Chapter 10: The Imposter Sheng Xiyang

Chapter 10: The Imposter Sheng Xiyang

Sheng Xiyang was taken aback.

He turned his head and asked, "Why?"

Sheng Ai looked at the traffic passing by in the distance, paused for a moment, and said, "I don't think I can work as hard as Mother to raise children or start a business from scratch like Father, marrying into a prestigious family for a life of ease."

He glanced at Sheng Xiyang and continued, "Rather than living an aimless life, it's better to pour my efforts into the business and do something more substantial."

Xiyang thought, if this is considered aimless, then who could ever achieve anything?

But before he could speak, Sheng Ai said, "I've always wanted to join the military since I was young."

Xiyang was stunned and asked, "Then why didn't you?"

After saying this, he felt as if the air around them had frozen for a moment.

He had walked ahead a few steps, leading in front of Sheng Ai. So when he turned around to walk backward and talk to Sheng Ai, Sheng Ai stopped walking.

Xiyang couldn't help but stop too.

He looked into Sheng Ai's eyes behind his glasses, which seemed obscured by a layer of light, making it hard to read his expression.

Xiyang was smart and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Firstly, the reason Sheng Ai couldn't join the military must be known to the original body. It was possible that the real Sheng Xiyang knew, but the imposter did not, which would be disastrous.

Xiyang's guess was correct.

After a moment of silence, Sheng Ai walked up to Xiyang, his eyes unreadable, his voice still gentle: "Don't you remember? When we were kids, you fell ill."

With these words, Sheng Ai walked past Xiyang.

Xiyang stiffened slightly.

He turned to follow, walking silently behind Sheng Ai.

Sheng Ai was so perceptive that even if he had held out hope that this brother might not be an imposter, after all these years together, he now seemed certain that the brother was indeed an imposter.

Not just an imposter, but entirely fake inside and out.

A complete impostor Sheng Xiyang.

Xiyang didn't know what to do.

...

Sheng Ai led Xiyang to a small restaurant and ordered two bowls of duck blood vermicelli soup.

After sitting down, Xiyang tried to find something to talk about to break the awkward silence, but he wasn't sure what to say.

When the duck blood vermicelli soup arrived, the owner recognized Sheng Ai and smiled, "I added extra scallions and cilantro. Enjoy your meal."

Sheng Ai smiled slightly.

Xiyang did not eat scallions or cilantro.

Seeing his bowl filled with scallions and cilantro, he nearly broke down, but he didn't dare act rashly, unsure if the original body and the real Sheng Xiyang liked these ingredients.

Xiyang could only try to discreetly remove the scallions and cilantro where Sheng Ai couldn't see him, focusing on eating the noodles.

After quietly eating a few bites, Xiyang heard Sheng Ai speak.

Sheng Ai's voice was soft, "I remember, the year you went missing, you were only five."

Xiyang's heart sank again.

Honestly, he was afraid of Sheng Ai bringing up this topic because he knew nothing about it.

Sheng Ai looked down at the soup, his features blurred by the steam, "When we found you, you had forgotten many things and your personality had changed quite a bit."

"Brother," Xiyang felt he couldn't hold back any longer, "actually, I..."

Before he could finish, a gunshot suddenly rang out outside.

Someone burst into the restaurant, accompanied by the sound of shattering glass. Before Xiyang could react, Sheng Ai pulled him over and shielded him, preventing the glass shards from hitting Xiyang.