268: This is my wife's bracelet; Nian Nian, you are our daughter.

Chief Gu looked at Xiao Niannian and said.

"Niannian, please step outside first. Father Gu and your Grandma have something to discuss."

Hearing Father Gu's words, Xiao Niannian nodded.

After she walked out the door, she saw Lu Jing enter.

Lu Jing's eyes met Xiao Niannian's. He looked at her with a smile in his eyes.

"Why are you here?"

"My teammates and I are responsible for protecting Chief Gu's safety in Yangcheng."

So that was it.

She felt that Lu Jing had been appearing at the Division Headquarters a bit too often recently. Normally, Special Forces Soldiers were incredibly busy.

"Congratulations, Platoon Leader Xiao."

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Xiao Niannian responded with a smile.

"Thank you, Brother Lu."

Hearing Niannian call him Brother Lu, Lu Jing felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey. Niannian was indifferent to others, but her attitude toward him was different.

"Let's go, we can walk around outside."

Lu Jing rarely had a chance to be alone with Niannian, so naturally, he wanted to take a walk with her now.

"Okay."

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing walked toward the courtyard. There were some vegetables, trees, and flowers planted in the yard. It was clear that someone maintained it regularly.

"Xiao Gu, why did you look for me, Aunt?"

"Aunt, my wife disappeared twenty-one years ago. She was pregnant when she disappeared... Later, I investigated, and the place where she disappeared was very close to where you found the child..." Chief Gu stated his situation directly.

"You mean, Niannian might be your child?"

Hearing Grandma Xiao's words, Chief Gu took out a photo of his wife.

"This is a photo of my wife, and photos of my two sons. They also bear five or six parts of similarity to Niannian..."

Grandma Xiao took the photos from Chief Gu and examined them carefully.

Chief Gu's wife in the photo was very beautiful, with bright and expressive eyes. When she smiled, she indeed looked six or seven parts similar to Niannian. And the two children, Gu Yuan and Gu Jin, also bore some resemblance to Niannian.

"Do you have any evidence to prove that Niannian is your daughter?"

Chief Gu shook his head.

"Nephew truly has no evidence. I had previously given my wife some jewelry and watches... I wanted to ask you, Aunt, when you found Niannian, did she have any items on her?"

Hearing this, Grandma Xiao replied.

"When I found Niannian, she was wearing a padded jacket and wrapped in a swaddling blanket. Oh, and she also had a wooden bracelet."

Grandma Xiao recalled this and said.

"I, Aunt, kept the padded jacket and swaddling blanket Niannian was wearing. The wooden bracelet was given to Niannian."

"Aunt, I will go with you to the Family Courtyard to look at these things."

"Alright."

Chief Gu and Grandma Xiao walked out of the room. Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian saw them emerge.

"Uncle Gu, Grandma."

Lu Jing spoke up, greeting them.

"Xiao Jing."

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian followed Chief Gu and Grandma Xiao back to the Family Courtyard.

Xiao Niannian watched as Grandma took out the padded jacket and swaddling blanket, then she looked at Chief Gu.

"Niannian, where is that wooden bracelet? Take it out and show it to your Father Gu."

Wooden bracelet?

It had already become her Space, how could she take it out?

Xiao Niannian guessed that Father Gu and the others were helping her search for her biological family.

"I lost it, but I can draw it."

Grandma Xiao was a little surprised to hear that Niannian had lost the wooden bracelet. Niannian usually treasured that bracelet the most. But she didn't say anything further.

Xiao Niannian picked up paper and pen and began drawing the wooden bracelet.

Chief Gu looked at the padded jacket and swaddling blanket in his hand. They looked somewhat familiar, yet they didn't seem like the ones he had made and bought with his wife back then.

Chief Gu examined the padded jacket and swaddling blanket carefully, but did not see the mark he was hoping for.

Grandma Xiao also looked excitedly at Chief Gu. The fact that Chief Gu had personally come to inquire about this meant that the possibility of Niannian being Chief Gu's daughter was very high.

But until this matter was finally confirmed, she couldn't show her excitement. If it turned out not to be true, how sad Niannian would be.

While Xiao Niannian was drawing, she saw out of the corner of her eye that Grandma looked preoccupied, and Father Gu looked solemn.

She understood that Father Gu was confirming her identity.

But relying solely on these items might not be enough to prove her identity.

"I've seen this bracelet on my wife..."

Chief Gu suddenly exclaimed.

Initially, he had found the bracelet familiar, but when he saw the Auspicious Cloud Pattern and the overall design, he became even more certain.

When his wife was alive, she always kept this bracelet carefully stored. Once, the sons took it out to play, and it fell to the ground. When he picked it up and gave it back to his wife, she was extremely emotional upon seeing the bracelet.

At the time, he was very confused as to why his wife valued a wooden bracelet so highly.

He had given his wife many kinds of bracelets—jade, gold, and gemstone ones. This small wooden bracelet, no matter how he looked at it, only seemed to be made of Huanghuali Wood, possessing a faint fragrance.

Nothing else was discernible.

"This was passed down by my ancestors. An elder once said it could ward off disaster..."

His wife had said this with a face full of smiles back then.

"Then we'll give it to our daughter later..."

That's exactly what he had said to his wife at the time.

"It's it, it is definitely it."

Chief Gu's voice trembled with excitement.

Xiao Niannian looked at Father Gu in surprise. Seeing Father Gu so emotional, was this bracelet really left behind by her mother?

Was Father Gu truly her biological father?

Xiao Niannian looked at Father Gu and saw tears welling up in his eyes. He was trembling with emotion, looking at her gently.

"This is my wife's bracelet. Niannian, you are our daughter."

Chief Gu excitedly pulled Xiao Niannian into a hug, holding her very tightly.

Xiao Niannian was suddenly embraced. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Father Gu sobbing.

"Niannian, it's Father's fault for letting you and your mother suffer..."

Hearing him cry, Xiao Niannian felt incredibly distressed. She didn't know what had happened back then, but she could feel the kindness they held for her from Grandpa Gu, Grandma Gu, and Father Gu. Moreover, Lu Jing had said that Father Gu had never given up searching for them all these years... Lu Jing had suspected Uncle Gu was Niannian's biological father before, and now it was finally confirmed.

This was truly wonderful.

Grandma Xiao also cried excitedly. She had initially thought that since the padded jacket and swaddling blanket weren't confirmed, the wooden bracelet might not be either, and Niannian would surely be disappointed.

Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn. Chief Gu recognized the wooden bracelet, and Niannian truly was a child of the Gu Family.

She had finally helped Niannian find her family.

Grandma Xiao wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Dad."

Chief Gu was crying sorrowfully. Hearing the word "Dad," he snapped back to reality.