Chapter 15

The drawer was almost empty!

When fully opened, only a flat box could be seen! A wooden box that looked very old.

Chen Jiaxin took the box out and found that it was locked!

"Open it! Brother Gu Fan!" Chen Jiaxin took a deep breath; she now felt a sense of tension as if she was about to uncover the truth.

This thing was protected by Chen Wanqing with multiple layers, so it must be very important. Seeing what was inside might help Chen Jiaxin uncover the secrets she wanted to know.

"Have you thought it through?" Gu Fan naturally saw Chen Jiaxin's tension.

"I have! I want to know everything!" Chen Jiaxin nodded firmly.

A person who could silently hide their talent completely must have a very strong heart.

Gu Fan reached out and the lock opened with a click.

At this moment, Chen Jiaxin was no longer amazed by Gu Fan's lock-picking skills. Instead, she took a deep breath, extended her trembling hand, and slowly opened the box.

The box was finally opened.

But when they saw what was inside, both Gu Fan and Chen Jiaxin were stunned.

Apart from a photo, there was nothing else in the box.

"This photo is about eighteen years old!" Gu Fan examined it carefully and said, "And the person in the photo, this should be Sister Chen, right?"

Actually, the photo was already yellowed and not very clear, indicating that it was really very old.

Chen Jiaxin stared at the person in the photo and could vaguely see her own shadow. She and Chen Wanqing were really very, very similar.

"How old is Sister Chen now?" Gu Fan asked.

"Thirty-three!"

"How old are you?"

"Sixteen and a half!"

"That means Sister Chen gave birth to you when she was sixteen and a half, and she must have been less than sixteen when she was pregnant! The Sister Chen in the photo should be around fifteen. This photo was taken shortly before she became pregnant!" Gu Fan analyzed.

"Do you recognize the other two people?" There were three people in the photo, with Chen Wanqing in the middle and two other girls on either side. Although the photo was yellowed, it was still clear that they were two future beauties, not inferior to Chen Wanqing.

"I don't recognize them, no impression at all!" Chen Jiaxin shook her head.

Gu Fan thought for a moment and said, "See if you can find anything else, be careful not to let your mother notice that we've been in her room. If there's nothing else, there's only one way: find these two people in the photo!"

Chen Jiaxin immediately began to search more carefully.

In fact, from Chen Wanqing's tightly guarded storage, only this one photo was found. The possibility of finding valuable clues elsewhere was already very, very low.

The result was the same: nothing was found after the search.

"How do we find them?" A photo from seventeen years ago, with no other clues besides the appearance, had no starting point for the search.

Gu Fan was also a bit frustrated.

"Is your mother from Donghai?" Gu Fan asked.

Chen Jiaxin shook her head.

Gu Fan was speechless. Chen Jiaxin seemed to know nothing, unable to provide any valuable clues.

"Based on the age in the photo, your mother and these two should have been in high school. We can either find these two people or find the high school your mother attended." Gu Fan said.

"Finding these two people based on the photo is almost impossible, even in the internet age. We can only find the high school your mother attended!" Chen Jiaxin followed Gu Fan's words. A person who could self-study university courses should have this level of analytical ability, right?

"But the key is that you know nothing!" Gu Fan spread his hands.

"Check my mother's records!" Chen Jiaxin thought for a moment and said.

"Has Sister Chen ever worked in a public institution or as a civil servant? Or has she signed a contract that requires a record?" Gu Fan asked.

"I don't know!" Chen Jiaxin said with frustration.

Gu Fan was speechless. It was still a case of knowing nothing, even if the direction was determined, it was like a headless fly, not much better than before.

"Your mother has probably cleaned up everything from the past. Don't even think about records!" Gu Fan held the photo, then locked the box and put it back in the drawer.

"Do you want to take the photo?" Chen Jiaxin's eyes widened; if her mother found out...

"The situation is now very clear. This is the only memory Sister Chen has kept of the past. I believe this memory will be left in a corner, maybe not looked at for a year or ten years! We can take it, and Sister Chen won't notice!" Gu Fan said confidently.

Chen Jiaxin nodded and said, "Even with this photo, we still have no direction!"

"At least it's better than nothing. We can try to put some things online and see if we can find any clues!" Gu Fan said, "You need to be prepared for a long-term battle. It might take a long time for any clues to appear, or we might not find any at all!"

"I understand!" Chen Jiaxin nodded and said, "As long as there's a glimmer of hope, I won't give up!"

