Chapter 60
At this moment in China, Shuocheng.
Old Ou had practically driven the entire Shuo City upside down, but couldn't find the orphanage Mr. Jiang mentioned. He had no choice but to say, "Sir, I think you should just ask Mr. Jiang directly. Keep searching like this isn't going to cut it."
Jiang Hechang knew without a doubt that if his son knew that he was doubting Yue Qing's identity before any suspicious points were found, the family atmosphere, which had just eased a little, might fall to a freezing point again.
He frowned: "Keep going."
Seeing that Mr. Jiang was so determined and stubborn, Lao Ou had no choice but to obey.
But I heard Mr. Jiang calling from behind.
"Director Qin, long time no see." Jiang Hechang exchanged a few pleasantries with the person opposite him before getting straight to the point. "Nothing much. I'm old and don't have much to do. I heard there's a Sunshine Orphanage in Shuocheng and wanted to see if there's anything I can do to help."
"Disbanded?"
Director Qin on the other end said, "That happened over a decade ago. After the director retired early due to poor health, there was no one to take over. The other children were transferred to orphanages in other cities, and naturally, the orphanage broke up."
"Are all the registration information related to the previous orphanage still there?"
Director Qin was puzzled: "What do you want this for?"
"A friend of mine wants to find a child from his past, but he has no clue where to go."
"Yes, there is. Which child are you talking about? Let me see if there is any record."
Jiang Hechang asked, "Is there anyone named Yueqing?"
Director Qin paused for half a second: "Yueqing?"
Judging from the tone, he seemed to have an impression of this person.
"If it's Sunshine Orphanage, there was indeed a child named Yueqing," Director Qin said, "but you probably can't find her."
Jiang Hechang: "What do you mean?"
"She died, at such a young age," Director Qin said. "I'm deeply impressed by this incident. After all, the death of a child in an orphanage is a big deal. And the child was quite pretty. I heard from the director that many families wanted to adopt her, but she refused to leave."
Jiang Hechang had never imagined this outcome. His heart skipped a beat: "Dead? How did he die?"
"An accidental fall."
Jiang Hechang: "Couldn't he be saved?"
"How could he be saved? He died before he could even be taken to the hospital." Director Qin sighed. "The director also retired due to illness due to the immense psychological pressure from this incident."
Things were getting even stranger. Jiang Hechang couldn't find any clear thoughts at all. "So you don't have any records of a child named Yueqing being adopted?"
"No." Director Qin was extremely sure.
However, the information found showed that "Yueqing" did come from this orphanage.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Hechang sent Director Qin the magazine photo of Yueqing he had found online. "Does this person look like the child you mentioned?"
It happened over ten years ago, when she was still a child. How could Director Qin recognize her? He was about to say his old friend was fanciful, but after clicking on the picture, he was a little surprised: "They look very similar, especially the mouth. If I hadn't known that the child was dead, I would have thought she had grown up proportionally."
The main reason is that the child is so beautiful that he is unforgettable at first sight.
Jiang Hechang pulled out a picture from his Yueqing investigation a few years ago and asked, "What about this one?"
"This one isn't very similar. Maybe it's just a little similar in spirit, but the facial features are still the same as before."
"Are you saying these two aren't the same person?"
Director Qin laughed when he heard this: "Anyone can see that this is not the same person. What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay." Jiang Hechang asked, "Does the child have any brothers or sisters? Or a sister who's a few years older?"
"Of course not. They were all sent to an orphanage. How could they have brothers and sisters? Who would send their children to an orphanage together at different ages?"
Jiang Hechang, with his complicated mind, now feels that he may have been cheated. Yueqing is only 24 years old now, but the Yueqing he checked a few years ago was already 22 years old. It makes sense to change the ID card, but it is wrong to change the face.
If the Yueqing of today is the real Yueqing, then was the "Yueqing" he saw four years ago the actor she found in advance?
