Chapter 30: Mu Wanrou's Secret
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Aaron did not answer and merely lowered his head to ponder. Mu Wanrou did not pay attention to him. She, the Mu family's young mistress, was the future wife of the CEO. Why could she not go over her future husband's things? Therefore, without another word, she removed the seal and carefully took out the documents.
Aaron was Mu Yazhe's right-hand man. Therefore, he was expectedly reliable in whatever he did, and investigating a regular citizen was truly a simple task. He conducted a thorough investigation within a day and brought everything over to Mu Yazhe's office. However, he did not expect to run into Mu Wanrou. In front of her, he, a mere subordinate, naturally had no say in things, so he did not stop her from looking through the documents.
The information collected was indeed very thorough. The thick stack of documents contained pictures and texts.
Mu Wanrou flipped through them all. From the person's family background and the institute the subject had graduated from down to the subject's résumé, everything was listed out explicitly.
At first, she was puzzled. This was clearly just a normal girl, and she could not fathom why he would order an investigation into her identity. However, the more information she read, the more uncertain she felt.
"Yun Shishi?!" She had a vague impression of this name, but her memories were foggy, until she reached one page, and her expression immediately changed.
It turned out to be that girl who had gone through surrogacy for her six years ago! It was no wonder she found the name a bit familiar. Six years ago, Mu Yazhe and she got engaged, but medical diagnoses revealed that she was infertile. This girl was personally chosen by Grandpa Mu for surrogacy.
Mu Wanrou was a little skeptical, even worried. She could not fathom why Mu Yazhe would want to investigate the girl.
It stated in these documents that Yun Shishi also had a six-year-old son named Yun Tianyou.
Yun Tianyou… six years old… the same age as Yichen.
Mu Wanrou slowly narrowed her eyes. She still remembered that the surrogate had conceived a pair of identical twins back then. However, due to premature delivery and the older twin almost absorbing all the nutrients in the mother's body, when the younger twin was born, he was already not breathing, and he was announced dead.
She suddenly had a bad feeling and proceeded to seriously go through a few more pages, flipping to Yun Tianyou's information. When she reached the end of the report, her palms became clammy while her heart boiled with rage.
In the portfolio, she saw another set of photographs. She hastily took all of them out and checked each piece. The few photographs she saw featured a good-looking boy, with the background being a kindergarten. It seemed that all these photos were taken at a kindergarten.
The boy's delicate features, handsome side profile, and similar appearance to Little Yichen confirmed all her suspicions at once!
Her grip immediately tightened, distorting the photograph.
Mu Wanrou bit on her lower lip harshly!
Could it be that the child did not die back then?
Or that, for these six years, that woman had hidden this child?!
Mu Wanrou was instantly flustered, and layers of ice covered her heart.
What exactly was the intention of this woman called Yun Shishi? The child was clearly not stillborn, so why did she not say anything? Perhaps, she wanted to use her custody rights of this child to properly claim compensation from the Mu's?
Maybe… Her ambitions went beyond that! She might be intending to use the child as a bargaining chip to step foot into the Mu Group.
After all, she was the biological mother of the two children!
As for her, while she was the Mu family's young mistress and future wife of Mu Group's CEO, she was completely unrelated to the two children!
Since ancient times, mothers had always been successful at elevating their status through their sons. This was even more so for wealthy families!
Chapter 31: The Secret Buried for Many Years
Editor: Atlas Studios
Since ancient times, mothers had always been successful at elevating their status through their sons. This was even more so for wealthy families!
Mu Wanrou's complexion gradually turned pale, her fingertips trembling quite a bit. Aaron, who was standing to one side, noted her pale face and asked cautiously, "Madam, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." She tried to be calm on the surface, but when she saw another photograph, her eyes opened in horror!
In the photograph, the girl, who was standing in front of the entrance to a university in her graduation gown, had a warm smile on her face. Astounded, she gaped. Mu Wanrou clearly had a hard time believing this as she went over another photograph. There were not many photos of Yun Shishi, but the few Mu Wanrou saw were enough to make her tremble. The girl's face still had an inextinguishable impression in her heart!
It was… It was her?!
No way! There could not be so many coincidences!
Mu Wanrou could no longer maintain a calm face. Panic-stricken, she placed the photograph aside and picked up Yun Shishi's documents with trembling hands once more. She was previously not concerned, so she just skimmed through the text, but, now, she carefully read all the information written, not wanting to miss any.
When her sight landed on the words 'welfare center', she was shocked to the core that she froze up, her heart and soul filling with horror!
"She…"
Her lips slowly moved apart, her eyes never leaving the documents. She was already unable to complete a sentence. Noticing her dazed expression, Aaron glanced at the documents. He mistakenly thought that she did not understand the information written, so he explained them to her patiently.
"Yun Shishi. Biological parents unknown. No leads regarding her real family. When she was six, she was sent to a welfare center. At the age of eight, she was adopted by the Yun family. She is twenty-three this year. She graduated from Saint Roland University for Girls. She was also your surrogate six years ago."
"Welfare center…"
Mu Wanrou looked at the information written in black and white. With heart thumping fast, her mind flew back to that day she first saw her….
Fifteen years ago.
Shengde Welfare Center.
Back then, Mu Wanrou was just an ordinary orphan waiting for adoption. As she had a lovable face, the staff in the welfare center adored her. They held her in esteem just like a princess. Many children wanted to play with her.
However, the children at the welfare center were different from those outside. They might be getting along on the surface, but they were secretly at loggerheads with one another. Every day, someone would visit the welfare center to adopt a child. Who was better looking or more well-mannered would have a higher chance of getting adopted.
Even then, the young Mu Wanrou had lofty ambitions and did not easily admit defeat.
Her mother was just a lowly massage therapist at a bar. When she gave birth to her, she unhesitatingly discarded her at the entrance to a hospital. She was picked up by a poor couple, and she lived a life of poverty for a few years. When a car accident took her adoptive parents' lives, she became an orphan again and was sent over to the welfare center. From that day on, she told herself, that she wanted to live a good life and get adopted by a wealthy person!
One day, a seven-year-old girl was brought in. Rumors had it that her mother had died, so she was brought to the orphanage.
The girl, despite her unkempt appearance, was absolutely ethereal and beautiful. Mu Wanrou saw a piece of jade on her. It seemed to be quite valuable, so she took it for her own when the girl was asleep.
When the girl woke up and realized that her jade was gone, she wailed miserably. However, at that time, Mu Wanrou was held in high regard by the adults and her peers. No one believed that she had stolen the girl's jade. No one believed the girl's words.
Afterward, a wealthy-looking elderly man came to the welfare center and summoned her over.
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