Familiar Girl

Soon the royal children settled down on their seats, a level above the four families.

They looked around the room and eventually spotted two beautiful women. One looked extremely beautiful – Yes that would be Lin Huiying.

'I am starting to regret my decision.' Lin Huiying noticed their gaze.

"Wow, when did the imperial city had such beautiful girls." Zhou Meng whispered to Zhou Shen and his sister, Zhou Dongyu.

"Man, she looks so beautiful!" Zhou Dongyu said while trying to control her emotions.

Zhou Shen who had noticed her was no exception.

Who doesn't like to appreciate beauty? But when he noticed the black mole under her left eye, he was surprised. He carefully looked at her and tried to match her with the figure he had in mind.

"Don't you find her familiar?" he asked his two siblings who were busy analyzing Lin Huiying's features.

Zhou Dongyu's attention shifted, "Familiar? How?" She started to observe Lin Huiying from a different perspective. The same goes for Zhou Meng.

Zhou Shen who was also thinking answered, "Six days ago. When we were returning. The incident at the Henan street."

Zhou Meng was quick to realize, "Wait. Do you mean that girl in blue robes?"

Zhou Shen, "I'm thinking. Maybe. Don't know"

Zhou Dongyu: "What is familiar exactly? She had a veil on her head. She is sitting right now, so we don't know her height, yet"

Zhou Shen: "The mole under her left eye."

Both of them looked at her left eye with focus.

Now Lin Huiying found it very obvious that three people up there were talking about her even if they were being very discreet. But what can she do if they keep glancing at her and then at the end focusing on her face as if they are trying to find the difference between two similar pictures?

She took a deep breath and looked ahead of her.

Zhou Men: "Well, I didn't notice the mole that day. I was too occupied with the situation to notice that."

Zhou Dongyu: "I think I faintly remember."

Zhou Shen couldn't resist but give both of these idiots a look. Sometimes he couldn't help but feel sorry for their lives.

He was not the person to show a variety of emotions. Not a sunny dude. He only opened to people he loved and cared about. He was kind and respectful to everyone, but not everyone was 'his' people. So sometimes people can't help but respect him more for his polite manners but his sharp brain.

He was the brainiac one would find in the classes. The topper of the school. He was good with books, one can say. A passionate fellow.

Six days ago, when they were returning from their countryside courtyard, they took a stop at a restaurant to get their lunch.

Next to their table, a lady in blue robes and a white veil covering her face was sitting opposite two gentlemen whose face was also covered with their caps. They were chatting with each other while drinking tea and enjoying the 'window view.'

Similarly, the Zhou trio was also covering their identities with veils.

Suddenly there was an angry shout which startled all the nearby customers.

"Have you lost your mind? Are you left with no shame now?" The angry middle-aged man was roaring at a young girl, probably his daughter who was in tears.

"I am sorry father. Please forgive me. But I love him." She pleaded guilty.

"Love? Did you just say, love? HA!" The man asked with labored breathing. He continued, "Did you fail your family because some servant bewitched you? Have you ever thought about how will you stay with a poor family? Have you no sense of the future? We gave you the freedom rather than tying you to the house like other girls your age. But you misused that freedom."

Now his breathing was even more labored. He put a hand on his chest as if in pain.

He continued but now with a pained voice, "We should have listened to others when they say that girls should be given freedom. It's all our fault. It's our fault."

"No father, please don't say that. Please. Please don't." The girl was turning into a crying mess by now.

Suddenly the man collapsed with a hand on his chest, "AH! Ah!"

The people were shocked, and it became chaotic. The girl rose to her feet immediately and rushed to the man lying on the ground.

The Zhou trio was also on their feet but was beat by the next table trio. Suddenly everyone was circling the man.

"Father! Father, what happened? Please wake up. Don't do this to me. Please." The girl kneeled.