Chapter 188: Planning a Countermeasure
When Ye Ziming returned to the room, he pretended that nothing had happened. After exchanging a glance with Lin Muqing, he returned to his seat to work on his homework.
Originally, he thought about directly taking a few strands of Lin Muqing’s hair, but he felt that might not be accurate enough and could cause errors.
Back when they went to the hospital for a check-up, Lin Muqing happened to be on her period, so they didn’t do any gynecological tests. He had planned to make up for it later, but things got delayed.
Now he thought, why not just use that as an excuse to take her to the hospital? That would be much more reliable.
Also, after hearing Lin Qiwen’s plan, Ye Ziming felt there was a problem with their method.
“Huh? You want to take me to the hospital for a check-up?”
Lin Muqing had just finished her homework and was ready to start a thrilling online game when she suddenly heard her good buddy say this.
“That’s not necessary, right? Didn’t the last check-up say I was fine?”
(Except for malnutrition…) she added silently in her heart.
“If you used to be a boy, then since your body changed, you should get a check-up. Of course, if you weren’t—”
“I was! And I still am! At least in my heart I’m still a macho man!”
Before Ye Ziming could finish, Lin Muqing jumped up from her chair, raised her little claws, and shouted loudly.
But she didn’t realize that behind Ye Ziming’s calm expression was a smile of success.
Since she insisted she was a boy, she would have to obediently go for the check-up. He scheduled it for tomorrow morning.
When she learned it wouldn’t affect tonight’s temple fair, Lin Muqing happily plopped back onto her computer chair and started playing her game.
“Big bro, I finished my homework. Shouldn’t I get a little cookie as a celebration?”
She had just opened the game but didn’t click “login” yet. Instead, she turned to him with expectant eyes.
At that moment, she looked a little shy. When she asked, she fidgeted with her hands on her lap, but deep down, she was ready. If he didn’t give it to her, she would find a way to make him give it anyway.
Ye Ziming felt speechless for a moment.
“Hehe, Big bro, you love me, don’t you?”
Seeing her good buddy stay silent for two seconds, Lin Muqing knew she had already won. She raised her little paws, ready to receive her cookies.
“Eat after lunch.”
Ye Ziming opened his mouth, but the refusal stuck in his throat. With a helpless sigh in his heart, he gave her a doting glance, then took out a small pack of cookies from a hidden corner. After giving her a reminder, he placed it into her hands.
“Yay!”
No thinking was needed. Lin Muqing nodded obediently and happily accepted the cookies.
Seeing her so cute made Ye Ziming feel a bit worried.
If just a little bag of cookies could make this kitten smile so happily and act so obediently… what if one day someone lured her away with a few more packs?
While thinking about this, Ye Ziming checked the time. He guessed that his mother should already be back from the garden and was probably downstairs preparing lunch.
So, after giving Lin Muqing another reminder, he left the room and went downstairs.
When he went to look for his mother, he unexpectedly found that Aunt Lin was visiting. From the looks of it, she must have come early in the morning.
“Mom, I need to talk to you about something.”
Ye Ziming walked over to his mother and gave her a subtle look.
Understanding his signal, his mother smiled and said a few words to Meng Yue, then followed Ye Ziming into the kitchen.
“What is it?”
Once they stepped into the kitchen and closed the door, making sure there were no third parties, Mother Ye looked at him with a puzzled expression.
“What’s going on?”
“Here’s the situation,” Ye Ziming said.
(Lin Qiwen: What about keeping it secret!?)
Ye Ziming gave her a short version, skipping unnecessary details. He included the part about the jade pendants that he and Lin Muqing had worn since childhood.
“Really!?”
After hearing the story, Mother Ye was shocked. She couldn’t help covering her mouth with her hand, then quietly peeked into the living room at Meng Yue.
In her heart, she thought, ‘No wonder Lin Muqing’s eyes look so much like Meng Yue’s… so this is the reason.’
“Wait, I remember the child who went missing back then was a boy.”
After calming down from her shock, Mother Ye suddenly realized there was a problem. She had even helped bathe that naughty child back then. She clearly remembered seeing a little “ding ding.”
But now… look at Lin Muqing! Could it be…?
“She’s a girl. I already took her to the hospital for a check-up.”
Seeing his mother’s wide-eyed stare, Ye Ziming explained seriously.
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“Ohhh, I see. That’s fine then. Ahaha~”
Mother Ye immediately felt relieved. At least her son didn’t bring home a boy and try to trick her. Otherwise, that would have been a huge problem.
She gave a slightly awkward laugh, then quickly put on a serious face again to discuss a plan with her son.
“Ever since her youngest son went missing, she’s never been pregnant again. If Lin Muqing really is that child, then all we need is for her and Meng Yue to do a DNA test.”
Mother Ye’s meaning was simple. They didn’t need to bother Lin Cong. They just needed to find a way to trick (crossed out) take Meng Yue to the hospital.
If their guess was correct, then Lin Muqing definitely had a blood relation to Lin Cong.
“Mhm.”
After listening, Ye Ziming nodded. He felt that leaving this matter to his mother was indeed safer, certainly safer than leaving it to Lin Qiwen.
(Lin Qiwen: …Excuse me?)
While the mother and son were planning their strategy, Lin Muqing ran into a problem in her game and wanted to go downstairs to ask her good buddy for help.
But before she could go down, she saw a familiar figure sitting on the living room sofa from the second floor.
“Aunt Lin!”
Seeing her, Lin Muqing was a little happy. She quickly walked over with a smile and greeted her.
“Ah, Lin Muqing!”
Seeing her appear, Meng Yue smiled warmly. She immediately pulled Lin Muqing’s small hand and sat her down on the sofa to chat.
While chatting, Lin Muqing couldn’t help sneaking a few extra glances at Meng Yue’s hair.
If she had seen Aunt Lin style her hair nicely, she wouldn’t have been surprised. But right now, her hair looked… strange. It had the clumsy touch of a beginner, someone like Lin Muqing herself.
“Looks weird, right? Lin Yiming did my hair this morning. He said he wanted to be filial to me and his dad. Hmph, if he really wanted to be filial, he’d bring me a daughter-in-law instead.”
Seeing Lin Muqing staring at her hair, Meng Yue chuckled and patted it. Then she started sharing some funny family stories, all starring her three sons.
The stories were the kind that, if the Lin family’s three brothers heard even a little, they would want to crawl into a hole from embarrassment.