Yun Zijin had just finished pulling her things out when she heard a knock on the door.
'Who would be looking for her at this hour?'
Yun Zijin's brows furrowed slightly. She had a bad feeling about this.
But the person knocking outside seemed determined not to give up until she opened the door, rapping three times every few moments.
Yun Zijin grabbed a baseball bat and peered through the peephole. She could only tell that it was a man outside; the peephole was angled too high to see his face, showing only the area around his collarbone.
Yun Zijin stepped back from the door, pulled out her phone, and called the community's security guard.
"Uncle, there's someone knocking on my door, but they're not saying anything. Could you bring a few guys and some gear over to check things out?"
On the other end of the line, the guard quickly agreed. After hanging up, he started rounding people up.
Since the person wasn't banging on the door violently, Yun Zijin initially guessed he didn't have any malicious intent. But it was better to be safe than sorry, so she had still asked the guard to bring backup and gear.
「About ten minutes later.」
"Who are you! What are you doing here?"
Inside her apartment, hearing the guard's voice, Yun Zijin thought it was the most beautiful sound she'd ever heard.
"I'm Xia Zhiyun, the general manager of the Xia Group. I'm here to find someone."
"Who are you looking for? What's it about?"
"Yun Zijin. It's a private matter."
Hearing that it was a private matter, the guard frowned but still thought it was best to have Yun Zijin come out and handle it herself.
"Zijin, my girl, I'm out here with a few other guards. You're safe. Come on out and see what's going on."
Xia Zhiyun: 'So she didn't open the door this whole time because she thought I was a bad guy?'
With familiar faces around, Yun Zijin wasn't as scared anymore. She grabbed her bag, opened the door, and stepped out herself, not letting anyone inside.
"What's this about? Go ahead and say it."
"I heard that Miss Yun is an orphan?"
Yun Zijin frowned. 'What does being an orphan have to do with him?'
"Just say what you have to say. Don't beat around the bush."
"That's right! We don't have time for your fancy, roundabout talk."
The guard chimed in from the side.
"I suspect... that you're my biological sister. So... would you be willing to do a DNA test with me?"
Xia Zhiyun's words made Yun Zijin finally look up and meet his gaze. "It's been twenty-one years. There's no need for that, is there?"
For as long as she could remember, Yun Zijin had lived in an orphanage.
When she was little, she yearned for her parents to find her, but she eventually gave up hope.
Her parents were secondary; her own happiness was what mattered most.
"I know you've been donating to your orphanage, no less than 2,000 yuan a month."
"But because of that, your own life is very tight. After rent and utilities, you barely have anything left over each month."
"The Xia Family is one of the most prominent wealthy families in Dijing. If the DNA test proves you're my biological sister, you'll be the young lady of the Xia Family. Your monthly allowance alone would be more than enough to cover all the orphanage's expenses."
"Do you still think it's unnecessary?"
If this had happened before she encountered Randomly Spend, she might have been tempted. But now, she could just open her phone and see the four million yuan balance sitting in her account. Yun Zijin wasn't nearly as moved.
"Why would you suspect I'm your biological sister?"
'There's no way he'd suspect something like this for no reason.'
"My sister... the one currently living with the Xia Family, got into a car accident and needed a blood transfusion, but it turned out..."
Xia Zhiyun didn't have to finish. Yun Zijin already knew. It was because of the blood transfusion, right? The blood types didn't match, so they did a test and discovered they weren't related at all.
'The cliché, rich-family switched-at-birth drama... and I'm caught right in the middle of it. How exciting!'
"And your investigation led you to me?"
Xia Zhiyun nodded.
The guard and the men he'd brought with him were listening, stunned. This was some juicy gossip—a real feast.
"I can cooperate with you and do the DNA test, but let me make one thing clear beforehand: I have no intention of returning to the Xia Family."
'For a cliché switched-at-birth drama like this to happen, the Xia Family's internal affairs must be a murky mess.' Yun Zijin had no desire to get dragged into the muck.
Hearing that Yun Zijin was willing to do the DNA test, Xia Zhiyun's eyes lit up.
As long as she agreed to the test, everything else could be dealt with slowly.
"Zijin, my girl, if there's nothing else, we'll be heading out?"
Since it was about finding a long-lost relative, the guard was no longer worried about Yun Zijin's safety.
"It's fine now, it's fine! Sorry to have troubled you all. I'll buy you guys a drink next time!"
"You're a sharp one, you are! Well then, I'll be waiting for that nice drink! We're off. Call if you need anything."
Seeing how easily Yun Zijin got along with the security guards, Xia Zhiyun felt another pang of heartache for her.
As the only young lady of the Xia Family, Jiao Jiao never had to manage these kinds of relationships; she only ever needed to consider her own happiness.
But looking at Yun Zijin, dressed in cheap clothes from a street stall, her fair hands bare of even a simple coat of nail polish...
It was safe to say their upbringings were worlds apart.
"Can you stop looking at me like that? You're giving me goosebumps."
"When do you want to do the DNA test? I'll have to check my schedule."
"Monday through Friday is no good. I have to work."
Even though she had money in her account now, the atmosphere at her current company was decent enough, and Yun Zijin had no plans to quit just yet.
"If you're free, we can go right now. I'll bring you back tonight."
"That works. Which hospital?"
"Kangde Hospital, which is under the Xia Group."
'Kangde Hospital... Isn't that the ridiculously expensive private hospital?'
'I heard the best VIP room there costs 100,000 yuan a night!'
However, since he was the one asking her to do the DNA test, he probably wouldn't make her pay. With that thought, Yun Zijin said nothing more.
The two remained silent all the way to the entrance of Kangde Hospital.
"We're here."
Yun Zijin got out of the car on her own. Seeing the magnificently decorated hospital, she sighed in amazement. 'As expected of a hospital owned by a wealthy family. Even the decor looks much more luxurious than a public hospital's.'
Xia Zhiyun had already made arrangements for the DNA test. As soon as the two of them entered the hospital, a doctor in a white coat and a surgical mask walked over. "This way. Let's go to the testing department."
In the testing department, Father Xia, Xia Zhengguang, was already waiting.
The moment he saw Yun Zijin, a flash of shock crossed Xia Zhengguang's eyes. She looked so much like the old madam.
"Hello, I'm Xia Zhengguang. I'm your..."
"Hello, sir."
Yun Zijin's two words cut off the rest of Xia Zhengguang's sentence completely.
"For DNA identification, we can use blood, hair, or buccal swabs. Which do you choose?"