Silence, dead silence.

Wei Chiyan was so surprised that he stuttered again and asked, "Thank you, are you serious?"

"Just a joke." Xie's voice sounded with a hint of laughter, and then continued: "Xia Mu, why don't you say something?"

Xia Wan understood immediately.

Xie Ren answered like that because he knew she was here, but he was actually just teasing Wei Chiyan.

Oh, maybe she'll be included.

So Xia Wan pretended not to know Xie Yan and asked, "Xie Yan, right? I'm Xia Mu, how did you know I was here?"

Xie Yan replied: "I guessed. Wei Chi's confession to me was so outrageous that it could only be a game punishment. He has been mentioning you a lot recently."

Song Zhili took the phone from Wei Chi and said, "Since you knew it, why did you scare them like that?"

Xie's voice sounded innocent: "Ali, it's not fair for you to say that. It was you who wanted to scare me first."

Jiang Yushi chuckled and said directly: "Forget it, thank you. It was you who used that film to trick Wei Chi first. And you know what? There are two girls here today. You did something a bit too much."

"Is that so?" Xie's voice sounded apologetic as he said, "I'm really sorry. I'll give them gifts and apology when I return to China."

Xia Wan didn't quite understand why Xie hadn't told anyone about his desire to return to China.

I don't understand what he wants to do, but Xia Wan's intuition tells her that it must be some bad idea.

Wei Chiyan took back his phone and said unhappily: "Thank you, you just apologize to them? What about me? I am the one who was affected the most from the beginning to the end! Do you know that they all misunderstood..."

"I'm sorry." Xie Ren interrupted Wei Chiyan and apologized directly. His voice became softer, and he said, "My purpose was not to embarrass you. I just wanted to play a trick on Jiang Yushi and Song Zhili. Forget it... There is no point in saying this now. In the end, I still hurt you, but this was not my intention. I'm really sorry."

Xia Wan: "......?"

What's with the tea-like tone? She felt like there was something wrong with her ears.

Jiang Yushi couldn't help but roll his eyes, his face full of expression saying: I knew he would say something like this.

Xu Yaoyao and Meng Qing had the same confused look on their faces as Xia Wan, and they couldn't believe what they heard.

Song Zhili lowered his voice and explained to them: "I'm used to it. That's how he is."

As expected, after hearing Xie's "sincere" apology, Wei Chiyan's anger immediately subsided. He shook his head and said, "It wasn't really harmful. I was just shocked. Next time, can you tell me in advance?"

"Okay." Xie Ren agreed immediately and began to flatter Wei Chiyan, saying: "Wei Chi, you are indeed my most tolerant and kind friend. If it were Song Zhili and Jiang Yushi, they would definitely not forgive me so easily..."

Jiang Yushi couldn't bear to listen any longer. He snatched Wei Chiyan's phone away and said, "Stop! Sorry, that's too disgusting. Don't drag us down anymore. I will beat you up when you come back!"

Xie Yan obviously didn't take Jiang Yushi's threat seriously, and said nonchalantly: "Then I really am..."

Before Xie Yan could finish his words, he heard a series of dog barking from his side.

"Woof!"

“Woof woof!”

“Woof woof woof!”

Jiang Yushi asked in confusion: "Thank you, when did you get a dog? Don't you hate dogs the most? And it sounds like you have more than one."

Xie Han didn't answer him. He just said, "Let's talk when you get back." His tone was somewhat panic-stricken, and then he hung up the phone.

After the call ended, Jiang Yushi still looked at Song Zhili in confusion and asked: "Do you know about this? Sorry, dog, can these two creatures really coexist?"

Song Zhili was obviously surprised as well, and said, "He didn't tell me."

"I know!" Wei Chiyan raised his hand and said seriously: "Xie Yan may have fallen in love with a dog at first sight, or he may be blind, so he raised a guide dog."

Jiang Yushi looked at Wei Chiyan in silence and said, "You'd better not say that to Xie Yan's face. I won't stop him if he lets his dog bite you."

Song Zhili also added: "And you still think Xie was not intentional when you got the rabies vaccine."

Wei Chiyan: "..."

No...I don't think so.

The call was over, everyone had a few laughs, and the game naturally continued.

However, Song Zhili's cell phone suddenly rang.

The moment he saw the incoming caller on the screen, the boy frowned and stood up and said, "I'm going to answer the phone."

