Chapter 102 The truth of the past

Sister Qing is back.

He also brought back Zhang Ma, the old servant of the Qin family.

How could Feng Mingzhou miss this opportunity to get close to Gu Manman?

When the phone call came, Gu Manman was curled up on the sofa in the apartment.

"It's me." Feng Mingzhou's deep voice came through the receiver.

"West Suburb Villa, I'll wait for you."

"I want to talk to you in person about Aunt Zhang."

He was very proud and found another reason that she couldn't refuse.

"...Okay." Gu Manman said.

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Western suburbs villa.

The weather was great, and the sun was shining through the huge French windows.

Gu Manman stood in the entrance hall, feeling a little uncomfortable even as she changed her shoes.

That night of "alien abduction"...

She shook her head to get rid of the messy images.

Feng Mingzhou came down from upstairs with calm steps.

He was wearing a simple white T-shirt today, which was clearly a very homely outfit, but when he stood there, that compelling aura remained unchanged.

His eyes fell on her face, and a smile slowly spread in his eyes.

Gu Manman felt her cheeks getting a little hot. She avoided his gaze and looked elsewhere: "Where are Aunt Zhang and Sister Qing?"

“No hurry.”

He stretched out his hand, and when his fingertips were about to touch the hair on her cheek, Gu Manman suddenly took half a step back, and the movement was so large that it looked a little embarrassing.

Feng Mingzhou's hand stopped in mid-air, then he withdrew it as if nothing had happened and put it into his trouser pocket.

"Why? Are you afraid that I'll eat you?"

Gu Manman felt even more uncomfortable when he looked at her. She stiffened her neck and said, "Who's afraid of you? Let's talk business."

"You are my business."

“Feng Mingzhou!!”

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business." Feng Mingzhou turned around and motioned for her to go to the living room. "But before that..."

He stopped, turned around, and looked at her leisurely, with a teasing look in his eyes: "The aliens that night didn't do anything to you, did they?"

Gu Manman: “…”

Her face suddenly turned red, spreading from her cheeks to her ears.

She could even feel the buzzing sound of blood rushing to her head. What did she do that day?

"I drank too much! I don't remember!" She almost blurted out, her voice quick and urgent, full of anger and shame.

"Oh? You don't remember?" Feng Mingzhou drew out his tone and walked towards her step by step.

"You don't remember anything at all?" He leaned over slightly, and his warm breath brushed over her ear.

Gu Manman froze.

She raised her hand to push him away, but he grabbed her wrist.

His palms were dry and warm, and his strength was so great that she couldn't break free.

"Feng Mingzhou!" She was angry and embarrassed, and her eyes were a little hot.

"Yes, I'm here." He held her wrist, his thumb unconsciously stroking the delicate skin on the inside of her wrist. His movements were soothing, but his eyes were still fixed on her. "Do you remember now?"

"That night, who was it that held me tightly and refused to let go, and even called me..."

Gu Manman’s mind buzzed and was completely confused. No way?

"Don't talk nonsense!" Did she forget something? She wanted to knock him out immediately.

He looked at her frustrated and flushed face, and the smile in his eyes deepened, like a kitten who was annoyed but had nowhere to vent.

This lively look is much more adorable than her usual cold and aloof appearance.

Feng Mingzhou knew when to stop teasing her.

He let go of her wrist, and his tone returned to its previous calmness, as if the person who had just teased her was not him.

"Let's go, Aunt Zhang and Sister Qing have been waiting inside for a long time."

He turned around and walked towards the living room first.

Gu Manman stood there, took a few deep breaths, and tried to calm herself down.

She straightened her slightly messy collar and then followed.

In the living room, Sister Qing was sitting on the sofa and talking with a gray-haired old lady.

Seeing Gu Manman coming in, they both stood up.

"Miss Gu." Sister Qing called respectfully.

When the old woman saw Gu Manman's face clearly, her cloudy eyes were instantly filled with tears, her lips trembled, and she was so excited that she couldn't speak.

"Auntie Zhang." Gu Manman called softly.

The person in front of you is Aunt Zhang, who took care of my mother Qin Fang since she was a child.

"Hey... Hey! Similar! So similar!" Aunt Zhang finally found her voice. She walked quickly forward and wanted to touch Gu Manman's cheek with trembling hands, but seemed afraid of disturbing her, so her hand stopped in mid-air.

"They look exactly like the young lady when she was young!"

Aunt Zhang's voice was choked with sobs and her tears kept falling.

Gu Manman felt a little sad when she saw Zhang Ma's excited and distressed expression.

She helped Zhang Ma sit back on the sofa: "Zhang Ma, don't get excited, talk slowly."

Feng Mingzhou had walked to the single sofa next to them and sat down at some point, looking at them quietly without interrupting, his eyes always fixed on Gu Manman.

Aunt Zhang held Gu Manman's hand and looked at the book over and over again, unable to see enough.

Gu Manman patted the back of Zhang Ma's hand soothingly: "Zhang Ma, I want to ask you something."

"Regarding my mother, what happened back then?"

Aunt Zhang looked at Gu Manman with her cloudy eyes, as if she was looking at another person through her. After looking for a long time, she sighed deeply.

"well……"

"Back then...back then, the eldest lady fell in love with a painter..."

"That painter was handsome and sweet-talking, and he coaxed the young lady into going with him." Aunt Zhang shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes again, "No matter how the old lady tried to persuade her, the young lady...she eloped with that man."

These were similar to the versions she had heard before.

"But..." Aunt Zhang changed the subject and tightened her grip on Gu Manman's hand, "Two years later, the old lady sent someone to bring the eldest lady back."

Gu Manman was shocked, and suddenly raised her head and stared at Aunt Zhang: "Did you find it?!"

"Didn't they say... that mother disappeared without a trace after eloping and never came back?"

"I found it back..." Aunt Zhang's voice lowered, with endless sadness, "It would be better... It would be better if I hadn't found it back..."

"After the eldest daughter came back, she was completely devastated and cried every day." Aunt Zhang choked up, "She kept saying... kept saying... that the second daughter and the painter had deceived her..."

Second Miss?

Gu Manman: "You mean...Qin Wan?"

Aunt Zhang nodded, then shook her head, her face full of confusion and pain: "Yes... it was Miss Qin Wan. But the eldest lady couldn't explain exactly what happened. At that time... she was not in a good mental state."

"After she came back, the old lady locked her up in the attic and wouldn't let her out." Aunt Zhang's voice got lower and lower, as if she was caught in painful memories. "The eldest lady stayed in the attic all day, hugging a pillow, and kept muttering... my child... my child..."

Gu Manman only felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet and instantly spreading to her limbs and bones.

Her mother was found, but she was locked up in the attic by her grandmother and became mentally ill...