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The old man continued, "Four years ago, I met Shui'er on my way home. She came to me in a panic, saying that human traffickers wanted to take her away and begged me to save her. She was such a small child. She didn't cry. She just hid behind me and kept saying, 'Grandpa, save me, save me.'"

Xu Fan was shocked. He was used to seeing all sorts of stories about human traffickers stealing children on TV and Douyin, but this was the first time he had heard such a story from someone close to him.

The old man continued, “I couldn’t bear it. She was such a small child, so I quickly hid her in my backpack. Sure enough, a group of people came soon after. They said they had lost a child, but there was no worry in their eyes that a parent would have for their child. I could understand that look. My child was stolen by these despicable human traffickers decades ago.”

The group left, and Shui'er crawled out of the basket, knelt down in front of me, and said, "Thank you, Grandpa." At that moment, my old body burst into tears. She was so small, but very clever. She told me her name was Dou Shui'er, that she lived in a dilapidated house in the countryside, that her father liked to wear camouflage, and her mother liked to wear blue pants and a black shirt. She said she didn't know where she was, but she missed her parents.

The old man was crying so hard that Xu Fan was also saddened, but seeing this, he still said, "Please rest for a while. Tell me more when your injuries have healed."

The old man shook his head and said, "It's alright, I can still manage. Shui'er told me a lot of details about her family memories, but she's still just a child, not even five years old. You don't know how heartbroken I was when I heard her crying uncontrollably in front of me, saying she missed her dad and her mom."

We went to the police station, filed a case, and started looking for the child's biological parents, but we couldn't find them. The police station had no information, so we decided to look for them ourselves. Shui'er and I have been relying on each other for the past three years. We have been looking for his parents and we have met many parents of lost children, but none of them are the ones we have found!

Shui'er said he knew his parents, but the people he had met were not them.

I was worried that my child was too young and might have a confused memory, so I took them to get a paternity test, but the result was not true.

And so it went, day after day, until we finally managed to gather some information in Zhonghai. But just then, we unexpectedly ran into the same group of human traffickers we'd encountered before.

Xu Fan was startled and asked, "Are they still at large and haven't been arrested?"

The old man nodded and said, "Those people had blended into the crowd to avoid being recognized. If they hadn't pretended to be Shui'er's biological parents and come to adopt her, and Shui'er hadn't recognized them, we wouldn't have known. It was that time that my head was broken by those people."

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===Chapter 57 Dou Shui'er's Dream===

The old man was in tears. Xu Fan felt a little sad, so he gently helped the old man catch his breath and said, "You should rest for a while."

The old man grabbed Xu Fan's hand and said, "Let me finish. Shui'er's dream is actually to find her biological parents."

Xu Fan nodded seriously, but he was somewhat shocked.

After searching for three or four years without finding Dou Shui'er's biological parents, how easy would it be to fulfill this dream and find them in this city?

There are far too many families separated in this world, and the loss of children is all too common. Even though the country has been cracking down on these issues, there are always some criminals who will take advantage of every available opportunity to do illegal things.

Xu Fan hated these people the most.

To cause wives and children to be separated—what immense hatred that must be!

The old man continued, "Shui'er is eight years old now, but she hasn't started school yet. I brought her to Zhonghai because I wanted to find an opportunity for her to study, but..."

Xu Fan was really upset.

Just then, Song Runrun and Dou Shuier pushed open the door and walked in.

Dou Shui'er wrung out the towel, then looked at the old man and asked in confusion, "Grandpa, why are you crying?"

As she spoke, Dou Shui'er skillfully used a towel to gently wipe the old man's eyes and face.

The old man smiled with relief. Xu Fan was about to take the towel from Dou Shui'er to help wipe the old man's face, but Dou Shui'er shook her head and said, "I can do it myself, thank you, big brother."

Every word they said was so sensible, but it was precisely because they were so sensible that it made people feel sad.

Xu Fan stood up, but Dou Shui'er didn't sit down. Instead, she stood there wiping her grandfather's face. Song Runrun wanted to help, but Dou Shui'er stopped her, saying, "I can do it myself."

The old man smiled and said, "Let Shui'er wipe me down. Look at all the fruit you brought, help yourselves."

Xu Fan nodded. After a long time, perhaps because of the IV drip, the old man fell into a deep sleep again.

Dou Shui'er took Xu Fan's hand and left the ward, whispering, "Big brother, can you really make my dream come true?"

Xu Fan nodded and said earnestly, "Big brother will definitely find a way to help you fulfill your dream."

Even though Xu Fan knew that this matter was very difficult, he would still do his best.

In fact, it's no longer related to the mission. What the mission reward is is no longer important to him. He is moved by this cute and smart little girl.

He wasn't actually a particularly compassionate person, but he was willing to do things within his power, such as the mudslide in Zhoucheng and this little girl.

Dou Shui'er nodded seriously and looked at Xu Fan, saying, "Then let me tell you, it's okay if I don't achieve my dream, but I know that big brother will do his best."

Xu Fan nodded seriously, thinking to himself, "I will definitely find your biological parents."

But what Dou Shui'er said next almost brought Xu Fan to tears.

Dou Shui'er said, "My dream is that my grandfather's children can call him 'Dad'."

Xu Fan looked at Dou Shui'er in surprise; this answer was completely different from what the old man had told him.

This dream was actually for my grandfather.

Dou Shui'er looked at Xu Fan and thought he hadn't understood, so she said, "When Grandpa was young, his child was abducted. We searched for a long, long time and finally found out where his child is now. We know who he is and we are very sure that he is Grandpa's child, but he doesn't recognize Grandpa, so I am very sad. So I want him to call Grandpa 'Dad' and hope that he will recognize Grandpa. Grandpa has been searching for him for so long and so hard."

