She abandoned her husband first, then her children, and was ecstatic after the divorce.

But I heard that before Shen Pei'an met Zhou Lan after returning from abroad, he opened an underground boxing gym.

If it weren't for Zhou Lan's timely recognition and clearing of his name, Shen Pei'an would probably have been one of those targeted during the early crackdown on organized crime.

Seeing that these people didn't play by the rules, Lin Qingran roughly guessed that they were sent by Shen Pei'an.

A large crowd had gathered, and the police had arrived and set up a cordon around the area.

However, no one dared to make a move, because the bodyguards blocking Lin Qingran and her daughter's path were already at their limit.

Seeing the defenses in front of her weaken, Lin Qingran instinctively hugged the bell in her arms tighter.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp dagger was pressed against Lin Qingran's neck.

"Don't move! We can talk this out!" the police officers outside shouted.

A burly man with a dagger held Lin Qingran hostage, shielding her in front of him so that no one outside could see what was happening between them.

He leaned down and whispered to Lin Qingran.

"Hand over the items, and we'll let you go."

"You're really going to great lengths," Lin Qingran sneered. "Do you think the law is just a decoration?"

The man pulled another dagger from his right trouser pocket and held it straight to Lingdang's soft throat.

"Don't touch her!" Lin Qingran said warily.

The man chuckled lightly. "Our boss hired us to do such a big deal, so naturally we have to do it well for him. As for legal repercussions, we'll gladly accept them. Just don't make things difficult for us, okay? Unless, of course, you don't want your child anymore."

"Are you so sure you can take the things away?" Lin Qingran looked at the man coldly.

"I have my own way."

At this moment, she and Lingdang were surrounded by this group of thugs, and the police dared not make any rash moves. Their bodyguards could not get in either, and no one knew what was happening inside.

Lin Qingran gritted her teeth; it seemed there was no way to avoid it.

She plucked a few strands of her hair and handed them to the man.

Seeing the man slowly put away the dagger that was resting on her neck, but not the one pointing at Lingdang, Lin Qingran could only suppress her heartache and gently cup Lingdang's face in her hands.

"Baby, don't be afraid, Mommy's here."

Lin Qingran quickly plucked a few strands of Lingdang's hair. Even though she was very gentle, Lingdang still groaned in pain twice.

Lin Qingran felt as if her heart was being torn apart, and she gritted her teeth as she handed her hair to the man.

"Are you satisfied now?"

The man wrapped up both of their hair samples and whistled merrily.

"Brothers, retreat!"

The roar of a motorcycle grew closer and closer. In the blink of an eye, Lin Qingran saw the person riding the motorcycle reach out and take the sample from the man's hand.

In the blink of an eye, the motorcycle that had forced its way into the hospital vanished without a trace.

"Go after them!" the policeman outside shouted.

"Oh dear, officers, I'm so sorry!" The man who had just been holding Lin Qingran hostage turned around, his face beaming, and raised his hands.

"We have some personal grudges in the martial arts world, we've come to the wrong person, and we've caused you all trouble!"

The group of thugs dispersed, revealing a group of people tightly embracing each other behind them.

Neither of them was injured, at least on the surface.

Moreover, they were extremely polite, voluntarily walking up to the police and extending their hands to be handcuffed.

This absurd public kidnapping ended just like that.

Bo Ye, who had been blocked outside, finally found an opportunity to rush up and hug Lin Qingran, who was slumped on the ground.

"Sister, are you okay?"

"Shen Pei'an, it's Shen Pei'an..." Lin Qingran, who was in shock, had no strength left and could only say this to Bo Ye before fainting.

"Doctor! Call a doctor quickly!" Bo Ye's exclamation echoed throughout the hospital garden.

When she opened her eyes again, Lin Qingran was already lying back in her hospital room.

She sat up abruptly. "Where's the bell?"

Bo Ye, who was on the phone with his back to Lin Qingran, hurried over. "It's nothing. The doctor examined Lingdang and there's nothing wrong. She was just a little frightened. The teacher has already taken her home."

Lin Qingran finally breathed a sigh of relief, "What about Shen Pei'an? Those people took away my and Lingdang's hair samples!"

