"I wouldn’t worry about it, you really think someone would spend their second half of life alone with just a dog?"
Although Bai Yiqian was about to say this outright, he suddenly swerved: "You yourself said that Qin Zhong’s son and Lai Wenyan’s daughter are betrothed, and I’ve seen the young lady of the Lai Family. That girl is too close to Qin Yansheng, a man and a woman alone together, it’s quite indiscreet."
After saying that, he observed Song Baiyan’s expression: "Fortunately, she met me. I’m not a blabbermouth, and she knows you, so I definitely won’t gossip about it. If it were someone else, I can’t guarantee the same."
Song Baiyan asked him, "Is it just the two of them?"
"It’s not." Bai Yiqian automatically ignored another girl who was following the young lady, "In matters of women, not everyone is as noble and open as you. The young girl is naive, it’s common for her to be deceived or confused."
"With her intelligence, she wouldn’t be deceived, if she didn’t want to go out to eat with Qin Yansheng, he couldn’t force her."
"Are you saying... she did it knowingly?"
Bai Yiqian thought, that girl has really got some nerve!
Even though there was a third person present, just the fact that she dined privately with Qin Yansheng, and the Lai Family’s young lady was not around, to say there weren’t other intentions, not many would believe that.
"Is she not afraid of being blamed by other members of the Lai Family?"
Song Baiyan did not respond again.
He might have guessed Tang Li’s mindset to a great extent.
Like a kid planning a prank, not fearing the criticism of family, on the contrary, she looks forward to seeing her family getting mad because of her mischief.
She intentionally got close to Qin Yansheng just to bother Wenyan and Ouyang Qian’s eldest daughter.
Regardless of whatever disagreement Lai Shengxia had with her in private, when Lai Shengxia gets to know her fiancé and her father’s illegitimate daughter have been seen together in club, plus... that girl probably made a good impression on Qin Yansheng which would naturally make him not speak ill of her in front of Lai Shengxia, even leaning verbally in her favor.
A woman’s jealousy shouldn’t be underestimated.
Even if Lai Shengxia doesn’t show it outwardly, and still smiles swallowing this bitter pill, inside it would be extremely uncomfortable as if having a fishbone stuck in her throat.
If Tang Li plans something more, she just needs to invest more effort with Qin Yansheng, the marital arrangement between the Qin family and the Lai family may face additional complications.
Song Baiyan stood in front of the bookroom’s balcony, smoking thoughtfully.
Not long after, the vibration of the cellphone came from inside the room.
Walking to the desk, Song Baiyan saw the caller ID and pressed the answer button.
The call was from Wong Yangming.
Hearing Song Baiyan’s respectful "Teacher", Wong Yangming’s voice also came through: "I wanted to call you last night, but got interrupted by the old lady and forgot. She went to the Capital for a meeting the day before yesterday, I told her to bring you some tea leaves, instructed her repeatedly, yet she still managed to lose them."
After saying this, a sigh from Wong Yangming followed.
Clearly, he was quite frustrated.
Holding the cellphone to his ear, Song Baiyan slightly lowered his head, knocking the ash of his cigarette with his other hand: "The only minor flaw of the teacher’s wife is her carelessness, teacher should be used to it by now."
"I have no choice but to get used to it," Wong Yangming said, then remembered something: "The young girl you brought home last time, I heard she got noticed by a film company, she’s going to act in a TV drama adapted from her novel."
Wong Yangming added: "I can’t help but suspect, did you bring her intentionally that day?"