Chapter 44 She searched for him twice when she was a child
In the afternoon, Fu Beichen called Gu Xingnian, but Gu Xingnian did not answer his call, so he went straight back to the old house.
There were some things he wanted to figure out for himself.
He was kicked out by the old man before he had even been inside for 10 minutes.
Fu Shihong shouted that he didn't have a grandson like him and told people to kick him out of the house.
But he didn't actually leave; instead, he found the butler, Uncle Wang, directing the work in the garden.
Uncle Wang has been with the Fu family for thirty years. As soon as he saw Fu Beichen, he ran over.
"Young Master, the old man's cough has flared up recently, so please don't upset him! I'll call you when he's in a better mood."
Fu Beichen nodded, "Then I'll trouble Uncle Wang to take good care of Grandpa. I just came back to visit."
He paused, lowering his voice slightly.
"Uncle Wang, I'd like to ask you something. Young Madam... did you know Grandpa when you were little?"
Uncle Wang paused for a moment, then thought back carefully.
"When I was little?" He shook his head, then suddenly laughed. "Why would Young Master have such a thought?"
"I remember it was four years ago when Madam Li brought her to visit for the first time. That's right, it was also the first time the old man had met her then, and he praised her for being beautiful and having a nice name."
Fu Beichen frowned slightly. Four years ago… that timeline doesn’t add up!
He asked again, his tone carrying a barely perceptible urgency.
"Then think again, twelve years ago, did any young girl come to the old house looking for anyone?"
He stared at Uncle Wang, and his heart skipped a beat when he asked the question.
This answer is very important to him. Extremely important.
Uncle Wang was a little confused by the question. Twelve years ago? That's too long ago.
Fortunately, Uncle Wang immediately activated his memory mode. He frowned and tried his best to search through the river of memories.
He nodded. Yes, a young girl had visited the old house twelve years ago, and she had visited twice.
The first time she came, she was dressed in rags and didn't even have shoes. Everyone thought she was a little beggar trying to sneak in and take advantage of them, so they ignored her and sent her away.
Unexpectedly, she came again the next day, this time with a note in her hand, on which were written words.
"What word?" Fu Beichen asked, his tone tinged with impatience.
Uncle Wang patted his forehead. "That's right! It says—'I want to find Brother Beichen.'"
"What's unusual is that she wrote the character '辰' as the same as '星辰' (star).
Uncle Wang glanced at Fu Beichen.
"I immediately thought that this girl probably knew you, young master. Otherwise, how would she know your name and write a note?"
“I was thinking, maybe it’s something important, or maybe a kid you know has gone missing. So I called the boarding school you were in at the time.”
Fu Beichen's heart sank. The phone... had been dialed to the school?
"I... what did I say?" His voice was a little hoarse.
Uncle Wang sighed, "You said on the phone... that you didn't know any girl who was looking for you. You said it might be a mistake or a prank. So I told that girl what you said."
Fu Beichen closed his eyes. He said he didn't know him! He denied it himself!
"How did she react after hearing that?" he asked in a hoarse voice.
Uncle Wang shook his head, a hint of regret on his face.
That girl cried for a long time, squatting at the door and crying all morning. In the end, I even gave her some money so she could buy some food. But she absolutely refused the money and ran away, never to return.
Every word felt like a needle piercing Fu Beichen's heart.
Dull pain.
It turns out that there really was such a girl who came looking for him back then.
And it happened twice, returning the note with that misspelled word.
But because of a damn phone call and a simple "I don't know you," he completely shut her out.
Was that girl really Gu Xingnian when she was a child?
Why?
Why does he have absolutely no recollection of this? What went wrong that caused him to miss someone who might be crucial to him?
Uncle Wang seemed to sense his confusion and told him that perhaps he had lost some of his memory after the car accident, since he had been unconscious for a long time and barely survived.
Fu Beichen fell silent again. It must be so!
right!
That car accident! My father died in that car accident.
He himself was also seriously injured and spent several months in the hospital.
When he woke up, many details about the events before and after the car accident were indeed blurry to him.
The doctor said it was a post-traumatic stress reaction, accompanied by some memory loss.
Could it be...?
Has he really forgotten some important detail? Has he forgotten... the detail of meeting that girl?
Fu Beichen's eyes flashed with urgency, "Then... is there any way to retrieve that memory?"
Uncle Wang pondered for a moment.
"The driver who was with you when the accident happened was Ade. That kid was also unlucky; he broke his leg in the accident and became disabled. Later, he received a compensation from the Fu family and went back to his hometown. We haven't been in touch much since."
Uncle Wang's mind lit up. "How about... I send someone to fetch him? You can ask him yourself; maybe he can recall some details from back then?"
Fu Beichen felt like he had grasped at a straw.
Finding Ade might reveal what happened before and after the car accident. Perhaps it will unlock the memories he lost.
Unravel the mystery surrounding Gu Xingnian.
"Alright! Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Wang!" He looked at Uncle Wang and said solemnly, "Find him as soon as possible."
"Yes, young master, I'll arrange it right away." Uncle Wang nodded in agreement.
Fu Beichen took a deep breath, suppressed his surging emotions, and then got into the car and left.
Sitting in the car, he closed his eyes and carefully recalled everything about Gu Xingnian.
He still can't forget the first time he brought her to the Imperial Garden to share a room with him. She was wearing a long white dress, walking through the lily bushes, looking at them for a long time, and even reaching out to pick one.
Later, he had the entire hillside planted with lilies, collecting the rarest varieties from around the world, and tending to them beautifully and fragrantly.
The housekeeper asked him what he wanted to name the small garden, and he casually replied: Nianxin Pavilion.
How could she burn it down?
So heartless?
She said she'd been chasing him for 12 years. Was she going to give up?
A sense of unease crept over him, forcing him to open his eyes.
He dialed Lin Qi's number, his tone impatient, "Find Gu Xingnian, see what she's doing, and tell me immediately."
Lin Qi swallowed the half-eaten mouthful of rice in his mouth and quickly replied, "Okay!"
He added, "Have people repair Nianxin Pavilion and replant the lilies."
Lin Qi swallowed hard. "What if Madam... gets a fever again?"
"Then let's plant more!"
Fu Beichen's tone was firm and unyielding!
He refused to believe that she could possibly have a problem with flowers.
Lynch: Real dog!
"OK!"
He didn't know what his persistence was for; perhaps it was because of the beautiful memories of the past, and the only thing that connected him to her.
Yes, if anyone's going to burn something, it's their turn. She has no right to do it!
This is what he was thinking...
The name Gu Xingnian held no weight for him! He emphasized this to himself once again!
Shortly after, Lin Qi returned the call.
"Mr. Fu, we've found out. Madam has been at Lu's Group the whole time, and it seems... she hasn't come out for three days."
"I didn't leave the Lu Group for three whole days and three nights!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Beichen's face immediately darkened.
For three days and three nights, she ate and slept with Lu Lie.
What is she trying to do?
He felt like he was being cuckolded, and his mood instantly soured.
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