Chapter 465 Xiao Ming's Whereabouts
"Since you think Lao Tan is hiding something from you, why don't you go there in person and verify the results of his investigation with your own eyes!"

Then Lin Hao smiled mysteriously and said:

"As for going to Daishan, it just so happens that my secretary is from Daishan. Having such a local to lead us there will be much more useful than that Lin Hao!"

"Okay, that's settled. We'll go to Daishan tomorrow!" Andy breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge stone had been lifted from his heart.

Andy then picked up the teacup and took a sip, then laughed and said:
"What kind of tea is this? It makes me feel calm and peaceful!"

Lin Hao picked up the jade tea bowl and looked at it for a while, then said with a smile:

"A tea made just for you!"

Andy shook the tea in the cup and said:
"But I remember your tea was already brewed when I first came in!"

"Maybe, we are in perfect harmony with each other!" Lin Hao said jokingly.

"Haha~! I feel much better after talking to you!" Andy ignored Lin Hao's teasing, then stood up and said:

"Then I'll go back first. Thank you for what you did today!"

next day
Andy got up before dawn. For some reason, after talking to Lin Hao last night, he went back to sleep very peacefully.

However, I have developed the habit of waking up early in the morning.

I just received a call from Lin Hao, saying that he has arrived at the entrance of Ode to Joy community.

They had agreed yesterday to go to Daishan today, and Lin Hao hired a local man to drive her there.

Andy quickly packed up and went out. After the elevator stopped at the 21st floor, Lin Hao also got on the elevator.

"Good morning!" Lin Hao said with a smile, "How was your rest last night?"

"Not bad!" Andy immediately asked, "Are we going directly to Daishan now?"

"Well, go straight there! It will probably take a few hours to reach Daishan!" Lin Hao replied.

"Thank you!" Andy said gratefully.

After the two arrived at the entrance of Ode to Joy community, a Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle stopped in front of them, and then Lin Hao and Andy got in the car.

However, after getting on the bus, Andy looked at the driver in front as if she had realized something, but the driver did not look back at her.

At this time Lin Hao suddenly said:
"By the way, I asked my friend to help check it out last night, and we found some clues!"

Andy was shocked when he heard this and asked excitedly:

"Great, where is my brother?"

Lin Hao pressed his hand to stop Andy's excitement, then took the insulated box handed over by the driver and said:
"Don't get excited. You haven't had breakfast this morning. I asked my secretary to prepare some dumplings for you. Eat some to fill your stomach!"

But Andy obviously couldn't eat. She just wanted to know about her brother. However, Lin Hao didn't say anything, and the meaning was very clear:

"I wouldn't tell you if you didn't eat breakfast!"

Andy had no choice but to pick up a dumpling with chopsticks and start eating. For some reason, Andy felt that the dumpling tasted very delicious and his emotion lived up to his previous excitement.

Perhaps it was because Lin Hao was someone she could trust. If someone else bought the breakfast, she really wouldn’t eat it.

Then Lin Hao said to his secretary: "Let's go, Daishan!"

"Okay, Mr. Lin!" said the secretary as he started the car.

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On the other side, not long after Lin Hao and the others left, the phone rang in Fan Shengmei's room 2202.

"Hello, how are you?" Fan Shengmei picked up the phone and asked:

"Xiaomei, I'm Wang Baichuan!" Wang Baichuan said gently.

When she heard that it was Wang Bochuan calling, Fan Shengmei was stunned for a moment, and immediately remembered Wang Bochuan, who had studied with her and pursued her.

It's just that Wang Baichuan was plain-looking at the time, and his family background was very ordinary. She was too proud to like him, so when she heard Wang Baichuan suddenly call her, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Then Fan Shengmei seemed to have come to her senses and said in a calm voice:

"Oh, long time no see! What have you been busy with lately?"

Wang Baichuan said with excitement:

"Oh, I opened a company and I have to go to Shanghai to do some work today. If you have time, let's have dinner together!"

Wang Baichuan couldn't suppress his excitement when he thought about seeing his white moonlight at night and renewing his old relationship with Fan Shengmei.

However, Fan Shengmei hesitated when she heard this. She knew Wang Baichuan's little thoughts very well. She had been attracted to him at first, but he could not satisfy her pursuit of life at that time.

