Turning to the eighth page, Xu Jiayue also appeared in the album. At this time, Xu Tingchuan already looked like a young boy, standing quietly next to Xu Haicheng, while Xu Jiayue held his hand.
Just as Xu Jiayue had said, there were very few photos of Jin Rulan with them. She had only seen one photo after flipping through so many pages.
Ni Sitian continued flipping through the pages, and when she reached a dozen pages, she came across a huge horizontal photo, a true family portrait, which included not only Jin Rulan but also Xu Tingchuan's grandfather.
The old man sat in the carved mahogany chair in the middle, with Jin Rulan standing to one side. What was rare was that Xu Tingchuan stood next to her, holding her hand. At this time, Xu Tingchuan looked like he was about eight or nine years old. Although he was a little adult, he still looked very well-behaved and docile.
Xu Jiayue was probably still young, so she was being held by Xu Haicheng, who was standing side by side with Jin Rulan behind the mahogany chair.
The family in the photo seems quite harmonious. There's a note next to it saying "Taken on July 8th, xx year, Xu Yannian's 60th birthday".
Ni Sitian realized that the photo was taken on the old man's birthday, which explained its harmonious appearance.
Just as she was about to turn the page, Ni Sitian suddenly stopped. She felt that something was wrong, so she laid the page flat again and stared at it carefully.
Then she noticed that the cufflink on Xu Haicheng's suit looked very familiar, it seemed to be...
Her heart suddenly tightened. She hurriedly peeled off the transparent film from the photo album, took out the photos, and leaned close to the window to identify them. The cufflinks! They were exactly the same as the cufflinks that Gu Linping had left behind!
How could this be? This cufflink brand claims to be unique!
Ni Sitian's face turned pale, and she quickly rummaged through her bag to find the cufflink she had grabbed.
When she found it, she suddenly remembered something Xu Tingchuan had told her before. The reason why Jin Rulan had been cold to Xu Haicheng for so many years was because, on the day before their tenth wedding anniversary, Jin Rulan saw Xu Haicheng having sex with another woman while drunk!
No, no, maybe it's a coincidence. Perhaps the photo wasn't clear enough, or maybe the cufflinks just look similar at first glance.
No, it can't be!
Ni Sitian's heart pounded, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, she gripped the photo and cufflinks tightly, got up hastily, and walked quickly outside.
Just as she was walking down the stairs, Xu Jiayue carried the pastries upstairs.
"Sitian, why did you come down?" Xu Jiayue raised her head as she walked upstairs.
Ni Sitian couldn't wait any longer and asked, "Jiayue, what's your in-laws' wedding anniversary?"
Xu Jiayue paused for a moment, then continued walking upstairs while thinking. After a moment, she looked up at Ni Sitian and said, "It's September 17th. I remember Dad gave Mom a necklace last year."
The day before September 17th is September 16th!
September 16th! September 16th in Gu Linping's diary!
She and Xu Tingchuan were ten years apart in age, and their cufflinks even matched!
Ni Sitian felt dizzy and grabbed the handrail tightly.
"Sitian, are you alright?" Xu Jiayue noticed that Sitian's face looked pale and she quickly walked upstairs.
"No, it can't be." Ni Sitian felt like she couldn't breathe, gasping for air irregularly, her lips deathly pale. She gripped Xu Jiayue's arm tightly, shoved the photo in front of Xu Jiayue, and pointed at it with her last glimmer of hope: "Is this man Xu Haicheng?"
“Yes, it’s Dad. It’s not hard to recognize him.” Xu Jiayue was a little confused as to why Ni Sitian suddenly started calling her father by his name.
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