Hearing the sound, Lin Zhiyi was montarily dazed.
Turning around to look at the approaching person, she finally reacted.
Xia Wan.
Lin Zhiyi slowly stood up, scrutinizing Xia Wan in front of her.
She was wearing a black dress.
Romantic curls were pinned at the back of her head, adorned with a simple daisy-shaped hairpin.
This is not an ordinary style, typically dressed like this for morials or funerals.
Lin Zhiyi cautiously said, "Miss Xia, you are..."
Xia Wan gave a bitter smile: "A relative of my family is buried here, I’m accompanying the family to pay respects."
Speaking this, she looked down nearby.
Amid the rows of small trees, a black silhouette swayed in the distance.
Slender and delicate.
Lin Zhiyi felt she had seen it sowhere before, trying to get a clearer view when Xia Wan walked up to her.
"Miss Lin, you are also..."
As she spoke, Gong Chen behind Lin Zhiyi slowly stood up, turning toward the suddenly appearing person.
Xia Wan raised her eyes to et his gaze, a slight smile on her lips.
Gong Chen paused for a mont.
After a few seconds of eye contact, Lin Zhiyi also sensed sothing unusual.
Gong Chen wouldn’t stare at a stranger woman for so long without reason.
Lin Zhiyi coughed lightly.
"Third Young Master, do you know her?"
Gong Chen snapped back to his senses, withdrew his gaze: "No, but I’ve heard of you, hello, President Xia."
"Third Young Master, you flatter , I’m too inexperienced before you." Xia Wan humbly nodded, "Hope you can guide in the future."
Gong Chen did not reply, but he did not refuse either.
Xia Wan glanced at the photo on the tombstone and the inscription.
She said apologetically, "Sorry for the disturbance."
Then she turned to Lin Zhiyi.
"Miss Lin, you carry on, I’m leaving now."
"Hmm."
Lin Zhiyi felt she didn’t have much to say to her, so didn’t insist on making her stay.
Xia Wan turned away directly, took a glance at Gong Chen, and then slowly descended the mountain.
Until her silhouette shrank, behind the trees, she said sothing to that figure and vanished together.
Lin Zhiyi suspiciously turned to Gong Chen: "You really don’t know her?"
"Indeed don’t know." Gong Chen said, "But the position here on the mountain is Gong Family’s cetery."
Lin Zhiyi paused slightly, she walked down a layer and found it still belonged to the Gong Family.
"Why is Xia Wan here? Feels off, should we inquire?"
How could Xia Wan’s relative be buried near Gong Family mbers?
Gong Chen calmly said: "If you ask, she will tell you she made a mistake, as she ca accompanying others."
Lin Zhiyi suspiciously stared at Gong Chen.
Hoping he would give her an explanation.
Gong Chen pointed at the cetery below.
"Public cetery. Can’t see here from above."
Lin Zhiyi exclaid: "Could it be... she’s waiting for ? Doesn’t seem right, she couldn’t possibly know I’d co here."
Not even her assistant knew she would take a break here today.
Gong Chen looked below: "That’s why I looked at her for a while."
Lin Zhiyi pursed her lips: "Did you discern anything?"
"No."
"I thought you stared for so long, you’d have so thoughts." Lin Zhiyi remarked.
Gong Chen chuckled: "Are you jealous?"
Lin Zhiyi shook her head: "No, moreover, your gaze hasn’t changed, just think out of courtesy, you wouldn’t stare at others."
Gong Chen reached out to hug her shoulder.
"You’re getting to know better, even jealousy has no chance anymore."
"You’re just like you were before, maybe I could be a bit jealous." Lin Zhiyi said.
"No way, promised you wouldn’t be like before." Gong Chen firmly refused.
Lin Zhiyi smiled: "Let’s clean up here quickly."
"Mm."
The three of them took out the cleaning tools from their bags.
Actually, Gong Family’s cetery had professionals for cleaning, there’s blue bricks lining up in front of the tombstone, even grass didn’t grow.
The three were purely for peace of mind, dusting off the ashes.
Gong Chen wiped the photo on the tombstone with his personal handkerchief.
Lin Zhiyi quietly stood behind him.
Suddenly, Xingxing put down her small backpack and took out a picture fra.
She placed the fra in front of the tombstone.
Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen were both stunned.
Because the person painted in the fra was clearly Gong Chen’s mother.
But Lin Zhiyi had never seen Gong Chen’s mother, how did Xingxing know?
Recalling Xingxing ntioned dreaming of grandma.
Lin Zhiyi quickly asked: "Xingxing, how did you know what grandma looks like?"
Xingxing thought for a mont: "Grandma’s house has photos."
After all, claiming it was seen in a dream, they wouldn’t believe it.
Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Beautifully drawn." Gong Chen praised.
Xingxing nodded in satisfaction.
After cleaning, unexpectedly Liu He Palace Shiyan arrived too.
Gong Shiyan said: "Lao San, every year you’re the first one here."
Gong Chen nonchalantly replied: "Before many people used to co on this day, gradually it’s just us, I co early fear mom think we won’t co."
"No way, we surely co, though it’s Zhiyi and Xingxing’s first visit, you can introduce them properly." Gong Shiyan smiled.
Lin Zhiyi glanced at the elderly woman’s photo again, smiled a little.
Indeed, previously she couldn’t co, Liu He also dared not call her along.
Her status was not right, feared it would cause gossip.
Today at last stands here properly with rightful identity.
Gong Shiyan and Liu He holding a child offered incense.
Liu He feared the paper smoke would choke the child, so pulled Lin Zhiyi aside.
Let Gong Chen and Gong Shiyan continue burning paper money.
The siblings stood together whispering.
Gong Chen asked: "Brother, do you have photos of mom in her youth?"
Gong Shiyan frowned, raised his eyes looking at the photo on the tombstone.
"What’s wrong? This photo was chosen by mom before she died, wouldn’t be right to change?"
Gong Chen whispered: "Not changing the photo, just want to confirm so things."
Gong Shiyan glanced at him, took out his phone.
"I took so photos of them when young from our dad before."
Gong Chen took the phone, stared at the woman on the photo.
Gradually her face overlapped with soone else’s face.
It was Xia Wan.
Gong Shiyan saw he was silent, asked: "What’s wrong?"
Gong Chen glanced aside, saw Lin Zhiyi and Liu He talking, then spoke of sothing.
"I saw a woman today who resembles mom. Originally I thought it was a mory bias."
"Just similar appearance." Gong Shiyan said.
As soon as he said this, Gong Chen brought out his phone, placed Xia Wan’s photo next to the elderly woman’s youthful photo.
Gong Shiyan froze.
"They look really alike, but haven’t heard of mom’s relatives with the surna Xia."
"She just ca here." Gong Chen said.
"Then her appearance isn’t simple."
"Brother, investigate her privately." Gong Chen leaned closer.
"Mm. Be careful, ever since the old man’s illness news spread, many began eyeing opportunistically." Gong Shiyan worriedly said.
Though Gong Group has Gong Chen and Gong Shiyan at the helm.
But one mountain can’t contain two tigers, not only so within Gong Family wouldn’t allow, outsiders wouldn’t allow either.
Who doesn’t want to divide so benefits from Gong Family?
The peace between the siblings ans nothing gained by outsiders.
Only if they were at odds, so could find opportunities.
Gong Chen worried so might seek to create chaos.
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