Chapter 283: The unfamiliarity in his eyes surprised Ruan Mian.

Instead, he waited in the dark for a long time. When he and the others gradually walked away and went downstream to check alone, Ruan Mian quickly followed him.

"elder brother!"

Ruan Mian called him from behind and ran up to him quickly. He just wanted to ask what was going on, why he hadn't been heard from for so long, and how he was related to Wen Yuan.

However, after Ruan Qingsong turned around, he saw Ruan Mian running towards him with a rather cold expression.

He looked at her as if she were a stranger.

Ruan Mian was slightly stunned and frowned: "Brother?"

"This lady may have mistaken you for me. I don't know you at all."

Ruan Qingsong in front of him took two steps back calmly, keeping a distance from Ruan Mian.

The unfamiliarity in his eyes surprised Ruan Mian.

She frowned slightly and lowered her voice to confirm something: "But what happened? Why don't you recognize me? I'm your sister."

However, the man in front of her remained calm and treated her as a passerby who had mistaken her for someone else.

He turned around and walked around her.

Ruan Mian immediately took off the wooden hairpin on her head. Even though it was a token of love, the man remained indifferent and didn't even look at it.

Ruan Mian chased him for a few steps, but was stopped by him with a drawn sword.

"Miss, it's government business, so it's inconvenient to get close. If you don't want to cause trouble, please move away." Ruan Mian hoped to find some hints and clues from his face or eyes.

However, there was no trace of emotion on this cold face. At this moment, Ruan Mian was a complete stranger to him.

The indifference in his eyes was not fake, and even though her brother was a gentleman, she had never seen a man as cold and resolute as the one in front of her.

It’s like, they have the same face, but their personalities are clearly two different people.

Thinking of this, Ruan Mian retracted his steps, calmed his eyes, and watched Ruan Qingsong leave his sight.

With her mind full of thoughts, she didn't go to the Wen Mansion for the time being, but returned to the inn instead.

By then it was almost evening, and my aunt and Meixi had settled the women down.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. Now my aunt is also a wealthy woman, so it is no problem for her to arrange a few people.

But she saw Ruan Mian coming back with a serious expression. Before Ruan Mian could speak, she seemed to realize something and asked quickly.

"Mianmian, but the plan didn't go smoothly? Didn't you find the warehouse?"

Ruan Mian raised his eyes, shook his head, thought for a moment, and then said truthfully, "I think I saw my brother."

Upon hearing this, Auntie and Meixi were overjoyed: "You saw Song'er?!"

"Where is he now?"

"Is the young master okay?"

Faced with their concern, Ruan Mian told them about his encounter with Ruan Qingsong.

Upon hearing this, the eldest aunt had an idea in her mind. After looking at Ruan Mian, she immediately pulled her aside and asked in a low voice, "Could the man you met be... in the same situation as you?"

"Aunt, do you think he is a transmigrated soul like me?"

My aunt nodded repeatedly. "If it's possible for you, why can't it be possible for him? There are people in this world who look similar, but not many who look exactly the same. You said his face is Song'er's, so this body must be his."

"But...if this is really the case, then doesn't it mean...is it Song'er himself?"

"That shouldn't be the case."

Ruan Mian carefully recalled Ruan Qingsong whom he had just met. His style of doing things, his speech and behavior were no different from those of the ancients.

He was not at all wary of her and just treated her as a stranger who had mistaken her for someone else.

The possibility of crossing over is not great.

Whether he is actually the elder brother or not is a matter for discussion.

If not, who could he be and why does he look exactly like his brother?

If he was his brother, why didn't he recognize him? Instead, why was he related to Wen Yuan?

Her eyes darkened slightly as she looked at her aunt and said, "It seems the plan needs to be slightly changed."

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On the other hand, the salvage officers worked until evening but found nothing.

At this time, in the Wen Mansion, a woman in a green shirt and silk skirt walked quickly into the yard, looked at the servant who came hurriedly and asked.

"Did father really ask Zongjun to help?"

The servant nodded quickly and told the truth: "Young lady, the master did send his son-in-law. I just went to ask around and heard that Zong Jun met a strange woman while he was fishing in the river today. She said that Zong Jun was her brother."

Hearing this, the woman's face suddenly changed: "What did you say?"

"Where's that woman?!"

The servant shook his head and before he could say anything, she yelled, "Go find out who that woman is and where she is now!"

"Miss, that woman...could it be that she just recognized the wrong son-in-law?"

Halfway through her words, the servant met her cold gaze and immediately dared not say anything more and went to do as she asked.

And this woman is Wen Yuan’s daughter, Wen Qiang.

As soon as the servant left, her personal maidservant said with a worried look on her face: "Miss, how did the uncle's family find this place? What if they want to take the uncle away?"

"take away?"

Wen Qiang sneered, her eyes dark: "How could I let them take Zongjun away?" She had worked so hard to keep Zongjun, to make him trust her and stay by her side, how could she let others take him away just like that?

Thinking of this, she looked at the maid and was about to speak when suddenly someone walked into the yard.

The person who came was none other than Zong Jun.

Wen Qiang quickly put on a gentle smile and walked over to him with a concerned look on her face: "Zong Jun! Are you tired?"

After saying that, she pinched his arm and grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"It's all my father's fault. He doesn't have any good-for-nothing people under his command. Someone broke into the warehouse and stole valuables, but no one was able to catch them. He just thought you could do something for him, and he didn't even tell me in advance."

"I promised you before that I wouldn't let you get involved in officialdom struggles, but Father broke his promise. I've already arranged for a ride and we'll leave Runing tonight. We're going to visit my aunt and have a few days' rest there to prevent Father from plotting against you!"

Zong Jun glanced at her and frowned slightly: "The thief fell into the river and his whereabouts have not been found yet. I have already promised my father-in-law to help him, how can I leave now? I..."

"Oh! It's not like you agreed to it sincerely. I know you and I know father. It must be father who forced you to agree. There's nothing you can do about it!"

"Don't worry. Even if you don't investigate, Father has so many people under his command that they can find out the truth even without you. How could so much property and the thief fall into the river and disappear out of thin air? It just takes some time to investigate."

"Do you really want to stay here and work for your father? Don't you want to go with me to my aunt's hometown to enjoy the snow and flowers?"

Zong Jun really didn't want to stay here for long. Even though he didn't remember anything now, he could see that his father-in-law was not a good official who served the people.

Fortunately, his daughter is not like this.