1. Is she really my daughter?
Many years later, when Jiang Zhi looked back on the past, she would always remember that clear morning.
At that time, she was just a naive and innocent college student, not a wife, let alone a mother of two children.
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Six o’clock in the morning, Zaoc City.
The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and Jiang Zhi walked down the street, carrying a bag of breakfast in her left hand while scrolling through short videos on her phone with her right.
You might ask if walking while looking at her phone would make her fall?
What a joke!
She had walked this road countless times, could walk backward with her eyes closed as if it were flat ground. There were hardly any pedestrians early in the morning; if she fell, let me tell you…
“Yah!”
Suddenly, a crisp voice with an element of surprise rang in her ear.
“…”
Jiang Zhi put her phone away and looked at the little girl she had bumped into on the ground, giving herself a mental slap.
My brother, mine.
She hurriedly put down the breakfast and squatted down, awkwardly helping the little girl up: “Are you okay, little friend?”
“Did you fall anywhere… what a stupid question. Do you need your brother to take you to the hospital?”
Jiang Zhi felt somewhat panicked.
Most kids nowadays are delicate; they are not like when they were young, tough and robust. If she runs into a difficult parent, wouldn’t her month’s salary be wasted?
But the little girl didn’t speak.
She just stared blankly at Jiang Zhi, her small mouth slightly open, before suddenly breaking into a silly laugh.
The little girl held onto Jiang Zhi’s clothes and chirped, “Mom! I finally found you!”
Jiang Zhi: ???
What’s going on?
Mom?
Jiang Zhi was stunned for a few seconds, and after coming back to her senses, she silently stretched out a finger in front of the little girl and anxiously asked, “What number is this?”
“One.”
“What number is this?”
“Two.”
“Does it hurt your head?”
“It doesn’t hurt.”
She didn’t seem dazed from the bump? What does calling her ‘Mom’ mean?
Jiang Zhi was puzzled, but the little girl became displeased, pouting angrily and clenching her tiny fists: “Is Mom treating Qian Qian like a silly girl? Hmph! Qian Qian is not silly!”
It seems there’s something wrong with her head after all.
Jiang Zhi glanced around; many people were already looking their way, but no one stepped forward to say anything.
Damn, parents nowadays are really irresponsible.
Letting such a small child run around outside, what if something actually happened?
…Like being knocked down by a handsome guy.
Jiang Zhi patiently asked the little girl, “Little friend, where are your dad and mom?”
“You are my mom!”
The little girl pointed at Jiang Zhi, then extended a finger to her lip as if recalling something, and said, “Dad… Dad went on a business trip…”
Now, Jiang Zhi was truly speechless.
Could it be that he looks very much like the little girl’s mother?
Though indeed he is quite pretty, of the androgynous type, belonging to the popular “Innate Male Liang Sacred Body” online, and has often been mistaken for a girl.
But being called ‘Mom’ is a real eye-opener.
Can’t see that large Adam’s apple?!
Jiang Zhi took out her phone and continued to ask, “Do you know your dad and mom’s phone numbers?”
“I don’t know,” the little girl shook her head, “Mom taught Qian Qian, but Qian Qian didn’t remember, sorry, Mom…”
What good does saying sorry do for me?
Jiang Zhi silently complained but showed a hint of fatigue on her face as she glanced at the breakfast on the ground; it was probably getting cold…
“Let’s just call the police.”
Jiang Zhi murmured quietly.
This sentence clearly reached the little girl’s ears, and the girl, calling herself Qian Qian, first froze, then suddenly started crying.
The crying was so abrupt!
Huge tears swirled in her eyes and rolled down her chubby cheeks.
“Wah—”
“Does Mom not want Qian Qian anymore, boohoo…”
The little girl sniffled and wiped her tears, her small shoulders heaving, looking terribly pitiful.
She felt so wronged.
Mom doesn’t recognize Qian Qian anymore…
Mom wants to call the police and have the Police Uncle take Qian Qian away…
Mom had just bumped into Qian Qian…
Her butt hurts so much…
Jiang Zhi was stunned.
“Why are you crying? Stop crying, stop crying, it’s making it look like I’m bullying you.”
“Boohoo, Mom…”
“Really, stop crying, sister, can’t we talk it out?” After saying this, Jiang Zhi herself was stunned; she was trying to reason with a sobbing child.
The surrounding comments came in waves.
Seeing the crowd of onlookers grow, some even mistakenly thinking they were a mother and daughter, Jiang Zhi completely surrendered: “Stop crying, little friend, just tell me what you want me to do.”
“Boohoo…”
Hearing this, the little girl gradually stopped crying and stepped forward to hug Jiang Zhi’s leg, choking on her words: “Qian Qian wants to go home, please take Qian Qian home, Mom.”
Jiang Zhi: …
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Ten minutes later.
Just as Jiang Zhi unlocked the door, the little girl rushed in before her and stood timidly in the hallway.
Is this Mom’s new home?
It looks so small.
“Come here.”
Jiang Zhi called the little girl to her, and looking at the obedient little girl, she suddenly felt a headache coming.
She had really brought this girl home!
Somehow this felt strangely akin to being a human trafficker?
Wait, what she was doing now seemed to be just that.
With the little girl’s emotions still somewhat stable, Jiang Zhi asked, “You’re Qian Qian, right…?”
“Uh-huh.”
“I really am not your mom.”
“Ugh…”
“Don’t cry!”
