Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 675 - 572: You Tell Us! (Second Update)

"Could it be from one of the people she loved?" Yuan Sha looked at Queen Haotian.

Queen Haotian furrowed her brows slightly, "It’s very possible."

Xiao Meng shook his head, "She said it herself, everyone she loves loves Zhi Lan, how could any of them have a child with her."

As they were guessing who Katusha’s child might be, the servant came in, "Queen, Mr. Xiang is here."

"Let him in."

Xiang Zuo entered, slightly startled to see Xiao Meng and Yuan Sha present, then sat down.

Queen Haotian noticed his gloominess, sighed, and asked, "Did you also come from Katusha’s place?"

"I didn’t go." His words seemed to carry a tinge of resentment.

Queen Haotian pursed her lips, "Which lady from which family has wronged you again, that you’re coming here to vent!"

Xiang Zuo sighed, "Zhi Lan, I just found out today... if Katusha’s child isn’t Joel’s, it might be mine."

The three of them—Queen Haotian, Xiao Meng, and Yuan Sha—were all taken aback, none of this made sense!

"You all know I quite liked Katusha back in school, but she didn’t like me. I pursued her for a long time, and she never agreed. But one day, she suddenly came running to my apartment, came into the room, and started undressing. We had one encounter, and if I count the time, that child might be from that encounter."

Queen Haotian rubbed her forehead.

Xiao Meng frowned and said, "With you saying this, I’m even more confused. She was with you, so why did she still marry Joel?"

Xiang Zuo ran his hand irritably through his hair, "I’m puzzled too. I originally thought after that one time, she’d agree to marry me. But who would have thought, she turned around and married Joel, and she became increasingly cold towards me, as if nothing ever happened between us. I wanted to ask her why, but she never gave me the chance."

Yuan Sha gave him a deep look, "I’m going to ask something I probably shouldn’t—did you love Zhi Lan?"

Xiang Zuo was startled, "What does that question mean?"

Xiao Meng reached out and patted his arm, "Just say whether you loved her or not, don’t ask anything else!"

Xiang Zuo laughed awkwardly, "Zhi Lan has been the goddess in our eyes since we were young; not just in our class, but our entire school. Any guy you randomly pick out would have secretly had a crush on her nine out of ten times."

Yi Luowa, hiding in the side hall, looked up at Tong Airui.

Tong Airui smiled and ruffled her hair, "Good thing I acted early!"

Yi Luowa chuckled, "Don’t worry, I’m not as popular as my mom." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Tong Airui raised an eyebrow. Logically, with such an outstanding wife, how could no one have pursued her while she was studying in F country? He had thought about it before, and this time, because of the mother-in-law issue, he brought up this long-buried thought again.

"What are you thinking?" Yi Luowa nudged him.

Tong Airui smiled, "Thinking about Katusha’s child—do you think that child might be Xiang Zuo’s?"

"Isn’t this your specialty? Can’t you just do a DNA test to find out?"

While they muttered inside, outside Xiao Meng scoffed, "So you’re saying you also secretly loved Zhi Lan, but why did you still pursue Katusha?"

Xiang Zuo glanced at her, "Zhi Lan is a goddess, something you can only harbor as a deep, secret admiration. I’m not Joel; I have to live in reality."

"Why did you bring Joel into this?" Queen Haotian looked at Xiang Zuo, displeased.

"Does Joel also love Zhi Lan?!" Xiao Meng looked at Xiang Zuo, astonished.

Xiang Zuo chuckled bitterly, "I’m just speaking; you all are too sensitive! Joel does have someone in his heart. Because of this person, he hasn’t married or had kids till now, but it’s definitely not Zhi Lan, because Joel personally told me the woman he loves deeply had already passed away."

Queen Haotian let out a long breath. She and Joel had known each other for so long, and they were just pure friends. If roles suddenly changed, it would be mortifying for her.

"Xiang Zuo, what do you plan to do next?" Queen Haotian looked up at Xiang Zuo.

Xiang Zuo coughed awkwardly, "Zhi Lan, I want to do a DNA test with that child, but before I confirm that child is mine, I can’t personally handle this matter. You also know the temper of our family’s lady; I’m afraid even if it’s not hers, she would still make a big fuss."

