"Thank me for what? You arrive talking all mystical and vague," Liu Yilan deliberately put on a look of disdain.
"Hehehe..." Sheng Ning scratched his head, "You’ll find out eventually!"
Chen Huaying watched the interaction between the two, completely bewildered about what on earth they were talking about. She was infinitely smarter than Dabao, so why did she feel so dense around these two?
She wanted to ask but, fearing embarrassment, she ultimately swallowed her questions.
"What has the headquarters planned for you afterward?"
"They’ve given me a two-month long leave."
"Two months? Won’t you miss Hope Field then?" Chen Huaying jumped up anxiously, "No, I have to talk to the headquarters. They can’t do this to you."
"There’s no need to look for them! Teacher Qiu Bai is my aunt; do you think she would deliberately target me?"
Sheng Ning raised her eyebrows in surprise; she hadn’t expected Teacher Qiu Bai to be Liu Yilan’s aunt. In their previous life, both had been successful, and the media had never mentioned they were relatives.
"By the way, what exactly is going on with you and the Su Family? I want to know who the Su Family’s granddaughter is?" Liu Yilan got into that fight with Qin Cuifen over this, naturally, she wanted to understand the reason behind it.
Sheng Ning’s eyes dimmed, and she spoke listlessly with her head hanging low, "It’s probably me!"
"What do you mean ’probably’?"
"It’s just that I don’t understand everything myself. I have to wait until the New Year to go home and ask my dad," Sheng Ning said, her eyes downcast and her thick, curly lashes concealing the deep emotions within.
"If it’s you, then we definitely can’t let others take advantage," Chen Huaying said, clenching her fists, "Grandpa Su is a very nice person. I suggest you accept him!"
Sheng Ning shook her head. She didn’t want to set foot in the Su Family’s house, let alone acknowledge them.
"Whether to acknowledge them or not, I don’t see the need," Liu Yilan was naturally indifferent in her emotions. Since Su Yun had abandoned her, and the Su Family hadn’t looked for her over so many years, what was there to acknowledge? Sheng Ning wasn’t struggling to get by; her parents were so good to her, if she suddenly acknowledged someone else, how would she explain it to the elderly?
"I will support you too," Chen Huaying stated her position. Sheng Ning was very determined, and she always made her own decisions. As long as she didn’t want to acknowledge them, nobody’s words would matter.
"Thank you," Sheng Ning tried to smile, but it was a forced effort.
The Su Family, she truly detested them deeply; she never wanted to be involved with them again in her life.
Leaving the hospital room, Sheng Ning and Chen Huaying exchanged a glance, both sighing at the same time.
"What should we do?" Chen Huaying, frustrated, tugged at her hair, "Liu Yilan is already given a two-month leave by the Song and Dance Troupe; does that mean she’s being forced to quit?" It was just a scar on the face, she wasn’t incapacitated or bedridden. Why give her two months off?
"A scar on the face means you can’t be in the General Union, especially for female comrades." This was common knowledge that everyone knew, but Chen Huaying just didn’t want to admit it.
"We have to stay strong; we’ll get through this tough time." Sheng Ning said this to Chen Huaying, but it was also a reminder to herself.
She believed there must be something that could remove scars; she just hadn’t come across one in her previous life and couldn’t think of it at the moment.
"Let’s go! Let’s head back to the General Union first! I have to have a proper talk with Qin Cuifen." The thought of Qin Cuifen ignited a fierce determination in Sheng Ning’s eyes.
Exiting the hospital door, they saw a black Red Flag sedan parked beside the steps. Noting the license plate, Sheng Ning’s eyes flickered with surprise.
Such a license plate and model must belong to high-level officials, right?