The assistant was startled by his reaction. This was the first time he saw President Fei being so expressive. "P-President Fei…"
Fei Nancheng's voice was a little restrained. "Where is she?"
The assistant quickly explained. "He was sent abroad as soon as she was born, so not many in this country know about him. However, he's Miss Shen's twin and looks very similar to her. His name is Shen Yugui and he doesn't have a birthmark…" (TN: In the Chinese language, 3rd person gender pronouns have the same pronunciation; 他 (ta) is gender-neutral, but 她 (ta) is used specifically to refer to females. Fei Nancheng used the female pronoun earlier, but the assistant is using 他, which can refer to both males and females.)
Fei Nancheng's eyes grew brighter with the assistant's every word.
Abroad, no birthmark...
The assistant continued to speak. "Miss Shen's father stayed at his wife's house, but unfortunately, even after three years of marriage, Madam Shen did not get pregnant. Moreover, Mr. Shen took over the company after Old Master Yu passed away in an accident. At that time, he told Madam Shen that he had an illegitimate child and planned to take her in, or else he would have no successor in the future. However, at that time, Madam Shen found herself pregnant with twins. When she gave birth to Miss Shen and Shen Yugui, Shen Yugui was sent abroad to prevent the illegitimate child from hurting Shen Yugui over his inheritance. Thus, they let him grow up abroad and would let her come back later to inherit the family property…"
Hearing this, Fei Nancheng suddenly noticed something wrong. "Why is it Shen Yugui inheriting the family property and not Shen Congxin?"
The assistant immediately laughed. "Mr Shen is a conservative person after all, so he definitely would want a son to inherit the family property. How could he let a girl…"
Fei Nancheng's expression froze at the words. "What do you mean?"
The assistant was confused. "Well, Shen Yugui is the younger brother. He simply looks very similar to Miss Shen."
"Younger brother?"
The assistant nodded. "Yes, Shen Yugui is male. You asked me to look up girls who looked similar to Miss Shen, so I didn't mention this before."
The light in Fei Nancheng's eyes immediately went out.
Younger brother. How could it be a younger brother?
Was it really a coincidence that they looked so alike?!
He clenched his jaw. All his strength seemed to leave his body.
Even the city where this younger brother stayed while studying abroad was different from where Xiao Wu stayed. Furthermore, their age was different.
Six years ago, Xiao Wu told him that she was eighteen, so she should be twenty-four now. Shen Congxin was only twenty-two.
Six years… The truth was, the girl's appearance in his memory was already becoming blurry.
It was said that time could erase everything. He did not believe it before, but over the years, he was gradually forgetting that girl's face… Perhaps, he was just imagining it when he thought that Shen Congxin resembled her.
His finger suddenly reached into his pocket and took out the ring.
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In the Shen residence.
Shen Yugui's eyes were full of mockery.
However, Shen Tianhao continued without noticing. "That overseas bastard Shen Yugui has been ignorant and incompetent since he was young, and his mentors have called me several times saying that if he goes on like this, he won't be able to graduate university! How can I rest assured if I hand over the company to that unfilial son?!"
"Congxin, you need to help the company more. If you can get this contract signed, let him intern at the company."
Shen Yugui lowered her eyes.
Yes, to this family, she was actually a boy. The name 'Shen Yugui' sounded very gender-neutral.
In order for her not to expose her true gender, she grew up abroad and seldom returned home.
Her mother even deliberately let her choose to study management in university and told her to fail every exam. This was to prevent Bai Zhu and that illegitimate child from retaliating against her.