No sooner had the words been spoken than the elderly couple exchanged glances, as if pondering something. The young man, too, seemed to sense their hesitation and, after a smile, quickly reassured them: “Rest assured, I’m neither a human trafficker nor a brazen con artist, much less someone out to harm you. I’m just a young person with my own agenda. I’ve come to you because there’s something I need your help with. If you don’t believe me, look over there—my wife is still in the car!”

As he spoke, the young man removed the glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, revealing his deep, penetrating eyes and his full face. Then, with a warm smile, he waved to the woman sitting in the passenger seat of his car not far away—a rather bored-looking woman who was leaning against the window, gazing in their direction.

It was clear that the man truly adored his wife. Not only did his eyes light up whenever he looked at her, but within the blink of an eye, the air around him seemed to fill with a delicate, sweet fragrance—one that you’d only catch on a close, affectionate young couple.

This instantly put the Zhang family’s elderly couple at ease. And when Old Man Zhang glanced at the woman, his eyes suddenly lit up. Though she was by no means a breathtaking beauty and couldn’t compare to Liu Qingqing’s exquisite charm and alluring grace, she was nonetheless strikingly pretty, with an indescribable aura about her, like a celestial being descended from heaven—she simply didn’t look like a bad person.

Meanwhile, Old Lady Zhang, tightly shielding her husband, suddenly widened her eyes in surprise and pointed at the young woman: “She…”

“What’s wrong with her?” Old Man Zhang asked, puzzled, his large hands instinctively slipping protectively around his wife’s waist.

“She looks so familiar! I swear I’ve seen her somewhere before!” Old Lady Zhang exclaimed.

Old Man Zhang immediately asked, “Really?”

“Yes! I’m sure I have! She… she’s really unique!”

“Then think carefully,” he urged.

The elderly couple chatted back and forth, seemingly engaged in casual conversation. The young man scratched his ear, rolled his eyes, and began walking toward his car, lazily saying to them, “If you don’t mind, could you please step aside? Once you’re in the car, you might be able to see things more clearly.”

Hearing this, the Zhang parents momentarily paused their discussion and hurried after the young man toward the vehicle. As soon as they drew near, the woman in the passenger seat opened the door and stepped out, greeting them warmly: “Hello, Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang—long time no see!”

“You…” Old Man Zhang was still puzzled.

But Old Lady Zhang had already recognized her and slapped her thigh in sudden realization: “You… you… you’re… you’re the one… the one…”

She seemed to recall something, yet she just couldn’t quite bring it to mind. So Lin Xi came to her rescue: “Aunt Zhang, my name is Lin Xi. We met not long ago—right here, right in that very spot.”

Lin Xi pointed to the exact location where she had played the role of a saleswoman during her last visit. Then she swept her loose hair back over her shoulders, recreating the hairstyle she’d worn when she was selling goods. Only then did Old Lady Zhang suddenly remember what had happened that day and, pointing at Lin Xi, said, “I remember you now! You were the little girl who sold things that day. You even took a phone call that day and almost fainted right here in front of us.”

“That’s right,” Lin Xi confirmed.

Old Man Zhang and Old Lady Zhang exchanged a glance, and both of them felt they had finally pieced it together.

End of Chapter 251: Counterattack 178