Vol. 1 - Chapter 126 - I only take orders from HuMing
Kang Xin hung up the phone and pulled out the paternity test result from her drawer.
She knew very well how important this document was to HuMing. Though HuMing could get another test done later, it couldn't be handled flimsily as he needed it urgently now, so Kang Xin had to deliver it personally.
After tidying up, she changed into a casual outfit and headed out. However, just as she stepped outside, she spotted Han ShuYi standing in the hall, holding his phone as if checking something.
When he noticed Kang Xin, a smile appeared on his face, and he walked directly toward her.
"Kang Xin, about the matter I mentioned last time regarding the school. We need to discuss it."
"Sorry, I don't have time right now."
Kang Xin decisively rejected him, but just as she was about to pass Han ShuYi, he blocked her path again.
A trace of impatience flashed across Kang Xin's face.
"I have something crucial I need you to help me with. Can you do it?"
"No."
Upon hearing this, Han ShuYi's expression shook briefly; he hadn't expected Kang Xin to reject him repeatedly.
Although he didn't know what Kang Xin was up to, it was most probably she was going to help HuMing.
Being the young master of the Han family, Han ShuYi believed he should have the authority to order Kang Xin.
"Kang Xin, this matter cannot be delayed, and it has to be you! I am the young master of the Han family; you must listen to me!"
His implication was clear: HuMing wasn't the real young master of the Han family, and in the end, everything in the Han family would be his.
But Kang Xin wasn't swayed by this at all. She looked at Han ShuYi coldly and spoke with an equally chilly tone.
"I only take orders from Young Master HuMing. Whether or not you are the young master of the Han family has nothing to do with me."
Kang Xin pushed open the door and walked straight out.
With chest heaving with anger, ShuYi couldn't believe that Kang Xin didn't see him as her superior---Didn't she understand that she owed everything to the Han family after all these years?
Without the Han family, she was nothing!
He reached out to grab Kang Xin's shoulder, trying to pull her back, but the next moment, his pupils shrank-!
Kang Xin twisted his arm behind his back and slammed him to the ground!
Han ShuYi hadn't expected Kang Xin to have such strength; his self-defense lessons were completely useless!
"I told you, I have things to do. Please don't get in my way, Young Master Han ShuYi!"
Kang Xin's face was emotionless. She released Han ShuYi's hand abruptly and then left the villa under his gaze.
Han ShuYi gritted his teeth, struggling to get up as he clutched his arm.
Just now, he had almost felt like Kang Xin would break his arm. Never had he thought this maid possessed such skills---what a miscalculation!
While his body ached, it wasn't unbearable.
At that moment, Zhou WenLi came out and, seeing her son holding his arm, hurriedly asked, "Son, what happened? Is your arm hurt?"
"No, I just tried to persuade Kang Xin not to rush off, but she turned around and threw me to the ground."
"What? A mere maid dares to treat you like this? This is outrageous!"
Zhou WenLi immediately flew into a rage. She had never liked Kang Xin, and now Kang Xin had even dared to lay hands on her son.
She wouldn't let someone like that stay in this house any longer!
"Don't worry, son, once she's back, I'll kick her out!"
"Mom, don't be like that. Kang Xin is just worried about HuMing; that's why she acted this way. I understand."
"I don't understand! Isn't a true Han family heir supposed to be the most important? They're all worried about HuMing, but what about you? No, I must talk to your father about this today!"
Zhou WenLi stormed off to her room while Han ShuYi held his arm with a satisfied smirk.
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On the other hand, Han LiTian and Han YunXi stared blankly at HuMing.
They even wondered if they were hearing things.
Did HuMing just say that he wasn't that couple's son? Then whose child was he?
Han LiTian remembered that his wife had given birth to only one son. HuMing couldn't possibly be ShuYi's twin brother, could he?
Han LiTian raised a hand to stop HuMing from continuing. His expression turned serious as he looked intently at HuMing and asked,
"HuMing, are you hiding something from us?"
"Yes, I secretly had a paternity test done with them."
"A paternity test? If what you're saying is true, then why are they still insisting on this?"
"Because they don't know. I did it in secret."
HuMing let out a long breath as if he had just revealed the biggest secret he had been holding inside.
He slumped into his seat, looking like he had lost all his strength.
"Brother, do you know who your real parents are?"
Seeing HuMing like this, Han YunXi felt a twinge of pity. She had thought that HuMing had found his biological parents, but it turned out to be a dead end.
Yet, a part of her felt relieved.
At least HuMing wasn't their child, which meant his future wouldn't be shackled by those two.
Han LiTian stood up and walked towards the room where Zhao Wei and Lu GuiFang were being held.
His face was expressionless, and he coldly stared at the two before him.
Lu GuiFang still hadn't realized the danger she was in. She instinctively reached out to grab Han LiTian's sleeve, but he swiftly avoided her touch.
She froze for a moment before wailing and crying out loudly.
"Mr. Han, you've already taken ShuYi back, so shouldn't you return HuMing to us? After all, HuMing is my child---you can't keep him from me!"
"Lu GuiFang, drop that phony act. In a year's time, I've seen this same face from you so many times I've lost count." Han LiTian's voice was as cold as ice, sending shivers through Lu GuiFang and Zhao Wei.
Zhao Wei swallowed hard, suddenly realizing that this matter wouldn't be resolved so easily.
"If HuMing were really your child, you wouldn't have humiliated him in public; you wouldn't have repeatedly brought him to the police station! You wouldn't have sent people to drag him away to some so-called internet addiction school!"
With each word, Han LiTian's fist pounded on the table.
The "bang, bang, bang" of his blows made Lu GuiFang and Zhao Wei tremble with fear, barely daring to breathe.
"HuMing has lived with me for so long; don't you think I would know if he had an internet addiction? And even if he did, as his father, I could have helped him myself---not by throwing him into some internet addiction school and leaving him to fend for himself!"
Han LiTian's words shook everyone present, even leaving the police officer recording the statements momentarily stunned.
This man's words were completely different from what the couple had been saying, but the genuine concern in his voice was unmistakable.
Han YunXi held tightly onto HuMing's hand as if trying to give him strength.
Meanwhile, HuMing gazed at Han LiTian's back, lost in a deep, prolonged silence.