âThat one? Which one?â Su Qingsang looked at her without giving her the answer.
âYou...â Shi Mengwan gripped her arm harder. âYou know who I was talking about.â
âBe gentle, be gentle. Are you going to murder me?â Su Qingsang couldnât bear watching the expectant look in Shi Mengwanâs eyes. She couldnât help but tell her what she wanted to know.
âI, um, I donât know him so well. Last time, I went out with Huo Jinyao and happened to run into him. I heard that his last name is Zhan and that heâs from a wealthy family.â
âOh,â Shi Mengwan relaxed her grip slightly, looking at Su Qingsang. Clearly, she wanted her to keep talking.
âI really donât know much about him,â Su Qingsang didnât have the heart to see her good friend like that. âBut I do know one thing about him.â
âWhat? The woman by his side is his fiancée?â
Shi Mengwan froze. She turned her eyes away Su Qingsang and dropped her head. Su Qingsang didnât know what kind of expression she was wearing at the moment.
âMengwan?â
âIâm fine,â Shi Mengwan didnât want to talk about it anymore. âSo it turns out that they are engaged.â
âUmm.â Hearing her disappointed voice, Su Qingsang felt sad for her. She patted her on the shoulder and said, âMengwan, just forget about him. No matter whether he was your âbig brotherâ or not, heâs getting married now. Maybe he is already married.â
Shi Mengwan was clearly aware of that. They hadnât seen each other in over ten years. Anything could have changed during such a long span of time.
She could understand that her âbig brotherâ now had another girl keeping him company. She stopped rubbing the medicine into Su Qingsangâs skin, pulled down Su Qingsangâs cloth, and put her face on Su Qingsangâs lap.
âI know. I know it all. But Qingsang, he promised me that he would marry me.â
Su Qingsang didnât know what to say. She suddenly found herself able to feel what Shi Mengwan felt, maybe because she now had Huo Jinyao.
She sighed silently, then patted Shi Mengwanâs back and said to her, âMengwan, how about I ask Huo Jinyao to introduce you to a better man?â
Huo Jinyao had many outstanding friends. Perhaps Shi Mengwan would slowly forget about that man after meeting a better one.
Shi Mengwan abruptly raised her head, then quickly stood up and said, âReally? Iâll be expecting it.â
She subdued her mood, as she didnât want her friend to worry about her.
Su Qingsang knew that Shi Mengwan wouldnât forget about Zhan Haoze so soon, but she didnât mention him again.
âSince youâre back, I have something to tell you.â
It wasnât convenient for her to talk about that on the phone. Now she finally had a chance to talk to her friend in person.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhat is it?â
Su Qingsang told her about Xiang Caiping.
âAre you sure that didnât happen in a TV drama?â Shi Mengwan acted like she just heard a riveting story.
TV drama? If only it was just some story in a TV drama.
âItâs real,â said Su Qingsang.
Shi Mengwan gave a sarcastic smile, then coiled her arm around Su Qingsangâs, said in a gossipy way, âCan I please meet this lousy mother of yours?â
âWhat are you talking about? What do you mean by âlousy motherâ?â
âWell,â Shi Mengwan said, âShe never looked after you for even one day since you were born. But when you grew up, she suddenly showed up and got herself such a wonderful daughter...â
âMengwan,â Su Qingsang knew that Shi Mengwan often overthought things. She was probably coming up with some kind of conspiracy theory at the moment.
âIâve spent a few days with her. I think she is trustworthy.â
Huo Jinyao shared the same opinion.
âSince you say so, Iâm definitely going to meet her.â
âWait until I get off work then.â
Su Qingsang was not about to finish work so soon. In less than a day, almost everyone in the hospital heard that she was attacked.