She doesn't want to pretend anymore

Miss Cao still didn't take Manshu seriously and just thought that she was an excuse used by Yan Zhan to reject her.

It must be that she was too obviously anxious, which displeased Mr. Yan.

People arrived one after another, and Yan Zhan took Manshu to move their position.

Originally, Mr. Zhu's plan to have Manshu take the initiative to socialize fell through.

Until Mr. Yan and Professor Yan arrived at the Zhu family together.

Mr. Zhu and Chairman Cao went downstairs together to welcome the guests, and Manshu had no chance to interact with other people.

It was Yan Rushan who brought Shen Yan and Feng Cheng to find them.

"What are you cats doing here?"

This is the balcony of the small hall, which is decorated like some casual coffee shops and is very comfortable for drinking tea and chatting.

Guests can also come here to rest if they are tired.

However, after Yan Zhan brought Manshu in, he closed the door.

Only Yan Rushan pushed the door open without any hesitation.

"We are discussing life." Manshu glanced at Yan Rushan. It was already past five and almost six o'clock.

So many people have come here. If I keep hiding here, I’m afraid my master will be angry.

"What kind of life are you discussing? Involve me in it too?" Yan Rushan put his hand on Manshu's shoulder.

She is his own niece, so he is not polite at all.

Yan Zhan glanced at his hand with a cold look, which made Yan Rushan subconsciously straighten his back and move his hand away.

What's going on with Yan Zhan?

He put his arm around his niece's shoulders. What did that have to do with him?

Then I looked at the small coffee table and saw a pile of chestnut shells.

Manshu's hands were clean and he was playing Sudoku on his phone.

Instead, Yan Zhan's hands were filled with the aroma of sugar-roasted chestnuts.

Yan Rushan couldn't believe it: How could Yan Zhan peel chestnuts for a girl?

Anyone who sees the way they get along with each other would probably suspect that something is wrong between them.

"Uncle, are there a lot of people outside?" Manshu saw that he looked strange and changed the subject in time.

Yan Rushan's attention was instantly drawn away: "Yes, quite a few have come."

Only a few dozen invitations were sent out for the old man's birthday party.

But the number of people who came upon hearing the news far exceeded this number.

Most of them were brought in by people with invitations, and a small number, like Professor Yan, came uninvited relying on their personal connections.

Just like the Gu family, it was not easy to get the invitation.

Of course Gu Zimo has to come along?

If Gu Zixuan himself was not injured, he would have come along as well.

However, due to his broken bone, he lost the opportunity to be known by people in the circle.

Gu Zimo was not prepared to see Manshu here.

So, when he saw Manshu put on her makeup and came down accompanied by Yan Zhan and another man who was said to be Siyu's uncle, he could hardly conceal the surprise in his eyes.

At the same time, he thought about the news he had just learned.

The Yan family’s country relatives, one old and one young, live in Xiangyang Village.

The old man is a retired teacher, and the younger one is Yan Manshu, a high school student.

Isn’t Yan Manshu the girl who caused Siyu and his brother to get into a car accident?

He originally thought it was just a coincidence and would investigate it in detail after the birthday party.

But now seeing them going downstairs together, Gu Zimo already had a bad feeling.

Maybe, no need to check.

This Yan Manshu is that Yan Manshu.

If the two children were taken away by mistake, then Manshu would be the real daughter of the Yan family.

And Siyu is the girl who should grow up in the countryside.

This realization was difficult for Gu Zimo to accept.

Manshu noticed Gu Zimo's gaze and glanced at his face lightly.