Now that she has found a golden thigh and committed herself to Lin Hao, she doesn't think Lin Hao would be so generous as to allow her to date other men.

But on one side is the desirable love, and on the other side is the wonderful life. It's a pity that Wang Baichuan came too late. If I had met Wang Baichuan earlier, maybe~!

"What's wrong, Xiaomei?" Seeing that Fan Shengmei hadn't spoken, Wang Baichuan asked quickly.

"Nothing?" Fan Shengmei hesitated for a moment, and finally made up her mind and said, "Baichuan, I'm sorry, I may not be able to make time!"

Wang Baichuan on the other end of the phone paused when he heard this. He didn't expect Fan Shengmei to refuse. As far as he knew, Fan Shengmei was not married and didn't have a boyfriend. Why would she refuse him?

But Wang Baichuan did not give up, and he took the next best option:
"Xiao Mei, I don't have any other intentions. I just came to Shanghai temporarily and simply wanted to see you, my old classmate!"

When Fan Shengmei heard this, she felt moved for some reason. If they were just meeting once, there shouldn't be any problem!
"So that's it!" Fan Shengmei breathed a sigh of relief, then chuckled and said:
"Okay then, you decide the time and place, and let me know when the time comes!"

Wang Baichuan was secretly excited, and then said:

"Okay, I'll send you the address right away!"

As soon as Fan Shengmei heard this, she knew that Wang Bochuan had planned this in advance, but she didn't care, as it was just a meeting.

With a happy mood, Fan Shengmei came to the living room, and Guan Juer was also answering the phone:
"Hello, who are you?"

The man on the other end of the phone said:
"Hello, my name is Lin Jing. We used to go to the same school and we are from the same hometown. I am two years older than you. We met in the literature club. Do you remember me?"

"Oh, hello, Senior Brother Lin!" Although Guan Juer remembered this Senior Brother Lin, she didn't know what he wanted to talk to her about, so she asked in confusion:

"What's the matter with you?"

Lin Jing said happily:
"It's like this, our classmates who work in Shanghai are planning to get together, have a meal and sing some songs or something, are you free?"

Guan Juer thought about it and felt embarrassed to refuse, so she asked:

"What time? And where is the location?"

Hearing Guan Juer accept the invitation, Lin Jing said with a smile:

"Around seven o'clock tomorrow night! Pier 17, Gubei Road!"

"Okay then! See you tonight!"

Seeing that Guan Juer was about to hang up, Lin Jing quickly said:
"Wait, save my phone number. If you can't find a place to go at night, just call me!" After seeing Guan Juer hang up the phone, Fan Shengmei stood at her door and said:
"Guan Guan, who is this?"

"Yes, whose phone is this?" Qiu Yingying appeared out of nowhere.

"Oh my!" Guan Juer's body trembled violently when she heard the two people's voices, and then she patted her chest and said, "You scared me to death!"

Fan Shengmei said with a smile:

"What? Is someone asking you out?"

"Yes, yes, did you say you have a boyfriend?" Qiu Yingying also widened her eyes and stretched her neck to listen to what Guan Juer said.

Guan Juer glared at Qiu Yingying who was watching the fun, and then said:

"We have a high school class reunion tomorrow, the weekend before, and we have invited all the graduates who work in Shanghai to attend!"

When Fan Shengmei heard that they were attending a class reunion, she said with a smile:

"I'll teach you a lesson. If you have nothing to do, go to a class reunion and break up every couple!"

"It's okay to attend a class reunion and break up any couple!" Qiu Yingying repeated, and then said:

"Sister Fan, why are you attending the class reunion to break up couples?"

Fan Shengmei gave Qiu Yingying a speechless look, then turned around and went back to her room!

Seeing Fan Shengmei was about to go back to the house, Qiu Yingying asked unyieldingly:

"Sister Fan, don't leave. I just heard you received a call. Are you going to attend the class reunion too?"

Fan Shengmei turned to Qiu Yingying helplessly and said:

"I was going to see old classmates, not to attend a party!"

"That······!"

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On the other side, Lin Hao and Andy were on the highway, heading towards Daishan.

"So, you found the address of the director of the orphanage!" Andy asked excitedly.

