Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 165 Learning of the Whereabouts of the Birth Mother

Fia is a man!

This was completely unexpected by Li Xi.

After thanking the landlady, Li Xi took Xie Jian's hand and strolled along the street, sorting out the whole incident in her mind as they walked.

Seeing that Li Xi was preoccupied, Xie Jian guessed that her feelings must be extremely complicated.

Xie Jian comforted Li Xi: "You know, there are always all sorts of unexpected situations when online friends meet in real life. There are cases where the online love interest turns out to be a dinosaur, a man turns into a woman, a woman turns into a man, and there are even cases where the online love interest is a primary school student."

"What you've done isn't even that outrageous."

Xie Jian's words did not comfort Li Xi; in fact, they made her feel even worse.

"My relationship with Fiya is more than just that of ordinary netizens."

Seeing Li Xi's distress, Xie Jian took off her hood and gave Li Xi a slight smile. "Li Xi, if you're willing, you can tell me about your troubles."

Li Xi definitely needs someone to listen to.

“I have known Fiya for nearly eight years. During the years I lived under the Xie family’s roof, Fiya was always the one who listened to my grievances and shared my experiences. My friendship with her is very deep, even more so than with Xue Ni.”

Li Xi and Xue Ni met in college, while she and Fei Ya had known each other since high school.

“I consider Fiya a close friend. Although we have never met, we share the same values ​​and have an extraordinary understanding. Her birthday is on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and every year I carefully select a birthday gift to send to her. Every year on my birthday, I also receive a gift from her in return.”

"In addition, she would also take photos or videos of beautiful scenery she encountered during her travels and send them to me."

“We have the most familiar relationship, even though we have never met.”

"Can you understand how I feel right now?" Just then, Li Xi passed by a park and sat down on a bench. Leaning back, she looked up at the gray sky, her heart heavy. "I considered her a soulmate, but even her gender was fake!"

"If Fia doesn't even exist, then what is real? What about our friendship over the years?"

Li Xi felt a tightness in her chest and shortness of breath, as if an invisible boulder was pressing down on her. "I was completely deceived by her."

Xie Jian sat down next to Li Xi, leaned back in his chair, crossed his long legs, and shook his head, saying, "What you said isn't entirely true."

Li Xi tilted her head and looked at Xie Jian, "What do you mean?"

“Fia may not exist, but Orion has always existed. He accompanied you for eight years as Fia. How could that affection be entirely fake?”

"Eight years is enough time to raise a dog to old age and see it to its end. Why would he need eight years to deceive you?"

"Maybe he just lied to you about the gender?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xi's expression finally softened a bit. "...What you said makes sense."

"How about I ask Fiya on WeChat?"

Xie Jian agreed with her approach, "I think it's a good idea. Instead of pondering here, we should just ask him directly why. Let's see what he has to say first."

"Correct!"

Li Xi found Fiya's WeChat and stared at Fiya's WeChat profile picture. Her expression became dejected. "We first met on QQ. Later, everyone gradually moved to WeChat. Many netizens in the QQ group left the circle. Even the group owner announced that he would disband the fan group."

"On the day the group was disbanded, Fiya and I added each other on WeChat."

Li Xi found the friend on WeChat whose profile picture was a little fox. Xie Jian leaned over to take a look and noticed that Li Xi had saved the contact as Fei Bao.

"That's her?"

"Ah."

Li Xi opened her chat with Fiya. After hesitating for a long time, she simply raised her phone, took a picture of the residential area on her right, and sent it to Fiya.

She didn't mention the rest.

Xie Jian observed her behavior and guessed her intention: "Do you want to see if he will admit to deceiving you, or continue to lie and deceive you?"

“Hmm.” Li Xi made up her mind and pondered, “If he admits to the gender deception, I will continue to listen to his explanation. But if he tries to find excuses to lie to me again, I will block him directly.”

"fair enough."

After waiting a few minutes without receiving a response, Xie Jian couldn't help but say, "Could it be that this guy knows his lie has been exposed and is too ashamed to face you, so he just blocked you and never contacted you again?"

"Block me?"

Without a single explanation, they just blocked me?

The thought of this possibility made Li Xi feel like her heart was about to stop. "I'll give it a try."

Li Xi then edited another sentence: "Guess where I am."

She clicked send.

Sent successfully.

Seeing this, Li Xi breathed a slight sigh of relief. "They didn't block me. They're probably asleep and their phone is on silent."

If you calculate the time difference, it's 3 a.m. in Dongzhou City right now, and Orion is most likely fast asleep.

Xie Jian nodded, "That's true."

Ding--

Li Xi's phone suddenly rang. She glanced down at the screen and exclaimed, "He replied!"

Xie Jian leaned over to look at the message with her and saw that Orion had replied with a long message: "[Yun Ge, I'm sorry, I lied to you. I am not the girl Fiya, but a man.]"

The reason I lied to you is because when we first met, you asked everyone in the group how to fight back if you found out that an older male relative had installed a surveillance camera in the bathroom to secretly film you.

