1: Chapter 1 I am Lin Xiao

When Madam Lin, Su Xiumei, arrived at a remote alley in a Suburban Shantytown with her assistant following the address she had inquired about, they couldn't help but frown.

Just three days ago, the Lin couple found out that the son they had raised for twenty years was not their biological flesh and blood!

Back then, a competitor had bribed their confinement nanny to deliberately take Madam Lin's child away and replace him with an unknown wild child from outside.

That nanny had already passed away from illness three years ago. If a competitor hadn't drunkenly let the secret slip at a cocktail party a few days ago, they might never have known about this for the rest of their lives.

"Are you saying A-Xiao lives in a place like this?"

Su Xiumei was forty-eight years old, but because she maintained herself well, she looked to be only in her thirties.

She also kept a very good figure, wearing a proper New Chinese-style qipao, looking dignified and beautiful.

But looking at the surrounding environment now, she couldn't help but furrow her brows tightly.

It wasn't that she was being overly fastidious.

This place was truly too dilapidated, a massive contrast to the large Villa where they usually lived.

The mottled walls were plastered with all sorts of messy small advertisements.

There was a drainage ditch at the corner of the wall, emitting an unpleasant odor.

The assistant beside her, Xiao Li, nodded. "That's right. According to the investigation, Young Master Lin Xiao lives in the courtyard at the very end."

"Let's go."

Thinking of her son, Su Xiumei didn't care about much else and continued walking further inside.

Walking to the entrance, she saw a young man sitting in a wheelchair in the courtyard.

The young man didn't seem to realize she had arrived; he was holding a watering can, watering the flowers.

His arm seemed to be trembling slightly, looking very inconvenienced.

Su Xiumei's eyes instantly turned red. "My son, how could he..."

Is he disabled?

Xiao Li was also dumbfounded, stammering an explanation: "No, that shouldn't be right. When I came before, Young Master Lin Xiao wasn't like this."

"No matter what, he is my son!"

Su Xiumei adjusted her emotions and was about to walk inside.

But at that moment, a voice suddenly appeared in her mind.

[Heh, looking at the time, my biological mom should be arriving soon. That woman sent by the fake should also be arriving shortly. Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of a wild child picked up from outside—he actually thought of finding a pregnant woman to frame me!]

[Fortunately, this young master was prepared!]

Su Xiumei's footsteps paused as she looked around.

Aside from the three of them, there was no one else here.

This clearly wasn't the assistant's voice, so it could only be...

"A-A-Xiao?"

Su Xiumei called out tentatively.

The young man in the wheelchair heard the voice and slowly turned his head.

Upon seeing the visitors, a look of obvious surprise appeared on his face.

"You are..."

Lin Xiao's face was somewhat pale as he asked gently.

Su Xiumei was too excited to see her biological son to pay much mind to the voice in her head just now.

She immediately stepped forward to Lin Xiao, squatted down, and gently took his hand.

Her eyes reddened once more. "A-Xiao, I am your mother, your biological mother."

At that moment, the voice rang out again.

[Wow, Mom's hand is so warm. Mom is so gentle. She clearly looks like such a refined lady, I didn't expect her to be this gentle.]

[Then it's strange. How did such a gentle mother raise such a bad seed? He's just a fake young master, yet to ruin my reputation as the real young master, he actually hired a pregnant woman to make a scene, insisting the child in her belly is mine.]

[Sure enough, human nature is inherently evil! A bad seed is a bad seed!]

[Once again, I'm glad this young master is naturally brilliant and prepared early!]

Su Xiumei was stunned.

This time, she could tell the voice was coming from Lin Xiao in front of her, yet she clearly saw that Lin Xiao's mouth hadn't moved.

Only in his handsome eyes did a faint trace of mockery and pride flash by.

Was it ventriloquism?

But looking at the assistant's expression, he didn't seem to have heard these words.

Could it be that she could hear Lin Xiao's inner thoughts?

Su Xiumei seemed to realize something.

Then what was with the pregnant woman Lin Xiao kept mentioning?

And the 'bad seed' he spoke of—could it be Lin Yu at home?

Although Lin Yu wasn't their biological son, and they had spoiled him into a bit of a rebellious character, he was just like other wealthy young masters who liked to eat, drink, and play.

How could he do something as vicious as framing someone else?

And the one he was framing was the very person whose identity he had taken?

Su Xiumei felt this was Lin Xiao's malicious speculation, and her face instantly chilled several degrees.

In her heart, she couldn't help but feel disappointed in this biological son before her.

"Alright, Xiao Li, help him pack his things. Let's go back."

"Yes, Madam."

Xiao Li didn't know why Su Xiumei's attitude had changed so quickly, and not daring to ask, he hurriedly headed toward the inner room.

Suddenly, a heart-wrenching cry came from behind.

"Lin Xiao, how could you do this to me? I'm pregnant with your child!"

Hearing this voice, both Xiao Li and Su Xiumei were startled.

They both looked toward the entrance.

They saw a pregnant woman with a large belly. As soon as she entered, she lunged toward Xiao Li's side.

"Lin Xiao! You heartless man! Don't think that just because you're going back to be a wealthy young master, you can ignore the life and death of us mother and child!"

"Lin Xiao! If you dare abandon me, I'll make sure your reputation is ruined!"

"..."

Xiao Li's face visibly panicked.

He hurriedly backed away while looking at Su Xiumei for help.

Su Xiumei didn't react for a moment either.

It was Lin Xiao who gave a timely light cough. "Hey, you've got the wrong person. I'm Lin Xiao."