Li Qianqian was also very excited. After so many years, she finally had news of her sister.
At this moment, her eyes were also filled with tears. She hugged Murong Yanran tightly, also choked with emotion.
Although there were no customers here, it wasn't a suitable place to pour out her heart. Being watched made her feel very awkward.
"Child, don't cry. Let's go to my office and have a good chat."
"Okay!"
Li Qianqian immediately called up and informed the lobby manager to tell Mr. Gu to come back another time, displaying a domineering attitude.
Picking up the check from the floor, Murong Yanran followed Li Qianqian to the office on the top floor.
As soon as she entered, the luxury was evident. Besides the office area, there were also areas for relaxation, fitness, and meetings, all designed with opulent grandeur. It was easily two hundred square meters, truly befitting a Swiss bank.
"Child, what's your name?"
"Li... Auntie, my name is Murong Yanran."
"Murong?" Li Qianqian frowned and mumbled, "Why Murong? Isn't she his daughter?"
Although a little confused, she didn't think much of it. She then held Murong Yanran's hand and asked, "How has your mother been all these years?"
As soon as Li Sisi was mentioned, Murong Yanran's eyes instantly turned red. She hugged Li Qianqian and cried, "Mom... Mom, she's... gone, sob sob sob..."
"What?"
Upon hearing this news, Li Qianqian was struck by lightning. Her face instantly turned deathly pale, and her hands fell limply. Tears gushed out like water, but without a sound, as if she had lost her voice.
After a long while, their emotions had somewhat calmed down, but their expressions were still filled with grief.
"Can you tell me what happened? I..."
Li Qianqian still couldn't accept this fact. She had just received news, only to be met with a tragedy. How could she report this to the family?
Murong Yanran took a breath and recounted everything she remembered about her mother. It went on for several hours. After she finished, both of them sighed heavily.
"Alas, it's fate and destiny. If she hadn't been so stubborn back then, she wouldn't have... Alas!"
"By the way, Yanran, did your mother leave anything behind, like an object or a letter?"
Although Murong Yanran bore a strong resemblance to Li Sisi, and her described personality was identical to her sister's, it was only hearsay. There was no direct evidence to prove their mother-daughter relationship.
On this point, Li Qianqian maintained a sliver of rationality. After all, one could never truly know another's heart, especially in families of their caliber, where many would try to infiltrate and defraud them of money or other secrets.
"Only this necklace."
Murong Yanran took off the necklace she always wore around her neck.
The moment Li Qianqian saw the necklace, all her doubts vanished. This was something she had given to Li Sisi, and they had made a pact that the necklace would never be taken off, unless...
Li Qianqian also took off an identical necklace from her own neck. Touching the two necklaces, she couldn't help but recall past events.
Twenty years had passed in the blink of an eye. To receive news again only to be separated by death, how fate played with people.
"Yanran, what are your plans now?"
"Auntie, I'm doing very well now. I have my career and the person I love."
The moment Murong Yanran mentioned the person in her heart, her face was filled with happiness.
Li Qianqian, on the side, narrowed her eyes slightly and silently observed, then returned to her benevolent demeanor and said, "Yanran, come back to Yanjing with me in a couple of days. You need to meet your maternal grandparents."
"So soon?"
Although gaining more relatives made Murong Yanran very surprised, she felt a bit apprehensive about meeting them.
"Your maternal grandparents are advanced in age and not in good health. Your mother's departure back then left them with a deep-seated regret. I don't dare to tell them about your mother's death. Perhaps it would be more appropriate for you to tell them!"
"Then... alright!"
They chatted for a while longer. Seeing that it was getting late, Murong Yanran left. Before she departed, Li Qianqian arranged for an employee to help process the check overtime. However, the fact that the transfer name was not Murong Yanran's caused her some suspicion.
Li Qianqian saw Murong Yanran out of the bank and returned to her office, lost in thought for a long time. She took out her phone and dialed, "Brother, I've found news about our second sister. She... she's gone!"
The person on the other end of the line fell silent. After a long pause, filled with sadness, their voice became hoarse, "Is the news accurate?"
"Yes, sister left a daughter."
"Alright, confirm it again. If there are no issues, make arrangements to bring her home!"
After hanging up, Li Qianqian looked at the strand of black hair in her hand and murmured to herself, "I hope there won't be any other unexpected issues."
She then made another call, "Help me find some information, and make it detailed. Also, take the items that were brought here for testing. Give me the results before the day after tomorrow."
When Murong Yanran returned home, her slightly swollen eyes made Li Haochen's heart clench. He walked over anxiously and asked, "What happened?"
Murong Yanran pursed her lips, hugged Li Haochen tightly, and said with a slight sob, "I... I found my family."
After Murong Yanran calmed down, Li Haochen gently wiped away the two teardrops that lingered under her eyes and pulled her to sit down. He asked, "What happened? Tell me about it."
Murong Yanran drank some water and slowly recounted what had happened at the bank, which Li Haochen found quite miraculous.
"Destiny is predetermined."
"Yes, I never expected to reunite with my aunt in this way."
"This is what's called being destined by fate. So, are you going to Yanjing with your aunt the day after tomorrow?"
"What, you're reluctant to let me go?"
"Yes, apart from reluctance, I'm also very worried. Alas, Yanjing, anyone you pull out there could easily outshine me."
"That's true, then you need to work harder, hehe!"
"Hmph, you think you can rebel? If you dare to have other thoughts, let's see how I'll deal with you, hehe!"
"Ah... no, the living room is here, let's go back to the room..."
Soon, clothes flew, and sweat poured like rain...
The next day!
At noon, two documents lay on Li Qianqian's desk. She picked up one of them and began to read. The results were very satisfactory, showing a perfect match without any surprises. She immediately called her elder brother, "Brother, the results match. She is sister's daughter."
"Good... good... good!"
After hanging up, Li Qianqian picked up another thick document and began to read. The photograph on the first page was clearly Li Haochen.
Li Qianqian read it very carefully, afraid of missing anything. The information was very detailed, even including his relationship with Xie Baolian and Ling Hanfeng, as well as his participation in the competition in Macau. The rest was self-explanatory. The more she read, the more interested she became. Starting from scratch, achieving this at his age was rare, even in Yanjing.
However, when she saw Wang Xiaoming's appearance, Li Qianqian frowned. "How can the Wang family have any connection with him? That shouldn't be the case."