Ning Yibin also joined in persuading, "Alright, alright, you’ve frightened the children."
Zhang Yun then made an effort to stop her tears.
Seeing that Zhang Yun had stopped crying, Ning Yibin looked at An Hao apologetically and said, "I’m sorry, Zhang Yun and I only have one son, and never did we imagine we would outlive him. Whenever it’s brought up, she gets upset. I apologize for startling you."
An Hao looked at Ning Yibin, stunned. The old leader’s expression had always been serious, but that apologetic smile just now made him seem very similar to Qin Jian’s smile.
So, she scrutinized Ning Yibin for a long while before slowly saying, "Chief, has anyone ever told you that you resemble someone?"
This was not the first time someone had made such a remark; it was enough to capture Ning Yibin’s attention, "Who do you think I resemble?"
"Qin Jian!" said An Hao, and she patted Zhang Yun’s hand unintentionally as she spoke, "Don’t you think they look alike?"
Zhang Yun was the first to notice this; of course, she was aware.
Seeing An Hao’s somewhat excited expression, Zhang Yun’s sixth sense told her that this young girl might be about to say something significant, and sure enough, An Hao continued, "The moment I walked in, I felt that the Chief looked familiar! Now I finally understand, he and Qin Jian do look very similar. Look at their eyes, noses, jaws, even the way they smile when they laugh... Chief, is Qin Jian your lost son, or perhaps a twin or something?"
An Hao’s sudden suggestion was not a wild guess, nor was it something she blurted out on a whim. She knew about the exchange of glances between Li Junping and Qin Ru Hai at the Qin Family’s dinner that day, and their conversational evasions.
She had also discussed this matter with Qin Jian that day.
Qin Jian, too, had doubts about this issue, so when he saw Chief Ning, An Hao’s mind immediately leaped to that incident.
The matter An Hao was talking about was precisely the direction Zhang Yun had been wanting to explore.
Having lost her only son was a massive blow for her, and she had spent years grieving. When she felt utterly hopeless and didn’t know how to carry on, Qin Jian suddenly appeared in her life.
She couldn’t explain why, but from the moment she saw Qin Jian, she strongly wanted to draw close to him.
A powerful feeling inside her told her that he was her child, a member of their family.
It was this feeling that triggered her urge to investigate further.
She couldn’t rely solely on her sixth sense and wishful thinking; what was most important was finding the truth of the matter.
The idea of them being twins that An Hao had suggested was definitely not the case; she had given birth to several children herself and knew all too well!
One, she had only given birth to one child!
And that one childbirth had nearly cost her life.
She only had Ning Bo as a child and there couldn’t possibly be any lost child!
But deep down in her heart, she truly felt that Qin Jian was her child! Even more like hers than Ning Bo!
"I hope you don’t mind me asking, but when is Engineer Qin’s birthday?" Zhang Yun was very keen to pursue this matter, especially after having met Qin Jian, she understood her own urgent feelings better than anyone.
Qin Jian had never doubted this matter before.
But ever since the last encounter with the Ning Couple, given the way they looked at him and the attitude they showed, he too had questions in his heart.
Furthermore, there was the unintentional slip of the tongue by his mother Li Junping before, with that phrase ’the children of the Qin Family’, which was clearly meant to exclude him.