"Don't you know that Sister Su is... is no longer here?" Xu Jiayue asked in surprise.

Ni Sitian didn't quite catch on and said, "I know she wasn't in Yihai City before, but I saw her at the mall last month, and I saw her again at the engagement banquet of the Qin and Jiang families a few days ago."

The matcha cake on the small silver spoon in Xu Jiayue's hand fell onto the table. She was stunned for several seconds before she reacted.

"That's impossible." She smiled and shook her head, not believing Ni Sitian's words.

"Why is it impossible?" Ni Sitian didn't understand.

“Because Sister Su passed away in a plane crash ten years ago.” Xu Jiayue’s mood sombered as she spoke, “And a few days ago was the anniversary of her death.”

Ni Sitian was completely stunned; this was something she had never expected.

“You must have read it wrong. No one survived that plane crash,” Xu Jiayue said confidently.

Ni Sitian stared blankly, "Plane crash?"

“Yes, that plane crash ten years ago was a huge sensation at the time. You can still find reports about it online now.” Xu Jiayue took out her phone, searched for reports from that year, and even the list of victims, and handed it to Ni Sitian. “Take a look.”

Ni Sitian took the phone, scrolled down little by little, and saw Su Yan's name.

The date of the accident was December 18th, which was last Sunday, the day Shen Muzhi took Zhi Lan abroad!

"Sitian, actually, my brother and Sister Su are all in the past. Although my brother hasn't dated anyone else all these years because he's still hung up on Sister Su, I believe he'll marry you because he's already let go of Sister Su." Xu Jiayue felt that Ni Sitian must be overthinking things, which was why she was hallucinating about seeing Su Yan, so she comforted her.

"He hasn't had a girlfriend for ten years because of Su Yan?" Ni Sitian was stunned again.

Didn't Xu Tingchuan realize that his feelings for Su Yan weren't love, but just confusion stemming from childhood friendship, which is why they broke up? How could he remain unmarried for ten years because of her?

“Uh,” Xu Jiayue felt that she might have said something wrong. She didn’t know how Xu Tingchuan had told Ni Sitian about this. She shouldn’t have offered such advice so rashly. So she changed the subject: “It’s not entirely for that reason. You know my brother. He has a very unapproachable look. He’s never been able to get a girlfriend.”

Ni Sitian's mind was in turmoil. Su Yan was dead, so who was the person she saw? Was it just because they looked alike?

There's one thing she's never considered: the photo is of Su Yan in high school, around sixteen or seventeen years old, which is over ten years ago. Su Yan and Xu Tingchuan are the same age, so she should be almost thirty-two this year.

The woman she saw didn't seem to be over thirty; she looked to be around twenty-four or twenty-five.

It's almost impossible for anyone to survive a plane crash, so it seems the woman she saw probably wasn't Su Yan.

But how could there be two people in this world who look so alike, and who just happen to be around her?

"Does Su Yan have a younger sister?" Ni Sitian asked Xu Jiayue, puzzled.

“I have a younger sister,” Xu Jiayue nodded, “but she went to Japan a year ago.”

Do they look alike?

"A little, but not to the point of mistaking them." Xu Jiayue guessed Ni Sitian's doubts and said, "There are so many people in this world, there are bound to be some who look alike."

Ni Sitian suppressed her surprise and doubt and reluctantly accepted the explanation. After all, Xiang Zhilan and Su Yan were not related, but they did have some similarities. However, their temperaments were too different, so she did not immediately make the connection at the time.