"What is he doing?" Mingmei didn't understand men's actions, so she asked another man present.
However, it was clear that Julian, another man present, also did not understand what the other party meant.
“He did this when he left this morning.” Julian took a deep breath and told what he knew. After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Mingmei with a helpless look that said, “You can understand, right?”
Bright and cheerful: =. =
No, she didn't really understand.
"Cough cough cough!"
Realizing he had been lost in thought, Zhen Hu snapped out of it and saw the two of them staring at each other in silence. He immediately coughed awkwardly and said, "Lilian is the kind of woman who is very gentle. She speaks softly and never gets angry. She does housework carefully and meticulously... and always has a gentle smile on her face."
However, after Zhen Hu finished speaking, his bright expression became even more puzzled.
This is completely different from what she had heard.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Mingmei's "No way" expression was so vivid that it made everyone else even more confused.
"According to what I've heard... Ms. Lillian is a very strong and ambitious woman. Her personality isn't terrible, but it's definitely the aggressive type, and her career is thriving."
Zhen Hu: "Huh 0.0?"
Julian was dumbfounded. They lived across from each other, and apart from the time Mona brought Lillian cookies, they had received food from Lillian several times before.
Although Julian had never eaten it, he could tell from the smell that the cook's skills were truly excellent.
Even Hu Yue had praised the other party's cooking skills, so his impression of her was similar to that of Zhen Hu: she was a gentle and kind housewife.
Although Hu Yue told him before logging off that Lillian was different from other NPCs, he couldn't directly approach Lillian because of his character's status.
His original plan was to have Lu Xiaoyao go with him to test the waters next week when she was on vacation.
He never expected that, besides direct contact, Mingmei could obtain so much information outside.
"You didn't misunderstand, did you?"
“I went to Mona’s former residence to inquire, and some people who were close to Mona and the others in the past, just like you, do not remember Lillian and the others.”
But further afield, there were some people they'd had some contact with but hadn't taken to heart—some of those NPCs were naturally gossipy, and after asking a few more, I have to say they actually remembered Lillian.
As Mingmei spoke, she recalled what the convenience store owner had said—
"Speaking of which, that little girl's mother seems to be a successful career woman who rarely shows her face; the number of times she's seen picking up her child can be counted on one hand..."
If you ask me why I remember so clearly, well, nobody's happy to hear someone say that the food and drinks in their shop are harmful to their health, right?
Oh dear, wasn't it popular to collect stickers from a lollipop back then? I remember that little girl was almost able to collect the whole set, but then her mom came to pick her up that day! No matter how much the child cried, she wouldn't let go and just dragged her home…
The little girl cried terribly that day when she couldn't buy it. I heard that she even ran out of pocket money and could only bring the snacks her mother had prepared for her..."
To confirm that the person the boss was talking about had the same personality as Mona's mother, Mingmei visited several families near Mona's former residence. Some people had their memories altered, while others hadn't completely changed. They couldn't remember Mona, but they remembered some things about Lillian clearly.
Passerby A: "Lillian, I remember she was a strong woman... Oh, I think she quit her job later?"
Passerby B: "After she quit her job, her personality completely changed. I heard... her husband even abused her!"
Passerby C: "Lillian used to be very decisive and efficient. Her husband only made a meager salary and still had to rely on her to support him. He used to be so quiet and wouldn't dare to say a word. But then... then he started hitting her, right? Uh, I can't remember!"
Passerby D: "Did her husband die later? I think he was burned to death?"
The bright memories ended, and a few key points were picked up, such as Lillian used to be a strong woman, but later she resigned to stay at home to take care of her children and was subjected to domestic violence.
"I...I...I swear, I didn't hit anyone! That wasn't me!" Upon hearing the word "domestic violence," Zhen Hu immediately raised his hand to show that he wasn't that kind of person; he didn't want that reputation!
"I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about Lillian's ex-husband. Aren't you and Lillian a blended family?"
"Oh? Oh! Yes, that's right, a remarriage!" After Julian's reminder, Zhen Hu realized that they weren't talking about his character. Then he also sensed something was wrong. "Wait a minute, Lillian and I are in our second marriage... but I don't seem to remember when we were ever in our second marriage..."
Even, as you all said, in my memory, Mona has lived here since she was little, and she and Daisy, played by Lu Xiaoyao, were childhood friends... Wait a minute, when did I marry Lillian?
Seeing that Zhen Hu himself sensed something was wrong, Julian's expression gradually darkened. If Mingmei's timeline was correct, Zhen Hu had only been married to Lillian for about a year. Then it was strange that Zhen Hu remembered being neighbors for many years and having a child with his childhood sweetheart.
"So, don't you guys find Lillian's character strange? On one hand, her personality has changed drastically, and on the other hand, her memory doesn't seem to have changed. She can still remember that she moved here only a year ago... Zhen Hu, if you can find a way to subtly probe and see if there's anything going on between her and Mona..."
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