Meanwhile, at the Xu family residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu’s faces grew terribly grim upon learning that Xu Hongfei had gone to some live broadcast, and they immediately had someone gather the relevant information, preparing to reach out to the attendees to find someone.
They intended to get word out internally to have someone look out for their son.
As the sole heir of the Xu Family, everyone in the family paid close attention to him.
When the old patriarch heard the news, he called the Xu family and gave Ye’s father a severe scolding.
But before the information could be handed over, rumors about an illegitimate child surfaced in the Public Relations Department, where the couple was known to have a very good relationship.
Naturally, they had no suspicions.
Instead, it reminded them of something else. Mrs. Xu was startled, then she grasped her husband’s hand, trembling as she asked, "Could it be... could it be our Xiaosheng, the one we lost in Tibet that time?"
Mr. Xu had obviously thought of this as well, and he immediately had someone investigate the matter.
He then called the old patriarch. In the dead of night, the entire family was stirred up—Ye Tao wasn’t a protected person, and his information was very easy to look up.
Especially for Mrs. Xu, who began to cry upon seeing Ye Tao’s face.
When their second son was born, he was very weak, so they had taken him to see an old Witch Poisonous Insect Master. But to their horror, they lost their son along the way.
There were no surveillance cameras on site, and Mrs. Xu nearly went mad with grief.
Fortunately, they still had their elder son to care for, but she had never forgotten over the years.
At that time, Mr. Xu had deployed many people to search for him, but to no avail. Each year on the day their second son went missing, they would visit the spot.
And now, unexpectedly, they were faced with the news that their second son might still be alive.
The Xu family had already obtained Ye Tao’s hair and sent it to the comparison center overnight.
Upon seeing the mole on the earring in the photo of Ye Tao, Mr. Xu was adamant, "That is my son, no mistake about it!"
The Secretary, who stood by his side, asked, "Then Mr. Xu, what about the online public opinion?"
Online, they insist that Ye Tao is Mrs. Xu’s illegitimate child.
"What are they saying?" Mr. Xu was extremely agitated, "That’s my son, what dare they say! Have the Public Relations Department post a Weibo immediately!"
The Secretary hesitated, glancing awkwardly at the old patriarch.
Mr. Xu was hot-headed, unable to consider the broader implications.
He only thought about having the Official Account post on Weibo, unaware of the turmoil this would cause for the Xu family.
The Secretary still held the detailed information about Ye Tao and, feeling it was an inopportune moment, but seeing how Mr. Xu was, couldn’t help saying, "Mr. Xu, you haven’t looked at this dossier yet, have you? The person suspected to be the second young master has really... lived a rather hard life."
After thinking for a long time, she could only describe his life as "hard." "I know you are happy now, but I still have to say, the suspected second young master dropped out of high school, he has been working at construction sites ever since, and from the little information we strenuously gathered, he turned to labor because of poor academic performance. Whether he is indeed our second young master is still hard to confirm. If we acknowledge him rashly and it turns out not to be..."
The Secretary had her doubts; although Xu Hongfei was somewhat of a playboy, he had been very smart since childhood. Otherwise, he would not have been admitted to A University.
He also had good business acumen now.
But Ye Tao’s profile suggested that he was much worse off, and with netizens currently focused on him, his appearance on a survival show would expose him even more.
Ye’s old master was still composed; he only had the secretary bring over Ye Tao’s information, staring intently at the part about dropping out of school during junior year without shifting his gaze for a long time.
"Actually, there are quite a few other CEOs’ children who dropped out of school too," the secretary offered some consolation.
These were things the old master was naturally aware of, but those children usually had a particular talent and didn’t regard formal education highly; even if they dropped out, it wasn’t to work on construction sites, but rather to open art shops or start their own business.
But after all, this was his own grandson. With Hongfei set to take charge of the Xu Family in the future, this grandson wouldn’t starve, and it wouldn’t be too much of an issue.
The old master pressed his brow, no longer examining the information, and instructed the next steps for the Public Relations Department.
The netizens who had been following the drama all night saw the most intense twist in history.
The Xu family explained the reason for their second young master’s disappearance years ago and even showed the paternity test.
The powerful net users even dug up the old newspapers published for over a month by Xu’s father and mother, seeking Ye Tao when he disappeared back then.
This way, the timeline and DNA could both match up.
Not only that, but they completely exposed the backgrounds of Ye Tao and Ye Shaohua.
[You never know when the person moving bricks on a construction site might turn out to be the son of the wealthiest man.]
[Wait a second, didn’t you see the reason he was working was for what?]
[I’m dying of laughter, this melon is tasty. Ye Tao’s sister is his brother’s ex-girlfriend, and his brother, along with his current girlfriend, attended the same escape show with them.]
[Did you guys notice the most obvious contrast in this group?]
[Of course, Jian Wen and Ye Shaohua, one an elite from the Medical Department, the other you can see from looking at the Forum of A University, and then there’s Xu Hongfei and Ye Tao, one a noble young master, the other a brick mover without even a high school diploma, even I’m better than him, these two pairs are simply public executions on site haha.]
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