Chapter 11 The Truth Comes Out (Extra updates 9 and 10 for Golden Meng, the number one ink fan)_2

He certainly was not the type to become unprincipled and agree to anything simply because he saw a girl dancing, with her beauty slightly above the ordinary, and a voice that was just a tad pleasant.

Ha. The genius architect Nie Guangyi. Also allergic to women.

Unless—Xuan Shi would consider a sex change.

"You can listen to anything," Nie Guangyi said with a serious expression, repeating himself. This time, he took the opportunity to add a condition: "Provided someone tells me why this place is called Aurora's Intention."

His curiosity was just too strong.

He returned to the country curious from Italy and remained curious until he was right there.

Meng Xin Zhi shot Zong Yi a questioning glance with her eyes: [Do you really want to listen again?]

Zong Yi nodded her head furiously.

Blinking her eyes, as if to say [Sister, you're not spoiling me today!]

Unable to help it, Meng Xin Zhi took Zong Yi's hand, stepped back beside their father, Zong Ji.

"To answer that question, you might have to ask our dad," Meng Xin Zhi's tone changed, carrying a hint of sweetness and softness.

Although it was subtle, the observant Nie Guangyi still noticed a kind of indescribable change.

Zong Ji, who had received his elder daughter's signal, joined the conversation at that moment.

There was a light in his eyes.

Excitement, pride, and much that couldn't quite be expressed.

Just like the first time Nie Guangyi introduced Concetto di Aurora's hidden features to Xuan Shi.

"Young man, don't you also find this name exceptionally pleasant to hear, full of artistic conception?" Zong Ji substituted a question for an answer.

"Yeah." Nie Guangyi couldn't deny that; to deny Zong Ji would be to deny himself.

But being called "little brother" was somewhat uncomfortable for Nie Guangyi.

If anyone else had asked him that, Nie Guangyi would've blown his top.

It was not at all about greeting him as "big brother" or "little brother."

The issue was, why should a term of address be made to sound so classical!

Having received an affirmative answer from Nie Guangyi, Zong Ji stopped beating around the bush.

He pointed at Meng Xin Zhi and said to Nie Guangyi, "This is my eldest daughter, Meng Xin Zhi, she takes her mother's surname."

Then, pointing at Zong Yi, he continued: "This is my youngest daughter, Zong Yi, the 'Yi' from 'Xinyi'."

Immediately after, Zong Ji pointed at himself: "I am Zong Ji, the father of Daxin and Xiaoyi. Now that I've introduced us this way, does anything come to mind?"

Nie Guangyi shook his head.

What's all this about?

Completely puzzling.

At this moment, young miss Zong Yi switched back into aggressive answer mode: "Guangyi brother, let me give you a hint~ There's also an elder brother named Zong Guang~"

"And then?" Nie Guangyi finally focused his attention on Zong Yi.

"Then combine our names!"

"Names?"

"Yes." Seeing Nie Guangyi still hadn't understood, Zong Yi simply laid it all out: "Dad, brother, sister, and me, what do you get when you combine the last character of each of our names?"

Zong Ji, Zong Guang, Meng Xin Zhi, Zong Yi.

The last character of each name.

"..."

Nie Guangyi was speechless; not believing Zong Yi, he looked up at Zong Ji: "It's that simple?"

"How can it be simple? I pondered over it for a long time!" Zong Ji's excitement continued.

He pulled Zong Yi to his side, looking at her affectionately.

It was a series of gestures: ruffling her hair, and playfully tapping on her nose.

After a smooth sequence of affectionate gestures, he finally looked up to continue elucidating the mystery for Nie Guangyi.

"The day Ayi was born, I had already thought of the name 'Aurora's Intention,'" said Zong Ji, "I figured whatever I do in the future, as long as I think it's meaningful, I must register it under the trademark 'Aurora's Intention.' And just like that, eleven years have passed. Our Ayi is now an eleven-year-old young lady."

Well, very well.

He had thought of the name eleven years ago.

A whole ten years earlier than when the concept of Concetto di Aurora appeared in his mind.

I talk to you about naming, and you talk to me about family.

Like mixing apples and oranges, yet undeniably true.

In this round, the genius architect Nie Guangyi was completely defeated.

And the defeat was utterly irrational.

The result of his long contemplation, the mystery that he couldn't solve, turned out to be the combination of the last character of their names.

Truth be told, this was even less satisfying than a baffling sister riddle.

At least that would have some technical substance.

Nie Guangyi's mindset completely collapsed: "What about this building then? Why was this building built this way?"

Zong Ji was about to reply, but Zong Yi cut him off.

Holding her head high, Zong Yi asked Nie Guangyi: "Guangyi brother, didn't you just say that as long as someone tells you why this place is called Aurora's Intention, you would play any song requested, right? That's correct, isn't it? But now you've asked two questions. So you should at least play two pieces first!"