The coincidence of their surnames had only briefly piqued Tang Tang's curiosity. She had not given it much thought.
After all, Su was hardly an uncommon surname. There was nothing strange about sharing it.
That was until a week later, when a man named Su Zhihao came to see her, claiming to be her maternal uncle.
"I'm sorry. My sister let it slip the other day. That was how I found out they'd found you."
Su Zhihao apologized as soon as they met.
Tang Tang was bewildered. "Your sister? Do you mean Su... Tang Yue's mother?"
"Yes." Su Zhihao nodded.
"..."
Tang Tang studied the man in his thirties before her. Looking closely, she could indeed see some resemblance to Su Chuchu in his features.
But even if he was Su Chuchu's younger brother, and nominally her uncle, they were still strangers with no blood relation. Why had he gone out of his way to seek her out as family?
There seemed to be no need for it at all.
Seeing her bewilderment, Su Zhihao realized something. "They didn't tell you?"
"Tell me what?" Tang Tang genuinely had no idea what he meant.
Su Zhihao fell silent for a while, then picked up the water on the table and drained it in one gulp.
Tang Tang: "..."
"Then did they tell you anything about your mother?" Su Zhihao asked again.
Tang Tang nodded. "Dad told me her name was Su Xiajing."
"That's all?"
"Yes."
His reaction made it obvious that he knew Su Xiajing. Tang Tang unconsciously sat up straighter and asked tentatively, "Did you know my mother too?"
Su Zhihao was silent for another moment before nodding heavily. "Yes."
"Then..."
"Your mother was my older half sister. We shared the same father," Su Zhihao said bluntly.
Tang Tang felt