But ten years ago, after Jian Anning’s father had a car accident, she was taken back by her birth mother, and since then, contact was lost. The two had not seen each other for years.
Yet Jian Anning recognized her at first glance!
No, to say she recognized her wasn’t quite right—it was just that Qiu Yixian’s profile struck her with an inexplicable familiarity! Compared to her birth mother, Jian Panying, Qiu Yixian had actually treated her better. Back then, Anning had liked the idea of this aunt being her mother.
She took a few incredulous steps forward, wanting to get a clear look at her! The closer she got, the more she seemed to hear her own heartbeat!
"Anning, what are you doing?" At that moment, Situ Xuan’s car pulled up, and he rolled down the window. Startled, Anning saw Situ Xuan smiling and raising his hand, "Get in."
"It’s just, I was..." Jian Anning said, turning her head to look again, and purposefully glanced to the side, only to see Qiu Yixian getting into Shen Lanxiao’s car, so she couldn’t see her anymore. Jian Anning was stunned. Was she just seeing things? Because she missed her father so much, did she also see a shadow of her godmother, who was very close to her father?
Or—was it because of Yu Zexiao’s matchmaking that she became somewhat distraught, thus having a hallucination?
Situ Xuan looked at her confused expression, his lips pursed.
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Inside the private dining room of the restaurant.
Yu Zexiao, even though the door was closed, was still visibly angry.
It wasn’t just anger. The once docile Jian Anning was now backed by Situ Xuan. What angered him even more was Situ Xuan’s face, full of determination!
It seemed to irritate him on sight, as if he wished to erase his very existence!
The fashionable lady, Nie Anni, looking at Yu Zexiao’s deeply furrowed brows, obviously knew that he was disinterested in the matchmaking session. She nonchalantly lifted her sunglasses, sipping her tea indifferently, "That girl just now, is she your girlfriend?"
Yu Zexiao suddenly looked up with an intense expression, sneering coldly, "Her? Would I be interested in—’that kind of woman’!"
Nie Anni set down her cup, "Oh? Then what’s got you so worked up?"
"I’m not worked up!" Yu Zexiao immediately became agitated, "I just, just dislike that guy!"
Nie Anni didn’t pay him any mind, simply saying, "I was introduced by Auntie Qiu. Honestly, I’m not interested in matchmaking either, but family pressure is high, so I had no choice. Coming here today fulfills my parents’ wishes. Since you already have a girlfriend, it works out. Neither of us needs to say anything about the other."
"I’ll say it again, she’s not my girlfriend!" Yu Zexiao clenched his fists, saying angrily.
"Girlfriend or not, it’s all the same." Nie Anni picked up her purse to leave, "Anyway, in a few days, she will become that man’s girlfriend."
"What do you mean by that?" Yu Zexiao suddenly glared at her.
Nie Anni spoke indifferently, "Well, I don’t know if you and your girlfriend were forced by your parents to break up, or if you split due to relationship issues. Either way, it doesn’t concern me. But if I were your girlfriend, I would definitely choose that guy over you!"
"What did you say!" Nie Anni’s casual remark hit a nerve with Yu Zexiao, and he abruptly stood up, his expression darkening.