Gu Zhenzhen sat for a while longer before leaving.
Ling Ruoke stared blankly at Fu'an as he ate, lost in thought. The autumn sun shone brightly, the sky was high and the air was clear, yet she felt the air was thin.
What kind of person is that Guzheng, that Huo Qingfeng was so heartbroken for so long? She'll be back soon, so could she be coming back to reconcile with Huo Qingfeng? Are I really that similar to that Guzheng? Is this also why Huo Qingfeng chose me...?
Just as he was thinking, his phone suddenly rang. It was Huo Qingfeng.
Ling Ruoke looked at the screen, trying to compose herself.
The little guy had already reached out, snatched the phone, and expertly pressed the answer button before putting it to his ear. "Daddy, Daddy... Mmm, cake, eat cake... Auntie... Mommy, mmm, Mommy... Mommy, phone call!"
The little guy kept making "uh-huh" sounds for a while before finally handing her the phone.
Ling Ruoke took the phone, trying to calm herself down. "Hello?"
"Your voice sounds off. Are you in a bad mood?" Huo Qingfeng easily noticed her emotions, mainly because Ruo Ke was not good at hiding them.
"No—" Ling Ruoke wanted to deny it, but then she remembered what she had said last time. "Qingfeng, who is Guzheng?"
"Guzheng? You ran into her?"
"No, Gu Zhenzhen said it. Qingfeng, I want to know who Gu Zheng is." Ling Ruoke picked up a spoon and poked at the cake in front of her.
The little guy got upset when he saw this, dragged the cake over himself, scooped out a bite and put it in his mouth. He even smiled at her, looking very proud of himself.
“She was my ex-girlfriend, but we broke up four years ago, and she went abroad a long time ago. We haven’t had any contact since then. If you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have remembered her at all.”
He could still think about Ruoke, who was now married, but he would never remember a woman who betrayed him.
Seeing his resolute expression, Ling Ruoke basically believed him. "Do I look that much like her?"
"Was it Gu Zhenzhen who said that? What exactly is she trying to do! Ruoke, you don't look like her at all. In fact, if you looked like her, I definitely wouldn't like you. If you don't believe me, I'll check if anyone still has a picture of her, and you'll see."
"No need!" Ling Ruoke loudly stopped him, saying that she believed him. "I believe you. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so easily swayed by others' emotions."
"If possible, I will be completely open and honest with you. If I ever lie, it must be because the truth would hurt you; otherwise, I would never tell a lie." He spoke calmly, yet with unwavering determination.
This unwavering commitment soothed Ruoke's anxiety. "I believe you. However, even if it's for my own good, I hope you won't hide anything from me. Whatever happens, I'm willing and hope to face it with you."
"Okay, I'll remember. By the way, the little one said he wanted to eat cake. You're not at Nuanting Pavilion, are you?" The other person seemed to grit their teeth as they said the words "Nuanting Pavilion."
Ling Ruoke immediately smiled, easily imagining his jealous expression. "Yes, at Nuanting Pavilion. But don't worry, the owner isn't here. I just happened to be passing by; I didn't come here specifically."
"You dare! Just wait till I get back and see if I let you off the hook! Okay, I should hang up now. Go home early, don't overwork yourself."
"Okay!" Ling Ruoke placed the phone in front of the little guy again. "Fu'an, say goodbye to Daddy."
The little guy swallowed the cake in his mouth and then said, almost touching the screen, "Goodbye, Daddy!"
...
After leaving Nuanting Pavilion, Gu Zhenzhen immediately took a taxi back to the Gu residence. She only greeted her grandfather briefly before rushing back to her room and turning on her computer.
She didn't know if there was any information about Ling Ruoke online; if not, she could have someone investigate. Fortunately, a single sentence reminded her of something.
When Ling Ruoke, dressed in a wedding gown, appeared on screen with a handsome man, her heart pounded. She had only tried her luck, but she hadn't expected it to actually happen.
That was a report from almost two years ago, about Ling Ruoke and Cang Weiwo's wedding! It turns out she had already been married once!
Gu Zhenzhen researched Cang Weiwo again; there was a lot of information. Besides his grand career, it was all about his scandalous affairs with numerous women after his marriage. There were all sorts of rumors online, but none of that mattered anymore. What mattered was that Ling Ruoke was a woman who had been married once!
Brother Huo definitely doesn't know about this, otherwise, given his personality, he certainly wouldn't be with Ling Ruoke. Even if Brother Huo could accept it, Uncle Huo and the others would absolutely not accept such a daughter-in-law!
Gu Zhenzhen smiled, feeling great. What she'd been searching high and low for had come to her without any effort!
"Sister, sister..." Gu Miaomiao ran up to her, panting.
Gu Zhenzhen composed herself, smiled, and turned around to look tenderly at her younger sister who was running towards her.
"Sister, what are you doing?" Gu Miaomiao wiped the sweat from her face and walked towards her sister.
Gu Zhenzhen blinked and smiled happily, pulling her hand to look at the computer screen together. "Come here, I'll show you something good."
"What good stuff is it?" Gu Miaomiao curiously leaned over the screen. "Cang Weiwo? Who's that?"
"Not this one." Gu Zhenzhen smiled and opened another webpage. "Look, what do you see?"
Gu Miaomiao stared at the screen for a moment, then her eyes widened in surprise. She turned to face her sister, who was smiling broadly. "Sister, isn't this...that woman?"
Gu Zhenzhen nodded. "Yes, this is her. I just thought her name was quite unique, so I just typed it in randomly. I didn't expect to see these things."
Gu Miaomiao's expression instantly changed from surprise to anger. She said angrily, "So she's already married! How dare she be with Brother Huo? That's too much! I'm going to tell Brother Huo!"
Gu Zhenzhen quickly grabbed her and advised, "Don't worry, she must be divorced. There's no rule that says you can't date and get married again after a divorce, right? But I guess Brother Huo probably doesn't know about this."
Gu Miaomiao nodded vigorously. "Brother Huo definitely doesn't know! Then I'll call Brother Huo right now and tell him he definitely won't want that bad woman anymore!"
While shouting, she started taking her phone out of her bag.
Gu Zhenzhen pressed her hand down again, smiling gently. "Miaomiao, don't worry. Maybe he already knows. Besides, it's better to talk about these things face-to-face, isn't it?"
"Yes, you're so thoughtful, sister!"
"But you can't let Brother Huo know that this information was given to you. Brother Huo was deceived, he'll definitely be very angry, and he might even get angry at me, then I'll be in big trouble. I did all this for you, you can't let me get scolded!"
Gu Miaomiao nodded vigorously and patted her chest. "Don't worry, I definitely won't tell!"
Then she ran over and hugged Gu Zhenzhen's arm, saying sweetly, "Sister, you're so good to me!"
Gu Zhenzhen pinched her nose and said with a smile, "You're my only sister, who else would I be nice to if not you?"
"hehe……"
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