Chapter 4: Paternity Test

Chapter 4: Paternity Test

"Let's do a hair sample test. Do I need to pull them out now?"

Yun Zijin didn't want to have her blood drawn, and she wanted to be poked in the throat even less, so she chose to pull out some hair.

Xia Zhengguang didn't care; whatever Yun Zijin chose was fine with him.

The doctor’s movements were practiced. Before long, the hair was pulled, and after securing the samples, he spoke up: "The results will be ready in half an hour at the earliest. Please wait a moment."

Since it was their own hospital, there was naturally no need to wait in line for the test, and they would be notified of the results immediately.

"Alright, I’ve cooperated with the paternity test as you asked. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now."

All Yun Zijin wanted to do right now was go home, throw herself onto her bed, and sleep until the world went dark.

Xia Zhengguang watched Yun Zijin’s retreating back, wanting to say something, but he was stopped by Xia Zhiyun.

"Dad, Zijin still has some reservations about us. Just treat it as a child’s temperament; let’s wait until the paternity test results come out."

In Xia Zhiyun’s view, as long as the paternity test confirmed that Yun Zijin was a child of the Xia family, she would return to the Xia family sooner or later.

After all, what the Xia family could provide her were resources she could never earn in her entire lifetime.

"For now, don't tell your mother or your sister about this. Wait until the results are out."

His wife usually treated Jiaojiao like the apple of her eye. If she found out that Xia Jiaojiao wasn't actually their biological daughter, he didn't know what kind of shock it would cause her.

And then there was Jiaojiao—after all, she was a child they had raised by their side for 21 years; the bond was deep, and it wasn't something that could be discarded just like that.

He only hoped that after Yun Zijin returned to the Xia family, the two sisters would be able to coexist peacefully.

Xia Zhengguang’s thoughts were quite optimistic, but he never considered whether Yun Zijin was even willing to return to the Xia family, or whether Xia Jiaojiao would be willing to coexist peacefully with Yun Zijin.

On the other side, after leaving Kangde Hospital, Yun Zijin took a taxi straight back to her rented room.

Yun Zijin called her landlady, Grandma, to explain that she had saved up enough money to buy a house. She would be moving her things out bit by bit this month and would not be renewing the lease starting next month.

Although the landlady felt it was a pity, she sincerely wished Yun Zijin success in her future career and that everything would go her way.

She then transferred the 2,000 yuan deposit back to Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin happily accepted it and headed straight to the kitchen to start making dinner.

Because she had to work the next day, Yun Zijin washed up and went to bed early.

She slept without dreams all night.

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【Task Issued: Please spend 4,000,000.00 yuan before 00:00:00 tonight. Task Reward: To be unlocked】

At 6:00 AM, Yun Zijin was woken up by the voice of "Spend Freely." Seeing that today’s spending task had increased to four million, she felt completely numb.

However, fortunately, the deadline for the task was before midnight, so she could go for a stroll at the Jinsheng Mall after getting off work in the afternoon.

The most important thing now was to eat breakfast and go to work!

With money in her pocket, Yun Zijin switched to taking the subway to work.

As for taking a taxi? Taking a taxi was out of the question; during the morning rush hour, a taxi would only leave her stuck halfway there.

After finishing breakfast at home, Yun Zijin jogged to the subway entrance, followed the flow of people into the station, checked the direction she needed to go, and then followed the crowd into the carriage.

In the morning rush hour of the Imperial Capital, subway overcrowding had become a common phenomenon. Yun Zijin felt as if she were being pressed into a pancake.

It was only after finally exiting the station that Yun Zijin let out a sigh of relief.

After catching her breath for a moment, she walked toward the Dings Building where her company was located, queued for the elevator to the 20th floor, and clocked in to start her workday.

"Knock, knock!"

Just as Yun Zijin sat down at her workstation, the company’s general manager appeared at the department entrance: "Yun Zijin, come to my office for a moment."

Yun Zijin was full of question marks and looked at Sang Ying next to her: What’s this about?

Sang Ying: How would I know!

Although she was full of questions, she couldn't refuse when the general manager called.

Arriving at the door of the general manager’s office, Yun Zijin raised her hand and knocked.

"Please come in."

Opening the door, she saw Xia Zhiyun sitting on the sofa in the general manager’s office; the general manager was not there.

Without needing to think, she knew it was Xia Zhiyun who had used the general manager’s name to call her over.

"Manager Xia, your methods are truly heaven-defying."

Not only did he find where she lived, but he also found where she worked. What did he want?

"Since I was able to find you, I naturally did some investigation. Here are the results, take a look."

Yun Zijin knew that inside was the DNA paternity test report for her and Xia Zhengguang.

She picked up the file folder on the table, opened it, and quickly saw that the probability of a biological father-daughter relationship was 99.99%.

"I’ve seen the results, but I’ve also said that I don’t want to return to the Xia family. To me, my current life is quite good. Your appearance is not something worth being happy about for me."

She was no longer that little girl who longed for parents; she could live very well on her own.

Xia Zhiyun didn't know how to describe his feelings. He certainly hoped that Yun Zijin would return to the Xia family and that the family would be reunited.

But Yun Zijin clearly didn't think so; she didn't even want to acknowledge them.

"You are my sister; that is an indisputable fact. The bloodline of our Xia family must not be left wandering outside.

I’ll assume you haven't adapted to your new identity yet. In a week, I hope you can adjust your mindset and obediently come back to the Xia family with me."

Although Xia Zhiyun felt sorry for the suffering Yun Zijin had endured all these years, he was also the heir to the Xia Group.

Accustomed to being in the upper echelons, facing someone who defied him blindly, he found it novel the first time, but the second time, it was just annoying.

Xia Zhiyun didn't give Yun Zijin a chance to refuse. After speaking, he left the general manager’s office, leaving Yun Zijin standing there alone.

"Um... Little Yun?"

Yun Zijin snapped back to reality and saw that the general manager had returned to the office. She felt a bit awkward.

"Sorry, Manager, I was just spacing out. I’ll go now."

Yun Zijin walked quickly out of the general manager’s office and returned to her workstation.

Yun Zijin really didn't want to return to the Xia family, but Xia Zhiyun’s attitude was tough. With her current status as an upstart who only had a villa and 4 million in savings, she was no match for the Xia family at all.

She had to think of a way.

"What’s wrong? You’ve been absent-minded since you came back from the general manager’s office. Did something happen?"

Seeing that Yun Zijin’s expression was off, Sang Ying took advantage of a free moment to lean over and ask.

"It’s nothing, just some things I can't figure out, so I was a bit distracted. Sister Ying, go ahead and get busy, don't worry about me."

Finally, the workday ended. Yun Zijin said goodbye to Sang Ying at the company building and headed straight for the Jinsheng Mall across from the company.

However, Yun Zijin didn't go to the luxury floors, but instead went to the 12th-floor food court.

Before shopping, one must, of course, reward one’s stomach first!

With money in her pocket, Yun Zijin walked with much more confidence.

She eventually chose a Chinese restaurant with a very cozy-looking interior.

After the food was served, she followed the old rule: the social media feed eats first.

Yun Zijin took a set of photos, and after confirming she had enough for a nine-grid layout, she put down her phone and started to dig in.

(End of chapter)