"She, Jiang Xue, my sister, real sister." Lu Jintian glanced at Lan Tianyu and started to introduce Jiang Xue. Previously, in the hall, Lan Tianyu had mentioned ’Sister Qing,’ so at this moment, Lu Jintian emphasized the word real.

Only then did Lan Tianyu realize he had misunderstood. He began to study Jiang Xue closely. At first glance, he noticed she looked very much like Lu Jintian, so he fully believed his words.

"Hello Xue’er, I’m Lan Tianyu, your brother’s childhood friend." Without waiting for Lu Jintian to speak, Lan Tianyu took the initiative to introduce himself.

"Hello!" Jiang Xue smiled and greeted Lan Tianyu, then sat there silently.

Seeing her like this, Lu Jintian felt a bit helpless, so he proactively brought up a topic and started asking Jiang Xue some questions. Lan Tianyu also joined in the conversation, and the atmosphere was quite good.

It was then that Jiang Xue learned some things about Lu Jintian. Turns out, he had been adopted by his parents’ friend, Lu Zheng, since he was young and had always lived in Beijing. This time, he came to South City specifically to investigate the cause of his biological parents’ death.

After hearing this, Jiang Xue looked at Lu Jintian and asked, "Besides investigating your parents’ cause of death, do you have other plans? Like recognizing your ancestors or something?"

Lu Jintian detected the unusual tone in Jiang Xue’s voice, glanced at her, and then said, "Do you think I should recognize my ancestors?"

"That’s your matter, why ask me?"

"Xue’er, you are my sister, real sister; if I recognize my ancestors, you will inevitably have to recognize them too. How can it not relate to you?"

"You are you, and I am me. If you want to recognize them, I won’t stop you, but I definitely won’t recognize them."

"Why?" Lu Jintian was taken aback and asked.

"If you knew why our parents died, you would understand." Jiang Xue said calmly and then fell silent. She had no affection for the elderly couple of the Jiang Family and wouldn’t recognize them.

"Xue’er, do you know something?" Lu Jintian’s face changed, and he looked at Jiang Xue. Listening to her words, it seemed like their parents’ death was related to the Jiang Family.

The adoptive father also suspected that the parents’ death was related to the Jiang Family, which is why he advised him not to rush into recognizing ancestors and to investigate the past events thoroughly.

But since a long time had passed, he couldn’t figure it out quickly. Besides, it seemed like someone intentionally hid the clues, slowing down his progress.

Now, hearing Jiang Xue’s words, it seemed she knew the cause of their parents’ death.

Jiang Xue glanced at Lu Jintian but didn’t speak. After all, it involved some privacy, and there was an outsider present, so she wouldn’t say anything.

Fortunately, the waiter started serving food at this moment, and Lu Jintian didn’t pursue the matter further. His residence was close to Jiang Xue’s, so he thought asking later when they returned would be fine.

Lan Tianyu knew Lu Jintian’s reason for coming to South City long ago, but he had no intention of intervening. So when Jiang Xue remained silent, he didn’t speak either.

He wasn’t a meddlesome person, and as a friend, he needed to respect boundaries.

They ate for more than an hour. When they finished, it was already past one o’clock. Seeing it was getting late, Jiang Xue planned to return to school, so she said, "I have to head back to school in the afternoon; I won’t stay with you guys."

"I’ll walk you out!" Lu Jintian stood up and then called the waiter to settle the bill.

Jiang Xue initially wanted to refuse but then thought it was a bit far from here to school, and taking a bus wasn’t convenient, so she said nothing.