Chapter 108 He's starting to doubt me
"Damn it! Xu Songning, can't you drive a little more steadily than Lu Xiaomeng?" Zhou Qiao patted her chest and complained, "I'm injured too, can't you consider the injured person's safety?"
Xu Songning stared into her eyes and asked rapidly, "You told him about Weibo?!"
“Yes.” Zhou Qiao nodded. It’s just a public social platform, not a trade secret. Why does Xu Songning look so nervous?
"Can the phone be turned on?" Xu Songning asked.
Zhou Qiao started charging when she got on the bus, and it now has 10% battery.
"What's wrong? Why are you so nervous?"
Xu Songning didn't answer, but kept urging her to check Weibo, "Can you see if there are any photos of me in the posts from the masquerade party?"
"It must have been posted. How could I possibly forget to post a picture of such a hot Miss Lily?" Zhou Qiao opened Weibo.
Xu Songning found a place to park and braked to a stop. "This is bad, he suspects me."
"What?" Zhou Qiao looked puzzled.
Xu Songning didn't intend to explain further, and took her hand to start operating.
Several months have passed since the masquerade party, and when she searches for the keyword "masquerade party," more than a dozen results appear.
Xu Songning was on the verge of collapse, "Why did you send so many messages?"
"Is this too much? I was thinking of creating a separate nine-square grid for you."
"Thank you so much for not making a separate entry!"
After scrolling through several, Xu Songning finally found a photo of himself.
Great, Zhou Qiao even put her own photo in the very center of the nine-grid for promotional purposes.
Fortunately, it was just a back view, with two people blocking her view from the left and right. The photo was blurred so that only Xu Songning in the middle could be seen.
Her dark green fishtail skirt swung gracefully in an arc, and her long hair, styled in large waves, was draped over her shoulders, appearing much shorter.
The camera captured the moment she turned around; the upper half of her face was covered by an Aries mask, with only a small part of her chin showing.
She stared at the photo for a long time, searching for any clues that revealed her features.
Fortunately, I wasn't wearing anything that matched my usual style that day, and the back of my dress wasn't slit too deep, so the mole wasn't visible.
Xu Songning pointed at the photo and asked Zhou Qiao seriously, "Look at this photo, then look at me. Can you match them up?"
Zhou Qiao compared the images back and forth, pondering them carefully for a moment, "Hmm... it's quite different from your usual style. Those two people blocked half of your figure, so it's a bit hard to tell if you're fat or thin. And you dyed your hair that day, so it doesn't match up at all."
Today, after Qin You's incident, Zhou Qiao's mind was half-shut down. Although Xu Songning's actions had completely exposed her, Zhou Qiao didn't think much about it at the moment.
Xu Songning looked at the photo carefully. In the bar, Xiang Yun might not have been able to see her hair color clearly, but in the photo, her purple hair was very obvious.
This put her at ease. From a normal person's perspective, who would have thought she would dye her hair? Her job didn't allow her to have such a flamboyant hair color. That day, she used a temporary hair dye.
After reviewing all the photos and confirming that she wouldn't be exposed by the photos on Zhou Qiao's Weibo, Xu Songning decided to be honest with Zhou Qiao about it.
Xiang Yun is too smart. He must have sensed something, which is why he tested Zhou Qiao. If he managed to get information out of the room upstairs, wouldn't she be exposed?
She needs another ally.
"Zhou Qiao, I have a secret to tell you," Xu Songning said solemnly.
Zhou Qiao's eyes widened. "A secret? Oh, Xu Songning, you actually had a secret between Lu Xiaomeng and me behind my back?"
"Xiang Yun is X."
"What X? Huh? Huh! What did you say?! Mr. X is him?!"
Zhou Qiao almost jumped up from her seat. She grabbed Xu Songning's hand, her mind seemingly blank for a second. She blinked and met Xu Songning's calm gaze.
"Really? Are you sure?" Zhou Qiao's mouth was dry.
“Really.” Xu Songning grabbed her hand. “You have to help me. He’s starting to doubt me.”
"Help you? How can I help you? Isn't it good that he's X? Are you going to keep it from him?" Zhou Qiao asked in surprise.
Xu Songning nodded firmly. Her expression was calm, but her heart was in turmoil, and her mind was racing, trying to come up with various solutions.
Since Xiang Yun didn't ask her directly, he must not have confirmed that it was her yet, but only had suspicions.
"It seems like I've always been the one pushing things forward in our relationship. I take one step forward, and he follows suit. You could say I've been in control. So if he finds out the truth now, and our relationship hasn't reached the level of lovers, what will he think I've been doing all this time?"
Zhou Qiao suddenly realized, "He'll think you're playing him!"
“Yes! That’s exactly what I’m worried about. Besides, Lily and X’s relationship is over. If we have to disrupt the balance and involve this in my and Xiang Yun’s lives, my intuition tells me it definitely won’t be a good thing.” Xu Songning said with some concern.
Her concerns were not unfounded. If this hadn't happened, they would have been ordinary colleagues and neighbors, and if their relationship had progressed any further, it would have been a normal romantic relationship.
A one-night stand is not the beginning of a normal relationship, especially when she knows the truth and still allows herself to continue getting close to him without telling him the truth.
As long as Xiang Yun recalls those details, he will know that Xu Songning has tested him many times.
If they could become a couple, this might be perfectly acceptable. But if he found out before they became a couple, Xiang Yun would undoubtedly be angry and misunderstand that she was playing him.
"Xu Songning, you really went all out! Such a big thing, and you managed to keep it from us? If we hadn't taken a picture of your face, you would have been exposed by now." Zhou Qiao wiped away a cold sweat.
She thought her secret was huge, but Xu Songning was much more ruthless than her.
They had all witnessed Xiang Yun's personality. To say he was gentle was to say he was only gentle in a limited way; he would reject strangers completely. To say he was dull was also to say he was somewhat dull; at least they, as outsiders, could not feel Captain Xiang's enthusiasm.
It's hard to imagine what Xiang Yun would think if he knew that Xu Songning had always known he was X and was still constantly testing him and getting closer to him.
Any words Xu Songning uses to cover up a lie will turn into a clumsy performance.
From Xiang Yun's perspective, Xu Songning was deceiving him from beginning to end.
"Can you blame me? I found out too late. Who told him to be so good? How could I bear to let him go? We've really drifted apart." Xu Songning slammed his head on the steering wheel, feeling incredibly heartbroken.
She had always been reluctant to think about this, as it gave her a headache whenever she did. Now, an invisible hand had shattered her calm and thrown the problem back at her.
Zhou Qiao wasn't involved, so she couldn't understand Xu Songning's thoughts, nor did she know what was so good about Captain Xiang. To her, Captain Xiang was indeed very handsome.
Moreover, given what she did, she has no right to speak ill of Xu Songning.
Exchanging secrets is the best time to be honest with a close friend.
Zhou Qiao coughed twice and cleared her throat. "Then I'll tell you a secret too."
Xu Songning immediately sat up straight, his face full of refusal. He knew that what he was about to hear was definitely not a good secret!
"Or you should..."
"After the breakup, I invested in Qin You's band."
"..."
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