Song Qiao looked at the photos, flipped through them, laughed, and turned to Ning Wan to ask, "What did Song Xi tell you?"
Actually, there was nothing inappropriate about these photos. They were sneakily taken while she was with a man at a coffee shop. However, since she rarely interacted with men, even a few photos could easily be used by Song Xi to gain leverage over her!
Ning Wan was taken aback, then replied truthfully, "She said that you were kept by this man! What else could she say?"
Song Qiao laughed again, still looking at her, and asked, "So do you believe her or me?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NovєlFіre.net
"Of course, I believe you!" Ning Wan answered without thinking, pausing briefly before continuing, "I’m just afraid that man might take advantage of you. He doesn’t look like good news, and I’m worried you might be deceived!"
She trusted Song Qiao unconditionally, not for any particular reason but because they were close friends who shared everything, and also because... Song Qiao had once risked her life to save her!
Now, it wasn’t that she believed Song Xi’s words over Song Qiao’s, but rather that she feared Song Qiao might be mistreated!
What’s most important, the man in the photos was someone she knew all too well... it’s just that Song Qiao didn’t know!
"This man is my current boss!" Song Qiao smiled faintly, poured herself another glass of water, took a sip, and continued, "I went with him to another company to discuss collaboration matters, and we had lunch outside! I guess Song Xi had someone tailing me, so she managed to snap these photos! Not bad photography skills..."
"You mean this man is your boss?" Ning Wan widened her eyes and glanced at the man in the photos, then back at Song Qiao in front of her!
Seeing Ning Wan’s wide eyes and slightly panicked expression, Song Qiao felt puzzled and surprised, but still nodded, took Ning Wan’s hand, and found it a bit cold, prompting her to ask with concern, "What’s wrong? Do you know Lin Musen?"
During college, Lin Musen was not at the same university as them. He graduated from Columbia University, a high-caliber student. If Ning Wan knew him, it must have been from before!
But thinking about it, it seemed unlikely. If Song Qiao remembered correctly, Ning Wan’s family had lived in Lin City up until her junior year of high school, and it was only during her senior year that they moved to An City, whereas she had heard Lin Musen mention that he had been living abroad since middle school!
Moreover, Lin Musen had another impressive identity, being one of the An City Four Young Masters!
As for which of the Four Young Masters, she only knew that Shen Yi was one of them!
Ning Wan, hearing Song Qiao’s words, quickly shook her head, her gaze candid, "How could I possibly know such an important person? I just heard about him back in school!"
Song Qiao hummed in response, not saying much. She trusted Ning Wan’s words unconditionally, just as Ning Wan trusted her!
Song Qiao tidied up the photos on the table, and smiled, "You probably haven’t had dinner yet, right? I’ll go make some..."
However, just then, Ning Wan grabbed Song Qiao’s hand again, facing Song Qiao’s questioning look, and after thinking, she mustered the courage to say, "Qiaoqiao, if there’s something I haven’t told you, it’s because I have my reasons. I’m not deliberately keeping it from you, can you understand that?"
There are some things she didn’t want to talk about yet, not because it was time, including her past unspeakable events!