“I remember that twin flowers are not something that happens in this season.”
“Yes, miss.” The shop assistant nodded in agreement. “I don’t know the specifics, but I think I heard that Mr. Black Coat gave our shop manager a large sum of money, so our shop manager tried every means to cultivate the twin flowers to bloom at this time.”
With enough money, there's nothing you can't do.
…………
After leaving the flower shop, Xing Fei followed Ji Zhinan.
"Nan Nan, are you sure that's your dad?"
Ji Zhinan nodded.
After a few seconds of silence, Xing Fei asked again, "Should we check the nearby surveillance footage to see where he went?"
"It's no use," Ji Zhinan shook his head.
After Xing Fei said she saw Li Yuan, he immediately had someone check all the nearby surveillance footage.
Li Yuan is a very cautious person. Apart from the surveillance cameras at the flower shop, none of the cameras in the vicinity captured him.
Or perhaps he had someone delete it beforehand.
"Honey, is this the right road? It seems so unfamiliar to me."
A couple walked past them; judging from their posture, they were probably looking for directions.
The boy was holding a phone, presumably looking at navigation: "This is it, turn right at the next road."
Woman: Really? I feel like this place looks unfamiliar; we've never been here before.
Man: "I've been here before, honey. Look, that's Jinkui Park. The Cowherd and Weaver Girl Bridge there was famous many years ago."
What was originally just an ordinary conversation turned into a shock when Ji Zhinan heard the last sentence.
Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she strode off in a certain direction.
"Nan Nan, Nan Nan!" Xing Fei immediately chased after her.
Fortunately, Xing Fei is not usually the delicate type of girl, so she managed to keep up with Ji Zhinan despite his speed.
After entering Jin Gui Park, Xing Fei couldn't find Ji Zhinan. She wandered around for a long time before finally finding him near the Cowherd and Weaver Girl Bridge.
“Nan Nan…” Xing Fei walked over and saw Ji Zhi Nan squatting there, holding something in his hand.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a bouquet of flowers.
Xing Fei's eyes suddenly widened – it was that bouquet of twin flowers!
Xing Fei immediately ran to Ji Zhinan, pointed to the bouquet of twin flowers and said excitedly, "It's this bouquet, the one that... your father took the twin flowers."
"..." Ji Zhinan didn't speak, but just silently looked at the place.
That photo from twenty years ago was taken here, in the same spot.
She looked down at the twin flowers in her hand and murmured, "Li Yuan, you've come to see Xi Luo, haven't you?"
"..."
Xing Fei immediately quieted down and waited silently on the side.
After an unknown amount of time, Ji Zhinan, holding the bouquet of twin flowers in one hand, said to Xing Fei, "Let's go back."
Xing Fei was taken aback: "Aren't you going to look for it anymore?"
"We'll see." Ji Zhinan took a step forward. "Sometimes the harder you search, the less likely you are to find it."
If she still can't see Li Yuan even after this, perhaps she really has a very shallow father-daughter bond with him.
…………
That evening, Gu Yibei returned, carrying a stack of documents.
Gu Yibei climbed the stairs two steps at a time, then pushed open the door to his room. It was pitch black and eerily quiet inside.
The balcony window was open, and the white curtains fluttered in the wind.
Gu Yibei stopped abruptly, put the things in his hands on the table, and groped his way to the balcony in the dark.
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