As soon as Luo Jiaqi's card was used to pay, Luo's mother's secretary found out where the funds went and reported it to Luo's mother.

Luo's mother frowned and said, "Private detective? What does Qiqi want someone to investigate?"

"I'm not sure. Do you want me to ask?"

Luo's mother leaned back in her chair, turned to look out the French window at the bustling traffic, and whispered, "What happened to Qiqi? Last time she hired someone to beat up a classmate, and now she's hiring a private investigator... She was so well-behaved and sensible when she was little. When did she become like this? How come I didn't even notice?"

The secretary advised, "It's not your fault. We've met Jiaqi many times and always found her to be very sensible. Perhaps there's a special reason behind this."

"You're right. Whatever the reason, I need to find out. I can't let her go on like this. Find someone to keep an eye on her and see what she's up to. Report the latest developments to me every day."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

In the eyes of her parents, Luo Jiaqi has always been a very generous, well-behaved girl. When Luo Jiaqi was arrested last time, they were very shocked and began to pay attention to Luo Jiaqi's every move.

Luo Jiaqi, saddled with two unlucky charms, was truly unlucky. Her parents discovered she had been failing her exams repeatedly, relying on large sums of money to cheat, even hiring someone to take exams for her. She claimed to live in the school dormitory, but in reality, she lived in an apartment outside, often hanging out with her friends until late at night. She was extremely rude to the servants in private, and completely two-faced in front of them.

Various secrets Luo Jiaqi had tried to conceal were exposed to her parents. Once, after scalding herself drinking water, Luo Jiaqi slapped a servant. Her mother, who had just returned home to retrieve some documents, witnessed the incident. Her mother's shock dissuaded Luo Jiaqi from further presumption. She quickly apologized and kept to herself.

During this period, she had been staying at home obediently, so she didn't get into any trouble. At most, she had some bumps and bruises, a light bulb bursting while taking a shower, and some minor allergies to cosmetics. These unfortunate little things made her extremely irritable, and her hiding of her bad emotions also made Luo's parents pay more attention to her, and this time they discovered her abnormal behavior.

The secretary quickly investigated and found out that Luo Jiaqi had hired a private detective to investigate Zhu Xiaoyun's background. This Zhu Xiaoyun was Tao Rui's fiancée, and Tao Rui was the classmate that Luo Jiaqi had hired someone to teach a lesson.

Luo's mother was puzzled. "Could it be that Qiqi was rejected for the first time and was so angry that she is still thinking about it? But why is it that after such a long time, she suddenly investigates?"

The secretary hesitated and placed a photo on her desk. "Maybe it has something to do with Zhu Xiaoyun's appearance. Take a look."

When Luo's mother saw the photo, she was stunned. The girl in the photo looked like her when she was young. If it weren't for the huge difference in her clothes and background, she would have thought she saw an old photo of herself.

She frowned and said, "Why does he look so much like me? I'm confused. Why is Qiqi investigating him? It's normal for people to look alike. Why is she investigating this? We don't have any missing children."

Luo's mother pondered for a moment and told her secretary to have someone keep watching, but if Luo Jiaqi wanted to hurt anyone, they must stop him in time.

She wanted to find out what Luo Jiaqi was trying to do. This daughter was becoming more and more unfamiliar to her, and she had to understand more about her in order to know how to discipline her.

Luo's father also knew about this. They also knew that Tao Rui was a star and that there was a variety show being broadcast that featured Tao Rui's family. Perhaps Luo Jiaqi discovered that Zhu Xiaoyun looked alike from the show.

The two of them took time out to watch the part of the variety show that included Tao Rui and Zhu Xiaoyun.

In the second episode, Tao Rui took Zhu Xiaoyun to a summer resort near the capital, where they stayed in a small wooden cabin on the sea. The cabin was well soundproofed, but the sound of the waves could still be heard, which was quite novel.

When they got there, they first had a sumptuous seafood meal. It was the first time for Zhu Xiaoyun to eat all-you-can-eat seafood. However, she was not as restrained as before. Now she made a lot of money, so she didn't feel sorry at all when eating big crabs and sea cucumbers. She ate until she was happy.

Afterwards, the two of them went for a walk on the beach. Zhu Xiaoyun spread her arms and closed her eyes, feeling the gentle sea breeze. She said with great enjoyment, "The beach is so nice! This is the first time I've seen the ocean."

