Chapter 323: I Think I’ve Seen You Somewhere Before

"Don’t worry. I always have bodyguards with me, you know that."

For example, at this banquet, even though Zero One and the others were nowhere to be seen, Yun Zijin knew that if she ran into trouble, someone would emerge from the crowd to handle it for her.

"I know, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Don’t underestimate the Situ Family."

The Lu Family was a world-class conglomerate. The fact that the Situ Family could partner with them proved their own family enterprise was by no means weak.

If Yun Zijin were targeted by the Situ Family, not even Lu Yunque could guarantee her absolute safety.

The only solution was to stay far away from anyone from the Situ Family.

Meanwhile, after greeting a few of the more important guests, Situ Wenze glanced in Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque’s direction before discreetly leaving the banquet hall.

Wary that Situ Wenze might try something against Yun Zijin, Lu Yunque, despite talking with her, had been keeping one eye on his movements.

Noticing him leave the hall, Lu Yunque frowned slightly and turned to tell Yun Zijin, "Situ Wenze just left the banquet hall."

"No way. Isn’t this banquet being held by their Situ family? Is it really okay for him, one of the hosts, to just leave the hall?"

Situ Wenze had already greeted the important guests. The rest were just there to fill the numbers, and a couple of the Situ family’s younger generation were still in the hall, which was more than enough to handle them.

’Even the junior members are back. It seems the Situ Family is very determined to break into the Hua Country market.’

"So this is where you two were! I was looking all over for you!" Li Yuexing appeared beside them at some point, his flashy, wine-red suit making him stand out in the crowd.

"What’s there to find? You’re an old man, nearly thirty. You should be using this banquet to find yourself a girlfriend already."

Ever since he found out Li Yuexing had feelings for Yun Zijin, Lu Yunque had been particularly enthusiastic about finding him a girlfriend.

As the saying goes, the best way to get over someone is to find someone new, and Lu Yunque just wanted Li Yuexing to shift his attention away from Yun Zijin.

Li Yuexing paused for a moment before deciding to ignore Lu Yunque’s comment.

’This guy just loves to stir the pot. Are girlfriends that easy to find?’

’Besides...’

Li Yuexing shot a subtle glance at Yun Zijin. When you’ve met someone who takes your breath away, starting a new relationship isn’t so easy.

"President Xiao Lu, President Xiao Li!"

’I was just trying to lay low in the corner, but I guess we were found out anyway.’

Lu Yunque knew Yun Zijin disliked these kinds of social obligations, so he planned to take her away from this area.

He exchanged a look with Li Yuexing. After so many years as brothers, Li Yuexing naturally understood what Lu Yunque meant and gave a subtle nod.

"Zijin, I’m going over there to talk with them. I’ll be right back. Don’t wander off!"

Given what had just happened with Situ Wenze, Lu Yunque was now terrified something would happen to Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin nodded. "Go on, I won’t wander off."

’What could possibly happen right here in the banquet hall?’

Yun Zijin felt Lu Yunque was being a little too tense.

But she also knew he was just worried about her, so she didn’t feel the least bit annoyed. In fact, she was very cooperative.

Seeing that Yun Zijin had taken his words to heart, Lu Yunque finally relaxed a little and led the person who had come to greet them away in another direction with Li Yuexing.

With Lu Yunque and Li Yuexing gone, the spot where Yun Zijin was sitting immediately emptied out.

"Your dress is very pretty."

Someone suddenly spoke beside her. Yun Zijin followed the sound of the voice and looked over.

It was a beautiful girl with black hair and blue eyes. Her features were delicate, and she looked like a living doll.

"Thank you. Your dress is very pretty, too."

’A very cute, puffy-sleeved, poofy dress. Whoever picked it out for her...’ Yun Zijin had reason to suspect that the person who put her in this outfit was playing a real-life dress-up game.

’The real-life version must be so much more fun than a game.’

"I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before."

Seeing that Yun Zijin was so easy to talk to, the girl grew bolder and moved closer to her.

"Maybe... I just have one of those common faces."

Yun Zijin guessed the girl was of mixed Chinese and foreign descent and thought all Hua Country people looked the same, which was why she felt she looked familiar.

"No! I’m sure that’s not it. I’ve definitely seen you before, but I just can’t place you."

Her brain always became unreliable when she was nervous.

In Hua Country terms, she would choke at the critical moment.

"It’s okay. If you can’t remember, don’t worry about it."

Yun Zijin didn’t really care who she supposedly looked like.

"You’re right. I shouldn’t split... split..."

"Hairs."

"Yes! You’re amazing!"

Yun Zijin: ’Is it possible that basically any person from Hua Country would know that phrase?’

However, Yun Zijin didn’t tell the girl this fact.

"An Rui! What are you doing!"

The exasperated voice of a young boy reached Yun Zijin’s ears.

"An Yu, look what I found!"

Yun Zijin didn’t need An Rui to say a word; it was obvious the newcomer knew her.

An Yu walked up to them, and when he saw Yun Zijin, his mouth fell open. A look of astonishment, followed by delight, appeared in his eyes. "Oh! You look exactly like our grand-aunt! An Rui, don’t you think so?"

Like An Rui, the boy also had black hair and blue eyes—the obvious features of someone of mixed race.

"An Yu, you reminded me! I just said I’d seen her somewhere before—it’s because she looks like Grand-aunt!

Oh my gosh, miss, are you sure you’re not Grand-aunt’s daughter?"

The foreign kids were so emotionally expressive and direct that Yun Zijin was left completely flustered.

’Even though my mother’s identity is unknown, there’s no way I’m connected to the Situ Family, right?’

’If that were the case, then Xia Zhengguang’s luck from over twenty years ago must have been good enough to win the lottery.’

"Are you... sure you’re not joking?"

Yun Zijin felt that if this were true, her past twenty-one years would feel like a complete joke.

"Yes, we’re not joking. But we need to ask our little uncle about this. Would you be willing to leave your contact information?"

An Yu was clearly more level-headed than An Rui, not making the decision on his own.

This matter was too important for two children to resolve by themselves.

"Okay."

Yun Zijin also wanted to know if the truth was what the two of them suspected—that she was their grand-aunt’s daughter.

There were many look-alikes in the world. But life was often more melodramatic than fiction.

Yun Zijin gave her phone number to An Yu and An Rui, and they immediately took out their phones to message an elder in their family.

Yun Zijin guessed it was probably the "little uncle" they had mentioned.

Situ Wenze had actually left the banquet hall to make an overseas call to his aunt to confirm the news. He had just hung up when he received messages from his little nephew and niece, so he hurried back to the hall.