"No, no." Du Yujiao shook her head repeatedly: "Before I came to Ark City, I had a boyfriend in the village. Later I became pregnant with his child, and he married another woman. After secretly giving birth to you, I entrusted you to Granny Sun for care, and then I left the village alone to come to Ark City. It was only after that I married Zhan Yucheng."

"Is that so." Zhu Bufan nodded, his expression solemn: "I need to investigate this matter thoroughly. I'll ask Zhu Dayou and Zhao Juan about it later."

"You still don't believe me? I've looked into everything before telling you, you..." Du Yujiao said, her nose souring as she began to wipe her tears again.

"I believe, I believe, I absolutely believe." Zhu Bufan repeatedly assured, patting his chest.

Du Yujiao's words were so abrupt that he did not believe her, but there was one detail that made him somewhat believe.

She actually said that the Zhan sisters, Fei Yu and Fei Huang, were not her biological children. If... it was really possible that she adopted them because Zhan Yucheng did not care about them at all. Most of the family's wealth had been allocated to Zhan Feilong, and the combined inheritance of the Zhan sisters did not even amount to a third of what Zhan Feilong received.

Even if Zhan Yucheng was biased, it wouldn't be to such an extent, would it? Even the Zhan sisters themselves were beginning to doubt if they were orphans picked up from the streets.

That night, Zhu Bufan was locked in Du Yujiao's room to prevent him from causing trouble.

Zhu Bufan definitely needed to take further action against Wang Jiangjun, but this sort of action required careful planning. He couldn't rush in recklessly as he had done last time, barging in and smashing things up without finding Wang Jiangjun himself.

The next morning, Zhu Bufan was awakened by a bout of crying, a woman's crying. Judging by the rhythm of the sound, it should be Zhan Fei Yu crying again.

He went out to see, and as Zhu Bufan came out, he saw the Zhan sisters, Fei Yu and Fei Huang, hugging and crying in their room, tearful and seemingly heartbroken, but Du Yujiao was sitting across from them with an icy expression, silent.

Just as Zhu Bufan was about to go over and ask what had happened, Zhao Juan came over with Zhu Dayou and dragged Zhu Bufan back to his room, with Zhu Dayou closing the door behind them.

With her face red from embarrassment, Zhao Juan hesitated to speak, while Zhu Dayou bluntly said: "Zhu Bufan, let me tell you something, you better listen carefully, don't forget."

Geez, that was really cryptic, wasn't it? Is my forgetfulness really that terrifying? What is this all about!

Zhu Dayou continued, "Zhu Bufan, it's true that Du Yujiao lived in our village for a while. She was pregnant and lived in Zhu Qinghai's house, staying for about half a year before she suddenly disappeared. Then, Granny Sun had an extra child in her home, which was you. At that time, there were rumors in the village that the child Granny Sun had adopted was Du Yujiao's child. I didn't believe it at the time, but now that Du Yujiao herself has said..."

Following this, Zhao Juan agreed, "Zhu Bufan, I think it's very likely true. I've already called Zhu Qinghai, and he said that Du Yujiao did indeed live in his house for more than half a year, and after the child was born, Du Yujiao left. Later that night, Zhu Qinghai's wife went out to check and saw Du Yujiao going to Granny Sun's house. When she came out, the child in her arms was gone."

"Is that really what happened?" Zhu Bufan truly believed it now, as Zhao Juan had lived with him in the village for seven or eight years and had hardly ever lied to him. Zhao Juan's words still carried a lot of weight in Zhu Bufan's heart.

"Yeah," Zhao Juan nodded with deep feeling, "Zhu Bufan, you should understand her situation. She was only eighteen when she gave birth to you, a young girl of eighteen, unmarried, and yet she had you. It's commendable that she insisted on giving birth to you at all, don't you think? If it were me, getting pregnant at that age and without a man, I would have aborted the child a long time ago!"

"Yeah, yeah," Zhu Dayou chimed in: "If Du Yujiao weren't your biological mother, how would she dare to go and reveal everything about the Zhan sisters? She must feel guilty and plans to take good care of you from now on. You better not make her sad again, got it? Otherwise, I won't let you off the hook!"

"But, Sister Juan..." Zhu Bufan blurted out "Sister Juan" in his haste.

Zhao Juan frowned deeply, "Now that you've found your birth mother, let me be your sister from now on, and Dayou will be your brother-in-law. We'll just call each other that, we're still young after all!"

While speaking, Zhao Juan raised her hand and pinched Zhu Dayou hard on the soft flesh of his waist, causing him to grimace in pain, forcing him to nod in agreement.

Zhao Juan dragged Zhu Bufan to Zhan Feiyu's room, and as they were about to knock on the door, they suddenly heard this: "Xiao Yu, if you listen to me, marry my son Zhu Bufan and become my daughter-in-law. I will treat you like my own daughter in the future. Otherwise, we will have no relationship at all."

"Mom, what should I do in the future!" Zhan Feihuang said urgently.

"You..." Du Yujiao bit her silver teeth and said: "You... I really like you. Keep calling me mom in the future, and you must keep the real situation a secret, understand?"

"I understand, I understand." Zhan Feihuang nodded and stopped crying, even comforting Zhan Feiyu, "Sis, don't cry, mom hasn't abandoned us. I've forgotten what she just told me, haven't you?"

"I..." Zhan Feiyu clenched her teeth and said, "Mom, I'll listen to you too. I'm willing to marry Zhu Bufan. You will still be my..."

"Ah, a daughter-in-law is also a daughter, right? Both of you must keep this a secret, or else you know what the consequences are!" Du Yujiao ultimately didn't forget to cast a Demon Curse on the two girls.

Zhu Bufan witnessed this scene with his own eyes, and the emotional exchange among the three women didn't seem feigned at all.

Especially Zhan Feihuang, that kind of person is just a straightforward mule with no secrets in her belly. Now that she's spoken out like this, it's certain that Zhan Feiyu and her sister have been "sincerely revealed" by Du Yujiao, and it wasn't a ruse.

Zhao Juan pushed Zhu Bufan into the room, then pulled Zhu Dayou out of the room, not forgetting to close the door behind her.

Zhao Juan's room.

Zhu Dayou sighed sadly, "I didn't see it coming; Du Yujiao is really ruthless, to kick out her own birth daughter for a fake son. I couldn't do it, I'm not like her!"

"With that pig brain of yours, you definitely can't beat her!" Zhao Juan said unhappily: "Du Yujiao is killing two birds with one stone, she wants both fish and bear's paws. Can't you see that?"

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