Bo Ye shook his head. "The police came to question me, and I told them about Shen Pei'an, but the police couldn't find any evidence that Shen Pei'an hired someone to kidnap you."

Furthermore, Susukino secretly sent people to track down where the hair samples from the mother and daughter had gone, but they couldn't find any trace of them.

Lin Qingran's heart sank; Shen Pei'an was truly a good person.

"There's something I've always been curious about," Susukino said cautiously after a moment of silence.

He looked at Shanglin Qingran and asked, "Why does your family have the surname Lin?"

The Lin family only has five members, but they have three different surnames, which has always been a topic of conversation in the community.

It is widely known in the circle that Zhou Lan's mother, who is also Lin Qingran's maternal grandmother, was surnamed Lin. Their maternal grandfather married into the Lin family.

They then seized power and changed the Lin family name to the Zhou family name.

Later, Zhou Lan followed in her mother's footsteps and had Shen Pei'an marry into the Zhou family.

However, it is said that after giving birth to Lin Qingran, Zhou Lan insisted on giving her daughter the surname Lin, and even had a big argument with Shen Pei'an over it.

According to rumors, Shen Pei'an compromised because Zhou Lan and the Zhou Group exchanged favors, allowing Shen Pei'an to become the true power holder.

In return for Zhou Lan's actions, Shen Pei'an changed the name of the Zhou Group back to the Lin Group and reinstated Zhou Lan's mother's relatives with the surname Lin, thus creating this incongruous family.

However, there have been rumors circulating in the industry that the truth is not like that at all.

But the Lin family has kept the specific reason a closely guarded secret.

But seeing Lin Qingran's shifty eyes, Bo Ye guessed that Lin Qingran must know the truth.

“Back when I was pregnant with Lingdang and about to give birth, I accidentally stumbled upon Zhou Lan’s secret.” Under Bo Ye’s gaze, Lin Qingran slowly spoke.

On their maternal grandmother's side, there was a man surnamed Lin who was Zhou Lan's distant cousin. Years ago, his family fell into ruin and he came to seek refuge with Zhou Lan. Later, he and Zhou Lan developed feelings for each other.

As for why Zhou Lan didn't marry this distant cousin but instead married Shen Pei'an, no one knows.

But Lin Qingran was certain that Zhou Lan had an affair after marriage, and her lover was her distant cousin.

Moreover, Lin Qingran is most likely the child of Zhou Lan and her lover.

It seems that Zhou Lan's insistence on giving her daughter the surname Lin and changing the Zhou Group back to its original name was because she and her lover were absolutely certain they could reclaim the Lin family's assets. That's why they were so reckless and even disregarded public dignity.

The reason for pushing Shen Pei-an to the top was probably to make him a pawn to be manipulated.

However, something unexpected must have happened, because Zhou Lan's lover died.

The reason Lin Qingran stumbled upon this secret was because she witnessed Zhou Lan mourning her lover and crying to her nanny.

She said that Lin Qingran was the murderer who killed her lover.

This is the real reason why Zhou Lan favors Lin Yuyan and dislikes Lin Qingran.

Although Lin Qingran only heard this one sentence, she was able to piece together the truth of the matter.

It must have been something that happened on Shen Pei'an's side. He was more skilled and killed Zhou Lan's lover.

Lin Yuyan, the fake heiress, was identified by Zhou Lan as her only child with her lover, and she couldn't bear to blame her, but the death of her lover always haunted her.

After Lin Qingran, the real daughter, was recognized, Zhou Lan's pent-up resentment finally found an outlet.

"The truth is that on the day of my due date, Fu Xiuheng went to celebrate Lin Yuyan's birthday. I was unwilling to give up and followed him. I didn't expect to see Fu Xiuheng, but I overheard Zhou Lan crying to Lin Yuyan."

Lin Qingran's eyes were indifferent, but it was not hard to see that this indifference was forced. The hatred that she unintentionally revealed had already exposed everything.

"No one in the Lin family noticed that I had secretly gone there, and no one knew that I had overheard those things by accident, which caused me to have a difficult labor."

Susano's lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something.

Lin Qingran looked at him with a bittersweet expression.

"I guess you want to ask whether my being separated from my family right after birth was due to human intervention or fate?"