Seeing the profound look in Pei Ge’s eyes, Ji Ziming suddenly realized that family mattered a lot to this woman. Regardless if the person was rich or poor, she would not leave him or her in a lurch.
“Are you sure?”
He asked once more because, once they entered Qu Xiujie’s room, all their relationships would change.
“I’m sure. Let’s go ask him now. If he lies, I’ll get him to apologize to us. A liar who plays on others’ feelings is the worst kind of person.”
Tears welled up in her eyes as she got emotional.
“Okay, don’t be afraid; you have me.”
After saying that, he finished his tea fast as though what he was drinking was alcohol.
“Mhm.”
She followed him upstairs, and upon scanning his fingerprint, Qu Xiujie’s door opened slowly. They saw him all-focused on a photo.
“Mr. Qu, you…”
Seeing how oddly he was behaving, she called his name softly.
“You guys are back.”
Qu Xiujie’s voice sounded faint. He also did not lift his head to look at the couple.
“Mhm.”
As long as he was willing to continue narrating that story, she was willing to listen.
“Look, don’t you resemble your grandmother?”
He lifted his hand and showed Pei Ge the photo in his hand. Even Ji Ziming, who had nothing to do with this matter, could see how much she resembled her grandmother.
“This is your grandmother.”
Qu Xiujie could see the shock in Pei Ge’s eyes and continued telling the story.
Once the story ended, she realized that she had no choice in some things, such as her background and love.
“You… You’re really my uncle?”
She asked softly as her eyes got filled with surprise.
“I’m your uncle—your biological uncle. Are you willing to believe it now? If you still don’t believe it, let’s do a DNA test along with your mother.”
Qu Xiujie saw the doubt in Pei Ge’s eyes. If she was willing to do so, they could take a DNA test at any hospital.
“Sure. Let’s do it tomorrow.”
Ji Ziming replied in a low voice, “I hope that what you’re saying is true. If it’s not, you’d better pray that you can make up for this terrible lie.”
“It seems that Young Master Ji is unwilling to believe me.”
The shimmer in Qu Xiujie’s eyes dimmed, and there was also a hint of fear in his voice.
“That’s not the case. I hope that everything you’ve just said is true. If not, with my abilities and my disregard for your family, I can easily deal with many of you.”
Ji Ziming’s eyes were frosty. It was unforgivable to pass himself off as Pei Ge’s family member. Furthermore, this person was Qu Xiujie—someone from the Qu family.
“Rest assured that you can send someone to get Pei Ge and my blood samples to be delivered to the hospital for a test. If I lied to you, you could do anything to me. If it’s proven that I didn’t lie to you by turning out to be Pei Ge’s uncle, since you’re married to my niece, you must address me as uncle, alright?”
Qu Xiujie’s eyes were glowing. This chap dared to have him investigated, but he was not afraid of the outcome.
“Fine. It seems that you are very confident.”
Ruthlessness flashed across Ji Ziming’s eyes. If the truth turned out not to be what this fellow had said, Qu Xiujie had better pray that he could leave this mansion safely.
However, when the hospital called, Ji Ziming was taken aback by the confirmation.
“What’s wrong?”
Sitting on the sofa, Pei Ge saw his absent-minded look and inquired hurriedly. Could Qu Xiujie’s words have been true?
“He… is indeed your uncle.”
His voice was deep and sounded as though he did not believe it.
“This…”
Although it was confirmed, Pei Ge still could not believe it.
How did she become a Qu and even Qu Xiujie’s niece? Why was she linked to that family that she detested? Could she be the only one who did not know this?
“Ziming, I…”
Pei Ge could not form her words, but the sweat on her palms had already betrayed her thoughts.
“Don’t worry. Since he is your uncle, we have to be nicer to him.”
His lips curled and quickly regained his sense.
“My mom… I want to give my mom a call and tell her about it. She is probably still worrying about Tang Xiaoyu in the US and has no idea about this at all.”
Worry filled her heart. Ever since she brought Ji Chi back home, she was more convinced that her best friend had left the US and returned to China.
“Sure. Let’s give her a call. Don’t let her worry; it’s a good thing to find your family. Don’t be afraid; you have me.”
He looked at Pei Ge as a smile hung on his lips. His frosty aura was replaced by warmth. If this were their first meeting, she would likely fall into his endearing trap.
“My mom should be asleep right now.”
Pei Ge looked at the scenery outside and said that. Based on the time difference between China and the US, Zhang Manhua should already be asleep. She could not bear to wake up her mother, who had not had a good sleep for a long while.
“Then, call her tomorrow. What’s important now is to make sure everything is in the right order for Mr. Qu—no, our uncle.”
He did not expect a truth like this to be unveiled now, so the two did not know whether to be happy or upset.
“Hey, transfer him to another room. The one he’s in now is a little—”
Pei Ge started to say but was rejected by Ji Ziming.
“His That room won’t be changed. He’s in the safest place in this mansion right now. If we didn’t know it ahead of time, we wouldn’t guess that Mr. Qu is in that room. Plus, I specially had him stay in that room.”
Upon saying that, the man realized that he had addressed Qu Xiujie wrongly. He smiled and said gently, “I forgot that he is not Mr. Qu anymore but our uncle, instead.”
“If you can’t change the way you speak, then don’t.”
