Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Murong Cheng was getting angry. âHeâs fine now,â she said. âYour brother told me that heâs on his way back, and Xiao Si is with him. Heâll arrive in about two days.â
âWhat if something did happen to him? Would you still watch me shopping for clothes and makeup, without telling me anything?â Nian Xi bit her lips with tears in her eyes. âIâm done. You continue.â She threw the shirt in her hand away and left grumpily.
Murong Chengâs face grew pale with anger.
âMs. Murong, Iâll go with her,â Luo Sang said hurriedly to Murong Cheng. âDonât worry, sheâll be fine.â
Murong Cheng waved her hand and said, âSangsang, thank you. She really doesnât know how I feel.â After Luo Sang left, she glanced coldly at Jiang Qifei, saying, âYouâre great. You sowed discord between me and my daughter with just a few simple words.â
âHow could I know that you had kept it secret from Nian Xi?â Jiang Qifei wore an apologetic expression and said, âCheng, Iâm really sorry for what happened before. Iâve realized that I was deeply wrong.â
âWhy didnât you feel sorry when you were with Nian Qingyun?â Murong Cheng said resentfully, then picked up her bag and quickly left.
Downstairs, Luo Sang finally caught up with Nian Xi, who was walking as fast as a gust of wind. âXi, I understand that youâre angry with your mother and brother, but they really care about you. Maybe you donât know it yet, but Ji Chuan was injured at the border of China and India. Itâs a war zone. You need to go through snowy mountains to get there. Youâre a police officer, but you still wouldnât be able to get there. Youâd know if you saw your brother. He has lost quite a bit of weight during this trip.â
âSangsang, you knew it all along, didnât you?â Nian Xi turned around and looked at her.
Luo Sang frowned. A moment later she replied, âXi, in fact, Iâm really jealous of you. You have a mother who cares about you and a brother. Your mother always talks straightforwardly to you. Sometimes her words are even mean, but you have no idea how jealous I am of you for having her and Junting. You may think that heâs hateful sometimes, but once you suffer any injustice out there, heâll be angrier than anyone else. They might be wrong, but they did what they did to keep you safe. And please donât worry, Ji Chuan is truly safe now.â
Hearing her, the look on Nian Xiâs face improved slightly. However, she still couldnât stop worrying. âHow did he get hurt?â she asked.
âI heard that he got hurt during a mission. The details are confidential, so I donât know.â Luo Sang shook her head.
Nian Xi pressed her lips together. A while later, she said to Luo Sang, âIâll drive you back.â
âItâs alright, Iâll take a taxi back,â said Luo Sang.
âLetâs go. Ji Chuan isnât back, anyway. I have nothing else to do but wait at home.â Nian Xi sighed with concern.
On their way back, the atmosphere was a little depressed. Luo Sang was thinking about the woman who showed up at the shopping mall. She wanted to ask Nian Xi about her but didnât know how.
At last, Nian Xi brought it up. âAre you curious about that woman?â
âEveryone has their own secrets,â Luo Sang responded politely.
âYouâll marry my brother sooner or later, so youâll find out eventually.â Nian Xi sighed and said, âItâs an ugly family story. Because of her, my parents left each other, and my family broke apart.â
As I thought, Luo Sang said to herself.
âYou donât seem to be surprised at all.â Nian Xi gave a bitter smile and continued, âIt was a disaster for two families. The woman you saw just now used to be my motherâs best friend. During that time, my mother met my father. Not long after they got together, my mother found that my fatherâs good friend, Uncle Leng, was a very good man. Uncle Leng and my father had been friends since they were little. My mother introduced Uncle Leng and Aunty Jiang to each other. At last, she and her best friend married my father and Uncle Leng, who were good friends as well. They even had their weddings together.