The Sickly Fake Daughter, But a Beloved Darling of All - Chapter 70

Hui Lan seemed not to notice the abnormality in Xu Chengjin’s tone. She thought about it carefully and said, “That girl was quite tall, had a great figure, and looked very elegant with her hair down. She was also very beautiful.”

Seeing Hui Lan describe her in such detail, Wu Boran also became interested. She cleared her throat slightly: “That… have you seen her in person?”

“I have a photo,” Hui Lan smiled somewhat shyly. “After all, my family isn’t particularly wealthy, so there’s a lot of gossip, and people don’t really pay attention to us anyway. That photo was taken at the airport. Because there’s no definitive evidence, it just circulates among our group. Everyone likes to join in the excitement, right?”

“Can you show it to me?”

Xu Chengjin suddenly spoke up. Her smile was very gentle, showing no signs of unusual emotion. She raised her head and stared intently at Hui Lan: “I want to see.”

“Sure.”

Hui Lan didn’t think much of it. Usually, Si Yu would wait for Xu Chengjin in the car. Even though Si Yu had come looking for Xu Chengjin before, everyone didn’t think they were very close—at most, it was just polite interaction between the two families.

“This is the one.”

Hui Lan handed over the phone: “Are you close with Si Yu?”

“It’s alright.”

Xu Chengjin lowered her eyes to look at the photo in the album. Si Yu was turned sideways, talking to a girl. That girl was staring fixedly at Si Yu. The perfectly placed light and shadows cast a trace of ambiguity over the photo, making it look as if he truly went to pick up a girlfriend to take her home.

Xu Chengjin’s expression didn’t change at all. The two people who had squeezed over to look at the photo glanced at each other. Jin Xi was the first to speak: “Looking at it this way, it really does seem like it. Could it really be some ‘white moonlight’ [unforgettable first love]?”

Wu Boran clicked her tongue and sat down, her tone heavy: “I didn’t expect President Si to be such a devoted person. Even though the other party has been abroad for many years, he’s still pining for her now.”

“Yeah, I wonder when we’ll be able to meet her,” Jin Xi said while observing Xu Chengjin’s expression. She took a bite of food. “Xiao Jin, what do you think?”

“What do I think?”

Xu Chengjin curled her lips into a smile. She turned off the phone and handed it back to Hui Lan: “They are a very good match. Isn’t that what you all think as well?”

Wu Boran and Jin Xi’s thoughts had been hit spot-on. These two people, who usually didn’t get along, were surprisingly consistent in their viewpoints and attitudes at this moment. Wu Boran smiled nonchalantly: “Exactly. They are indeed a very good match.”

“But since the person in her heart is back, she probably won’t show up again. Otherwise, she’d be cursed at for being a ‘scumbag’ sooner or later.”

Wu Boran’s words had a sting to them. Hearing this, Xu Chengjin only found it funny. She gripped her own phone tightly, and in the next second, she couldn’t help but let out a laugh. She blinked and calmed her emotions: “I’m going to the restroom.”

“Don’t follow me.”

Xu Chengjin directly stopped the two of them. She walked quickly to the end of the corridor, found a relatively quiet place, and dialed Si Yu’s number directly. The other party picked up after a moment: “Xiao Jin, what’s wrong?”

“Where are you?”

Xu Chengjin looked at the scenery outside the window. She had many things in her heart she wanted to ask, but the words felt difficult when they reached her lips.

“I’m at the company. Did something happen?”

Si Yu felt that Xu Chengjin’s tone wasn’t quite right: “If anything is wrong, tell me.”

“Have you ever been in a relationship?”

“No.”

“Then have you ever been ambiguous with someone… or have you ever been moved by anyone?”

Xu Chengjin felt her questions were a mess. Just as she adjusted her emotions and was about to ask again, she suddenly heard Jin Xi’s panicked voice coming from nearby: “Xiao Jin—”

“Something happened at my house.”