Chapter 195: Two Paternity Test Reports
“Don’t make excuses for men,” Jin Shi Yue’s arm loosely circled her waist, his tone casual, “A man not contacting you only has one reason.”
Lian Li knew very little about men: “What reason.”
“He doesn’t want to contact you,” Jin Shi Yue said coldly.
Lian Li pondered for a moment, recalling Xue Shufan saying something similar: If a man appears indifferent to you, he truly is indifferent. There are no exceptions.
“It’s normal,” Lian Li no longer deluded herself into thinking Jin Yan Ting liked her. “Siblings don’t need to be in such close contact. It’s normal for family members not to want to contact each other, especially since Yan Ting Ge and I aren’t truly family.”
Family affection is centered around blood ties; blood is thicker than water and doesn’t need frequent contact to maintain feelings.
Love is accompanied by passion and impulse, unlike family affection.
During the month of her ‘cold war’ with Jin Shi Yue, Lian Li finished a thick psychology book. With no experience and slow to understand feelings, she could now distinguish between family affection, friendship, and love.
Lian Li’s tone was calm, as usual, but Jin Shi Yue’s eyes darkened slightly as he stared at her without blinking.
After Lian Li sent the message, she turned her head to look at the man leaning on her shoulder: “Didn’t you sleep last night?”
“No,” Jin Shi Yue lazily spat out one word.
“Then go back to your room and catch up on sleep.” Lian Li put her mobile phone in her pocket and pushed his head away. It was heavy against her shoulder, making it a little sore.
Jin Shi Yue stood up straight, letting Lian Li hold his hand and lead him to the elevator, taking it from the garage to the second-floor bedroom.
Before she could even enter the room, Jin Shi Yue scooped her up by her legs, holding her with one arm as he carried her towards the study room.
Lian Li felt like he was carrying a child: “What are you doing? Aren’t you going to sleep?”
Jin Shi Yue said, “I’ll show you some information.”
“There’s really information?” Lian Li thought the information was something he’d fabricated last night to coax her into helping him, she hadn’t expected there to actually be information.
Jin Shi Yue, seeing through her thoughts, gently patted her hip: “Still mad at me?”
“Don’t hit me!” Lian Li was about to explode. Him holding her legs with one arm was already like carrying a child, and now he was hitting her backside.
Jin Shi Yue smiled playfully: “I’ll let you hit back.”
“…” Who wants to hit your esteemed backside.
Sleeping once means taking responsibility; who knows what other traps lie ahead.
The Eldest Young Master had too many tricks, and Lian Li couldn’t handle them.
She rested her head on his broad shoulder, letting him lead.
Jin Shi Yue kicked open the study door and walked in, hooking his foot back to close the door behind them.
Jin Shi Yue placed Lian Li on the sofa. She leaned back, tidying her skirt.
Jin Shi Yue strode towards the desk. Lian Li’s gaze followed him, and seeing the desk and chair, she remembered the intimate moments they’d shared in the study.
Sometimes, having too good a memory isn’t a good thing.
Lian Li’s eyes flickered as she watched Jin Shi Yue open a drawer and take out two documents.
They weren’t in a manila envelope, so they probably weren’t classified.
Jin Shi Yue strode back. Lian Li shifted over, deliberately making space for him.
Even though the sofa was large and she didn’t need to move at all.
Jin Shi Yue sat beside Lian Li, observing her expression. Once he was sure she was alright, he handed her the documents.
“Old Pei’s information indicates your bracelet came from Old Madam Zhong, and your mother might be Zhong Yingyi.”
Lian Li froze, surprised that the information he mentioned was related to her mother: “Yes. The Zhong Family and the Duan Family had a marriage alliance twenty-five years ago. Perhaps the Fourth Miss Zhong didn’t want the alliance and ran away to Taipei. She returned a couple of years later.”
Zhong Yingyi’s son is twenty years old this year. Calculating the timeline, if she fled the marriage alliance, met Lian Jingcheng, had a daughter, and then returned to the alliance and transferred abroad with the second son of the Duan Family, the timing actually fits.
“These are two paternity test reports,” Jin Shi Yue gazed at Lian Li, not missing any of her expressions. “Do you want to see them?”
Paternity test reports?
Lian Li’s heart skipped a beat: “Whose reports?”
Her expression was already somewhat out of control, becoming flustered, but she was trying her best to remain calm.
The matter of her mother was a huge, heavy burden for Lian Li, affecting her ability to soar higher. Jin Yan Ting didn’t understand, but Jin Shi Yue did.
That’s why Jin Shi Yue wanted to make her a little happier, to go out for a good meal, and once her body and mind were filled with joy, then he would show her.
Jin Shi Yue’s brows were calm as he observed her reaction: “Yours.”
Lian Li’s fingertips twitched involuntarily. She couldn’t articulate her exact feelings; there was happiness, fear, unease, and anxiety…
“How do you have this?” Her voice began to tremble.
“I had it done in Shanghai a few days ago.”
Jin Shi Yue flew to Shanghai just for this matter.
Lian Li’s mother was difficult to find; it wasn’t surprising she hadn’t had any news for so many years.
For the Lu Family’s confidential information, he could ask Lu Hansheng, but for the Zhong Family’s confidential information, he couldn’t ask Zhong Yang. Zhong Yang wasn’t very familiar with the Zhong Family’s situation, let alone his elusive aunts.
Investigating the Zhong Family carried significant risk. Because of this, Old Master Jin had reprimanded Jin Shi Yue several times, even resorting to physical discipline once.
Jin Shi Yue happened to be returning to the Military Region at the time, which is why Old Master Jin didn’t strike him too hard.
The difficulty of each step was comparable to walking on a chain over molten lava, yet Jin Shi Yue still completed it.
Jin Shi Yue didn’t tell Lian Li how he had reached this point step by step; he just wanted to give her what she desired.
Jin Shi Yue extended his arm and pulled Lian Li into his embrace, letting her adjust to a comfortable position leaning against his chest.
“Didn’t I just say not to make excuses for men?” Jin Shi Yue held her warmly. “Remember?”
Lian Li hummed: “I remember.”
“Then remember the second point,” Jin Shi Yue’s tone seemed lazy, yet inexplicably serious. “Don’t be easily moved by men.”
Lian Li tilted her head, looking at his smooth jawline: “I’m not moved.”
Seeing her serious expression, Jin Shi Yue smiled and added, “You need to get used to men treating you well so you won’t be led around by the nose, understand?”
Lian Li asked inexplicably: “Why do your words sound like a will?”
“What are you thinking?” Jin Shi Yue curved his lips. “You’ll live to be a hundred, and I’ll live to be a hundred and six.”
While the words were true, Jin Shi Yue was primarily planning ahead. He worried that if Jin Yan Ting treated Lian Li a little better, she might go back to him.
Love is about gain and loss; who said that? He wanted to punch them.
Lian Li couldn’t help but laugh: “You can live for a thousand years.”
He was a calamity, a disaster that lasts a thousand years; living for a thousand years would be easy.
Because of him, Lian Li’s complex and inexpressible feelings stirred slightly, leaving no room for sadness.
She shifted her gaze to the documents in Jin Shi Yue’s hand and asked nervously, “Can I see them now?”