“Ugh, ugh, ugh…”
As soon as she shouted, the little girl cried even harder.
Why do kids today start crying at the slightest thing?
Jiang Zhi scratched her head, heavily sighed, and took a rough glance at the little girl.
To say it, the little girl was quite cute.
Shallow dimples, fair skin, and two playful ponytails bouncing around.
With a pair of big, sparkling eyes that seemed to speak.
Dressed in a light pink princess dress, with little shoes adorned with bows, and wearing a small handbag.
She looked like a little fairy living in a wonderland, not at all inferior to those popular internet celebrity kids on TikTok.
Just maybe had a bit of a problem in her head.
Jiang Zhi pointed to herself, thought about her wording, and said, “You said I’m your mom?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Do you have any evidence?”
“I have.”
“Look, you have no evidence. Without evidence, how could I… what did you say?”
Before she could react, she saw the little girl wipe her tears, rummage through her bag, and pull out a photo, shoving it in her face.
Jiang Zhi instinctively took the photo.
“What is this…”
It was a two-person photo.
The background seemed to be a park, with a woman standing on the left, cradling a child in her arms.
Both of them wore happy smiles.
The child must be the little girl named Qian Qian in front of her, just looking a bit younger.
Her height hadn’t changed much, but her hair was shorter, and she was missing a front tooth, looking cute with a touch of silliness.
So…
The other woman must be her mother?
Jiang Zhi’s gaze involuntarily focused on the woman.
Should one say, no wonder they look like family?
The little girl was clean and cute, while the mother was excessively beautiful.
With flowing hair and delicate features.
Dressed in a cream-colored long dress, outlining a perfect body curve, exuding elegance.
What was particularly special were the woman’s eyes.
They were beautifully shaped peach blossom eyes, with shimmering light in her gaze, captivating.
Her lips slightly raised, showing a shallow dimple.
A beauty mark by her eye added a touch of allure and charm.
This was a typical elegant young woman.
And her bust was quite ample, estimated at a D… cough, cough, lost focus!
But that’s not the point!
Jiang Zhi flipped back and forth looking at the woman in the photo, feeling as if her heart was tossed and turned, her eyes full of shock.
This…
Isn’t this herself?!
No, no, accurately speaking, this is her after dressing as a woman?
Jiang Zhi couldn’t help but think back to her high school days.
At that time, the school held an anniversary celebration, and every class had to prepare a performance. Their class chose the play “Cinderella.”
Jiang Zhi successfully became… the female lead due to her outstanding looks.
You heard it right, the female lead.
Out of twenty-three girls in the class, she was a guy who got selected for the female lead, and she was among the best.
Can you believe it?
This is the pain of high-value males!
In any case, Jiang Zhi would never forget the scene.
It was too embarrassing!
She wore a wig, donned a long dress, walked in high heels, and played a heart-wrenching love story with a classmate acting as the prince.
And became the dream girl of many boys in school that night.
Afterward, someone even confessed to her on the school’s confession wall, with beautifully flattering words, overflowing with emotion.
It left a psychological shadow on Jiang Zhi.
That was her first time being forced to dress as a girl, and also her last time.
Dressing as a girl was impossible; she could never do that in this lifetime!
So the question arises.
Why does the woman in the photo look so much like her after dressing as a woman?
No, not just like.
They are pretty much the exact same person!
If there are any differences, it might be that the woman in the photo, compared to her twenty-two-year-old self, has added a bit more mature charm, and her features appear softer than her current self.
Did it get edited?
If so, that’s some impressive editing!
AI generated?
Doesn’t seem like it, can you even call that AI without a dinosaur?!
Jiang Zhi seemed to think of something, pursed her lips, and secretly flipped the photo over.
On the back was a line written.
“Mom and Qian Qian, must always be together.”
The moment she saw this line, Jiang Zhi felt her scalp tingle.
But wasn’t that her handwriting?!
Pictures can be synthesized; can handwriting be imitated?
Even if it was imitation, it was way too realistic! Even her usual strokes were identical!
Or is it that…
“Mom, Mom, please reason with Qian Qian!”
Just as she was in a storm in her head, the little girl tried to tiptoe, gently tugging on Jiang Zhi’s clothes with her small, tender hand.
Her weak voice still carried a hint of crying.
She probably had never felt such injustice, and having already cried once, her face was covered in tear streaks, with a bubble of snot appearing.
If the uncrying Qian Qian looked like a cute kitten, now she had entirely turned into a frightened little rabbit.
Jiang Zhi suddenly came to her senses.
Holding the photo, she asked seriously, “What’s your name?”
“Su Ziqian.”
“How old are you?”
“Qian Qian is six years old this year!”
“Your mom is called…”
“Jiang Zhi!”
Boom!
It was as if a thunderclap struck the ground; having heard the little girl’s answer, Jiang Zhi froze in place.
Su Ziqian?
Six years old?
What nonsense!
Six years ago, she was only sixteen, still in her early development, and even watching movies was through Baidu!
But she didn’t think the little girl was lying.
After all, the little girl clearly announced her name. Taking a huge leap, even if she were lying, the little girl’s acting would have to be extraordinarily good, right?
If you have such acting skills, why not use them properly? Why come to deceive a pure and innocent adult like her?
Moreover, this photo couldn’t be fake.
That means…
Jiang Zhi swallowed hard, her voice suddenly a bit hoarse: “So, you, you really are my daughter?”
