At the entrance of the Huadu City Children's Welfare Home, two sedans slowly stopped. The drivers opened the rear doors to welcome two middle-aged men dressed in suits and jackets. The two men nodded at each other and walked into the welfare home together.
In the director's office of the welfare home, Han Shumei, wearing a professional suit and a small jacket, was having her lunch of rice noodles and soup while looking at a document. It was the fund allocation report from a previous charity auction that required her review and signature.
At that moment, a girl around seventeen years old pushed open the door and softly called out, "Aunt Mei, there are some people looking for you."
"Who is looking for me?"
Han Shumei looked up, swallowed the rice noodles in her mouth, and looked at Xiao Yan standing at the door. Xiao Yan was a child who grew up in the welfare home and was now Han Shumei's assistant.
Xiao Yan moved aside, and a middle-aged man walked in. His capable and steady demeanor clearly indicated he was no ordinary person. Han Shumei stood up, sizing them up, and asked, "Who are you?"
A middle-aged man with glasses, wearing a professional smile, stepped forward and extended his hand to shake Han Shumei's. He said with a smile, "Hello, Director Han. We are from the capital city, and we've come to look for a child!"
"Looking for a child?"
Han Shumei's expression froze. She gestured for them to sit down and asked, "Could you first tell me when your child went missing, and the location and time?"
The middle-aged man with glasses, named He Zhishang, said, "It's not my child who went missing, but our boss's child. It happened one night on October 13, 1994, at a service area on the Shendu Expressway leading to Huadu City. A little boy went missing in the restroom. This is his photo from back then, please take a look..."
As he spoke, He Zhishang took out a few old photos from a young man standing beside him. The photos showed a child who was just born. The photos were processed for clarity. When Han Shumei looked at the child's face in the photo, her heart skipped a beat. She recognized it as Wan Yunting's childhood appearance!
When Wan Yunting was taken into the welfare home, Han Shumei, who was a few years older than him, was already six or seven years old. So, she vaguely remembered Wan Yunting's appearance when he was little.
Hearing He Zhishang say that the child went missing in a restroom at a service area on the Shendu Expressway, it happened that Wan Tielin and his wife found Wan Yunting in the restroom.
Han Shumei looked astonished. He Zhishang noticed the change in her expression and quickly asked, "Director Han, is this child at your welfare home?"
Han Shumei held the photo and nodded excitedly at him, saying, "If I'm not mistaken, he was only fostered at our welfare home for a little over a month before being adopted."
At this, He Zhishang stood up. The other middle-aged man beside him couldn't help but ask excitedly, "Was he adopted by someone named Wan Tielin? Is this child's name Wan Yunting now, is that right?"
Han Shumei looked at them with a bewildered expression. It turned out that He Zhishang and the others had started investigating Wan Yunting yesterday after receiving a call from Ouyang Zhixin. They learned from the charity auction that Wan Yunting had a connection with the Huadu City Children's Welfare Home, which is why He Zhishang and the other man came to find Han Shumei.
"How do you know?"
Han Shumei looked at them. He Zhishang and Zhang Sen were overjoyed. They said, "So that Wan Yunting was indeed adopted. Then he must be the boss's missing son. That's great."
"Wait a moment."
Han Shumei, having collected her thoughts, waved her hand at them and said, "Who is the boss you're talking about, and are you sure he lost his child in a restroom at a highway service area?"
"Yes."
He Zhishang nodded and happily said, "Our boss is the president of the Ouyang Group in the capital city, named Ouyang Zhixin. The son he lost is named Ouyang Fanyu. Our boss has been looking for him for 27 years."
Hearing them say this, Han Shumei looked astonished and felt inexplicably excited. Looking at the photo in her hand, she quickly said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go find the documents to verify..."
"Alright, alright..."
He Zhishang and Zhang Sen nodded and followed Han Shumei out to a data room in the welfare home, which contained all the records of children adopted since the welfare home was established.
Han Shumei searched through the archived area from that year and soon found a file bag. She quickly opened it and took out two documents: one was the adoption information, and the other was the admission information filled out when Wan Yunting was sent to the welfare home by Wan Tielin.
At the same time, both documents had a one-inch photo of a child. Han Shumei compared the photos given by He Zhishang and Zhang Sen with Wan Yunting's childhood photos. They were the same.
"Let us see..."
He Zhishang and Zhang Sen stepped forward and also looked at the photos in the documents and their own photos. The child's appearance was almost identical. Looking at the information filled out when Wan Yunting was admitted, it was October 14, 1994, just one day after Ouyang Zhixin's parents lost their child!
