After Ye Xinning finished speaking, Qin Xiang remained silent for a long time.
Despite being stared at with a cold and indifferent gaze, Ye Xinning remained fearless and lowered her head to play with her fingers.
Time passed second by second, and just when Ye Xinning thought Qin Xiang wouldn't do it, he suddenly bent down and opened the car door for her.
Looking at Qin Xiang, who was clearly annoyed but couldn't do anything about it, Ye Xinning realized for the first time that forcing someone to do something they didn't want to do could be such a pleasurable thing.
She stepped out of the car, but He Yu was still worried. "Miss, are you really going with him?"
“He Yu is worried about me. My requirement is that he come with me, and all the people who are following me should also come along.”
Why didn't you say you'd bring a hundred men?
"It's not impossible. After all, you tried to kill me a few days ago, so it's normal to be cautious."
"Then why do you want me to open the car door for you?"
"I did it because I thought about it."
Qin Xiang acted as if he had heard a load of nonsense, "You think I don't know that I hurt Shen Lin and you're retaliating in this way?"
"Yeah?"
Ye Xinning only said those two words, neither confirming nor denying.
Qin Xiang agreed to let He Yu and the others come along, but asked Ye Xinning to get into his car.
Ye Xinning did not refuse, and Qin Xiang stated that he would not harm her.
Throughout the journey, Qin Xiang remained talkative, despite his previous attempt to kill her noticing, which did not hinder his eloquent conversation.
Ye Xinning found it quite amusing. She looked at Qin Xiang and asked, "How long will it take for your hand to heal?"
"Worried about me?"
"I'm worried you're recovering too quickly."
Qin Xiang snorted coldly, "You really have a sharp tongue. By the way, is that man from the Shen family still alive? I find it hard to believe that he would take a bullet for you. Didn't you two get divorced?"
"Do I need to report my affairs to you?"
"Hmph, I don't know which eye of yours is blind, to have taken a liking to someone like you."
Ye Xinning turned her head away and ignored Qin Xiang. This man was sharp-tongued and ruthless. If it weren't for wanting to meet Aunt Song Xiang, whom she had never met before, she really wouldn't have wanted to make this trip.
...
The car drove on and finally stopped in front of a manor.
Qin Xiang got out of the car first, and seeing Ye Xinning still inside, he gritted his teeth and opened the car door for her. "If my mom had told me to, you'd see what I'd do to you."
Ye Xinning completely ignored Qin Xiang's words. He Yu's car also stopped and quickly came up to Ye Xinning. "Miss."
"Okay, let's go."
He Yu followed Ye Xinning. Seeing how wary she was, Qin Xiang said disdainfully, "If I wanted to do anything to you, do you think you would still be here alive?"
"You can never be too careful. My experience last time taught me that you are not a good person."
Qin Xiang stood there, watching Ye Xinning's figure disappear from sight, his gloomy expression turning into curiosity.
This younger sister seems much more interesting than he imagined. He just doesn't know how long someone like her can survive in this battlefield of family rivalry.
...
Ye Xinning led He Yu into the living room. They had barely stepped inside when they heard a woman's voice, tinged with laughter, coming from the second floor.
"Is that Ningning?"
Ye Xinning looked up at the corner of the stairs and saw a woman standing there. The woman's hair was piled high on her head, and she had very beautiful features. Even though she had aged a little over the years, she still exuded elegance in every gesture.
Ye Xinning frowned; this person must be Song Xiang.
"Auntie, nice to meet you."
Ye Xinning pursed her lips and spoke, her words gentle and indifferent, making it impossible to discern her true emotions from just that one sentence.
Song Xiang came downstairs and took her hand. "Oh, I'm your aunt. This is the first time I've met you. You're so beautiful. You have your brother's genes."
Song Xiang warmly pulled Ye Xinning to sit down on the sofa and instructed the maid to make tea. If Ye Xinning hadn't already known Song Xiang's character and personality, she would have thought he was a truly kind and considerate elder.
"Thank you for the compliment, Aunt." Although Ye Xinning could act, she was no match for Song Xiang. She didn't want to do anything hypocritical and quickly withdrew her hand.
Song Xiang, however, seemed completely oblivious to her change in mood and continued, "Your father is really something. He didn't bring you back to France before. If he had, I would have seen you much sooner."
“In my aunt’s heart, she still wanted to see me. I thought she didn’t.”
"You're angry about what your cousin did a few days ago, right? I know. I've already taught him a lesson. Luckily, you're alright. If something had happened to you, I wouldn't know how to explain it to your father."
Song Xiang spoke so sincerely, as if she truly cared about her niece.
Looking at her, Ye Xinning thought, how could a person be so hypocritical? She clearly hated her and her father to the core, yet she could still act like this.
Ye Xinning had no interest in talking nonsense with Song Xiang. She came here with a purpose, not just to do these superficial things with Song Xiang.
Is Xia He one of yours?
The reason she insisted on meeting Song Xiang despite He Yu's objections was solely for her mother's sake.
Xia He changed Ye Rouxin's medicine for no reason and has been lurking by Ye Rouxin's side for so many years.
Ye Xinning couldn't help but overthink things, and given recent events, Song Xiang became the most suspicious person.
After asking that question, Ye Xinning stared intently at Song Xiang, trying to discern the slightest abnormality from Song Xiang's expression.
However, Song Xiang remained calm and showed no signs of anything amiss. When she heard Xia He's name, she looked surprised.
"Who is Xia He? Is she your friend?"
“He’s not my friend, he’s my mother’s assistant. I thought my aunt would know him very well.”
Song Xiang smiled faintly, a slight curve to his lips.
“After your father went to Nancheng, he had no contact with us. He had been staying in Nancheng until he returned here, and that's how we found out about you and your mother. I've never even met your mother, so how could I possibly know your mother's assistant?”
"My reason tells me you couldn't possibly know him, but Auntie should know that sometimes a little bit of skepticism is very necessary."
Especially considering the timing of Xia He's appearance and the things Xia He did to Ye Rouxin, Ye Xinning had to consider this possibility.
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