Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 587 - 507 What Are Your Thoughts? (Second Update)

Chapter 587: Chapter 507 What Are Your Thoughts? (Second Update)

"The two of you got dead drunk and spent a night in the same room. This incident has been the talk of Haotian, even the Great Emperor kicked you out. How could Du Ma’s Prince not overthink it..."

Haotian Queen’s face grew darker and darker, "Stop! Just tell me what happened next!"

"What happened next... Oh! Right, that woman said she wanted her daughter to have a good life, and her words really came true. Somehow, she ended up connecting with the Second Prince. When the Second Prince left the hospital, he actually took the mother and daughter with him.

They left sneakily, as if terrified of being seen. Later on, I thought about it. Why would the Second Prince take her away? It’s definitely because that woman looks like you!"

Haotian Queen asked suspiciously, "That woman looks like me?"

"Yes! Especially the eyes!"

"Xia Rou, think carefully, the child Du Ma and that woman took away—was that child actually hers?"

"That’s a tough call. The hospital was too run-down, with few medical staff. A few newborn babies were placed in a makeshift nursery. At the time, I was alert, afraid someone might steal the babies, so I held onto one of them the whole time."

"Xia Rou, I’ll hang up for now. If you remember anything, call me." Haotian Queen ended the call and turned to Yi Luowa with concern in her eyes.

Yi Luowa smiled, "I’m fine, you don’t need to worry about me."

"Luowa..." Haotian Queen felt like anything she said to comfort Yi Luowa now would be meaningless. She fell silent and looked towards Tong Airui.

"Duke Airui, you cannot treat Luowa poorly just because of what you heard earlier. We cannot choose our origins, but how we live henceforth is up to us. Here’s my suggestion: Luowa and I have such a strong bond, why not let her become my daughter."

Tong Airui smiled and pulled Yi Luowa into his arms, "Thank you for your kind intention. I’ve said it long ago, even if Luowa had parents who begged on the streets, I would still love her and spoil her."

"Luowa, having you is wonderful!" Haotian Queen said sincerely.

Tong Airui patted Yi Luowa on the shoulder, "Wife, if everything Xia Rou said is true, then you and Youyou were most likely swapped in the nursery. Youyou went with Du Ma and your mother to Haotian, whereas you were taken to the Yi family, and Shiqing went to Aunt Ni Lu. Out of the four children, only Nancy wasn’t swapped..."

Haotian Queen bitterly shook her head, "Even Nancy was swapped. Back then, the blood for DNA testing was drawn from Luo You’s. If it weren’t for Xia Rou’s unwavering loyalty to me, the identities of the four children would be completely muddled."

Tong Airui frowned slightly, "What was that fire about? Do you know?"

"That year, after I gave birth to Nancy, I was in a coma. I didn’t even know there was a fire. Later, I heard from Randy that it was his people who saved me. I thought Xia Rou and Nancy perished in the fire. But it turns out they survived... It’s been twenty-one years, and it’s the first time I’ve seen my own daughter."

Haotian Queen took Yi Luowa’s hand gently and said, "Luowa, I understand how you feel. If you want to find your biological mother, I’ll send someone to help right away."

Yi Luowa smiled as she clasped Haotian Queen’s hand tightly, "You have so much to deal with; let Tong Airui handle the search."

"He’s not as convenient as me. If you want her found, I’ll do it straight away."

Tong Airui squeezed Yi Luowa’s hand and laughed, "Haotian Queen, then we must trouble you."

"The person I’m looking for has been by Du Ma’s side for over twenty years; he’s more familiar with Du Ma than anyone." Haotian Queen picked up the phone and called the person in question.

The call was quickly answered, "Zhi Lan, how do you have time to call me?"

Randy glanced at his mother; the person his mom mentioned seems to be someone she knows personally.

"Joel, I need to ask you something."

"Hmm, go ahead."

"Twenty-one years ago, did Du Ma bring back a woman and a child from F Country?"

"Why are you suddenly curious about this?"

"I want to find that woman."

"You shouldn’t bother. That woman died less than a year after returning."

Yi Luowa’s heart sank instantly. Dead!

"What happened?" Haotian Queen tightly clutched the phone.

