“My sister is my sister, and I am me.” A deep hatred flashed in Song Ruier’s eyes: “She is in the Qiao family, and I am in the Song family. We are not really family.”
Nevertheless, he felt from the bottom of his heart that as a blood relative, Qiao Lian'er had become successful but hadn't helped him out; this was selfish, cold-hearted, and unforgivable.
He said this to distance himself from Qiao Lian'er in front of the brother and sister.
"She and my mother left the Song family ten months ago, simply because I chose to stay. She harbors resentment towards me, so why would she be willing to take care of me?"
"So don't worry, she and I are like oil and water."
His overwhelming sense of rejection was unmistakable; his hatred for Qiao Lian'er was fully revealed before their eyes.
Qiao Chaoheng sipped his tea with his eyelids lowered, something flickering in his eyes.
"Young Master Song, you've misunderstood. What do you mean by 'don't worry'? We naturally hope that you and Miss Lian'er can be like sisters and brothers, without any misunderstandings." Qiao Chaoheng smiled faintly, "My sister and your sister are destined to be together, and I admire her talent very much. We should visit each other more often in the future."
Song Ruier knew that these two still didn't trust him.
But it doesn't matter. Once they find out that he and Qiao Lian'er are sworn enemies, they will definitely come looking for him.
When it was time to leave, Qiao Lian'er took out a five-tael silver coin and placed it in front of Song Rui'er.
"Young man, this is just a small token of my appreciation. Take it and treat yourself to a better meal."
Song Ruier didn't refuse, but generously accepted it and put it in his pocket. He felt he deserved it and even thought the two of them hadn't given him enough.
Seeing his matter-of-fact attitude, the two of them began to understand what was going on.
From a private room not far away, a young couple came out. The woman was holding the man's arm. She had a very young face, but her hair was styled in a traditional Chinese updo. They were very affectionate, like newlyweds.
"My lord, the new pastries at Tianxiang Pavilion are delicious. I heard they'll be serving a new type of ancient tree tea next month." The woman was none other than Shi Murou.
She looked expectant, her face radiating happiness.
"Just have some tea and snacks, that's fine," Chu Zhuo said, glancing at her stomach.
Shi Murou realized that she was pregnant and should not drink tea, and she was immediately disappointed.
Chu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "You want to drink tea? I know a kind of herbal medicine that tastes like tea. When you soak it in milk, it tastes even better than tea. Let's go to the herbal medicine shop and buy it first, and then I'll make it for you when we get back."
"Will you cook for me, my husband?" Shi Murou's tenderness overflowed from her smile.
"Does Rou'er think my cooking is bad?"
"No, I'm overjoyed!" Shi Murou said, glancing unintentionally in one direction.
Her face darkened slightly. She pulled Chu Zhuo along and quickly left Tianxiang Tower, finding a spot with a good view that was not easy to be discovered.
"Rou'er, what's wrong?" Chu Zhuo felt something was off.
“Husband, look, that child is Lian’er’s younger brother, Song Rui’er. And those two people seem to be the family that just settled in Datian Village. They also have the surname Qiao, and the woman has the same name as Lian’er.”
Chu Zhuo felt that the situation was a bit strange. Song Ruier and Qiao Lian'er didn't get along, but she was close to someone who had the same name as his sister.
Where did you hear that from?
"People who went to the market in town were talking about this, saying that there were two 'lian'ers in Datian Village, so I took a look."
Chu Zhuo frowned: "What do these people want to do? And this Song Ruier—Madam, let's go see Miss Qiao right now."
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