146 The Story From Years Ago
Gu Man asked softly, “Then have you given the ransom?”
Old Master Cui nodded. “After I’ve gotten the ransom, I set up a navy SWAT team two nautical miles away from the sea while dealing with the pirates normally, just in case these pirates make excessive requests after getting the money. Moreover, this group of pirates are criminals that the country has been wanting to arrest for a long time, but for some reason, they actually know about the existence of the SWAT team and there was a dispute during the negotiations.”
“Although I repeatedly guaranteed that those SWAT officers would not move as long as they kept their promise, I overestimated them. They took the ransom but still kidnapped my daughter and asked to retreat to a safe area before returning her to us. Who knew…”
Old Master Cui choked up a little. He took a deep breath. Gu Man waited quietly. Looking at Cui Lao’s expression, she could imagine that the ending would be very sad.
Sure enough, Old Master Cui said, “Who knew that these pirates would throw my daughter into the sea to take revenge on me? Although we mobilized our greatest manpower to save her, we still found nothing. We couldn’t even find my daughter’s corpse. We searched for two months before we gradually gave up. My wife was so sad that she followed suit a year later.”
“After that, I endured my grief and helped the navy police develop the maritime infrastructure. Two years later, I finally arrested all those pirates, but this did not ease the sorrow and hatred in my heart at all. If it weren’t for my son and the Cui family, I’m afraid I would have followed them long ago.” Old Master Cui pressed his hand to his temple as if he was in extreme pain.
Gu Man called out softly, “Old Master Cui.”
Old Master Cui raised a hand, indicating that he was fine.
“Forty-five years have pa.s.sed. Every time I think about it, I feel that I was too careless at that time and harmed my wife and daughter.” When Old Master Cui looked up, his eyes were red. “But when I saw you, I thought that my daughter was back.”
When Gu Man heard Old Master Cui’s words, she already had a vague thought. Could she be related to Old Master Cui by blood?
Old Master Cui’s words confirmed her thoughts. “To tell you the truth, after I saw your appearance, I went to investigate your grandmother’s family and found… found out that your mother was not the biological daughter of the Huang family. She was saved and raised by the Huang couple.”
When Gu Man heard this, she sorted out her thoughts and basically knew the rest of the story. She was also excited. “So, my mother is that little girl from back then?”
“Yes, she’s Huang Ying from the Huang Family.”
After receiving Old Master Cui’s affirmation, Gu Man felt that it was strange and unpredictable.
She did not expect Old Master Cui to have such a sad experience, let alone that she had other relatives in this world.
“So, girl, you’re my biological granddaughter.” Old Master Cui looked at Gu Man with red eyes. “The heavens blessed me so that I can still see my granddaughter in my lifetime.”
Although Gu Man was shocked, she still had some concerns. “Old Master Cui, there are many people in the world who look alike. I’m afraid we can’t conclude that we must be related by blood just based on our resemblance and a trace of the past.”
Old Master Cui took out another doc.u.ment. “This is a DNA a.n.a.lysis report. Take a look.”
Gu Man looked at the 99.9991% related on the report and raised her eyebrows. “This is mine?”
Old Master Cui explained, “Girl, the last time at Restaurant Fragrance, Ah Mai grabbed your hair and broke a few strands. I took them for a.n.a.lysis. I didn’t discuss it with you beforehand. Don’t be angry. I couldn’t rashly mention this to you back then, so I took matters into my own hands.”
Gu Man did not hesitate and nodded.
“Girl, your mother pa.s.sed away early and you’ve suffered. I missed many important moments in your mother’s life. I don’t want to miss the important moments in my granddaughter’s life. I want to arrange a family banquet for you to officially acknowledge admit you into the Cui family. Do you have any thoughts?” Old Master Cui asked tentatively.
However, Gu Man felt that since this was the outcome, she should accept it. There was no point in thinking too much.
Besides, she could tell that Old Master Cui was sincere and loving towards her. It was also a good thing to have another person in the world who really cared about her.