We met at eighteen, married at twenty-two. At twenty-five, her childhood sweetheart returned, and I proposed divorce.
Someone asked if I was willing to let go. I thought about it and said, ...
“You don’t need to react so strongly.” Gu Nianci didn’t seem surprised by the Xu family’s attitude. She looked at my urn and said, “The owner of this urn is named Xu Ruo.”
"He must be a member of your Xu family!"
"What?" Mr. Xu jumped up from the sofa, but after glancing at my urn, he quickly regained his composure and looked at Gu Nianci with a smile, saying, "Nianci, our Xu family only has one son, Xu Yan. Where would we get any other sons?"
Xu Yao frowned and said, "That's right, how come I didn't know I had a younger brother?"
Seeing the attitudes of Xu's father and Xu Yao, I wasn't surprised at all. They must have lost all their memories of me, so naturally they didn't believe what Gu Nianci was saying.
And I am indeed not their son.
Gu Nianci's visit this time... is probably because of the contents of the origami cranes.
In those memories, I did indeed refer to myself as the son of the Xu family.
But there is currently nothing to prove that those memories are true.
After all, nobody really remembers me.
However, Gu Nianci seemed to have anticipated their reaction, and her expression remained calm throughout. She first took out several pieces of paper cranes from her person and handed them to Xu's father, and then took out the document about her and my marriage that Xu Yan had given her.
Then Gu Nianci said, "These contents are all Xu Ruo's diary entries, which clearly state that he is a member of your Xu family."
"And this information was given to me by Xu Yan."
"I was already married, and the divorce happened a few days ago."
"I don't know if Xu Yan has told you about this, but since it's true, then Xu Ruo..."
"You shouldn't be strangers!"
Mr. Xu's expression changed constantly as he looked at the contents of the paper. When he saw the document again, his brows furrowed even more. After a long while, he finally replied, "These things can all be faked."
"And I really don't have a second son."
"I couldn't possibly be unaware of this."
Xu Yao nodded and said, "We don't know this Xu Ruo, but this information..."
"Gu Nianci, while Xu Yan and I were abroad, you actually got married?"
"How can you do this to Xu Yan?"
Gu Nianci glanced at Xu Yao, and then continued, "You don't know about my marriage either, and I don't know it myself."
"If Xu Yan hadn't given me this information, I wouldn't even have been able to confirm this."
"That's why I came to find you."
"I hope you won't hide anything from me, because this is very important to me."
"You mean, nobody knows about this, and nobody knows this person named Xu Ruo, but everything is saying that this Xu Ruo is a member of our Xu family, and that she was once married to you?" After a moment of contemplation, Xu's father looked at Gu Nianci and concluded.
I was somewhat surprised.
To be honest, that's exactly what happened. But normally, most people would think Gu Nianci is crazy if they heard her say something like that.
But Xu's father actually came up with a conclusion.
But thinking about it, it's normal. No matter what, Mr. Xu was once a prominent figure in the Binhai business world. Even if he's old now, his thinking shouldn't be too bad.
Hearing what Xu's father said, Gu Nianci nodded and said, "That's right."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Xu frowned slightly: "This is indeed a bit... strange."
"But since Xu Yan gave you this information, didn't he know about it?"
Gu Nianci shook her head.
Mr. Xu then asked, "Do you believe these things are true?"
Gu Nianci nodded and said, "I have no choice but to believe it."
Mr. Xu chuckled, “Alright, since you put it that way, and this matter concerns the reputation of my Xu family, then I will go and investigate.”