Tao Rui put the straw hat on her head and said with a smile: "If you like it, we can go to other beaches for vacation in the future. The sea here is not the best sea. When we have time, we can go to see white sand beaches and blue seas. Wear your hat and don't get sunburned."

"Yeah!" Zhu Xiaoyun smiled at Tao Rui, holding his hand as they walked, saying, "Feifei will definitely like it here. She's the best swimmer. I'll bring her here next time. Fangfang is always quiet. Do you know what she likes?"

Tao Rui shook his head honestly. The original owner had very little memory of paying attention to his family, so how could he know what everyone liked?

Zhu Xiaoyun said: "Fangfang likes to sing."

"Singing?" Tao Rui was very surprised. He never thought that Tao Fang, who was so boring, would like to sing.

Zhu Xiaoyun said happily, "Actually, the three of us all like singing, Tao Fang the most. When she was little, she would hum while working. If there was a song on TV, she would learn it after listening to it twice, and she sang it beautifully. But you were always studying at that time, and she was afraid of disturbing you, so she would go out to sing. You've never heard it before."

Tao Rui smiled and said, "You can sing whenever you want in the future. I really want to hear it. Why don't you sing a few lines for me now?"

Zhu Xiaoyun quickly shook her head, "No, no, no, I haven't sung for many years, and I'm not very good at singing."

"Xiao Yun, I want to hear you sing a song, okay?"

Tao Rui lowered his voice, but Zhu Xiaoyun couldn't refuse. She hesitated, glanced at the camera, and whispered, "What if it doesn't sound good? Will people scold me?"

"No, you sang it for me. As long as I think it sounds good, it sounds good."

"Then I'll sing~"

Zhu Xiaoyun cleared her throat and sang a beautiful folk song as soon as she opened her mouth.

The folk songs she sang were very lively and fit the image of a young girl. Tao Rui clapped her hands to keep the rhythm, and Zhu Xiaoyun sang while walking, just in time for the sunset. The scene was really beautiful!

Tao Rui took out his phone and took a picture of Zhu Xiaoyun looking back and smiling in the afterglow of the sunset. The production team later uploaded the picture on the screen, and the comments immediately started to flash: [I'm so jealous! So jealous! I want a boyfriend like this too! He's such a great photographer!]

When Tao Rui and Zhu Xiaoyun are together, it seems they don't know each other that well. Like many newly in-love couples, they're still trying to get used to each other. But they're also different from other couples. In many aspects of their daily lives, they seem to have a tacit understanding, which is probably the tacit understanding that comes only from childhood sweethearts.

Before the sun completely set, Zhu Xiaoyun video-called Tao Fei and the others to watch the beautiful sunset over the sea. She then set a time to watch the sunrise early the next morning.

However, she was very tired after playing all day. Tao Rui quietly canceled her alarm clock after she fell asleep, and then asked the system to wake her up before dawn the next day. He got up first and prepared a blanket, camera, drinks and snacks. Then he called Zhu Xiaoyun to get up at about the same time, and considerately left her time to wash and dress up.

When Zhu Xiaoyun saw that he had finished everything, she asked blankly, "Then what should I do?"

Tao Rui took her to sit on a rock on the mountain, and even put a cushion under her. He hugged her and said, "Just enjoy yourself. You took care of me before, and now it's my turn to take care of you. This is fair."

Zhu Xiaoyun felt extremely happy, but a little embarrassed. She hid in his arms, covering her cheeks with her hands and said, "How can there be fairness or unfairness in love?"

"No, it has to be fair, otherwise how can we go on for long? When two people are together, they should owe each other nothing, or they should owe each other something. Anyway, they are entangled together and cannot be separated."

Zhu Xiaoyun smiled and nodded gently, "Then we should all be good to each other. When the sun comes out later, you have to make a wish with me, and make that wish."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Tao Rui rubbed her hair, wrapped her in a blanket, and waited quietly for the sunrise.

The moment the sun appeared, it really seemed to jump out from the horizon, which made people feel inexplicably moved. Zhu Xiaoyun didn't want to blink and just stared at the sun. The staff took a heartwarming photo of the two of them watching the sunrise. Afterwards, Zhu Xiaoyun remembered making a wish and hurriedly pulled Tao Rui to make one.

The barrage was full of people making wishes out of curiosity, and they all felt that it must be a very important wish, otherwise why would they make the same wish at every important moment?

