Chapter 47: Miss Xie, please return Yanshen to me

Could they be twins?

Probably not; if they really were twins, why didn't they grow up together?

Ordinary twins are treasured by their parents and family to death; from head to toe they dress identically, the whole point being that you can't tell them apart at a glance.

But these two, if you don't look at their faces, are easy to tell apart.

In the photos her older brother sent, the man named Lu Chen prefers a casual sporty style—T‑shirt and shorts—while Lu Yanshen likes to wear formal suits, taking the elite‑man route.

Lu Yanshen's hair is especially kept immaculate.

Besides, she's been married into the Lu family for three years, and neither the master of the Lu household nor its servants have ever mentioned that Lu Yanshen has a twin who looks exactly like him.

If they aren't twins, then it's just a mistake in the odds when heaven creates people.

With no blood relation, it's not impossible for two people to look exactly alike, but it's as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns—very seldom seen.

These two are most likely the latter case.

Xu Yanqiu hung up the phone, composed herself, and then returned to the ward.

As soon as she entered, she saw Xie Wantang staring with wide eyes, showing no sign of sleepiness.

"Honey, why aren't you asleep yet?" Xu Yanqiu walked over, saying, "The doctor said you need plenty of sleep in your condition; it's very late, you know? Are you worried about your man?"

Lu Yanshen had been beaten tonight, and Xu Yanqiu instinctively thought that Xie Wantang was worried sick about him and couldn't sleep.

Xie Wantang was indeed worried about Lu Yanshen, but she felt that, as a member of the Lu family, even if Old Master Land were furious, he wouldn't beat someone to death.

Perhaps, in the photo, Lu Yanshen just looks particularly bad.

After all, she's pregnant now, and Lu Yanshen is still arguing with her, making her angry; Old Master Land thinks she's a meritorious member of the Lu family, and for Lu Yanshen to quarrel with her like this, he must be trying to do something to give her an explanation.

"No, I'm asleep." Xie Wantang said and then lay down.

She didn't tell Xu Yanqiu that in this world there's a man named Lu Chen who looks exactly like Lu Yanshen.

After hearing her older brother describe what kind of person Lu Chen is, Xie Wantang now doubts whether the man who saved her ten years ago was the Lu Chen in the photo or her husband Lu Yanshen himself.

Her memory of his voice is deep, while her memory in other aspects isn't as strong, but she still remembers the man who carried her all the way to safety back then.

Just a T‑shirt and shorts, and besides his own body scent and sweat, there's no perfume on him.

Lu Yanshen likes cedar‑scented perfume and aromatherapy.

He always has a faint cedar scent on him—not strong, but a light sniff brings it out.

Most importantly, Lu Yanshen's voice matches the one etched in her memory.

So…

Xu Yanqiu could see that Xie Wantang had something on her mind; otherwise, she wouldn't have just turned over and gone to sleep without asking who called her.

Xu Yanqiu didn't want to add to Xie Wantang's troubles, so she turned off the light and lay down on the nurse's bed.

The next morning.

Xu Yanqiu got a call from the property management, her face changed instantly—she never expected that vampire parents, bringing their vampire younger brother, would show up at the entrance of her residential compound early in the morning to cause a ruckus.

"Something wrong? Go take care of it." Xie Wantang was drinking shredded chicken congee, saw Xu Yanqiu's expression, and said considerately.

"Yeah, I'll go first." Xu Yanqiu nodded, having eaten only two bites of her breakfast; to avoid waste, she took the unfinished bun with her.

Xie Wantang also ate buns; moreover, her appetite was pretty good—she downed two big meat buns in one go, plus a black‑pepper beef pancake.

Feeling stuffed, she carefully got out of bed and walked slowly around the room to aid digestion.

Just as her digestion was nearly done, the head of the bodyguards knocked and came in, saying, "Second Young Mistress, the eldest miss and Miss Xia are here; would you like to see them?"

Xie Wantang: "……"

How did they come?

"Let Miss Xia in, and send the eldest miss back." Xie Wantang said.

"Yes."

Xie Wantang walked back to the bed, got comfortable, and waited for Xia Meng to come in.

As Xia Meng entered, Lu Rourou, who had been stopped, shouted indignantly, "Xie Wantang, what's so great about you? Just wait—I'll make you regret it…"

When the door closed, Lu Rourou's unpleasant words were shut out outside.

Lu Rourou happened to have anger with nowhere to vent, so she took it out on the nurse.

Xie Wantang couldn't be bothered with these; let her make a fuss if she wants—as long as she isn't afraid of following Lu Yanshen's footsteps and being punished by Old Master Land under family law, she can cause trouble however she likes.

Xia Meng brought a fruit basket and a box of milk.

"Please have a seat, Miss Xia." Xie Wantang invited.

"Sit down, Miss Xia." Xie Wantang invited.

Xia Meng sat down as instructed.

But after a while, Xia Meng still hadn't voluntarily said why she'd come; Xie Wantang waited a moment, then prompted again: "Miss Xia, did you come for something today?"

"Yes." Xia Meng nodded weakly, her voice light and faint, truly soul‑stirring to men.

No wonder Lu Yanshen is so taken with her.

Only, Xie Wantang is a woman.

"Miss Xie, I came today because I want to talk to you about Yanshen."

"Miss Xie, I came over today because I want to talk to you about Yanshen."

Xie Wantang nodded; she had guessed as much.

"That night, I deliberately posted that photo that would make you misunderstand in my circle of friends; there are many people in the crew who can edit photos, so I asked them to help."

"That night, I deliberately posted that photo that made you misunderstand on my Moments. In the crew, many people know how to edit photos, so I asked them for help."

"……"

Xie Wantang hadn't expected Xia Meng to speak so candidly about her own misdeeds.

Xie Wantang hadn't expected that Xia Meng would speak so frankly about the bad things she had done.

"So, Miss Xia came today is..."

"As for the truth of the photo, Xie Wantang already knew it; she didn't want to hear her repeat the explanation, and it would be better to simply say what her purpose in coming today actually is."

"What on earth does she want to do?"

"Miss Xie, Lu Yanshen and I truly love each other; back then, I left with my own difficulties, I have already explained it to him, and even Lu's mother has forgiven me."

"I am deeply grateful to Miss Xie for her meticulous care of Lu Yanshen over the past three years, and for helping him stand up from his wheelchair; we truly thank you."

"Before last night, I thought Miss Xie truly loved Lu Yanshen, so I never thought of taking him back from you; however, I think I was wrong, Lu Yanshen was beaten like that by Grandfather Lu because of Miss Xie, and I feel I can no longer retreat."

"Miss Xie, since you don't love Lu Yanshen that much, please return him to me."

"Xia Meng stood up, bowed to Xie Wantang in an earnest request, her attitude sincere."

"……"

"Xie Wantang guessed the beginning, but not the end."

"She knew Xia Meng had come to see her today for Lu Yanshen, but she thought Xia Meng wanted her to go to Old Master Land to plead for Lu Yanshen."

"Who would have thought, this woman is so shameless, actually opening her mouth to demand that she return Lu Yanshen to her."

"I've seen shameless people, but never someone this shameless."

"This time, Xie Wantang truly broadened her horizons."