Chapter 356: Chapter 356: I’ll Handle the Rest

"I, I... it’s impossible, it’s impossible, how could I not be a child of the Cheng Family? There must be some mistake, Grandpa, Mom and Dad, surely there’s a mistake, how could I not be your child." Cheng Yijin cried as if flowers were floating in the rain, her whole being seemed heavily struck, on the brink of fainting.

Mr. Cheng and Cheng Jinyong both felt a jolt in their hearts. Xu Zongyin’s investigation report was right there on the table—Cheng Yijin knew the truth since she was fifteen and accepted it calmly. After enjoying the careful treatment from the Cheng Family, she also nonchalantly accepted benefits from the Deng Family, each amount recorded clearly.

"You better look at this first and then decide if you want to keep acting." Cheng Jinyong sneered, shoving the investigation report in Cheng Yijin’s face.

Cheng Yijin bit her lip as she took the report, with detailed records of her interactions with the Deng Family since she was fifteen, and every piece of property she received. Even the exact time she learned the truth was clearly stated.

Cheng Yijin’s face suddenly turned cold.

"My child, what about my child?" Ning Hong couldn’t bear the shock and fainted once more. Cheng Jinyong helped her to the room, then came back down with a stern face.

"Send her to the Deng Family. I’ll personally deliver her." Cheng Jinyong said to Mr. Cheng, "Tomorrow I’ll bring back that child to our home."

Mr. Cheng nodded.

Cheng Yijin’s legs went weak, and she fell to the ground. What surprised her was that the Cheng Family actually found her child.

Meanwhile, at the Deng Family, Deng Yiyi returned home and immediately went to find her parents, pulling them into the room.

"Yiyi, what’s wrong?" Deng Yiyi’s mother asked worriedly, seeing her daughter’s unwell expression, "Are you feeling unwell? You can’t just hold it in."

"Did something happen?" Knowing all too well their daughter’s sharpness, Deng Jiahui felt a chill at her worried face.

"Today at the school gate, I saw someone who looked five or six-tenths like Uncle Cheng from the Cheng Family." Deng Yiyi said with a furrowed brow.

Deng Jiahui’s face stiffened as well, "Are you saying, could it be..."

"Has the real Cheng Yijin come back?" Deng Yiyi’s mother exclaimed, covering her mouth in shock upon realizing what she said, her eyes wide as she glanced nervously at Deng Jiahui.

"Keep your voice down." Deng Jiahui warned his wife with a glance.

"That person is from Jing University Medical Department." Deng Yiyi habitually bit her nail, having seen Ren Xuejuan, "Her name is Ren Xuejuan."

Deng Yiyi felt confused. During military training, she had only focused on Yi Roujing, often ignoring others, including Ren Xuejuan. Moreover, military training was exhausting, and she usually rested when returning to the dorm.

Of course, the main reason was that Deng Yiyi was relatively unfamiliar with Uncle Cheng, Cheng Jinyong. Although she visited the Cheng Family often, Cheng Jinyong was usually in the army, and she’d only seen him a few times. Since he was imposing, she didn’t dare to look closely, only catching his side view.

Ren Xuejuan resembled Cheng Jinyong from the side. It was this side view that stunned Deng Yiyi today.

Why didn’t I pay more attention? Deng Yiyi regretted immensely in her heart.

"You haven’t seen her before?" Deng Jiahui was taken aback by his daughter’s words.

"I hadn’t looked closely, and she doesn’t look much like Uncle Cheng from the front, only from the side, especially that aquiline nose. I haven’t seen Uncle Cheng many times, and I wasn’t thinking along those lines." Deng Yiyi felt a bit irritated.

"It’s common for people to resemble one another. How can you be sure she’s from the Cheng Family?" Deng Jiahui said.

Upon hearing this, Deng Yiyi fell silent for a moment. She wasn’t sure, it was just an unsettling thought she had today. "Maybe not. I encountered something today that made me emotionally unstable. Perhaps I’m overreacting."

"Don’t overthink it. But it’s still wise to investigate. You said she’s called Ren Xuejuan, right? Yiyi, tomorrow, try to find a way to get her to talk. We need to be prepared." Deng Jiahui said seriously to Deng Yiyi.

"Dad, I understand."

"It’s nothing major. How much Cheng Yijin resembles the Cheng Family, we don’t have to say. Even if the real Cheng girl were still alive and stood in front of them, they wouldn’t doubt her." Deng Jiahui said confidently.

His wife sighed in relief, "Yes, yes, it won’t be discovered. There’re lots of people with similarities, in my family too..."

Listening to various examples, Deng Yiyi felt dazed, just a bit uneasy, instinctively so.

The Deng Family just brushed this over without dwelling, until Cheng Yijin was sent to them by a driver, her face pale.

Seeing Cheng Yijin’s lifeless eyes struck fear in Deng Yiyi’s heart. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Yijin, why are you here at this time? Did something happen? Did you argue with your family?" Deng Jiahui genuinely cared for Cheng Yijin, as she carried Deng Family’s blood and had been a major help in strengthening their family over the years.

"The Cheng Family knows." Cheng Yijin said with unfocused eyes, "It’s over. I’m finished. We’re all finished."

Deng Jiahui was shocked, and Deng Yiyi’s heart sank entirely.

"How did they find out? How could they know?" Deng Yiyi’s mother, having thought of the earlier events, was in disbelief.

"What’s all the fuss about outside?" Sir Deng emerged from the study, leaning on a cane, his eyes stern and lips slightly downturned.

"Dad." Deng Jiahui and his wife called softly.

"Grandpa." Deng Yiyi regained some composure upon seeing Sir Deng.

"Why be so noisy with Yijin here?" Sir Deng said with a strict face, words tinged with displeasure.

"Dad, it’s nothing." Deng Jiahui said, "Please go rest for a while. I’ll call you when dinner’s ready."

"With things happening, how can I rest? Yijin, tell me, what does the Cheng Family know?" Sir Deng sat down on the sofa, gesturing for Cheng Yijin to approach, "Tell your granduncle what the Cheng Family found out."

In disbelief, Cheng Yijin looked up at Sir Deng, shock mirrored in Deng Jiahui and his family’s faces.

"Did you think I was dead?" Sir Deng said with a cold sneer, "Did you think I don’t know what you’re up to? It’s just that by the time I knew, things were already done, and I didn’t make you change course."

"Dad." Deng Jiahui felt a tinge of shame.

"Speak. What does the Cheng Family know?" Sir Deng’s eyes burned as he looked at Cheng Yijin.

Cheng Yijin told the Deng Family everything about the DNA identification report and the investigation report.

Deng Jiahui’s face turned pale instantly, and his wife and Deng Yiyi didn’t look much better, but Sir Deng kept his composure, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Yijin, come with me to the Cheng Family tomorrow." Sir Deng said, "Enough, you all don’t worry about this anymore, I’ll handle what’s next."

"Dad, will the Cheng Family..."

Sir Deng glanced at Deng Jiahui, effectively silencing him.

"Brave but thoughtless, leaving no room for retreat." Sir Deng said, somewhat disappointed, "I only hope you can come to your senses. Otherwise, our Deng Family will fall into mediocrity sooner or later."

Deng Jiahui was scolded by his father to the point he couldn’t lift his head.