Chapter 537 — Someone Who Looks Just Like You
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Gu Mengyao was stunned for a moment at Shen Yushu's words. Was that really what Zhong Yongliang meant? She turned to him, her eyes full of doubt.
Zhong Yongliang's expression froze. He had not expected Shen Yushu to be so helpful, to dream up such a brilliant excuse on the spot. He cleared his throat twice and explained, "That's not what I meant..."
"Oh? Then has he figured out that Brother Arrowhead is Uncle Chu's illegitimate son?" Shen Yushu pressed on, curiosity undimmed.
"Xiaoshu! Don't talk nonsense!" The moment Shen Yushu brought up Brother Arrowhead, Gu Mengyao's heart clenched and she shot her a glare. How could they let Zhong Yongliang know about that?
Shen Yushu stuck out her tongue. "I was only joking..."
"Brother Arrowhead? What's that?" Zhong Yongliang was utterly lost. What on earth were these two girls talking about?
"Nothing. If you have something to say, say it quickly!" Gu Mengyao clearly had no intention of explaining.
Zhong Yongliang let it drop. Brother Arrowhead or whatever it was, it hardly mattered; he would settle his own business first. So he said, "What I mean is, Mengyao, do you have any other sisters?"
"Sisters?" Gu Mengyao blinked. "What sisters? Shen Yushu is my sister."
"I don't mean that kind of sister. I mean Uncle Chu -- does he have any other daughters...?" Zhong Yongliang asked cautiously.
"Other daughters? Zhong Yongliang, what exactly are you getting at? Why are you hemming and hawing? Can't you say what you have to say all at once?" Gu Mengyao was growing angry. What did the man mean by it, circling about in this roundabout way, hinting that her father had a bastard son or daughter somewhere out there?
"Ah, Mengyao, maybe I was mistaken. It's nothing, nothing at all..." Zhong Yongliang waved his hand in a show of reluctance, as though to leave, then tacked on at the last moment: "But how can there be two people in this world who look so alike?"
Gu Mengyao had not been the least bit interested in what Zhong Yongliang was saying; if he wanted to leave, let him leave, and she had no mind to call him back. But at his parting words she faltered, then called out, "Zhong Yongliang, what do you mean, someone who looks alike? Someone who looks like me?"
"That's right. Last night I went with my dad to the Shuangyan Mountain resort. While we were climbing, I saw a woman who looks very much like you -- or rather, who might have been cut from the same mold! At first I thought it was you, so I called out your name..." Zhong Yongliang saw that he had well and truly caught Gu Mengyao's interest, and gloated inwardly. He went on: "The woman gave a start, turned her head, glanced at me, and then hurried away..."
"What? She really looks a lot like me?" Gu Mengyao's breathing grew noticeably quicker, and she fixed her eyes on Zhong Yongliang. "Is that true?"
"Yes. But once she turned around I got a good look at her, and she must be a little older than you..." Zhong Yongliang shook his head. "I thought she might be your older sister or something. Otherwise, why would she turn around when I called out Gu Mengyao?"
"Then... then did she say anything?" Gu Mengyao asked urgently.
"She didn't say a word. She just glanced at me and hurried off!" Zhong Yongliang shook his head. "I was curious, so I followed her, but the further I followed, the more I lost her..."
"Ah!" Gu Mengyao gasped. She stood beside her seat, staring blankly at nothing, lost in thought...
Mother! It must be Mother! A voice seemed to call out from somewhere deep in Gu Mengyao's heart, setting it racing. How could there be two people in the world who looked so alike? So that person had to be her mother!