[Ms. Song, this is Xu Qingran. I'm off work. Where are you? Would it be convenient for us to meet?]
Song Qingyou replied with two words.
[Entrance]
Xu Qingran replied quickly.
Okay, I'll be right there, in five minutes at most! I'll be there after I change my clothes.
"What's wrong?" Fu Wenzhou asked in a low voice.
Song Qingyou said, "Xu Qingran said she has something she wants to give me."
Fu Wenzhou raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "A jade pendant?"
Song Qingyou was speechless: "Last time she stopped your car, was it just to get you to give me that jade pendant?"
Fu Wenzhou nodded and said, "Hmm, why is she so fixated on a jade pendant?"
Song Qingyou lowered her head and smiled, her eyes filled with melancholy: "Who knows?"
Xu Qingran arrived very quickly, almost running. She changed out of her work clothes and put on a simple sweatshirt and jeans, giving her a more student-like appearance.
Xu Qingran ran too fast and leaned against a pillar, panting. When she looked up and saw Fu Wenzhou next to Song Qingyou, she felt a chill. She hadn't thought this man was difficult to get along with when they were at the bar, but the last time she realized that this man's temper was unpredictable and hard to fathom. It was best not to provoke him if possible.
Xu Qingran was genuinely afraid of Fu Wenzhou, and even her words came out cautiously: "Miss Song, may I speak with you alone?"
Song Qingyou paused for a moment, then said to Fu Wenzhou who was standing next to her, "Go wait for me in the car."
Fu Wenzhou frowned and said reluctantly, "I'll go with you."
Xu Qingran didn't think she needed a third person present for what she was about to say, so she quickly said, "I want to speak with Miss Song alone. I have something very important to tell her. Could you..."
Fu Wenzhou glanced at her lightly, and Xu Qingran was silenced. She didn't dare to say anything more and timidly lowered her head.
Song Qingyou coughed lightly and said gently, "Go wait for me in the car, be a good girl."
Fu Wenzhou glared at Xu Qingran with displeasure, his voice cold: "You better behave yourself. If you dare to hurt Youyou, I guarantee you won't see the sun tomorrow."
Xu Qingran swallowed hard, too frightened to utter a word.
"Did you hear me?" Fu Wenzhou asked, frowning.
Xu Qingran hurriedly said, "I...I heard it."
Song Qingyou said softly, "Don't scare her, you go ahead."
"I know, sister, don't rush me." Fu Wenzhou sighed softly, his tone both doting and helpless.
Xu Qingran waited until Fu Wenzhou was far away before daring to look up at Song Qingyou: "I wanted to give this to you."
As she spoke, she rummaged through the canvas bag she carried with her.
She quickly took out an exquisite wooden box and handed it to Song Qingyou: "This belongs to your Song family. Someone wants it returned to you."
Song Qingyou's gaze lingered on the box for two seconds, her eyes deep and unreadable.
After a long time, until Xu Qingran's arm was almost sore from holding it up, Song Qingyou finally took it slowly.
With a gentle flick of the fingertip, the box opened.
Inside was a phoenix jade pendant, carved lifelike, with clear and high-quality jade, appearing to be quite valuable.
Xu Qingran's voice was very low, almost drowned out by the wind: "This...this belongs to your Song family, and now it can be considered to have been returned to its rightful owner."
Are they from the Song family?
Song Qingyou looked at the jade pendant indifferently, then put it back in the box and handed it back, her voice devoid of warmth: "You can get a lot of money by pawning this."
"Huh?" Xu Qingran didn't understand.
Song Qingyou said calmly, "You seem to be short of money. Selling the jade pendant will bring you a considerable income, and the problems and difficulties you are facing will be easily solved. As for the Song family's things you mentioned, I'm sorry, the Song family has many things, and losing one or two pieces won't matter."
She paused for a moment and then said, "Please say hello to that person for me, and tell them—I don't need a jade pendant."
There's no need for belated family affection.
For the past twenty years, she had trapped herself in a cage built of hatred, only to find out in the end that it was nothing but an empty joke.
She no longer wanted to dwell on or pursue the past.
The best outcome is for everyone to live well.
From the moment Xu Qingran appeared, Song Qingyou had a vague premonition, not because Xu Qingran looked like her, but because Xu Qingran looked too much like that torn-up photo.
She sent someone to investigate, and the result was the same as she expected.
Song Ning is not dead.
She is alive and well in the capital.
For so many years, she and Song Ning lived in the same city, breathing the same air, yet they were like two parallel lines that never intersected.
Xu Qingran froze, realizing that Song Qingyou might already know the truth. She panicked, "I didn't... Mom actually... she really misses you. Back then, she had no choice. This jade pendant is her most treasured possession. She's worn it all these years because it was specially made by a craftsman for you before you were born. Mom..."
“It doesn’t matter.” Song Qingyou interrupted softly, pulling her shawl tighter around her shoulders. “Song Yuan wronged her. If she hadn’t run away, she would have died. Of course, I can understand her actions back then, but I don’t understand why she abandoned me. If Song Yuan had been a little more ruthless back then, I would be dead now.”
Song Qingyou smiled, her voice calm: "She married your father and had you. I've seen photos of the three of you, and you look very happy. It's good that she has her own family, really, it's good. Please tell her for me that I wish her happiness in finding her own happiness."
Xu Qingran opened her mouth, looking anxious, wanting to explain something, but felt powerless.
A sense of powerlessness overwhelmed Xu Qingran, making her feel incredibly guilty when facing Song Qingyou. The woman in front of her was her own sister, but she knew that the other woman would never acknowledge her.
She had no intention of climbing the social ladder or getting involved with her sister's power.
Xu Qingran really liked Song Qingyou. She liked her from the first moment she saw her. Perhaps it was the peculiarity of their bloodline, but she inexplicably wanted to be close to her.
When she went to see her a second time, she already knew that the other person was her sister. That night, after returning home, her mother, who had been rushed to the emergency room due to a heart attack, was afraid that she would be in critical condition, so she told her the whole truth about what happened back then.
Xu Qingran began to pay attention to Song Qingyou, wanting to find an opportunity to explain to her, give her the jade pendant, and try to mend the relationship between her and her mother.
But the other party was unwilling to see her at all, and she was repeatedly blocked from entering the Song family's gate.
Having no other option, she went to see that young CEO Fu, but the result was the same.
Neither of the couple liked her.
Xu Qingran was almost ready to give up. She even considered pawning the jade pendant so that she wouldn't have to worry about the money for her mother's surgery.
But when she got to the pawnshop, she regretted it.
This was something that should have belonged to her older sister, and she should return it to her. After hurriedly putting the jade pendant back and leaving the pawnshop, she began to look for work day and night, doing part-time jobs and taking out online loans.
But I never thought of selling that jade pendant again.
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