Chapter 103 You proposed?
"The man in the black and white photo is Lin Shuyan."
As soon as the call connected, Gu Suixing said this.
Lu Fengqing hadn't forgotten that she was in a "cold war" with Gu Suixing. When she first heard Gu Suixing's voice, she instinctively wanted to hang up the phone, but when she heard what he said, her attention was immediately drawn back to him.
Lu Fengqing waited for him to continue.
Gu Suixing: "Did Aunt Wan tell you that the man in the photo was her first love, who died in a landslide while teaching in her hometown?"
Lu Fengqing nodded.
After ordering, he realized that Gu Suixing couldn't see him, so he quietly hummed in agreement.
Lu Fengqing paused, then lowered her voice and asked, "Fake?"
Gu Suixing: "Really."
Lu Fengqing: "???"
Gu Suixing continued, "But he didn't die."
"..." If you were in front of me, I would hit you!
As if sensing Lu Fengqing's anger, Gu Suixing stopped keeping her in suspense. "The villagers dug him out, but he was badly injured, and there were no medical facilities there. His teacher valued his talent, and his family had some influence, so after receiving the news, they immediately arranged for someone to bring him back to City A for treatment, and he was eventually saved."
Lu Fengqing opened her mouth, "Then..."
"The rest of the story is a bit melodramatic and cliché," Gu Suixing said calmly. "Uncle Lin woke up after lying in the hospital for more than half a month. Aunt Wan hadn't even had a couple of days to be happy when Uncle Lin happened to run into Mrs. Lin, who was visiting the hospital. Uncle Lin caught Mrs. Lin's attention because he looked like her husband. In addition, Mrs. Lin did have a son who had been missing for many years. She tried every means to get Uncle Lin's blood for a DNA test, and the result was that he really was her long-lost son."
Lu Fengqing: "..."
This is so melodramatic and clichéd that even Huo Huai Sui wouldn't dare to write it like this.
"The most dramatic part is yet to come," Gu Suixing said, as if he had guessed what she was thinking. "Madam Xie's surname is Lin."
Something flashed through Lu Fengqing's mind, and she opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Gu Suixing's next words confirmed her guess: "Lin Shuyan's biological father and Madam Xie are siblings. In other words, Uncle Lin and Aunt Wan are cousins."
Lu Fengqing was immediately distraught.
“Close relatives can’t marry, and almost everyone is against them being together,” Gu Suixing said. “Aunt Wan thought about eloping, but Uncle Lin didn’t agree.”
Lu Fengqing asked instinctively, "Why?"
"Elopement for love sounds nice, but the life of leaving one's hometown and hiding is not easy. Uncle Lin probably couldn't bear to see her suffer, and he couldn't bear to see her abandon her loved ones. In the end, Aunt Wan returned to the Xie family, and Uncle Lin stayed at the Lin family for a while. Later, when Uncle San ran away from home, Uncle Lin went out to make his way in the world with him."
"As for the black and white photos you saw..." Gu Suixing paused, "Aunt Wan fell ill not long after returning home. Her memory was sometimes good and sometimes bad. Sometimes she thought Uncle Lin had died in that landslide, but when she came to her senses, she knew clearly that he was not dead. That's why the black and white photos were sometimes displayed and sometimes put away."
Lu Fengqing hadn't expected this reason.
She couldn't see anything wrong with Xie Chaowan's mental state at all.
Knowledgeable, logically clear... After chatting with Xie Chaowan for an afternoon, most of the time she felt that she was the one who wasn't quite right in the head.
However, it seems that both Boss Xie and Aunt Wan's marriages were very unsuccessful.
"This story teaches us to cherish the people in front of us." Gu Suixing changed the subject, "There's no other man in the world as good as me, you..."
Lu Fengqing's expression instantly turned wooden, and she hung up the phone immediately.
Who wants to listen to him brag about himself?
However, after listening to Gu Suixing's explanation, Lu Fengqing was no longer afraid, but instead felt a little sorry for Xie Chaowan.
When you love someone, you can accompany them through thick and thin, and go through all kinds of hardships together. But the chasm of blood ties is something you can never cross no matter how hard you try.
Lu Fengqing couldn't resist sending another message asking: "[Did that person get married later?]"
Xie Chaowan is not married. Judging from that black and white photo, you can tell that Xie Chaowan has not let go after all these years.
After Lu Fengqing hung up the phone, Gu Suixing coldly tossed the phone back to Huo Huai'an.
Huo Huai'an, who had only listened to the beginning of Gu Suixing's self-indulgent introduction, was speechless.
Huo Huai'an had met Xie Chaowan a long time ago and knew about Xie Chaowan and Lin Shuyan's relationship, but he didn't expect that the young lady would be frightened by a black and white photo.
Looking at the message from the young lady, Huo Huai'an replied: [No.]
After thinking for a moment, Huo Huai'an added, "[Aunt Wan is a very good person, very protective of her own. It would be good for you to spend more time with her.]"
Xie Chaowan is Xie Chaoyin's most beloved younger sister. Winning Xie Chaowan's favor is equivalent to winning Xie Chaoyin's favor. With Xie Chaoyin as a backer, not only will the eldest young lady herself not have to worry about Gu Jinhong anymore.
Xie Chaoyin is not like Gu Suixing. Gu Suixing and Gu Jinhong are related by blood and have a grandfather-grandson relationship, so they have to be careful about everything. Xie Chaoyin and Gu Jinhong do not have that.
It is probably for this reason that the ancestor was willing to leave his wife with Aunt Wan for the time being.
On the other side, Lu Fengqing got the answer. While feeling sad and regretful, she couldn't help but be happy for Xie Chaowan.
Thinking back to when she last met Lin Shuyan at the manor's fishing grounds, and how Lin Shuyan smiled after she mentioned that black and white photo, now that she thinks about it carefully, he seemed genuinely happy.
That's true. It's natural to be happy to know that the person you like also cares about you.
Love can be separated by mountains and seas, but mountains and seas can be leveled. If they really can't be leveled, then it's good to be a pair of lovers who can never meet, but know that the other still loves them deeply.
Huo Huai'an waited for a long time, and seeing that the young lady did not reply, he put away his phone and slowly asked, "Did you make the young lady angry again?"
He could have asked Gu Suixing directly about this, but instead he came to ask him. He didn't believe that the two of them hadn't had a falling out.
Gu Suixing remained silent.
Huo Huai'an clicked his tongue, "That's really true."
If it were the young lady acting out on her own, this ancestor would definitely retort, "Couldn't it be her who made me angry?" He didn't say anything, which meant he knew that he was in the wrong.
Huo Huai'an guessed the reason: "Because of Qin Xuan?"
This is the only thing that's been going on and on in the circle lately, and given that this ancestor suddenly wants to mess with Deputy Director Qin, it's only natural that he would guess in this direction.
Gu Suixing remained silent.
Huo Huai'an knew he had tacitly agreed, so he started to give him advice: "Your old man's spies can't possibly cover the entire city of A. If Miss doesn't trust you, you might as well just take her to get the marriage certificate first, and then hold the wedding ceremony later."
Gu Suixing sneered, "She doesn't want to."
Huo Huai'an was taken aback. "Why wouldn't you?"
Then another question came to mind, "You've moved so fast, when did you propose?"
"..." Gu Suixing's face showed a rare look of bewilderment.
When Huo Huai'an saw his expression, he immediately felt uneasy. "You wouldn't be thinking of taking her to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate without even proposing, just by talking, would you?"
Gu Suixing: "..."
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