Chapter 593 Suspicion of Lin Tan's Identity

Chapter 593 Suspicion of Lin Tan's Identity

"I'll be there in a bit," Qin Mo replied.

"Okay." Old Master Qin couldn't hide his smile, and then said to Qin Mo, "Ask Lin Tan what she likes to eat, and I'll have someone prepare some later."

Qin Mo asked.

Lin Tan said she is not a picky eater.

Qin Mo then ordered a few dishes based on his knowledge.

After ending the call with the old man, Qin Mo explained to Lin Tan, "It's just going to dinner, you don't need to be nervous."

"I'm not nervous." Lin Tan spoke the truth, with a gentle smile on her face. "It's true that I haven't seen Jiang Ruan for a long time. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid I would still be stuck in Huo Sinian's quagmire."

She was the one who stopped her from fighting amongst herself.

It was she who made Huo Sinian, not her, realize that the fault lay with him.

It was only through her request for help from the second young master of the Huo family that Qin Mo was able to pull her out of that quagmire.

She was her benefactor.

If it weren't for Jiang Ruan, she might not even have had the courage to suggest leaving Huo Sinian.

At that time, in order to survive, she could only keep acting to lower Huo Sinian's guard. In that play, Huo Sinian did not fall into it, but she really thought that she was someone he was keeping.

The two arrived at Jiang Ruan's house an hour later.

Lin Tan greeted them all, displaying a gentle and graceful demeanor, with a pair of fox-like eyes that held both tenderness and strength.

Looking at her like this, Jiang Ruan thought of their first meeting.

She had a similar expression back then, the only difference being that she was suppressing it then, while now she has broken free from those things and possesses more resilience and freedom.

"Thank you." Lin Tan hugged her.

"Let's not talk about that." Jiang Ruan hugged her back, her voice gentle and soft. "Just be well."

The two seemed to have something to say to each other.

Qin Mo consciously refrained from disturbing them further.

Old Master Qin, who had been waiting for a long time, looked behind him as soon as he saw Qin Mo coming to find him: "Where is Lin Tan?"

Qin Mo said, "Living room."

Old Master Qin asked in confusion, "Why didn't you come with me?"

"If you wanted to see him so badly, why didn't you go to the living room?" Qin Mo asked him in return.

Old Master Qin: "..."

Old Master Qin said, "Didn't you say that I look a bit intimidating in formal settings? Like someone who keeps strangers at bay, or someone who's serious and rigid?"

When the soft-spoken girl was coming, he specifically asked her what she should wear to give off a friendly vibe.

As it turned out, Qin Mo said that no matter what he wore, he looked very serious sitting in the main hall with a dragon-headed cane. People who didn't know him would think he was scolding someone.

Since then.

He always chose to meet Ruan Yatou in the courtyard, because he didn't want her to think he was a difficult person to get along with.

I didn't come to the living room this time because I was afraid of leaving Lin Tan with the impression that I was difficult to get along with.

After all, this was someone his beloved grandson liked, and he didn't want to scare him.

Qin Mo was slightly taken aback.

I never expected he was here for him.

"What are you standing there for?" Old Master Qin thought he was a blockhead. "Take a look."

"It's fine," Qin Mo said.

Grandpa Qin pressed further, "Is it really that good?"

Qin Mo: "Mm."

Old Master Qin: "Not serious?"

Qin Mo spoke the truth in a serious tone: "You've become much more easygoing since you came here."

Aside from being serious and earnest, most things are approachable.

He looked like a kind and gentle old man.

"It seems the environment is very important. Your aunt and Ruan'er are both kind-hearted people." Grandpa Qin said, not forgetting to tease his grandson, "Unlike you, cold and heartless."

Qin Mo: "..."

Grandpa Qin: "My serious and rigid personality must have been influenced by you."

Qin Mo kindly reminded him, "You are older than me."

Old Master Qin: "Can't the younger generation influence the older generation?"

Qin Mo continued, "I was raised by you, and everyone says my personality is like yours."

"Stop with the nonsense." Old Master Qin wasn't about to let them shift the blame onto him. "You believe just a few words from those blind and clueless people?"

Qin Mo consciously refrained from arguing with him.

Just then.

