Chapter 282 Mr. Lin

The middle-aged man's surname was neither Chen nor Shen.

It turned out that it had nothing to do with any of the identities that Jiang Wanning had imagined.

Also under Jiang Wanning's surprised gaze, the other person's eyes were slightly raised when he looked at her, and the moment his lip line was outlined, he was even more delicate than a woman.

But there always seemed to be an inseparable gloom hidden in his narrow eyes, and even the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes when he smiled revealed a bit of calculation.

But when Jiang Wanning saw this, her heart trembled inexplicably.

For some reason, she felt a strong sense of familiarity with this person.

It seemed as if she had seen this person somewhere before and they were very familiar with each other.

But unfortunately, she couldn't remember anything now.

The man opposite her also shook his head helplessly at this moment: "It seems that you don't remember the past anymore."

Chen Jiu didn't seem surprised that they knew each other. He just glanced around and then lowered his eyes.

"In that case, please stay inside and chat about the past. I won't disturb you for now."

Finally, he nodded to Jiang Wanning and said, "Miss Jiang, if you have anything else to say, please ask the servant at the door to inform me."

"Okay, Mr. Chen, you can go ahead and do your work first."

After such polite exchanges, Lin Huan casually waved to Jiang Wanning and Xie Yanchuan and said, "Don't be shy. Just sit down."

He looked casual, as if he were in his own living room.

Jiang Wanning and Xie Yanchuan looked at each other, and at this moment, they finally asked the question in their hearts: "Mr. Lin, do you know me? Can you tell me when this happened? I don't have any impression of it at all."

"Of course, we're more than acquaintances, we're very familiar with each other."

As Lin Huan spoke, he raised his hand and gestured casually in the air: "Your parents and I are old friends, very good friends, so when you were still about this age, I held you in my arms."

"Back then, little Dumpling loved to chase after me, calling me uncle and asking me to tell you fairy tales."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Wanning's face carefully: "It seems that you, little Wanning, are no different from when you were a child, except that you are more beautiful."

"But it's true that we haven't seen each other for a few years. It's normal that you don't remember me now."

The middle-aged man spoke in a gentle tone, showing a very approachable and easy-going personality, which was very different from the gloomy feeling that Jiang Wanning had initially thought of him.

But this did not let Jiang Wanning let down her guard.

After all, she understood her parents' personalities. If Lin Huanruo was really as he said at the moment and was on good terms with Jiang Yue and Song Yao, why had they not been in contact for so many years?

Even in Jiang Wanning's memory, there has never been any trace of this person?

However, her parents' whereabouts are unknown now, and there is no way to investigate the matter for the time being. Naturally, Lin Huan's words cannot be fully trusted.

Lin Huan, who was sitting opposite them, seemed to have noticed Jiang Wanning's mood, and the smile on his lips faded away.

The pair of upturned almond-shaped eyes became gloomy again the moment they looked at Jiang Wanning.

He seemed to lower his eyes, his long, narrow eyelashes flickering in the cold light, and his slender fingertips stroked the ring on his ring finger: "Xiao Wan Ning, you really have grown up."

"Not as cute as when I was little."

"Of course, there is also this kid from the Xie family."

Lin Huan paused and lay back on the sofa behind him. "Don't worry, I don't mean any harm."

The man was referring to Xie Yanchuan's obviously deep and terrifying gaze, and his indifferent evaluation surprised both of them.

After all, Xie Yanchuan is now the successor to the head of the Xie family.

The Xie family is considered a well-known and prestigious family in the entire Beijing city and even in the country.

Although he is still young, the reputation he has accumulated over the years cannot be underestimated. Even if the heads of other families in Beijing see him now, they probably wouldn't dare to make any comments about him.

But the man in front of him was not afraid of him at all.

What's more... it was as if she didn't take him seriously at all.

"You guys specially asked Chen Jiu to see me today. Is there something going on?"

Lin Huan's eyes flashed, and he raised his arm while speaking.

It was because of this action that the green tree stump tattoo on his wrist, which was originally covered by his clothes, was revealed.

Noticing that Jiang Wanning's expression seemed to be stunned at this moment, Lin Huan also looked at his wrist inexplicably following her gaze.

"You want to ask me this?"

I don’t know if it was Jiang Wanning’s illusion, but she seemed to feel that when Lin Huanren asked this question, he was suppressing some inexplicable smile.

"Um."

Sure enough, the next second after Jiang Wanning agreed, the latter laughed heartily for a moment.

Then, under the two people's puzzled gazes, he said shockingly: "I just did this when I was young and hot-headed, just for fun."

"Just doing it for fun?"

It seemed as if the clue I had been searching for and waiting for for a long time was finally cut off again at this moment, and for such a ridiculous reason.

Jiang Wanning really couldn't help herself this time and blurted out in disbelief.

Perhaps she had never hoped as much as she did now that Lin Huan was saying this to amuse her, and that he was essentially deceiving her.

But unfortunately, the next second after she finished speaking, she was met with Lin Huan's noncommittal expression.

"I really didn't lie to you."

"Back then, Chen Cangshu and I had a very good personal relationship. I saw that this mark in their clan was unique and conferred special privileges. I thought it was interesting, so I got an extra tattoo."

"Now I only regret my youthful recklessness, which I can't wash away now. It did save me from a path to a career in politics."

Jiang Wanning never imagined that the answer she had been searching for for so long would end up like this.

It was hard for her to accept it for a while.

But Lin Huan, who was sitting opposite them, also wanted to prove something to the two of them. He raised his arm and placed it on the table in front of him, allowing the two of them to watch.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but as soon as he saw Jiang Wanning's face, it turned completely ugly.

Because it was exactly as Lin Huan said, the tattoo on his body was exactly the same. If you looked closely, you would see that it was a simple modification of the pattern on Chen Cangshu's jade seal. Its meaning was completely different from the unique seal held by the successive patriarchs of the Chen family.

Finally, Lin Huan paused as if remembering something, and his tone became more serious at this time: "Since you can let Chen Jiu find me, it means that you must have seen Chen Cangshu."

"If I'm not mistaken, the news that caused a stir online a while ago about the death of a world-class jade master was about his lover, Chen Hui, right?"