Chapter 425: Chapter 425

Hearing his arrogant and annoying words, if it weren’t for the fact that he was almost like a brother he’d grown up with, Xi Mohan would have had his bodyguard throw this guy out in minutes.

Although he was injured from a car accident, and had injuries to the back of his head and hands, and looked a bit pale, it did not hinder his handsome face and demeanor.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, staring at the man who obviously ran into his hospital room to kill time, Xi Mohan spoke indifferently, "If you find my talking annoying, then get the hell out of my room."

Lu Jingchen glanced at him coolly, but merely scoffed without saying anything, then lowered his head to continue flipping through the magazine in his hands.

Seeing his attitude, Xi Mohan felt irked and asked in a tone neither cold nor warm, "Who exactly do you like, Song Qiao or Zuo Yuqing?"

Pausing his magazine flipping, Lu Jingchen frowned slightly but then looked up at him and asked, "What’s the purpose of your question?"

Xi Mohan snorted coldly, thinking he was overthinking, but considering how Ning Wan had looked worried about Song Qiao these past days and his own situation wasn’t great either, he looked at Lu Jingchen and reminded, "Between Song Qiao and Zuo Yuqing, you can only choose one, are you thinking of having both of them?"

Pausing for a moment, it’s as if he thought of something and ridiculed, "You know better than anyone what kind of person Song Qiao is. If you haven’t made a decision now and can’t see clearly what’s in your heart soon, I believe it won’t be long before you lose this woman."

"What about you? Who do you choose, Ning Wan or Ning Yan’er?" Lu Jingchen countered without answering.

Xi Mohan’s expression darkened as he gritted his teeth and retorted, "I’m asking you a question, why are you asking me?"

Unperturbed by Xi Mohan’s words, he just threw the magazine onto the table and said lightly, "See, even you can’t answer my question, how do you expect me to answer yours?" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ NoveI-Fire.ɴet

Xi Mohan, "I have already called off my engagement with Yan’er, so my choice is clearer than yours. Are you planning to divorce Song Qiao?"

"When did I say I wanted a divorce?"

"So you choose Song Qiao?"

"My choice has always been her."

Inside a Sichuan restaurant in the city center, Song Qiao directly ordered several spicy beef dishes and a spicy hot pot, nearly everything was spicy.

In this season and under this weather, only true love would dine on Sichuan cuisine together.

Like her and Ning Wan...

After placing the order and sending the waiter away, Ning Wan frowned and asked, "What exactly happened the night before last? How did you end up with that Chu something last name?"

Song Qiao poured herself a cup of tea and did the same for Ning Wan, then reminded, "That man is called Chu Munan." Not Chu whatever last name.

She had already mentioned Chu Munan’s name two or three times, but this girl still hadn’t gotten it right.

"Oh, Chu Munan..." Ning Wan took the teacup and sipped it, but glared at her to remind, "I’m asking you something right now. The name isn’t the important point, is it?"

Seeing Ning Wan’s worried expression, Song Qiao knew she was concerned and started to explain what happened from the beginning with a smile.

However, she intentionally left out the part about Zuo Yuqing falling into the pool at the Lu Family Mansion and Lu Jingchen jumping in to save her.

Even without Song Qiao mentioning it, Ning Wan still knew. After hearing about how Chu Munan’s people had caught and taken her to Beijing, she gritted her teeth and asked, "Does Lu Jingchen still like that Zuo Yuqing?"

Song Qiao paused, her face expressionless as if discussing the weather rather than the recently spoken words.

After taking a sip of tea, she looked at her and asked, "Why would you think that?"

"Isn’t it obvious?" Ning Wan’s face turned sour, and there was a hint of anger as she spoke definitively, "While I was at your house waiting for news, the old Master Lu and Mrs. Lu, along with that Zuo Yuqing, also came, and... Zuo Yuqing kept subtly mentioning that you ran away from home because you were jealous of her getting close to Lu Jingchen, and that’s why you were caught by someone midway."

Song Qiao, "..." When did I run away from home? I was just planning to stroll around to clear my mind and digest the frustration before returning!

Song Qiao wanted to explain, but found herself at a loss for words, feeling incredibly suffocated.

The reason she didn’t tell Ning Wan everything from start to finish was wholly because she didn’t want her best friend to worry.

After all, she already had enough on her plate.

