Chapter 2692: ...Huh?

Chapter 2692 -2696: …Huh?

She grabbed Gu Junzhu’s hand and looked at him, asking, “Do you suspect that Huo Zhongqi is the son of Lo Yanwan and Huo Qihang?”

“It’s possible,” Gu Junzhu said, “If Xiao Gu Qi investigates, we’ll know. If it is, it is; if not, there’s nothing lost.”

Ye Xingbei lowered her head, fiddling with Gu Junzhu’s fingers, somewhat absentmindedly, “If Huo Qihang and Lo Yanwan’s feelings are really as good as Xiao Gu Qi says, then why did Huo Qihang break up with Lo Yanwan?”

“Probably for a marriage alliance,” Gu Junzhu chuckled, “Huo the Third got married before him, marrying a prominent socialite from Beijing. Lo Yanwan was an orphan. If he married Lo Yanwan, he’d lose a form of support compared to Huo the Third.”

“Judging from his plans to remove Huo Zhongqi’s heart to give it to Huo Zhonglin, he is particularly obsessed with power. Huo the Third married a high-status socialite, and he didn’t want to be overshadowed by Huo the Third, so he also wanted to marry a prominent socialite, not to surpass Huo the Third but at least to match him.”

“Clearly, Lo Yanwan didn’t meet his requirements.”

Ye Xingbei frowned, “If Huo Zhongqi is really Lo Yanwan’s son, then how did Lo Yanwan’s child become Huo Qihang and Zang Jiayi’s son?”

Gu Junzhu curled his lips, “If Lo Yanwan really is Huo Qihang and Lo Yanwan’s son, then this matter is easy to explain.”

“It must have been that Huo Qihang abandoned Lo Yanwan. Consumed by resentment, Lo Yanwan swapped her child with Zang Jiayi’s, abandoning Zang Jiayi’s child and letting Zang Jiayi raise her child.”

He pondered for a moment, “The details might vary, since this is my guess, but the general direction should be like this.”

Ye Xingbei furrowed her brow, “If it’s really like this, Lo Yanwan was quite ruthless!”

“If I were her, I’d rather raise the child myself than have someone else raise it.”

Gu Junzhu’s heart stirred, “Perhaps Lo Yanwan is no longer alive, and the child was given to Huo Qihang and Zang Jiayi by someone else. Didn’t Xiao Gu Qi say? Lo Yanwan disappeared, unable to find any trace of her.”

“Maybe Lo Yanwan didn’t just disappear; she might be dead.”

“…Ah?” Ye Xingbei’s hairs stood on end.

Seeing her brow furrowed tightly, Gu Junzhu smiled, pinching her cheek, “Alright, stop guessing. Take a rest. If you don’t sleep, it will be dark soon.”

“Oh oh,” Ye Xingbei slid down to lie on the pillow, closed her eyes, and still mumbled, “I wonder what the truth really is. It’s truly brain-draining.”

Gu Junzhu laughed and rubbed her head, leaning in to kiss her brow, “If it’s brain-draining, then don’t think about it. Maybe by the time you wake up, Xiao Gu Qi will have uncovered the truth. Thinking about it now is pointless.”

Gu Junzhu was right.

When Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei woke up, Gu Qi had made new progress.

Gu Qi personally visited the orphanage where Lo Yanwan grew up and learned about a person named Lo Mingze from the orphanage director.

Gu Qi reported that in the orphanage, Lo Yanwan had the best relationship with Lo Mingze, like siblings.

The orphanage director said that after Lo Yanwan graduated from college, she suddenly, one day, mysteriously disappeared.

He was very anxious and wanted to report it to the police.

But Lo Mingze told him that Lo Yanwan had joined a secret government department, working for the country, unable to disclose her identity, and therefore couldn’t return to the orphanage to visit the director or the other children, asking him to keep it secret and not mention it to others.