Xinyan pulled the person into the study and recounted the events of the day to him: "Dad, do you think Uncle Zhang is on a secret mission?"
Han Jingchen frowned immediately upon hearing this: "Are you sure that person is Zhang Yueshan?"
Xinyan nodded and said: "I believe Granny Zhang would not mistake her own son, and when that person left, he was the last one to go and turned his head to look at us.
If nothing unexpected happens, that person should be Granny Zhang’s son Zhang Yueshan."
Han Jingchen looked at his daughter: "You shouldn’t get involved in this matter, just try to console Granny Zhang.
Also, you all should avoid appearing in crowded places recently to prevent any further incidents."
Xinyan nodded and said: "Alright, being cautious is good."
Han Jingchen initially planned to change clothes and pick up his wife since she hadn’t returned yet. But understanding the complexity of what Xinyan mentioned, he decided: "Yanyan, I’m going out for a while. Tell your mom when she returns."
After saying this, he got up and headed out: "Jingsong, let’s go out for a bit."
He realized that he couldn’t handle this matter himself, so it’s better to leave it to professionals.
After leaving, Han Jingchen directly found his immediate supervisor, and after reporting the situation, he heard him say: "Send some people to keep watch at the hospital, and make sure they don’t alert anyone."
After discussing several plans, Han Jingchen finally left.
Gu Wanqing returned and didn’t see Han Jingchen: "Yanyan, hasn’t your dad come back?"
Xinyan explained: "He came back but then ran into some issues, so he went out again."
Gu Wanqing was exhausted after running around all morning: "Then he probably won’t be back for a while."
Xinyan, understanding her mother’s fatigue, said: "Mom, you look tired. Go back to the room and rest, so Dad won’t feel bad when he sees you later. I’ll call you when Sister Chen finishes cooking."
Gu Wanqing feigned anger and said: "This jacket isn’t worth keeping."
Xinyan knew Gu Wanqing was teasing her, so she replied: "Mend it, and it’s still worth keeping."
After speaking, both laughed.
Xinyan let Gu Wanqing go back to the room to change clothes and to rest, while she returned to Granny Zhang’s room, worried that she might wake up and start overthinking.
*
In the Zhou Family in Beijing, Zhou Jingzhe was pestering Zhou Dongping: "Dad, what I’m saying is true."
Zhou Dongping frowned and stared at his daughter: "Where did you hear about this?"
Zhou Jingzhe glanced at her sister Zhou Guyu: "Guyu’s classmate told me, and I’ve confirmed it with others, the news is indeed true."
Zhou Dongping felt even more saddened by this. Han Jingchen’s daughter’s engagement wasn’t reported to him or the family.
Zhou Jingzhe continued: "Dad, Uncle Han might have overlooked it, which is why he didn’t notify us. But now that we know, we can’t just act like we’re unaware."
At this moment, Zhou Guyu reminded: "Sis, what does Uncle Han’s daughter’s engagement have to do with us? Talking about these things to Dad just makes him upset, what’s the point?
Oh no, don’t tell me you want to go and see them yourself. Let me guess, you’re either trying to convince Dad to take you there or hoping for his approval to go yourself.
Whatever the idea is, stop it.
Uncle Han didn’t notify us, and isn’t it because of the problems you caused? If you hadn’t forced yourself into their family, insisting on becoming a goddaughter, and knowing they had already found their real daughter, you wouldn’t be playing tricks in front of them. How could they not inform us?"
These words pierced Zhou Jingzhe’s heart: "Zhou Guyu, stop sowing discord here."