88 Pieces of Puzzles (1/2)

Suzuki Kyou, for a genius, had been putting the pieces together like a puzzle for a while now.

The new Wang Jin had given old. They were not two, but three people involved, including the one in Han Mei's tummy. He was actually wondering if a fourth person would suddenly show up, the father of the said baby in the tummy.

'It is still a lump of blood,' He thought to himself, as ideas keep forming inside his head. Aside from that, he was thinking of the noticeable differences that he always paid attention to.

The Han Mei he knew loves her sweets in whatever form. He had remembered the very young girl around six or seven who loves it to the point of acting like a thief instead of a guest in someone else house.

Then he remembered the face that girl has after she became an adult. It looked exactly like the woman from earlier. The impostor or possible twin hadn't even looked at the sweets his assistant had placed in front of her. Not even once. But she was so confident when she said she is 'Han Mei.'

If that wasn't the greatest distinction there was for both women, Suzuki Kyou didn't know what other differences there could be. The girls looked exactly the same, well almost. But not quite.

Suzuki Kyou couldn't quite put his finger on all the other differences there could be. He needed more time to investigate.

'So who is the real impostor?' Suzuki Kyou was getting more annoyed the more he thinks about it. 'Was she not feeling well all along?'

Suzuki Kyou turned to his computer and searched Han Feng. He didn't know the other girl's name after all, or he knew it but already placed it at the back of his head a long time ago.

He sat in silence for a full minute as he studied the pictures at the funeral of Han Feng's wife. There were two girls, very identical indeed. One of them was wearing converse shoes with her dress.

Suzuki Kyou tried to recall anything he might remember about the impostor and the Han Mei. The Han Mei he knew for a few days now was a bit clumsy in heels like she wasn't used to them. While the other had sank down gracefully to her knees to beg him despite her heels.

He allowed himself a small smile of triumph as he recognized the vital difference between the identical women. One of them always had her nose bleed in his presence.

So she was always fidgeting with a handkerchief or tissue paper in front of him. The imposter didn't even have either of those out around him. 'Then that girl from earlier must be that Han Jie,' He thought to himself, but still unsure.

Suzuki Kyou checked out their names. Han Mei, Han Jie. 'So, who am I supposed to marry?'

With that in mind, he picked up his cellphone and dialed Wang Jin.

”So?” Wang Jin began smugly, not even bothering with a customary greeting.

”Meet me at my house in an hour.” Suzuki Kyou said blandly and cut the call.

He wasn't interested in hearing what else she had to say at this time. He also had a feeling that there was no way he could determine that she was telling the truth unless he spoke to her face to face.

Suzuki Kyou pressed a button on the intercom on his desk to called Assistant Ye.

”Cancel the rest of my appointments for the day. I'll be out of the office.” Suzuki Kyou said.

”Yes sir,” Assistant Ye said without missing a bit.

Suzuki Kyou had started to miss certain appointments since he gets more dates with Han Mei, so Assistant Ye was only mildly surprised that Suzuki Kyou had canceled his whole day.

Then he remembered that Han Mei had asked to talk things through regarding the engagement after a few days, so there should be no appointment that he was not aware of.

Despite wanting to ask where Suzuki Kyou wanted to go to cancel the schedule for the whole day, he asked instead, ”Should I call the car for you, sir?” He also had begun to compile the memo he was going to send out the other assistants under him.

”Yes, I'll meet him in the parking lot in ten minutes.” Suzuki Kyou replied.

”Yes sir.” Assistant Ye said, still curious, since his big boss clearly did not want to bring him along.

Suzuki Kyou removed his hand on the intercom button and leaned back on his chair again, all the while staring at the picture of Han Jie or Han Mei.

'Let's continue to piece the puzzles together,' Suzuki Kyou thought before turning off the laptop, before he stood to leave his office.

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