A 51-year-old millionaire in southeastern China recently shared that he was tired of strangers claiming to be his children, after he offered a reward of 10 million yuan (1.4 million USD) for him. anyone who can help him find his long-lost son.
Xie Yue, a millionaire businessman from Shenzhen, Guangdong province, met many people who wanted to take a DNA test with him to find paternity. There was even a man who was only 10 years younger than him but insisted on calling him “dad”.
Chinese millionaire searches for missing child, someone 10 years younger immediately recognizes him as “father”
After posting the news about finding his missing son, a 41-year-old man, only 10 years younger than him, insisted on calling him “father”. Photo: SCMP.
In December 2023, he announced his willingness to pay anyone who could provide information about the path of Xie Haonan, his son, who was born in 1998 and disappeared in Shenzhen when he was three years old.
Mr. “I get about eight to nine phone calls a day from people who call me dad,” he said.
“A 41-year-old man came to the office, claiming to be my son and wanted a DNA test. I’m only 51 years old, so there’s no way I could be his father,” Xie added, lamenting the impact. The negative impact the incident had on his personal and professional life.
Initially, Xie said he was happy to meet people who came to verify their relationship with him, even offering travel money if they showed him their train tickets and ID cards. However, this gradually took up too much of his time. “Please don’t come to ask me for a DNA test anymore. From now on, I will no longer respond to messages like this,” he said in a video posted on his personal page.
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He is confident that, with the help of the police, his son, now 25 years old, will be found this year. He also stated that he would respect the young man’s wishes and did not want to disrupt his life.
“After I find my son, I will not try to change his life. If he wants to live with me, of course I will welcome him. If my son wants to stay with his current family, I will respect him.” its choice,” he said. In 2021, a man reunited with his kidnapped son after 24 years of searching for his son across China by motorbike.