Jiang Ruan and Lin Tan came over.

Jiang Ruan called out first, "Grandpa."

Old Master Qin looked in the direction of the voice, and paused when he saw Lin Tan.

This face really looks like Junyi's.

"Mr. Qin." Lin Tan nodded slightly and greeted him politely.

"Sit down." Old Master Qin's attitude was gentle, but even so, as the former head of the Qin family, his aura was not weak. Even if he had tried to restrain himself, he could not be ignored. "I have often heard Qin Mo mention you. This time I have finally met you in person."

Qin Mo: "..."

Qin Mo interrupted, "It's you who keeps talking about her."

Old Master Qin gave him a look, feigning anger: "You dare say you haven't thought about her?"

Qin Mo: "I think she'll contact her; she won't keep bringing it up in front of you."

Jiang Ruan: "..."

Lin Tan: "..."

"I can't be bothered to talk to you." Old Master Qin was always exchanging barbs with him, and he said it directly, "No wonder people don't like you. With your cold personality, who would like you?"

Qin Mo remained silent.

Many people have said that he has a cold personality.

So, is that why Lin Tan rejected him?

"You..." Qin Mo subconsciously looked at her, a few emotions he himself didn't realize flashing in his eyes, "Is it because of this that you don't like me?"

Jiang Ruan sighed silently to herself.

Her cousin has an impressively high level of emotional intelligence.

Just as Lin Tan was thinking about how to answer in a slightly better way, Jiang Ruan spoke up.

She looked at Qin Mo with a serious expression: "Regardless of why Lin Tan didn't accept your advances, it's inappropriate for you to ask her about it in this setting."

This is a bit embarrassing.

A poor answer can easily leave a bad impression.

"I'm sorry," Qin Mo said, "it was my oversight."

"Let's go inside first," Jiang Ruan said, helping Old Master Qin up. "It'll be more comfortable sitting inside."

The group went inside.

At first, Grandpa Qin chatted with Lin Tan about everyday things.

As they chatted, Grandpa Qin suddenly asked Lin Tan, "Did you have any relatives in Haicheng?"

"No," Lin Tan replied.

"Not a single one?" Old Master Qin still found appearance to be a very mysterious thing.

Two people who have absolutely no connection.

They are surprisingly similar.

Lin Tan didn't think much of it, assuming the old man was investigating her family background, and replied naturally, "No, we're all locals, we haven't migrated."

Grandpa Qin continued, "What about your mother?"

Lin Tan: "No, not either."

"I see." As he spoke, Old Master Qin took out a photo from his pocket and handed it over. "Nothing else, I just noticed that you look a lot like Qin Mo's friend's mother."

Lin Tan picked it up and looked at it.

She froze at first glance.

The person in the photo is dressed in an elegant cheongsam, with exquisite features and a pair of playful fox-like eyes. If it weren't for the photo's vintage feel and the fact that her attire is completely different from her own, she would have doubted whether it was really her.

"Doesn't it look very similar?" Old Master Qin said.

"It does look quite similar." Lin Tan silently put it back after looking at it.

Jiang Ruan took it and glanced at it.

She looked at the photo, then at Lin Tan, and blurted out a question: "Why don't you get a paternity test done with your parents?"

In their usual casual conversations, she knew that Lin Tan's parents treated her badly.

She and her sister were treated completely differently.

Now that she looks so much like Aunt Jun, it's hard not to be suspicious.

Qin Mo: "?"

Old Master Qin: "?"

Both of them turned their gaze to Jiang Ruan, as if they hadn't expected her to suddenly ask such a presumptuous question. In their memory, this girl was always very sensible, so why was she suddenly...?

"You little brat," Old Master Qin called out to her, shaking his head at her.

“I have memories from my childhood.” Lin Tan wanted to break away from that family more than anyone else, but she also knew that she was born and raised there. “So, I am their biological daughter.”

Jiang Ruan looked at Grandpa Qin: "Grandpa."

Old Master Qin: "Hmm?"

Jiang Ruan: "How old was Aunt Jun's daughter when she died?"

She hadn't thought much of it when her mother said they looked alike, but looking at the photos, Aunt Jun in her youth and Lin Tan now look almost identical.