Shi Nian was somewhat excited, while Tang Yanxi remained calm and collected.
"Tell me, how did you deduce it?"
Shi Nian’s heart skipped a beat: He acknowledged it!
She sat down: "Firstly, it is your name, Yancy. There are many ways to translate Yancy’s pronunciation into Chinese, but since yesterday, I’ve been particularly mindful of one name, which happens to contain the character ’燕’ (Yan). Frankly, the character ’燕’ is not often used in male names, so instinctively, I translated Yancy to ’燕西’... of course, I didn’t expect it to be the ’犀’ in Lingxi, but fortunately, it’s a homophone."
"Secondly, the business card only has a first name without a surname, which is unusual. So I thought it was likely that your company’s name includes your surname. And your company’s name: Tang Dynasty, Tang-Dynasty, literally can be translated as Tang Dynasty, but it would also make sense to translate it as ’唐家王朝’, so my first choice was that your surname is Tang, and your name is Tang Yanxi."
"But it’s such a coincidence, still, because the name lingering in my mind is too similar to yours, I couldn’t help but correct it, changing it to the surname Tang. Tang-Dynasty can also be the ’汤氏王朝’, can’t it?"
"Thirdly, coincidentally again, the name in my mind hails from a famous legal family, his father is a famous lawyer. So naturally, I classified you as part of that family as well."
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"Well said. Let me clarify: the reason why the surname is not printed on that business card is that it was for my private friends and family only."
Shi Nian’s gaze fell on that photo frame, where two remarkably similar-looking youths were happily posing with their arms around each other.
"In other words, the person who gave me this card is your closest relative. By reasoning backward from your name, Tang Yanxi, it’s not hard to know who he is."
Tang Yanxi, Tang Yanqing, ah?!
Tang Yanxi quietly observed the complex feelings that briefly flashed across Shi Nian’s face, succinctly answered, "That’s right. He is my younger brother. Congratulations, you finally found him."
Shi Nian left with a look of near anguish.
Tang Yanxi sighed, dialed the phone: "As you wished, she guessed it all correctly. But the way you conducted that investigation was indeed poor. If I were to represent her in this case, I could undoubtedly put you in jail."
Tang Yanqing chuckled guiltily: "Lawyer Tang, have mercy. Keep this matter a secret for me, don’t tell the family."
Tang Yanxi was helpless with this brother: "But since you have involved me, you better tell me, what are you up to this time?"
Tang Yanxi squinted from the car watching the blue Mini dash away, almost kicking up dust, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
"Bro, I wanted her to find me on her own."
Even Tang Yanxi, couldn’t help but be stunned: "She already knows you are Tang Yanqing, she’s found you."
Tang Yanqing slowly smiled: "No, the name is just the starting point. Between her and me... everything is just beginning."
His brother’s tone seemed off...
"Who exactly is she?" Tang Yanxi couldn’t help but ask.
Tang Yanqing smiled softly: "Bro, have I ever brought any other women to meet you?"
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