Song Zhili walked out of the door.

The door was ajar.

Even so, I could still hear the scolding from the female voice on the other end of the phone. Although I couldn't hear the specific content, it was enough to make me feel the same way and feel uncomfortable.

The atmosphere was slightly awkward at this moment.

Wei Chiyan's face was a little irritated, and he said, "I knew it was his sister the moment I heard her."

Song Zhili's sister. The last time they were in the grove, Jiang Yushi had told her about Xia Wan's existence.

However, it was hardly mentioned in the original plot, because in the end the inheritance rights of the Song family were still in the hands of Song Zhili, so Xia Wan never cared too much about it.

Speaking of this person, Jiang Yushi and Wei Chiyan had the same look of disgust on their faces.

Meng Qing, with some sympathy for Song Zhili, said with emotion: "Not only has the mistress's daughter secured the inheritance rights in advance, but she is also so aggressive towards the wife's child on weekdays?"

Jiang Yushi smiled at Meng Qing and said, "Meng, it's okay to talk about some things in private, but you must be careful about the occasion in the future."

Meng Qing rolled his eyes at Jiang Yushi and said, "Who wouldn't know about the Song family's affairs if they asked around? I'm just speaking up for Song Zhili."

Jiang Yushi did not refute because what Meng Qing said was true.

The situation of the Song family is no secret in the circle. Although not many people know about it, there are definitely quite a few.

At this moment, Song Zhili came back, looking apologetic, and said, "I should go back now."

Jiang Yushi and Wei Chiyan naturally understood the situation of the Song family. Apparently, this situation was not the first time it had occurred. The two did not make a fuss, but stood up together and walked to Song Zhili's side.

Jiang Yushi also said: "It's getting late, let's go back first."

Wei Chiyan said with a bit of regret: "Next time, we must have fun."

And when the three of them left.

Xia Wan and Xu Yaoyao's eyes all fell on Meng Qing.

Xia Wanyi said righteously: "I don't care about gossip, but it would not be appropriate if I touched Song Zhili's taboos in the future."

Xu Yaoyao nodded and said, "That's right, we don't want to eat melons."

Meng Qing naturally didn't believe it, but she didn't expose it either. She still told them the story of the Song family.

Song Zhili's mother's surname was Ye. The Song and Ye families were old friends and had always had a close relationship, which is the most common childhood sweetheart configuration in novels.

When Song's mother was young, she was lively and cheerful, and her beauty was famous throughout the school. Her only shortcoming was that she was rebellious, had no manners and refused to obey discipline.

Song's father is the source of Song Zhili's high IQ genes. His name is Song Ze. He was once the top student in the school and a proud child in everyone's eyes.

The most rebellious thing Song Ze had ever done was to announce his love affair in his second year of high school.

The Song family at that time naturally could not accept it. Although they and the Ye family were old friends, for a scholarly family like theirs, the future daughter-in-law must be well-behaved and sensible. It didn't matter if her family was poor, but she couldn't be a girl as unruly and willful as the Ye family's daughter.

Song Ze knelt in his father's study for three days and three nights until he fainted from exhaustion, and finally his parents softened their hearts.

Later they fell in love and lived happily together.

Five years after graduating from college, they got married smoothly and gave birth to an excellent child, Song Zhili.

Hearing this, Xu Yaoyao couldn't help but hold her face with both hands, her eyes full of longing, and said: "They are so happy, aren't they the prince and princess in the real-life fairy tale?"

But Xia Wan knew that the story did not end here, so she asked: "And then?"

Meng Qing's expression turned sarcastic, and he continued, "I don't know the exact time, but there must have been problems in their relationship after marriage. When Song Zhili was seven years old, his mother jumped off a building and committed suicide."

Hearing this, Xu Yaoyao covered her mouth with her hands, her face full of disbelief.

Meng Qing continued, "When Song Zhili was nine years old, his father remarried. But the ridiculous thing is that it wasn't just his new wife who moved into the Song family, there was also a twelve-year-old daughter. The Song family told the outside world that the daughter was Song Zhili's biological sister, born to Madam Ye, but she was not brought out because of her poor health when she was a child. Everyone believed it on the surface, but in fact, they all knew it was a lie, and that she was an illegitimate daughter."

Xu Yaoyao's face was full of confusion, and she said, "So, Song Zhili's father had a third party before his mother died?"