Andy learned that Lin Hao had found out the whereabouts of the director of the welfare home, which meant he was only one step away from finding his brother!

"Then shall we go directly to the dean's house now?" Andy asked again.

Lin Hao smiled and said:
"Let's go to the welfare home first. The director is already waiting for us there!"

Andy looked at Lin Hao in confusion, feeling that something was wrong. How come Lin Hao found the key clue at once, while Old Tan had been searching for so long but still couldn't find the director of the welfare home?

At this time, I heard the secretary who was driving say:

"We have reached the territory of Daishan!"

Andy looked at the secretary strangely, feeling something strange in his heart. This was not the first time this had happened.

She didn't know why, but she had this feeling since she got on the bus, and since she got on the bus, she didn't feel anxious at all.

When everyone arrived at the welfare home, Andy got out of the car and looked at the dilapidated gate of the welfare home in front of him. Some fragments of memories from that year immediately came to his mind.

Andy only felt that more than 20 years had passed. The welfare home in front of him was a little dilapidated, but it was vaguely similar to the welfare home he felt when he left that year.

Andy was immersed in her memories and did not notice that the secretary also got out of the car and stood next to her.

At this time, Lin Hao discovered two people walking towards them from a distance. One of them was an old man in his forties, supporting an old man in his sixties or seventies, and walking towards them.

Lin Hao hurried over and said, "Hello, Dean Xie!"

Dean Xie smiled amiably and said, "Hello, Mr. Lin!"

As he spoke, he looked at Andy beside Lin Hao, and inadvertently glanced at the secretary beside Andy.

Andy looked at the director of the welfare home in front of her, then woke up from her memories. She then looked at Director Xie, trying to recall the director's appearance from that old face, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember it.

Andy opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Lin Hao stepped forward and said, "Dean Xie, this is Andy, the victim who is looking for her brother. She used to be in the welfare home. Her original name was He Lichun. Do you remember her?"

At this time, Dean Xie looked at Andy carefully, and then said:

"There are so many children adopted from me, and I'm old now, so I can't remember them all!"

Andy excitedly stepped forward, shook Dean Xie's hand and said:
"President Xie, my name is He Lichun and my brother is He Xiaoming. We used to recite pi frequently and you even rewarded us for it!"

Dean Xie looked at Andy seriously, then suddenly realized:

"I remember now. I still have some vague impression that you and your brother are both good at math!"

"It was also because of this specialty that I remember that my sister was adopted abroad. I didn't expect you to come back to find your brother."

"Yes, yes, yes! It's me. Now that I've grown up, I want to come back and find my brother. I heard that my brother was returned to the orphanage by his adoptive parents because of his intellectual problems!"

"Whenever I think of my brother, I~!" Andy said this with some gesticulations.

Lin Hao patted Andy on the shoulder and then comforted him:

"Don't get excited, control your anxiety!"

"Hmm~!" Andy quickly looked at Dean Xie and asked, "Dean, can you tell me where my brother is?"

Dean Xie said solemnly:

"Some time ago, someone came to look for your brother, and there was a letter of authorization signed by you, but I didn't tell him where your brother was!!"

"Ah?" Andy said excitedly, "Why? He's my own brother!"

Dean Yang shook his head and said helplessly:

"He Lichun, you were adopted more than 20 years ago. I think you should be living a good life now. Why are you still looking for your brother?"

Andy heard this and said quickly:

"Xiao Ming is my only relative in this world. The main purpose of my return this time is to find him."

"I have been asking my friends to help me find him over the years, but just yesterday I found out that my brother might have intellectual problems, so I should find him even more!"

Dean Xie shook his head and said:
"Xiao Ming doesn't have any intellectual problems. On the contrary, he is actually very smart. As for the reason, I can't say more!"

"Really? But if there was nothing wrong with him, why would he be returned by the adoptive family?" Andy asked anxiously.

Dean Yang sighed and said:
"You should know the rules of the welfare home, so when Yan Luming comes to inquire about your brother's whereabouts, I certainly won't tell him!"

Then Dean Yang continued:
"As for your brother being sent back, that is true, but it was not because of his intelligence problem. It was because I couldn't tell others where your brother was, so I lied to him."

(End of this chapter)