Chapter 1338: Coincidence or Conspiracy?

"Goodbye, have a safe trip!"

Tao Qingyao and Shi Ran hugged to say goodbye.

"Goodbye, I will miss you."

"Don't wrong yourself; if your mother-in-law gives you a hard time again, just come back. This place will always be your shelter from the wind and rain."

"I come back? And live where?" Shi Ran looked at Class Monitor teasingly.

Class Monitor looked nervous, unable to hide it at all.

Tao Qingyao hugged her arm and said without hesitation, "Of course, live with me; let him live by himself."

"Ranran, it's not that I'm lecturing you, you're good in every way, but your personality is too strong. When a family lives together, it's inevitable that the tongue will touch the teeth. Endure for a moment and the wind will be calm, take a step back and the sky will be vast..."

"Shut up!"

Tao Qingyao's eyes widened in anger, and she was furious: "What did you say back then? Now that we've only been married for a few days, you've changed?"

"It's not that, Yaoyao, I was talking about Ranran, not you..."

"Talking about her is talking about me; our relationship is closer than yours..."

The husband and wife started arguing again.

The two were so engrossed in their argument that they didn't even notice when Shi Ran boarded the plane.

On the plane.

The flight attendant checked the boarding pass, led Shi Ran to business class, thoughtfully served hot water, drinks, and a blanket, and adjusted the seat back to the most comfortable angle.

She was lying on the seat with her eyes closed to rest when, suddenly, a voice beside her made her eyes snap open.

This voice was too familiar, so familiar that every cell in her body began to tense up in disbelief.

The seat next to her was occupied.

It was the owner of that voice from just a moment ago.

"Excuse me, miss, I've disturbed you."

Shi Ran's whole body went rigid.

She really wanted to turn her head to look, but she didn't dare!

Even though she knew it was impossible, she still didn't dare.

This voice was too familiar; the tone and the inflection were exactly the same as Qi Heng's!

But it couldn't be him.

Qi Heng had already passed away for a year; how could he be here?

Shi Ran was a very rational person; she rarely let her emotions get the better of her, but that didn't stop her from being in a state of complete turmoil right now, with cold sweat breaking out.

Seeing this, the man beside her asked with concern, "Miss? Do you need help? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, thank you!"

It would be quite impolite not to look at him now.

Shi Ran turned her head to look, and with just one glance, she almost fainted!

"Qi Heng? You're still alive?"

"Qi Heng? Miss, you've mistaken me for someone else. My name is Leng Feng, and I've had this name since birth."

Leng Feng took the initiative to take out his ID card and handed it to Shi Ran: "Take a look, I am indeed not the person you know. Also, I am alive, and there is a shadow on the ground."

Although the man looked exactly like Qi Heng, and his voice was exactly the same.

His temperament and personality were not.

Qi Heng's personality was cold and aloof; he was not good at communicating with others.

He would never take the initiative to talk to people either.

But Leng Feng was completely different; he smiled with a sunny radiance, and from the moment he started talking to Shi Ran, he basically never stopped.

"Miss, are you very hot?"

"Miss, do you really not need any help?"

"Don't be polite; when we are out and about, everyone helps each other. If you don't trust me, I can help you call the flight attendant."

That was what he said, and that was what he did.

The flight attendant came over and asked with concern: "Miss, do you need help?"

"Yes, change my seat! As far away from him as possible, economy class is fine too."

Speaking like this was very impolite.

Shi Ran couldn't care about politeness anymore; right now, she just wanted to stay away from the man beside her.

"Alright, miss, please wait a moment."

The flight attendant was stunned for a moment, but still fulfilled her request.

The flight attendant left, and the atmosphere between the two was a bit awkward.

Shi Ran simply closed her eyes and ignored him.

Anything she said would be inappropriate, so she simply said nothing at all.

Although she didn't look at the man beside her, she couldn't ignore his presence.

His aura made her feel uneasy.

As long as this man named Leng Feng didn't speak, he was the living Qi Heng!

As the daughter of Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan, thanks to her parents, Shi Ran had seen many great storms since she was a child.

It was entirely possible for someone to undergo plastic surgery to become an identical person.

But while appearance can be altered by surgery and tone can be imitated, the aura of a person is very difficult to change.

This is a habit cultivated from childhood, a temperament that radiates from the bones.

How could they be the same?

Could it not be the same person?

Absolutely impossible.

Qi Heng was buried only after his identity was verified, with specialized personnel monitoring the entire process; there was absolutely no possibility of fakery.

But this man named Leng Feng...

Shi Ran's train of thought was interrupted by the flight attendant.

"I'm sorry, Miss, no one in business class is willing to switch seats; only a passenger in economy class is willing..."

"Fine, I'll switch. Please take me there immediately!"

Shi Ran followed the flight attendant, fleeing business class as if escaping.

Once she sat down in economy class, she finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Although it was stuffy and cramped here, and Shi Ran had never sat in economy class before, she didn't feel unaccustomed to it.

It was quite good; as long as she could leave that environment and that person, let alone economy class, even the cargo hold would be fine!

"Miss, please fasten your seatbelt!" the flight attendant came over to remind her.

"Alright, please bring me a glass of orange juice."

She had been very nervous just now, and now that her spirits had relaxed, she realized she was incredibly thirsty.

"Please wait another fifteen minutes; it is not yet time to serve drinks." The flight attendant was very polite, but the service was not quite as attentive.

There was no helping it; this was economy class, and naturally, there were economy class rules.

"Young lady, drink this. Rest assured, the cup is new and being used for water for the first time; I haven't used it yet."

An elderly grandmother around seventy years old sitting beside her handed over a cup of water steeped with goji berries and red dates.

The old grandmother looked kind and benevolent, with hair as white as snow.

"Thank you, Grandma. If I drink your water, what will you drink? I'll just wait a little longer."

The grandmother didn't answer, but instead poured a cupful using the lid, drank it herself, and then handed the cup back over: "The water is fine, young lady, you can drink it without worry."

Shi Ran hurriedly explained: "Grandma, that's not what I meant..."

She truly hadn't thought in a bad direction, but since the other person had gone to such lengths, it would be even more embarrassing not to drink it, and besides, she was truly thirsty!

So she took the cup and drank it dry in one gulp.

Returning the cup, Shi Ran expressed her thanks, and the grandmother revealed a smile.

The grandmother loved to talk, and even though Shi Ran was not someone skilled at conversation, the grandmother wouldn't let the atmosphere go cold.

"Young lady, are you traveling alone?"

"You don't look like you're from A Country. Are you from Jiangzhou? Are you going to A Country for your studies?"

"My husband and I went to Jiangzhou for a trip, and I heard that over there..."

As the grandmother was speaking, her face suddenly turned pale; she stopped talking, her eyes tightly shut, and her hand clutched at the area over her heart.

"Grandma, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

The old lady nodded slightly, her hand struggling to reach into her coat to pull something out.

"What do you need to get?"

"Medicine."

"I'll help you."

Shi Ran helped the grandmother take a small gourd-shaped medicine bottle out of her pocket.

This was fast-acting heart-saving pill; Shi Ran recognized it.

Her own grandmother at home also had a bad heart and would often keep this kind of medicine on hand.