"Yes, it's him." Bai Ruozhu didn't specify who, but Bai Zepei confirmed it already. Being siblings, they understood each other without the need for explicit words.
"This...this is too much of a coincidence, don't you think? I just saw Master Du a couple of days ago, and he never mentioned studying with Mr. Xie." Bai Ruozhu suddenly recalled the hesitation Du Zhongshu showed back then. Could admitting to studying with Mr. Xie have been that embarrassing for him? Surely not.
"He has no idea that I'm Mr. Xie's student. Our teacher is a low-key person. If he hadn't been advised to come here by Lord Meng, he might not even have known Mr. Xie's name. I think it's not that he kept it a secret, but that it's just a pure coincidence." Bai Zepei slightly shook his head and said.
A question appeared in Bai Ruozhu's mind: if it wasn't about this, then what was it that Du Zhongshu found hard to express that time?
