Song Qiao had always watched everything with a faint smile, her demeanor completely detached as if these matters did not concern her, even though the feuding cousins were at each other over her.
However, having just heard Ning Yan’er call out her cousin’s name, Song Qiao remembered why she felt a sense of familiarity when she first saw her; Su Ruran had once been exposed by the paparazzi, but not for anything commendable.
If Song Qiao remembered correctly, Su Ruran was dug up by the paparazzi because she had insulted and arranged for someone to beat up a girl from an average family in school, and even... if Song Qiao remembered correctly, the main reason why it was widely reported by the paparazzi was that Su Ruran liked a boy who was infatuated with that girl, and she wanted to have someone ruin the girl at that time.
At the time, she had been preoccupied with her grandfather’s affairs and therefore hadn’t paid much attention to this news, which she had originally heard from Ning Wan.
Unexpectedly, this Su Ruran turned out to be Ning Yan’er’s cousin.
Ning Yan’er retracted her gaze from Su Ruran, now looking pale, and instead looked at Song Qiao sitting opposite, her expression quite unpleasant—obviously because of Su Ruran.
After a long silence, she finally spoke, "I apologize again for what Ruran just said: she’s just too fond of Yuqing. I believe Miss Ning won’t mind, right...?"
"Heh!" Upon hearing Ning Yan’er’s words, Song Qiao leaned back slightly to adopt a more comfortable posture, her tone casual as if she hadn’t been the one who scoffed just moments before, "Miss Ning, of course, I will not mind."
As for Su Ruran, Song Qiao considered her just young and impetuous. After all, it wasn’t her child, so naturally, she wouldn’t say much; the parents of whichever child should be the ones to manage. Otherwise, with Su Ruran’s character, someone would surely deal with her when she goes out into society.
Ning Yan’er knew Song Qiao wouldn’t disclose Ning Wan’s whereabouts, and even though she had expected this outcome before coming, she couldn’t help but try.
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After Ning Yan’er and Su Ruran left, Song Qiao was still sitting on the sofa in the living room, slightly frowning as if pondering over something. When Mrs. Chen came down, she saw Song Qiao in a daze and decided to go straight up and bring down a blanket to cover her with.
Song Qiao snapped back to reality upon seeing Mrs. Chen, her eyes still somewhat puzzled, and after a moment, she smiled and pulled at the blanket covering her, and said with a slight smile, "Thank you, Mrs. Chen."
"Ma’am, are you troubled by something?" Mrs. Chen’s face bore a uniquely kind smile, her voice very gentle, much like a benevolent elder.
Looking at Mrs. Chen, who was slightly bent over in front of her, an image of an old woman suddenly flashed across Song Qiao’s mind; seeing Mrs. Chen in front of her, she suddenly remembered her grandmother, who had passed away many years ago.
Her grandmother had left this world from heartbreak a year after her mother’s death, as her grandparents were childhood sweethearts whose love was the kind everyone in the world wanted and envied.