Chapter 60: Gu Ci? His Sister?

The two of them stared at each other in silence, eyes wide, neither willing to look away. Gu Jinyan could hardly believe what he was seeing—the girl emerging from the guest room of his own home nearly made his eyes pop out of his head.

Gu Ci couldn’t help but press a hand to her forehead, feeling utterly out of sorts. She’d already heard from Su Wan yesterday that there were three sons in the family, and it seemed likely this was one of her cousins.

“Who are you? Why are you in my house?” Gu Jinyan narrowed his sharp, striking eyes, his gaze suspicious as it swept over Gu Ci. “Weren’t you the one from last night…”

Hearing this, Gu Ci was busy thinking how best to explain last night’s events when a figure approached them.

Without a moment to lose, Gu Ci swiftly clapped her hand over Gu Jinyan’s mouth. “You must be my cousin, right? My second aunt always said you were refined and elegant, with the bearing of a true gentleman. Now that I see you, the praise is clearly well-deserved.”

Gu Jinyan’s eyes widened at the girl’s obviously insincere flattery, letting out a muffled protest. Anyone with sense could tell those words were meant for his second brother, not him.

And… cousin? Since when did he have such a cousin?

Just then, he noticed Gu Changrong heading toward them, apron on and spatula in hand.

In that instant, Gu Jinyan understood and fell silent.

Gu Ci quickly withdrew her hand, acting as though nothing had happened—her swift movement drawing another sidelong glance from Gu Jinyan.

Seeing his youngest son home without a word, Gu Changrong regarded him with surprise and asked casually, “You’re here? Has work been tiring lately?”

Gu Jinyan immediately put on a flawless smile, ready to assure his father that everything was fine and there was no need to worry. But before he could speak, his father’s attention had already shifted to the girl. “Ci, did you sleep well last night?”

Gu Jinyan’s words stuck in his throat. Clearly, his father’s concern for him was just a passing courtesy.

He heard the girl reply, calm and unflustered, “Yes, thank you, Uncle. I rested very well last night.”

Gu Jinyan nearly choked on his own saliva at that. Looking at Gu Ci’s sincere, composed, and obedient demeanor, he might have believed her—if he hadn’t personally seen her sneaking down the elevator in the middle of the night and returning at three or four in the morning.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Dad, she is…”

She called him cousin, and his father uncle—there was only one family that made sense. But Gu Zhiran didn’t look like this at all…

Besides, that famously delicate and affected young lady always put on a show of gentle kindness, but in truth looked down on their family and would never have come here.

Gu Changrong shot him a look of disapproval. “Your cousin recognized you as her brother at once and lavished you with compliments, and yet you, as her brother, don’t even know who your own sister is. How careless can you be…”

Gu Jinyan was so aggrieved he wanted to cry! Was his dad serious? Those words from Gu Ci weren’t even meant for him. Besides, he’d only rushed home upon hearing that the two of them had arrived in Songdu—how was he supposed to know there was suddenly a sister he’d never met?

If the person before him weren’t his father, he’d have liked to ask if he even knew what double standards meant!

Halfway through breakfast, Su Wan emerged from the bedroom after finishing a phone call.

Gu Jinyan immediately propped his head on his hand, struck a handsome pose, and threw a charming wink at his mother.

Just as he was waiting for her to brighten with surprise and shower him with loving affection, Su Wan walked right past him…