NCCnovel Chapter 374 Illegitimate Son
Chapter 374 Illegitimate Son
Chapter 374 Illegitimate Child
Murong Ling'er stood aside, watching all this quietly. She never liked to get involved in other people's emotional entanglements. This time she met Liu Yuyan and her son purely by chance. Thinking of Chu Lingfeng's friendship, she spared no effort and brought them back from thousands of miles away.
But now that things have developed to this point, she has no intention of exploring further and just wants to get out of this as soon as possible.
So she cleared her throat to break the awkward silence: "I have brought the person back to you, you can take him away." Her voice was crisp, without a trace of unnecessary emotion.
Hearing this, Chu Lingfeng's heart sank suddenly, as if it was being tightly grasped by an invisible big hand.
He hurriedly looked at Murong Ling'er, his lips slightly opened, wanting to explain, but before he could utter a word, Murong Ling'er turned around and strode away with Murong Chen. Her resolute back was like an icy barrier, keeping him out.
In a moment, the bustling crowd on the dock seemed to have nothing to do with them. Only Liu Yuyan, her son, and Chu Lingfeng were left. The atmosphere became increasingly awkward and depressing.
Chu Lingfeng's mind was still in a mess. Anyone who was suddenly approached by a woman and a child to claim their relationship would feel at a loss.
What's more, he couldn't even remember the woman's appearance clearly. He only remembered that night, he was in a trance under the influence of the aphrodisiac and saw a pink and delicate peach blossom birthmark in a trance, but he was still not sure whether it was real or an illusion caused by his poisoning.
Chu Lingfeng was silent for a long time. Looking at the uneasy look of Liu Yuyan and her son, his heart was full of confusion and entanglement, but he couldn't just leave them aside.
So he took a deep breath, suppressed all the emotions in his heart, took the mother and son back home, and handed them over to his mother.
"Ling Feng, what did you do? What's wrong with this child?" As soon as Wang saw Chu Yuting, the handkerchief in her hand slipped away and she stood there in shock.
Chu Yuting and Chu Lingfeng really look so similar. Their eyebrows, eyes, and expressions are like they were carved from the same mold. No one would doubt their blood relationship.
Not only was Wang shocked, but Chuchu and Chu Yinyin also opened their eyes wide, their faces full of disbelief.
After realizing what was happening, Chu Yinyin's eyes instantly became fierce. She looked at Liu Yuyan viciously. In her heart, her elder brother had always been a chaste man. Over the years, except for Murong Linger, she had hardly seen him have any close contact with any woman. How could he suddenly have an illegitimate child?
"Brother, you really are..." Chu Yinyin opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to question her brother.
"Let them stay first, we can talk about it later if there is anything."
Chu Lingfeng felt like his head was about to explode at this moment. He was so confused and worried that he had no idea how to explain all this to his family.
He hurriedly arranged accommodation for Liu Yuyan and her son, and then went to find Murong Ling'er in a panic.
"Miss Murong, can you tell me what exactly happened? Where did you meet them? Do you know their origins?"
As soon as Chu Lingfeng saw Murong Ling'er, he couldn't wait to ask a series of questions, his eyes full of anxiety and desire. He wanted to find out the truth of the matter.
Faced with Chu Lingfeng's anxious questioning, Murong Ling'er just glanced at him indifferently.
This seemingly casual glance made Chu Lingfeng, who was eager to know the truth, feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and the blood in his body seemed to freeze at this moment.
He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but for some reason, his throat seemed to be choked by something and he couldn't utter a word.
Once upon a time, he could pursue Murong Linger without any scruples, but now, thinking of that unbearable past, he felt that he was no longer clean, and he no longer had the courage to stand in front of her and say that he was worthy of her love.
Murong Ling'er had no intention of hiding anything, even though what she knew was very limited.
She calmed down and told the whole story without reservation, how she accidentally met Liu Yuyan and her son, and how they got along along the way.
While she was telling the story, her eyes were always calm, as if she was just describing an ordinary thing. But to Chu Lingfeng's ears, every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting his heart again and again.
After struggling for a long time, Chu Lingfeng recounted to Murong Ling'er word for word what happened that night six years ago: that chaotic and thrilling night, that decadent and erroneous night, and that unique peach blossom birthmark...
When she heard the word "peach blossom birthmark", Murong Ling'er's expression froze, and something rushed through her mind at this moment.
Suddenly, a crisp "click" sound broke the silence, and the original owner's memory light ball, which was sealed layer by layer and airtight, actually cracked a tiny crack. In an instant, depression, fear and despair surged into Murong Ling'er's mind like a surging tide, carrying a dusty memory.
In an instant, Murong Ling'er understood the reason why the original owner had sealed this memory. Her eyes trembled slightly, and she subconsciously looked at Chu Lingfeng who was talking to the servants not far away.
As he remembered, that night, the original owner and Chu Lingfeng were both drugged in a conspiracy. In the confusion, it was difficult to tell who took the initiative and who was forced.
Recalling the chaos and helplessness at that time, Murong Linger couldn't help but frown. If Chu Lingfeng hadn't come to the rescue, the original owner would have fallen into the clutches of the villains and the consequences would have been unimaginable.
But the thought that followed made Murong Ling'er's heartbeat suddenly accelerate. She slowly lowered her head, and Murong Chen's childish but stubborn little face appeared in her mind.
If the original owner was with Chu Lingfeng that night, then Murong Chen must be Chu Lingfeng's biological son? Thinking of this, Murong Ling'er began to carefully recall Murong Chen's appearance.
Just at this moment, Chu Lingfeng turned around, and the setting sun outlined his tall silhouette.
With Chu Lingfeng in front of her for comparison, Murong Linger was surprised to find that Murong Chen's profile was somewhat similar to Chu Lingfeng, especially the slightly upturned eyebrows and straight nose bridge. How come she had never noticed these similarities during their previous time together!
Murong Ling'er was secretly upset and felt that she had failed in her duty.
On the other side, Chu Lingfeng, immersed in his own complex emotions, did not notice anything unusual about Murong Ling'er.
The reason why he revealed that unbearable memory to Murong Ling'er was, firstly, to explain the reason why Liu Yuyan and her son suddenly appeared, and secondly, he hoped that Murong Ling'er could do him a big favor.
In Chu Lingfeng's heart, if he could prove that Liu Yuyan was the woman that night, he would naturally assume the responsibilities of a man and ensure that the mother and son would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
However, he had secretly made up his mind that even if this happened, he would not marry Liu Yuyan, and would never marry anyone else in his life.
When Chu Lingfeng first learned that Murong Ling'er was the orphan of the General Protector's Mansion and his fiancée, his heart was filled with ecstasy. But now, this ecstasy was shattered by the appearance of Liu Yuyan and her son, and was replaced by endless entanglement and depression.
However, he could only bury these emotions deep in his heart and never show them in front of Murong Ling'er.
After a long silence, Chu Lingfeng finally mustered up the courage and whispered, "Miss Murong, I really can't find anyone more suitable to help me with this matter. I wonder if you could lend a hand and help me check if there's any special mark on Miss Liu's body?"
When Murong Ling'er heard this, she felt so complicated that she couldn't express it in words. As Chu Lingfeng's fiancée, she was asked by him to check the birthmark on another woman. This was really ridiculous.
She smiled bitterly in her heart. What would Chu Lingfeng's expression be like if he knew the truth? Would he want to find a hole in the ground to crawl into?