Qiao Xinruo: "..."

My sister's acting is terrible!

cute!

【What? Zhou Jinglan? Yes, yes, yes! That seems to be his name!】

[Look at my memory! It's Zhou Jinglan!]

[Incredible! My sister has already met Zhou Jinglan! Hmph, I'd like to see how Leng Yinghong can still fool me!]

Leng Yingying was just wondering how to tell Su Yueya and Qiao Xinruo about this, and now the words were practically on her lips, but...

[I need to think of a way to say it without giving myself away, while also making them realize that Leng Yinghong is using her sister's identity to deceive them. This is really a delicate task!]

[I can go on missions, but asking me to do this is just making things difficult for me! Sigh, I have to come up with something for the female lead!]

Su Yueya: "..." Thank you!

In the short time it took to ask that question, Leng Yingying's mind started racing, and all sorts of thoughts popped out, making Su Yueya and Qiao Xinruo want to laugh but they had to hold it in.

"Really? I didn't know if it would be such a coincidence, but... I don't know much about my stepsister and her fiancé, just a little bit." Leng Yingying stammered.

I tried so hard!

[Younger sister, you can do it!]

“I remember… it seems like it was because they had some connection when they were little. It’s said that Leng Yinghong saved her fiancé. Isn’t that ridiculous? Leng Yinghong, she… she saved someone?” Leng Yingying shook her head, as if she had said something absurd. “And then, the key to how the two recognized each other was Leng Yinghong’s birthmark!”

"This is the first time I've heard of this. It turns out that Leng Yinghong has a birthmark on the back of her neck, which her mentally challenged fiancé recognized. The two of them recognized each other, and then he insisted on marrying Leng Yinghong!"

Dude, don't blame me for calling you stupid. You can't even recognize the one you've been longing for. How can you not be stupid?

Su Yueya nodded inwardly. Indeed, it was quite foolish to mistake one's white moonlight for one's true love.

Qiao Xinruo didn't feel anything. Whether she admitted her mistake or not, after all, it was just a one-time encounter, and it happened when she was a child. Isn't it normal to admit your mistake when you grow up?

Leng Yingying's clumsy acting was what she found more amusing.

They're a bit silly, but also kind of cute.

"Really? So that's how it is..." Su Yueya quickly chimed in.

She deliberately steered the conversation this way so that Leng Yingying would reveal more details, and then she could conveniently raise her own "suspicion," thus providing a logical reason to warn Zhou Jinglan not to be deceived and to expose Leng Yinghong's scam.

“If it’s about a past connection from childhood, or being saved, that would make sense. I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence that I can still recognize her by her birthmark when we’re grown up. But speaking of birthmarks…” Su Yueya looked at Qiao Xinruo, looking conflicted and hesitant.

Qiao Xinruo: "..."

These two actors are both incredibly bad at acting, but their badness is endearing.

But upon closer reflection, both of them were actually faking it, to the point that Qiao Xinruo found the scene quite humorous.

One is someone who clearly knows everything but deliberately pretends not to, and then tries to get the other person to say more before "learning" the truth.

Another tactic is to assume the other person is unaware, when in reality they know perfectly well. However, you can't say it directly; you have to reveal it little by little so the other person can "guess" it.

That's interesting, really interesting.

"What's wrong with the birthmark?" Leng Yingying asked deliberately.

[You remember now? Don't you?! Quick, tell me your sister also has a birthmark, quick!]

“Xinruo also has a birthmark, and it’s located on the back of her neck. Isn’t that a coincidence?” Su Yueya finally brought up Qiao Xinruo, just as Leng Yingying had hoped.

"Really?!" Leng Yingying's eyes widened, showing her surprise. "Really? It can't be such a coincidence, can it? Birthmarks can look exactly the same?"

It's hard to say whether birthmarks are the same or different, but their locations are indeed quite similar.

Watching the two of them play their back-and-forth act, Qiao Xinruo really wanted to laugh, and a mischievous thought even popped into her head.

What would happen if she stood up at this moment and exposed their acting?

But we can't do that, whether it's revealing Leng Yingying's true feelings or revealing that they can hear Leng Yingying's true feelings, we can't do that.

The former cannot do it—it's not that they haven't tried, but every time they try to mention it, they are "sealed" by a mysterious force, making it impossible for them to say anything.

The latter is for the same reason; they simply cannot mention it, so how can they tell Leng Yingying?

“If it’s as you say, and Dr. Qiao also has a birthmark on the back of her neck, could it be that Battalion Commander Zhou is actually looking for Dr. Qiao?” Leng Yingying finally asked.

[Awesome! So awesome!]

[Leng Yinghong, your good days are starting to count down.]

"Think about it, Leng Yinghong is so ruthless that she could kill me. With a character like that, would she be kind enough to actively save a stranger? I think it's unlikely. Anyway, based on what I know about her, she's not a good person. I'm not trying to smear her, after all, you know what she did before."

[Her, Leng Yinghong? Forget about it. If she can save people, I'll... I'll eat this table!]

Su Yueya: "..."

No need!

“She certainly doesn’t seem like the type to do something like saving someone,” Su Yueya said. She didn’t think Leng Yingying was wronging or smearing Leng Yinghong.

The events that happened by the river were still vivid in her mind. In front of so many people, Leng Yinghong could lie without blushing or her heart racing, and she could make the fabricated story sound so convincing that she really seemed like a habitual offender.

Based on the two key points of "saving people" and "birthmark", Qiao Xinruo began to recall the past.

She saved many people when she was a child.

After all, she had been learning medicine from her father since she was a child. While others were still playing in the mud, she already knew all kinds of medicinal herbs and was familiar with their combinations and contraindications.

But she had saved so many people that she couldn't remember anyone who was special, not to mention the connection to her own birthmark.

One thing is certain: she definitely didn't tell anyone about the birthmark on her own initiative; it must have been seen by someone else...

But how did the other person see the birthmark on her neck?

Qiao Xinruo tried hard to think for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.

She gently shook her head in Su Yueya's direction, indicating that she had no clues.

“Shadow, do you know the circumstances under which your sister saved people?” Su Yueya asked, trying to dig out more clues.

Perhaps with more hints, Qiao Xinruo will be able to remember something if she grasps a key clue.

“I’m not entirely sure,” Leng Yingying shook her head, speaking honestly. “What I know is what Leng Yinghong told me in a boastful tone, and… it may not be true.”