Chapter 127: Chapter 127 Momo is My Son

That night, Huo Tingdong brought Han back to the Huo Mansion.

Just as they entered, Old Madam had already been waiting at the door, and upon seeing Han, she hugged him dearly.

“Oh dear, Han has lost weight!” Old Madam said with concern, “Hasn’t Han been eating well these past few days?”

Han innocently blinked his eyes. He indeed hadn’t been eating well these past days, and Huo Tingdong had even scolded him for it.

But he just couldn’t stomach the food made by the nanny.

Although the nanny’s cooking was very good, in Han’s heart, the meals made by Momo were the best.

Old Madam was extremely heartbroken and quickly instructed, “Quickly, have the chef prepare some delicious food. My dear great-grandson is starving.”

Huo Tingdong said, “Recently, Han had gained some weight, but he hasn’t been eating well lately and indeed has lost weight.” He looked towards Old Madam, his lips slightly parting, but ultimately, he chose not to mention Momo.

He had originally planned to tell Old Madam that Momo was his son and that he had decided to acknowledge Momo, but now Momo was unwilling to recognize him, leading to a deadlock, so he decided it was best not to alarm Old Madam for now.

Old Madam held Han in her arms and sat down in the dining room, gently stroking his hair.

Huo Tingdong sat down opposite her and asked, “Grandmother, about Lin Qi’s surgery…”

Old Madam looked up with a puzzled expression, “What about her?”

Huo Tingdong said, “Initially, didn’t you arrange a surgery for her?”

Old Madam nodded, “Yes, why are you suddenly asking about this? You can’t blame me for taking matters into my own hands. Back then, you were unconscious, and I was worried that the Huo Family might end in my hands, which would make me a criminal of the Huo Family. Who knew, that Lin Qi would fail to bear any children for you, and instead bore a son for another man.”

She had also suspected that Han was a child Lin Qi had abandoned, but Huo Tingdong had already done a paternity test once, and there was no blood relation between Han and Lin Qi, leaving Han’s lineage still a mystery.

But Old Madam no longer wanted to pursue it.

No matter who Han’s birth mother was, he was Huo Tingdong’s flesh and blood, there was no doubt about that.

More importantly…

“I still need to thank Lin Qi,” Old Madam said, “It’s apparent that she put her heart into caring for Han. Now Han can speak and is willing to be close to people. Han wasn’t like this before. Not every woman can treat someone else’s son as her own! Although there are also things she has done that I am not satisfied with…”

Huo Tingdong considered for a moment, then said solemnly, “If I say, I want to remarry Lin Qi, you wouldn’t object, right?”

Old Madam didn’t react immediately, “What?”

Huo Tingdong patiently repeated, “I said, I want to remarry Lin Qi.”

Old Lady was stunned.

Initially, the marriage he arranged between them was met with his firm refusal.

He had even suspected that Lin Qi bore Han and abandoned him, hating her to the bone. Now, how could he have changed his mind, considering remarrying her?

Old Lady couldn’t figure it out, “Why are you suddenly thinking of remarrying her?”

Huo Tingdong said, “I have my reasons.”

Old Lady, half-understanding, nodded, “Other than Song Shuyan, whoever you marry, as long as she’s a decent girl, I won’t interfere.” Her hatred for Song Shuyan still hadn’t subsided.

Old Madam said gloomily, “I don’t think that woman is any good; she’s relying on her brother saving your life to manipulate you. Tingdong, you can marry anyone, just not her! Unless you want me to die…”

Old Lady resorted to emotional blackmail.

Huo Tingdong let out a wry smile, “Grandmother, please don’t always talk of death, I really don’t like it.”

Old Madam said, “Unless you promise me, you absolutely won’t marry her.”

Huo Tingdong closed his eyes, then opened them again and nodded, “Hmm, I promise you, I won’t marry Song Shuyan.”

Old Madam brightened up at this, “With your words, I am relieved.”

She played with Han in her arms and reminded, “It’s hard for you to come and ask for my opinion. Usually, you would act on your own without considering my views. Remarrying Lin Qi would also be good for Han. She treats Han well, and Han likes her too, so I am happy to see this happen. But, if she moves in, what about her son? Will you also bring him to the Huo Family? Has his background been checked clearly, who is his father? Have you found out?”

Old Lady was quite open-minded, yet she was solely preoccupied with the child of Lin Qi.

She always felt that Lin Qi had borne this son through an affair during her marriage, being unfaithful to the Huo Family.

Faced with Old Lady’s rapid-fire questions, Huo Tingdong hesitated for a long while, “Grandmother, there’s something I need to tell you, please don’t get too agitated.”

Old Lady was puzzled, “What is it?”

Huo Tingdong decided to be truthful: “Momo is my son.”

Old Lady didn’t catch on immediately and squinted, “What?”

Huo Tingdong patiently repeated, “Momo, he’s my son, mine and Lin Qi’s.”

Old Lady was shocked, stretching her neck excitedly, “How do you know? Are you sure? Didn’t she say that the child was fathered by another man… Did you know this all along? Why didn’t you tell Grandmother sooner?”

This news shocked Old Lady terribly.

Huo Tingdong said, “Didn’t I ask you not to get too excited?”

Old Lady showed an exaggerated expression, “How can I not get excited? This is so sudden; I had no mental preparation at all! Are you sure? Don’t deceive Grandmother, I can’t handle this shock.”

Huo Tingdong said, “I haven’t done a paternity test yet, if you’re worried, I can have one done.”

Old Lady nodded eagerly, “You must do it, of course! Otherwise, how can we be sure that the child is your son, and not that she’s deceiving you?”

Huo Tingdong chuckled.

Old Madam obviously couldn’t stay calm any longer, seeing that Huo Tingdong hadn’t brought Momo over, she was worried and said, “Where is the child now? Since you’re sure he’s your son, why didn’t you bring him over?”

Huo Tingdong said, “Lin Qi is hospitalized, and the child is with her at the hospital.”

“Oh dear! You… You didn’t give me any psychological preparation for this!” Old Lady grumbled for a long while, urging, “Hurry and do a paternity test, if it’s confirmed that the child is yours, bring him back as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the child grows up, he might not want to recognize you. What’s going on with this Lin Qi, she must have known the child was yours, why did she conceal it for so long and refuse to tell?”

Huo Tingdong said, “She was afraid that if I found out, I would take the child’s custody away, so she has been hiding it from the Huo Family all along.”

Old Lady nodded upon hearing this, “I can understand her predicament, but hiding it from you is where she was wrong. So, are you thinking of taking responsibility for this child, which is why you want to remarry her?”

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