When the woman heard my question, her eyes fixed tightly on me.
Her gaze made me feel a little uncomfortable.
Only then did she slowly say, "I think we should know each other. At least, the moment I first saw you, I felt a sense of familiarity, like you were an old friend I had known for a long time."
Familiarity? An old friend?
I said, "I have a very close friend who looks exactly like you."
"Oh? Something like that actually exists? Exactly alike?" A smile appeared on her face.
I sighed. "Yes. Even her smile is the same, and so is her voice."
There was a trace of longing in her eyes. "I really want to meet this friend of yours."
"By the way, what is your surname?" I asked.
"My surname is Xu."
My eyes widened at once. Her surname was actually Xu.
I swallowed. "Xu what?"
"Xu Qiuyan," she answered with a smile.
I completely fell apart. I sat frozen on the sofa, my mind blank.
"Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang!" It was only when I heard her calling me that I came back to my senses.
"Huh?"
She looked at me. "What's wrong with you?"
What was wrong with me? Her surname was Xu, and her name was Xu Qiuyan. How was that possible?
"Could it be that your friend's surname is Xu too?" she asked curiously.
My lips moved, but I did not know how to answer. I wanted to say that my friend not only had the surname Xu, but was also named Xu Qiuyan. But that answer seemed idiotic. Who knew whether the woman before me was saying this deliberately? She knew my past, and she knew about what had happened between Xu Qiuyan and me.
I became even more guarded.
"Mr. Jiang,