Back to my parents when I was seventeen

There was a moment of silence in the spacious and bright office.

Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang looked at the girl in front of them in disbelief, as if trying to figure out whether they had heard what she said correctly.

Xu Chu Ning accepted the two people's scrutiny and gaze, with a calm expression, "If you can't do it, then I won't accept your recognition. I am living a good life now, and I already have a mother."

"But..." Ye Qiongfang's breathing was slightly stagnant, and her expression was moved, "We are your biological parents."

"I know." Xu Chu Ning pretended to be calm, "I just said that I have my conditions."

Xu Yiming was calmer than Ye Qiongfang. He lowered his eyes and looked at Xu Chuning in front of him, and asked in a deep voice: "Does this have to happen for you to return to the Xu family?"

Xu Chu Ning was silent for a moment, then nodded, "This is the most basic premise."

Xu Yiming frowned: "Any other conditions?"

Hearing the word "condition", Xu Chu Ning smiled slightly, "Also, I will live where I live now. I will not abandon my current mother. I am still Xu Chu Ning, and I will not change my name."

"What about your household registration?" Xu Yiming asked.

Xu Chu Ning thought about it and looked at him, "If I don't change it now, I will move back to the Xu family after my mother finds her biological daughter."

She laid out all her conditions at once.

In fact, Xu Chu Ning knew that her request was a bit excessive for most people, and she fully demonstrated her selfishness of wanting both. However, this was indeed her most basic requirement for recognizing the two people in front of her, and it was also her bottom line.

There was no way she could tolerate herself and Xu Zhiyan being in the same room.

If the two were strangers before, they might be able to get along harmoniously. But now, it is obviously impossible for them.

And You Shuzhen has raised Xu Chuning for more than ten years, so there is no way she would abandon her.

At least until Li Xiaonan was found, she had no way to move her household registration, and she didn't want to leave You Shuzhen alone.

Xu Chuning's words made Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang fall into silence.

"You don't have to rush to make a decision." Xu Chu Ning said softly: "When you have made up your mind, just come to the store and find me."

She glanced at the time and said, "It's getting late. I'll go back first."

After saying this, Xu Chu Ning turned around and was about to leave.

Xu Yiming quickly called out to her, "Ningning."

He had taken the initiative to call her Ningning.

Xu Chu Ning paused for a moment, without looking back, "You guys take your time to think about it."

After watching Xu Chuning walk out of the office decisively, and then watching her go downstairs, cross the street, and walk to the opposite side, toward the nearby shop, Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang withdrew their gazes.

The office was silent for a long time. Xu Yiming raised his eyes to look at his wife across from him and helped her sit down on the chair. "What do you think of what Ningning said?"

Ye Qiongfang had a headache. Of course she wanted to take her biological daughter back. After knowing that Xu Chuning was her biological daughter, her first thought was how could her daughter be left alone outside.

However, the conditions proposed by Xu Chuning made her feel conflicted and embarrassed.

Xu Zhiyan was raised by her personally. She had been taking care of her since she was a toddler and had always been by her side.

It is really difficult for Ye Qiongfang to make the decision to kick her out now.

More importantly, after she was driven away, she had nowhere to go.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiongfang looked at Xu Yiming calmly, "Have you found out? How did you go wrong back then?"

Xu Yiming lowered his eyes, "We are still investigating. Don't worry, this matter will have a result."

"What about Zhiyan's parents..." Ye Qiongfang asked, "You should check them too."

Xu Yiming: "I'm checking."

Of course he wanted to investigate. He wanted to know whether his daughter was replaced by mistake or on purpose.

Xu Yiming is a businessman. It is impossible for him to say that he has never offended anyone over the years. If it was really done by someone he had offended, then how did the other party do it?

If it wasn't man-made, then where are Xu Zhiyan's biological parents?

Why did Xu Chuning end up in an orphanage and be adopted by You Shuzhen?

All of this seems like a puzzle waiting for them to solve.

After he finished speaking, Xu Yiming looked at Ye Qiongfang and said, "It takes time to investigate this matter. If we don't make a decision on Ningning's matter soon, it will easily hurt the child's heart."

They didn't take much care of her in the first place.

And Xu Chuning already had prejudices against them.

Ye Qiongfang understood what Xu Yiming meant, but... after all, that was the child she had raised for more than ten years. She couldn't just ignore Xu Zhiyan, the child she had raised, just because she had found her biological daughter. She couldn't do that.

She needs to consider Xu Chuning, and she also wants to consider Xu Zhiyan.

For a moment, Ye Qiongfang had a headache, "I don't know what to do."

Xu Yiming saw how upset she was, walked over to her side, took her into his arms and comforted her, "Don't push yourself, let's think about it carefully."

Ye Qiongfang hummed and looked up at him, "Do you... agree with Ningning's suggestion?"

Xu Yiming narrowed his eyes and said, "From her perspective, there is nothing wrong with her proposal."

She had suffered too much outside, and she wanted to return to the Xu family. It was normal for her not to want Xu Zhiyan to share everything with her. It was a normal person's thought. Moreover, she and Xu Zhiyan did not get along well. In the past two days, Xu Yiming told Shen Yubai that they had inquired about Xu Chuning's situation in school. He knew clearly the contrast and gap between the two children.

While Xu Zhiyan was very popular and loved in school, Xu Chuning was ignored and despised...

Thinking of what Xu Chuning said, Xu Yiming felt sad. His daughter, Xu Yiming, had suffered so much injustice.

Hearing her husband's words, Ye Qiongfang's breathing stagnated slightly, "Actually, I understand, her requests are all reasonable."

Xu Yiming nodded and patted her shoulder. "She gave us time. We should think about it as soon as possible and make a decision."

Ye Qiongfang nodded hesitantly.

When the two were sitting in silence, Xu Zhiyan called and asked when they would go home, as they had been out for a long time.

Ever since she found out that she was not the biological daughter of Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang, Xu Zhiyan lost her sense of security. Whenever Ye Qiongfang was away from home for an hour or two, she would call her.

Ye Qiongfang had spoiled her since she was a child, and now she knew that she had lost her sense of security and was worried about being abandoned.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Qiongfang looked at Xu Yiming: "... go home first?"

Xu Yiming thought for a few seconds and said, "You go back first. I'll take care of some supermarket matters here."

Ye Qiongfang nodded, "Okay."

She didn't think much about it and asked the driver to take her home first.

Watching Ye Qiongfang leave, Xu Yiming pondered for a long time, then walked out of the supermarket and headed towards an inconspicuous shop not far away.