Chapter 259 - 54 The Woman He Cherished
About half an hour later, Shen Mincheng’s uncontrollable emotions finally calmed down. He wiped away his tears, his expression somewhat sheepish, wanting to look up at Shen Chi but seemingly afraid to.
"Will your biological father agree?" After a long while, he hesitated.
Shen Chi heard something in his tone and raised an eyebrow, "You know who my biological father is?"
"I can probably guess." Hesitating a little, Shen Mincheng said, "When we found you, the fabric of your clothes was very fine, so I guessed you must be a child from a wealthy family. Later, feeling uneasy, I inquired and found out that around the time you were picked up, several high-ranking officials from the Capital had come to visit the province, and indeed, a child about your age had gone missing. I guessed that you were probably one of those officials’ children, but I was just an ordinary citizen and couldn’t even if I wanted to return you to them. At first, I was still hoping that your parents would come to find you, but as the years passed without any sign from your biological parents, I stopped thinking about it and devoted myself to raising you as my own son."
Perhaps it was because he had regarded Shen Chi as his own child that he had felt such panic, anger, and despair when Shen Chi later wrote letters inquiring about his origins.
He knew well that if his son found his biological parents, he would surely change back to his original surname. In the end, the Shen Family’s line was still to be discontinued.
Just like that, a good son was lost, and in less than two years, the only daughter-in-law who could share his worries also passed away, leaving him feeling wronged and angry. Even though his heart still thought of and missed him, he let go and stopped caring for him, devoting himself instead to Shen Zhu, the stepson who would care for him in his old age.
Now, hearing Shen Chi say that he would still bear the Shen surname in the future, and his descendants would too, Shen Mincheng felt both thrilled and guilty, thinking his former self must have been blinded by lard.
"Don’t worry, he can’t control me," said Shen Chi, his expression indifferent.
If someone else had said this, Shen Mincheng would have doubted, but this son had always been decisive and consistent from a young age. Shen Mincheng didn’t trust many, but he trusted him.
Shen Mincheng returned with a glowing face, while Shen Zhangming and Luo Yufang still had some doubts.