{"id":17728,"date":"2026-01-23T11:51:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/?p=17728"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:51:06","slug":"married-at-first-sight-chapter-4397","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-4397\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight Chapter 4397"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The old doctor was momentarily stunned. He reached out to touch the boy\u2019s head and gently asked, \u201cWhy do you ask that?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen my real parents. I don\u2019t even know what they look like. If they were alive, why didn\u2019t they come to find me? How could they have left me on the side of the road to be picked up by Mother Mu?\u201d<\/p>\n

The little boy was clever\u2014he knew how to reason things out.<\/p>\n

\u201cYangyang\u2019s parents are divorced, but he still gets to see his father. He lives with his mother. Even though she works far away, she still comes home to see him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I don\u2019t have that. I thought maybe they didn\u2019t come to find me because they turned into stars, watching me from the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n

The old doctor pulled him into a hug, sighed, and said, \u201cLong Ting, you have us. Your Mother Mu and Uncle Ye love you dearly and treat you like their own child. The Jun family also considers you their nephew.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though your biological parents are gone, you are surrounded by people who love you. That\u2019s something to be happy about\u2014so grow up with joy in your heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long Ting nestled into his master\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n

So, it was true\u2014his biological parents had died.<\/p>\n

For as long as he could remember, Long Ting had been Mu Qing\u2019s adopted son. Raised with care by Mu Qing and accepted by the Jun family, he never pitied himself or thought much about his birth parents. He had been too young\u2014just a toddler\u2014so they hadn\u2019t crossed his mind.<\/p>\n

Now, at over five years old, he could understand more. He felt different from his friends. After thinking it over, he concluded that his birth parents must no longer be alive.<\/p>\n

Though he had no memories of them, hearing the truth brought a trace of sadness\u2014but no tears.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaster, do you know how my biological parents died?\u201d<\/p>\n

The old doctor lied and said, \u201cYou were chosen by your master and taken in as his disciple. That\u2019s how he met you. He doesn\u2019t know anything about your past. Not even your Mother Mu knows. Much less him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long Ting asked, \u201cDoes Uncle Ying know? Everyone says Uncle Ying is amazing. If he wants to know something, nothing can be hidden from him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The old doctor continued with the lie: \u201cNo one has tried to find out about your parents, so how could anyone know?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBesides, we don\u2019t even know where you\u2019re originally from. Although your Mother Mu found you in Wangcheng, you\u2019re not a native of Wangcheng. She asked around and confirmed that you aren\u2019t from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStill, I\u2019m certain you came from a well-off family\u2014you were clearly born to be a young master.\u201d<\/p>\n

The old doctor released the little boy from his arms, gently pushed him back a bit, looked down at the intelligent child, and said kindly, \u201cLong Ting, all you need to do is study hard, learn medicine from your master, and train in martial arts with your brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts. Learn everything they teach you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you grow up and become truly strong, you can search for your past and uncover the truth about your biological parents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long Ting asked with innocent curiosity, \u201cIf I become powerful, can I see my parents again? Can they come down from the sky and return to me? I really want to know what they look like.\u201d<\/p>\n

No matter how kind Mother Mu was to him, no matter how much love she gave, she wasn\u2019t his biological mother.<\/p>\n

As long as he hadn\u2019t been abandoned, he wanted to know who his real parents were.<\/p>\n

The old doctor replied, \u201cThey\u2019re watching you from heaven. The stronger you become, the happier and more at peace they\u2019ll feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long Ting didn\u2019t quite understand, but he didn\u2019t ask further.<\/p>\n

He sensed the topic was a bit heavy, especially since his master wasn\u2019t acting as cheerful as usual. Instead, he was unusually gentle and calm. That made Long Ting feel that something was different.<\/p>\n

It was clear this topic weighed on his master. Because he cared, he had put aside his usual smiling demeanor and softened his tone.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaster, I\u2019ll study hard and train diligently. I\u2019ll learn medicine from you and one day be able to heal the sick and save lives\u2014just like you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Long Ting is such a good boy. Tonight, I\u2019ll reward you with a chicken leg.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay! Let\u2019s go kill a chicken now. There are two legs\u2014we\u2019ll each have one. I\u2019ll eat one, and Master can have the other!\u201d<\/p>\n

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