Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 488 - 353. What on earth is going on?! (2 updates 2)
The street was very quiet, with almost no other pedestrians. The likelihood of two people colliding on the wide street was nearly zero, but James deliberately bumped into her, and so they collided on this deserted road.
The girl was caught off guard, and the umbrella in her hand was knocked away, overturning on the ink-colored road surface.
The fine rain poured down like silk, and in the windows of the roadside shops, lonely red flowers had bloomed early. The girl’s delicate, bright apple-shaped face was raised in astonishment, and the rain drizzled onto her long, curly eyelashes, making her squint her eyes.
Eastern doll, lips shaped like cherries.
James raised an eyebrow with satisfaction, but then indifferently stepped aside, bypassed her, and walked on.
The girl was somewhat shocked. She hadn’t expected to bump into someone on such an empty road, nor that the person, after knocking away her umbrella, wouldn’t help pick it up or apologize, and just walked away with such indifference!
She didn’t care about the rain pouring down like a curtain; she turned her head and glared at the blue-eyed man with an indifferent face: "Aren’t you going to apologize?"
James stopped and looked at her. An Eastern girl, soft and petite in his eyes, but she glared at him with eyes full of raging fire.
He arrogantly raised his chin: "Why should I apologize?"
Although he was curious about her earlier, once he clearly saw her face, he couldn’t help but think of Huangfu Huazhang, who brought nightmares to him, and his mother Huangfu Xi’an, because of her identity.
Especially Huangfu Xi’an. Another Eastern girl with black hair like a waterfall, seemingly soft and harmless like this girl! Deceptive, with apparent fragility that tore apart everything he once treasured!
He hated such beautiful Eastern girls who made one’s heart race.
He regretted why he inexplicably glanced at her hunting boots just now.
The girl was so angry her face flushed: "Why apologize? Sir, you knocked away my umbrella. It’s raining now!"
"So what if I knocked away your umbrella?" His cold blue eyes scanned her up and down, "You’ve just been drenched by the rain. I haven’t heard of any laws specifying that getting wet in the rain counts as bodily harm. Besides, what’s wrong with you getting drenched? I’m also drenched by the rain."
He was already standing under an umbrella, so naturally, he was soaked.
The girl was evidently infuriated by his sophistry, so she didn’t care about her long hair getting wet, reached out to gather the wet hair to the top of her head, and gave a cold laugh: "I naturally can’t compare to you. Judging by your appearance, you’ve been walking in the rain for quite a while, and since you don’t mind, it can only prove that your skin is thick, not afraid of moisture or cold."
James squinted his eyes. Was she mocking him for having thick skin?
After speaking, the girl seemed to have dissipated her anger, then gave a proud smile, picked up the umbrella on her own, and walked off.
She strode across the street, walking to the door of the house under the eaves where he had previously stood.
Standing across the street, James then saw that the house he had stood by earlier was a shop. It was decorated in a very Asian style, with the name "Middle Ages."
James squinted his eyes.
He had heard of the name of this shop and seen pictures. It was because he followed Huangfu Huazhang that he had noticed this shop.
He thought he was aimlessly wandering, but in reality, subconsciously, he knew where he was headed. He wanted to see this shop closely linked with Huangfu Huazhang, to understand what connection it had with Huangfu Huazhang. Why did Huangfu Huazhang frequently appear at this shop, and there was even a photo taken at dawn, with no one around, of Huangfu Huazhang walking out of this shop alone.
He couldn’t help but shift his gaze back to the girl’s figure.
Could it be because of this girl?
But the girl’s age didn’t match. For those Asian girls, she was too old; and for Huangfu Huazhang’s age, she was too young.
Who exactly was she? What was her relationship with Huangfu Huazhang?
The girl could still see through the door glass that James was looking this way from across the road, so she frowned, folded her umbrella, and walked into the shop.
Xiao Kai, wearing a long gown, came to greet her, his voice calm yet concerned: "Yan Jian, what happened just now?"
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Upon learning that the police had taken Duan Shengxuan from the "Deep Valley," Huangfu Huazhang was already prepared.
Since Duan Shengxuan was introduced to Deep Valley by him, the director of Deep Valley informed Huangfu Huazhang of the situation. Huangfu Huazhang personally went to Deep Valley to have a face-to-face talk with the director. However, Jieyou didn’t want to stay alone in the castle and insisted on going with him.
He led Jieyou by the hand through the corridors of Deep Valley, and after meeting with the director, led Jieyou back through the corridor.
Facing them, Mrs. Liu was accompanying Xu Xinzhen as they walked over.
Mrs. Liu hurried forward to greet them, while Jieyou curiously observed Mrs. Liu. Perhaps because it was rare in M Country to see someone conversing directly in Chinese with Daddy, Jieyou curiously asked, "Daddy, who is she?"
