Li Zhi directly took out a DNA testing device from his bag. In 2050, paternity testing had become as simple and convenient as checking blood pressure. There was no need to go to a dedicated paternity testing center; anyone could buy a small device online and get results in three minutes.
Li Zhi said, "Since Si Yao has passed away, according to instructions, I need to conduct a paternity test for Mr. Song and Miss Si here and now to further confirm Miss Si’s identity. If Miss Si is Mr. Song’s daughter, then it will be certain that she is Si Yao’s daughter. Please cooperate and provide DNA samples."
Song Pianlan was at a loss for words and glanced at her biological brother, Song Tengfei, who was sitting on the sofa.
Song Tengfei, only thirty-five this year, wore a black coat over a matching black suit, a white shirt, and a coffee-colored, diagonally striped tie secured by a tie clip inlaid with tiny diamonds, positioned at the fifth shirt button. He looked sharp—classic modern businessman attire.
He had no desire whatsoever to do the paternity test.
He was only thirty-five, yet he might suddenly have a twenty-year-old daughter. Who could accept such a thing?
Moreover, if the test proved they were father and daughter, confirming she was Si Yao’s child, would the Song Group have to give her half its shares?
This wasn’t a daughter coming to acknowledge her kin; this was someone coming to carve the flesh off him!
Si Mingjing entered the living room, discreetly surveying the area, trying to find traces of her mother’s past life in this villa.
Unfortunately, there were none.
This was the villa her mother had bought before she married; it had now become the Song Family’s stronghold.
Si Mingjing squinted, feeling a pang of sorrow for her mother.
Seeing Song Tengfei only sipping tea and staying silent, Li Zhi could only ask Si Mingjing first, "Miss Si, will you go first?"
"Sure," Si Mingjing replied, withdrawing her gaze, the corners of her mouth turning up slightly.
Her fingers, slender and beautiful, brushed through her hair. A strand quickly fell into her palm, and she handed it to Li Zhi.
She seemed entirely unfazed by the possibility that the paternity test results might prevent her from getting the property title deed.
Li Zhi then looked at Song Tengfei. "Mr. Song, please cooperate. Living on Prison Star for twenty years, despite not being a criminal, has already caused a global uproar. To provide a public explanation, the government will undoubtedly want to appease Miss Si. Not cooperating with the government at this time isn’t wise."
Song Tengfei seethed. Of course, he knew that defying the government now would be disrespectful. Irritated, he plucked a strand of hair and handed it to Li Zhi.
In the living room sat Song Tengfei’s grandfather, Old Master Song; his father and mother; Song Tengfei himself; Fang Jing; and Song Pianlan.
The entire family watched Li Zhi’s every move, silently praying: Not father and daughter, not father and daughter, not father and daughter!
Only Si Mingjing, leaning casually against the sofa, observed the Song family’s inner turmoil, a knowing confidence in her eyes.
Indeed, they weren’t father and daughter, but...
Three minutes later, the results came in: father and daughter?!
Everyone in the Song family was deeply disappointed.
Li Zhi, maintaining his professional demeanor, said, "Mr. Song, you’ve seen the results. Miss Si is unequivocally your biological daughter. The evidence is irrefutable. Can you now present the property deed to register Miss Si’s residency?"
Song Tengfei’s face turned ashen. Wordlessly, he stared at Si Mingjing. He saw her as a major blemish on his bloodline! This daughter was good for nothing, bringing only shame to the Song family!
Si Mingjing raised her phoenix eyes slightly, a hint of slyness flickering within them.
It seemed the five-year-old girl Fang Jing had borne Song Tengfei was indeed his biological child...
She had already investigated thoroughly: Song Tengfei’s daughter and Xiaobai attended the same kindergarten.
This morning, she had deliberately taken Xiaobai to school and managed to obtain a strand of hair from Song Tengfei’s daughter.
Now, with this paternity test, she’d see how Song Tengfei could stop her from registering her residency at the villa her mother had bought.