This was my second time to Qinglin Town, but this time the person accompanying me to investigate was Lu Zhiyuan.
Yan Meng helped me investigate the adoption matter at my request, but why is Lu Zhiyuan also investigating?
I had so many questions in my mind that I couldn't help but ask him, "When did you start looking into my adoption?"
"It starts from when you return to the Tang family."
Lu Zhiyuan’s answer surprised me, as he and I had just divorced at that time.
Lu Zhiyuan murmured, explaining, "Ever since you were adopted by the Tang family, I've felt inexplicably uneasy. With the power of the Tang and Ming families, it's impossible they haven't found you after more than twenty years of searching. Unless there's some hidden reason behind your adoption, I sent someone to investigate what happened back then."
Lu Zhiyuan turned to look at me, afraid that I might misunderstand him, and took the initiative to defend himself: "Xiao Shan, I investigated this only out of concern for your safety, and I have no other purpose."
His eyes were sincere yet cautious, leaving me at a loss for words.
I adjusted my composure and said seriously, "No matter what, I'm very grateful that you found this new clue for me. This time, I owe you a favor."
Lu Zhiyuan disagreed, frowning tightly, "Xiao Shan, you know, I'm not trying to take credit in front of you..."
"I understand." I interrupted his explanation and gave him a polite smile, "but I really want to thank you."
Lu Zhiyuan looked at me, wanting to say something but stopping himself, and finally ended the topic.
Lu Zhiyuan seemed to be very familiar with the road to Qinglin Town. He didn't even turn on the navigation and parked the car directly in front of a house.
This is a two-story building with a fairly large yard, but the gate is closed and you can't see what's going on inside the yard.
Lu Zhiyuan walked forward, knocked on the door, and shouted loudly: "Uncle Feng, we are coming!"
Soon, the door was opened and an old man stood at the door.
He is the "Uncle Feng" mentioned by Lu Zhiyuan.
Uncle Feng didn't look friendly. He looked at me and Lu Zhiyuan and turned away.
"Come in."
Lu Zhiyuan and I walked in. The courtyard was kept very clean. It was obvious that Uncle Feng was a hardworking man.
Lu Zhiyuan and I sat down in the pavilion in the courtyard. Uncle Feng made us a pot of tea and sat down opposite me.
I got straight to the point. "We're here to investigate something that happened over 20 years ago."
Uncle Feng looked up at me, as if he was seeing something through me.
He asked, "Are you the baby girl who was adopted back then?"
I nodded.
Uncle Feng stared at me intently, and suddenly said with emotion, "It's been more than 20 years. Time flies. I remember when you were brought here, you were less than two years old."
I paused. It seemed that Uncle Feng still remembered what happened back then.
I expected him to talk about what happened back then, but he turned to look at Lu Zhiyuan: "What's the relationship between you two?"
Lu Zhiyuan was stunned and did not answer for a moment.
I was a little impatient and felt that Uncle Feng was deliberately keeping things in suspense and delaying things.
I asked him in a stern tone, "What's my relationship with him? It has nothing to do with what happened back then, right?"
My retort startled Uncle Feng, but he wasn't angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "You're right. It really has nothing to do with what happened back then. But he came to me many times to get me to tell him what happened back then. I'm just curious, what kind of relationship do you have with him that would make him run around like this for you?"
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