After he asked, the line went quiet for a moment.
Hua Jian frowned and pulled his phone away from his ear. Jiang Ruiming hadn't hung up.
"Director?"
"Hmm? Sorry, I got distracted." Jiang Ruiming's voice suddenly grew subdued. "Yishuang was a senior of mine. I only learned after she passed away that Yishuang was her professional name."
Hua Jian paused. He hadn't expected Yishuang to be a woman.
"Sorry, Director. I didn't mean to bring up something painful."
Jiang Ruiming gave a wistful laugh. "It's all right. Come by the gallery when you have time. I'll show you some of her other paintings."
Hua Jian asked, "Director, was Ms. Yishuang once a student in Imperial University's art department?"
Jiang Ruiming was startled. "How did you know? No one besides me should know about that."
Hua Jian's expression grew grave. "Don't worry, Director. I'm only guessing. Didn't you just mention the scholarships the Pulton Family provided to Imperial University's art department? I suspect the Poulton Family Head might have had some connection to Ms. Yishuang."
In the original novel, when Shu Yao interviewed the Poulton Family Head, he mentioned that he provided the scholarships because a woman he had once loved had attended Imperial University.
And now the Poulton Family Head was so interested in Yishuang's paintings.
Yishuang was also a woman.
All these coincidences made Hua Jian suspect that the Poulton Family Head had a connection to Yishuang.
Why had the Poulton Family Head gone to Sea City to look for his biological child instead of coming to the Imperial Capital?
There was only one possibility: the Poulton Family Head didn't know Yishuang's real name.
Hua Jian said, "As for working with the Pulton Family, my recommendation is that we hold off for now."
This was the first time Hua