When looking after her, Gu Hai felt that his younger daughter’s appearance surpassed even Mingzhu’s. Now, seeing her with his own eyes, Gu Hai felt that not only did her appearance surpass that by a level, but her temperament also seemed different.
Along the way, hearing his classmates’ positive opinions about Xu Nianhua — her good academic performance, her nice personality, her helping nature —
Although Xu Nianhua greeted them with a cold face, it was precisely because she, like the Xu Family, had guessed their identities but did not try to curry favor with the Gu Family.
Such character was truly rare.
"Nianhua, I know we arrived unexpectedly, but after being separated for twenty-one years, I and you..." Gu Hai looked at Fang Yue by his side and continued, "we both couldn’t wait to see you."
"I only have one dad and mom." Xu Nianhua, holding hands with Xu Qinghe and Ji Ying, made her stance very clear.
"How about us? We’ve made all this effort to come from South City to find you, was it easy for us?"
Hearing this, Fang Yue was immediately triggered.
Gu Hai gently scolded.
Fang Yue, resentful and agitated, looked at Xu Nianhua. She wanted to scold her for being an ungrateful child. She, this very mother, carried her for ten months and gave birth to her, only to be told by her that she has only one mom and dad?
What about her and Gu Hai?
Was she simply sprung from a stone and left for the Xu family to pick up?
From South City to Ningbei, after a day’s train journey, Fang Yue was both exhausted and strained, and now she had to cater to Xu Nianhua’s moods. She felt that being a mom was too exhausting. If it weren’t for Mingzhu, she would...
Xu Nianhua hung her head, thinking that she had hoped they wouldn’t come. It would be best if they didn’t look for her, didn’t acknowledge her as their daughter.
She had absolutely no interest in the Gu Family and did not want to bask in their prosperity.
The Gu Family might be wealthy now, but she could earn even more money in the future through her own efforts, let alone provide for herself.
"What did you say? Nianhua’s biological parents are here? And they came to Ningbei with her parents?" Xu Nian’an cleared his ears, thinking he had heard wrong.
Reminded by Ling Dong, he specially made a call home, only to receive such astonishing news.
They had not managed to find her for twenty-one years, and just last year, they had discovered that Nianhua was not their biological sister. Now, her real family had suddenly shown up?
"Yes, Nian’an, I reckon they’re already in Ningbei."
Xu Nianji had initially wanted to go as well but, with Zhou He looking after Zhuangzhuang by herself, their parents were worried and asked him to stay behind.
Xu Nianji stayed at home, yet he couldn’t help worrying about the situation.
"Tell me, what are Nianhua’s biological parents like?"
Xu Nian’an caressed his heart, beating unusually fast.
"Hard to say." Xu Nianji, recalling the day he met the Gu couple, said, "Gu Hai appears to be a very shrewd businessman. Fang Yue... Nianhua’s biological mother, is rather hard to describe. I always feel there’s something off about their words."
Although Fang Yue is Nianhua’s biological mother, he couldn’t sense any parental love from her. Well, Fang Yue cried genuinely that day, but to him, it felt very insincere.
"Could they have some other motive?" Xu Nianji’s mind was racing as he carefully revisited how the Gu family found their younger sister, which only intensified his uneasy feelings.
"What could their motive be?" Xu Nianji, clutching the phone in confusion, wondered. The Gu Family was wealthier than theirs; what could they possibly want?