harleyscars Chapter 18 Son? Daughter?
Chapter 18 Son? Daughter?
"Mr. Lin, here is the appraisal report you requested." The director of the research institute personally walked in with three sealed document bags, a respectful smile on his face, and handed the bags to Lin Xiuyi.
"How come there are three?"
Lin Xiuyi took the file bag and paused for a moment.
He only requested two tests: one to determine his DNA kinship with Ran, and the other to determine his DNA kinship with Shinichi Kudo.
Where did this third file folder come from?
"That's right, Mr. Lin," the director quickly explained, "We found two different colors of hair in the paper bag containing the hair sample you provided, one strand was black and the other was light brown."
"Preliminary testing revealed that the two types of hair belonged to two different DNA samples, one from a man and the other from a woman."
"Since we had already extracted your DNA sample, we decided to compare both types of hair with your DNA, which resulted in an additional identification report."
After saying that, the director tactfully withdrew and gently closed the door to the meeting room. The results of such paternity tests often involve privacy, so it's best to give the other party enough space.
The reception room was instantly empty except for Lin Xiuyi and Xiaolan, and the air fell silent once again.
A man and a woman?
Lin Xiuyi thought to himself, the man should be Shinichi Kudo, his hair is black, but whose hair is the woman's?
Could it be Xiaolan's?
He looked down at the girl beside him. Ran's hair was also pure black, exactly the same color as Shinichi Kudo's hair, which obviously did not match the director's statement that "the colors were different".
Could it be that the paper bag accidentally got someone's hair on it?
"Uncle Lin, look at the results!" Xiao Lan couldn't wait any longer and eagerly tugged at Lin Xiuyi's clothes with her little hand.
"Okay, let's take a look now." Lin Xiuyi nodded, temporarily putting aside her doubts. She picked up one of the file bags labeled "Lin Xiuyi and Lin Lan," tore open the seal, and took out the identification report inside.
His gaze swept quickly across the text on the report, finally landing on the conclusion, which he read aloud softly: "Based on the identification by this institute, Mr. Lin Xiuyi and Ms. Lin Lan are indeed related as parents. Their DNA sequences conform to the laws of genetics, and the probability of parentage is greater than 0.9999."
After he finished reading, he turned his head to look at Xiao Lan beside him.
The little girl's face did not show the expected joy, but rather a complicated expression, and her eyes were somewhat blank.
"Are you alright?" Lin Xiuyi softened her tone and gently patted the girl's back.
Xiao Lan shook her head: "I'm fine, Uncle Lin."
However, her slightly reddened eyes betrayed her turbulent emotions.
"Let's see what Shinichi Kudo's results are." Lin Xiuyi put away the report, then picked up another file folder labeled "Lin Xiuyi and Shinichi Kudo," tore it open, and took out the report.
This time, his gaze lingered longer before he slowly read aloud: "Based on the analysis conducted by this institute, the DNA sequence arrangement between Mr. Lin Xiuyi and Mr. Kudo Shinichi does not conform to the laws of inheritance, and there is no parent-child relationship between them."
"Very good!"
Upon hearing the result, Xiaolan's eyes lit up instantly, and the previous confusion and anxiety on her face vanished.
This was probably the only good news she had heard recently.
Lin Xiuyi breathed a long sigh of relief upon seeing the result.
He can accept having a cute and well-behaved daughter like Ran, but he absolutely cannot accept that Shinichi Kudo, the "Grim Reaper" who causes murders wherever he goes, is his son!
"Now that's settled, I can finally give your mother an explanation."
Lin Xiuyi chuckled softly and reached out to gently rub Xiaolan's hair.
"Yes!" Xiaolan nodded vigorously.
"Oh, right, Uncle Lin, what about that..."
Xiaolan's gaze fell on the last unopened file folder, and she pointed at it curiously.
"Whose hair could be inside?"
"It's probably just a stranger's hair that accidentally got mixed in."
Lin Xiuyi smiled nonchalantly, casually picked up the third file folder, tore open the seal, and said as she did so,
"Since they're strangers, the outcome will definitely be the same as Shinichi Kudo's—there's no parent-child relationship..."
He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, his smile froze instantly, and his eyes were fixed on the conclusion of the report.
"Uncle Lin?"
Xiaolan noticed his unusual behavior and looked up in confusion.
"What's wrong? What does it say inside?"
Lin Xiuyi took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly read out the conclusion of the report.
"Our institute has determined that Mr. Lin Xiuyi and this woman are related as parents. Their DNA sequences conform to the laws of genetics, and the probability of parentage is greater than 0.9999..."
"Snapped!"
The appraisal report slipped from Lin Xiuyi's loosened hand and fell onto the smooth floor.
He froze on the spot, his mind blank.
He never expected that a paternity test, which denied that Shinichi Kudo was his son, would result in the sudden appearance of a daughter!
Xiao Lan quickly bent down to pick up the report from the ground and began to read it word by word.
After reading it, she was also a little stunned, her mouth slightly open, and she didn't react for a long time.
After a long while, Xiaolan slowly raised her head, her voice stammering, filled with disbelief.
"Uncle Lin, does this report mean... I have an older sister or a younger sister?"
Lin Xiuyi didn't speak, but just nodded mechanically, her mind a complete mess.
Who exactly is this suddenly appearing "daughter"?
Light brown hair...
A series of figures flashed through his mind, but he couldn't recall knowing any of the light brown-haired women or having any connection with them.
……
Judy sat in her Audi, having waited outside the research institute for nearly half an hour.
Sunlight streamed through the car window, making her feel drowsy, and her resentment towards Lin Xiuyi deepened.
If it weren't for completing the mission, she wouldn't have patiently waited here for so long.
Just as she was getting impatient, tapping her fingers lightly on the steering wheel and wondering whether she should urge them on, she finally saw Lin Xiuyi and Xiaolan walk out of the research institute.
However, the blank and bewildered expressions on their faces made Judy feel uneasy.
Earlier in the car, she had overheard their conversation and knew that neither of them wanted Shinichi Kudo to have anything to do with Hideichi Hayashi.
Judging from their current state, could it be that the paternity test results indicate that Shinichi Kudo really is Hideaki Hayashi's son?
Is that why they were so disappointed?
After Lin Xiuyi and Xiaolan got into the car, Judy started the car and drove towards Eri Kisaki's apartment.
On the way, she finally couldn't suppress her curiosity any longer, turned her head to look at Lin Xiuyi in the back seat, and tentatively asked,
"Boss, congratulations! No matter what, you've gained another son. You should be happy, right?"