Online dating backfired? A wealthy heir begged me to continue lying to him.

The next morning, Su Ruan got up very early.

After tidying herself up, Su Ruan peeked her little head into the neighboring yard.

The courtyard is definitely different now; there are sounds of people washing up, and it seems there are quite a few people there.

"Grandma Zhou, Grandma Fu and the others have arrived too."

"Yes." Grandma Zhou nodded.

"After we finish breakfast, we'll go and pay them a visit."

"Okay!" Su Ruan smiled.

Besides the joy of seeing familiar faces I hadn't seen in a long time, there was also the excitement of having many memories revived.

After breakfast, Su Ruan and Grandma Zhou excitedly knocked on the door next door.

Across the street, Wen Yubai was coming out to visit Su Ruan's house when he saw Su Ruan walking towards their neighbor's house.

He knew that several cars had come across from him last night, but he just thought it had nothing to do with him.

Su Ruan knocked on the door with great interest and was then invited inside.

Wen Yubai's step forward faltered.

The master's figure also appeared beside them.

"It's been a long time, I'm going to go see my old friends."

"Then I'll stay with you."

Wen Yubai looked at the courtyard gate across the way, which was now tightly closed again.

Li Shuqing simply nodded.

Su Ruan was led inside, but only saw a few men with the aura of lions in the courtyard.

This doesn't seem like an ordinary bodyguard; it's more like a seasoned veteran.

Could it be that Grandma Fu, who came to stay with her nanny, also has a complicated background?

But none of that concerns her.

She was just visiting an acquaintance.

Grandma Zhou was clearly shocked as well.

Even their steps became a bit more restrained.

When I was taken inside, the family was having breakfast.

Besides Grandma Fu, whose memory is gradually becoming clearer, there is also an elderly woman with a gaunt face.

The one in the wheelchair is the old man.

When Grandma Fu saw her, her face showed obvious excitement.

"Softie!"

"Grandma Fu!"

Su Ruan greeted them politely.

For a moment, it was difficult to adapt to Grandma Fu's obviously agitated emotions.

Grandma Fu stood up excitedly and walked straight toward her.

Grandma Fu's gaze remained fixed on her face.

It was as if he was searching for something on her face.

Then, her eyes began to well up with tears.

Su Ruan was somewhat bewildered.

But it was obvious that Grandma Fu looked at her differently than Grandma Zhou and her master; the surprise in her eyes wasn't that the real her had finally returned.

It's like, as if I've finally seen someone's shadow.

"Oh, right, the pendant!" Grandma Fu suddenly said.

Su Ruan unconsciously touched her chest.

Could it be that Grandma Fu is not only the Grandma Fu from her childhood memories, but also related to the pendant on her chest?

She took the pendant out blankly.

Grandma Fu held the jade pendant in her palm with tears streaming down her face.

"Yes, that's it!"

Su Ruan felt a pang in her heart.

Fu Xiao said that the jade pendant belonged to his benefactor, and later added that it belonged to his father.

Fu...

"Grandma Fu, do you recognize this jade pendant?"

Grandma Fu nodded.

"This belongs to my son."

"When my son was 8 years old, his father got a good piece of jade. He originally planned to have someone carve it, but his father insisted on learning how to carve it himself. After several months of learning, he finally carved this jade pendant."

"This texture, this pattern, this craftsmanship—it's one of a kind in the world!"

Su Ruan's fingers clenched tightly.

She received so much news after returning that she didn't even think to ask her mother about the jade pendant.

"Grandma Fu, I... I don't know anything about this jade pendant..."

Grandma Fu's emotions were turbulent and intense, and Su Ruan found herself completely unable to keep up.

She was very sorry.

Grandma Fu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Her voice choked with emotion, "I know, I know, Xiao told me everything."

Su Ruan looked up and realized there was another person in the room.

Fu Xiao.

She should have guessed it.

At that moment, two more people entered through the door.

It was Master and Wen Yubai.

Master seemed to know Grandma Fu well, and greeted her warmly as soon as he came in.

Then I realized the atmosphere wasn't quite right.

Then I saw the elderly man in a wheelchair.

"Old Gu?"

"Shu Qing."

"I heard you even bought a house across the street just to be with Yunqing. It must have been so hard for you to be with her!"

Su Ruan realized that the reason her master was staying in such an ordinary small town was because of Grandma Fu, who lived next door.

"Mr. Gu, what brings you here? Could it be...?"

Li Shuqing's gaze fell on Old Gu's legs.

As a doctor, the first thing I think about is the patient's condition.

Old Gu waved his hand, "I'm fine."

"I came with Yun Qing."

"Her health is getting worse."

Looking at Fu Yunqing again, Li Shuqing saw that he was indeed much weaker and more haggard.

But she was helpless.

Fu Yunqing injured her heart meridian when she was young, and the fact that she has been able to live to this day is all thanks to the advancements in modern medical technology.

"Let me see."

She reached out and helped Fu Yunqing sit down, then took his pulse.

Su Ruan held the pendant in her hand.

Logically speaking, these belonged to the deceased son, and she should return them.

But this jade pendant had been worn around her neck ever since she could remember...

Su Ruan finally took off the jade pendant.

"Don't!"

Grandma Fu stopped her.

"You can take it with you."

Su Ruan squeezed the jade pendant, which still held her body heat. "Grandma Fu, this isn't appropriate..."

It's inappropriate for her to keep something that was left as a memento by someone else's son.

"There's nothing inappropriate about it."

"Since you've worn this jade pendant since you were little, it must be a connection between us."

Su Ruan was indeed reluctant to part with it.

She couldn't explain it, perhaps it was simply because this jade pendant had permeated her memory.

Li Shuqing then discovered that Su Ruan had other connections with the Gu family.

"A jade pendant? What jade pendant? The one Chengze lost?"

Su Ruan unfolded the jade pendant in her hand in front of Li Shuqing.

Li Shuqing's pupils contracted.

"Ruan Ruan, I remember your mother used to be a war correspondent, right?"

Su Ruan has no recollection whatsoever.

She turned to look at Grandma Zhou.

Grandma Zhou nodded.

"When was that? I don't remember it at all!"

Grandma Zhou said, "That happened before you were born."

"I don't know the specifics, but I do know that your mother had excellent grades when she was young, and I heard that she was admitted to a very good school."

"But she didn't come back after graduation. Instead, she became a journalist. She returned many years later, already pregnant with you."

"I only learned from her casual conversation that she had been to the battlefield before and had injured an arm."

Li Shuqing's pulse was no longer being checked.

Fu Yunqing even stood up.

"You mean, Ruan Ruan's mother used to be a war correspondent?"

"It should be, but I'm not sure about the specifics."

Fu Yunqing's gaze fell once again on the jade pendant in Su Ruan's hand.

Her gaze grew even more fervent.

She had previously suspected that the jade pendant might have been a gift from her son.

But she never imagined that the jade pendant would be given to a woman.