Xia Wan put her hand on her chin and corrected herself: "To be more precise, the third person existed before Song Zhili was born."

Meng Qing corrected him again: "Song Zhili was born the second year after they got married. The illegitimate daughter is three years older than Song Zhili. To be more serious, there was an affair before they got married, and they already had a daughter."

silence.

The three of them cursed at the same time, saying in unison: "Fuck! What kind of scumbag is this?"

It's hard to understand and unbelievable.

Xu Yaoyao's face was full of surprise. She said, "How could this happen? Aren't Song Zhili's parents childhood sweethearts? How could they fall in love with someone else so easily? And if they didn't love each other before marriage, why did they get married?"

Meng Qing shook his head with emotion and explained to Xu Yaoyao: "Men are like this. It's impossible for him to not love such a beautiful woman at all. He just wants everything. He eats what's in the bowl and looks at what's in the pot."

Xia Wan nodded, agreeing with Meng Qing.

It is indeed getting late.

After complaining a few more times, Meng Qing felt that scolding this scumbag was really dirtying his mouth, so he stood up and said, "Okay, then I'll go back first. My driver is waiting outside."

Xia Wan looked at Xu Yaoyao and said, "I'll ask my driver to take you home."

"Okay." Xu Yaoyao nodded obediently and smiled at Xia Wan.

Seeing this scene, Meng Qing was immediately furious and said, "No!"

Xia Wan: "?"

Xu Yaoyao: "?"

Xia Wan asked: "Why not?"

"Because... because..."

Meng Qing opened his mouth to say a few reasons, but he couldn't seem to find a suitable excuse. Finally, he said directly: "Because I can send her back by the way, so it won't be so troublesome."

Xia Wan looked at Xu Yaoyao and gave her the choice, asking, "What do you think?"

Meng Qing waved his phone at Xu Yaoyao, as if hinting at something.

Xu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, then seemed a little reluctant to say: "Yes, Meng Qing is right, it's nice of her to send me off."

Xia Wan: "..."

Really? But your face shows reluctance.

The relationship between these two people made Xia Wan feel very confused. She didn't understand it at all, but she didn't worry too much about it. She decided to find a time when no one was around to ask Xu Yaoyao.

In the Meng family's car.

Meng Qing and Xu Yaoyao both sat in the back row, one on the left and one on the right. The distance between them was wide enough that it seemed like three more people could fit in.

Xu Yaoyao asked first: "Tell me, what does Miss Meng want to talk to me about?"

Meng Qing frowned and said, "How many times have I told you to keep your distance from Xia Mu?"

Xu Yaoyao did not answer, but rolled her eyes at Meng Qing.

Meng Qing pointed at her and said, "You! What do you mean?"

Xu Yaoyao was speechless and said, "On the surface, I think you are meddling in other people's business. Xia Mu and I are friends. Why should we keep our distance just because of what you said?"

Meng Qing was furious and said, "Anyway...anyway, you can't like Xia Mu! Absolutely not! You almost clung to him when you were watching the horror movie tonight! Don't think I can't see it!"

Xu Yaoyao naturally couldn't like Xia Wan, but Meng Qing's attitude made her very unhappy, so she said directly: "What does it have to do with you? The relationship between you and Xia Mu is probably not as close as ours."

Meng Qing didn't know how to refute Xu Yaoyao's words. She was so angry that she shouted to the driver: "Stop! Stop for me!"

Xu Yaoyao lowered her head to unbuckle her seat belt and said, "You don't have to hurry me. I can get out of the car by myself."

Meng Qing looked at Xu Yaoyao unhappily and said, "Who said you should get off the bus? You stay here!"

After saying that, Meng Qing unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car, closing the door loudly.

Xu Yaoyao: “……?”

She didn't understand what this operation was.

The driver in the front seat turned around and smiled at Xu Yaoyao, saying, "I'm sorry, our young lady has this temper. When she's angry and has nowhere to vent, she'll go to the roadside and kick stones. Please wait a moment."

Xu Yaoyao: "..."

Sure enough, when Xu Yaoyao looked out the window, she saw Meng Qingzheng kicking the gravel on the ground with his feet, and then he squatted on the ground in pain.

At this moment, Xu Yaoyao received a message from Xia Wanfa.

[Good evening]: What happened between you and Meng Qing? Is there a conflict? Or did she bully you?

