Chapter 1323 - 874: Su Xiaomeng Is Xiao Xiaoang’s Biological Mother!

Pu Yang held Xiao Yan’s wrist and blinked, "I feel like you’re a bit strange today..."

Xiao Yan still just gave a shallow smile, and the two of them got into the car together.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Pu Yang placed her bag in the back seat. Xiao Yan glanced at the bag and saw the leather document folder faintly visible inside it, so he casually asked, "I saw you holding a paternity test report just now?"

"Ah? Oh..."

Pu Yang smiled, "Yeah, a friend of mine asked me to find someone to do a paternity test for him."

"Who? Do I know them?"

Pu Yang chuckled, "Why do you ask so many questions? You’re not usually the type to meddle in others’ business."

"Just asking casually. I’m quite curious; typically, men are the ones who request paternity tests voluntarily. I just wondered if it was someone in our circle, whether someone got cuckolded."

"The test result indeed showed someone was cuckolded."

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows, glanced at Pu Yang, smiled, and said no more.

The two of them, burdened with their own thoughts, remained silent for quite a while before Pu Yang spoke up,

"By the way, is Xiao Ang doing any better now? Is he still refusing to talk to you?"

"He’s very stubborn."

"..."

"More stubborn than I imagined."

"Even Su Xiaomeng talking to him didn’t help?"

"He’s only stopped his hunger strike, but he still refuses to talk to me."

Pu Yang pursed her lips, smiled softly, "Then... if things continue like this... will you still marry me?"

"..."

Xiao Yan remained silent, which Pu Yang hadn’t expected. Her smiling expression turned a bit stiff as she looked at Xiao Yan, "Are you hesitating?"

"Asking me this question now is pointless. Especially with Xiao Ang showing such strong resistance, any promise I make would be unreliable."

"..." Pu Yang instinctively clenched her fist, feeling that what she had been worried about might occur during this awkward moment.

The car became silent. Pu Yang was different from Pu Wei by nature; she always thought deeply before speaking, knowing that once her temper flared, her words might contradict her original intentions.

It wasn’t until the car stopped at the Xiao Family’s doorstep that the two of them entered the house one after the other...

Xiao Xiaoang had already come back from school; after this week, kindergarten would be on holiday.

Hearing the commotion, Xiao Xiaoang knew Xiao Yan was back, glanced at the door, saw Pu Yang following Xiao Yan inside, and without saying a word, dragged Little Tiger back to his room.

Little Tiger’s head swayed back and forth, thinking, I haven’t greeted Dad yet!

Xiao Xiaoang shut the door, and the little fellow sat on the bed like a deflated balloon. Little Tiger lay on him, his round head and big nose pressed against him, his pitch-black little eyes staring fixedly at Xiao Xiaoang, seeming to care, seeming to want to comfort him.

Xiao Xiaoang petted Little Tiger’s head. Little Tiger’s fur was quite short, giving a bit of a prickly feel at first touch, but when brushed down the spine, it felt quite nice.

Xiao Ang held Little Tiger in his arms, his chin resting on the big head,

"Little Tiger, from now on it’s just the two of us relying on each other... you won’t abandon me, will you?"

Little Tiger, as if understanding human speech, raised his head and licked Xiao Ang, making Xiao Ang laugh and turn his head away disdainfully, "You’re so dirty..."

Seeing Xiao Ang smile, Little Tiger’s mood soared, kicking back his hind legs, wagging his cable-like tail and pouncing on Xiao Ang on the bed, occasionally licking him.

Eventually, Xiao Ang gave up struggling, spread his hands, and blinked at the ceiling, his soft messy bangs parting, exposing the red mark on his forehead.

"Little Tiger, what do you think Shuangshuang is doing now... she has a dog too, named Little Bu, when we grow up, let’s go play with Shuangshuang and Little Bu."

"Woof!"

Little Tiger let out a strange sound, and Xiao looked at him, finally reaching to pull him tightly into his arms, "Luckily, I have you..."

Bull Terriers are known for their strong aggressiveness and belligerence, yet they are exceptionally friendly towards humans, especially caring with children. Xiao Yan chose Bull Terriers based on pet experts’ analysis of their character traits, which suggested that terrier breeds are particularly suitable for accompanying children as they grow.

Xiao Yan had fulfilled all his parental duties regarding Xiao Ang... with nothing left to criticize, including the matter of Pu Yang.

In Xiao Yan’s bedroom, Pu Yang and Xiao Yan sat facing each other on the two single sofas in the room. Sister Liu brought freshly brewed fruit tea,

"Young master, the master won’t be back for dinner tonight, and dinner is ready. Do you want to start eating now?"

Xiao Yan looked at Pu Yang, "Do you want to eat first?"

"I can’t eat until everything is clear," Pu Yang squinted at Xiao Yan and said lightly.

