Marven and his father Ye Changying had striking similarities in appearance.
Their age difference and distinct hairstyles and clothing styles might have made the resemblance less obvious, but if Marven adopted his father's style, the similarity could be startlingly close.
When Du Haiqing saw him, it was as if she had been struck by lightning, as if she had passed away.
She was caught off guard, her shock and loss of composure total.
She struggled to comprehend the possibility, wondering if her longing for Ye Changying had created a hallucination.
Otherwise, how could there be a man so identical to Ye Changying?
Moreover, Ye Changying had died in his early thirties, leaving a significant gap in Du Haiqing's life.
Their interaction was limited to the years before his marriage, with minimal overlap after his marriage and until his death.
As such, what Du Haiqing remembers most about Ye Changying are the years when he was 20 to 25 years old, roughly around Marven's current age.
This proximity in age heightened her feeling that Ye Changying, who was in his twenties, had reappeared before her.
Almost simultaneously, Du Haiqing's tears burst forth again, and upon wiping away her tears, she looked again, only to find Marven still there.
This momentary glance filled her heart with terror.
She began to feel that the "Ye Changying" standing before her, or the man resembling him, had gained a semblance of reality.
Marven, too, felt surprised.
He couldn't understand why the woman in the yard gazed at him with such peculiar eyes, nor why she couldn't help bursting into tears upon seeing him.
At this instant, he sensed something was amiss.
In essence, 80% of this woman's reactions stemmed from her connection to Marven's father.
Du Haiqing harbored illusory speculations, but Marven didn't.
He analyzed the situation calmly, rapidly processing the available clues in his mind.
“Firstly, this woman's presence at the location where her parents used to live suggests a significant connection to my parents. It's likely that she has a relationship with them, particularly with my father.”
“Secondly, the woman's reaction upon seeing me was overwhelmingly shocked, excited, and tearful. It's probable that she views me as her father-type.”
“Who is this woman?”
Just as Marven pondered, Du Haiqing looked at him and involuntarily whispered in a soft voice to clarify the reality or illusion.
As soon as she uttered the name "Changying," the old butler turned around, his gaze fixed on the scene.
