Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 979: Abandoned Toy 3

Chapter 979: Chapter 979: Abandoned Toy 3

He Zhilan didn’t respond to the topic, she just lowered her head and gently stroked the model toy in her hand, with a faint smile in her eyes, as if thinking about something.

After buying the toys, the three left the toy aisle together. However, when they were laughing and walking out, they didn’t expect two people to be standing at the door, and the group bumped right into them.

Several cries of pain ensued, with Wang Juan, who was holding the most items, falling directly to the ground, while He Zhilan, almost reflexively, quickly grabbed Chen Cui beside her, preventing Chen Cui from falling to the ground.

"I was so scared! That was close!" Chen Cui, supported by He Zhilan, patted her chest, "Thanks to your quick reaction, who knows what could have happened if I had fallen."

Wang Juan got up from the ground, looking at the toys scattered all over the floor, she instantly became unhappy.

"What’s wrong with you two? Standing in the blind spot at the doorway without moving or making a sound, didn’t you see us coming out? Did you intend to bump into us? There’s a pregnant woman here, what if something happened, could you bear the responsibility?"

Both Lan’s mother and Gu’s mother were also slow to react, after all, they didn’t know that the people inside couldn’t see them, and indeed, standing at the doorway neither entering nor leaving was their fault.

"I’m sorry, we didn’t notice you were coming out. Is everything okay?" Lan’s mother hurriedly apologized and bent down to help Wang Juan pick up the items.

Gu’s mother watched He Zhilan help up her colleague and then bent down to pick up items, without looking at her the entire time.

"He Zhilan." Gu’s mother called softly, "Can I talk to you alone?"

He Zhilan, who was picking up items, seemed not to hear Gu’s mother at all and continued without pause. However, Wang Juan, who glanced at her and appeared surprised that this distinguished lady knew He Zhilan.

Seeing that He Zhilan didn’t react, Wang Juan thought He Zhilan hadn’t heard and nudged He Zhilan, "Zhilan, she’s looking for you. Do you know her?"

"Who?" He Zhilan looked puzzled and followed Wang Juan’s gaze, pausing for a few seconds before shaking her head, "I don’t know her."

Her puzzled expression was completely genuine.

"But she knows your name!" Chen Cui observed the two unfamiliar women.

He Zhilan looked puzzled, and only then did she stop her actions and look up at them, "Who are you? I don’t know you. What do you want with me?"

"He..." Gu’s mother, flustered by He Zhilan’s questions, thought He Zhilan was pretending not to know her because she blamed her for a past miscarriage. But observing He Zhilan’s calm, unemotional eyes, she realized there wasn’t a hint of any hidden emotions—just genuine confusion, like she really was looking at strangers.

"Can we talk to you alone?" Lan’s mother continued Gu’s mother’s request.

"No." He Zhilan refused bluntly, "I don’t know you, I don’t see what we could have to talk about." At last, He Zhilan muttered to herself, "This is simply absurd."

After collecting their things, He Zhilan promptly left the mall with Chen Cui and Wang Juan.

"Those two people just now, their demeanor and attire clearly aren’t ordinary. Zhilan, do you really not know them? Then how did they know your name?" Wang Juan asked, "You’re not pretending not to know them, right?"