So the one who went abroad was the fake "Yueqing", while the real Yueqing had been hiding his identity in the country.
But this doesn't make sense, because Jiang Yan did go there, and the one who was with Jiang Yan was indeed the one he saw.
Jiang Hechang no longer cared about anything else and simply asked Lao Ou to return to North City.
"Want to go straight home, sir?"
Jiang Hechang: "Let's go to Mingzhang Garden."
He already knew the current addresses of the two children, and Yueqing was still abroad, so everything he needed to do would be much simpler now. The old man went to Zhangyuan every day, so it should be easy for him to get the children's and Yueqing's belongings to check for DNA.
At the same time, he also sent a message to his son who was far away abroad, saying that Jiang Suizhi should have more detailed information about Yueqing.
But he had no idea how much his son was suffering. He had been up all night because of the psychologist's words, and when he went to the meeting, the resentment in him was heavier than that of a ghost.
When Jiang Hechang received the message, Jiang was very nervous. It should be said that he was very nervous about the word Yueqing. He immediately called and asked, "What do you want her information for?"
Jiang Hechang was so angry that he could not contain himself. Every time this kid talked to him, it was as if he was talking to an enemy.
This time he must let this kid see how reliable he is!
"When you return home, I'll find time to apologize to her." Jiang Hechang didn't directly mention that he was investigating Yue Qing. "I need to know more about her life these past few years. Otherwise, I won't be treated as a human being by you."
Jiang Suiyi had an extremely strange feeling and thought that it would be a good thing to let Jiang Hechang know more about Yueqing so that there would be no unnecessary "trouble" in the future.
He was just about to send some "inspection" details saved in his phone when he saw a message from the other side: "After all, you are also your sister-in-law."
Jiang Suizhi: "..."
His eyelids twitched heavily and the corners of his mouth straightened.
If you can’t speak, don’t speak. If you can’t type, go play with an old phone!
Secretary Chen, who was following the boss, was trembling. The boss was in a bad mood early in the morning. During the meeting, he frowned and scolded those disobedient shareholders and senior executives so hard that they dared not say a word.
But now his expression was even colder, and he seemed to be gritting his teeth. He poked the phone with great force. Everything was obviously going smoothly, so why did he become even angrier?
Little did he know that the boss's anger had nothing to do with the work.
"Be more precise." Jiang Suizhi said indifferently, "It's my ex-sister-in-law."
Jiang Hechang: “?”
How does this little bastard talk?
"Mr. Jiang, let me take you to the hotel to rest first." Secretary Chen was very concerned about the boss's health.
In fact, I was worried that I would be implicated by my boss who had trouble sleeping and looked weird and unsatisfied.
Jiang Suizhi frowned: "No need."
"But the next meeting is tomorrow afternoon."
Tomorrow afternoon?
Jiang Suisui glanced at the time and the weather outside, and suddenly said, "Spring has arrived."
Secretary Chen: “?”
“…Should it be?”
"The weather is nice." Jiang Suisui said.
Secretary Chen silently gazed at the gloomy sky with a cold wind. It was still cold in spring, so how could the weather be good?
"It's perfect for a late-night snack." Mr. Jiang asked himself, then asked, "Any recommendations?"
Secretary Chen: “…”
Doesn't he look like someone who eats midnight snacks abroad? Every time he comes with a boss, he's always busy, and he still eats midnight snacks. He's lucky to be able to eat three meals a day.
Besides, it’s only four o’clock in the afternoon!
Who has supper at 4pm?
But as a slave working for the boss, he would have to conjure up a midnight snack in the car when necessary, even if the boss wanted to eat now. Secretary Chen relied on the experience of other domineering secretaries in the secretary group for many years, combined with the time, and an idea suddenly came to him.
It's 4pm now, but if we were in London, it would be perfect time for a late-night snack!
"London!" Secretary Chen said firmly, "I've done some research, and the late-night snacks there are delicious."
