Jun Shu was somewhat puzzled by Qiao Xi's question. "Mrs. Qi, forgive my bluntness, but you are Jiu Ge's friend. Don't you know that she is the third young lady of the Jun family?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xi glanced at Jun Jiuge subconsciously and said with a smile, "She doesn't know I'm Mrs. Qi either. This way, I don't have to feel sorry for hiding my identity from her, since she also kept it from me."

Jun Shu smiled knowingly and said, "Making friends is about sincerity; the other person's identity is not really important."

“Miss Jun is absolutely right.” Qiao Xi agreed wholeheartedly.

Jun Shu then apologized to Qiao Xi, saying, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Qi, my grandfather is waiting for Jiu Ge to return."

Qiao Xi quickly stepped aside, giving Jun Jiuge enough space to walk out, "Please, go ahead."

Jun Shu quickly hinted to Jun Jiuge, "Jiuge, Grandpa is waiting for you, come with me quickly."

Unfortunately, Jun Jiuge didn't seem very willing. She deliberately looked at Qiao Xi and asked, "Qiao Xi, didn't you have something to tell me?"

Qiao Xi, “…”

With Jun Jiuge's suggestive gaze, Qiao Xi probably understood the meaning of the word 'ask for help,' but she didn't show it very obviously.

Qiao Xi deliberately said, "Later isn't a bad thing either..."

The words "no" were forced back by Jun Jiuge's gaze, and Qiao Xi could only cooperate with her plea to Jun Shu, saying, "Miss Jun, may I borrow Jiuge for a moment?"

Jun Shu was slightly taken aback by the request, but considering Qiao Xi's status, she agreed, "Of course."

“Then we…” Qiao Xi grabbed Jun Jiuge’s hand and gestured to Jun Shu.

Jun Shu immediately understood and said, "I will talk to Grandpa. I will come to find her after you have finished talking."

"Okay, thank you for your help." With that, Qiao Xi took Jun Jiuge's hand and swaggered away in front of them.

Jun Jiuge tried to break free from Qiao Xi's grasp several times, but she had to hold back in order to avoid those people.

Once they reached a secluded spot, Jun Jiuge immediately shook off Qiao Xi's hand like a shy little girl. Qiao Xi felt a pang of guilt, as if she were a scoundrel taking advantage of a young girl.

Perhaps it's a psychological issue; in her eyes, Jun Jiuge is still a young girl, while she herself is already an old auntie.

“Jun Jiuge.” Qiao Xi repeated her name meaningfully, then looked her up and down and said, “How come I didn’t think of that before? There aren’t many people with the surname Jun, but I never thought you would be the third young lady of the Jun family.”

"No." Jun Jiuge denied it decisively, adding, "I don't want to have anything to do with the Jun family."

The fact that she didn't want to go to see Grandpa Jun with her sister shows that she might have some conflicts with them.

Qiao Xi opened her mouth as if to ask, but then held back. "Never mind, I won't ask. You won't tell me anyway."

Anyway, we already know her identity today, that's enough. We can learn more about her later.

If she didn't ask, Jun Jiuge certainly wouldn't tell her on her own initiative, but some people seemed to completely disregard her help and remained indifferent.

Qiao Xi never holds back when dealing with people like this. "You used me as a shield this time, so I guess I helped you out. You don't need to repay me. I just hope we can be more honest with each other in the future."

Since she was unwilling to say thank you, Qiao Xi had no choice but to remind her.

Jun Jiuge still showed no intention of thanking her, and instead coldly threatened her, "If you want to be a good Mrs. Qi, stay away from me."

"The reason," Qiao Xi replied without changing her expression.

Jun Jiuge's expression suddenly turned serious as she said, "Those who are close to me will not have a good ending."

Qiao Xi didn't know what secrets she carried or what she had gone through, but for someone who had died once, none of that mattered.

"I've died once before, so nothing can scare me anymore," Qiao Xi said fearlessly.

Jun Jiuge didn't doubt what she said, nor did she find it strange. Instead, she changed her warning to another form: "If you don't want to die again."

Qiao Xi smiled dismissively, feeling that further discussion was pointless, and simply said, "If you need me as a friend."

As she said this, her gaze towards Jun Jiuge was incredibly sincere and certain.

At that very moment, something seemed to touch the depths of Jun Jiuge's heart. She lowered her eyes slightly, then clenched her hands tightly. When she looked up again, she resolutely turned around and took a step.

Qiao Xi couldn't help but call out to her, "Where are you going?"

“Silence them,” Jun Jiuge said bluntly.

Qiao Xi followed and asked, "What do you mean by silencing them?"

Jun Jiuge suddenly stopped and said to her in a serious tone, "They just saw what you looked like. You probably don't want your identity to be revealed, do you?"

Qiao Xi blinked at her a few times, seemingly not quite understanding, before suddenly realizing and agreeing, "That's true."

Jun Jiuge took another step, her determination to silence him unwavering.

"Come back!" Qiao Xi chased after her again, trying to dissuade her, "There's no need to go through all that trouble of silencing them. As long as they're here, things will be much easier."

Jun Jiuge seemed to have taken it to heart, but after a short while she walked forward again.

Qiao Xi, on the verge of tears, continued to chase after her, asking, "Where are you going again?"

"See you later." Jun Jiuge suddenly quickened her pace and disappeared at the end of the corridor in a short while.

Qiao Xi silently watched Jun Jiuge's departing figure, wondering how she was going to explain this to Miss Jun.

What if Miss Jun comes to demand her, and she can't hand her over?

Alas, in the end, she bore the burden of everything!

However... they are now true friends. When Jun Jiuge said the words "silence," she acknowledged that they were friends.

Qiao Xi could only slink back to find Qi Jincheng. If Miss Jun really came looking for her, she would have no choice but to apologize.

Qi Jincheng was getting a little anxious. He opened the door to look for her, and bumped into her at the door.

"Why did Xi'er take so long?" Qi Jincheng reached out and put his arm around her as they entered the room.

Qiao Xi originally wanted to go find her uncle, but instead of finding him, she was taken away. She looked around the house but still couldn't find him, so she subconsciously asked, "Hasn't my uncle come back yet?"

Qi Jincheng replied knowingly, "We should go to your maternal grandfather's place."

Qiao Xi thought about it and realized that was probably true. She suddenly frowned with regret and said beautifully, "I wonder where Grandpa and Grandpa Jun are."

Although she didn't know, Qi Jincheng did. Just as Qi Jincheng was about to tell her, Qiao Xi suddenly said, "I just ran into a classmate."