528: You look just like my friend.

That was close!

Seeing that Zhang Xiuying was only a fraction of a second away from truly throwing herself into the river to commit suicide, Ye Su, who was leaning on his knees and panting heavily, also felt a wave of lingering fear.

Having been flung back onto the walkway by Ye Su, Zhang Xiuying, who was now sitting on the ground, also realized that she had been saved by a passerby.

Why?

Why was it even so hard for her to die!

"Girl, I'm telling you, what's so bad that you can't get over it? Why run over here in the middle of the night to jump into the river!"

Ye Su's sudden words snapped Zhang Xiuying out of her grief, and she looked up at the person who had stopped her from jumping.

Although it was a solemn moment for suicide, after seeing Ye Su's face clearly, Zhang Xiuying still couldn't help but exclaim inappropriately in her heart:

So handsome... Then Zhang Xiuying realized that she was someone who wanted to die, so why did she still care about such things.

"It's nothing, thank you..."

Zhang Xiuying shook her head numbly at Ye Su and prepared to leave after standing up.

The courage she had finally mustered just now had been broken by this sudden accident; she now had to find another place to build it up again before she would have the courage to try dying once more.

Seeing this scene, Ye Su frowned deeply.

Just how much of a blow did Sister Ran's long-lost sister suffer to be so intent on seeking death?

Since the System didn't prompt that he had completed the requirements for the "hidden easter egg," Ye Su knew that the matter was not over yet.

If he really let Zhang Xiuying leave, she would definitely find another place to end her life.

"Wait a second!"

Fortunately, Ye Su's current physical fitness could be described as monstrous. After sprinting for over a kilometer, he had already recovered after just a few breaths.

Not daring to let Zhang Xiuying leave, Ye Su grabbed her hand while speaking.

Worried that being grabbed by a strange man in the middle of the night would scare Zhang Xiuying.

Ye Su only gave a tug to make Zhang Xiuying stop, then quickly released his hand and raised both hands to show he meant no harm.

This move was indeed effective.

Having her hand tugged and seeing Ye Su's appearance, Zhang Xiuying was certain he had no ill intentions, and the guard in her heart lowered significantly.

Taking advantage of this moment, Ye Su was finally able to see Zhang Xiuying's appearance clearly with the help of the streetlights.

Although she had been separated from Yan Ran since infancy, there was a blood relation after all, and Ye Su could still vaguely find similarities to Yan Ran in the space between Zhang Xiuying's brows.

It was just that their living conditions were different.

Yan Ran was 34 years old this year, but she was well-maintained. If one didn't look at the young-married-woman Charm about her and just looked at her face, it wouldn't be surprising to say she was only in her twenties.

On the other hand, Zhang Xiuying didn't have that much time, money, or energy for maintenance.

Over the years, she had been ravaged by the pressures of her family, marriage, work, and other surrounding environments, making her look more haggard than her actual age.

If Ye Su were to score them based on looks, if Yan Ran was a ten, Zhang Xiuying would only be around a six.

If they stood together, people might mistakenly think Zhang Xiuying was the older sister and Yan Ran was the younger one.

Because of Yan Ran's "grand" bosom, after seeing Zhang Xiuying's face, Ye Su's gaze uncontrollably drifted downward for a moment.

Unlike Yan Ran's "turbulent waves," Zhang Xiuying was wearing a loose short-sleeved shirt.

But with his professional eyes, Ye Su could still see that Zhang Xiuying had a normal figure.

Forget Yan Ran, even Chen Xinyi could firmly outmatch her.

Fortunately, Ye Su still knew his limits, and his gaze only flickered for a moment before retracting, so Zhang Xiuying didn't notice anything wrong.

"I saved you just now, so you could say it's a kind of fate. How about we sit and chat for a while? Once we're done chatting, I'll leave. If you still want to end your life, I won't be in your way anymore."

Although it was meddling, the other party had indeed saved her out of kindness.

Zhang Xiuying thought about it and nodded politely, then sat down on a stone bench nearby.

Seeing this, Ye Su also sat at the other end of the bench, though the space between them was wide enough for another person to sit.

As soon as he sat down, Ye Su put his acting skills to use. He stared at Zhang Xiuying's face impolitely for a moment before feigning surprise:

"You look so much like a friend of mine."

These words stunned Zhang Xiuying, and she couldn't help but misunderstand.

What does he mean? Is he hitting on me?

Isn't this kind of pick-up line too cliché?

Zhang Xiuying felt a bit awkward and didn't know how to respond, so she could only give a perfunctory reply:

"Is that so? Then it really is a coincidence."

Unexpectedly, Ye Su was relentless and continued to dwell on this topic:

"Right? I didn't expect that after being unable to sleep in the middle of the night and coming out for a stroll, not only would I run into you, but you also look a bit like my friend. If I didn't know her situation, I would suspect you two were sisters."

To this, Zhang Xiuying could only nod: "Mm..."

Ignoring Zhang Xiuying's awkward perfunctoriness, Ye Su even pulled out his phone from his pocket, opened a photo, and handed it over:

"Look, don't you two look alike?"

"Ah?"

Looking at the beautiful woman in the photo who exuded an air of nobility, Zhang Xiuying opened her mouth blankly, unable to think of what to say.

She had some self-awareness and knew what she looked like; she was too embarrassed to thick-headedly admit that she looked like the woman in the photo.

If she really looked like the woman in the photo, she could have started a short video account, danced every day, and then started live streaming. She would have earned many times more money than her job, so how could her life have ended up like this.

Meanwhile, Ye Su's emotional intelligence was currently frighteningly low. Ignoring the gap in appearance between Zhang Xiuying and Yan Ran, he began to spout nonsense:

"When I saw you just now, I was startled. I thought she had come over here to Yang County."

Seeing that Zhang Xiuying remained silent, Ye Su had no choice but to talk to himself:

"But this friend of mine originally had a younger sister, but unfortunately, she was given away by her family when she was just a month old.

I heard her say that her younger sister was born on the 18th day of the 10th lunar month in '94, and there's a mole in the middle of her right arm."

As he spoke, Ye Su also stretched out his right arm and pointed out the location of the mole according to where Yan Ran had mentioned it to him before.

The reason why Ye Su would proactively tell Zhang Xiuying all the information about Yan Ran's sister right at the start.

Was mainly out of concern that during their later casual chat, Zhang Xiuying might inadvertently reveal this bit of information.

If Ye Su said it then, it would more or less look suspicious, as if he were just following along with what Zhang Xiuying said.

Only by being the first to mention it could he make Zhang Xiuying subconsciously believe what he said under the impression of it being a coincidence.

And Ye Su's approach was quite effective.

Hearing the several characteristics he mentioned, Zhang Xiuying, who was originally absent-minded, felt her brain shake inexplicably, and her left hand subconsciously rested on her right arm.

Right there, there happened to be a mole exactly as Ye Su had described.

And the birthday on her ID card was also November 20, 1994, which happened to be the 18th day of the 10th lunar month!