Chapter 823: Meet, Paternity Test Results (1)

Everyone in the studio turned their eyes toward the door.

“Oh, big brother, you’re drinking juice?” JI Xingzhi walked in. “Pour me a glass too.”

Si Fuqing gave him a calm glance.

“I… I’m just kidding,” JI Xingzhi said, raising his hands in surrender. “I’ll pour it myself, I’ll pour it myself.”

It was LI Yuzhi’s first time here.

Despite his anxiety on the way, he felt a sudden sense of apprehension now, unsure of himself.

“Uncle LI,” Si Fuqing nodded toward him. “Don’t just stand there, come in.”

Hearing the surname “LI” surprised Su Yang.

He looked at LI Yuzhi, feeling an inexplicable sense of closeness.

“Alright, I…” LI Yuzhi took a deep breath before stepping inside.

The next second, he locked eyes with Su Yang.

Almost instantly, the forty-something man began to cry silently.

“…”

The room fell into silence.

Su Yang’s hand trembled, a wild, impossible thought popping into his mind.

Before he could process it, LI Yuzhi was already in front of him, bending down.

As Su Yang drew closer, he noticed that the man’s brows and eyes bore a striking resemblance to his own.

His delicate features exuded a sharp and piercing aura, but almost mixed inside a sense of indifferenceness.

“Your surname is Su because the headmistress who adopted you also had the surname Su. She was a mixed-race woman abandoned in the Kalanri Dukedom during wartime. Because of her own misfortune, she opened an orphanage, taking in orphans from Great Xia who had no parents in the Western Continent,” LI Yuzhi said softly. “You stayed at the Blue Sky Orphanage for twelve years, then moved to the Muston Dukedom, and a few years ago, you returned to the Great Xia Empire.”

He paused. “Is that correct?”

LI Yuzhi’s every word was careful, as he looked at Su Yang, his actions and tone meticulous.

Though Su Yang’s disappearance was not his fault, it was still because he failed to protect his son.

He feared Su Yang might hate him.

Su Yang’s fingers tightened, his Adam’s apple bobbing as he struggled to speak. “Yes.”

The disappearance of the LI family’s eldest grandson had been highlighted further by the film “Seeking the Lost.”

This was Si Fuqing’s first film, significant despite being a last-minute save.

Su Yang had even booked an entire theater for it.

The film was indeed touching.

Being an orphan himself, he empathized deeply with it.

Sometimes he wondered why his parents had abandoned him in a foreign country.

He had hated, felt lost, and experienced inferiority until he learned to let go, hardening his heart.

Choosing to debut as a singer was not only due to his love for music but also because it made him feel loved.

But Su Yang never thought that his upbringing in an orphanage could have been due to being stolen from his parents.

Just as the movie “Seeking the Lost” depicted, LI Yuzhi had never stopped searching for twenty years.

And with his status as the eldest son of the LI family, he could have had another child.

But he chose to forgo the LI Group and family power to find his lost son.

Su Yang struggled to remain calm.

After all, he was only in his early twenties.

At his age, many peers were just graduating from college.

“If I told you…” LI Yuzhi’s voice was hoarse, slow. “I’m your father, would you believe me?”

Su Yang felt a jolt in his heart.

He pressed his lips together, his expression for the first time showing confusion. “But I don’t remember…”

From as long as he could recall, he had lived at the Blue Sky Orphanage.

The Kalanri Dukedom had always been unstable, with frequent firefights breaking out on the streets.

It was thanks to the headmistress’s protection that Su Yang and the other orphans grew up safely.

After she passed away and the orphanage was reclaimed, he and Bai Jinxi moved to the Muston Dukedom.

Without money, they had to work their way there, encountering many difficulties but eventually reaching the safer Muston Dukedom.

If not for finding Si Fuqing, he wouldn’t have thought of returning to the Great Xia Empire even if Bai Jinxi had abandoned him.

“That’s normal,” JI Xingzhi said, his tone casual. “Your second uncle must have hired a capable Master of Yin-Yang who used secret techniques to sever your bloodline connection with Mr. LI and even altered your appearance. Otherwise, you would resemble Mr. LI more. However, no matter the alteration, DNA cannot be changed. A paternity test will reveal everything.”

Su Yang already believed it. His eyelashes trembled. “I… let’s do the paternity test.”