Meng Qing was a strange person. He seemed to be stubborn and headstrong, and he was always aggressive with her. He also sent her messages every day to remind her to stay away from Xia Mu, which was really annoying. But even when he was angry, he didn't abandon her, but chose to get off the car and vent himself, which was quite cute.

A very self-righteous young lady with a bad temper, but not too annoying.

So Xu Yaoyao lowered her head and replied to Xia Wan.

[Yaayao]: No, don't worry, she's just a paper tiger, I can handle her. But Wanwan, you should be careful, I think she might like you a little.

Outside the car.

Meng Qing covered his foot that was hit by kicking the stone and took three deep breaths of cool air. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Xu Yaoyao! You don't know what's good for you!

She didn't let Xu Yaoyao like Xia Mu for Xu Yaoyao's own good. What if Xu Yaoyao knew about it in the future...

Ahhh! I’m so annoyed!

Why let her discover this secret!

Meng Qing stood up, changed his foot and kicked the stone several times, then returned to the car in dissatisfaction.

the other side.

Looking at the message Xu Yaoyao sent to her, Xia Wan fell into deep thought.

ah?

ah???

Could Meng Qing possibly like her? Is that so outrageous?

This is not appropriate either QAQ.

Song family.

The housekeeper followed Song Zhili and reminded him carefully: "Young Master, the old master is not in a good mood tonight, you must be careful."

Song Zhili responded calmly, "I understand."

living room.

The woman was sitting on the sofa. She was in her early forties but she was well-maintained and looked to be in her early thirties. She had exquisite makeup on and was wearing designer jewelry.

I just don't know why, but there was an obvious red slap mark on her face.

When she saw Song Zhili coming in, her expression instantly became even uglier, and she cursed in a low voice: "Just like your mother, what a scumbag."

If it were the young Song Zhili, he would have bitten the woman's arm at this moment and would not allow her to say a bad word about his mother.

However, now, Song Zhilis was not angry at all. Instead, she ignored her existence and looked directly at the younger woman sitting next to her. She even smiled and shouted, "Sister, why are you calling me back so urgently? What happened?"

Song Yinyin quickly stood up, took Song Zhili and walked upstairs, lowering her voice and saying, "Dad is back today. As you said, the project that the company asked me to take charge of was right. The other party changed their minds at the last minute. We now need to come up with a new way to deal with it and minimize the losses. Dad only gave me one night, and I have to come up with a plan tomorrow morning."

"I see. I've checked the details in the car." Song Zhili agreed without any panic, and said, "One hour is enough."

Seeing Song Zhili so confident, Song Yinyin felt relieved.

Thinking of her attitude towards Song Zhili on the phone just now, Song Yinyin hesitated for a moment and said, "I was too anxious when I called you just now. You don't know that my father looked at me as if he wanted to eat me. Don't mind it."

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Song Zhili smiled, looked down again, and asked: "But what's wrong with Auntie today? She looks like she's in a bad mood."

Song Yinyin waved her hands and said, "Don't mention it. Dad recently found a younger and prettier mistress. Mom caught her red-handed at the company today. It was quite embarrassing. Then Dad slapped her in the face, and she has been like this ever since."

Song Zhili didn't seem to understand Song Yinyin's attitude towards this matter, and asked: "Isn't sister angry for Auntie?"

"Why should I be angry on her behalf? I don't think she has the right to be angry. Isn't she also a mistress? I've been talked about behind people's backs all the time." Song Yinyin's mood suddenly turned bad when she said this. She said, "Don't worry about it. Just take care of this. I have a date tomorrow and I need to go to bed early tonight. Send me the file when you're done."

Song Zhili curled the corners of her lips, lowered her eyelashes, and responded meekly: "Okay, sister."

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Xu Yaoyao and Meng Qing

They both thought that they were the only ones who knew that Xia Wan was a girl, and they were both afraid that the other would fall in love with Xia Wan and get hurt after knowing the truth.

It seems like a double-sided embarrassment, but it is actually a double-sided protection (?)

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Xiao Song on the surface

She has no status at home and is bullied by her stepmother and stepsister. She is not unloved by her mother and father, and she does not fight or compete for anything. She is very pitiful.

The actual Xiao Song

The new woman who was arranged to appear in the father's life caused a conflict between the father and the stepmother.

He tolerated his clever step-sister and made her a useless person step by step, stripping her of her power.

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