Regardless of whether Luo Ling is Xi Luo or not, Ji Zhinan wants to meet her.
Suddenly, Ji Zhinan thought of something and looked at Gu Yibei: "I remember that my mother seemed to know Luo Ling."
Gu Yibei reached for his phone, tapped the screen a few times with his fingertip, and then handed it to Ji Zhinan.
When Ji Zhinan took the phone, it had already dialed Madam Gu's number and was in the middle of a call.
"Beep—beep—"
After thinking for a few moments, the call was quickly connected. Before Ji Zhinan could speak, he heard Madam Gu on the other end launch into a tirade of abuse.
"You brat, why are you disturbing your mother's sleep at night instead of sleeping properly!"
There is a time difference between country Y and China; it is daytime in China, but nighttime in country Y.
Ji Zhinan hadn't expected Gu Yibei to be so decisive. All she had said was, "My mother seems to know Luo Ling," and Gu Yibei immediately made a phone call.
Hearing Madam Gu still muttering about Gu Yibei, Ji Zhinan coughed and spoke softly.
"Mother……"
Hearing that it wasn't Gu Yibei's unfilial son but his own precious wife's voice, Madam Gu on the other end was stunned for a moment, and her attitude changed 180 degrees in a very fast time.
"Oh, it's Nan Nan. Are you calling your mother because you miss her?"
"Hmm." It's best to please my mother-in-law first.
Upon hearing her daughter-in-law's "Mmm," Madam Gu couldn't stop smiling, feeling extremely happy.
"Your mother misses you too. Your father has been very busy lately. When he has some free time, we'll go to China for a few days so your mother can spend some quality time with you."
After exchanging a few brief and subtle words with Madam Gu, Ji Zhinan got straight to the point.
“Mother, I remember you knew the deputy patriarch of the Luo clan, right?”
"Vice Clan Chief?" Madam Gu didn't react for a moment. "Oh, you mean Lingling?"
"Mm," Ji Zhinan replied, then asked, "Have you been in contact recently?"
"No," Mrs. Gu replied, "Lingling is quite busy; we haven't been in touch for a while."
"..." Ji Zhinan was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "I remember my mother saying that you and the head of the Luo family met at a charity event?"
"Yes." She was surprised that Ji Zhinan still remembered what she had said a long time ago.
Were any photos taken at the time?
Charity events usually end with a group photo or something similar.
Ji Zhinan thought that if he could get Luo Ling's photo, he might be able to confirm whether Luo Ling was Xi Luo or not.
"Well..." Mrs. Gu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "That charity event was rather special because the organizers were afraid that someone would use their name to cultivate a 'philanthropic' image for themselves. The event was extremely private; our phones were confiscated the moment we entered, and there were no photo opportunities afterward..."
In other words, there was no group photo...
Ji Zhinan gripped his phone tightly, his eyes dimming the moment he heard Madam Gu's words.
After answering Ji Zhinan, Madam Gu was puzzled as to why her daughter-in-law was suddenly asking her about her friend. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Nannan?"
"It's nothing." Ji Zhinan snapped out of his reverie and replied softly, "I need to verify some things here..."
Ji Zhinan did not tell Madam Gu that they now suspected Luo Ling was Xi Luo; this was just their hypothesis, and so far there was no evidence to prove it.
So it's best not to say anything carelessly before you get Luo Ling's photo.
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