This was because Wan Tielin and his wife found Wan Yunting in the restroom at the highway service area. They brought the child to the welfare home the next morning after returning home.
"It matches, this is Mr. Ouyang's child."
He Zhishang looked at the documents and the child's photos, and he and Zhang Sen excitedly shouted, filled with excitement.
For several years, the two of them had been responsible for helping Ouyang Zhixin search for his missing child across the country. They had visited countless orphanages and welfare homes but had not found any child's records that were as close as Wan Yunting's.
Based on the child's photos, it was basically confirmed that Wan Yunting was the son Ouyang Zhixin had lost years ago.
"I'll call Mr. Ouyang right away..."
He Zhishang excitedly took out his mobile phone to make a call. Zhang Sen also asked Han Shumei, "Director Han, can you contact Wan Yunting? I'd like to talk to him again for further verification."
"Oh, okay..."
Han Shumei, having recovered from her surprise, also felt excited and took out her phone to call Wan Yunting. After all, if his biological parents were truly found, it would be a tremendous piece of good news.
However, at this moment, Wan Yunting was at Ouyang Zhixin's house, sitting in the villa's reception hall with Gu Yuanbai, Ouyang Zhixin, and Ouyang Shenhe, drinking tea and chatting while waiting for the Wudang Sect's alchemist, the venerable Taoist Zhang Yansong, to arrive.
Wan Yunting had proposed that the Condensing Fragrance Pill could treat Ouyang Fanmeng's "stinky fish disease," but a crucial ingredient was missing: the extremely rare Condensing Fragrance Flower!
"Come, Xiao Wan, try this tea."
Ouyang Shenhe, sitting beside him, personally poured Wan Yunting a cup of tea. Wan Yunting accepted it with both hands and smiled, "Thank you, Old He."
"Haha, there's no need to be so formal with me."
Ouyang Shenhe waved his hand, looking at Wan Yunting with admiration and warmth. After all, they had shared a great meal and drinks at Fan Li's house last night, and their relationship was very close.
Ouyang Zhixin, who was making tea, was also curious why his father was so fond of Wan Yunting.
"Mr. Ouyang, where is the restroom?"
Suddenly, Wan Yunting stood up and asked with a slightly embarrassed smile.
"It's over there."
Ouyang Zhixin immediately pointed. Wan Yunting smiled, gestured to Gu Yuanbai, and went to the restroom.
After he left, Ouyang Shenhe turned to Ouyang Zhixin and said, "Zhixin, don't you think this little Wan resembles the child you lost back then?"
Ouyang Zhixin's expression froze. He looked at his father, and a inexplicable feeling stirred in his heart. Ouyang Shenhe said, "I don't know why, but when I first met him yesterday, I felt a sense of familiarity. I always felt he was my grandson."
Ouyang Zhixin was excited and said, "Dad, you feel that way too?"
Ouyang Shenhe nodded at him, "Yes..."
At this moment, Ouyang Zhixin's phone rang, and at the same time, Wan Yunting's phone in the restroom also rang.
"Zhishang, how is it?"
Ouyang Zhixin, upon answering the phone, felt a surge of excitement and a look of anticipation appeared on his face. He Zhishang, at the welfare home, excitedly said, "Mr. Ouyang, we found him. That Wan Yunting is very likely the son you lost!"
"Really?"
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Zhixin immediately stood up, his face filled with overwhelming joy and excitement. He Zhishang immediately recounted his conversation with Han Shumei.
Inside the restroom, Wan Yunting answered Han Shumei's call. When he heard the news that his biological parents might have been found, Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow and said, "Sister Shumei, are you sure?"
"Yes, an eighty percent possibility."
Han Shumei looked at the two photos on the table and said with a happy smile, "The photos they have are exactly like your childhood photos, and the clues they mentioned and the location where the child was lost are the restroom of the highway service area where your parents picked you up."
"So I think you should contact them to see if they are your biological parents. After all, this is a good thing, Xiao Wan."
Hearing this news, Wan Yunting also felt inexplicably excited. He hadn't expected to suddenly receive news related to his biological parents. He felt both anticipation and a hint of fear. He didn't know how to face it, and his emotions were complex. However, he still asked, "Do you know what their names are?"
"Oh, they are from the capital city, and they said their name is Ouyang Zhixin!" Han Shumei quickly replied.
"What, Ouyang Zhixin?"
Suddenly, Wan Yunting's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in disbelief. Gu Yuanbai and Ouyang Shenhe, who were sitting in the reception hall outside, all heard it. At the same time, Ouyang Zhixin's eyes also widened. He put down his phone, turned his head, and had a real gaze with Wan Yunting, who was just coming out of the restroom. Father and son looked at each other.