully behind the door, wearing a clean light blue short-sleeved shirt and comfortable white trousers.

Her long, black hair was braided into a plait and hung casually down her chest, while a smiling expression graced her fair and delicate face.

As soon as the door opened, she saw Lu Baizhou standing in the doorway like a demon.

Before she could even say hello, her gaze involuntarily drifted past him and landed on the elderly couple behind him, dressed in gray cotton jackets and with weathered faces.

In that instant, Qiao Xinxin's pupils contracted sharply!

White father! White mother!

They turned out to be the original owner's adoptive parents!

How did they get to the capital so quickly?!

Qiao Xinxin's heart pounded as if struck by a heavy object, her heartbeat quickened, and a fine layer of cold sweat instantly seeped from her palms.

Even though she had prepared for any unexpected situation, this sudden "confrontation of family backgrounds" still sounded the highest level of alarm in her heart!

Standing next to her was Lu Baizhou, whose eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. If she showed even the slightest flaw, she would definitely be suspected!

But it only took her a second to force herself to calm down.

What's there to be afraid of? She now possesses all of the original owner's memories from childhood to adulthood!

She not only knew the old couple's preferences, but also knew how they had cherished the original owner of the body like the apple of their eye!

Meeting her adoptive parents wouldn't give her away at all! Even if the old couple really thought she had changed in some way, she could justifiably blame it on her heartless biological parents in the Qiao family!

She suffered immense injustice in that cannibalistic Qiao family, and was driven to the brink of death, which naturally changed her personality!

Once she understood this, Qiao Xinxin's eyes reddened. There was no need for any acting; the grievances and longing that came from the body's instincts surged out like a flood bursting its banks!

She pushed the door open abruptly, bypassed Lu Baizhou, and like a fledgling bird returning to its nest, plunged headfirst into the arms of the elderly couple!

"Dad! Mom!"

Even Qiao Xinxin herself didn't expect that when she shouted that, tears would fall uncontrollably down her face!

The elderly couple were clearly caught off guard and were suddenly embraced by their daughter.

"Dad, Mom, I miss you so much!" Qiao Xinxin hugged the two of them tightly, her cheeks pressed against their thin but warm shoulders, her hot tears falling onto her mother's rough cloth clothes.