Chapter 2Finding Mother

The online comments paused for a moment. The reporters looked at each other, nonplussed.

From the very beginning, they had only heard one side of the story—Xiao Bao's family's side. They had none of the documents I'd asked for.

[Wait, I'm kind of convinced. If Chen Xiaohan gave birth to Xiao Bao, she would have had to be pregnant at 18, right? She would have still been in high school!]

[Look at their faces! They look identical! If they're not mother and son, I'll eat my keyboard.]

[She'll say anything to disown her child. Look at poor Xiao Bao. He's crushed.]

[But they had a photo when the search started! It was Chen Xiaohan! She's still trying to lie!]

I sneered. "There are plenty of people in the world who look alike. Aren't you afraid you found the wrong mom?"

The reporter hesitated, turning to the boy. "Xiao Bao, is she your mommy?"

"Could you be mistaken? Chen Xiaohan is only 24. You're 5. If she had you in her senior year of high school, she couldn't have possibly gotten into a top university like CUFE."

Xiao Bao immediately stood up and wrapped his arms around my waist. "I'm not wrong! This is my mommy!"

He clung to me, refusing to let go.

The old woman and Zhang Qiang, who had been silent until now, began their attack.

The grandmother wailed for the camera.

"Daughter-in-law! I know the city is tempting! But when you married into our family, we asked you, and you agreed!"

"We spent money on a wedding banquet for you! We gave you gifts! How can you just disown us like this?"

She took out an old phone and played a video.

The video quality was poor, blurry, but you could still make out the smiling bride. It was me.

Looking closer, you could see the bride's stomach was slightly rounded. She was clearly a few months pregnant.

The netizens exploded.

[My God! I actually believed her for a second! These honest country people wouldn't lie!]

[Look at the kid! Xiao Bao is hysterical! His own mother disowning him... this is too tragic.]

[Some people are just born without a human heart. You need to use extreme measures for people like her. Dox her! Now!]

...

The grandmother choked on a sob.

"Xiaohan, Mom doesn't blame you. Just come home. The whole family needs you."

"Look how much the boy misses you! How can you be so heartless?"

"The corn at home is all ripe. I promise, you won't go hungry!"

Zhang Qiang, in his wheelchair, added painfully, "Wife, the baby and I can't live without you. If there's anything you don't like about me, I'll change! I'll change everything!"

"Just come back, and we'll be the happiest family in the world!"

I scoffed. "You people are ridiculous."

"That video is so blurry you can't even see the person clearly, and you say it's me?"

"Do you really think playing the sympathy card will make everyone support you?"

"I've already called the police. Harassing a resident... do you think the law doesn't exist?"