"Yeah." Jiang Sui said calmly, "Let's go to London."
Secretary Chen thought to himself: If you hadn't answered so quickly, I might have really believed that you could be so calm.
That’s good. He can hold his head up among the secretaries again.
Because his domineering boss is also a stubborn person, and he is a stubborn person who can comfort himself and make excuses for himself.
Oh, what spring is coming?
It's clearly the domineering CEO syndrome that's kicking in.
"Then why don't you ask Miss Yueqing if she's free? She's also in London." Secretary Chen said expressionlessly, "Besides, models are very busy, so appointments should be made in advance."
Jiang Sui gave him a strange look: "Who said I was going to look for her?"
"?"
Why don't you look back and see if there are any flaws in what you said?
Jiang Sui adjusted his glasses and slowly flipped through the company's senior management information in his hand: "You were the one who said the food in London is good."
“…”
Tomorrow I must vote for my boss on the domineering boss ranking list in the secretary group.
But this time Secretary Chen really misunderstood President Jiang. President Jiang really didn't want to go to Yue Qing for dinner.
At most, I can just take a look from a distance.
That's it.
A few seconds later, Jiang Suizhi suddenly frowned again: "Let's go back to the hotel first."
Change clothes.
Mr. Jiang had his itinerary and excuses ready, but he had overlooked the "exception" that he had not bothered to investigate.
Yue Qing had just finished filming when he was picked up by Annie who suddenly appeared.
The security at Annie's house was obviously tighter than the one Jiang Sui had arranged for Yue Qing, so those people couldn't get close to her at all and could only secretly report to their employer.
Jiang Sui, who had just learned the news, was still on the way and couldn't help but frown when he heard it.
It wasn't because of how powerful Annie was, but because Yue Qing actually let down his guard so quickly towards someone he just met.
You have to know that it was only after he met Yue Qing for a while and almost opened himself up to her that he was able to barely qualify as her friend.
Even the bracelet he gave me has never seen the light of day.
But Yueqing, who was in a foreign country, chose to follow the other party without hesitation, leaving no way out.
The speed at which Yueqing makes friends now makes Jiang feel more threatened.
It was as if the person, who was already impossible to catch, was flying higher and higher, and was about to fly out of his sight, making it impossible for him to catch up.
This feeling was very difficult for Jiang Sui to accept, and he even felt anxious, but he had to restrain himself.
Because he knew very well that he could not let Yueqing know what he was thinking at the moment, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Secretary Chen felt like he was about to follow his boss's ups and downs, so he asked cautiously, "Are we still going?"
You have changed your clothes, and they are so... open-screen.
It was exactly the same situation as his girlfriend, who had put on full makeup and brought daily contact lenses, but was suddenly told not to go out.
Realizing that his emotions were showing, Jiang put on his glasses and said, "Go."
On the other side, Yue Qing was not strictly speaking taken away by Annie, because she was the first to request a meeting today.
She didn't prepare a gift for Annie's birthday, but she had already said it and she couldn't really let her touch her. Besides, just like Lvy said, no matter whether she recognized her as a younger sister or an older sister, she liked to give the other person a gift with special meaning.
Time was a bit tight, and she had been thinking about it for the past two days, and finally got a result.
Because the store is located in a remote area, you can't drive into that street and can only walk there.
Yue Qing walked in front. She paused and asked, "Should I hold your hand?"
Then he added softly, "The hem of the clothes will do."
The streets were clear of cars and were very safe to walk on. People who knew Annie well knew she never needed any special care. But after hearing Yue Qing's words, she put away her cane and held out her hand with a look of complete trust: "Okay."
Where she couldn't see, Yue Qing's hands hung by his side and gently wiped his clothes, as if he was preparing himself mentally.
Just like the nervousness and helplessness she felt when she held her two children for the first time, she was a little unfamiliar with the action of "holding" at this time.
No one had ever been so intimate with her in her memory.
