{Ahhh, it’s finally been said out loud!}
001 spun around in the air, touched.
{You’re finally going to start loving each other as siblings!}
As expected, Shao Yuye’s eyes widened in shock.
Completely and utterly disbelieving.
How could it be possible?!
How could Shen Wanwan possibly… be his biological sister?!
Even though he appeared perfectly calm on the surface, a million thoughts were racing through Shao Yuye’s mind at that moment.
He fixed his gaze on the girl in front of him.
The lounge was bathed in golden sunset light.
Shen Wanwan stood calmly in front of him, her entire being seemingly outlined in gold.
Her long, straight black hair quietly draped down her back, her fair and slender neck flawless.
Her facial features, her eyes and brows—there were indeed some similarities between them.
But just that alone wasn’t enough to prove Shen Wanwan was his sister.
What’s more, the variety show had already aired one episode. The two of them had been on trending searches for all the wrong reasons, his negative public perception kept rising, while Shen Wanwan, though criticized, was steadily gaining fame.
Shao Yuye had no choice but to conclude that Shen Wanwan’s actions were premeditated.
All these years, he’d been secretly looking for his sister. Word had gotten out long ago, and every now and then, someone claiming to be his sister would show up, but none had been the real one.
Shao Yuye considered seriously—
If they went to the hospital together, Shen Wanwan might use this angle to generate buzz and gain even more attention.
He couldn’t let down his guard.
He let out a cold sneer. “How come I’ve never heard I had a sister?”
Shen Wanwan’s expression froze for a brief second.
Then she broke into an impeccable, sweet smile.
“Whether you do or not, we’ll know with a DNA test, won’t we?”
Shao Yuye’s eyes narrowed.
Under her confident, flawless gaze, he slowly stood up straight.
This might be a trap…
She had thrown out an extremely tempting offer, trying to lure him in.
But what could he do?
—Even if there was only a one-in-a-million chance…
He had to take it.
Besides, she clearly knew so many memories—things only he and his sister could’ve shared.
“Let’s go!”
When the nanny van door opened, Brother Li was scrolling through Weibo’s trending topics.
Today, Shao Yuye and Shen Wanwan had gone from heated confrontation to a cold war, and the topic was still hot.
Plenty of people were gossiping about what had happened between the two, with rumors claiming that Shao Yuye might have been coerced by the show’s producers—accusing Shen Wanwan of being a ‘pay-to-win’ contestant, using money to push herself forward while even top-tier idols were reduced to supporting her.
What a load of nonsense.
Absolutely ridiculous!
If Shao Yuye were that easy to be manipulated by capital, then what had they all been working so hard for these years? Was his status as a top-tier celebrity just a joke?!
Brother Li scrolled through the page in disbelief. Just then, he heard the car door open and turned around.
“What’s going on with you and Shen Wanwan today—”
Before he could finish his sentence, a light, cool citrus fragrance brushed past his nose.
A woman in a long black dress climbed into the car and picked a seat in front of him without a word.
As Brother Li stared, dumbfounded, she adjusted the headrest, tilted the seat to the most comfortable angle, and calmly put on a black velvet sleep mask.
The whole series of movements was so smooth and natural that it left Brother Li completely stunned.
“Wait…”
Wasn’t that Shen Wanwan?!
He hesitantly looked at Shao Yuye, who got in right behind her.
His brain felt like it was about to overheat.
Still, his instincts as a manager kicked in, and he cautiously checked outside the car to make sure there were no paparazzi tailing them. Only then did he relax a little.
The windows were tinted with privacy film, so he wasn’t too worried about anyone seeing inside.
Brother Li gave Shao Yuye a questioning look.
Shao Yuye sat beside him and answered lightly:
“She might be my sister.”
Brother Li : ???
“Which sister? Your scumbag Dad had another one out of wedlock again?”
Shao Yuye’s face turned serious. “The one I’ve been looking for—my real sister.”
Brother Li was stunned. His voice shot up by eight octaves.
“Your real sister?!”
The biological sister they’d been searching for for seven years with zero leads?!
Turns out… she’s Shen Wanwan?!
He couldn’t believe it.
And wasn’t Shen Wanwan’s father Shen Rong?
How the hell did she end up being related to Shao Yuye?
He couldn’t figure it out—really couldn’t!
In the front seat, Shen Wanwan wrinkled her nose slightly, letting out a tiny “Tsk.”
Brother Li immediately covered his mouth with a palm and whispered,
“So what’s going on now?”
Shao Yuye’s mind was a total blank.
He tried to keep his voice even.
“We’re going to the hospital. For a DNA test.”
Back when Shao Yuye first confessed to Brother Li that he came from a wealthy family, Brother Li had been completely shocked.
