Chapter 518: Is There Really Not a Shred of Possibility? (1)

Gu Hengzhi looked at the file in his hands. It contained nearly all the information on Shen Nian, from her childhood to the present day.

It even included basic information on Shen Nian’s family.

However, according to these files, neither Shen Nian nor her parents had ever been to B City. Furthermore, their pasts had no connection whatsoever to Gu Ke’er, who had disappeared eighteen years ago.

The only questionable detail regarding Shen Nian’s parents was that they had left their hometown for a period around the time of her birth.

But even during that period, they had simply stayed quietly in one city. For now, there was nothing particularly suspicious to be found.

All the evidence seemed to prove to Gu Hengzhi that Shen Nian had no connection to Gu Ke’er.

But the more this seemed to be the case, the more agitated Gu Hengzhi felt.

Yet, in his frustration, no matter how many times he re-examined the investigation, the results were always the same.

’Where did it all go wrong? Or could it be that Shen Nian really has nothing to do with our Gu family at all?’

Although Gu Hengzhi had long prepared himself for this possibility and had suffered similar disappointments many times before, this time felt different.

It was as if he was truly unwilling to accept the outcome that Shen Nian had no connection to them.

’I can’t accept this!’ Filled with this frustration, Gu Hengzhi picked up the file from his desk again, wanting to go over it one more time to see if he could find any unusual clues.

Gu Hengzhi had just picked it up when he suddenly heard a scream from outside. He recognized it instantly—it was Gu Zifan’s voice.

Gu Hengzhi immediately put down the file, opened the door to his study, and walked toward Gu Zifan’s room.

When he entered Gu Zifan’s room, Gu Hengzhi saw one of the family’s maids standing anxiously to the side while Gu Zifan, his eyes red, glared at her furiously.

"Fanfan, what’s wrong?"

Gu Hengzhi walked over to Gu Zifan, then glanced at the maid, his eyes full of questions.

"Young Master, I was careless. While I was cleaning just now, I accidentally got something of the Little Young Master’s dirty."

The maid’s voice was filled with panic. She hadn’t been with the Gu family for just a day or two; she knew perfectly well what kind of status the Little Young Master held in this household.

Even if the mistress of the house wasn’t particularly close to the Little Young Master on a daily basis, his position in the family was one that no one dared to take lightly.

But now, through her own carelessness, she had actually made the Little Young Master angry!

Hearing the maid’s explanation, Gu Hengzhi looked back at Gu Zifan. Sure enough, he saw that Gu Zifan was clutching a slightly dirtied doll.

Gu Hengzhi certainly remembered that doll. It was the one Shen Nian had given to Gu Zifan before she left, the last time they had run into her on the street.

Since that day, Gu Zifan had treasured the doll, even insisting on holding it every night as he fell asleep.

Now the doll was dirty due to the maid’s carelessness. Gu Zifan must be as heartbroken now as he was attached to it.

"Big Brother..."

As expected, Gu Zifan’s expression softened when he saw Gu Hengzhi, but the thought of his precious doll being dirty was too much for him. His heart ached with grievance, and tears began to well up in his red-rimmed eyes.

"You may go."