Chapter 1092: Chapter 1092: Probe
Sure enough, An Zhiyuan was waiting for her at the main entrance. The car was parked there, and he stood outside, his tall figure looking even more energetic in a formal suit. His eyes were on the entrance, but his gaze seemed unfocused, not noticing the nurses and female doctors passing by.
Bai Xiao walked over quickly.
Still well-behaved, not attracting any flowers.
She realized An Zhiyuan was probably deep in thought, clearly not paying attention to anyone.
Including herself.
She approached and quietly patted his shoulder. An Zhiyuan finally snapped back to reality, his gaze landing on her, immediately filled with a smile.
"What were you thinking about? So focused! You didn’t even notice me walking over."
She could see a circle of cigarette butts on the ground beside An Zhiyuan, indicating that he had smoked quite a bit.
"You should smoke less, it’s not good for your health."
She opened the car door and got into the passenger seat. An Zhiyuan closed the door for her and started the car.
"I was just thinking about something, and before I knew it, I smoked too much! I won’t do it next time."
An Zhiyuan turned his head, catching a glimpse of her fair face and neck, his eyes growing deep and tender.
Bai Xiao turned her head, curiously observing An Zhiyuan. Her bright gaze made An Zhiyuan smile, and he reached out his large hand to ruffle her hair! It was a habitual gesture! He always seemed to do this, treating her like a child.
"What mischief have you been up to? Confess honestly!"
It was apparent that An Zhiyuan was uneasy. They knew each other too well! Their understanding of each other was like one person, not entirely spiritually in tune, but Bai Xiao was not a carefree woman, only knowing simple joy.
"You! What are you thinking? Can I do anything bad? An Er Ge is a disciplined person, just a bit troubled by work matters."
An Zhiyuan didn’t expect Bai Xiao to be so perceptive.
Bai Xiao held his large hand, stroking each joint, feeling his steady heartbeat, feeling calm inside. This was her husband, a man who would disregard life and death for her. She trusted him as she trusted herself.
No one would have expected that in her past life, she was deceived so badly, and in this life, she could trust someone so much.
"Tell me about it! As long as it doesn’t involve military secrets, I can help you figure it out!"
What could trouble An Zhiyuan was undoubtedly not work-related.
The military training issues wouldn’t stump An Zhiyuan; it must be something about the colleagues in the troops. As he was now managing a group of men, it wasn’t just about thoughts, physique, but also the trivial family affairs of the colleagues under An Zhiyuan’s jurisdiction. After all, having a strong backing allows them to work there peacefully.
"Alright, let’s talk about it then."
An Zhiyuan looked at Bai Xiao with a smile, the smile at the corners of his mouth indicating this girl was in a good mood.
"My person encountered a bit of a dilemma. For example, if it were you, having grown up without parents, managing well on your own as an adult, but one day your biological father comes looking for you, and he turns out to be wealthy and influential, should he acknowledge him or not?"
Bai Xiao was startled, "An Zhiyuan, why does your story sound like mine? Who is this person? Introduce them to me someday. I didn’t expect there to be others who share the same kind of fate as me! Such things vary from person to person, it can’t be done according to my standards.
But if it were me, I certainly wouldn’t acknowledge him. When I was young, he didn’t care for me, yet I’ve grown up capable of supporting and taking care of myself. Now he comes to recognize me, where was he earlier? Does he want to reap what’s ready? That won’t do!"
Bai Xiao was clearly referring to Shang Feng, her detestable biological father.
She also felt that acknowledging Shang Feng as her biological father if dead, was impossible.
It was a matter of principle.
"What if he had unavoidable reasons at the time, and for all these years, he didn’t actually know about this child? This time, it was a coincidence that he discovered this child might be related to him. I heard there’s a technology called paternity testing on Hong Kong Island and abroad now, where just using someone’s hair, blood, saliva, or whatever bodily related sample, can verify if there’s a kinship connection with another person.
His father did such a paternity test and only then discovered that he suddenly had a child this age."
An Zhiyuan felt like spitting on himself — in what linguistic depiction of the world does a father not know he has a child?
What kind of irresponsible father could that be!
Bai Xiao giggled, "I know about this paternity test you mentioned. It’s 99.9% accurate. If his father never knew about this child, then it proves that the mother concealed this matter, so it’s understandable.
If that’s the case, I suppose you should advise your person to sit down and talk with that father. Because sometimes, if we trace back to earlier times of our current age, many things in those years were unmanageable. Just like my biological mother and her parents, who severed ties and even reported her own parents.
You can’t say my biological mother didn’t love her parents, but at the time, probably her political awareness was above everything else.
From my perspective, probably because she gave birth to me and sacrificed herself to save me. Instinctively, I tend to side with her, thinking she didn’t do anything wrong, and it was the era’s fault.
But in other people’s eyes, she might be seen as ungrateful to her parents, so suggest he has a good talk with his father. Since you said he is capable of achieving success today, he should be a smart and calm person.
If there’s truly a legitimate reason, it can often be forgiven, but you should still respect his personal wishes, because I have come this way too, believing in my heart that women will do many things to protect their children. However, many men wouldn’t do the same.
They’re often selfish, only caring about their own interests. If it were my biological father looking for me, I wouldn’t necessarily forgive him. Regardless of the excuse, in that era, when my mother, a single woman, needed protection, he wasn’t there; nothing can change that fact.
If he couldn’t even protect his own woman, how could he protect his daughter?
I despise such people."
Talking about this brought memories of her deceased biological mother, and encountering a heartless man like Shang Feng, really was unfortunate.
An Zhiyuan felt a heaviness in his heart; Bai Xiao was still unwilling.
It seemed Bai Jingshan had some hardships to bear.
"Bai Xiao, if your biological father wasn’t Shang Feng, but someone else, would you acknowledge him then?"
Bai Xiao paused, examining An Zhiyuan carefully, "Why did you think to ask me this today?"