Shen Yufeng reached out and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, gently patting her.

An Xiaoyu leaned against Shen Yufeng’s shoulder and said softly, "Dad, don’t worry. I’m doing great now. So many people care about me and love me, I feel really happy!"

*

By the time they returned home that day, it was already late.

After dinner, Shen Yufeng went to the study with Long Hexuan.

Previously, on the phone, Shen Yufeng had mentioned to Long Hexuan that there were some important matters he wanted to discuss, and now that Long Hexuan was back, the opportunity was finally here.

"What exactly... is it?" Long Hexuan asked in a deep voice.

For Shen Yufeng to be so serious, it must be something of great importance.

Shen Yufeng recounted the incident where An Xiaoyu encountered that person named Gongnan.

He hadn’t mentioned it before because he wanted Long Hexuan to have a peaceful and stable New Year’s Eve, but now it was time to bring it up.

After all, such an encounter was just... too coincidental, making people feel somewhat... well, strange.

"A person with the English name Mike and the Chinese name Gongnan..."

After a moment of contemplation, Long Hexuan frowned, "You mean you suspect that the name Gongnan is fake, Gongnan... Nangong... you suspect he’s from the Nangong Family?"

"Yes, it wouldn’t be a problem if he’s not. But if he is..."

Shen Yufeng narrowed his eyes.

"Xiaoyu looks so much like her mother. If someone from the Nangong Family recognizes her and tries to do something that harms Xiaoyu..."

After all, according to Long Hexuan, Xiaoyu’s mother, Su Wanwan, was supposed to marry someone from the Nangong Family back then.

Long Hexuan fell silent.

Indeed, at that time, a feud erupted between the Nangong Family and the Long Family, with both sides suffering losses.

That man was Nangong Ling, who was also Su Wanwan’s... fiancé.

Their marriage was arranged by the Nangong Family and the Su family.

While he might not have understood why Su Wanwan left before, he later came to realize.

Su Wanwan didn’t want to trigger further conflicts between the two families because of her, which would result in even greater harm.

But ultimately, everything was unavoidable.

"The Nangong Family... For the past twenty years, the heir of the Nangong Family has been Nangong Ling! If someone could recognize Xiaoyu and Wanwan’s resemblance and deduce that she’s Wanwan’s daughter, that person must be very familiar with Wanwan. The person you mentioned is young, around thirty years old, and couldn’t be Nangong Ling..."

"If it’s not Nangong Ling, then who could it be?"

"Nangong Ling never married, nor... does he have children! The new heir of the Nangong Family is Nangong Ling’s nephew, Nangong Mo."

Long Hexuan raised his head, his gaze landing on Shen Yufeng’s face.

"It’s said that when Nangong Mo was young, his parents passed away, and he... was raised by Nangong Ling!"

As Long Hexuan said this, Shen Yufeng suddenly felt his breathing become somewhat rapid. For a moment, a tingling sensation swept through his body, and his muscles tensed.

Long Hexuan also narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "If we go by age, he should... be around thirty years old!"

If that person is Nangong Mo...

Having grown up with Nangong Ling, he surely knows Su Wanwan...

Must have... seen Su Wanwan.

If it really is Nangong Mo, then he’s definitely here with ill intentions!

Nangong Mo!

Could it really be him? 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Shen Yufeng’s heart tightened.