Song Xiangyu looked at the room's furnishings with a nostalgic expression.
"When Ya Ya was little, we spoiled her a bit. She likes pink, so we had to decorate her room in pink."
However, such bright colors, plus lace and gauze, were hard to find in China at the time. We had to buy most of them from the Friendship Store. After the decorations were set up, Ya Ya loved them so much that she even invited her friends over to visit.
However, after that, her friends gradually distanced themselves from her. She didn't understand why, but her personality changed quite a bit afterward. She wasn't as cheerful as before and seemed much more aloof, but she was still very good to her friends and was a kind-hearted child.
Su He didn't know why she was saying these things to her, but she just listened without interrupting.
It wasn't until Song Xiangyu talked about many things from Xu Jingya's childhood that she looked at her somewhat embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, since you're about the same age as Ya Ya, I couldn't help but talk a bit more."
Su He shook her head. "It's okay, I love hearing it. You're a wonderful mother, and your daughter must be very happy too."
Song Xiangyu shook her head. "We still haven't done enough, otherwise we wouldn't be unaware of who she offended."
At this point, Song Xiangyu looked pained, but then forced herself to regain her composure and asked Su He, "You came here this time also to ask about Ya Ya, right?"
Su He was surprised, "How did you know?"
Song Xiangyu sighed, "Actually, I guessed it when I saw you wearing a police uniform. After all, our relationship hasn't reached the point where I have to make a special trip to visit you."
Su He felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, "Um... I'm sorry, Aunt Song, I did come here because of the case from back then."
"Is there any clue?" Song Xiangyu asked, her voice trembling with excitement.
Su He shook her head. "No, it's just that a similar case has recently occurred, so I wanted to learn more about it."
Song Xiangyu was somewhat disappointed, but still said, "I've said everything I need to say. Your police came to ask me once before the New Year. I don't know what else you want to ask."
Su He listened in silence for a moment before asking, "Do you know anything about your daughter's good friend, Wang Pan'er?"
Song Xiangyu was surprised to hear this, but still nodded. "I know a little. Ya Ya often praises her in front of me and always gives her things. In order for the two girls to take care of each other after they start working, her father specially found someone to assign them to the same school."
Su He was surprised to hear this, not expecting that the Xu family had also helped with Wang Pan'er's job assignment.
"What? Is there something wrong with her?"
Su He shook her head, not directly stating their suspicions about Wang Pan'er, since everything was still just speculation.
"It's alright, we just need to reinvestigate anyone Xu Jingya has been in contact with."
Song Xiangyu nodded. "Ya Ya doesn't have many friends. Besides her school friends, she has the most contact with Wang Chao. Our two families have known each other since our fathers' generation, and they can be said to have grown up together."
At this point, she sighed again, "That's why, after Ya Ya's accident, besides us, the one who was most affected was Wang Chao."
Su He didn't know how to comfort her, so she glanced at the room one last time and asked, "May I look around the room?"
Song Xiangyu came to her senses and nodded. "You see, everything here is still exactly as it was when Ya Ya was alive. It hasn't changed at all."
Su He was surprised to hear this and immediately began to carefully observe the room, but she did not rummage through it.
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