Sensational! Fake Noble VS Real Genius

After getting off the boat, Gu Zhiqi led the group forward for a while, and finally stopped outside a house covered in greenery.

Both the walls of the house and the area around the main gate were wrapped in vines, and all kinds of flowers bloomed on those vines.

Above the main gate of the house, two characters were carved in bold relief: "Gu Residence."

Seeing this, Tang Yichen spoke up. He turned his head to look at Gu Zhiqi. "This Gu Family?"

Gu Zhiqi: "My biological dad’s family."

Tang Yichen understood instantly.

Then Gu Zhiqi led the group to the gate and knocked lightly on it.

Soon, someone came to open the door.

The one who opened it was a young man in ancient-style clothing. Seeing so many people outside, he froze for a moment.

But once he saw Gu Zhiqi’s face clearly, the young man sucked in a sharp breath, then asked in disbelief, "Miss Qiqi?"

Gu Zhiqi nodded to him. "Uncle Liao."

Hearing that, Gu Yuanliao’s face lit up with a smile. "It really is you?"

"Haven’t seen you in three years, I almost didn’t recognize you. Come, come in quickly. These are all your friends, right? Come on, all of you, come in."

Gu Zhiqi turned her head and introduced him to the others. "The housekeeper. You can just call him Uncle Liao."

The others immediately greeted him, only Tang Yichen felt a little awkward.

After all, Gu Yuanliao didn’t look much older than him.

But seeing that even Su Yunling called him that without any pressure, Tang Yichen still bit the bullet and followed suit.

Then Gu Yuanliao cheerfully responded to them all, even saying with a kindly face, "Good, good, you’re all good kids."

That overly youthful face paired with such a benevolent expression was really a bit jarring.

Gu Zhiqi was already used to it.

Once everyone entered, Gu Yuanliao closed the gate, chatting enthusiastically with Gu Zhiqi as he led them toward the living room.

"Didn’t know you were coming. The Young Master just went out. And you too, honestly, not even a heads-up."

Gu Zhiqi didn’t care much. "He went out, but he’ll come back anyway."

Seeing that Gu Zhiqi’s personality hadn’t changed at all, Gu Yuanliao smiled helplessly, then said, "You don’t know, the Young Master talks about you all the time. If Madam hadn’t forbidden him from leaving Nine Stars City, he’d have gone looking for you long ago."

"Not just the Young Master, the Master and Madam are always talking about you too."

"The two of them already agreed that if you didn’t come back this year, they were going to go out and find you."

Gu Zhiqi: "I just had Uncle Yuan and my dad pass along a message two days ago. He didn’t get it?"

Gu Yuanliao: "Oh really? I actually didn’t know that. Madam doesn’t seem to know either. She was still talking about you at breakfast this morning. I guess the Master deliberately kept it from us—he probably wants to give Madam a surprise."

As they talked, the group had already reached the outside of the living room.

Gu Yuanliao immediately raised his voice and shouted into the room, "Master, Madam, Miss Qiqi is back!"

As soon as Gu Yuanliao’s voice fell, the sound of porcelain shattering came from inside.

Then, those who knew Jin Huazhu saw a woman rush out from inside who looked exactly like Jin Huazhu.

However, the moment the woman opened her mouth, everyone knew this wasn’t Jin Huazhu.

"My girl’s here? Where is she, where is she?"

"Ah, so you’re here."

"Haven’t seen you in three years, you’re looking more and more like your old mom. Deserves to be my own flesh and blood."

As she spoke, the woman reached out and affectionately pinched Gu Zhiqi’s cheek. "This little face—love it, love it."

After that, she even turned her head and planted a kiss on Gu Zhiqi’s cheek. "My girl is so pretty."

Everyone: "..."

This auntie’s whole vibe is really something...