On the day of the divorce, I became Qin Shao's darling.

Sheng Ruichen was taken aback: "You are—"

"I am Lin Xiwei's fiancé."

Sheng Ruichen asked in surprise, "Fiancé? Didn't she just get divorced?"

"This is none of your business."

Qin Jiamo didn't need to explain too much to a stranger, so she directly retorted.

"I'm sorry." Sheng Ruichen realized he had overstepped his bounds and quickly apologized before getting back to the main topic.

"That's right. My aunt and uncle have no children, and their health is deteriorating day by day. They miss their daughter whom they lost more and more."

The more Lin Xiwei listened, the more she felt like she was the "lost daughter" they were talking about, and her emotions became increasingly uncontrollable.

Qin Jiamo held her shoulders tightly, his expression solemn, and continued listening to what was being said.

"We have been searching for two years, but we have not heard anything. I noticed that Miss Lin looks quite similar to my aunt, so I had an idea."

Sheng Ruichen didn't finish speaking, but Lin Xiwei and Qin Jiamo both understood what his so-called "idea" was.

Just like when the Qin family elders lost their youngest son and were in unbearable pain, they turned their attention to Junjun—this President Sheng must also want Lin Xiwei to play his aunt's lost daughter, in order to comfort them in their empty and painful old age.

Lin Xiwei took a deep breath, calming herself down, and asked directly, "You want me to pretend to be your aunt's daughter?"

Sheng Ruichen smiled sheepishly, "Miss Lin is very clever."

Lin Xiwei pursed her lips and remained silent.

"Miss Lin... what do you think? If you agree, I can personally pick you up in Jiangcheng. I hope you can come to Shenzhen to meet my aunt and the others."

Lin Xiwei was surprised, "You want me to go to Shenzhen?"

"Uh... I know this request is a bit unreasonable, but my uncle has been paralyzed for many years, his physical functions have deteriorated, and he has long lost the ability to take care of himself. My aunt also suffers from severe kidney disease and needs regular dialysis, so she cannot travel far, therefore—"

Lin Xiwei felt extremely distressed upon hearing this.

The couple had twins, a boy and a girl, but their daughter was lost and their son died at the age of ten.

Now, the wife suffers from kidney disease and needs regular dialysis, while the husband has been bedridden for many years and has lost the ability to take care of himself...

Seeing her fluctuating emotions, Qin Jiamo knew she was in a state of confusion and made a decision for her, "Could we discuss this and get back to you when we've thought it through?"

"Of course, I know this request is indeed abrupt. You can discuss it and consider it carefully. How about tomorrow? Can you give me an answer by tomorrow?" Sheng Ruichen's tone was very humble, and he kept smiling apologetically.

"Okay, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay, Ms. Lin, I'm so sorry to have disturbed your peaceful life. If you're willing to help us with this, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

"Okay, that's all for now," Qin Jiamo replied calmly, ending the voice call.

Lin Xiwei sat there in a daze.

Qin Jiamo turned to look at her, his arm around her shoulder gently stroking her.

"What are you thinking? If you suspect that Mr. Sheng's aunt and uncle are your biological parents, I can send someone to Shenzhen to investigate."

Lin Xiwei frowned, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down for a while before saying, "I'm very confused right now. What I care about isn't even their relationship with me, but the reason why that baby girl was lost."

Qin Jiamo understood her instantly, "You think that baby girl was abandoned. Later, because their son was gone and they got older, they started to regret it, so they wanted to find her."

Lin Xiwei nodded. "Yes, otherwise why would so many years have passed, and only now have we thought of looking for our child?"

Qin Jiamo didn't speak, but after a moment's thought, she also felt that this judgment was reasonable.

So Lin Xiwei's distress stems from the fact that if she were that baby girl, she would be the one who was abandoned and unloved—and the thought of meeting her biological parents, even if they were to play a different role, is still unacceptable to her.

but!

The thought of the couple's miserable fate, a fitting retribution, made her want to see their end to vent her anger.

Before the two could figure out how to handle the situation, there was a knock on the tea room door, and Aunt Lan came in with Junjun.

"Uncle, Mom, what are you doing hiding here?" Junjun asked curiously after washing up. "Are you playing something without me?"

Qin Jiamo knew that Lin Xiwei was in a bad mood and didn't have time to take care of the child, so he got up and said, "I'll go and put Junjun to sleep. You can think about this again."

"Um."

Qin Jiamo walked over to Junjun, picked up the child, and said, "Come on, let your uncle tell you a story."

"What about Mom? Will Uncle sleep with Mom tonight?"

"Of course I want it, I want it every day from now on."

"That's wonderful, I feel like a lucky baby with mom and dad."

Qin Jiamo pinched his son's cheek. Since they had already left the tea room, he simply replied, "Junjun already has a mom and dad."

In the tea room, Lin Xiwei opened her phone's contacts and found Zhao Xingfen, whom she had blocked for a long time.

She wanted to call Zhao Xingfen to ask her where she had found her, but when her fingers touched the number, she hesitated.

The Lin family was a huge emotional black hole for her; any contact with them would drag her into an abyss of pain.

She really didn't want to deal with them.

After much hesitation, Lin Xiwei finally gave up on the idea.

She didn't want to be alone and overthink things, so she picked up her phone and was about to get up and leave when WeChat chimed.

She looked down and saw that Sheng Ruichen had sent another message.

When you open it, it's an image.

She clicked on the picture, and her eyes widened instantly; she froze.

It was an old, slightly yellowed photograph, a picture of a couple.

In an era without Photoshop or beauty filters, the two were a perfect match in terms of looks.

Upon closer inspection, the woman's features and demeanor were remarkably similar to his own.

Sheng Ruichen sent another message.

[This is a photo of my aunt and uncle. Last time you came on a business trip, I was going to show it to you after dinner that night, but Manager Feng interrupted me.]

After reading these words, Lin Xiwei turned her gaze back to the photo.

The photo is a full-body shot. The woman leans slightly against the man, nestled in his arms. The two are smiling warmly at the camera, showing that they have a very good relationship.

Moreover, the two were dressed quite fashionably, suggesting they weren't from an ordinary family.

Lin Xiwei stared at the photo for a long time without replying.

After sitting in the tea room for a while, she calmed down a bit and got up to go upstairs.

Qin Jiamo had just put Junjun to sleep when she saw her come upstairs, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "I was just about to come down to find you, are you alright?"

"It's nothing," Lin Xiwei replied softly. Seeing that her son was already asleep, she lowered her voice further. "He sent another photo, and I do look a lot like that woman."

Qin Jiamo frowned. "Let me see."

Lin Xiwei opened WeChat and handed over her phone.