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The voice, sweetened like syrup, was soft and melodious. Everyone's gaze instinctively drifted toward her. Zheng Mengni approached with an umbrella, her porcelain-white face adorned with an elegant and gentle smile. Her black-and-white eyes sparkled with warmth as they moved from left to right, silently greeting each person in the room.
What had been a lively chatter at the entrance suddenly fell into silence. The expressions ranged from astonishment to envy, but mostly they were blank. Two seconds later, those who had been fidgeting and chewing their nails finally reacted.
Wang Xia stepped forward. "The road outside is being repaired, so cars can't get in. It must have been quite a journey for you all."
Tan Yan replied warmly, "It's alright; I remember the last time we came here, the road was also under construction."
Wang Xia explained, "Recently there was a heavy rainstorm that washed out the road, so it had to be rebuilt. Come on, don’t just stand there talking; it’s raining outside. Let’s head inside." She quickly led everyone in, exchanging pleasantries along the way about mundane matters.
Zheng Mengni quietly surveyed the welfare institute's environment. The old building occupied a small area, and one could see straight to the end at a glance. The peeling walls were covered in chaotic graffiti—some crooked Chinese characters and some childish watercolor paintings.
She softly said, "Director, I heard this place takes in children from special backgrounds."
Wang Xia nodded. "Yes, but don’t let their disabilities fool you; they are all kind-hearted kids."
"The rainy season has arrived," Zheng Mengni continued, "and with the weather turning cooler, it’s easy for them to catch colds. I noticed there aren’t many hospitals in town; I wonder what they do when they fall ill."
"Indeed, there are no large hospitals nearby," Wang Xia replied. "There are a few clinics that are sufficient for basic needs. Plus, doctors from outside come to our welfare institute to provide medical support, so generally, we don’t encounter major issues."
Zheng Mengni's eyes deepened with concern as her smile brightened. "That's good to hear. Before I came here, I looked into your situation and arranged for a doctor to come and conduct health check-ups for them. Do you think we could gather everyone tomorrow morning for a unified health assessment?"
Wang Xia was taken aback but pleasantly surprised. "Of course! We wanted to do health check-ups before but had to arrange for buses to take them into town to the big hospital. This will save us a lot of trouble."
In another room, Xia Shu was hiding away, her heart racing as she clicked send on her message and tightly gripped her phone. She felt like she might faint at any moment. What if that woman discovered she wasn't actually disabled?
Will they arrest her if they find out she forged medical records?
After a few minutes, the boss replied slowly, "Routine health checks don’t include cognitive function assessments. Why are you so anxious?"
Xia Shu was confused. "What do you mean?"
"It requires the opinion of a professional to determine if someone has an intellectual disability; it can't be casually judged from a regular check-up."
The boss seemed to be in a good mood today and was unusually talkative. Normally, if she asked a question, the person would only respond a couple of times before becoming impatient.
"Then why does she want to have a health check?"
"Because she's anxious, what else could it be?"
Xia Shu was dumbfounded. "She wants to do a paternity test right now, but I'm not the person she's looking for at all."
"Do you want to be the person she's looking for?"
"I do."
"Then you are."
Xia Shu watched as the boss sent messages, her mind a tangled mess. The boss had gone to great lengths to fabricate false medical records and sent her to this welfare institution for special groups just to transform her from a sparrow into a phoenix. But what benefit did this bring to the boss?
Moreover, impersonating a wealthy heiress was a crime. With the health check scheduled for tomorrow, the young lady coming from the city was surely there to verify her identity. Wouldn’t that expose their plan right from the start? Why did the boss seem completely unbothered?
By dinner time, Zheng Mengni still hadn’t seen Xia Shu. She had seen that girl’s ID photo; with her resemblance to Sun Yao, it was unforgettable.
But in such a small place, Zheng Mengni couldn't figure out where the person was.
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