"That woman was promiscuous. Du Ma treated her so well, yet she ended up with his most trusted assistant. Enraged, Du Ma killed her... Zhi Lan, that woman looked strikingly similar to you. That’s the only reason Du Ma was so infatuated with her. If he hadn’t cared so much, she wouldn’t have been killed.

Before she died, she begged Du Ma to spare her daughter. Du Ma, to his credit, entrusted the woman’s child to his assistant to raise. Later, the assistant took the child and went to the base to become an instructor.

You’re asking the right person. Besides me and that instructor, no one else knows about that woman and her child. I’m curious, how did you find this out?"

"Xia Rou mentioned it."

Joel chuckled lightly, "What a rare lapse in discretion! Du Ma brought that woman back, terrified of you finding out since he vowed to marry only you in this lifetime. Yet, you still found out."

"Don’t talk to me about this nonsense!" Haotian Queen slammed the phone down.

Yi Luowa leaned weakly into Tong Airui’s arms, her heart calmed—no need to search anymore. But why does this dead heart still ache so much?

Tong Airui gently patted her shoulder, comforting her while asking, "Haotian Queen, who exactly is this Joel?"

Haotian Queen frowned slightly, "He’s a classmate of Du Ma and me. He’s been Du Ma’s advisor all along. When civil war broke out, I persuaded him countless times before he left Du Ma. He’s now an ordinary businessman."

"I see. No wonder I didn’t know Du Ma had someone like this around." Tong Airui gently touched Yi Luowa’s forehead with his own, "After all this time, the mystery we’ve been trying to unravel has finally been solved. If I’m not mistaken, the base instructor Joel mentioned is Youyou’s master. And you, you’re now officially a child without a mother. Big sweetheart, from now on, Daddy will spoil you."

Yi Luowa’s eyes flashed with mischief as she grabbed his neck, "I’ll strangle you! Stop taking advantage of me!"

Haotian Queen and Randy stared in shock, their jaws practically hitting the floor. How did these two change the mood so quickly?

Even as Tong Airui’s wife choked him, he wasn’t angry. Instead, he playfully swayed along with her movements.

Yi Luowa felt choking his neck wasn’t enough, so she leaned down and bit his ear, "Dad—"

She squeezed out the word "Dad" through gritted teeth.

Long Che pushed open the door and walked in, "Luowa, you called me."

Yi Luowa’s face flushed bright red all the way to the ears. Letting go of Tong Airui, she darted over to Long Che, "Dad, your son took advantage of me and made me call him Dad."

Long Che gave his son a dark, piercing glare, "Making a scene like this in front of Haotian Queen, aren’t you afraid of embarrassing yourself?"

"Dad..." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"If you don’t behave, stop calling me Dad!"

Yi Luowa clung to Long Che’s arm and stuck her tongue out at Tong Airui, "Serves you right!"

"You ungrateful thing!" Tong Airui rubbed his ear where she’d bitten, leaning back into the sofa.

Haotian Queen suddenly seemed to understand something and smiled warmly, "Prime Minister Long Che, you shouldn’t wrong Duke Airui. He’s just trying to cheer Luowa up."

"Luowa is the joy of our family. Why would he need to cheer her up... Luowa, what’s going on?" Long Che lowered his gaze to his daughter-in-law.

Yi Luowa pouted, "With Haotian Queen’s help, I found my biological mother, but she’s already dead..."

"Luowa..." Long Che reached out and lightly stroked her head, "You still have me and your mom."

"Mm, I know. I was just briefly sad for a moment. Now I’m fully recharged." Yi Luowa raised her hand and pointed at Tong Airui, "Dad, if you help me beat him up, I’ll be recharged twice as much."

Long Che smiled kindly, "Alright! I’ll help you teach him a lesson! Dinner is ready. You accompany Haotian Queen and Randy downstairs, I’ll stay here and deal with him."

Yi Luowa puckered her lips, "Dad, don’t be too harsh—otherwise, I’ll feel bad."

Long Che laughed, "Don’t worry, I promise to leave him breathing."

Yi Luowa shot a glance at Tong Airui before helping Haotian Queen and Randy downstairs.

After they left, Long Che closed the door gently, "How come, after searching for two years with no clues, you got everything resolved so quickly?"

Tong Airui explained everything that just happened to Long Che before the two furrowed their brows, staring at each other.

"What’s your take?" Long Che asked.

"Maybe I’m overthinking it, but it’s all so smooth—it’s hard to believe."