When we were chatting privately to discuss solutions, I noticed that you have a very strong aversion to adult men.

I knew you disliked men, so I concealed the fact that I was a man from you and became your friend under the pseudonym Fia.

Yun Ge, I shouldn't have lied to you.

But please believe me, apart from the name Fia and her gender, I have not deceived you in any other way.

I cherish our eight-year friendship.

I will apologize to you in person another day.

Yun Ge, please don't ignore me anymore.

Seeing this honest reply, Li Xi's sad mood immediately lightened, and her tightly pursed lips finally curled up.

Xie Jian nodded and said, "This guy's apology was very sincere, Li Xi. I don't think he lied to you."

"correct."

Xie Jian turned to Li Xi and asked, "Have you ever been secretly photographed by an older male member of your family before?"

Li Xi nodded silently.

Xie Jian knew that Xie Mingzong had gone to prison for driving the little girl to her death, so she asked cautiously, "Was it that old bastard Xie Mingzong?"

Li Xi nodded gently, "Yes, it's him."

"Were you bullied by that bastard?" Xie Jian herself had been bullied during her school days, so she could empathize with Li Xi's experience.

The thought that the old bastard had secretly filmed Li Xi and perhaps done even worse things made Xie Jian want to rush into the prison and kick that old scoundrel a few times.

"He only filmed me taking off my clothes to prepare for a shower, but nothing else. Because I noticed in time and blocked the camera with my clothes."

"Later, with Fiya's advice, I bought a camera online and staged a scene to film Xie Mingzong spying on me, and used this evidence to get Xie Mingzong under my control."

"That's why I became close friends with Fia, because during my most isolated and helpless teenage years, she was like a fairy sister who reached out to save me from dire straits."

Xie Jian could understand Li Xi's feelings for Fei Ya.

That was the little girl's admiration and trust for her older sister.

Today I suddenly learned that the name Fia was fake, and her gender was fake. Who wouldn't feel good about someone they admired and trusted suddenly becoming the person they couldn't understand?

“In my opinion, Orion made a mistake, but it’s understandable. Li Xi, why don’t you give him another chance to admit his mistake? When you have the chance, talk to him in person. Even if you can’t be close friends in the future, the companionship of the past few years is still worth being grateful for and remembering.”

Xie Jian's words touched Li Xi. "You're right. No matter what the future holds, at least the companionship and warmth we've received over the years are real."

"I should talk to him in person."

"Okay! Don't be sad about this. We're already in London, so let's have some fun and explore."

"it is good."

*

The two spent several days having a blast in central London.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, Gu Huaizhou and Luo Wen, who had disappeared for several days, finally appeared at the manor.

Li Xi and Xie Jian were tired from playing, so they decided to rest at home.

Xie Jian was livestreaming games in her room, while Li Xi was drawing comics in her own room.

Hearing the noise, Li Xi turned off her laptop and ran downstairs to greet Gu Huaizhou.

Gu Huaizhou looked travel-worn, his trench coat was wrinkled, and he had grown a stubble of beard, indicating that he hadn't had much rest these past few days.

The same applies to Luo Wen.

Seeing Li Xi running towards him, Gu Huaizhou instinctively opened his arms and pulled her into his embrace.

Li Xi asked Gu Huaizhou, "Are you tired?"

At the same time, Gu Huaizhou also said, "We've found a clue about your mother."

After they finished speaking, the two looked at each other. Gu Huaizhou responded to Li Xi's concern first, shaking his head and saying, "I'm not tired. I slept for two hours on the way back."

Gu Huaizhou is a person who doesn't sleep well. Although he has been severely sleep-deprived these past few days, he is still full of energy.

“Xi Bao, we have a lead on your mother.” This time it was Luo Wen who spoke.

"Uncle," Li Xi looked at Luo Wen and asked, "Is my mother... still alive?"

"It's not clear yet." But Luo Wen added, "However, we found out the location of the Longevity Island Research Institute from Wells, and we have already informed your grandparents."

"I am returning to Southeast Asia today, and the day after tomorrow I will go to the Longevity Island Research Institute to find out more."

"Wait for news from your uncle."

After saying that, Luo Wen turned around and headed for the airport.

Li Xi called out to him, "Uncle, are you alone?"

Seeing the concern in Li Xi's eyes, Luo Wen felt a warmth in his heart. "Xi Bao, don't worry. Our Fifth Family has made connections with many powerful forces through business. I will bring enough men this time. If we can successfully negotiate and bring your mother back, that would be the best-case scenario."

"If negotiations fail, and if your mother is already... then raze the entire research institute to the ground!"

Li Xi's heart skipped a beat, "Uncle."

She walked over and grabbed Luo Wen's arm, saying in a deep voice, "You are also your maternal grandparents' child. You must live and come back safely."

Upon hearing this, Luo Wen's eyes softened.

He raised his right hand and placed it on Li Xi's forehead, assuring her, "Don't worry, I will return safely. If you lose your parents, your uncle will be your greatest support in the future."

"For you, for your grandparents, I will come back alive!"