Gu Fan hesitated for a moment and didn't say much. A girl who was pregnant at fifteen, the pregnancy itself must have been very, very complicated. Is it really good to uncover this?

If the veil is lifted, what does it mean for Chen Wanqing?

However, Gu Fan wanted Chen Wanqing and Chen Jiaxin to truly have the kind of intimate relationship that a mother and daughter should have. If this could be achieved, no matter what they went through, it would be a good deed.

They locked the drawer, and Gu Fan personally cleared all traces of their entry. Then they locked the door and left.

"Let's go!" As soon as they left the room, Chen Jiaxin immediately pulled Gu Fan.

Chen Jiaxin's small hand was still very soft, feeling very comfortable, so Gu Fan let her pull him and asked, "Where are we going?"

"To a photo studio. They must have a way to make the photos of these two people clearer, and even to deduce what they might look like now, seventeen years later. This way, our search might be relatively easier!" Chen Jiaxin said as they walked.

"Have you thought about the possibility that Sister Chen might see our online search?" Gu Fan reminded Chen Jiaxin as she went downstairs, took her bag, and was about to leave.

"As long as it's not related to beauty, she won't care! Don't worry!" Chen Jiaxin said confidently.

"Finally, I see that you're not completely clueless about Sister Chen!" Gu Fan said with a sigh, it was not easy.

"I found that you've been taking advantage of me!" Chen Jiaxin glared at Gu Fan.

"How have I been taking advantage of you?" Gu Fan was taken aback.

"What do you call my mother?" Chen Jiaxin said coldly.

"Ha ha ha, so you're my niece? Call me Uncle and let me hear it!"

"Go away!"

"Let me hear it, I just want to see what it feels like!"

"Go away!"

"Don't be so rough, just one call, just one!"

"Gu Fan, go away!"

This lifetime, there is a chance for wedding photography!

Now, there are very few photo studios that specialize in taking photos, because mobile phones and various cameras are so common, making it very convenient and quick to take photos. Who would still go to a photo studio!

Therefore, photo studios must offer wedding photography services; otherwise, no pure photo studio could earn enough to make a living.

Gu Fan and Chen Jiaxin, who had been arguing all the way, appeared here.

According to Chen Jiaxin, this was not the largest or best wedding photography studio in Donghai City, but it had the best skills!

As for how Chen Jiaxin knew all this, Gu Fan didn't care.

As long as the goal could be achieved, everything else was irrelevant.

Upon entering, the luxurious decoration and various beautiful wedding dresses dazzled Gu Fan.

Chen Jiaxin's eyes sparkled as she looked at the various wedding dresses, liking one and then another.

A server approached to greet Gu Fan and Chen Jiaxin.

Chen Jiaxin displayed the domineering side of a wealthy person, directly requesting to talk to the manager.

The server was very polite, perhaps sensing Chen Jiaxin's 'money aura' and not wanting to offend such a customer.

Even if the customer was young, who said young people couldn't wear wedding dresses?

"Can't you be a bit more polite?" Gu Fan said as the server arranged for them to sit on a soft sofa and served tea while they waited.

"I need to show that I'm a big customer to get the attention! Only with attention can the restoration be more accurate, and the deduction of what they look like now, seventeen years later, can be closer to the real appearance!" Chen Jiaxin said seriously, "You can't deny that sometimes a lot of money is needed to achieve things! Money is very, very important, and you should understand this deeply, right?"

"You're rubbing salt in my wounds!" Gu Fan said angrily.

"Ha, show me your wound? And a scar. Don't think I can't see through it. With your lock-picking skills, if you really wanted to make money, how much couldn't you make? Would you still come to tutor me?" Chen Jiaxin had a look of not being taken for a fool, a bit smug.

"If you understand this, why can't you empathize with Sister Chen's efforts to earn money?" Gu Fan said seriously.

"That's a different matter!" Chen Jiaxin argued.

"Your current comfortable life is all due to Sister Chen's hard work. No matter what happened in the past, your attitude towards Sister Chen must change!" Gu Fan emphasized again.

"I've already promised you, I will do it!" Chen Jiaxin said hesitantly, "This needs time!"

"Good, it's good that you have this intention!" Gu Fan nodded and stopped the topic.

At this moment, a woman in her thirties, wearing a professional suit, with a fiery and sexy figure, walked over... For mobile users, please visit http://m.piaotia.net

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