Xia Zhi hung up the phone, her palms sweating.
She composed herself, turned around and went back into the store. Seeing that Jiang Mianmian hadn't come out yet, she pretended to be nonchalant and said softly, "Mianmian, have you tried it on yet?"
"This one is a bit big, I need a smaller size..."
Xia Zhi immediately asked the shop assistant to find the right size.
"Mianmian, well... you try it first, I... I need to go to the restroom!"
Jiang Mianmian agreed, and Xia Zhi immediately rushed out of the store and ran towards the coffee shop on the basement floor.
The man was already seated in the far corner.
Xia Zhi's legs trembled slightly, but she forced herself to remain calm and sat down in front of him.
The man tossed her a card.
The baseball cap covered most of his face, and the slight upturn of his lips sent chills down one's spine.
"The sir said you did a good job! This is a reward for you."
"Thanks……"
"Your next task is to keep Jiang Mianmian here and absolutely prevent her from appearing in Yangcheng!"
Xia Zhi's heart skipped a beat.
"But... I want to work in the central city after I graduate!"
"We'll talk about the future later."
Xia Zhi wanted to say something, but the man's cold expression had already shut her up.
After giving his instructions, the man got up to leave.
“Miss Xia,” he sneered, “the master said that as long as you complete the task every time, he will definitely not treat you unfairly!”
Xia Zhi asked in a trembling voice, "Sir...why don't you use me?"
"Use you?"
Xia Zhi looked up at him.
Yes, since we need to find someone to impersonate the Lu family's daughter anyway, why not use her?
But she was asked to find opportunities to get close to Jiang Mianmian from the very beginning of her university years, to provide DNA samples, and to take her to get rid of her tear mole and birthmark.
After all that effort, they found another girl to impersonate Lu Xiaoyou?
Xia Zhi couldn't understand it.
She always thought that she was the perfect choice to play "Lu Xiaoyou".
The man stopped and turned to look at her. Although she couldn't see his eyes clearly, she could fully sense the contempt and mockery in them.
“Miss Xia,” the man scoffed, “you should understand this principle when buying designer bags… even counterfeit goods are divided into A-grade and substandard. Ha, what a pity, even if you carry an Hermes bag, you won’t become a true socialite!”
"you……"
"Be careful with the money in your card!" The man waved his hand and quickly disappeared into the crowd in the mall.
There was one thing he didn't mention: the people his "master" needed had to be qualified puppets.
Xia Zhi is too opinionated; she wouldn't be someone who takes orders from others.
Now they can control her with money.
What about the future?
What if she really succeeds in impersonating Lu Xiaoyou, and then rightfully obtains the Lu family business, and then marries the eldest son of the Huo family...
Then she'll turn around and abandon us after we've served our purpose!
They will never get everything they want.
Therefore, it would be better to keep her in Jiangzhou to restrain Jiang Mianmian and prevent Jiang Mianmian's identity from being revealed for the rest of her life.
...
Central City, the Lu family.
Huo Junyu met Lu Xiaoyou, who had been missing for many years, here.
Fair-skinned, delicate, and obedient... Huo Junyu was stunned when he first saw her. He had a preconceived notion that the Lu Xiaoyou he had found was fake, but upon seeing her now, he suddenly felt that his judgment might have been wrong at times.
He glanced at his parents.
Huo Zhixing and Jiang Can, like him, showed puzzled expressions.
"Xiaoyou, quickly call for help!" Lin Yuqing grabbed her hand.
These days she has been holding her daughter's hand like this. Even when she is sleeping, she quietly leans against her daughter, holding her hand and kissing it again and again, not wanting to let go for a moment.
Lu Xiaoyou lowered her head slightly. She had a delicate and pretty oval face. Her features were not particularly stunning, but they were very pleasing to the eye.
What's even more surprising is that she really does look quite similar to Lu Lishan.
"Brother," Huo Junyang whispered in his ear, "Do you think she looks like Uncle Lu?"
Huo Junyu paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "It's alright."
"I think... it might just be my imagination," Huo Junyang muttered softly. "Even if you put two strangers together for a long time, they'll start to look alike! We're all human, with two eyes and a mouth, nobody has anything extra..."
Huo Junyu suddenly realized that it made a lot of sense.
Lost in thought, he suddenly heard a weak voice call out to him: "Brother Junyu."
Huo Junyu was taken aback.
Lu Xiaoyou stood in front of him and nodded slightly in greeting.
Huo Junyu's expression changed slightly. He was polite to her, but there was a sense of coldness that kept people at a distance.
At that moment, a hearty laugh came from the front hall.
Lu Lishan strode in, accompanied by a man.
Huo Junyu looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the man was about the same age as Lu Lishan and looked somewhat similar. The two were walking and talking enthusiastically.
"Zhixing, Cancan, your whole family is here!" Lu Lishan exclaimed excitedly. "Let me introduce you, this is my cousin Lu Ming... My daughter was able to come back thanks to him!"
Lu Ming waved his hand and gave a deep smile.
"Actually, I was just taking a chance! Ha, no matter what, my little niece is surnamed Lu! How can a child of our Lu family be left to wander outside?"
"I'm so happy I could help my brother this time!" Lu Ming said earnestly, his voice choked with emotion. "Seeing his family reunited makes me feel that all the hard work of the past twenty years has been worthwhile..."
"Brother, sister-in-law!" Lu Ming said, his eyes reddening, "Your family must be happy!"
Lu Lishan and Lin Yuqing were both sentimental people, and after he said that, the couple almost burst into tears... Huo Zhixing patted Lu Lishan's shoulder, and Jiang Can was busy comforting Lin Yuqing.
Huo Junyang also joined in and said a lot of nice things.
Only Huo Junyu seemed detached, coldly observing everything.
When his eyes met Lu Xiaoyou's by chance, the girl froze for a moment, then quickly lowered her head, nervously tugging at her skirt.
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