Mrs. Liu was startled by the term "Daddy," and couldn’t help but stare at Huangfu Huazhang.
Shi Nian hadn’t had the chance to formally inform them of her breakup with Huangfu Huazhang, but Mrs. Liu had seen the news herself and was cautiously keeping it from Xu Xinzhen.
Mrs. Liu thought just then that perhaps it was because Huangfu Huazhang had a daughter that Shi Nian broke up with him? And from the reports, the situation at that time seemed quite tense.
At this moment, Xu Xinzhen also approached, staring straight at Jieyou and involuntarily whispered, "Nian Nian? My Nian Nian?"
Mrs. Liu was also shocked, suddenly recalling a photo of Shi Nian when she was a child. Didn’t it resemble the little girl in front of her?!
Mrs. Liu was even more astonished, her mouth agape and her gaze shifting, not daring to speak.
In contrast, Jieyou curiously met Xu Xinzhen’s gaze and smiled graciously, "I’m not Nian Nian, my name is Youyou."
Xun Xin Zhen knelt down, her face pale, and reached out to hold Jieyou’s arms, "You are my Nian Nian. Nian Nian, you are Nian Nian."
Jieyou was somewhat startled and looked up nervously at Huangfu Huazhang for help.
Huangfu Huazhang furrowed his long eyebrows slightly and also knelt down, gently saying to Xu Xinzhen, "Auntie, you’ve misunderstood. This is Youyou, not Nian Nian. Nian Nian has grown up, haven’t you forgotten, Auntie?"
Only then did Xu Xinzhen snap out of her daze, yet she still held onto Jieyou’s hand, unwilling to let go. She confusedly asked Mrs. Liu and Huangfu Huazhang, "She’s really not my Nian Nian? But how is she so much like my Nian Nian?"
Mrs. Liu’s heart also skipped, a suspicion at the tip of her tongue, but as an outsider, she didn’t dare to speak out recklessly. Instead, she tried to comfort Xu Xinzhen, "Xin Zhen, you really have mistaken her for someone else. Look, Youyou has blue eyes, Nian Nian has black eyes."
However, Xu Xinzhen only tilted her head, staring at Huangfu Huazhang, "But she called you Daddy. Is she your daughter? Did you deceive my Nian Nian, having another woman?"
Huangfu Huazhang shook his head sadly, avoiding Xu Xinzhen’s gaze, "Auntie, you should understand how much I love Nian Nian. I never had another woman, never."
Every trace of color drained from Xu Xinzhen’s face, "Then what about Youyou? Youyou is your daughter, so why does she look so much like my Nian Nian?"
Instead, Jieyou tilted her head, listening for a while, then suddenly smiled charmingly, "Nian Nian? Daddy said, Jieyou’s mommy is also called Nian Nian."
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Xu Xinzhen frantically called Shi Nian.
Shi Nian rushed over after work and saw Huangfu Huazhang, alongside him, Jieyou in the hospital room.
The adults in the room were all very tense, but Jieyou opened her eyes wide, staring at Shi Nian.
At the moment Shi Nian met Jieyou’s gaze, she felt her whole body’s blood vessels constrict, and her blood rushed to her head with a roaring sound.
She had never seen this child before, yet somehow it was all not unfamiliar.
Xu Xinzhen trembled all over, pointing at Jieyou, "Nian Nian, look, there’s Nian Nian."
Jieyou heard Xu Xinzhen’s call and widened her eyes, emerging from behind Huangfu Huazhang and staring intently at Shi Nian.
"Are you called Nian Nian? Are you Youyou’s mommy?"
Shi Nian felt as if she had been struck by lightning, yet tears strangely fell of their own accord.
Her face turned pale, her nose reddening, she raised her eyes and stared intently at Huangfu Huazhang.
"Give me an explanation, what is going on here?"
Huangfu Huazhang frowned, "Tomorrow, I need to go to the police station. The police have summoned me because of Rosa’s case from back then. I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to come back out. Jieyou is very well-behaved and will not make a fuss, but I don’t feel comfortable leaving her alone in the castle. Since we’ve run into each other today, Nian, please take care of Jieyou for me temporarily. I’ll come to fetch her as soon as I can once I have a response tomorrow."
Jieyou was acutely sensitive, grabbed the corner of Huangfu Huazhang’s clothes with her hand, "What’s Daddy going to do? Why do you say you don’t know if you can come back? Jieyou doesn’t want to go anywhere, Jieyou just wants to be with Daddy!"
Huangfu Huazhang knelt down, embracing the small Jieyou, "Jieyou, be good, Daddy also doesn’t want to leave Jieyou. But Daddy has something very important to do tomorrow. Jieyou, stay with Mommy, okay?"
Shi Nian felt a gigantic shock, "Huangfu Huazhang! You better tell me, what is going on?!"
