Chapter 199: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 199: Meeting Strangers, Upgrading the Space (8)
With that, she gave a slight bow and didn't even look at the elegant lady's stiffened face, leisurely walking away.
Watching Mo Yan's figure gradually disappear into the crowd, the elegant lady's eyes couldn't help but mist up, and she blinked forcefully to prevent tears from falling.
At this moment, her trusted maidservant, who was a step behind her, quietly asked, "Madam, is there something wrong with that young lady?"
The elegant lady withdrew her gaze blankly, barely visible sighing, and shook her head slightly, "Let's go back."
Seeing this, the maidservant quickly assisted her, not daring to ask further, but a hint of doubt flashed in her mind: The features of that young girl were very similar to Madam's. If Madam were a dozen years younger, people might even believe they were sisters. Could it be that Madam took the initiative to talk to that young girl because of this?
Until they had walked far away and confirmed they wouldn't encounter that pretentious woman again, Mo Yan slowed her pace, but her mind was filled with doubts.
She didn't believe in two coincidental encounters causing that woman to develop any fondness for her. Based on the woman's forced kindness, she wouldn't believe she had no ulterior motives.
But there was no such person in her memory, and among the people she had met since coming to the capital, there was no one like her. Why did that woman approach her for no reason?
Returning home with doubts, when Mo Yan saw Xin'er greeting her with a smile, her head spun, and she suddenly noticed the resemblance between the elegant lady and Xin'er.
Could it be...
Thinking of this possibility, Mo Yan couldn't maintain her composure. She hurriedly replied and rushed back to her room, closing the door and entering the space.
Mo Yan leaned on the jade platform, looking at the two additional red lines on the Merit Bead, but her heart wasn't particularly happy.
She carefully sifted through her memories but found that the original owner had very few memories of her biological mother, and they weren't very deep.
Furthermore, whenever there were memories related to the Du family, she couldn't see their faces clearly, which made it impossible for Mo Yan to confirm whether the elegant lady, who resembled Xin'er, was indeed the biological mother of the original owner and her siblings—Du Shi.
When Du Shi eloped, the original owner was already seven years old. Even though six or seven years had passed, it wasn't enough to forget what her mother looked like. The only explanation was that the original owner hated Du Shi and subconsciously forgot any memories related to her.
This was understandable. Du Shi's elopement had caused irreparable harm to the siblings emotionally and psychologically. It wasn't just about feelings; it was also about their mental well-being. The people in Mo Village looked down on the Mo family because of Du Shi's actions, and under the influence of Hong Shi and others, the original owner and her siblings endured several years of hardship. How could the original owner not hate her?
Although Mo Yan didn't find anything in the original owner's memories, considering the similar facial features between the elegant lady and Xin'er, and the woman's strange behavior when she saw Mo Yan, Mo Yan was seventy percent certain that she was Du Shi.
However, she believed that Du Shi probably couldn't confirm that this body was her daughter. After all, six or seven years had passed since they last met. From seven to fourteen was a relatively long time span. It was impossible to recognize this body as her daughter's after seeing it twice. At most, she might think it looked somewhat similar.
Mo Yan didn't plan to mention this matter to anyone. To her, Du Shi was a stranger, and she had no objections to Du Shi's actions of abandoning her husband and children. However, in the eyes of other Mo family members, Du Shi was a taboo topic. Bringing it up again would only disturb the peace of the family.
Moreover, in a little over a month, their family would move to Liuyang Village. In the future, the chances of encountering each other would be minimal. It was fine for everyone to live their own lives in the city and the countryside.
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