Chapter 42 Something Happened
Song Feiwan lowered her eyes thoughtfully as she sipped her coffee. "It's an arranged marriage, so what's the point of talking about being serious? I don't believe any devoted lovers can emerge from a large family."
He must have ulterior motives.
"So what do you think he's after? He's surrounded by beautiful women, and his family is more powerful than yours," Su Ruan asked.
"How would I know? Oh well, let's not talk about him anymore. The shoujo manga I'm following, 'You Are My Sweetheart Baby,' updated today. Let me finish reading it before we go."
Su Ruan shook her head. Her best friend's only hobby since childhood was reading shoujo manga; she was a hardcore fanatic.
I especially admire a comic artist named Shizao; he's a die-hard fan among die-hard fans.
She would faithfully follow the serialization and tip the author whenever they had a new work.
When you're feeling particularly stressed, reading comics is the perfect way to de-stress.
She didn't want to force her to make a decision immediately; her sister had always been opinionated, she just couldn't figure it out for the time being.
Actually, their goals were similar: both wanted to hide from people, so neither would say anything about the other.
The private room fell silent for a moment.
A series of footsteps approached from afar.
"Boss, news has come from Beijing that something has happened to the Song family."
Song Feiwan was engrossed in reading a comic book when her bodyguard suddenly came over to report.
"What happened? Why didn't my dad call me?" Song Feiwan suddenly looked up.
"The Song family has been set up. In the past few days, various companies have been involved in scandals, and the public opinion is very bad."
With the added fuel of the fire from some marketing accounts, the stock price has fallen for three days.
"But the chairman has blocked the news and won't let you know," the bodyguard said quickly.
Upon hearing this, Song Feiwan's hand tightened, her nails digging deeply into her palm, her skin turning an unhealthy white.
Su Ruan quickly stepped forward and pried her hands open. "Xiao Wan'er, don't panic. Since Uncle Song chose not to tell you, it must not be anything serious. He probably didn't want to affect your trip."
Song Feiwan frowned and shook her head, her voice trembling slightly.
“You don’t understand, Su Ruan. The more they keep it from me, the bigger this matter becomes. They don’t want to implicate me. If the situation becomes critical, they will definitely protect me and bear the burden alone, do you believe me?”
Su Ruan was stunned. How could this be?
"So what major event do you think will happen?"
Song Feiwan narrowed her eyes, as if remembering something, and felt a chill run down her spine.
"It must be that force that was targeting our family a while ago that has finally made its move. They know I left the capital and they have some kind of control over my parents' lives."
Only by forcing them to be unwilling to tell me the truth can we strike with full force and precision.
"Do you have any clues?" Su Ruan asked worriedly.
"Not for now. I only know that if it were just a business dispute, they wouldn't have this attitude."
This time, I'm afraid it involves human lives...
As she spoke, Song Feiwan's face gradually turned pale, and a fog of confusion began to rise in her mind.
A possibility flashed into her mind like lightning, and she involuntarily shuddered.
"What's wrong? Did you think of something?" Su Ruan asked.
“Ruanbao, have I ever told you that our Song family has an illegitimate child?”
Song Feiwan's soft murmur struck Su Ruan like a thunderbolt.
She was stunned for a moment before she found her voice, "Your dad has an illegitimate child? Xiao Wan'er, are you kidding me?"
Everyone knows that your parents fell in love freely and were deeply in love. When your mother gave birth to you, she almost had a difficult labor, and your father went to the hospital the next day to have a tubal ligation.
Promise your mother that you are her only child, and that she will be in charge of all the family businesses in the future.
They're such a loving couple, how can you expect me to believe your dad would cheat on you? Besides, he's had surgery, how could he possibly have a child?
Song Feiwan seemed to have been ripped from her soul, and murmured, "He's the older brother, not the younger brother."
"Huh?" Su Ruan was even more confused. "Your dad had a wife and children before he was with your mom?"
Oh my god!
What in this world is real anymore?
The two remained silent for a long while before Song Feiwan finally spoke.
“I don’t know much about what happened before, but when I was five years old, that woman came back to my father with that child.”
At that time, my parents kept it from me and sent me to my maternal grandmother's house. On the way, I remembered to go back to get a doll and accidentally overheard my parents' conversation with that crazy woman.
When I found out I had an older brother, I was actually very happy. After being an only child for so many years, I really longed to have siblings to accompany me as I grew up.
So I secretly went to find that so-called older brother, but you have no idea what I saw.
Su Ruan saw Song Feiwan's nervous expression and slightly trembling body, as if she had thought of something terrible.
She sat down next to Song Feiwan and gently put her arm around her. "If you don't want to talk about it, then forget it."
"No, it's that the child's behavior was so shocking that I was terrified."
I saw him hiding in my kitchen, gnawing on my pet dog. He ate the whole dog raw, even the innards, his mouth full of bright red blood, and he was even smiling at me…
Su Ruan felt a chill run down her spine and shuddered as well.
The two hugged each other tighter, giving each other courage.
Song Feiwan continued, "I was so scared that I didn't dare to move."
That so-called older brother walked over step by step, stroking my little face with his hands covered in blood. He even said, "He even said..."
"What did you say?" Su Ruan asked, holding her breath.
"He said I look so fair and soft, I must taste delicious when steamed." After saying this, Song Feiwan covered her mouth and gagged.
Well......
What a twisted and cruel child.
Su Ruan felt nauseous and vomiting, so she forced a change of topic, "So? You think it's that illegitimate child who came to seek revenge on you?"
Song Feiwan took two sips of coffee to suppress the nausea, and said with lingering fear.
"I guess so, after all, my parents were very wary of that crazy woman's background. I overheard her saying that she married the heir of a very old foreign family."
Moreover, it's rumored that that family has connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, and everyone in them is insane. My so-called brother grew up in that kind of family; there's no way he could have grown up to be a good person.
Su Ruan's heart clenched, and she hugged Song Feiwan tightly, trying her best to comfort her softly.
"It's alright, don't be afraid. This is Chinese soil. No matter what family he comes from, everyone must abide by the law in our country."
Song Feiwan turned to look at Su Ruan and gave a wry smile.
Although her best friend had no personal freedom and was strictly watched over by the Su family couple, she had really been too well protected since childhood.
They have never witnessed the baseness of human nature, nor do they know the dark and cruel side of this world.
"Yes, I'm not afraid. I'm just afraid that our family won't be able to face difficulties together."
Song Feiwan raised her hand and patted Su Ruan's head, her gesture full of older sisterly affection.
"Ruanbao, please forgive me, I can't travel with you anymore, I have to go back."
Su Ruan immediately stood up and said firmly, "I'll go back with you."
"Need not..."
“I know I can’t help much with my limited resources, but I can talk to you and comfort you when you’re tired,” Su Ruan said persistently.
“Okay.” Song Feiwan didn’t refuse any longer, and pulled Su Ruan away, heading straight for the airport.
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