Sister Liu felt she might be sensing a hint of gunpowder in the air, but wasn’t sure. She thought the relationship between the young master and Pu Yang was quite good; she’d never seen them argue.

"Sister Liu, take Xiao Ang’s dinner to him first. You don’t need to worry about us for now."

"Okay, young master."

After Sister Liu responded, she closed the bedroom door, muttering to herself, but ultimately deciding not to interfere in the master’s affairs.

In the spacious bedroom, Xiao Yan and Pu Yang sat facing each other. Xiao Yan poured tea for Pu Yang...

"Do you want to break your promise?"

Pu Yang narrowed her eyes, her gaze fixed on Xiao Yan. He was unwilling to speak, so Pu Yang had to break the silence.

"He doesn’t accept you."

Xiao Yan spoke bluntly.

"We agreed back then that you would marry me, otherwise, what would I have gained from being with you all these years?"

"I know compared to me, you might prefer the Xiao Family’s resources in the medical field. You’re a very ambitious person, and I know the Central Hospital isn’t a place for you to make your dreams come true."

"..."

"Pu Yang, all the resources the Xiao Family has in the medical field, I can let you use them, so... Marriage isn’t the only way for you to obtain them."

Pu Yang slightly curled her lips...

"It’s no longer a transaction now; it’s a form of bribery. Xiao Yan, you should know me well, do you think these things can really bribe me?"

Pu Yang wasn’t a fool. If she weren’t Xiao Yan’s wife, the Xiao Family’s medical resources would be completely out of her reach.

Xiao Yan spoke prettily, but he was just a surgeon at the Central Hospital. The ones who truly possessed those resources were his grandfather and father, and neither of them would be easy to fool.

"You should know that if you break your promise, I won’t continue keeping my promise either. Xiao Yan, I’ll give you a few more days to think it over."

Pu Yang didn’t want Xiao Yan to concede. She wanted a win-win situation and a successful marriage with Xiao Yan.

Sometimes, she bitterly thought to herself how much better it would be if Xiao Xiaoang weren’t an obstacle between them, but then she found it ironic that if Xiao Xiaoang hadn’t existed from the start, she and Xiao Yan wouldn’t have even crossed paths.

Shen Huan’s death only removed the first obstacle. To achieve her goal, there was still a long, long way to go...

"If I marry you... I’ll lose Xiao Ang."

Xiao Yan looked at Pu Yang.

Pu Yang’s expression slightly stiffened.

"On the day the wedding date was set, I came back and had a big fight with him. I thought there would be room for discussion, but... These past few days, I’ve truly felt the depth of Xiao Ang’s resistance."

"So... You’ve already decided in your heart, haven’t you?"

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, "Yes, even if you tell Xiao Ang the truth, I don’t mind. Blood isn’t the only bond that sustains a relationship."

To say this, Xiao Yan had struggled through many nights of doubt.

"Ha..."

Pu Yang sneered softly, as if everything was already predetermined, and they were just following the established path step by step.

"Xiao Yan, if I hadn’t been clever, I’d have really been fooled by you."

"..."

Xiao Yan slightly furrowed his brow, unsure what Pu Yang meant by her words.

Seeing his expression, Pu Yang scoffed disdainfully, "At this point, you’re still acting... Do you really think I don’t know whose child Xiao Xiaoang is?"

Xiao Yan’s furrowed brow relaxed, his expression calm and indifferent, yet his heart was pounding in anxiety as he looked at Pu Yang’s assured expression, feeling uneasy inside.

But he wasn’t one to take the initiative, so he patiently waited for Pu Yang to continue.

Pu Yang could only see Xiao Yan’s expression, naturally unable to see his inner turmoil. She took a deep breath and pulled a brown envelope from her bag,

"Didn’t you ask me whose paternity test report this is?"

Xiao Yan had a premonition, but it seemed impossible. Why would Pu Yang do a paternity test on Su Xiaomeng and Xiao Xiaoang? Xiao Yan couldn’t think of a reason why Pu Yang would do it.

Just as these thoughts flitted through his mind, Pu Yang parted her red lips and slowly said, "Su Xiaomeng and Xiao Xiaoang."

"..."

Xiao Yan’s heart thudded loud enough for him to hear its anxious pounding.

Though he remained silent, his surgical-skilled hands involuntarily clenched into fists.

"You surely know how to maintain your composure."

Pu Yang solemnly pulled the paternity test report from the brown envelope and handed it to Xiao Yan, "Ninety-nine point nine nine percent... Xiao Yan, Su Xiaomeng is indeed Xiao Xiaoang’s biological mother!"

"..."

Outside the bedroom door, Xiao Xiaoang’s big eyes were wide with shock...

Su Xiaomeng... is indeed Xiao Xiaoang’s biological mother...