Xu Fan couldn't help but tilt his head back and take a deep breath.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to control his tears.

The old man said the child's dream was to find her biological parents.

The child said her dream was that her grandfather's lost child would call him "Dad".

Xu Fan asked, "Then do you know who Grandpa's child is?"

Dou Shui'er nodded seriously, took out a crumpled business card from her small bag, which looked a bit torn. Xu Fan took it and glanced at it.

The label reads: Liao Fanxing, CEO of Fanxing Film and Television Group.

Although Xu Fan had never met Liao Fanxing, he did know a little about her. Fanxing Pictures had once produced a very famous client film, and had special effects capabilities that surpassed those of other companies, but it is said that things are not looking good now.

As the CEO of a powerful film and television group under China Overseas Holdings, Liao Fanxing is extremely capable and very wealthy.

Xu Fan had never imagined that such an old man would be his biological son.

Xu Fan's thoughts raced as he tried to figure out how to get Liao Fanxing to call the old man "Dad."

He then asked Dou Shui'er, "You say you've confirmed that Liao Fanxing is Grandpa's child, what evidence do you have?"

Dou Shui'er nodded and said, "Wait for me a moment."

Dou Shui'er took out her backpack from the ward, and then took out a document from the backpack: a parentage certificate, confirming the biological parentage.

Xu Fan asked Dou Shui'er with some doubt, "How did you do the paternity test?"

Dou Shui'er said, "Grandpa searched for eighteen years before he finally found out about the child. At that time, he didn't have the status he has now. When he saw that his biological parents were looking for him, he was very happy to go and get a paternity test. But on the day the results came out, he went to see his adoptive parents and then refused to acknowledge his grandfather. Even after the results came out, he didn't believe it."

Xu Fan knew that the "he" Dou Shui'er was referring to was Liao Fanxing, and he also understood the general outline of what had happened.

He looked at the paternity test results and, sure enough, they were from several years ago.

Xu Fan roughly sorted out some of his thoughts. When the old man was young, his child was abducted. He searched for the child for eighteen years. After eighteen years, he finally found the child and was very excited after a paternity test.

But fate was not kind to him. After the child met his adoptive parents, they inevitably disagreed with Liao Fanxing recognizing the elderly.

Although the exact reason is unknown, it is probably because Liao Fanxing's work went smoothly afterward.

The old man was heartbroken, but seeing the child getting better and better, he decided not to disturb him. However, the deep scar in his heart would never be forgotten for the rest of his life.

So when the old man saw Dou Shui'er, a child who had also been abducted, he felt heartbroken. Dou Shui'er's intelligence and wit made him even happier.

He searched for his child his whole life, and he knew very well how much parents longed to see their children again.

So he took Dou Shui'er everywhere to search, even after his head was smashed by human traffickers, and even though he was still in the hospital, whenever he saw Xu Fan, or if he wasn't mistaken, whenever the old man met anyone who might be able to help Dou Shui'er, he would tell them about it.

Because he only hoped that one day he could help Dou Shui'er find the child's biological parents.

This was actually Grandpa's dream.

But deep down, the old man must still miss his child. He also hopes that one day his child, whom he lost many years ago, will call him "Dad".

This was also Dou Shui'er's dream.

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===Chapter 58 Starlight Film Group===

Holding Liao Fanxing's business card, Xu Fan said to Dou Shuier, "Trust your big brother, he can definitely help you achieve this dream."

Dou Shui'er nodded earnestly and said, "Thank you, big brother."

Song Runrun remained silent in the back, but she had clearly heard what Dou Shuier had said. She felt inexplicably sad, but the difficulty of the matter made her worried for Xu Fan.

Although, it's okay if this matter isn't completed.

But seeing how intelligent Dou Shui'er was, she wondered if she would be very sad if she was disappointed.

Dou Shui'er went back to be with her grandfather. Xu Fan held the business card, constantly thinking about how to fulfill this dream.

There's no way to rush it.

Therefore, we must find a way to at least meet Liao Fanxing and discuss her attitude.

Is it that he himself is unwilling to acknowledge the old man, or is it that he cannot acknowledge him for some other reason?

These things can only be known by meeting Liao Fanxing.

Song Runrun followed Xu Fan out of the hospital. Xu Fan asked, "Aren't you going home yet?"

Song Runrun said weakly, "I have nowhere to go back, so please let me follow you, Superstar Brother."

Xu Fan was completely speechless at Song Runrun's words and spread his hands to show that he was powerless to help.

Song Runrun's eyes instantly reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Xu Fan was dumbfounded. Even a first-class actor might not be able to achieve this speed.

In the end, I softened a bit and pointed to the coffee shop in the distance, saying, "Let's go have coffee. Call me if you need anything."

After saying that, he turned and left without paying any attention to what Song Runrun thought.

Song Runrun was left there bewildered, and after a moment, she walked helplessly into the coffee shop.

Xu Fan, sitting in the taxi, first dialed the number on the business card, but Liao Fanxing's secretary answered the phone.

I only asked one question: Who are you?

Xu Fan said he needed to speak with General Manager Liao, and then the call was disconnected.

Xu Fan didn't mind this too much.

Since I know it's Starry Sky Films, I'll just head straight to their headquarters.

Fanxing Films is a very powerful company in China, ranking among the top in the country. However, since the beginning of this year, Fanxing Films has been experiencing setbacks.

Two consecutive TV series and three movies were either canceled or received very poor reviews.

This has resulted in Starry Sky Pictures' performance remaining lukewarm this year, and even declining significantly compared to last year.