If they met and she reminded him, wouldn't she expose him? Song Ruier quickly turned to the side and hid behind a wall.
But Qiao Lian'er had already discovered him.
A smile spread across her face: "Rui'er, your older sister is here. Where are you hiding? Do you think I would harm you?"
The Chu family elders also came out. When they saw Qiao Lian'er, they were overjoyed, knowing that Lian'er would not forget them after such a wonderful event.
"Our county princess, Lian'er, has arrived! Grandma's pride!" Old Madam Chu hugged Qiao Lian'er tightly and kissed her excitedly.
Grandpa Chu was also very moved. He thought that there were probably only a handful of people in the whole world with the talent of Lian'er, and yet she happened to be his granddaughter. God was really too kind to him.
If his granddaughter hadn't grown up, he would have hugged her and kissed her a few times.
Thinking about it this way, I'm even a little envious and jealous of the lady.
"We've passed this hurdle! Good, that's wonderful! I knew it! Heaven has eyes, and I didn't believe those people could really twist the truth." Old Master Chu was overjoyed to see his perfectly healthy granddaughter.
Suddenly, he thought of something.
"Lian'er, you just mentioned Rui'er? Is he here? I don't see him." Old Master Chu searched around.
Song Ruier has arrived in Yuezhou, but he should be staying at the inn.
The guards returned and reported that this fellow was very diligent in his studies; he only rested for about 15 minutes a day, excluding mealtimes.
How wonderful it would be if one's heart were not bad.
Song Ruier didn't dare to breathe and tried to slip away by hugging the wall.
But Qiao Lian'er wouldn't give him that chance. She stepped forward quickly, grabbed his arm, and pulled him out.
"Sneaky and furtive, that's not exactly honorable."
She knew what Song Ruier was worried about. Since she had already done it, why was she afraid of being exposed?
When Grandpa Chu saw that Song Ruier was indeed there, he frowned and said, "Since you're here, why are you hiding?"
"Grandpa, I... I know you don't like me. I just want to hide and secretly catch a glimpse of you, that would be enough for me," Song Ruier said murmured, her head lowered.
"I'll take one look and then leave without disturbing you."
"Really?" Old Master Chu didn't believe it, because Song Ruier clearly seemed afraid of something being exposed.
“Rui’er is telling the truth.”
Song Ruier glanced at Qiao Lian'er again, her eyes pleading.
But Qiao Lian'er knew that his attitude didn't mean he knew he was wrong or wanted to repent; it meant he was afraid his dirty secrets would be discovered.
She said, "Grandpa, Rui'er is a pitiful person. He was being chased and had no choice but to come to you. Those people are after Rui'er's life. They won't stop until they kill him."
"Isn't this going too far? Is it really necessary to target a child like this?" said Madam Chu.
"Just because Rui'er is better at studying than them?"
So that's the excuse Song Ruier used. Qiao Lian'er found it even funnier.
“Rui’er did it to help me.”
Under Song Ruier's angry glare, Qiao Lian'er continued, "After the Qiao family settled in Datian Village, Ruier pretended to be very close to them and told them about my physical characteristics. But it was all fake. The birthmarks and scratches they imitated didn't exist on my body. Instead, I had unexpected marks, which caused the Qiao family to lose everything. So now they hate Ruier to the core and are afraid they will want to kill him."
If the Chu family elders hadn't known Song Ruier's character, they would have truly believed he was feigning ingratiation with Master Qiao's family.
Knowing his past behavior and coupled with Qiao Lian'er's sarcastic tone, they immediately understood.
He was clearly betraying his own sister, but Qiao Lian'er was prepared and removed the traces while adding new ones, which prevented him from succeeding.
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