The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 352 - 362 We Have No Relationship

Chapter 352: Chapter 362 We Have No Relationship

"No!" Jin Ziyuan didn’t even think before blurting out two words.

"You..." Gu Youyou suddenly felt at a loss for words, "Geez, you’re the classic case of preferring wealth over life. I tried to comfort you precisely because we’re in the same boat, and yet here you are, stubborn as a mule that won’t turn a corner."

She laughed in spite of her annoyance, nodding before she added, "No wonder, really. You’d rather hide in a grave for over a decade. I used to think you had it rough, but now I see you brought it on yourself."

Faced with Gu Youyou’s mockery, Jin Ziyuan found it both amusing and pitiable.

After a long silence, he finally said, "Do you think the Youying Pearl is something you can just hand over if you feel like it? You’d better learn more about it before you speak."

"What do you mean?" Gu Youyou felt that there was something off about his words.

Jin Ziyuan merely scoffed, offering no explanation.

That scoff, and his deep eyes, reminded Gu Youyou uncomfortably of Jin Zijin, which inevitably brought their identities to mind.

She thought for a moment, then asked again, "Your names are almost the same, and you look... somewhat alike. You wouldn’t happen to be brothers, right?"

"How could that be?" exclaimed Jin Ziyuan in surprise. "How could I look anything like that rough country bumpkin? Are you seeing things? There are plenty of people with the surname Jin in Zhuzhao Country, and besides, Ziyuan is my courtesy name; my actual name is Jin Yi."

He looked somewhat enraged, and even his normally gentle features seemed fierce and intimidating.

Gu Youyou had originally thought they were family, but she hadn’t expected such a strong reaction from him.

Could she really have been mistaken?

No, that wasn’t right—Gu Youyou suddenly thought of something.

"You’re wrong. He is not some rough and coarse man. That unkempt beard you saw on him last time on the mountain was fake..."

Realizing she might have said too much, Gu Youyou abruptly covered her mouth.

Jin Ziyuan’s gaze darkened even further.

Internally, Gu Youyou couldn’t help but wonder, what’s all this about? Why make things so complicated?

She covertly observed Jin Ziyuan’s reaction, deciding she would have to probe Jin Zijin once she got back.

She wondered if both of them were being kept in the dark, or if it was just Jin Ziyuan who hadn’t recognized Jin Zijin.

Several melodramatic plots sprouted in Gu Youyou’s mind, but the most sensational—and what she thought most likely—was that these two were actually brothers separated by a villain. Both became orphans, with Jin Zijin somehow ending up adopted by the Tianzong Sect Leader of the Dao Family, turning into the renowned and powerful eldest disciple of Tianzong.

Meanwhile, his poor brother ended up in the hands of Xuanzong because he was born a pure Yin male and was successfully turned into a medicine man by Xuanzong, placed behind Lotus Village on the mountain.

And the most brutal twist: someone poisoned the elder brother, who would need the Youying Pearl from his brother’s body for the antidote, and then spread clues for the elder brother to go and rob the Youying Pearl.

Goodness, such bloody drama. If it were true, it would be incredibly cruel.

While Jin Ziyuan seemed to be lost in thought, Gu Youyou was considering the sensational scenarios when he suddenly fell silent for a long while.

Gu Youyou looked at him worriedly, gently trying to get his attention, "Jin Ziyuan!"

He didn’t respond.

"Jin Yi?"

Only then did Jin Ziyuan come back to his senses and said, "Don’t worry, he will not turn out to be my brother. My parents only had me as their son, and moreover... the person he killed up in those mountains was my biological father."

"Ah...?"

This last sentence was undoubtedly a bombshell.

So that would mean...

Jin Ziyuan gave a bitter smile and said, "I know what you’re thinking, but it’s impossible for me to work with him, because he is the man who killed my father."

Now things were truly awkward. Gu Youyou shrank back instinctively, stepping away without meaning to, not wanting to be too close to him.

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