Gently holding the slightly cold hands, Yue Qing focused all her attention on the road. Even if the person in front was far away, she would remind the person beside her to pay attention.
Annie felt her nervousness, but she had no way to relieve her because her heart felt as if it was being squeezed and she could hardly breathe, and even felt a little timid.
Afraid that Yueqing would let him go.
Although I haven't seen any pictures since I was a child, some strange scenes vaguely emerge in my mind.
"I'm familiar with this place, don't be afraid." He seemed to be holding someone's hand.
It's so strange. She was speaking Chinese, but she obviously couldn't speak Chinese. Yet, at this moment, she seemed to understand what those words meant.
The child behind her staggered but followed her resolutely: "I'm not afraid as long as I'm here."
"Really? If you're not afraid, I'll secretly take you away and sell you!"
The child said innocently: "It's the same as now."
Anyway, we all have no home.
The self in the picture stopped, held the child's hand tightly, and said solemnly: "Even if you want to sell it, I will go with you. We will sell it to every store."
"Then I'm even less afraid."
The two children held hands and climbed up the narrow mountain path, and finally reached the top of the mountain with great effort.
"Look, I didn't lie to you, isn't it beautiful!"
The warm sunshine covered the top of the mountain. In the wide view in front of us was a large green field. Many people were standing on the grass, some were running, and kites of various colors and shapes were flying in the sky.
The child's surprised voice also rang out: "It's so close! I can almost touch it!"
"I come here every spring," the self in the picture said. "I feel happy when I see the kite. I wish I could fly that far."
The child said in a confused tone: "Do you want to take a plane?"
"And spaceships."
"Then sister, please wait until I grow up." The little child said, "I will save a lot of money when I grow up, and buy you a kite, a plane and a spaceship. You will definitely be able to fly very far."
"If anyone wants to grow up, I'll be the first one to grow up. When I have money, I'll buy you a kite and bring you here to fly it every year."
"Then let's make a pinky promise!"
The picture in my mind was shattered by a surprise in reality.
"We're here!" Yueqing said.
Annie suddenly came back to her senses, but she seemed to still be looking around with the vision in the picture, trying to find some colors in the picture.
But the result was in vain. Only Yueqing's voice in her ear reminded her that those were all illusions, and now only Yueqing could fill the vacancy of the green man.
Annie felt herself being led into a room filled with the faint aroma of wood and paint.
"Where is this?" she asked.
"A handmade creative shop." Yue Qing took her to a chair and sat down, pursing his lips unnaturally and said, "I want to make you a gift."
Handicrafts are something that Annie desires and cannot reach. She won’t even buy artworks.
But the person in front of him seemed unaware, or she really listened to Lvy and the others seriously and regarded herself as a normal person who could appreciate art.
Annie didn't think she had a good temper, but she was always so indulgent towards the children that even she thought it was exaggerated. She smiled and said, "Okay, what do you want to do?"
"Lvy said you really like going out in spring." Yue Qing sat down, "So I wanted to give you a spring gift."
In fact, Lvy also said that although Annie couldn't see, she especially liked to sit on the grass and stare at the kites in the sky, but she never bought any or tried to play with them, she just watched quietly.
Everyone thought some of Annie's habits were strange.
Not to mention other people, even Annie herself often couldn't understand herself. Apart from inexplicably hating her birthday, she really liked "watching" people flying kites in the past.
It's strange, because she never knew what a kite looked like, but she was still so persistent.
But every time that time came, she always had a feeling that the laughter, footsteps, or invisible places were too far away.
So she always felt that something very important was missing in her life.
It was only just now that she regained some of it.
"Is it a kite?" she suddenly asked.
Yue Qing, who was concentrating on weaving the structure of a kite with bamboo strips, looked up in surprise: "How did you know?"
"I guessed it." Annie breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm looking forward to your gift."
"I asked Chelsea for advice on making the kite cloth." Yue Qing continued to chat with her as she worked on it. "I've treated it specially, so you'll be able to feel the pattern on it."
