Wei Shu picked up Yan Yincheng downstairs. He glanced at Yan Yincheng's face and noticed that the smug look of being able to stay with Xu Zixi was gone. A hint of doubt welled up in his heart.
When they got home, Yan Yincheng called out to Wei Shu and said to him, "Check out Yuan Xi, the Yuan family, and Yuan Xi's original family again. I want the information of everyone including her. You must tell me the results within 12 hours."
"Third Master?" Wei Shu was taken aback. Why did he suddenly want to check these things?
Yan Yincheng looked a bit tired. He patted Wei Shu on the shoulder. "Just do as I say. There's something I must confirm."
"Okay, Third Master."
Yan Yincheng sat on the sofa, emptying his mind and waiting patiently. He sat from the depth of night until dawn, from darkness to light. When the sun hung high in the sky, the information he wanted finally reached his ears from Wei Shu.
"Currently, the Yuan family is in the hands of Yuan Tianlei. The old master of the Yuan family passed away four years ago. The old lady now lives in the old mansion with the servants. Yuan Tianlei takes his wife and Yuan Ya'er back to the old mansion to visit her every week."
"Miss Yuan's original family, the Xu family, is in Xingcheng, a city adjacent to Fengcheng. They are just an ordinary working - class family. The Xu family is now a simple household, with only Mr. and Mrs. Xu and their 16 - year - old son left. The old master and old lady passed away ten years ago."
"Miss Yuan Xi's academic performance in school has always been just average, but she is extremely outstanding in the arts. She likes dancing and has studied both ballet and classical dance. She got into university through her dancing skills."
"Oh, and Third Master, as you asked me to check, Miss Yuan is indeed allergic to alcohol. She once was hospitalized for treatment because of this. And..."
"That's enough," Yan Yincheng said. "It's enough. I know. You can go now."
Wei Shu shut down his computer and nodded. "Okay, Third Master."
Every sentence in the report Wei Shu had just read confirmed Yan Yincheng's absurd speculation deep in his heart.
It was really outrageous, wasn't it? But was it a surprise? It didn't seem to be too much of one.
In front of him, she had never really hidden herself. Whether it was her attitude towards the two children, her dexterous skills that were different from a delicate young lady, her investment ability that even amazed him, or her unparalleled cooking skills... All of these were completely different from the "Yuan Xi" he had investigated when he first reincarnated into this world.
He thought the weak "Yuan Xi" in front of Yan Zhen was her disguise, and her true nature should be the way she was in front of him. But actually, it wasn't.
No wonder she had never even attended university but was able to win the championship in the project design competition with "City of Hope"; no wonder she had the courage to tell him that she wanted to help Fang Ruiyang uproot the Zhao family; no wonder her way of handling things and her ideas were so mature that she didn't seem like an inexperienced young lady.
He should have noticed earlier. She had already told him her origin, but he had been so buried in the guilt of the past four years that he had ignored all the abnormalities about her.
God had also already hinted at her origin. On the first night when he slept in the same bed with the two children, he had that strange dream. In the dream, the woman had an accident and died miserably in the fire.
— Maybe that was the real her.
"I should have been surnamed Xu. My nickname is Zixi, the 'Zi' of midnight and the 'Xi' of stream."
"Have you ever faced death?"
"I have. It's a really bad feeling. The fire was burning my body. It felt like my soul was being torn apart. Suffocation, pain, torture. Today, I remembered that feeling again."
Yuan Xi was Yuan Xi, and she was herself, Xu Zixi, not Xu Zixi.
Poor him. He had always thought that when she told him her "nickname", it was because she didn't want to be the daughter of the Yuan family anymore and wanted to be her true self. Poor him. He thought calling her "Zixi" would get him closer to her heart, but he didn't know that he had been working in the wrong direction all along.
The "Yuan Xi" had indeed committed suicide because of postpartum depression, leaving behind her two young children, just like in his dream. It was her soul from another world that had replaced "Yuan Xi" and survived. This also explained why when he came to Haicheng, he found that everything was different from his previous life.
He thought that the reason she still refused to forgive him was mainly because she didn't dare and couldn't easily forgive him on behalf of "Yuan Xi".
After all, on that night four years ago, the harm and debt he had caused to "Yuan Xi" were real. It was also his fault that "Yuan Xi" had finally died. This fact could never be erased, and he must be responsible.
He also remembered that during their first drinking session, she had confided her true feelings to him under the influence of alcohol — she wanted to seek justice for "Yuan Xi". She wanted to return to Fengcheng in style on behalf of "Yuan Xi" and trample all those who had bullied her under her feet.
With a nosy personality like hers, how could she easily forgive and accept him without considering "Yuan Xi"'s pain?
Since she had decided to accept everything about "Yuan Xi", he would respect her choice and do his best to make up for it as she wished.
But that was for "Yuan Xi". What he wanted, from beginning to end, was only "Xu Zixi".
Yan Yincheng let out a soft laugh, and then it grew louder and louder. But this laugh wasn't a suppressed or painful one. It was a hearty laugh.
He had thought that he was the only one in this world who had come with his past, the only lonely soul from another world. He never expected that he had a companion, and by such a coincidence, he had met her and was deeply infatuated with her. Maybe this was the will of fate.
"I don't have much else, but I'm extremely lucky. I'll share some of my good luck with you now. I hope you can find a way to cure your eyes soon."
This life was indeed different from the previous one. Whether it was the life trajectories of the two children or the reappearance of the "Golden Amber", they were all telling him that miracles really existed.
He clenched his fists tightly, his face full of determination. He believed that in this life, he would definitely be able to cure his eyes.
Outside the door, Wei Shu was lying on the door, trying to eavesdrop on what was going on inside. Hearing his third master's booming laughter, Wei Shu couldn't help but show a worried expression. What on earth had happened to his third master? Why did he suddenly want to check these things? What kind of stimulation had he received? Was there something hidden that he didn't know about? Why didn't his third master ask him for help this time? Had he fallen out of favor?
"Wei Shu."
Hearing the call from inside, Wei Shu quickly opened the door and walked in.
"Third Master, did you call me?"
"Two things. First, continue to search the world for a way to cure my eyes. As soon as there's any news, inform me immediately."
Wei Shu's heart skipped a beat. The third master had originally given up on these eyes, but now he actually had the desire to be cured? Anyway, this was good news worth celebrating!
He immediately said, "Okay, Third Master!"
"The second thing. Clear my schedule for the next two days. I'm going to the hospital."
Wei Shu said, "Okay, Third Master. Do you want a physical check - up? I'll make an appointment for you with the best ophthalmologist in Haicheng right away."
"No, I'm going to the obstetrics and gynecology department."
Wei Shu almost choked on his own saliva. "Ob - ob - obstetrics and gynecology department?"
The next day.
In the office of the chief obstetrician at Pei's First Hospital, when the doctor heard Yan Yincheng's request, he spat out a mouthful of water. He quickly wiped the water off his lips and said, "You said you want to know the whole process of a woman from pregnancy to childbirth? This... May I ask why?"