His fingers clenched, palms sweating.

He feared only one thing—that this might end up being another moment of empty joy.

He said he had given up, but he still yearned for the warmth of family.

“Let’s go,” LI Yuzhi’s expression brightened, his eyes gleaming. “The sooner, the better. We’ll go to the hospital now.”

Even though JI Xingzhi had confirmed through summoning spirits that Su Yang was indeed his lost son, and LI Yuzhi believed it wholeheartedly, only an official paternity test could prove Su Yang’s identity to everyone else.

Su Yang raised his head, his voice firm. “Alright.”

“We’ll go to Sijiu City First Hospital,” Si Fuqing stood up. “Just to be safe, I’ll accompany you. You stay here and keep watch.”

JI Xingzhi, now munching on cherries, gave an okay hand sign. “No problem.”

He loved tagging along with his big brother for meals.

After Si Fuqing, Su Yang, and LI Yuzhi left, the studio remained in a state of shock.

Xu Xiyun and the others had followed Su Yang since “Youth With You,” winning numerous newcomer awards over the past year. They were all very grateful for Su Yang’s guidance.

They had all been indignant about the recent online scandal involving Su Yang.

But the LI family was beyond their reach.

Now, however, the situation had taken an unexpected turn.

“Wow!” Xu Xiyun exclaimed. “Brother Su is the LI family’s grandson?”

“Yeah, who could have guessed?” JI Xingzhi poured himself another glass of juice. “But this is a good thing.”

“Of course, it’s good!” Xu Xiyun was excited. “Teacher Si said that Old Master LI values blood ties. Brother Su being the grandson means LI Yanchen is finished, right?”

JI Xingzhi shook his head. “Family feuds in wealthy clans are never that simple. But with my big brother around, there’s nothing to worry about.”

Xu Xiyun wholeheartedly agreed. “Teacher Si is the best!”

JI Xingzhi glanced at Xu Xiyun, he thought, this wasn’t isn’t too bright.

Why were there so few smart people around his big brother?

He still believed he had the highest IQ.

JI Xingzhi happily continued eating his cherries.

—

At Sijiu City First Hospital.

Si Fuqing had spent a month recording a show here, assisting in several surgeries, and had gotten to know many doctors and nurses.

Given her lack of a celebrity’s airs and her habit of bringing snacks for the hardworking medical staff, the doctors saw her as their own daughter.

“Elder Cai, I need your help,” Si Fuqing went directly to Cai Zhongnian. “My friend needs to do a paternity test with his family, and I hope you can oversee it personally.”

Seeing LI Yuzhi and Su Yang, Cai Zhongnian immediately understood the gravity of the situation.

His expression turned serious. “Don’t worry, Mr. LI. With me here, there will be no mistakes in the test.”

LI Yuzhi bowed deeply. “Thank you, Elder Cai.”

He handed over his and Su Yang’s hair samples.

Cai Zhongnian took them to the lab, chatting with Qin Yusong, who had just finished a surgery and was resting.

Sipping a cup of hot tea, Cai Zhongnian said, “Pity those paparazzi. Little do they know that we in this field are privy to many inside stories.”

Qin Yusong was speechless.

There was some truth to that.

Many people came for paternity tests daily, including members of Sijiu City’s wealthy families.

Though not part of the testing lab, he had heard plenty of scandalous tales.

But the revelation that Su Yang was the LI family’s grandson was a bombshell.

It would shake the entertainment industry and upheave the elite circles of Sijiu City.

This wasn’t just about finding the LI family’s lost grandson; it involved many more family secrets and would disrupt things for a while.

Cai Zhongnian personally supervised the expedited test, completing it in three hours.

“Mr. LI, the paternity test results are ready,” Cai Zhongnian handed the document to LI Yuzhi. “I swear on my personal honor that there were no errors during the test.”

LI Yuzhi took a deep breath, his hands trembling as he opened the report.

He quickly flipped to the last page.

[4. Analysis Opinion]

DBS1179 and other 1.9 STR genes are human genetic markers that follow Mendelian inheritance laws and can be jointly used for paternity testing. The cumulative non-paternity exclusion rate is 0.99999999989.

[5. Conclusion]

According to the identification center’s analysis, Su Yang is the biological son of LI Yuzhi.