Chapter 568: Chapter 568: She Is Not an Illegitimate Daughter
Several years ago, Lai Wenyan did not become a councilman, nor was Ren Zhengxiong the director of the Public Security Department.
Although both were undercover agents, their relationship was average. At that time, Ren Zhengxiong only knew that Lai Wenyan came from the Capital and seemed to have a decent family background; working as a special police was for gaining experience.
Ren Zhengxiong was from the south, born in a rural area. After the case involving Tang Shen was over, he had no further interactions with Lai Wenyan, and naturally, there were no more contacts.
Because he wasn’t transferred to the Capital, when he gave Tang Yin the landline number of the Lai Family, he did not know that Lai Wenyan had a wife and daughter in the Capital: "I was thinking, since your mother is still alive and she gave birth to you, your father has the duty to take care of you and your mother. I didn’t tell your mother that your father and I were undercover agents. There are some things that I think, it’s more appropriate for your father to tell her than me."
"Your mother always thought your father was dead like your grandfather. She was very happy to learn that he was still alive," Ren Zhengxiong said, pausing for a few seconds with a teacup in hand, then continued: "My family and I left Diannan the day we ended our trip, so I don’t know if your mother called. Later, when I called the hospital where your mother worked, she had already resigned."
Tang Li told him: "At that time, my mother accidentally contracted the HIV virus. She took me and left Diannan and moved to a village near Mihesha River."
Saying this, Tang Li looked at Ren Zhengxiong: "My father is married in the Capital, you should know by now."
Ren Zhengxiong nodded, Lai Wenyan had become a councilman, attending various events with his wife and daughters, especially the younger daughter, who became a huge star, increasing the visibility of the Lai Family day by day. It was hard not to know; the first time Ren Zhengxiong saw the report, he sat in his study for an entire night.
At that moment, he realized that all things were not as he had imagined.
According to the age of Lai Wenyan’s elder daughter, he already had a daughter in the Capital when he married Tang Yin.
In other words—
At that time, Lai Wenyan was a married man.
Yet, he married Tang Yin in Diannan.
"According to internal regulations, since your father was already married, he could not have possibly married your mother."
"Perhaps, they did not complete the registration process."
Tang Li shared her speculation.
But Ren Zhengxiong shook his head: "They definitely completed the process. Your grandfather adored your mother too much to let her become someone’s wife without any official status.
Moreover, I remember another thing, to prevent your father’s identity from being exposed, the officer who assisted them with the marriage formalities that day was a female special police officer; hence, even if your father used a fake name while undercover, his marriage to your mother is legally valid."
Listening to this, Tang Li subconsciously clenched her fists.
So... she was not an illegitimate child.
Tang Yin gave birth to her within a legal marriage.
In a way, Lai Wenyan committed the crime of bigamy.
Tang Li unzipped her backpack, took out a necklace, and placed it on the coffee table: "This is the necklace my mother wore. She lost it the day she contracted the HIV virus. Recently, I retrieved it from Lai Wenyan’s elder daughter."
"..." Ren Zhengxiong perceived the implication in her words.
"You gave me the Lai Family’s landline number, and as far as I know, Lai Wenyan did not receive the call. It was Lai Wenyan’s wife and elder daughter who came to Diannan." Tang Li also said: "If my conjecture is correct, the time my mother contracted HIV coincided with the days Lai Wenyan’s wife and daughter were in Diannan."