Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âAre you crazy?â Yun Nan muttered. He was the one who kissed her, but heâs acting as if she was the one at fault. âHow is that reasonable? Yun Nan inwardly griped. âHe didnât even give me the right to pursue the matter.â
Yun Nan finally managed to organize her panicked thoughts and was about to go on the offensive when Shi Nian suddenly asked, âDo you think thereâs a high chance that Hai Huaâs aunt is your motherâs biological mother?â
âHmm? The conversation topic changed so quickly that Yun Nan almost couldnât keep up. However, Yun Nan immediately became nervous at the mention of this matter.
âWhat do you think the probability of two unrelated people looking alike is?â Shi Nian asked again.
Yun Nan shook her head blankly. Shi Nian continued, âIf the two really are mother and daughter, wonât Hai Huaâs aunt be quite sad? She finally found her daughter, but sheâd already passed away. Wonât that be too much of a blow to the old lady?â
Yun Nan was dumbfounded. She had indeed not considered that problem. Shi
Nian muttered to himself, âThat wonât do. We have to call a reliable doctor over. We donât want anything bad to happen.â
Yun Nan became even more anxious when she heard that and hurriedly said, âThereâs a small hospital in town. Iâll get Auntie Zhang to invite the doctor over tomorrow.â
Shi Nian nodded. âGood, itâs better to be safe than sorry.â
Yun Nan was a little uneasy. The problem that Shi Nian mentioned was indeed a big issue. Shi Nian felt slightly badâhe only wanted to divert Yun Nanâs attention, not worry her.
Heâd felt a little nervous because he had acted rashly in a moment of passion. He used that desperate excuse to distract Yun Nan because he worried she would be angry at his actions.
Shi Nian felt slightly guilty about taking advantage of the situation, but only slightly. Yun Nan, that silly girl, was too obtuse when it came to relationships. Perhaps it was because her adoptive parents had too much influence on her that her understanding of relationships was simple and pure.
Shi Nian racked his brains and came up with an idea. âWhy donât you make some of your motherâs favorite snacks? Then, when Hai Huaâs aunt and uncle come, they can have a taste; you can also count it as entertaining them on behalf of your mother. No matter what the outcome is, youâll have shown them a token of appreciation in your motherâs place. What do you think?â
Yun Nanâs eyes lit up when she heard that. âThatâs a great idea! Iâll make Momâs specialties and her favorites. Regardless of whether theyâre my motherâs parents or not, at least Iâll have shown them a token of my motherâs gratitude for coming.â
That said, Yun Nan immediately acted. Shi Nian secretly heaved a sigh of relief and followed behind Yun Nan to help her. He knew Yun Nan couldnât sleep with how high-strung she was, but she wouldnât have to wait agonizingly if she had some things to do.
Shi Nian had found that Yun Nan could easily be immersed in one thing with astonishing single-mindedness. It was indeed not a coincidence that she could achieve such impressive results at such a young age. Looking at Yun Nanâs busy figure, Shi Nian was once again extremely happy that he could be so lucky as to have her as his wife.
The White Cityâs Gu family lived not too far from the old town. Shi Nian and Yun Nan heard Hai Hua mention, by chance, during breakfast that her auntâs husband was the second son of the Gu familyâs main branch, Gu Bei, which means her aunt, Chen Yao, was the second madam of the Gu family.
Yun Nan and the others shared looks. â Was this world really that small? was their collective thought.
Hai Hua looked at them in confusion. âWhat is it? Is there something wrong?â
Shi Nian rubbed his nose and told them, âYou guys probably donât know much about White Cityâs Gu family. The Gu familyâs main branch had two sons in the previous generation; the eldest son inherited the family business, and the other son was a university teacher. That university teacher was also Hai Huaâs uncle, Gu Bei.â
Shi Xiu frowned. âIs he Gu Feiâs uncle?â n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Shi Nian shook his head. âNo. Gu Feiâs grandfather is the eldest son I was talking about, Gu Nan. Hai Huaâs uncle is Gu Feiâs great-uncle.â
Hai Hua was surprised. âShi Xiu, you know Gu Fei?â she asked.
Shi Xiuâs face fell. Seeing that Shi Xiu wasnât keen on answering her question,
Hai Hua looked at Shi Nian, and Shi Nian glanced at his sister before saying,
âGu Fei and Shi Xiu were betrothed to each other when they were kids.â
Hai Hua was shocked. âI didnât know that. I have some business dealings with the Gu familyâs main branch, but I donât know much about their family affairs.
The most Iâve heard of them over the years was about my missing cousin.â
Shi Xiu smiled wryly. âEven I, the party involved, didnât know about it, let alone you! If the Gu family hadnât suddenly appeared and made a grand visit to my house to discuss our marriage, I reckon my relatives wouldnât have remembered it, either.â
She grumbled, âThis is all Grandpaâs fault. When we were kids, he used our lifelong happiness to repay favors. First, it was my brother, Shi Nian, and now, me! He betrothed Shi Nian to the Yun familyâs daughter back then. If Shi Nian hadnât stood firm and Yun Nan had returned to the Yun family, my brother wouldâve been pestered to death by that Yun Liu.. When Grandpa returns, Iâll definitely make him pay heavily for this! â