Upon hearing Song Shaodao's words, Gu Qinghan's eyes brightened, and her confusion vanished.
Seeing Gu Qinghan's expression, Song Shaodao knew she understood what she needed to do.
Gu Qinghan was Song Shaodao's favorite subordinate and the daughter of an old comrade. Naturally, Song Shaodao wished for her happiness.
It would be even better if Gu Qinghan could marry Shen Lang.
Besides the resemblance between Shen Lang's demeanor and that of his sister and brother-in-law, the more important reason was that in Shen Lang, he saw his younger self.
Fifteen minutes after their conversation, Shen Lang had already returned to his villa in Emperor's Villa Garden.
As Shen Lang unlocked the villa door with his key and stepped into the living room, Wang Yuyan jumped up from the sofa and rushed to Shen Lang, hugging him tightly.
"Brother Shen, you're finally back. Let me see if you're injured."
As Wang Yuyan spoke, she began to examine him.
"It's fine, I'm not injured. I'm okay, don't worry."
Seeing "Shi Qingxuan" care so much about him, Shen Lang smiled and said.
"It's good that you're alright. You scared me to death; I was afraid you were hurt."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Wang Yuyan finally relaxed, but she still held him tightly and said, "Brother Shen, I was so worried about you just now."
"I know—"
Shen Lang said, hearing her words, "I can tell from the fact that you haven't changed your clothes since you got back, haven't turned on the air conditioning, and are sweating profusely."
"Thank you—"
Shen Lang gently embraced Wang Yuyan with his arms and said, "Thank you for your concern."
"No, Brother Shen, I should be thanking you. Thank you for not hesitating to bear criticism to save me at the critical moment."
Wang Yuyan rested her head on Shen Lang's chest and said softly, "Besides my grandfather, you are the kindest person to me in this world. I am very touched."
"Grandfather?"
Hearing this, Shen Lang was startled and said, "I've never heard you talk about your grandfather before."
"Brother Shen, earlier at the cinema, I said I wanted to confess some things to you, but it was interrupted due to unforeseen circumstances."
Wang Yuyan looked up at Shen Lang, gathering all her courage, and said, "Now, I am going to tell you the truth."
Wang Yuyan hesitated, but in the end, she revealed the truth: "Actually... I'm not Shi Qingxuan... I lied to you... I am Wang Yuyan."
"What?"
Hearing Wang Yuyan's words, Shen Lang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His head buzzed, and he said in shock, "You're not Shi Qingxuan, you're Wang Yuyan?"
Wang Yuyan admitted, "Yes."
"However, your attitude towards breaking off the engagement was too firm before, so my grandfather came up with an idea for me to impersonate someone, find an opportunity to stay by your side, and then slowly develop feelings with you."
Wang Yuyan said gently, "I originally planned to stay by your side for three months, break off the engagement with you after completing the bet with my grandfather, but now..."
"What about now?"
Shen Lang felt his head was a bit muddled and said.
"Now, I don't want to deceive you anymore."
Wang Yuyan said, "Deceiving you makes me too miserable. I can't bear it for a moment longer, because... because..."
Wang Yuyan's voice became as faint as a fly's hum, her pretty face flushed, and her head drooped low: "Because I've fallen in love with you now."
"You... you are really Wang Yuyan?"
Facing Wang Yuyan's sudden confession, Shen Lang felt overwhelmed. Wolong's words, Wang Yunchuan's words, Shi Qingxuan's words, Wang Yuyan's words—everything was too jumbled for him to sort out.
"Brother Shen, I am Wang Yuyan, and I didn't lie to you."
Wang Yuyan said, "From the moment I fell in love with you, I could no longer lie to you."
Shen Lang, confused, asked, "If you are Wang Yuyan, then who is Shi Qingxuan?"
"Shi Qingxuan is my maternal uncle's daughter, my cousin. However, she's been abroad for more than ten years."
Wang Yuyan spoke in a small voice, like a child who had done something wrong.
"No... how can you be Wang Yuyan... My junior brother said... Wang Yuyan is an ugly monster... How could she be as beautiful as a celestial being like you?"
Shen Lang still couldn't believe Shi Qingxuan was Wang Yuyan. He subconsciously took two steps back and said.
"Brother Shen, you're saying that your junior brother told you Wang Yuyan was an ugly monster?"
Wang Yuyan frowned, her tone displeased.
"Yes—"
Shen Lang scratched his head and said, "My wedding is approaching, and I've become increasingly curious about what my future wife, Wang Yuyan, looks like. So last week, I asked my junior brother to sneak down the mountain to take a look."
"My junior brother, Wolong, is a burly man from Yanbei, standing 1.95 meters tall and weighing 115 kilograms. He eats ten bowls of white rice and five kilograms of cooked beef for every meal. However, after seeing Wang Yuyan's beauty, he ran back up the mountain that very night with a train."
"For the next few days, this Yanbei giant vomited every day and lost more than ten kilograms. Out of curiosity, he inquired and learned that Wang Yuyan was a freak, an ugly monster."
Upon hearing Shen Lang's words, Wang Yuyan's expression changed. She never expected things to turn out this way.
No wonder Shen Lang had such ill will towards the Wang family from the beginning; he thought he was being tricked into marriage.
"Wait, Yanbei giant?"
Wang Yuyan suddenly caught the keyword and said, "Brother Shen, you just said your junior brother is a thirty Yanbei giant, right?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Shen Lang asked, somewhat confused.
"Did he say it clearly, Huang Yuyan?"
Wang Yuyan frowned and said, "Call him now and ask him to say the name Wang Yuyan again."
Shen Lang didn't understand what Wang Yuyan wanted to do, but he took out his phone and dialed Wolong's number.
"Senior Brother... Good afternoon... Why did you suddenly think of calling me?"
As soon as the call connected, Wolong's voice came through.
Since the speakerphone was on, Wang Yuyan could clearly hear the other party's voice.
Hearing this voice, Wang Yuyan became even more certain of her judgment.
"Wolong, tell me, why did I send you down the mountain last week?"
Hearing Wolong's voice, Shen Lang was very excited, but he didn't forget the main point and asked.
"Senior Brother... How could your memory be so bad... You asked me to come down the mountain... Of course, it was to see what your fiancée, Huang Yuyan, looks like."
Wolong on the other end sounded a bit displeased with Shen Lang's memory and said.
"Wait, what did you just say? Huang Yuyan?"
Hearing Wolong's words, Shen Lang was startled and said.
"Yes... It's Huang Yuyan... Didn't you tell me... your fiancée is called Huang Yuyan... from the Huang family in Nanling? I went to the house based on the information you provided."
Wolong didn't know why his senior brother was acting so strangely today, but he repeated himself.
"Wolong, come, repeat after me."
Shen Lang said, "Wang Yuyan."
Wolong followed and said, "Huang Yuyan."