After Luo Wen left, Li Xi still felt heavy-hearted.

Gu Huaizhou comforted her, "Don't worry too much. The Fifth Family is the most powerful family in Southeast Asia. This time, your maternal grandfather has already spoken to the Longevity Island Research Institute, saying that they will do everything in their power to save your mother."

"If they are willing to return your mother, then everything is negotiable. If they are not, we will use firearms to destroy the entire Longevity Island, and not even the fish near Longevity Island will survive."

This sounds arrogant, but Fifth Master has the ability and strength to be so arrogant.

Upon hearing this, Li Xi realized that his understanding of the Fifth Family's strength was still too superficial.

"Is the Fifth Family really that domineering?"

"Nanyang is a place that values ​​force and strength. The more domineering and powerful a family is, the more it is admired by other forces."

"...I hope this trip goes well."

Li Xi took Gu Huaizhou back to his room, dismissed the servants, and personally prepared a tub of hot water for Gu Huaizhou.

While Gu Huaizhou was taking a bath, Li Xi squatted down beside him to shave his beard and massage his muscles to relax him.

After taking a bath, Gu Huaizhou felt all his fatigue disappear.

He lay in bed, holding Li Xi close, and shared with her in detail the findings of the trip. "Wells said that the Longevity Island Research Institute had three batches of test subjects, and Subject 1 was the most successful, and the only one to survive."

"But even he wasn't sure if Test Subject 1 was actually your mother. He had seen the test subject at the research institute, and he said Test Subject 1 was very beautiful, with eternal youth, but she was mentally impaired..."

"We are still unsure whether the first test subject is Aunt Wu Meng. Currently, Grandpa Wu Jue has already made a strong statement to the Longevity Island Research Institute, and we believe we will receive a reply soon."

"But we also received another piece of news on this trip." Gu Huaizhou's tone became serious as he said this.

Li Xi nestled in his arms, looked up, and asked, "What does this have to do with me?"

Li Xi knew that only topics related to her could trigger Gu Huaizhou's emotional changes.

As expected, Gu Huaizhou nodded.

"Ah."

"Wells said that after discovering that Subject 1's body was naturally youthful, the core researchers at the Longevity Island Institute used scientific methods to help her conceive a child."

"But the researcher's student developed feelings for her while taking care of test subject number 1 and fell in love with her. He betrayed the institute and risked his life to escape with the fetus."

"And that child, she is a true example of eternal youth."

Gu Huaizhou looked at Li Xi with pity and said with heartache, "Xi Xi, you are the perfect person who stays young forever. Wells tracked down the fetus that disappeared in Changshou Town and finally found you. That's why he made a deal with Xie Mingzong."

“He wasn’t sure if you were the child; he was taking a gamble.”

"If Aunt Fifth Dream really is Test Subject No. 1, then you are that child."

Upon hearing this, Li Xi asked Gu Huaizhou, "Will I be arrested and used for research?"

A bloodthirsty glint flashed in Gu Huaizhou's eyes. "No one can take you away from me, from the Fifth Family."

"Actually, this time, Uncle Luo Wen didn't go to negotiate; he went to destroy the Longevity Island Research Institute. There are several other research institutes in the world that are doing this kind of research, and Uncle Luo Wen has to make an example of them to warn them."

"okay, I get it."

Li Xi hugged Gu Huaizhou's neck and said, "I'm so happy that you told me all this."

"Gu Huaizhou, with you, my grandparents and uncle protecting me, I have no worries."

"only···"

Li Xi was more concerned about something else. She pointed out, "My mother's identity is not ordinary. How dare the Longevity Island Research Institute take her away?"

Gu Huaizhou analyzed, "I discussed this matter with Uncle Luo Wen on the way back. We both agreed that there was a traitor in the Fifth Family who deliberately sold your mother to the research institute."

"But the Longevity Island Research Institute isn't stupid. No matter how arrogant they are, they wouldn't dare to lay a hand on the Fifth Family's daughter. I think that traitor used some kind of trick to fool the research institute."

Li Xi also felt that their analysis made a lot of sense.

"I have an idea." Li Xi left Gu Huaizhou's embrace and sat cross-legged on the bed.

Gu Huaizhou leaned against the pillows, gazing at her gently. "Go on," he said.

Li Xi said, "Do you still remember the butterfly birthmark behind Chu Xingchen's, Jiang Xinghe's mother's, ear?"

Gu Huaizhou frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Do you think it's possible that the traitor somehow removed the birthmark behind my mother's ear and then made a fake birthmark behind Chu Xingchen's ear? They both disappeared together. My mother was taken away by the research institute as Lan Cheng's daughter, while Lan Cheng's daughter was released as the daughter of the Fifth Absolute."

"That's why Chu Xingchen was found by Jiang Xinghe's grandfather in the woods."

After listening to Li Xi's analysis, Gu Huaizhou felt enlightened. "The truth is very likely what you think. I need to tell the old man your analysis and ask him to investigate this matter thoroughly."

"···Um."