"Alright, alright, who Lu Jingchen likes is no longer that important."

"If this matter isn’t important, then what is most important to you?"

"Uh, I’m hungry, what I want to eat right now is most important to me."

Ning Wan, "...Glutton!"

During lunch, the two didn’t continue to discuss Lu Jingchen and her, nor did she bring up Xi Mohan and Ning Wan. They completely talked about the things that happened when they used to live together.

Ever since that incident occurred, the relationship between Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao has been lukewarm for several days. It was unclear whether Lu Jingchen was really dissatisfied with Song Qiao’s attitude. For a period, he left early and returned late every day. By the time Song Qiao woke up, he had already gone to the company, and he only returned from outside after she fell asleep at night.

Thus, even though they lived in the same room and even slept on the same bed, they couldn’t manage to feel like they saw each other every day.

In the morning, Song Qiao went straight to the company to clock in and then walked to her office in high heels.

Since Qin Zhe and An Ke both went for training, and she hadn’t received any newbies in her hands, she was almost the one with the most free time in the entire department during this period.

Just as she walked into the office, Lu An’an directly came over excitedly and said, "Hey Qiaoqiao, are you getting ready to take over that so-called sister of yours?"

"Ah? What?" Hearing Lu An’an’s words, Song Qiao didn’t react at the moment, blinked with a bit of confusion and asked, "An’an sis, what are you talking about?"

"Aren’t you the one who snatched a new artist from that woman?" Lu An’an’s chin jutted toward a spot not far away, whispering.

Following the direction of her chin, Song Qiao then saw Su Ling, an agent who joined the company at the same time as them. Noticing their gaze, Su Ling glanced over but quickly turned her gaze away with arrogance and disdain.

Song Qiao immediately understood what Lu An’an meant, chuckled dryly while looking at her, and said, "An’an sis, how did you find out?"

Lu An’an seemed unconcerned, laughed, and said, "The company was buzzing about it before, although at that time I didn’t know that the unlucky topic was about you. But just now, I saw the artist previously managed by Su Ling in the meeting room. I didn’t know who it was before, but as soon as I saw, it was none other than your so-called sister, Song Xi."

Song Qiao was stunned, then subconsciously asked, "You mean Song Xi is back?"

Lu An’an paused, then nodded.

Before Song Qiao could settle in, upon hearing this she immediately stood up, found some necessary documents, and said, "An’an sis, I have something to take care of first. I’ll talk to you more at noon, bye..."

Lu An’an, "... Are you that rush as if you’re rushing to reincarnate?"

Previously, she asked someone to take Song Xi for a week of training, and counting the days, today was just one week later.

If it wasn’t for Lu An’an bringing it up, she would have really forgotten about Song Xi. She wondered how the girl’s training went? If she wasn’t up to par, she wasn’t planning to keep her.

Although there were many meeting rooms on this floor, Song Qiao accurately found the meeting room where Song Xi was. From the outside thick glass, she could see the girl sitting uneasily holding a water cup.

She walked directly to the door and pushed it open, coughing twice.

Song Xi, originally lost in thoughts, stood up abruptly and turned to look at the door. Seeing Song Qiao, she was initially slightly surprised, then pulled at the corners of her mouth to reveal a somewhat normal smile and said, "A week is up, do you still keep your promise to mentor me?"

When Song Qiao first saw Song Xi, she felt a hint of astonishment. After a week, Song Xi’s demeanor had clearly changed, and even her clothing style and arrangement were different from her previous style.

Recapturing her senses, she walked right in, placed the documents on the table, but spoke unemotionally, "The transformation is not bad, barely passable."

"You..." Song Xi’s eyes widened, then as if something struck her, she bit her lip with a hint of dissatisfaction and whispered softly, "Can’t you speak nicely to me?"

Though Song Xi’s voice was very low, Song Xiao still heard it and stared fixedly at her, speaking elaboratively, "If you want others to speak nicely to you, you first need to treat others politely. That’s basic etiquette."

She was very aware of how hostile Song Xi used to be towards her, and she didn’t believe that the girl had fully let go of her hostility towards her so quickly.

If Song Xi still treated her like she did before, she definitely wouldn’t choose to mentor Song Xi.

After all, having someone who could be considered an enemy by her side was more dangerous than anything. She always entrusted her back to the most important and trustworthy people, not someone who was constantly thinking about how to embarrass her and plotting against her.