Chapter 77: Undiscovered Identity
After successfully deceiving the servant, I prayed that I would be more confident in my proposal.
"Come on, sister, let's go downstairs. I promise Dad won't be able to tell which one is which!"
He happily pulled his sister out of the house. Before entering everyone's sight, the girl took a deep breath and changed her expression.
Downstairs, the man heard the voice, turned around to look at his two daughters, and said softly: "Qi Yao, Qi Yuan, come down to meet your brother from the Chu family."
In the living room, a young man in a silver-gray casual suit looked up at the two sisters in the corridor.
He had a baby face and looked like a high school student who had just graduated from school. The only difference was that his eyes had a sharpness that didn't match his innocent appearance.
Seeing the two sisters who looked and dressed almost identically, the boy widened his eyes slightly and showed a very appropriate expression of surprise.
Seeing her expression, Qi's father smiled knowingly and explained: "My two daughters are twins, and sometimes even I can't tell them apart."
The boy suppressed his surprise and replied, "Yeah, they are very similar."
Walking down the stairs, listening to the boy's polite conversation with his father, and remembering his expression just now, the girl thought: This person is so much like me - obviously not interested, obviously not very surprised, but in order to cater to the expectations of his elders, he forces himself to wear different disguises according to the environment.
It turns out that he is also a poor fellow who suffers from the same disease. No wonder he accepted the family marriage.
Different from Qi Yao's calm gaze, Qi Yuan went downstairs and sat next to his father, looking at the boy opposite him openly.
While looking at her, he wondered what Qi Yao would say in this situation.
Since they were going to swap identities, they had to act as similar as possible, otherwise wouldn't her brilliant idea be wasted?
"You two, why are you both so quiet?" Father Qi looked at his two daughters and then his gaze landed on Qi Yao. "Xiaoyuan, why are you so quiet today?"
Qi Yao was stunned: They just changed their hairstyle, and Dad really can’t tell them apart?
Seeing her sister's dazed look, Qi Yuan was worried that she would reveal the truth, so he held her hand and replied for her: "Xiao Yuan felt a little unwell today, and I asked her to come down with me."
"That's really ridiculous." Qi's father frowned and lectured Qi Yuan disapprovingly, "You knew your sister was not feeling well, but you still let her come down?"
He looked at Qi Yao again, and said with concern: "Xiaoyuan, if you feel uncomfortable, go back to your room and have a good rest. Brother Chu will see you often in the future, so there is no need to rush."
It was rare for her father to comfort her in such a caring tone. Qi Yao's eyes were sore. She pursed her lips and stood up hastily: "Then I'll go back to my room."
After saying that, he went upstairs quickly without waiting for Qi's father to reply.
Watching his daughter leave, Father Qi was not angry, but smiled helplessly and dotingly: "Little girl, you are so delicate."
Chu Yuan just smiled and tactfully changed the subject.
Qi Yuan sat beside his father, bored to death, feeling a bit overwhelmed. He really admired his sister. How could she maintain such an indifferent expression all day long? It was too tiring.
The girl moved her body slightly.
Chu Yuan glanced at her, thoughtfully saying, "Uncle, my father always told me that you designed the garden of this manor yourself. I wonder if I have the honor of visiting it."
"Haha, of course." Father Qi patted the back of Qi Yuan's hand, "Yaoyao, take A Yuan for a walk in the garden."
Qi Yuan, whose legs were numb from sitting while maintaining the same posture, wanted nothing more than to hug the man and shout, "You are such an angel."
However, in order not to reveal the truth, she just nodded coldly and replied: "Okay, father."
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The sunshine in May is gentle, neither strong nor dry, and even the air becomes refreshing.
It is advisable to take a walk.
The two walked side by side for a while. The gentlemanly education Chu Yuan received since childhood made him want to speak to break the somewhat awkward silence. Then he saw the girl turned around and looked left and right. After making sure that there was no one around, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew, I'm so tired!" She stretched her legs and complained, "Elders always talk a lot of nonsense. It's really hard for you to chat with them for so long..."
Faced with the girl's sudden change, the boy was not surprised and still maintained a gentle smile: "If you don't like it, you don't have to force yourself."
"Are you stupid?" Qi Yuan looked at him, "If I had a choice, do you think I would like to force myself?"
She glanced at him and muttered: "He looks quite smart, why is he asking such a stupid question..."
"..." The boy showed a rare interest. "The information I have here shows that although the eldest daughter of the Qi family just held her coming-of-age ceremony, she is a steady person and has been involved in company-related matters for a long time... It seems that my assistant made a mistake in the information?"
"That's right." Qi Yuan replied as a matter of course, "Don't you know that a woman's temper changes just like turning the pages of a book? If you want me to be cold and distant to you, I can do that too."
Chu Yuan laughed: "Can it be like this?"
"Of course." Qi Yuan put his hands on his hips, revealing a smug expression. "Girls, no matter how mature and steady they look, are still little princesses at heart. You know, the elders think that family heirs should be mature and steady, so they always have to pretend in front of the elders."
"Been taught a lesson."
"Look at you, talking so elegantly, aren't you tired?" A servant passed by in the distant corridor. Qi Yuan immediately stood up straight, but continued to lecture in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "You are pretending to be tired too, otherwise why would you suggest walking around the garden?"
Meeting the girl's bright eyes was like looking into a clear cold spring. Chu Yuan did not deny her words: "You also said that the elders hope so."
Qi Yuan muttered: "You and my sister are really the same kind of people..."
Chu Yuan didn't hear her mumbling: "Let's go."
"Where are you going?"
"Haven't we finished touring the garden yet?"
"oh oh."
After walking around the garden for a long time with Qi Yuan's company, Chu Yuan asked for Qi Yuan's WeChat when they finally left.
Father Qi was very satisfied with his daughter's performance: "It seems that A Yuan and you had a good chat?"
Qi Yuan said calmly: "Yeah."
"That's good." Father Qi smiled slightly, "The Chu family wants to hold an engagement ceremony next month. Before the engagement, you two can spend more time together and get to know each other."
Still a calm reply: "I understand, father."
After saying goodbye to his father, Qi Yuan returned to his room with a stern face and closed the door. Seeing his sister sitting on the sofa reading a book, Qi Yuan cheered softly and rushed over to hug Qi Yao.
"Sister, Daddy really didn't notice anything!" She suppressed her screams and shouted, "Oh my God, this is so exciting!"
Patting his sister's shoulder, Qi Yao said helplessly: "I saw you guys strolling around the garden."
"Yes!" Qi Yuan sat down beside her, holding his chin with both hands, "Sister, I think Chu Yuan seems to be a good person. Do you want to be with him..."
"No." After decisively denying it, Qi Yao smiled bitterly, "At least, there is one thing I hope I can decide on my own."
As the eldest daughter of the Qi family, her life had been planned by her parents since she was born. Her interests, the friends she made, and even every word she spoke had to conform to her parents' expectations...
"Sis." Qi Yuan held his sister's hand, was silent for a long time, and then smiled brightly, "Actually, I quite like that guy - otherwise, you can give him to me!"
If the marriage is inevitable, they are both daughters of the Qi family and look exactly the same. What does it matter whether the Chu family marries the elder sister or the younger sister?
(End of this chapter)
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