Wang Liansheng’s career was smooth sailing, then suddenly, he got divorced.

Wang Liansheng moved into the house he was assigned, and only on weekends did he visit his children, while his wife seemed to be at odds with him.

Some said his wife’s business grew large and, as a big boss, she looked down on a man who lived off his salary. Others said Wang Liansheng’s career success gave him thoughts of changing wives.

Even the Wang Family siblings and Ling Family brothers were anxious, sought them out for inquiries, gave advice, and tried to mediate, but it was to no avail.

No matter what others thought, neither Wang Liansheng nor Ling Chengyan paid any attention to it; one went on with work, the other with business, both thriving equally well.

Two months after the divorce, Ling Chengyan announced collaboration between Zhiyuan Group and overseas Lian’s for acquiring thousands of acres in Hai City, formally entering the biotech sector and establishing Zhi Lian Technology Co., Ltd.

That year, Xiao Xing graduated from junior high and went straight to Hai City for high school, Shi Tou was taken there too, enrolling in Hai University Affiliated Primary School.

After partnering with Lian, Ling Chengyan got involved with more overseas business, frequently flying abroad, staying one or two months at a time was typical.

During that winter vacation, while Ling Chengyan was abroad for business, Xiao Xing and Shi Tou went on a holiday to the United States with Mr. Lian.

As the vacation neared its end, the kids returned to Hai City, and their mom was already back.

Entering the home, surprisingly, the two kids saw Mr. Lian pruning the branches in the yard.

"Grandpa!" the two kids cheered as they ran in, overjoyed.

Xiao Xing asked, "Grandpa, when did you arrive? If we had known you were coming, we wouldn’t have gone abroad."

"Wasn’t it fun abroad?" Grandpa Ling asked with a smile.

Xiao Xing grinned, "It was fun, but I wanted to spend time with you more."

"You sweet-talker." Grandpa Ling put down the pruning shears, and with a hand in each of theirs, led both grandchildren into the house, "Your aunt made you yogurt nuggets and cream raisin naan..."

The two kids followed their grandpa inside, and the three of them settled down in the living room to savor the special treats from Xinjiang brought by their two aunts from the Ling Family.

While they were eating and chatting happily, suddenly a baby’s crying came from upstairs.

Xiao Xing and Shi Tou paused; the crying stopped, and they looked at each other, confirming it wasn’t their ears playing tricks.

The siblings exchanged a look and turned simultaneously to their grandpa.

In these moments, Shi Tou was always the one to charge ahead: "Grandpa, was that a baby crying? Where did the child come from? Did my eldest cousin get married and have a child? That’s too quick, last summer he said he wasn’t dating."

Xiao Xing chimed in, "Yeah, our cousin is still studying, students aren’t allowed to marry or have kids, right?"

The eldest cousin came back when he was fourteen, now he’s already twenty-three, in his fourth year of university, and hasn’t graduated yet.

Even Grandpa Ling was a bit awkward, but he couldn’t hide his smile as he coughed and said, "Why don’t you both go upstairs and see?"

Xiao Xing and Shi Tou exchanged another glance and headed upstairs together.

They were living in a three-story small villa now, their rooms on the second floor, and their mom’s on the third floor.

Once they reached the second floor, Xiao Xing sniffed the air and sniffed again.

"Sis, what is it?" Shi Tou asked.

"Do you smell milk?" Xiao Xing tilted her head to ask her brother.

Shi Tou strained his neck, sniffed hard, and shook his head, "I don’t smell anything." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Hmph, your chronic rhinitis, just as useless as decor." Xiao Xing gave a disdainful pout, adjusting her glasses on her nose bridge.

Shi Tou casually replied, "Let’s not judge each other, my nose is faulty, and your eyes aren’t great either. I remember you said you wanted to be a fighter pilot and protect your eyes!"

They both playfully stuck out their tongues at each other: blah blah blah!

Bickering and cooperating as usual, the siblings quickly found the source of the crying in the room on the east side of the third floor. The room used to be empty, and when they first moved in, Ling Chengyan said she would turn it into a sunlit study. Little did they know, a baby would take up residence there.

The furniture that used to be in the room had all been moved out, leaving a setup for a nursery.

The siblings didn’t mind anything else, their gaze fell on the small crib.

Beside the crib was a soft, comfy sofa, where their mother, Ling Chengyan, was leaning back while holding a small bundle. At that moment, the small baby in the bundle was nestled in their mom’s arms—nursing!

Xiao Xing and Shi Tou both had synchronously shocked expressions: wide-eyed, mouth agape, unable to speak.

Heavens, earth, Buddha above, their mom secretly had a baby brother (or sister) for them?!

Stunned for a while, Xiao Xing finally spoke, "Mom, where did he come from?"

Ling Chengyan chuckled, unable to respond directly, rolling her eyes at her daughter.

The child she was nursing, where do you think he came from?

Several minutes later, Xiao Xing and Shi Tou emerged from the nursery, looking somewhat lost.

Sluggishly descending the stairs, Shi Tou suddenly tugged at his sister’s clothing, and seeing no response, tugged harder.

Xiao Xing turned, seeing Shi Tou’s complex expression, "What’s up?"

Shi Tou tugged at Xiao Xing, urging her to bend down, whispering softly, "Ling Huaichen... Ling, Huaichen!"

He emphasized the "Ling."

Xiao Xing stared at her sneaky little brother—oh no, now he should be called big brother since the little one was in their mom’s arms.

"What are you trying to say?"

"Well, sis!" Shi Tou looked like he wanted to say but hesitated.

He pulled the impatient and troubled Xiao Xing into his room, closed the door with a bang, and then whispered, "Sis, the surname Ling, and called Huaichen, doesn’t share a character with us... Do you think, do you think mom’s found us a stepfather?"

As Shi Tou spoke, Xiao Xing’s eyes widened in disbelief at Shi Tou, taking a while before she said, "No way? Our parents aren’t in conflict..."

"Anyway, they got divorced, divorced!" Shi Tou emphasized.

Does being conflict-free mean you can’t divorce?

They’ve already divorced, so for mom to find a stepfather and have a little brother, it’s quite an expected thing.

"Oh, no way..." Shi Tou shouted suddenly, his complexion turning pale.

This time, Xiao Xing’s mind was spinning too, and hearing him say it, she thought of something too: "When did mom and dad divorce..."

Before the sentence was finished, the siblings saw the answer in each other’s eyes.

Ling Huaichen existed before their parents divorced. Their mom had Ling Huaichen and yet divorced their dad... Emma, they seemed to have stumbled upon some startling secret!