While Wu Siyu and Zhou Shen's experiences were irrelevant at this moment, Lu Wanqing, Wei Xingzhou, and the others returned to the farm and began preparing delicious food.
However, no one expected that after this meal, they would receive an urgent communication from Wei Xingzhou's parents. They instructed Wei Xingzhou to immediately return home with Cui Cui, without continuing the recording of the show, as a major family matter needed to be discussed.
"We need to go back," Wei Xingzhou said after a long silence, his tone solemn.
Lu Wanqing looked at Wei Xingzhou.
Wei Xingzhou continued, "My parents have never spoken to me so seriously before. I have a bad feeling about this."
His expression was filled with worry and gravity as he spoke.
Lu Wanqing nodded. "Alright."
Participating in the show wasn't a necessity for her. If the Wei family truly had an emergency, returning home was only logical.
Cui Cui remained silent, but her tightly furrowed brow betrayed her concern for her grandparents.
Once the decision was made, Wei Xingzhou quickly contacted the director of the show.
The director was stunned when he heard they wanted to leave the program early. However, with the Wei family facing a crisis, he had no choice but to agree to their early departure.
That evening, Wei Xingzhou chartered a private spacecraft. The family of three boarded and headed towards the Wei residence at maximum speed.
The next day, when viewers opened their personal communicators, they received a notification from the show's production team announcing that Lu Wanqing and Wei Xingzhou's family had to leave the program early due to personal reasons. Everyone was shocked, followed by a wave of disappointment.
They had waited so long, finally to see the goddess Wanqing and Cui Cui together, only for it to end after just one day?
Major platforms on the StarNet were instantly flooded with new trending topics about Wei Xingzhou, Lu Wanqing, and Cui Cui leaving the show early.
Some speculated about what had happened to Wei Xingzhou, as this was the first time in his over a decade-long career that he had ever left a program prematurely. There were even comments suggesting the matter might be related to Lu Wanqing.
However, Wei Xingzhou and Lu Wanqing paid no mind to these online discussions. They rushed to the Wei family's main residence, finally arriving three days later.
As their hovercar stopped at the entrance of the Wei family's main house, Cui Cui was the first to jump out and ran towards home.
Lu Wanqing, worried about the child, quickly followed suit.
Wei Xingzhou, who cared deeply for Cui Cui, also quickened his pace.
But the unexpected event they had envisioned didn't occur, at least not involving Wei Xingzhou's parents. The elderly couple sat in the living room, appearing to be in good health.
However…
The house wasn't just occupied by Wei Xingzhou's parents; there was also a young girl and a woman.
The moment Lu Wanqing saw the young girl, she felt an inexplicable sense of resemblance to Wei Xingzhou. Perhaps she was a relative of the Wei family?
But upon seeing the girl and the woman beside her, Cui Cui frowned with a look of confusion and wariness.
Wei Xingzhou's parents stood up as they saw them arrive, turning their heads.
As their gazes met, both Lu Wanqing and Wei Xingzhou felt the solemnity in the elder couple's eyes.
"Xingzhou, come upstairs with me. We'll talk in the study," Wei Xingzhou's father, Wei Liang, said to him.
Wei Xingzhou was taken aback.
Wei Liang had already started walking upstairs. Wei Xingzhou hesitated for a moment, then ruffled Cui Cui's soft hair and followed his father upstairs.
"Grandma," Cui Cui approached her grandmother, concerned, "Grandma, did something happen at home?"
Xu Ying looked at her granddaughter, a touch of complexity in her loving eyes. After a pause, she softly nodded. "Yes!"
Xu Ying reached out and gently stroked Cui Cui's head.
Lu Wanqing noticed the complexity in Wei Xingzhou's mother's expression and her heart skipped a beat, a premonition that the Wei family's current situation was serious.
"Wanqing, please sit down," Xu Ying said to Lu Wanqing, with a polite smile.
"Thank you, Auntie," Lu Wanqing replied quickly.
"Grandma, I'm going upstairs to take a look," Cui Cui said after a moment's hesitation.
With that, Cui Cui turned and started to run upstairs.
Xu Ying was startled and stood up, instinctively wanting to call Cui Cui back, but she opened her mouth and swallowed her words.
As Cui Cui went upstairs, Lu Wanqing also wanted to follow, but being unfamiliar with the Wei household, she felt it inappropriate to do so.
Lu Wanqing sat on the sofa, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
Meanwhile, upstairs, Wei Xingzhou listened to his father's words, his disbelief palpable.
"You're saying Cui Cui isn't my biological daughter?"
"That's impossible!"
"Cui Cui was cultivated by me. She was created using my and Lu Wanqing's genes. She is definitely my daughter!"
Wei Xingzhou exclaimed loudly. His father's words were absurd. Cui Cui not being his child? Was this a joke of the century? It couldn't be!
Wei Liang sighed. "Do you think I want this? We confirmed it many times before we were certain."
Wei Xingzhou looked at his father with suspicion.
Wei Liang was silent for a moment, then said, "The last time your mother and I visited your home, it wasn't entirely to see Lu Wanqing. We went to get something. We secretly plucked a few hairs from you and Cui Cui. We immediately did the tests upon returning. You really are not biological father and daughter."
Cui Cui, who had just arrived upstairs, froze upon hearing this.
"You're talking nonsense!" Wei Xingzhou, who never swore, immediately let loose a string of vulgarities.
Wei Xingzhou was furious. He stared at his father for a long time, then deflated. "You called us back just for this?"
Wei Liang sighed. "Zhouzhou, I know it's hard for you to accept this so quickly, but the child downstairs is your real child. We secretly conducted a paternity test, and that child is definitely yours."
Wei Xingzhou found it laughable. His child?
The next moment, Wei Xingzhou reached out to touch Wei Liang's forehead.
Wei Liang flinched back. "Zhouzhou, what are you doing?"
Wei Xingzhou frowned, looking at his father with concern. "Dad, let me see if you're sick."
Wei Liang immediately understood. He felt helpless and powerless. "Zhouzhou, Dad is not joking with you. If you don't believe me, you can do a paternity test yourself."
Wei Liang looked at Wei Xingzhou, silent for a moment, then continued, "Zhouzhou, Cui Cui is a good child, but she doesn't carry our family's blood. Our family's shares..."
"You want them back?" Wei Xingzhou looked at his father incredulously.
Wei Liang remained silent.
Wei Xingzhou laughed in anger. "Wei Liang, have you been bewitched? In ancient Earth times, there was a witchcraft that could bewitch people's minds, making them obey them blindly."