Recognized by My Ex After Being Reborn
Chapter 393’s eyes are too similar to Yan Shixiu’s.

Chapter 393: 393’s eyes are too similar to Yan Shixiu’s.

After dinner, the couple was busy in their study when Shi Lan suddenly said to Yan Shixiu, "I have to go out tomorrow. There’s an artist named Tang Ze that I can’t deal with, and they want me to speak with him in person. I might not be able to come back on the same day."

Yan Shixiu stopped what he was doing and turned to look at Shi Lan, "Where? I’ll come to get you in the evening."

"They have an event, and I can’t be certain. I’ll give you a call tomorrow once things are settled," she replied.

Shi Lan’s composure didn’t raise any suspicions in Yan Shixiu.

After finishing their overtime work, the couple returned to their bedroom and spent a passionate night together, but this time, it wasn’t Yan Shixiu who was awake. Due to the things on her mind, Shi Lan couldn’t sleep.

Looking at Yan Shixiu’s back in the darkness, Shi Lan gently snuggled up to him.

Yan Shixiu did not wake, but he gently caught the hand Shi Lan had around his waist.

...

The next morning, Shi Lan drove away from home around six o’clock.

On the way to Nanqi City, Shi Lan called Tang Ze to touch base, but this raised Tang Ze’s suspicion, "Boss, what are you sneaking around behind President Yan’s back for?"

"I’m going to the neighboring city to check something," Shi Lan said. "Don’t blow my cover."

"As long as you’re not going to meet a man, that’s fine."

"I am going to meet a man."

Tang Ze: "..."

However, it was to meet Huo Zhao.

Tang Ze was aware of her feelings for Yan Shixiu, so he didn’t believe she would do anything behind Yan’s back that would be disloyal to him. Moreover, the boss always dealt with matters decisively; if she really wanted to break up, there was no need for sneaking around – President Yan was at her beck and call.

"Gotta hang up, I’m in a hurry." Shi Lan deliberately stopped on the side of the road before hitting the highway to make the call. The accident in Thailand was a thorn in Yan Shixiu’s side, so now Shi Lan had to be more conscious about safety.

"Be careful," Tang Ze said on behalf of Yan Shixiu.

Shi Lan didn’t know what answer awaited her, but she had a feeling that it would be like a heart gouge for Yan Shixiu. There was even a moment when she thought about giving up the investigation, but would not investigating stop the pain? Therefore, she kept it from Yan Shixiu; if the answer was too painful, she would make sure to destroy all traces of it thoroughly.

...

Yan Ziqing had called in some outside help today.

The person had received Yan Ziqing’s call yesterday and had canceled all of today’s consultations to bring over pastries and cake for a personal visit.

This woman was Gu Yingnan, Yan Shixiu’s high school classmate; after graduating from college, she passed the bar exam through self-study and now took over her father’s firm, achieving a modest success within the circle.

She arrived wearing a black suit and professional makeup that highlighted her elite and efficient demeanor with every smile and frown.

"Nan sister, it’s really been a long time since we’ve seen each other," said Yan Ziqing as she came downstairs and familiarly looped her arm through the other’s.

"The little girl from back then has grown up so quickly," Gu Yingnan laughed, then greeted Yan Shixiu’s parents.

Before moving into this villa, Yan Ziqing often saw Gu Yingnan, partly because they lived nearby, and partly because Yan Shixiu was a prominent face on campus with countless girls harboring crushes on him, Gu Yingnan included.

This was another reason why Yan Ziqing wanted to involve Gu Yingnan: apart from leveraging her to improve relations with Yan Shixiu, she also hoped to match Gu Yingnan with Yan Shixiu as partners.

After all, didn’t Yan Shixiu like the mature woman type like Shi Lan?

Gu Yingnan was almost the same, and most importantly, if they were to bring about this marriage, then wouldn’t Gu Yingnan have Yan Shixiu right where she wanted him with little effort?

That morning, Yan Ziqing and Gu Yingnan poured out their grievances and strongly expressed their will, she didn’t really want to fall out with her elder brother.

"Since your brother got married, I haven’t seen him either. Don’t worry, when I see him, I will have a good talk with him. I think, for the sake of being classmates, he should be willing to listen," Gu Yingnan promised, "You should also not be too headstrong, just look at the trouble you caused the other day."

"That An Lan is just too capable, you haven’t seen her tactics." Yan Ziqing habitually shifted the blame, "Nan sister, I know you’re still single, I was wondering, are you interested in becoming my sister-in-law?"

Gu Yingnan blushed slightly, whispering, "Your brother is now... Yancheng’s most eligible bachelor, how could he be interested in me?"

"My brother really likes competent women, really!"

"Stop talking nonsense, I’ll find time to talk to your brother first, wait for my news," Gu Yingnan put away her girlish demeanor and reverted back to being that efficient lawyer, but what she was really thinking, could Yan Ziqing, as a woman, not see through?

Originally, Yan’s father wanted to find a compliant woman from a similar background for Yan Shixiu, and Gu Yingnan didn’t meet either criteria, that’s why she hadn’t been considered by Yan Ziqing. If it hadn’t been for a friend’s introduction, Yan Ziqing wouldn’t have even remembered such a person existed. But now, Yan Ziqing needed her help, and if she could turn Gu Yingnan into her sister-in-law, even better.

After learning about the Yan family’s thoughts, a hope also kindled within Gu Yingnan’s heart.

When Yan Shixiu suddenly married Shi Lan back then, it broke so many women’s hearts.

Now that Shi Lan was dead, and Yan Shixiu had not remarried, it seemed there wasn’t yet a suitable candidate.

She wondered if she still had a chance.

Thinking so, Gu Yingnan’s heart raced—it was the Yan family who had approached her, she couldn’t be blamed.

...

After four hours of driving, Shi Lan finally arrived at the location Huo Zhao had arranged.

Because the area had changed so much, Huo Zhao had spent several days there to gather some leads.

"It’s been twenty-eight years, and all of Nanqi City has changed. I followed the old residence of the Yan family here, but now it has been turned into a commercial residential building. With no other leads, I went to an old neighborhood nearby and, at last, heard some clues from an old lady’s mouth."

"What clues?"

"Twenty-eight years ago, the artist Lian Mengxiang died in the old house that used to stand where the commercial building is now."

"Lian Mengxiang." Shi Lan tried the name on her tongue and then asked Huo Zhao, "Any photos?"

Huo Zhao took out his phone, scrolled to the photo, and handed it to Shi Lan: "Here, because it’s been so long, and she wasn’t very famous, after she died, no one really mentioned her again."

Seeing the yellowed, old photo, Shi Lan exclaimed, "She was a great beauty."

"And... those eyes..."

Shi Lan noticed them, a pair of phoenix eyes, captivating and profound.

That was also why Huo Zhao had directly called Shi Lan.

They were too similar to Yan Shixiu’s eyes.