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"Hmm?" He Zhilan shifted her gaze from her book, looking perplexed.

"A new toy, why throw it away?" He Teng pressed further.

"Throw away a toy? When did he see that?" He Zhilan’s expression turned serious.

"He said he saw it this evening on your way back."

"How is that possible?" He Zhilan shook her head, "He must have mistaken someone else for me! How could I possibly throw away a toy? I would have to be crazy, right? And a new toy too! If I had toys, wouldn’t I keep them to give to the adorable little ones, Jiaqing and Jialang?"

He Zhilan pouted, "He definitely must have seen the wrong person!"

Her demeanor was clear and open, showing no signs of hiding anything, and when discussing the discarded toys and Lan Li, she also showed a face full of disdain.

"Then he might have made a mistake," He Teng nodded, also feeling, that He Zhilan would not waste time hanging around the garbage. After all, she’s slightly germophobic, and although He Zhilan now has made some money, he still doesn’t think she’d spend money to buy toys to then throw them away.

Such behavior doesn’t seem like something He Zhilan would do.

"He told you today he saw me doing such a ridiculous thing?" He Zhilan scoffed, "His age must be catching up to him, I don’t blame him."

"Old age?" He Teng mumbled, repeating He Zhilan’s words, thinking internally that He Zhilan considers Lan Li old? What about him then? He’s almost the same age as Lan Li.

Indeed, he’s a full seven years older than his own wife.

He Zhilan looked up at He Teng with a smile, "Brother, in my eyes, you’re forever young!"

Such sweet talk, even He Teng couldn’t help but smile slightly, knowing exactly what she was thinking.

"Lan Li and Lady Gu said they met you in town today?" asked He Teng, "Lady Gu mentioned that you ignored her?"

"What nonsense is this?" Zhilan moved her head away from He Teng’s knee and sat up, her round eyes wide, "I haven’t met them today at all! Could it be that their eyes are failing too? Why do they both insist they saw me? Although, even if I had truly seen them, I definitely would not have responded. But no, I really didn’t meet them today! "

At this point, He Zhilan suddenly chuckled softly, "Brother, do you think there’s someone in this world who looks exactly like me? Maybe Lan Li and Lady Gu saw her and thought she was me? With how vast the world is, anything is possible, maybe there really is another He Zhilan out there!"

"Nonsense," He Teng didn’t believe it, "Even identical twins have their differences, let alone two unrelated people."

He Zhilan pouted, "Then it must be that their eyes are going bad."

He Teng was pretty much left speechless by He Zhilan’s casual remark; after all, He Zhilan has an absolute aversion to the Gu Family, so when mentioning them, her tone is certainly not too pleasant.

As her work at the translation agency had ended, He Zhilan did not leave the house the next day. By the time she went out again, the head of the Gu Family and Lady Gu had already left the military base, and He Zhilan did not encounter them again.

However, since she didn’t show up for two consecutive days, many family members of the military personnel were saying that He Zhilan was too arrogant, not even bothering to pay any attention to the head of the Gu Family and his wife.

Because of this, the political commissar’s wife specifically came to find He Zhilan.

"He Teng said you haven’t been feeling well, so you didn’t show up while the head of the Gu Family and Lady Gu were around?

What’s wrong? Where are you not feeling well, have you seen a doctor?

" The concern of the political commissar’s wife was genuine, she knew a bit about He Zhilan’s constitution and was truly worried whether she was genuinely ill.