828 A Million Times for You 190 (1/2)

The last message struck An Xiaoning like a grenade that had just exploded. There were only a few people who knew about her previous lifetime. Yet, all of a sudden, someone mentioned her name in her previous lifetime. Could it be…

Her hands turned clammy and she broke out in a cold sweat.

She replied, ”Who are you?”

There were no further messages from the anonymous sender.

”Sis, how did he know that you were sent by Tuoba Gucheng?”

An Xiaoning shook her head and said, ”I don't know…”

She put away her mobile phone and lay in bed while her mind was sent into a whirlwind.

There were a few takeaways she had gotten from the messages.

Firstly, apart from herself, Tuoba Gucheng, her parents, Jin Qingyan, Fan Shixin, and Xiao Bai, no one else knew that Tuoba Gucheng was the one who had sent her on the quest for the treasure map. Just how did the mastermind know?

It was unlikely that Tuoba Gucheng was the one who told him, for the mastermind had already mentioned that none of the troops that Tuoba Gucheng had sent managed to survive. That just meant that they were not on good terms.

However, it might be likely that the mastermind knew Tuoba Gucheng, but not vice versa.

Secondly, the three of them had decided to make V Nation their first stop because it was said that that was the place where the treasure map had originated. Did Tuoba Gucheng guess that I would come here?

He knows clearly that none of his elite soldiers could accomplish the task and is aware of how formidable and powerful the mastermind is. Yet, he still made me choose between finding the map or never seeing Jin Qingyan again.

Thirdly, the people who knew about her previous lifetime were few and far in between.

The mastermind said that I reincarnated as a human in both my lifetimes and yet I'm still as silly as ever. Is that because he knew that I had ended up on a similar plight in my previous lifetime?

Otherwise, how could he or she have said that?

Did we know each other in my previous lifetime?

Just who is this person?

Is he male or female?

I'm out in the open while they're hidden somewhere.

Seems like we must leave this place as soon as possible.

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The moment Lin Shishi heard that Shi Xiaoyu had sent her subordinates to bring her cousin and family to the Autumn Palace, she hurriedly proceeded to call her aunt.

Her aunt told her that she was already on the way to meet Shi Xiaoyu.

Realizing that there was no way to stop her, Lin Shishi hurriedly rushed over.

By the time she arrived, Shi Xiaoyu had already met up with her cousin and her cousin's parents.

Upon her arrival, Shi Xiaoyu shot her a glance, seemingly hinting at her not to spout any nonsense.

At this point, Lin Shishi had already begun detesting her mother-in-law and pretended not to notice her glance.

She was not willing to send her cousin onto a path toward ruin.

Her cousin was the only daughter of her aunt. One can only imagine the scoldings and blame she would have to shoulder if she did not stop this marriage from happening.

Would they even be able to continue being relatives?

She was aware of how much her aunt and uncle doted on her and could not bear to see such a tragedy happen.

”I invited you guys here today because I heard about Gucheng trying to matchmake Shishi's cousin with a prospective marriage partner previously, but it fell through. It just so happens that Gucheng's brother isn't married yet. What do you say we become doubly related and strengthen the ties between our families by setting them up?” Shi Xiaoyu suggested with a benevolent smile.

Lin Shishi's aunt and uncle looked at each other in dismay while Feng Qiubai was shocked out of her senses and was at a momentary loss for words.

Lin Shishi's aunt had no choice but to say, ”It's my honor to receive such an offer from you, Madam. Qiubai, what are your thoughts?”

Feng Qiubai answered, ”Madam has such high expectations of me, I…”

Lin Shishi interjected, ”Cousin, my brother-in-law is homosexual. Do you not mind that at all?”

”Shishi! Those are just rumors, are you really going to say that too about your brother-in-law? Or are you afraid that your cousin will overpower you if she marries your brother-in-law and your brother-in-law gets elected during the next presidential election?” Shi Xiaoyu snapped angrily.