And Tao Rui is really warm-hearted. No matter what Zhu Xiaoyun wants to do, he will satisfy her unconditionally.

I don't know if Tao Rui had neglected Zhu Xiaoyun in the past as he claimed, but at least seeing them together now, Tao Rui definitely treated her very well. No one wanted to dig into their past anymore, and everyone sincerely wished them a happy marriage. Only Luo Jiaqi felt increasingly distressed the more she watched, and she even watched it several times, almost as if to self-torture.

Perhaps she had been bored at home for too long, and some of her unvented resentment suddenly found an outlet, and Tao Rui and Zhu Xiaoyun became the objects of her resentment again.

Why is Tao Rui so cold to her but so considerate to Zhu Xiaoyun?

Why does Zhu Xiaoyun's every frown and smile look so much like Luo's mother?

The private detective only found out that Zhu Xiaoyun was picked up in a small town outside Tao Rui's hometown, a place thousands of miles away from the capital. It was extremely remote and even the train was only available in recent years.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with the Luo family and should have ended there, but the mere fact that Zhu Xiaoyun was picked up made Luo Jiaqi restless. She doubled the money and asked the private detective to find out Zhu Xiaoyun's true background, but was rejected by the private detective.

How could anyone investigate this situation? Twenty years had passed, and there were no surveillance cameras there. It was impossible for anyone to remember seeing someone throw a baby there twenty years ago. Even if someone did, they wouldn't remember what that person looked like.

Private detectives are not omnipotent, and they are powerless after finding this point.

But this result made Luo Jiaqi very anxious, and Luo's parents were puzzled. It was not until the people hired by Luo's mother discovered that Luo Jiaqi had secretly gone out to meet someone that the matter took a new direction.

Luo Jiaqi went to see Aunt Hong, the Luo family's former servant from twenty years ago. Back then, Luo's mother called her Aunt Hong because she was a generation older than her and had worked in the Luo family for many years. When Luo's mother was not feeling well after giving birth, it was Aunt Hong who visited her in the hospital every day, made her soup, and always cared for her.

Later, Aunt Hong took good care of Luo Jiaqi and contributed a lot to the Luo family.

When Luo Jiaqi was about ten years old, Aunt Hong said she was old and wanted to retire. Luo's mother, in recognition of her dedication, gave her a generous salary so that she could enjoy her old age.

Logically, Luo Jiaqi shouldn't have remembered Aunt Hong much, and judging by her attitude toward the servants, it was unlikely she would have had a favorable attitude toward her. Those watching Luo Jiaqi said that while she was indeed rude, Aunt Hong was very kind to her. However, from a distance, Luo Jiaqi grew increasingly agitated, while Aunt Hong seemed terrified.

This anomaly caught the attention of Luo's parents, and soon after, they discovered that Aunt Hong had gone to the neighborhood where Tao Rui lived to secretly observe Zhu Xiaoyun. The address was found by a private detective, which meant that Luo Jiaqi had told her.

Afterwards, Aunt Hong's son bribed a few thugs and planned to block Zhu Xiaoyun when she went out.

Luo's parents were terrified and called the police directly, arresting the gangsters and Aunt Hong and her son before anything happened.

Zhu Xiaoyun was a little confused when she received the police notice. She said to Tao Rui, "The police asked me to assist in the investigation. They said someone wanted to harm me. How could that be?"

Tao Rui immediately thought of Luo Jiaqi. Whether it was true or not, he had to find out. He and Zhu Xiaoyun put on hats and masks and went to the police station. Unexpectedly, they saw Luo's parents.

The two were stunned when they saw Luo's mother, and then looked at each other.

Zhu Xiaoyun raised her hand and touched her face, and whispered, "It seems so."

She didn't know who Luo's mother was yet, but she was a little excited. She had known since she was a child that she was picked up, so she didn't know where her biological parents were. She wasn't sure if she was abandoned by her parents or for some other reason, so she still secretly hoped to see her biological parents, but she didn't take the initiative to look for them.

Now, when she suddenly saw a middle-aged woman who looked so similar to her, she couldn't help but think a lot.

The police then said, "Ms. Zhu, it was this Mrs. Luo who reported the case. The person arrested is her former nanny. Please identify her. Do you have any grudges against each other?"

Aunt Hong and her son were locked in a small room with a layer of glass so they could be seen from the outside.

