Maru's Biological Father-What a Ruthless Woman!

Solun's face was filled with delight. He knew he had just taken a trip through the gates of hell.

He had originally thought he was doomed, but who would have expected such a turn of events?

The look he gave me was somewhat complicated as well. I could understand it. After all, the previous Tangba Tusi had never been this scheming. This time, even Yangjin had suffered a silent loss.

Dewang was taken away. Yangjin dismissed everyone else, even sending Maru to Zhuangzi to handle some business for her.

Only she, the two sisters, and I remained in the room.

She did not treat the sisters as outsiders at all. She had no idea that they already knew their true origins.

"What a clever move. I really didn't expect you to be this calculating. You even turned the tables on me." She narrowed her eyes and smiled at me.

I said nothing and calmly lit a cigarette.

She sighed. "If you had been like this sooner, why would the position of Tusi lord have needed to change hands? Ah, right. The you from before was not the you of now."

The two girls looked utterly bewildered by her words, but I understood what she meant.

I said, "The you from before does not seem to be the you of now either."

She merely replied, "You are wrong. I am still me. I am the me of today, and I am also the me of the past."

My heart jolted. I thought of one possibility: reincarnation. She had retained the memories of her past life, which was why she had the same name in both the present and the future—Yangjin.

"This time, I compromised. But you should understand that I merely did so for the greater good. No matter what, I