After saying a few more caring words to the children, Xu Qingqing looked at Lu Chuanbai nervously, preparing to tell the children that Lu Chuanbai was actually their biological father.
Although Lu Chuanbai seemed calm on the surface, he was very nervous inside. Although the children had called him Dad before, it was all for show in front of the camera. He wondered if the children could accept his identity.
"Xu Yiyi, Xu An'an," Xu Qingqing said seriously. "Mom has something to tell you that I've been hiding from you. You often ask me where your dad is. Well, I didn't tell you before, but actually your dad has always been around you. Uncle Lu is your dad."
There was an eerie silence on the other end of the phone.
Afraid that the two children couldn't accept it, Xu Qingqing began to explain the whole story to them. "Back then, when Mom was pregnant with you, I misunderstood your dad because of some things, so I took you abroad. It was not until I came back to the country and met your dad that I found out the truth of that year."
Back then, Gu Anrou appeared as Lu Chuanbai's fiancée and drove her away. She also hid the truth that she had massaged Lu Chuanbai's legs and took her place as Lu Chuanbai's benefactor. That was why Xu Qingqing left heartbroken.
Now, Gu Anrou was in prison, and Lu Chuanbai also knew that it was Xu Qingqing who had massaged his legs. All the misunderstandings were cleared up. There was no need for Xu Qingqing to hold on to the past. Sometimes, if you let go, things would go smoothly.
On the other end of the phone, Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an blinked their eyes, glanced at each other, and quickly exchanged their thoughts.
"Mom, we know you're afraid we'll be sad, so you deliberately said Uncle Lu is our dad. But we're both very strong. Uncle Lu is not our dad. Our dad is someone else," Xu Yiyi said seriously.
Such a small thing, he and his sister could handle it. They didn't need Mom to weave sweet lies for them.
Xu Qingqing looked at Lu Chuanbai and saw the disappointment on his face. Her heart tightened, and she emphasized, "Yiyi, Mom is not lying to you. What I said is true."
"Mom, if you want to be with Uncle Lu, we won't object. We strongly support you!" Xu An'an said playfully.
She thought Xu Qingqing wanted to be with Lu Chuanbai but was concerned about their feelings.
Xu Qingqing sighed deeply and couldn't help laughing and crying. "Why don't you two kids believe me? Has Mom ever lied to you since you were little?"
"Mom, we have evidence," Xu Yiyi frowned. "An'an and I suspected Uncle Lu was our dad before, so we did a paternity test. But the test result showed that we're not father and son. So Mom, don't lie to us anymore. You have to take responsibility for your mistakes."
Both Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai, who was lying beside Xu Qingqing listening to them, were stunned. They glanced at each other and saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.
Wait, did Xu Yiyi say they had done a paternity test, and the result showed there was no blood relationship?
Xu Qingqing quickly raised her hand and swore to Lu Chuanbai, "I swear these two kids are definitely yours!"
Lu Chuanbai frowned and patted her hand down. "I know. When I suspected the two kids were mine before, I did a paternity test. The test result showed that we're father and son."
"Then why..." Xu Qingqing was confused.
Lu Chuanbai took the phone from her hand and said seriously to Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an, "Yiyi, An'an, listen carefully. You are my kids! Dad did a paternity test before, and our blood relationship is 99.99%. If you don't believe me, we can do another test right away."
Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an were stunned when they heard Lu Chuanbai's words.
Children were very sensitive to adults' emotions. They could feel his sincerity and eagerness from Lu Chuanbai's voice.
Xu Yiyi found the electronic version of the test report, squinted at it for a long time, sent the photo to Xu Qingqing, and then hung up the phone.
"Hello, Yiyi? An'an, are you still there?"
It was too quiet on the other end of the phone. Xu Qingqing shouted a few times into the phone, but all she heard was the beeping busy tone.
"It's okay. Maybe they can't accept it," Lu Chuanbai said, but the light in his eyes quickly dimmed.
The aura around him was gone. Instead of his usual superiority and arrogance, there was a bit of decadence.
Xu Qingqing took Lu Chuanbai's hand and comforted him softly, "Give the kids some time to adapt. They will figure it out."
Then, Xu Qingqing took out the test report sent by Xu Yiyi. "We have to prove that this report is fake to increase its credibility."
Lu Chuanbai squinted at the test report on the phone.
There must be someone behind this. Otherwise, no one would tamper with the reports of two kids for no reason.
"Leave this to me. Please help me comfort the kids... Even if they don't recognize me, it's okay. I just hope... they don't hate me, don't resent me..."
As he spoke, Lu Chuanbai's voice became softer and softer, with a bit of self - doubt.
He didn't want to show his weakness in front of Xu Qingqing to get sympathy, so he turned around and left.
Xu Qingqing just nodded gently at Lu Chuanbai's back. "Okay."
At this time, everyone needed time to accept the truth.
Xu Qingqing looked down at the test report on the phone and noticed the name of the hospital, "Tang Ren Hospital."
"Tang... Tang Li?" Xu Qingqing murmured to herself and inexplicably thought of Tang Li.
Xu Qingqing was startled by this thought. She shook her head to get rid of it.
No, Tang Li was a good person. How could he do such a thing!
She must be overthinking.
At the Xu family's house.
Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an went back to their room to sleep obediently without being urged by Grandma Xu. They even refused when Grandma Xu came with a storybook to tell them a story.
"What's wrong with these two kids?" Grandma Xu looked at the closed door of the children's room, then went downstairs and said to Grandpa Xu. "The two kids seem to be in a bad mood. They were not very active during dinner just now."
"Maybe they miss their mom. The kids are so young, and Xu Qingqing has been away for so long," Grandpa Xu closed the newspaper in his hand. He was very angry about Xu Qingqing's irresponsible behavior.
Grandpa Xu was a bit of a male chauvinist in his bones. He thought that the man should work outside and the woman should take care of the family.
"This girl forgets everyone when she gets busy with work!"
"You're right," Grandma Xu, who usually doted on her grandchildren, rarely sided with Grandpa Xu and criticized Xu Qingqing. "She's been away for so long and didn't even make a phone call. It's so worrying."
"Where's my sister?" Xu Yan, who was still eating in the kitchen, asked. "I'll go find her tomorrow and bring her back."