"What if it’s yours?" Queen Haotian slightly knitted her brows.

"If it’s mine, even if our family’s old lady throws a fit, I will acknowledge!"

Queen Haotian glanced at him, "Can you really do what you say?"

"Yes! If it’s my child, I’ll do whatever it takes to bring him by my side."

Queen Haotian picked up the phone and called Joel, not disclosing specific details, just saying she wanted something from the child that could be used for a DNA test.

Joel readily agreed, "Queen, have you found that person?"

"Not yet confirmed, but that person has already told me if the child is his, he will acknowledge it."

"Who is that person!"

Queen Haotian paused, "Joel, I can’t tell you who it is for now. After the DNA results are out, if the child is his, he will come to you."

Joel was silent for a moment, "I’ll have someone send the item right away."

"Okay." Queen Haotian put down the phone and looked at Xiang Zuo, "The items will be sent over shortly. If the child is yours, personally, I think you should discuss this with your wife before claiming the child, so the child doesn’t get hurt again."

Xiao Meng nodded in agreement, "Zhi Lan is right! The mistake is on us adults, don’t make the child bear the consequences for us."

Yuan Sha gripped Queen Haotian’s hand tightly, "Zhi Lan, you have such a generous heart. Knowing that Katusha resents you, and even blames you temporarily, yet you’re still considering her child."

"Xiao Meng is right, the mistake is on us adults, don’t let the child suffer for us." Queen Haotian smiled wryly, "Tonight, none of you leave. Stay here for dinner with me!"

"Who has the appetite? We came to check on you because we were afraid you’d get upset, but since you’re handling this better than us, we’ll head back." Yuan Sha spoke, standing up.

Xiao Meng also got up to bid farewell to Queen Haotian.

Seeing them leave, Xiang Zuo frowned and said, "Can’t you wait for me a bit?"

Xiao Meng gave him a disdainful look, "Struggle on your own! I’m warning you, don’t bother Zhi Lan! A joyous day has been messed up by all of you!"

"Don’t blame him anymore; he’s not having an easy time either." Queen Haotian called the servant and sent them out.

In the side hall, Yi Luowa sighed, "My mom sure has a lot of worries every day!"

"That’s what life is!"

"Luckily, I have you, so I don’t have to worry about anything."

"I’ll help you as much as I can." Tong Airui smiled, biting her earlobe lightly, "Did you notice anything from what Xiang Zuo said?"

Yi Luowa frowned, thinking, "He’s not Katusha’s true love. If it were true love, the last call before she died should’ve gone to him."

"Could it be that Joel is Katusha’s true love?"

"From what they said, it seems Katusha was quite close to Joel. As for their relationship, only Katusha and Joel know for sure, but for some reason, I always doubt what Joel says; probably because he once lied for Xia Rou."

Tong Airui laughed, patting her head, "We shouldn’t worry about this. Mom will handle it."

"Hmm, we can’t manage to understand the affairs of the previous generation even if we wanted to." Yi Luowa grabbed his collar, pouted, and asked, "Husband, how many more days can we stay here?"

"Dad and Second Uncle can go back in three days..."

Before he could finish, Yi Luowa’s face instantly dropped.

"I haven’t even finished speaking, and you’re giving me attitude?"

"Do I even need to wait for you to finish?"

"You must let me finish!"

"Then say it!" Yi Luowa pursed her lips, "After Dad and Second Uncle leave, I can stay with you for two more days. I can’t be away from Xia Wu for too long, you know that."

Yi Luowa pressed her lips together, weakly resting in his arms.

Tong Airui patted her shoulder, "If you want to stay here a few more days, then stay. When you’re done, I’ll come to get you. But if you stay too long, even if I don’t go crazy, Dad will go crazy first."

"..." Yi Luowa poked his chest hard, "I’ll leave when you leave. Now I’m regretting marrying so early!"

Tong Airui narrowed his eyes dangerously, "What did you say? I didn’t catch that."

Yi Luowa pouted, "I just remembered—everyone else is at the meeting, why aren’t you?"

"I’m not a businessman!" Tong Airui grabbed her arm, lifting her high.

Yi Luowa was so scared she almost screamed, "Put me down quickly!"

"Repeat what you said just now." Tong Airui looked up at her, "Otherwise, don’t think about coming down!"