Chapter 153: A Girl Like You

Chapter 153

A few days later, a triumphant Younger Aunt Xu returned to her parents' home with another DNA test report, showing the same results as before.

This was becoming comical.

Younger Aunt Xu thought to herself, "Now you surely have nothing left to say."

Madam Xu had been waiting for this day. She smiled thinly and said, "I have absolutely never done anything to betray Xu Xing. Is it possible that my little sister mixed up the babies in the delivery room? Such a mix-up happening so many years ago would be understandable."

Younger Aunt Xu nearly choked with anger. She had thought herself the hero, rooting out the family's problem, but now she found herself the suspect. After all her efforts, she had somehow become the one under suspicion.

Seeing Old Mr. Xu's expression growing increasingly serious, Younger Aunt Xu quickly threw herself before her parents. "Dad, I'm your real daughter. You know how much we look alike."

Indeed, Younger Aunt Xu did have the standard Xu family features, with about a 30% resemblance to Old Mr. Xu in his younger days.

However, given that his daughter had now conducted two DNA tests, suspecting her sister-in-law of infidelity, it seemed only fair: and necessary to appease his daughter-in-law's anger: to do one more DNA test.

Considering various factors, Old Mr. Xu, Old Mrs. Xu, Younger Aunt Xu, and Xu Xing all went to the testing facility together.

This time, due to the presence and influence of Old Mr. Xu and Xu Xing, the results came back quickly. All tests showed familial relationships.

If Younger Aunt Xu hadn't tampered with the samples, this proved that something was indeed wrong with Xu Xinxin's parentage.

Old Mr. Xu turned to his daughter-in-law, "Xiu, we certainly believe in your character. I think it's possible this silly girl switched the samples. For the sake of clearing your name, why don't we do one more DNA test? What do you think?"

Both her sister-in-law and husband were Xu family children, and her suspicions had backfired. Now she and her daughter were the ones under scrutiny.

Madam Xu clenched her fists. What on earth had happened? How had things come to this? She truly had never been unfaithful to her husband.

"Alright, I have nothing to hide. I'm not afraid of another test."

This time, Old Mrs. Xu personally collected the sample, plucking a few strands of hair from Xu Xinxin's head and handing them directly to Old Mr. Xu. The entire process was handled by the child's own grandparents, eliminating any possibility of tampering.

In truth, as parents, they were more inclined to believe their daughter. Although their younger daughter could be a bit foolish at times, she understood right from wrong. She wouldn't go so far as to falsely accuse her sister-in-law by claiming her own niece wasn't part of the family.

Then, the results came back rather quickly: there was indeed no blood relation.

Younger Aunt Xu shrugged. "That's not guaranteed. Sister-in-law, don't think too kindly of others. What if that family fell on hard times? What if they favor boys over girls? What if they don't treat their daughter as a person? Even if she was born into a wealthy family, who can guarantee they treat their children as well as we do? Look around: how many families are like ours?"

Considering the possibilities her sister-in-law mentioned, the thought that her own child might be suffering brought Madam Xu to the verge of tears. She gripped her husband's hand tightly. "What are we going to do?"

At this moment, Xu Xing could only try to comfort his wife. "Let's try to think positively. What if her family is even wealthier than ours and treats her even better? Maybe our child hasn't suffered at all these years, right?"

After consoling his family, Xu Xing had to arrange for someone to investigate the hospital records from over a decade ago.

After searching, they discovered that on the day his wife gave birth, there were no other recorded births in the entire hospital.

The investigation had hit a dead end.

As they say, if you want to crack a case, you need Younger Aunt Xu.

After returning to her in-laws' home, Younger Aunt Xu proudly boasted that her guess had been correct: Xu Xinxin indeed wasn't of Xu blood.

She gathered the whole family to criticize Xu Xinxin. "Not only does she not look like our family, but her grades are also poor. Our family hasn't had anyone fail an exam for generations."

While Younger Aunt Xu might lack emotional intelligence, she had been an exceptional student, always ranking first in every subject.

Uncle-in-law Xu wanted to say that academic performance wasn't a reliable indicator of parentage. In real life, there were many cases of children with academically brilliant parents who struggled in school. It wasn't a valid argument.

"There's more, you know. I was too embarrassed to tell you before, but do you think she went abroad for high school just because of her poor grades?"

"No, she was hanging out with thugs and bullies, picking on girls at school. One of the victims' families had some connections. They didn't want any compensation; they just wanted her expelled. My brother and sister-in-law paid money and apologized, but the family wouldn't budge. In the end, she had to leave school, and they sent her abroad to idle away her time."

The family had never heard this story before and was shocked.

Younger Aunt Xu's mother-in-law couldn't help but exclaim, "Your brother and sister-in-law are such kind people. How could they produce such a child?"

Younger Aunt Xu shrugged. "That's why I said she's not of our blood, right? I wasn't wrong."

Such cases of babies being switched at birth seemed unheard of, like a TV drama come to life. Younger Aunt Xu's mother-in-law was quite curious about what would happen next. "Have they found their real child yet?"

Younger Aunt Xu shook her head. "No, there's not a single lead."

Chu Junjun seized the opportunity to speak up. "Aunt, I've been wanting to tell you, there's a girl at our school who looks a lot like you."