Three months later
In the president's office of the Xuan Group, the assistant opened the door and walked in, holding a stack of documents.
"He's still not willing to come back, is he?"
Xuan Hongyi looked up from his work when he heard the door open, his face exuding authority. The assistant immediately lowered his head.
However, he had just seen the president. If he had to say who was more terrifying, it would still be their president. Before, he might have just felt nervous, but now he didn't dare to go near him at all. He could only look for Assistant Li.
And everyone knew that Assistant Li's words basically represented the president's intentions, so he had to return dejectedly.
Xuan Hongyi didn't care anymore. He stood up, picked up his jacket from the chair, and went out.
He had been living in the office these past few days. If he didn't go back soon, Qin Lan would start to overthink, and his mother would definitely have opinions.
However, Xuan Hongyi was actually overthinking. Before he could even reach the door, he heard a burst of laughter and joy from inside.
Since Lexuan was discharged from the hospital, they had brought them back to the old house. Mohan hadn't stopped them. His heart was only for that woman. At first, he hadn't even come to see the children, and only came to see them a few times later.
But he never spoke to them...
Thinking of this, Xuan Hongyi couldn't help but sigh. Mohan would probably never forgive them, unless that woman came back. But everyone knew that after so long without finding her, her body should have decomposed.
Only he was so persistent, refusing to believe this fact. Every day, he did nothing but go to the riverside.
Later, he even had the thought of following that woman, but as soon as the idea emerged, Jia You and the others stopped him. After that, his heart turned to ash, and he was no different from a walking corpse.
However, he recently heard from his assistant that Mohan had probably changed somewhat. Change was a good thing, at least there was hope. With time, he would come out of it.
"Grandpa, you're back! Tongtong missed you so much!"
A familiar childish voice rang out. Xuan Hongyi couldn't help but interrupt his thoughts. He now spent his free time with the children, for he had such adorable three grandchildren.
"Is Tongtong cold?"
Xuan Hongyi looked at Lan Tongtong's red cheeks and asked with concern. It was winter now, and although the room was heated, children sometimes weren't aware of these things.
Lan Tongtong chuckled, "I'm not cold, Grandpa. Grandma dressed me in so many layers! I was just playing and got too hot!"
Xuan Hongyi smiled and touched her head, then took her little hand and walked in. Upon entering, he saw his mother and wife sitting there, with a coffee table full of food in front of them.
"Aren't you afraid of overfeeding Tongtong? You're always thinking of ways to get her to eat!"
Tongtong had gained quite a bit of weight. Although he agreed that children should eat more, young children still needed to exercise some restraint.
When Luo Qinlan heard this, she immediately felt displeased and gave him a coy glance.
"You came back so early today just to criticize us? It's so cold outside. What if the child gets frozen if we go out? If we can't go out, we have to feed her."
If they wanted to play, they could do so indoors. It was clear that they were doing all this because they knew Tongtong loved to eat. Speaking of loving to eat, Lexuan used to love to eat too.
Just as she thought of this, she saw the child coming down the stairs. He walked silently with his head down and sat on the sofa, instantly causing the atmosphere to freeze, but it quickly returned to normal.
Seeing this, Lan Lexuan prepared to get up and return to his room to continue reading.
School was out for holidays now, but whether it was regular classes or Sundays, Lan Lexuan was studying diligently. When Luo Qinlan wanted to take him out to play, he refused, preferring to stay in his own little room every day.
And Lan Hanyu...
He never went out to play either. If he used to play with his sister, then now, except when needed, he was alone the rest of the time.
He had been diligent before, and now he wasted even less time. There was only one situation where he wouldn't care, and that was... looking for his mother.
Only when looking for his mother would he abandon everything, even his studies, and he was outside now.
"Second brother, try this candy, it's delicious. And this meat, it's so fragrant, and this..."
Lan Tongtong saw her brother about to go upstairs again and immediately pushed all the food in front of him, even tearing open the bag and holding it to his mouth. However...
Lan Lexuan pushed away the chubby little hand again and walked upstairs without a word.
Lan Tongtong's smile froze for a moment. Soon, she smiled brightly at Luo Qinlan, "Grandma, try this, this candy is really delicious!"
Luo Qinlan's eyes felt a little sore. She lowered her head and ate the candy Lan Tongtong handed her, nodding continuously as she ate.
"Mmm, what Tongtong picks is always delicious. Grandma has never tasted anything so delicious before. It's simply sweet to Grandma's heart."
After saying that, she hugged Lan Tongtong's small body tightly, "You are Grandma's treasure!"
"Hee hee hee~ Tongtong said it was delicious. Does Grandma have any rewards? Teachers always do that. If we get good grades, we get little red flowers!"
Her two older brothers always got them, and now her second brother's grades were catching up to her eldest brother's. She... could also get little red flowers.
Luo Qinlan laughed heartily, holding Lan Tongtong and bouncing her. She said dotingly, "Then what do you want this time, Tongtong? Grandma will get it for you!"
Lan Tongtong blinked her big eyes, flashing. After a second, she immediately said, "Tongtong saw a doll a couple of days ago and liked it very much. Can Grandma buy it for me?"
Luo Qinlan smiled and tapped Lan Tongtong's nose. "My little ancestor, let alone a doll, Grandma will buy you the whole mall!"
This was not a joke. As soon as Luo Qinlan knew that the children were from the Xuan family, she had prepared a portion of assets for each of them, all from her personal property.
Except for Lan Tongtong, the other two children knew. And Lan Lexuan knew about it because he studied diligently every day. After researching the techniques his older brother knew, he also learned many of them.
Therefore, it was easy for him to find out some information.
Not only Luo Qinlan, but also the other members of the Xuan family had prepared a big gift. Other relatives, upon learning of this, also sent congratulatory gifts immediately, which Luo Qinlan recorded under their respective names.
Grandma Xuan looked at the harmonious scene before her and sighed. If only it had been like this earlier, how could they have ended up in this situation? It was only because that child Hanyu had spoken up on his own initiative that they would have ever known?
Thinking of the paternity test that went awry, Grandma Xuan hated it. She shouldn't have raised this ungrateful wretch!
Although she couldn't find out anything from the Ling family, couldn't she guess? Besides Ji Anlan, who else would have changed the results? In Mohan's villa, only she could get the news in time!