"What about you?" Annie asked.
Yue Qing was puzzled: "Me?"
"If I succeed, will you release it with me?"
Yue Qing was stunned.
The recent weather is obviously not suitable for flying kites, and I will be returning home soon.
But she still promised: "I will make time to come over, and I can bring the children with me, and we will go together."
Annie raised an eyebrow and smiled: "It's too troublesome."
Yue Qing: "Then I will..."
What she was about to say was interrupted by the other party's next sentence.
"I'll go back home with you."
"What?" Yue Qing paused abruptly. The bamboo stick in her hand bounced and pierced her finger, but she didn't bother to deal with it. Instead, she stared at Annie blankly, "Are you saying you want to come back and play with me?"
"I'm Chinese originally," Annie said. "What's wrong with coming back home?"
"But didn't you grow up here?"
"Yes, but I lost something. I can only find it by going back." Annie's pale, dull eyes stared at her quietly. "I promised you."
Yueqing's heart suddenly jumped.
But she couldn't suppress the surprise in her heart. She felt that she had really become a bad person. When she heard such words, the first thing she felt was not to worry about the other person's family, but to be happy about the other person's choice.
The shop owner passed by and saw these two extremely superior-looking ladies. He couldn't help but take a few more glances, but found that one of them had a bleeding hand. He exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my God, your hand is injured!"
Annie frowned and immediately raised her hand to touch Yueqing's direction.
But Yue Qing, who had reacted, stopped him: "It's okay, it's just a small scratch, I'll go clean it up, don't move, there's a lot of debris here."
Yue Qing stood up anxiously and went to the bathroom according to the signs in the store. He turned on the cold water to rinse his fingers, trying to calm himself down by the water temperature.
When I finally calmed down and was able to think normally, a strange voice suddenly came from the side: "Eve."
Seeing someone coming, Yue Qing turned off the water and prepared to leave, but when he turned around, he heard the voice shout again: "Yue Qing?"
When Yue Qing heard the voice, she turned around and saw a woman about her age standing next to her. She frowned slightly.
The person in front of me was wearing a halter dress and a thin shawl. In this kind of weather, wearing this kind of clothes would make people shiver. Her ears were full of earrings, her face was heavily made-up, and her eyes were filled with scrutiny and contempt.
Is this someone who knows the original owner?
Yue Qing did not answer immediately, but wiped his hands and looked back at the other person quietly.
"I'm not mistaken." The woman moved closer and suddenly smiled. "It's you. You've changed a lot compared to before."
In order not to reveal his true identity, Yue Qing took a step back and asked calmly, "Is there something wrong?"
The person in front of her was stunned for a second after hearing this, then sneered and repeated her words: "Is there something wrong?"
The man smiled and said, "Why can't I call you if there's nothing wrong? We haven't seen each other for so many years. Why don't we go for a drink? I know a better place now. I guarantee you'll meet someone richer."
"Sorry." Yue Qing threw the tissue into the trash can and turned to leave. "I have something else to do. I don't have much time. I'm leaving now."
"Wait a minute." The person behind her called out to her, taking a few steps to block her path. This time, his gaze became particularly deep. "Your spoken language has become very fluent. It seems that this face has brought you many benefits."
Face?
Yue Qing lowered his eyes: "What did you say?"
"You're wearing designer clothes, and your demeanor has changed. You must have put in a lot of work, right?" The woman chuckled. "Eve, you don't even listen. It seems you're taking this role very well."
What does it mean that this identity is accepted very well? What identity is it?
Yue Qing suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, looked back quietly but said nothing.
But the woman stared at her face without blinking: "It's strange, your face has recovered so naturally? It's smoother and more beautiful than before."
"But you can only deceive that dying woman. How much did she give you?" the woman asked curiously. "She asked you to do whatever it takes to get this face and change your Chinese name. Do you like the name Yueqing?"
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