A Substitute Bride With Multiple Identities
Chapter 223: True Identity Exposed!

Chapter 223: Chapter 223: True Identity Exposed!

But now that the media had already gathered, even if Xia Ran regretted it, it was already too late.

Fu Yu furrowed her brows and made another call to Xia Ran.

Still unable to get through.

The reporters around them were also growing impatient, and the volume of their murmuring increased.

"What’s going on? Why hasn’t Miss Xia arrived? It’s already noon, more than an hour past the agreed time."

"Could she be deceiving us?"

"Does anyone have Miss Xia’s number? Call her and ask?"

Fu Yu paced back and forth, then made another call to Xia Ran, which still went unanswered. She took a deep breath, removed her face mask, and strode towards the stage ahead.

If Xia Ran wasn’t coming, then she would personally reveal the truth that Fu Yanhe was a fraud!

-

At the same time, the Haicheng Police received a message from an anonymous number, claiming that Miss Xia Ran of the Xia family had been kidnapped, and it included an address.

Initially, the police thought the message was a prank but, adhering to the principle of not letting any criminal off the hook, they suited up and headed to the address mentioned in the message.

They also arranged to contact Xia Tingyuan.

Xia Tingyuan had also intended to call the police, but before he could dial, Su Lan stopped him.

With a panicked face, Su Lan grabbed his arm: "No! No way! Xia Tingyuan, you can’t call the police!"

What if the police found out about their past murder of Fu Xiao?

And the matter regarding Shen Yanhe...

Although nothing had happened for now, the disappearance of Lu Yunkai was still a thorn in her side.

Xia Tingyuan yanked his arm from her grasp with a somber look, his face showing disbelief in her reason: "Su Lan, do you realize what you’re saying?"

"Now that Fu Yanhe won’t help us, the only ones who can are the police!"

"By stopping me from calling the police, do you want me to sell the company to give Fu Xiao ten billion, or let Fu Xiao take Ranran’s life?"

"You used to dote on Ranran the most. How come now, when Ranran’s life is in danger, you’re preventing me from calling the police to save her?"

Xia Tingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Or are you hiding something from me about you and Ranran?"

Su Lan suddenly became agitated and defensively shrieked, "We aren’t hiding anything from you!"

As she faced Xia Tingyuan’s scrutinizing gaze, her anxiety deepened; she lifted a hand to brush away the hair falling on her forehead, her gaze flitting about, unable to meet his eyes: "I-I’m worried that Fu Xiao might do something adverse to Ranran if he finds out we’re calling the police.

"Wouldn’t that put Ranran in even greater danger?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Tingyuan’s phone rang.

He answered, and a voice from Haicheng Police sounded, "Good afternoon, Mr. Xia. At 12:10 PM, we received an anonymous text message that your daughter has been kidnapped. Can you confirm if this message is accurate?"

Su Lan heard it too, her pupils shrinking abruptly as her limbs turned icy cold.

Was that, a call from the police?

Someone had actually called the police?

Who?!

Xia Tingyuan glanced at Su Lan before calmly replying, "It’s true, our Ranran was abducted this morning, and the kidnapper even sent me a ransom demand."

"Alright, the police are currently heading to the kidnappers’ location to rescue Miss Xia. Please come to the station, Mr. Xia."

Xia Tingyuan hung up the phone, looked at the pale-faced, motionless Su Lan, and said coldly, "You’d better pray that you and Ranran aren’t hiding anything from me; otherwise, you’re on your own!"

Having said that, Xia Tingyuan picked up his coat and strode out.

Su Lan’s mind went blank, and she collapsed softly on the ground.

It’s over.

This time it’s completely over.

-

Meanwhile, at Shufang Pavilion.

Fu Yanhe brought Shen Yanhe to their usual private room and ordered the breakfast she liked.

While waiting for the dishes to be served, Shen Yanhe handled lab data on her tablet, while Fu Yanhe rinsed their dishes with warm water.

Just after he had finished washing Shen Yanhe’s dishes, there was a knock on the door. Wu Fang appeared at the doorway with a somewhat unusual expression and glanced nervously at Shen Yanhe before turning to Fu Yanhe, "Master Fu, there’s an urgent matter that requires your attention."

Fu Yanhe looked up at Wu Fang, picked up a damp towel from the table, wiped his hands, and said gently, "Yanyan, I need to step out to handle something. Wait for me in the private room. If the dishes arrive, start without me. Don’t go hungry."

Shen Yanhe nodded without looking up, focused on comparing the experimental data.

Fu Yanhe stood up, left, and gently closed the door of the private room.

Wu Fang’s expression was solemn as he pushed his phone towards Fu Yanhe, "Master Fu, take a look at this."

Fu Yanhe looked down.

The phone displayed a video featuring the long-unseen Fu Yu.

Fu Yu stood on the stage, with several microphones in front of her, and began solemnly, "Thank you to all the reporters for taking the time to attend this press conference. Miss Xia Ran has had an accident and can’t be here today, so I will reveal this secret on her behalf."

"The secret about the Fu Family is— the current young master of the Fu Family, Fu Yanhe, is not the real heir. He is a fraud! A complete impostor and fake!"

"My true elder brother died in a car accident two years ago!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar from the audience, with reporters hastily asking, "Miss Fu, do you have proof?"

"Of course!" Fu Yu took out her phone and pulled up a black and white photo she had taken and sent to Xia Ran of Fu Yanheng’s spirit tablet.

"Look, this is the proof! I saw my elder brother’s memorial tablet with my own eyes at the Fu family home!"

The reporters scrambled to take photos of her phone.

For them, a secret from a wealthy family was much more explosive than any entertainment gossip.

Most importantly, it was an earth-shattering piece of gossip! Once posted online, it would definitely cause a huge stir!

Fu Yu looked into the camera, her tone indignant, "This impostor has been hiding in our Fu Family for nearly two years, making life difficult for me and my mother. Now, he has even caused my grandmother to have a stroke and be hospitalized over a woman, and he has messed up the company."

"I now hope that everyone will share my words online, and demand that Fu Yanhe give our Fu Family an explanation, and tell us, who is he really?"

The video ended there.

"This video has already been posted online by the media and marketers, and its popularity is rapidly growing. There are many voices denouncing you online now," Wu Fang said as he took back his phone, his brow furrowed, his expression worried as he looked at Fu Yanhe, "Master Fu, what should we do now?"

He glanced in the direction of the private room, "Should we tell your wife the truth about this matter?"

Though it wasn’t Fu Yanhe’s fault for initially concealing his identity,

but... could any woman accept that her husband’s identity was a lie?

Master Fu had finally found happiness.

What if his wife found out and decided to file for divorce?