Ou ZhenTing couldn't help but sigh as he instructed, "Now that we've confirmed her identity, don't tell her yet, so as not to make her feel..."
"That we're purposely unwilling to see her."
Upon hearing this, Ou Jun's expression turned serious and he nodded.
Ou ZhenTing continued, "In any case, you handle things over there with flexibility."
"Just remember to be kind to Jiao Jiao... Let her get closer to you and your two brothers."
"In the future, she won't feel so alienated from this family."
It turned out that Ou ZhenTing was aware of "Ou Jiao's" dissatisfaction with them.
"Father, I'm sorry," Ou Jun couldn't help but say.
Ou ZhenTing immediately shook his head and said to his son, "You don't need to apologize, you did nothing wrong."
"Looking into possible doubts is what you should do."
"It's just that we aren't as perceptive as your mother, who could recognize Jiao Jiao at first glance."
Speaking to this point, Ou ZhenTing couldn't help but give a bitter smile and said, "Our lack of warmth towards the child must be why you kept investigating, right?"
"In reality, in such matters, how can men's intuition be as sharp as women's?"
"Besides, after searching for so many years and so many times, we have become somewhat numb, so having doubts is normal."
Ou ZhenTing paused for a moment, patted his son, and then added, "However, it's not too late for the lost sheep to return to the fold."
"After your mother and I return from Chengbei, we'll formally recognize Jiao Jiao and treat her with double the kindness."
After listening to his father's words, Ou Jun was quite silent, nodded, and agreed, "Father is right."
Ou ZhenTing returned to the hospital room to find his wife already awake.
Although worried about his wife's excitement, out of concern for her health, Ou ZhenTing still shared the implications with her.
"Ning Shu, I know you're distressed, but have you considered? If something were truly to happen to you because of Jiao Jiao, would she be sad for the rest of her life? Feel guilty for a lifetime?" Newest update provided by novel✦fire.net
"And you, we've waited for so many years, don't you want to? Spend more time with Jiao Jiao? Is it understandable that you'd want to see her just once, even if it means parting forever?"
To persuade his wife, Huo Zhenping didn't tell her that the risks were only probable because he feared that with her temperament, she would insist on seeing her daughter even at great risk.
Xia Chuyi was unaware of everything happening in the Ou Family.
She didn't know that her biological mother had already recognized her identity.
Nor did she know that her biological father and brother had, by a twist of fate, misunderstood Mrs. Ou's words, taking "Ou Jiao" as the person in question.
In any case, many things just never go smoothly.
Xia Chuyi learned of this situation a week later.
"You're saying that due to Mrs. Ou's health reasons, although they have confirmed Ou Jiao's identity, they still won't recognize her for now?" Xia Chuyi asked her intelligence partner, Jiang Shuqin.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuqin became somewhat agitated and said to her, "Exactly!"
After her outburst, Jiang Shuqin couldn't help but shake her head with a sigh and added, "But speaking of which, Mrs. Ou is really pitiful, having found her daughter but unable to meet her."
"And 'Ou Jiao', too, is quite pitiful. Clearly, her parents have found her, yet they can't recognize her."
"I heard from Ou Cong that Ou Jiao seems to be getting more emotional about this matter."
Xia Chuyi furrowed her brow, "Ou Jiao knows about this? I mean, the fact that Mrs. Ou and the others have confirmed her identity?"