"Xinghe, you're really my granddaughter, right? The DNA result is also real, isn't it?"
Xinghe nodded with a smile. "They are real."
Elder Shen still hadn't recovered from his shock. "How can things be so coincidental? How did you find out about the truth?"
"My mother also came from that orphanage. I only suspected they might be one and the same; I hadn't expected that the DNA result would prove me right," Xinghe answered happily.
Elder Shen was surprised. "Your mother also came from that same orphanage? That explains a lot, but how come I didn't hear you bring this up before?"
"I only found out about this recently too."
"Then where is your mother now‽" Elder Shen asked as he sat up straight.
Xinghe shook her head. "I'm sorry, she has been missing for many years."
Elder Shen then remembered Xinghe mentioning that her mother had disappeared. The hope that he had brought up was vanquished and he visibly deflated.