What kind of rich young master has such a bumpy career path?
At eighteen, he came alone to a record company to chase his dreams, sleeping in the practice room every day, eating instant noodles to save money, and even fainting from hypoglycemia while dancing.
At the time, Shao Yuye had used that same flat tone to sum up his miserable situation in just one sentence:
“My parents divorced, my Mom took my sister and left, and my Dad’s mistress took over the house. It was suffocating to stay there, so I left. Brother Li, I want to be famous. If I become famous, my sister, my Mom… they’ll see me…”
Thinking of Shao Yuye’s messy family situation, Brother Li hesitated and asked, “If the test confirms that she’s really your biological sister… do you want me to help with anything?”
Shao Yuye closed his eyes for a moment. “Let’s wait for the results first.”
If…
If Shen Wanwan really was his biological sister…
Shao Yuye was sitting just behind Shen Wanwan.
From his angle, he could see her smooth, delicate face clearly.
The more he looked at her, the more convinced he felt—she really did seem like his sister.
The van was moving forward steadily when the girl in the front seat suddenly frowned slightly, as if disturbed.
Shao Yuye instinctively reined in his expression.
Shen Wanwan lifted her eye mask and turned her face away in mild annoyance.
“Stop shaking your leg.”
Shao Yuye looked down at his leg, which had been unconsciously bouncing. His chest tightened.
His palm was ice cold.
Damn.
He was actually nervous.
The two of them went to a private hospital for a kinship DNA test.
Since it involved a top celebrity’s privacy and the hospital wanted to ensure the results’ accuracy, they said they’d deliver the outcome in seven working days.
Seven days.
To Shao Yuye, it felt like years.
When they came out of the hospital, his attitude toward Shen Wanwan was clearly more cautious.
“Where are you going?”
Shen Wanwan : “Home.”
That word home quietly stabbed at Shao Yuye’s heart.
After a pause of two seconds, he said, “I’ll take you.”
Shen Wanwan nodded. “Okay.”
The two got into the car together.
This time, Shao Yuye sat beside Shen Wanwan.
Taking a deep breath, he decided to ask all his questions in one go.
“What was your original name?”
Shen Wanwan’s expression instantly turned cold. “I don’t want to say.”
Anything related to Shao Hongyuan, she wanted nothing to do with it.
Shao Yuye kept his eyes fixed on her.
He knew that expression all too well:
They both hated Shao Hongyuan.
He brushed past the moment casually.
“What about Mom? What’s her name?”
Shen Wanwan : “Shen Mingzhen.”
That long-unheard name made Shao Yuye’s heart suddenly pound.
But his face stayed calm as he continued his questions.
“What was the name of the golden retriever we had when we were kids?”
Shen Wanwan answered without the slightest hesitation : “Jiujiu.”
She had named it.
Shao Yuye: “On my last birthday, how many candles were on the cake?”
The light atmosphere in the car suddenly froze.
Shao Yuye raised an eyebrow, thinking there’s no way you’ll know this one.
Shen Wanwan sighed deeply, her tone slightly helpless: “…Do you even hear the kind of questions you’re asking?”
Shao Yuye covered his face. *…Ahem, ahem.*
“One last question.”
Shen Wanwan lifted her chin slightly, signaling him to go ahead.
Shao Yuye : “What’s the name of the biggest Ultraman figure in my room?”
Shen Wanwan : “…”
She suddenly felt like just answering these childish questions was lowering her IQ by several levels.
But the way he looked at her was full of eagerness.
There was even a touch of encouragement.
She rubbed her forehead and replied flatly : “Tiga1.”
Because she had once said he looked super cool.
Just like her brother.
The empty car fell into a deep silence.
It was as if something inside Shao Yuye’s heart gave a soft *boom*.
Brother Li, sitting nearby like a transparent person, watched the two of them trade these ‘secret codes. He couldn’t understand, but sensed the gravity of the moment.
All of Shao Yuye’s nervousness was swallowed in that instant, replaced by a complete mental blank.
His Adam’s apple bobbed as he stared at her in disbelief, his voice trembling:
“You… are really my sister?”
Shen Wanwan calmly replied: “Let’s wait for the test results.”
Words alone weren’t enough to dispel the doubt in Shao Yuye’s heart.
After all, they had been out of contact for so long.
Rather than trying in vain to explain that she really was his sister, it was better to let the DNA test report do the talking.
Besides, she needed the paternity test result too.
The little flame that had flared up in Shao Yuye’s heart was temporarily extinguished.
True.
Words alone weren’t proof.
He should trust science.
It’s just seven days.
It’ll pass quickly.
- Ultraman Tiga, the twelfth entry in the Ultraman Series. ↩︎