Rong Qingqing returned to Shen Manor at eleven-thirty in the afternoon, just by coincidence, and when she arrived, Shen Jue had also just gotten home and was entering the villa.
"Miss Qingqing is back too?" Nanny Zhao saw Rong Qingqing coming in with bags and smiled, "Have you been shopping again? Do you want to go upstairs and rest for a while? Lunch will be ready in about thirty minutes."
Rong Qingqing, realizing there was still some time, nodded and quickly followed the two people who had already entered the elevator.
"Did you go out this morning too?" Rong Qingqing greeted Shen Jue, who was in a wheelchair, and then looked toward Lin Bufan, saying, "Thanks for giving me Zhang Tan’s contact information last night."
"Miss Rong Qingqing, you’re being too polite." Lin Bufan smiled very gentlemanly. When the elevator arrived, Lin Bufan made a gesture of ’after you,’ and only after Rong Qingqing had exited did he push Shen Jue, whose face was expressionless, out.
"Shen Jue, wait a second; I have something I want to discuss with you." Rong Qingqing feared Shen Jue might slam the door shut as soon as he entered, so she hurriedly turned back and spoke. Without even having the chance to return to her room, she tossed two of the bags she was holding into her room without caring where they landed and followed Shen Jue with the tie she bought for him, not looking back.
This was the first time Rong Qingqing entered Shen Jue’s room, and it was at least half as big again as hers. Rong Qingqing glanced around and was particularly envious of Shen Jue’s bedroom walk-in closet.
"Get out." Shen Jue said coldly, asking her to leave.
"Didn’t we make peace? Can’t you be a little nicer to me?" Rong Qingqing cheerfully pulled a chair over and sat in front of Shen Jue.
"Shen Jue, how about we make a deal? I’ll tell you something important, and then you accompany me to Rong Jiaojiao and Shen Xingwei’s engagement banquet tonight, how about that?" Rong Qingqing thought this over and concluded that this might be the only way to coax Shen Jue into going.
But Shen Jue wasn’t falling for it, glanced at her, and repeated like a broken record, "Get out."
However, Lin Bufan became curious and asked, "Miss Rong Qingqing, weren’t you initially planning not to attend tonight’s engagement banquet? Why the change of heart?"
That was a very good question.
Rong Qingqing couldn’t think of a good answer right away, so she played dumb completely.
Thankfully, she had been smart not to make a definite statement earlier.
"Not really? I just said I’d see, didn’t say I wouldn’t go." Rong Qingqing smiled innocently, then turned to look at Shen Jue again and directly said, "I’ll tell you secretly, I suspect Seventh Uncle is Shen Xingwei’s man!"
For Shen Jue and Lin Bufan, Rong Qingqing’s words were nothing short of shocking.
As a result, Shen Jue couldn’t control his expression, instinctively raising his eyes to cast a glance at Rong Qingqing. This glance contained a trace of shock that he couldn’t conceal, and Rong Qingqing caught it.
"Right? You’re surprised too?" Rong Qingqing said, "This morning I went to Car City to buy a car; only Seventh Uncle who sent me out knew about this. But shortly after Seventh Uncle left, Shen Xingwei arrived at Car City, giving me a fright. Fortunately, I was quick-witted and hid quickly, or I would have bumped into him."
"If Seventh Uncle hadn’t been bought by Shen Xingwei, Shen Xingwei couldn’t possibly have known I’d be at Car City. And I’m certain that Shen Xingwei was at Car City specifically to find me." Rong Qingqing spoke animatedly. In fact, she had suspected this since yesterday.
Seventh Uncle has been working here for over a decade, yet he turns a blind eye to matters at Shen Qiao’s school. Seventh Uncle picks up and drops off Shen Qiao at school daily, so it’s impossible he wouldn’t notice changes in Shen Qiao’s school relationships.