Chapter 96 Is your mother’s surname Xu?
While the box was becoming lively again, Chen Zan calmly drank a sip of water, slipped out and walked outside.
She caught a waiter in the corridor and asked him where Guan Shanyue's private room was. The waiter gave her a suspicious look, pointed her in the direction, and kindly reminded her, "There are only important people inside that room tonight. There are guards outside, so you can't get in."
Chen Zan thanked her, but she had no plans to go. Her intuition told her that Zhou Jingyu called her that night and asked her to come to Beijing because he might have had an argument with his family during the day.
Mr. Zhou is not omnipotent, he also has his own troubles.
She didn't go over, but sat in the corridor outside the yard and waited. They would pass this road when they came out. If Zhou Jingyu was in a bad mood, they could go back directly.
There was a lotus pond beneath the corridor. It was winter, and the leaves had withered and yellow, making them unattractive. However, there were medaka and goldfish swimming in it. Perhaps because people often fed the fish under the corridor, these fish would automatically swim over and circle around, waiting for someone to feed them.
Unfortunately, Chen Zan had no food on him, so they circled around for a long time and dispersed when they saw no one was feeding them.
After a few minutes, a voice came from behind. It seemed to be Xie Huaiqian saying, "Fourth Uncle, if we leave like this, what if they start quarreling?"
Another gentle male voice took over, his tone mixed with a hint of helplessness, "That's the Zhou family's own business. Huaiqian, you're taking a different path. Jingyu really took a risk this time."
The sound came from far away and got closer. Chen Zan stood up, turned around and looked back, and saw Xie Huaiqian coming out from the corner with a man in his forties, followed by a man dressed as a secretary.
The moment Chen Zan saw the man's face clearly, he was slightly stunned. The man was wearing a black jacket and rimless glasses. He had a tall and handsome figure, and his eyebrows were as gentle as jade. He had a rather elegant and bookish air. Even though he was old, judging from his current appearance, he must have been a handsome man when he was young.
Xie Xu didn't expect it to be so cold outside. There was a little girl in the corridor, and his eyes fell on her calmly.
Xie Huaiqian naturally saw Chen Zhan as well, "Miss Chen, are you waiting for my second brother here?"
Chen Zhan nodded, "How is he?"
Xie Huaiqian could hear the worry in her tone, "Don't worry, we are all brothers, nothing serious will happen. Besides, even if a fight breaks out, Uncle Jiang is still in there."
She breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Xu spoke gently: "Huai Qian, who is this?"
Xie Huaiqian introduced: "Fourth Uncle, this is Miss Chen Zhan, Uncle Zhou's girlfriend, from Rongchuan."
Xie Huaiqian was born into a concubine's family, and his previous generation had an alliance with the Zhou family, so the generation structure was a bit confusing, and almost everyone called each other by their own name. If someone didn't know the inside story, they would probably be confused by the generation structure.
"From Rongchuan?" Xie Xu's face changed slightly, as if he remembered something. He carefully examined Chen Zan's beautiful features, but felt that it was impossible. His originally gentle face turned serious. "Is your last name Chen? Have you changed it? Or is your father's last name Chen?"
Chen Zhan tightened his grip slightly and did not respond.
Xie Huaiqian was confused by Xie Yun's inexplicable question, "Fourth Uncle, of course Miss Chen's last name is Chen, but why are you interested in her father?"
Xie Xu just stared at Chen Zan with his eyes, like the scrutiny of a wise man. The little girl also looked at him without blinking, and their eyes met in the air for a few seconds.
Xie Xu actually started to get nervous, "Is your mother's last name Xu?"
Xie Huaiqian knew about his fourth uncle's love affair in college. When he went to Rongchuan, he met Ms. Xu. He asked, "Could Chen Zan be Ms. Xu's daughter?"
The moment the man asked the question, Chen Zhan's breath hitched. Her palms tightened, and her fingertips began to sink into her palms, causing a sharp pain. She answered the man's question in a dry voice, "My last name is not Xu."
After saying this, Xie Huaiqian breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there was no such coincidence in the world. But then he looked at Chen Zan's facial features carefully and felt that they were somewhat similar, but not alike. Anyway, he couldn't put his finger on it.
A flash of disappointment or some other emotion flashed across Xie Xu's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant before returning to his original gentle and elegant appearance.
He said apologetically, "Ms. Chen, you look a lot like someone I know. She's also from Rongchuan."
Chen Zan wanted to force himself to calm down and tell himself that this older man was no different from a stranger. You hadn't seen him for the past 19 years, and now you see him, except for his good looks, he is ultimately an irresponsible scumbag.
She forced a smile, but found that she couldn't lift the corners of her mouth, and the words were stuck in her throat. She just stood there quietly, like a statue.
But everyone in the corridor had their own thoughts, and no one noticed the strangeness of this scene. Instead, Xie Xu's secretary said, "Rongchuan is famous for its beauties, so it's inevitable that they look alike."
Xie Xu nodded in agreement, then kindly reminded Chen Zan, "Jing Yu should be out for a while. It's cold outside and it's going to snow soon. Miss Chen, you should go back to the box and wait for him."
Chen Zan lowered his eyelids and nodded slightly.
That was all Xie Xu said, and then he left with Xie Huaiqian and his secretary.
Only when their backs gradually disappeared did Chen Zhan suddenly grab his collar, support himself on the pillar with one hand, bend over and gasp for breath.
Her eyes were sore and she stared at the ground with wide eyes. In fact, before coming to the capital, she had thought about asking about this person. When Xu Jing had been acting strangely in the Qingshan Temple and she had dinner that night and learned that the person who had been offering the eternal lamp in the temple during the day was Xie Huaiqian, she guessed that the man who had seduced Xu Jing and then abandoned her was most likely her biological father!
In fact, there was no sign. Chen Zan recognized Xie Huaiqian's fourth uncle almost the moment he saw his appearance. They had never met before, not even seen a photo of him, but blood relationship is a very subtle thing!!!
How could he have the nerve to ask if her mother's surname was Xu? Did he still remember her mother? If he remembered, why had he never gone to Rongchuan to look for her in all these years?
I'm afraid he didn't know about Chen Zan's existence. Since he didn't know, he just treated him as a stranger who was just an acquaintance. That's why Chen Zan lied to him that his mother's surname was not Xu.
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