“Egger, listen to me: Ji Ziming… he might’ve found out that I am Pei Ge.”
The man on the other end immediately fell silent after she said that.
“Are you saying that… he already knows your identity?”
“Mhm…”
Although she did not wish to admit it, she must still face the truth that… the man already knew who she was…
The man might not be very certain of her identity, but what she could gather was that he already suspected her.
Moreover, his suspicions about her were rather strong!
“Have you… met him? What sort of interactions did you guys have?”
At Egger’s prompting, she could only helplessly tell him what had happened between her and the Ji family recently.
Still, she did not tell him everything.
“…Ge Ge, come back; he must’ve truly recognized you.”
After a long silence, the man finally softly spoke.
“No. You know that I… must take revenge for my parents. Otherwise, I will not return…”
Knowing that he meant well, she still stubbornly rejected his suggestion.
Her parents were harmed—her father had died in a car crash because of her uncle’s greed, while her mother… was in a coma because of her relatives’ evil intentions! How could she let this deep-seated hatred go?!
“…Fine. I won’t stop you, then. Still, you must promise to tell me about all your interactions with him from here on.”
Knowing that he could not stop her, the man could only solemnly tell her this.
“Huh? That’s not a big issue. Even if he finds out that I am Pei Ge, so what? My children aren’t with me, anyway, so it’s fine as long as he doesn’t find out about them.”
She smiled dismissively, not taking his words to heart.
What she was most concerned about was her kids getting found out by Ji Ziming and getting separated from her. However, she had an inkling that the man would be unable to investigate her so thoroughly.
That was because… although the man was constantly testing her, he had not once mentioned her kids…
The man’s voice on the other end turned a notch lower at her uncaring attitude.
“Ge Ge, this isn’t as simple as you think it is. I have a feeling that he is planning something. Also… you said it yourself; he knows that you already have two children. Once he confirms your identity, it won’t be hard for him to guess what is up with your kids.”
“Then, I’ll just complete my plan before he can confirm my identity. Once I return to New York, I will never come back here again.”
Although she did not change her plan, she still decided to pay more attention to it after hearing that.
“Alright. I understand.”
Egger could only give up upon noting that she was adamant on staying even if that man had already found out her identity.
Despite this, he was still a person who prepared thoroughly before making any decision.
Hence, even if Plan A failed, he still had Plan B…
Since the woman was unwilling to give up on seeking revenge and return to New York, he could only… start the plan he had been preparing in secret all this while…
“Will you still come back to visit auntie?” He seemed to ask this question casually.
“Yes, I’ll be back to visit mom. Anyway, all I need to do here is wait.”
She thought about it for a moment and decided that, although she was rushing for time, she should visit her mother at least. After all, her mother was about to regain consciousness…
“Okay. I’ll book a flight for you, then.”
He felt relieved after hearing her confirmation.
“No need. I can—”
Before she could finish speaking, the man interrupted her.
“I’ll help you with that. It’s harder for your tracks to be traced this way.”
“Okay, then. I’ll leave that to you.”
After hanging up the call, Pei Ge felt happiness and frustration.
She was elated that her mother might wake up soon, yet she felt frustrated that Ji Ziming had found out her identity.
Still, she could not understand how he had recognized her.
“How… did he find out my identity this fast?”
She pressed her lips together with a look of confusion while pondering on this question. In the end, she was still unable to find an explanation for how the man had found out her identity.
…
On this end, while she was feeling a headache because of the man finding out her identity, the person in question was also having a headache because of her.
“Ji Ziming, do you treat me as your brother? You’re actually prying my walls! I already told you that Regina is mine, so why are you still trying to snatch her from me?! I don’t remember you feeling this interested in a woman other than Pei Ge?!”
Having heard of the gossip that his childhood friend and the woman he liked had become close recently, Mu Heng stomped into his friend’s office and angrily pointed at the latter’s nose in censure.
However, no matter how agitated he was, the man in question did not reveal any expression on his face. It was as though he had not noticed his presence.
“Say something! How did you end up having any relationship with her? Don’t you know that the person I like is—”
He halted mid-speech when the man raised his head to look at him.
His gaze was murky and dark, filled with sharp displeasure. This solemn look scared him somewhat.
Still, for his happiness and the woman he liked, he mustered up his courage.
“I say, you can’t be like this! Am I still your brother? How can you treat me—”
“She… isn’t a woman you can like.”
