The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite
Chapter 489 - 276

Chapter 489: Chapter 276

"Mm." Wenyan nodded gently, her expression and tone both very natural while speaking.

"He said he’s the same age as you, and you guys are good friends. Plus, he’s been to our house for a meal, and our two families have been friends for generations. It would be awkward for me to just call him by his full name since he’s several years older than me."

Shen Jingxiu: "..." If he remembered correctly, she hadn’t hesitated to say "Shen Jingxiu" when revealing her thoughts either, and wasn’t he also several years older than her?

He glanced again at Ji Yuanzhou not far away, then turned to Wenyan and asked:

"Do you often meet up privately?"

"No. Since the day he came to our house for dinner, I’ve only seen him maybe twice."

Shen Jingxiu: "..." And you call that ’only’?

"But aren’t you very busy? There were many times Mom wanted to see you, but you were unavailable."

"Hey, those were just busy times when I didn’t have a moment. Recently, I just happened to have some free time. Remember, I’ve been staying at home lately, meeting up with Mom every day."

"Then, what sort of occasions did you both meet on? I’m a bit curious."

Wenyan raised an eyebrow and looked at Shen Jingxiu: "It’s rare for you, big brother, to have such an insistent curiosity."

Shen Jingxiu offered a reluctant smile: "So are you going to tell me or not? I remember that day when he came to our house, Mom was even trying to set you two up, but you said you didn’t like him. What’s changed? After meeting him privately a couple of times, did you change your mind?"

Shen Jingxiu knew about one of those times.

There were rumors online that Wenyan and a male actor from her company were staying in the same hotel, spending a day and a night together.

As a result, someone released her photos from that day out at the amusement park to clarify matters, and one of the people with her was Ji Yuanzhou.

But he had no idea about the second occasion.

Wenyan, upon hearing Shen Jingxiu’s questioning, immediately denied it.

"No, not at all! Although I don’t currently have someone I like, I think I’m someone who prefers a slow-burning type of relationship, not the kind who falls in love at first sight or decides someone is right to spend their life with after only a couple of meetings. And both times I met your friend were coincidences."

"The first time, I went to B City for work, and it just so happened I checked into his family’s hotel, and he was also there for business. Then we ended up having dinner and visiting an amusement park together, He Xing was there that day too."

"As for the second coincidence, it was this trip. I found out he was here just a day before you did. No, to be precise, it was just the night before."

"The night before?" Shen Jingxiu became even more puzzled, "You mean you’d met him before? Wasn’t it just during shell collecting that you ran into each other?"

Wenyan shook her head: "No, actually, I ran into him last night."

"When? From the moment we got off the plane to the hotel and then to dinner, our whole family has been together. How could I have missed him?"

"Because he didn’t appear during those times you mentioned. I couldn’t sleep last night, so I simply went to the hotel’s open-air area to feel the breeze and look at the night scenery, and I happened to bump into him there. We chatted for about half an hour before going our separate ways."

Chatting for nearly half an hour? That was definitely not Ji Yuanzhou’s usual style.

"So you must have gotten along well then?" Shen Jingxiu probed further.

Wenyan nodded in response: "We did have quite a nice chat."

"So what did he talk to you about?"

"..." Wenyan couldn’t help but size up Shen Jingxiu, "What’s with you, big brother? You seem like you’re interrogating a suspect."

"How could that be? Even if I were a police officer, you couldn’t be a suspect. I’m just fairly interested, that’s all."

"Okay then," Wenyan didn’t mind sharing details with Shen Jingxiu, but she felt that he was a bit different today, "We just talked about whether we liked traveling or not, what we typically like to do, our attitudes towards life and stuff. Nothing too special."

Shen Jingxiu nodded: "I see."

But for Ji Yuanzhou to initiate a conversation about ordinary life with a woman was unusual in itself.

It’s just that Wenyan didn’t know him well enough to find these topics particularly special.

But if Ji Yuanzhou didn’t have a good impression of someone, he definitely wouldn’t discuss personal life with them.

For a moment, Shen Jingxiu was silent.

Seeing him lost in thought, Wenyan teased: "Oh, I get it now."

Shen Jingxiu snapped back to reality: "You get what?"

Wenyan narrowed her eyes: "Since you two grew up together, he must know a lot of embarrassing things about you. You’re probably worried about whether he told me about any embarrassing things you’ve done."

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