CHAPTER 351: CHAPTER 351: FORCING HER TO RETURN WITH THEIR CHILD

Chen Tan privately found someone to do a paternity test, and the results came back quickly. Indeed, Zhan Hanjue and Little Tuantuan are father and son.

Seeing the test results, Zhan Hanjue felt a mix of emotions.

He picked up Little Tuantuan and asked, "Is your name just Tuantuan?"

"Of course not, my full name is Zhan Yunxiao, but my mommy said not to tell anyone this name. But you’re my dad, so it’s okay to tell you."

"Zhan Yunxiao?"

Zhan Hanjue muttered this name to himself and suddenly smiled, giving his son’s small, fair cheek a kiss.

"Good boy, from now on you can openly tell others you’re Zhan Yunxiao, the son of Zhan Hanjue."

"Dad, you believe me now?" The little guy asked excitedly.

Zhan Hanjue kissed him again, "Of course, Daddy definitely believes you."

"Great, great!" Little Tuantuan clapped his hands joyfully.

Zhan Hanjue looked at him tenderly. After the little guy fell asleep, he carried him to his room.

"Find someone reliable to take care of him," Zhan Hanjue instructed Chen Tan.

Chen Tan nodded.

He cautiously asked, "Boss, how do we explain to Madam?"

Suddenly having another son, Chen Tan worried Feng Qianru would be displeased when she found out.

Zhan Hanjue looked at Chen Tan, asked deeply, "How many years have you been with me?"

Chen Tan replied, "Fifteen years and three months."

Zhan Hanjue said, "Shortly after I took over the Zhan Group, I called you back from school. At that time, you still had a year before graduating from university. The shareholders in the company were not optimistic about you working as my assistant, but I overruled them and let you study while working. Though you were just my special assistant, I believe I haven’t treated you unfairly over the years, have I?"

Chen Tan nodded, "Yes, I’ll never forget the boss’s cultivation of me."

More than just giving him company shares, he resolved all his problems.

This lifetime, his greatest fortune is meeting Zhan Hanjue.

"But Chen Tan, all these years, you have never told me the truth," Zhan Hanjue said solemnly.

Chen Tan was stunned, looking at him with an expression of surprise.

Zhan Hanjue said coldly, "Maybe at the beginning, I hadn’t figured some things out. But after so many years, do you think I still don’t know anything? If I were stupid enough, the Zhan Group would have fallen into others’ hands long ago."

Chen Tan bowed his head guiltily, apologizing earnestly, "I’m sorry, boss, I was foolish."

He should have realized long ago that their boss had suspicion all along.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have subtly demoted and gradually dismissed Vice President Xia. Moreover, set up this apartment, hardly returning to the old residence for ten, fifteen days.

When he returns, it’s just to see the elderly lady.

Apart from company activities with his wife, he almost never has any interactions with Feng Qianru.

Even towards their twin children, he’s always been indifferent.

Yet he never mentioned anything, no matter how much time they spent together, never heard the boss mention a word.

He thought the boss merely reverted to his former nature.

After all those years following him, except for his different attitude towards Ye Ningwan, he was always this aloof.

Turns out, their boss had already suspected, maybe even knew long ago.

"Tell me everything you know," Zhan Hanjue said.

Chen Tan nodded.

He shared every detail he knew.

"You once really loved Miss Ye, willing to give everything for her. At that time, amidst life-threatening danger, you let me bring Miss Ye back, fearing she’d be harmed. Later you returned, your attitude completely changed, which I couldn’t understand. Though I always suspected you forgot some things, you never spoke of it, and I couldn’t be sure."

"I did forget some things," Zhan Hanjue said with a deep voice, "My life is missing two years, those two years are a blank memory. The reason I never told you is that I didn’t fully trust you. Or rather, I didn’t trust anyone around me. It took me two years to realize Xia Wenyuan’s betrayal, slowly taking back power from him. Then took another year to confirm you were trustworthy, but..."

He bore all responsibilities too early, naturally suspicious, even aware Chen Tan was trustworthy.

Yet, he couldn’t fully trust anyone.

"Boss, you don’t need to say more, I understand," Chen Tan immediately said.

Zhan Hanjue nodded, "I believe everything you said, let the past be the past. Moving forward, I think you know what to do."

Chen Tan said, "Boss, don’t worry, I understand."

Zhan Hanjue breathed a sigh of relief.

Having worked together for so long, the greatest advantage is understanding each other’s thoughts without needing words.

"Boss, what about the young master?" Chen Tan asked again, "He definitely didn’t come here alone, do we need to contact those taking care of him?"

"You mentioned Ye Ningwan has a brother named Ye Shao, I’ve seen him. Tuantuan is certainly being cared for by him here. Let him look first, can’t find them; some people will naturally come back," Zhan Hanjue said.

Chen Tan paused for a second, then understood and nodded.

When he referred to ’some people,’ he surely meant Miss Ye.

The boss’s intention is to use Tuantuan’s disappearance to compel Ye Ningwan to return.

Actually, Chen Tan himself doesn’t know why Ye Ningwan hasn’t returned in four years since leaving.

Could she have truly let go of the boss?

But his doubts are also Zhan Hanjue’s doubts.

He still remembers Ye Ningwan.

Even in countless midnight dreams, thinking of her tearful gaze at him, his heart aches.

He doesn’t know what this emotion is, but after Ye Ningwan left, though he’d only seen her a few times in memory, it feels like knowing her for a lifetime.

Every movement of hers is etched deeply in his bones.

This is also a major reason he couldn’t develop feelings with Feng Qianru over these years.

Aside from sensing the maneuvers behind her, he found himself entirely devoid of feelings for her.

In their youth, they were once childhood sweethearts, but those memories now feel more like events from a previous life.

She has become so unfamiliar that even looking at her doesn’t evoke any sense of the past.

Yet, the woman seen only a few times in memory appears every time in his midnight dreams.

After Chen Tan left.

Zhan Hanjue went to Tuantuan’s room, using the faint light from outside to look at the sleeping little guy.

The little guy’s eyebrows and eyes resemble his, but also resemble that woman.

Four years without seeing her, how is she now?

If it’s truly like Chen Tan said, their relationship was deep and good back then.

But why hasn’t she returned at all these four years?

Leaving resolutely with Feng Jiuzun back then, was it because she completely lost hope in him or fell in love with Feng Jiuzun?

These things have been weighing on his heart over these years that he doesn’t even dare to think about.

There were times he wanted to find her, but became hesitant before setting off.

Unexpectedly, they had a son.

Looking at the adorable little guy, he couldn’t help but wonder, even if Ye Ningwan doesn’t love him anymore. Would she still be willing to give him another chance for the sake of the child?