Zhu Xiaoyun took a closer look and shook her head. "I've never seen them before. Are you sure you're not mistaken? Are they going to harm me?"

"Yes, those thugs have already said that the people inside hired them to knock you out and drive to the next county to hand you over."

Zhu Xiaoyun's face turned pale. "Then what?"

The police officer shook his head. "The mother and son inside refused to say anything. In our experience, this kind of situation usually involves human trafficking, but they don't have a criminal record. We're currently investigating their financial situation to see if they have any recent contact with human traffickers."

Tao Rui looked at Luo's parents, frowned, and asked, "Excuse me, what is your relationship with Luo Jiaqi?"

Father Luo sighed, "I'm sorry, Qiqi is our daughter, and we didn't discipline her well. Aunt Hong inside was my family's former nanny. Qiqi saw her a few days ago. Maybe Qiqi asked her to do this."

It was difficult for Luo's father to say these words at the police station. He thought over and over again before deciding to tell the truth. In his and hers, Aunt Hong couldn't have come to harm Zhu Xiaoyun for no reason. Luo Jiaqi must have wanted to do this, but was afraid to do it herself, so she asked Aunt Hong to do it. Aunt Hong had always loved Luo Jiaqi, so this was not impossible.

Luo's mother looked very tired. She pinched her brows and said, "I'll go in and talk to Aunt Hong. No matter what, this matter is still caused by our family. I'm sorry."

Zhu Xiaoyun sat on the chair in the police station, holding Tao Rui's hand, her mind in a mess.

"I... I thought... Brother Rui, in that scene just now, at the police station, there was a woman who looked so much like me. I really thought she was looking for me to recognize her as a relative... She turned out to be Luo Jiaqi's mother..."

Tao Rui put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Don't think too much. If you want to find your biological parents, I'll help you find them."

He frowned, looked at Luo's father, then looked at Luo's mother who was talking to Aunt Hong inside, and always felt that something was wrong.

He thought about everything that had happened since he traveled through time and was shocked to find that Luo Jiaqi was too cruel to Zhu Xiaoyun in the original plot, which was inconsistent with her usual character. But if Zhu Xiaoyun had any relationship with Luo's mother, this matter would be easy to explain.

So what role did Luo Jiaqi play?

After Luo's mother came out, Tao Rui stood up and said, "Thank you very much for discovering this incident in time. Otherwise, the consequences would have been very serious. We are still a little scared now."

Luo's mother said ashamedly, "I'm sorry. It's my fault for not disciplining my daughter well, and all these things happened. And last time, I almost got you beaten. I'm really sorry."

Luo's mother felt her face flush, feeling more embarrassed than ever. But Tao Rui didn't seem to want to blame her. Instead, he said, "There's a coffee shop at the intersection. Could you two go over and have a cup of coffee with us? I know you wouldn't agree to a meal as a thank you, but let me buy you a cup of coffee. I think you need to calm down. Please don't refuse."

Tao Rui showed great sincerity. Luo's father and mother looked at each other and nodded.

The four of them sat together in the cafe, ordering coffee and small cakes. Luo's parents weren't in a good mood, but they still managed to say polite things. They smiled and asked about Tao Rui's studies and their recent progress in the entertainment industry. They gave them two business cards and told them to call them for help if they ran into any problems they couldn't solve.

After that, Luo's mother relaxed a little, took a closer look at Zhu Xiaoyun and said with a smile: "We really look alike. I never thought I would meet someone who looks so much like me."

Father Luo also smiled and nodded. "I was shocked when I saw you on TV before, but seeing you in person just now is like seeing my wife when she was young."

Zhu Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, "Did you guys watch the show we filmed?"

Luo's father's smile faltered. He didn't want to point out his daughter's abnormality, so he just said, "After work, let's watch some shows." He glanced at his watch and said apologetically, "I have a meeting to attend, so we'll be leaving now. I'll invite you to dinner at our house next time I have the chance."

Zhu Xiaoyun wanted to say something, but Tao Rui smiled and said, "Okay, thank you both for today, and see you again someday."

Luo's parents nodded to them, then stood up and left one after another.

After Tao Rui looked out the window to confirm that they had really left, he called the waiter to buy the two cups of coffee they had had.

Zhu Xiaoyun's heart moved and she looked at Tao Rui.

Tao Rui nodded, "It's just as you think. Instead of guessing, why not test it out?"

With the blessing of good fortune, if his guess is true, he will definitely get the result smoothly!