Untouchable Lovers-Chapter 269 - 246 Who is Who

Chapter 269: Chapter 246 Who is Who

Chapter 269 -246 Who is Who

At that moment, two people were inside the room.

One of them, leaning against the door, was none other than Guan Canghai who had just returned. His body was hidden in the shadows. The other person was reclining lazily on a couch by the window, his back to Guan Canghai, bathing in the gentle spring light, his posture entirely relaxed.

A peculiar smile appeared on Guan Canghai’s lips as he said, “She has encountered someone.”

The other person asked, “Who?”

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Guan Canghai replied, “Wang Yizhi.”

After a moment of silence, the other person spoke again, “Then, you are in trouble.”

Guan Canghai asked, “How so?”

“Because…” the person on the couch slowly sat up, turned, and faced Guan Canghai, and said, “because that Wang Yizhi, when I knew him back in Jiangling, and I knew each other.”

His face, entirely revealed in the brilliant spring sunlight, was covered with a silk band about two inches wide, and his features were almost identical to those of Guan Canghai by the door!

Two… Guan Canghais.

The Guan Canghai by the door, with a smile that contained a hint of lofty, unattainable frostiness, said, “I see. However, he still hasn’t confirmed my identity, therefore he did not point it out at the time. According to my estimation, after I left, Wang Yizhi wouldn’t tell Chu Yu either because he couldn’t be sure.”

The Guan Canghai lying on the couch remained lazy and indifferent. He shook his head and lay back down, saying, “The person who has to face the problem is you, not me. You can figure it out yourself.”

The Guan Canghai by the door removed the silk band covering his eyes with one hand and carelessly tossed it aside on a screen. He slowly walked to the corner of the room, stood in front of the basin stand, and, using a wet cloth, gently wiped the edges of his cheeks in the water of the copper basin. As the water soaked in, a faint white line gradually appeared on the side of his cheek.

His fingers probed into the white line, lightly lifting, and what came up was a skin-colored thin membrane. Using the edge of the water basin, he slowly peeled it off, removing several layers from his face before finally revealing his true facial features.

He slowly opened his eyes that had been closed all along.

His features were beautiful and elegant, not particularly sharp or striking, yet the tranquil and composed charm they emitted seemed to possess a strange allure that could etch deep into the heart and marrow.

Hearing the sound of him removing his disguise, the Guan Canghai on the couch laughed and said, “Always impersonating me like this is not a solution. One day, you’ll have to face him with your own face, you can’t pretend to be me forever… Brother Rong Zhi.”

It’s very difficult for one person to completely impersonate another, a fact known not only to the expert Rong Zhi but also to Chu Yu, who had some knowledge of disguise.

Disguises and transformations typically involve adjustments to clothing, physique, and facial features. While altering one’s physique can be done with clothing, each person’s facial features are unique. Changing features is easy, but completely mimicking someone else’s features is highly challenging. Even when Rong Zhi impersonated Liu Ziyue, he had to sit still in a poorly lit room—that was the limit. But staying undiscovered over the long term under sunlight and close interaction was impossible.

However, Guan Canghai was an exception.

Because he was treating his eyes, his face was mostly covered with a wide silk band, obscuring his brows, eyes, and most of his nose. This effectively masked the most important and difficult-to-alter facial features. Moreover, since Guan Canghai was previously not very familiar with Chu Yu, even slight discrepancies wouldn’t be noticed.

Furthermore, the medical fragrance always lingering alongside Guan Canghai, soaked into the silk band, helped mask his features while simultaneously adding a distinguishing trait for him. In others’ minds, at the mere thought of Guan Canghai, the first impression would be of a young man with his eyes covered by a silk band, exuding a medicinal fragrance. As long as one saw the silk band and smelled the fragrance, observers would subconsciously believe this was Guan Canghai and wouldn’t scrutinize any minor irregularities.

Due to these two reasons, Rong Zhi, disguised as Guan Canghai, astonishingly went undetected in Chu Garden for over a year.

“Brother Canghai,” Rong Zhi called in a cultured voice, though his words were utterly commanding, leaving no room for argument, “This is my affair.”

“Ha.” Guan Canghai laughed, “It indeed is your affair. However, Brother, you have been here for over a year. A major upheaval has occurred in Ping City, and Tian Rujing has suddenly appeared; he must be aiming for you. Moxiang can no longer hold out. If you do not make a decision soon, I fear it will truly endanger yourself.”

Pausing, he moderated his tone, which turned somewhat somber, “You have always been ruthless and merciless in your decision-making, with nothing you can’t relinquish or abandon… Brother Rong Zhi, your nature is indeed detestable, but should you change, I’d find it even more peculiar.”

Rong Zhi, unflustered, smiled slightly, “I am not vulnerable now, Brother Canghai, you worry too much.”

Guan Canghai scoffed in disbelief. Over the past year, he had watched as Rong Zhi, under his guise, fostered a relationship with Chu Yu. Originally, it was agreed that he would stay just four to five months to recuperate, but after that period, another two months were requested, and then another two months, maintaining the status quo to this day.

In other matters, Rong Zhi still maintained his usual cold composure and meticulousness, his judgments still exact and faultless. Even from far away in Luoyang, he could influence the situation in Ping City. Standing behind Empress Dowager Feng, he guided her in seizing power in Northern Wei, methodically and systematically arranging his chessboard step by step.

However, when it came to staying or leaving, why was he flip-flopping?

Initially, Rong Zhi had stayed by Chu Garden due to an abnormality in his body. Although his martial skills had gradually returned, a small issue emerged: occasionally, when he moved, a wild force would burst forth inside his body, depriving him of control. For instance, when he intended to lift his arm, a downward force would surge in his wrist, causing his hand to drop.

Although this situation was infrequent, occurring once every few days, for Rong Zhi, it was already an unsettling accident.

He did not suspect Chu Yu of sabotage, nor did he think Tian Rujing would engage in such trickery with him; he simply sensed that there must be some complexities involved that he did not understand.

Thus, he ordered the search for any trace of Tian Rujing, while he and Guan Canghai became neighbors to Chu Yu and others.

Indeed, this was not a deliberate plan, but merely that these houses were originally the old residences of Guan Canghai and his father, which, after many years, had simply come back around.

Even being neighbors with Chu Yu and others did not bother Guan Canghai; he merely wished to reside there, regardless of who was nearby, which was unimportant to him.

Rong Zhi stayed with him, on one hand administering treatment to his eyes, and on the other, sending Moxiang to Ping City to assist Empress Dowager Feng.

The neighbors lived without interaction for months, until Empress Dowager Feng came to Luoyang and was accidentally seen in her true form by Chu Yu, leading Chu Yu to take notice of this neighbor, whence their subsequent interactions began.

And the initially planned departure time for Rong Zhi was delayed again and again.

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Phew, finally got little Rong out…

That is, actually, the one who has been by Chu’s side all this past year was always little Rong… Earlier, a reader friend confided to me her friend’s guess, saying Guan Canghai was impersonated by Rong Zhi, which startled me into a cold sweat, thinking this friend is too sharp and discerning…

Actually, this was a plot I had designed early on, and I had even laid some foreshadowing before. I wonder if anyone noticed o(∩_∩)o…

Especially in the recent chapters, these past few days I’ve been slowly and gradually revealing a bit of the tip-off, strengthening the writing bit by bit. I’m being very careful in handling the pace, which pains me to write… The last two chapters have nearly made it quite obvious, with Wang Yizhi’s reaction and “Guan Canghai’s” performance…