Chapter 268 - 266: Actually...

Father Hou and Mom Hou were obviously aware of it too.

The same birth date, the same birth place...

It’s completely possible that the babies were swapped!

So, the couple stared intently at Ruirui’s brother.

They hadn’t paid much attention before, but now that they looked closely, Ruirui’s brother had bold eyebrows and big eyes, and his face shape was quite similar to Father Hou.

If he changes his hairstyle, he might really look exactly like Father Hou when he was young.

"Why... why are you looking at me like that?"

Ruirui’s brother hadn’t caught on yet, and being stared at by Father Hou and Mom Hou made his skin crawl.

In contrast, Ruirui’s sister-in-law was a bit slow on the uptake, but she soon realized what was going on.

"Ah, you fool!"

"Let me tell you..."

Ruirui’s sister-in-law quickly leaned in to her husband’s ear and briefly explained the situation of the swapped babies with Big Hou.

"No... no way, right?"

After hearing it, Ruirui’s brother was dumbfounded.

What’s going on?

How did he go to his brother-in-law’s house, and his parents changed?

The parents who raised him for over thirty years weren’t his biological parents.

And his brother-in-law’s parents were his biological parents?

Meanwhile, Ruirui’s dad and mom were also observing Big Hou.

When their daughter brought Big Hou home before, they just couldn’t help but like Big Hou more and more.

Some relatives even joked that Big Hou looked a few parts like Ruirui’s uncle, born to be a family!

Looking back now, isn’t this just a case of the nephew resembling the uncle?

Big Hou looked at Father Hou and Mom Hou, then at Ruirui’s dad and mom, feeling completely entangled.

He couldn’t believe that just a father and son DNA test could uncover so many things.

Could it be that he and Ruirui’s brother really got swapped?

If that’s the case, wouldn’t he be Ruirui’s biological brother?

Can siblings get married?

Definitely not!

But then why are the children they had so normal?

Not at all like a product of close kin breeding...

"I’ll... I’ll go confirm it!"

After observing Ruirui’s brother, Father Hou actually had an answer in his heart.

But to make sure, he still took out his phone and dialed the number of the former dean of Zijin District Maternity Hospital.

As an insider in the system, he hadn’t retired yet and had quite good connections.

Before long, the old dean answered the call.

After learning the details, the old dean first apologized with guilt and then gave Father Hou the phone number of the current dean.

Father Hou had no choice but to call the current dean.

Once the call was connected, Father Hou explained the situation again.

The current dean, after hearing it, immediately sent someone to look for the records from that time.

Soon, two screenshots of the records were sent over.

"Sure enough, they were swapped!"

After looking at the screenshots, Father Hou couldn’t help but sigh.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately gathered around.

On those two screenshots, they saw the names of Big Hou and Ruirui’s brother.

Both children were born on the same year, same month, same day, and the maternity beds were adjacent.

If there was any mistake, it was highly likely that they were swapped.

"Tomorrow... let’s go for a paternity test tomorrow!"

Ruirui’s dad hesitated for a moment and then said softly.

Everyone nodded slightly, indicating their agreement.

Big Hou and Ruirui’s brother exchanged a glance.

Who would have thought that they had exchanged identities.

"Enough!"

At this moment, Ruirui suddenly shouted.

This shout brought everyone’s attention back to her.

At this moment, Ruirui was tear-streaked.

With a face full of sorrow and a trembling voice, she said, "Am I and Big Hou really siblings?"

"How could it be like this?"

"Ahem!"

Lu Heng habitually cleared his throat and said, "Ruirui, my friend, don’t be sad."

"Actually, there is no blood relationship between you and Big Hou!"

Upon hearing this, not only Ruirui but also the viewers in the live chat were taken aback.

"What’s going on here?"

"Weren’t they supposed to be lovers turned siblings? How come there’s no blood relationship now?"

"Wait, my mind’s a bit confused, can someone help clarify?"

"Big Hou and Ruirui’s brother were swapped... which means that Ruirui’s dad and mom are Big Hou’s biological parents, so how can Ruirui as their daughter have no blood relationship with Big Hou?"

"Yeah, proper siblings, how could they have no blood relationship?"

"Ha-ha! You bunch of idiots, are you questioning the Taoist priest?"

"If the Taoist priest says there’s no blood relationship, then there’s no blood relationship!"

"Could it be Ruirui’s mom had an affair? That Ruirui’s biological father is someone else?"

"Damn, not another affair!"

"That’s not right! If Ruirui is born from Ruirui’s mom, she would still be Big Hou’s maternal half-sister, so how could there be no blood relationship?"

"No way, my CPU is overheating from thinking!"

"Same dad, same mom, but no blood relationship?"

"Forget it, I’m not wasting my brain cells guessing, I’ll wait for the answer!"

Ruirui froze for quite a while before coming back to her senses.

She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and, with her red, tear-stained eyes blinking blankly, asked, "Taoist, if I was born from my dad and mom, how could there be no blood relationship with Big Hou?"

"Although it’s hard to believe, it is indeed true!"

Lu Heng nodded slightly and said gently, "I’m not at liberty to disclose the specifics."

"If Ruirui, my friend, has any doubts, you can ask your parents."

Upon hearing this, Ruirui nodded lightly.

Then, she turned her head to her parents and asked, "Dad, Mom, what exactly is going on?"

"Am I not your biological daughter?"

Facing their daughter’s question, Ruirui’s dad and mom’s faces showed a trace of guilt.

"Sigh!"

Ruirui’s dad let out a deep sigh.

Then, he said solemnly, "We hoped to keep this from you your entire life, for you to live peacefully and happily as our daughter."

"But who would’ve thought so many things would happen today..."

Ruirui’s mom nodded and said, "Ruirui, actually..."

"You are not the biological daughter of us!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ruirui was speechless.

She had just spoken out of turn.

Never expected this to be true!

She really wasn’t her parents’ biological daughter!

"Dad, Mom, how come I didn’t know about this?"

Ruirui’s brother was also bewildered.

"What do you know?"

Ruirui’s mom gave her son a look.

"Ruirui, your biological mother was my good friend."

"When she was young, she was deceived by a man, and as they were about to get married, that man suddenly ran away."

"She was left alone and pregnant, searching for a long time, unable to find the man."

"Later, she planned to terminate the pregnancy, but because it was too late, your dad and I managed to persuade her against it."

"Shortly after you were born, she went abroad."

"And you, that child, were left to be raised by your dad and me..."

Ruirui’s mom explained the situation at the time.