Song Xingyao did not return to her residence, but instead went back to Zhuo Wen's villa in Jiangcheng.
As soon as I entered, I saw his defeated expression; he must have suffered a setback with Lin Shuang.
During her years in S country, Song Xingyao reconstructed Zhuo Yue's story from Shi Yu and Zhuo Wen, and she felt regret.
She also expressed her gratitude and appreciation for being saved, and thus learned that Zhuo Wen had never been able to let go of his hatred for Zhuo Yue.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of Zhuo Yue's death, and I had planned to go back to pay my respects to her this week.
If Shi Yu hadn't told him in advance, he would have thought Zhuo Wen wouldn't be able to make it back.
In recent years, Zhuo Wen's focus has been mainly on Jiangcheng. Although he still goes back to stay for a while every year, he is not as tense or full of hatred when Zhuo Yue is mentioned.
Song Xingyao attributed all of this to the appearance of Lin Shuang, which finally gave Zhuo Wen new hope, and it was no longer just hatred.
She also knew that Zhuo Wen had poured a lot of brotherly love into her that he hadn't been able to give to his sister, sincerely hoping that she would become stronger and respecting her choices. This made Song Xingyao very grateful to Zhuo Wen.
She picked up a cup of tea and casually leaned against the railing.
"What's wrong? You look like you've been kicked out by Lin Shuang."
He glanced back at it. "Pretty much."
Then, as if he had just thought of something, he asked, "Tell me, Lin Shuang has my child with her, but she doesn't want the child to see me. What should we do?"
"Pfft..." I don't know if it was from being burned by the tea in my mouth, or from being shocked by the information I heard...
"No...you said she was pregnant last time, it's only been a few days?"
He glanced at her with some disdain. "That child was conceived some time before Xiaoyue passed away. During that period, because of Xiaoyue's situation, I separated from her. She got pregnant, and her parents forced her to have an abortion, but she refused and dropped out of school. Later, I went home to inherit Orland and completely lost contact with her."
After saying that, he reached into his pocket and found nothing. "When she left last time, she asked me if she was pregnant, but she had to leave for a while to study abroad. I refused her. I told her that even if she didn't leave me, I could find her the best teacher in the world if she married me."
"..." Song Xingyao fell silent. She knew why Lin Shuang had run away.
Why do men all over the world feel that the air around them smells the sweetest?
But she still refrained from using those words to retort to a man who had just been kicked out of his house.
“Zhuo Wen, you are not even close to her. You are the heir of Orland, while she is just an ordinary girl. Do you know how it feels for her to stand beside you? She went to great lengths to leave home to protect this child. She could have come to him and asked you for a life of comfort and security, but she didn’t.”
Zhuo Wen looked up at Song Xingyao's profile and listened to her finish speaking.
She seemed lost in some memory.
"She came back to you two years ago, probably wanting to see your attitude, but she didn't get the answer she wanted after going back and forth, so she left. The fact that she's willing to see you proves that you still have a chance. Give her some time."
The butler came over, bowed, and then said we could set off.
Two days passed quickly, especially with Fu Siming's constant reporting, which felt like a countdown.
Song Xingyao barely replied.
Fu Siming remembered that Shi Yu had insisted on making him suffer that day, deliberately saying that the two of them had plans for the weekend.
Upon closer inspection, she discovered that Zhuo Wen was also there. The thought that Zhuo Wen had kept Song Xingyao hidden from her for so long made her angry.
Especially when they encountered that persistent ghost, who was still by their side.
He wouldn't be so worried if Song Xingyao were alone with Zhuo Wen.
When Pei Jing came in, he noticed that Fu Siming's expression wasn't good, so he forced himself to speak.
"Master Fu, I heard that Minister Jiang sent people to look for a USB drive. We don't know what's on it. The investigators said that Minister Jiang is very angry."
"USB flash drive?"
Putting down the phone he was holding, he said, "It seems like what's inside is something that can't be brought to light. Go contact Ang and try to find out where it is before they find the person."
At this moment, An Ye had no idea how much danger the USB drive containing the video had brought him.
Anna was in the hospital when she suddenly felt tightness in her chest.
The second skin graft surgery was about to begin, but her mother's condition did not improve. After much hesitation, she finally made a phone call.
Qiao Yiming was filming on set and did not answer the phone.
The fact that the call didn't go through gave her a moment of relief. Asking to borrow such a large sum of money was too much of a burden for her, but then she looked at her mother in the ICU with tubes inserted and wrapped in layers of gauze.
She called another person whose contact name was "Blackface Joe".
This time, the call was answered shortly afterward.
"Hello?"
Qiao Yiyang knew that Anna had taken leave due to family matters, but she never expected that Anna would take the initiative to contact her.
"Hello?" Qiao Yiyang spoke again when there was no response for a long time.
"Mr. Qiao... I'm Anna."
There was no need for such pleasantries and introductions to be repeated between them. Qiao Yiyang raised her hand to interrupt her assistant's actions, waiting for her to get down to business.
"I...I'd like to borrow some money from you."
The words "borrow money" seemed to trigger some kind of shame switch in her.
Even over the phone, Qiao Yiyang could imagine her with her head down.
He breathed a sigh of relief. "How much?"
Although I knew Qiao Yiyang was not short of money, I didn't expect him to agree so easily.
Anna never wanted to owe anyone a favor, especially such a large sum of money, which was really hard to ask for. Otherwise, she wouldn't have waited until now. After all, her relationship with Qiao Yiyang was only slightly better than that of a superior and subordinate. It was only because she worked for Qiao Yiming that she had the opportunity to see a higher world.
"1.5 million..." This figure seems as unfamiliar as an astronomical number.
"Send me your card number, and I'll have my assistant transfer it to you." It was still his usual businesslike tone, but in this context, Anna felt as if Qiao Yiyang's imposing figure was right in front of her.
"Thank you. I will return it to you as soon as I'm done with this."
Qiao Yiyang felt a little uncomfortable listening to her insistence on drawing a line, but still asked symbolically, "Don't worry about taking good care of your mother. The little assistant you arranged for Yiming hasn't caused any problems yet. We'll talk about other things after we're done with this."
Anna's eyes stung a little, and she replied softly, "Okay, I won't bother you any longer, Mr. Qiao. I'll hang up now."
He heard the sob in the last sentence. He gripped his phone, remaining silent for a long time.
It wasn't until the assistant called out, "Mr. Qiao?"
"Okay, you can continue. I'll send you an account number in a bit. Transfer 2 million into it."
"Okay, Mr. Qiao."
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