Chapter 502: An Exchange of Looks Between Mother and Daughter

"Mom, who is it?"

Fu Mingxue heard the commotion outside too. There was no way she could go to sleep now, so she came out to see what was happening.

She was surprised to see the two people at the door.

’Isn’t that the old lady from Xiangjiang from the other day?’

’How did they find their way to my house?’

Old Mrs. Rong hadn’t said a word until now, but her eyes lit up the moment she saw Fu Mingxue, and she became incredibly emotional.

The fall that day had been painful, so her attention was divided. At the time, she had only registered that the girl was stunningly beautiful and vaguely familiar.

She hadn’t connected the girl’s face with the identical looks of her own younger sister.

But now, seeing her face-to-face—they were truly identical.

It reminded her of her younger sister in her youth.

"Yishu!" Her voice trembled with emotion.

Fu Mingxue was baffled.

Rong Jun spoke up. "Apologies, my grandmother is a little emotional. Could we come in and talk?"

Fu Mingxue looked at him, then back at the emotional old lady from Xiangjiang.

"Put those things back. You two can come in and talk."

"But—" Rong Jun didn’t understand.

He couldn’t help but turn to look at his grandmother.

Old Mrs. Rong nodded. "Do as she says."

Rong Jun immediately had the bodyguards take the gifts back to the car.

Seeing this, Mrs. Fu quickly stepped aside.

Rong Jun helped the old lady inside.

He quickly sized up the courtyard home—it was a very nice house indeed.

’It seems this potential cousin of mine is living quite well.’

They hadn’t been idle these past few days. Thanks to those two donations, the people helping with the investigation had been very diligent.

Unfortunately, there had been no progress in Pingkou Town.

The investigation had confirmed that she was the biological child of the Fu family there.

It was the same for her supposed birth mother; she’d had no contact with the grandaunt.

The trail went cold just like that.

Most importantly, the grandaunt had never appeared in Pingkou Town.

Of course, nothing was certain. Not only was it a long time ago, but the area was also undeveloped.

Even if she had appeared, it would be impossible to verify now.

The only person who might know the truth was the matriarch of that Fu family.

But when the police questioned her, she insisted that her deceased second son was her biological child.

Before they could question her again, bad news arrived: the old woman had accidentally fallen to her death last night while getting up in the middle of the night.

’This... this is too much of a coincidence!’ Rong Jun thought.

But with her death, the trail went cold again.

Fortunately, they had received word that Fu Mingxue had returned home from work, so his grandmother had insisted on coming to see her at once.

Looking at her now, he knew that regardless of whether Fu Mingxue was truly the grandaunt’s descendant, his grandmother was determined to accept her as family.

Fu Mingxue had seen her fair share of intense situations, but the way this old lady from Xiangjiang was staring at her... it really made her skin crawl.

’I mean... is it really necessary to stare so intently?’

"I’m sorry, I— Child, take a look at this." Old Mrs. Rong took a treasured photograph from her pocket and held it out to Fu Mingxue.

Fu Mingxue took it, puzzled.

She glanced down and—whoa.

’Hey, she looks about seventy or eighty percent like me!’

’Especially the eyes. Anyone who didn’t know better would think it was a photo of her. It wasn’t just a strong resemblance...’

’...it was a carbon copy.’

’So, what’s this all about?’

’Did I leave too early the other day? Did I miss some crucial follow-up?’

She couldn’t help but turn to look at her own mother.

Her eyes seemed to ask, *Mom, are these people here to claim you as their long-lost relative?*

Mrs. Fu’s eyes widened in confusion. *What?*

Then her gaze shifted. *Don’t be ridiculous.*

*That’s your grandmother. Your biological grandmother.*

The silent conversation between mother and daughter was perfectly clear.