Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

As soon as Shen Jingshu asked the question, Kele wanted ice, and his mind went blank. He instantly understood the unspoken meaning, and his blood seemed to rush to his head. His hands and feet felt cold.

The live stream chat exploded with speculation, with guesses flooding the screen, including theories that the uncle and aunt were having an affair and that the child was actually the nephew, sending chills down the spines of the viewers.

Cola asked for ice, her throat bobbing, her voice trembling as she spoke with difficulty: "I...I do have a younger brother, but he's eight years younger than me. He just graduated from university last year and entered the workforce. How could...how could he do something so absurd?"

The more he thought about it, the more fragmented images he had ignored for so long flooded his mind one after another. Each and every one of them seemed abnormal, but he had always trusted his wife and brother too much and had never considered the sordid possibilities.

No wonder his wife is always the most attentive when his younger brother visits. She prepares his favorite dishes in advance, chats with him, and her joy is always evident in her eyes. He simply thinks it's his sister-in-law treating her brother-in-law well and has never suspected anything.

On the day his second child was born, his younger brother made a special trip to the hospital to visit him. He was exceptionally generous, giving him a large red envelope with a substantial amount of money. He congratulated him on the birth of his second child with a smile, calling him "nephew" affectionately. At that time, he was filled with emotion, praising his brother for being sensible and family-oriented, and feeling sorry for his two little nephews.

Now, after Shen Jingshu's words pointed it out, looking back, that generosity, that enthusiasm, that heartfelt joy, was not just an uncle's love for his nephew, but clearly the instinctive joy and guilt of a biological father seeing his own flesh and blood.

Kele, wanting ice in his car, slumped back in the ride-hailing seat, feeling a sudden dizziness. His chest tightened, making it hard to breathe, and his face drained of color. He muttered to himself, "I drive for ride-hailing services from dawn till dusk every day, working all night and pushing myself to the limit to earn money to support my family, to provide for my wife and children. I give them everything good, treat my wife with all my heart, and be kind to my younger brother. And in the end... in the end, the eldest child I raised with such care for three years, and the newborn second child, are all my brother's children?"

The viewers in the live stream were deeply moved.

"This is so tragic! She works so hard outside, raising her younger brother's child. She's the ultimate victim of injustice!"

"No wonder the child looks exactly like him. Uncles and nephews are related by blood, and their appearances are highly similar. This couple really kept it a secret for a long time!"

"Brother, stop wasting our time. Hurry up and get a DNA sample taken. Once we have solid evidence, we can settle this matter properly!"

Shen Jingshu spoke slowly, calmly correcting his preconceived notions. Her words instantly stirred up a new wave of shock: "You're mistaken. The two children do not share the same father. The younger child is your brother's, but the three-year-old eldest has absolutely no relation to him. When the eldest was conceived and born, your brother was studying at a university in another province, living on campus year-round and rarely returning home during winter and summer vacations. The timeline simply doesn't match up."

When Coke asked for ice, her mind went blank for a moment, and she was completely stunned. Her fingers gripped her phone tightly, her voice trembling, and her confidence crumbled little by little: "The eldest isn't my brother's... and he's not mine either, so whose is he? There are only my brother and me as male relatives of our generation in our family, there are no other blood brothers..."

As he finished speaking, his voice grew softer and softer, his eyes suddenly glazed over, and an absurd conjecture that he himself dared not confront suddenly surged into his mind. His eyes instantly reddened, his breathing became violently heaving, and he shook his head desperately, his tone filled with collapse and resistance: "Impossible... absolutely impossible, how could such an outrageous, absurd thing happen in the world? I must be overthinking it..."

The live stream chat was flooded with comments, everyone was speculating and discussing.

The eldest brother looks exactly like someone who wants ice in a cola drink. Excluding his younger brother, who else could it be?

[Does the female lead not only have an affair with her brother-in-law, but also have other lovers? But how come someone else's child looks so much like someone else's child?]

[This doesn't make sense. Outsiders can't possibly look that much alike. There's definitely something bigger going on!]

Just as everyone was puzzled, a comment with the ID "Professional Gossip Eater" slowly floated across the screen, instantly revealing the darkest possibility and sending chills down the spines of the entire audience.

"I don't know if I'm right, but thinking about it, besides him, his younger brother, and the only other adult male in his family who frequently comes and goes from his house and spends time alone with his wife, there's only... his biological father. If that's the case, this woman's cunning and scheming are terrifying. She's manipulating two generations of men, and the entire male family has become her playthings."

As soon as this comment appeared, the live stream went silent for two seconds, followed by an explosive barrage of comments.

[My scalp is tingling! This ethical scandal has crossed the line!]

No wonder the boss and the car owner look so alike; they're from the same family, so their appearances are naturally similar!

My God, it's outrageous enough that my sister-in-law is having an affair with my brother-in-law, but if my father-in-law is involved too, this family is completely ruined!

Brother, hurry up and get two DNA tests done to find out the true parentage of both children. Don't end up raising someone else's kids for the rest of your life without knowing the truth!

The man in the video, who was staring at the glaring comment on the screen, was trembling uncontrollably. Leaning back in the driver's seat, he felt a chill run through him, a coldness shooting from his feet to his head. He dared not think any further, but all the clues seemed to point to that mind-blowing answer.

A tremendous shock, accompanied by boundless chill, swept over his entire body. He wanted to add ice to his cola, and he couldn't stop trembling. His fingers, gripping the car keys, were stiff and spasmodic. His subconscious urge was to start the car and drive home, wishing he could rush in immediately, tear off the hypocritical masks of his wife and family, and confront and question them on the spot.

Just as he was about to turn the car key, Shen Jingshu's calm and collected voice rang out, snapping him out of his near-out-of-control state: "Calm down first. Don't rush home to confront them. Without solid paternity test reports in front of you, they will definitely collude to deny everything, and might even turn around and accuse you of being suspicious and paranoid. In the end, you'll be the one who suffers. The safest approach is to secretly collect hair samples from both children and get two paternity tests done at an authoritative institution as soon as possible. With solid evidence in hand, you'll have the confidence to negotiate and protect your rights."

His words of advice were like a wake-up call, instantly extinguishing the impulsive urge to add ice to his cola. He stared blankly at the camera, nodded emphatically, and said with a mixture of relief and solemnity, "Host, I'll listen to you. I'll calm myself down and quietly gather evidence for testing. Once I get the DNA report and find out the whole truth, I'll definitely come back to the live stream and give you and everyone a proper explanation of the results."

After speaking, he took a deep breath to calm his turbulent emotions and hung up the video call.