Chapter 2057: 2057

Chapter 2057: Bait and switch

The family had intended to adopt Zhang Meifang .

However, they ended up adopting He Yuncun instead .

His grandmother would never lie to the family, so there was only one possibility – she had been cheated .

According to He Junsheng, Zhang Meifang had gone missing long ago .

So when his grandmother came to adopt Zhang Meifang, the orphanage replaced her with He Yuncun .

Why did they do that?

The head warden began sweating when he heard that .

He started to panic and looked uneasy . “You’re…”

“My name is Shen Luo’an . ” Shen Luo’an handed him his name card .

The head warden broke into a nervous sweat as he held the white card in his hand .

“Back then, my grandmother brought home a girl named Zhang Meifang from this orphanage . ”

Shen Luo’an studied the head warden’s expression as he spoke . “My grandmother identified her as my long-lost sister, who had gone missing for more than a decade . She adopted her on the basis of her astrological sign, which was compatible with ours . Yet, we later discovered through a matching test that she was not even remotely related to our family . ”

The head warden glanced at him . “Maybe it was a mistake . ”

“Yes, we thought the same, too,” Shen Luo’an replied softly . “But when Manting awoke from a coma after getting hit by a car two years ago in an accident, she was only able to recall events in her life before she turned 12 and insisted that her name is He Yuncun . What happened to Zhang Meifang?”

The head warden grew even more nervous with every passing second .

When He Junsheng saw how distressed the head warden looked, he sighed and confessed, “Warden, I… I told him that Meifang went missing when she was 14 years old . ”

The head warden glared at him in utter disbelief . “You…”

He Junsheng lowered his head guiltily . “I forgot about it . I’m sorry . ”

The head warden sighed and set Shen Luo’an’s name card down . He said sadly, “I’m sorry, Mr . Shen . ”

“What do you mean?”

“Meifang had disappeared by the time your grandmother came to adopt her . She came looking for Meifang with her date of birth . ” The head warden appeared pensive . “The orphanage was poor back then . Your grandmother offered us 100,000 yuan as a token of gratitude in return for raising her long-lost granddaughter if we could find the girl . ”

“So you lied to my grandmother?” Shen Luo’an frowned . “Was the date of birth provided by my grandmother compatible with Meifang’s?”

The head warden nodded . “Yes . I admit, I had made a mistake . I was desperate for the money and I thought your family could afford a better life for Yuncun, so I let Yuncun go to your house as Meifang . ”

He glanced at Shen Manting as he spoke .

Shen Manting’s eyes were already welling up with tears . “What happened to Meifang?”

“I don’t know . ” The head warden shook his head . “Back in those days, young girls her age were commonly kidnapped and traded off . ”

…

Shen Manting had been in a downcast mood ever since leaving the orphanage .

She was excited during the trip to the orphanage, looking out the window and glancing around in anticipation .

Yet, she didn’t utter a single word on the way back .

She looked at Shen Luo’an and asked, “Honey, is it possible that Meifang is your sister?”

Shen Luo’an glanced at Shen Manting and nodded .

“Does that mean I’m longer Shen Manting?” Shen Manting stared at Shen Luo’an . “Meifang should be the real Shen Manting, while I’m an imposter . I feel like a character in a television drama where children were switched at birth . Meifang truly belongs to the Shen family . I’m nothing but an imposter . ”

Shen Luo’an chuckled . “What are you talking about? I accept you for who you are . You’re no imposter . ”

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