Chapter 259: She Was Deep In Conspiracy But Did Not Realise It
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
“Hmph!” Song Yingjie stared and hummed.
“All right, stop talking and eat,” Song Yajing said.
Ning Qing was a happy girl, little child. How could she not be able to settle him?
Ning Qing was in a good mood and reached out with her chopsticks and got a large drumstick.
But the drumstick was seized by another pair of chopsticks. Before she could exert herself, the drumstick had been taken by Song Yingjie into his bowl.
He looked at her, grinning and biting into the drumstick.
Ning Qing: “…” My drumstick!
…
Song Yajing had found Song Yingjie an aristocratic school here to make up for his cla.s.ses during the summer vacation, so Ning Qing seldom saw Song Yingjie at home, but they had really become enemies.
On the first day, Ning Qing realized that the list of raw materials she had prepared on her desk was missing. She had clearly placed it on the desk, but she could not find it anyway.
She asked a servant, “Did you see anyone touch my list?”
“Replying to Madam, this morning I seemed to have seen Master Yingjie come before he went to school.”
Ning Qing knew it must be him. She took out her cell phone and dialed Song Yingjie’s number, but he hadn’t answered.
That bad boy had dared to not answer her call.
“Ah!” At this time, a scream sounded. Ning Qing looked sideways. It turned out that the servant’s pants had touched the chair while she was cleaning it and had gotten stuck.
Ning Qing looked forward. There was a smell of sticky glue on the chair. It was transparent and could not be noticed without looking at it carefully.
And this chair was where she was supposed to be sitting.
Alright, so that bad boy wanted to stick her down?
Song Yingjie!
Ning Qing clenched her fist.
When Song Yingjie came home after school in the afternoon, Ning Qing quickly caught up with him and asked him, “Hey, Song Yingjie, I haven’t offended you, so why do you keep playing tricks on me?”
Song Yingjie looked back at her and rolled his eyes, which meant — I just don’t like you.
Ning Qing: “You…”
Then Song Yajing came out. “Yingjie, Ning Qing, what are you talking about?”
“Auntie,” said Song Yingjie, pouting in a grievance. He pointed at Ning Qing as he said, “She scolded me just now. She said this is the Lu family home, not the Song’s, and drove me away.”
“Ning Qing! Did you say that?” Song Yajing was immediately stern.
Ning Qing straightened up her small body quickly. She furrowed her eyebrows and said, “Mom, whoever said that is a puppy.”
Song Yajing: “…”
…
Because the purchase list of raw materials was no longer available, Ning Qing had to work overtime and rushed to make another one, causing her to sleep late at night.
The next day, it rained. She got out of the limousine and ran into the villa, but her hair was still wet.
The servant handed the hairdryer to her. “Madam, let me dry your hair for you.”
Ning Qing’s eyes curved as she smiled and took the hairdryer. “Thank you. I’ll dry it myself. You can attend to your own business.”
The servant went away.
Ning Qing found the b.u.t.ton on the hairdryer, pressed it, and the desired warm wind blew out, as well as a stream of flour.
Instantly, Ning Qing’s small face was as white as snow.
The hairdryer slid down from her hand to the ground, and Ning Qing froze. At this moment, with a pfft, Song Yingjie, who was going to school, saw her and laughed heartlessly.
Ning Qing felt the malice coming from all over the world. She jumped up to chase Song Yingjie. “Stupid boy, stop right there!”
“Haha.” Song Yingjie made a face at Ning Qing and ran all the way into the car.
Ning Qing gritted her teeth in anger and looked back, only to see the servants of the Lu family laughing secretly at her funny appearance.
Ning Qing: “…”
…
On the third day, Ning Qing could not bear Song Yingjie’s pranks anymore. This boy was definitely one of the worst people she had ever met.
After a busy afternoon, Ning Qing was sleepy. She went to her guest room at 5 p.m. to take a nap, which lasted until 7 p.m.
Ning Qing was having a beautiful dream. She dreamt that Lu Shaoming was back. She plunged into the warm and broad arms of the man. Lu Shaoming was kissing her.
“Hubby…” Ning Qing pouted her juicy red lips as she cried out sweetly and coquettishly, and she slowly opened her eyes.
She opened her eyes and immediately saw a magnified handsome face. Song Yingjie.
Both the Lu and Song families had good genes and congenital advantages in appearance. Song Yingjie, who was 20 this year, was no exception. His facial features were extremely beautiful.
Ning Qing had just woken up and was still a little confused. She realized that her two slender arms were wrapped around Song Yingjie’s neck. She had probably thought of him as Lu Shaoming.
Song Yingjie stooped, two hands propped on the bed, apparently in a pa.s.sive position. Their faces were very close, both of them had long curly eyelashes, it was as if they could touch each other with a blink of an eye.
“Hey, stupid boy, why are you in my room?” Ning Qing asked.
Song Yingjie looked at the small face that was so close to him. Their ages were not much different from each other. The girl’s voice was a little hoa.r.s.e as she had just woken up, and she was also a little bossy in a charming way.
It was the first time he had come into such close contact with a girl. His ears turned warm for unknown reasons.
“Hey, Song Yingjie, are you blus.h.i.+ng?” Ning Qing seemed to have discovered a new world. She let go of his neck and laughed, “So you will blush too you stupid fellow. I thought your skin was bulletproof.”
Only then did Song Yingjie stand up. He still had a dog’s tail gra.s.s in one hand. He was probably going to tickle her nose; he was too horrible.
Ning Qing sat up slowly. She got out of bed and saw the boy standing still. She asked, “Hey, Song Yingjie, what on earth are you trying to do? Now your auntie is not here, there is only us. Tell me: Where I have offended you? You’re already 20 years old this year. How can you break into a girl’s room at will? Besides, I’m still your sister-in-law. You’ll cause others to misunderstand like this.”
As Ning Qing said that, she went to the door and wanted to open it.
But her slender wrist was caught, and the boy whispered, “Don’t move.”
“What?” Ning Qing looked back in surprise.
Then the voice in the living room sounded in her ear. It was Song Yajing. “Where’s Madam? Why has Yingjie disappeared too? I went out for something and they are both gone?”
Ning Qing’s mind was ablaze with fire. She looked at Song Yingjie unbelievably.
There was no light in the room, only the white moonlight was s.h.i.+ning through the window. The boy stood quietly with clear black eyes.
He did not look like a bad person at all.
“Song Yingjie, do you know what you are doing?” Ning Qing’s pupils constricted violently, and even her voice trembled. “I thought you were just a rebellious teenager who liked to cause trouble, to prank others. That doesn’t matter. I can tolerate you. We are all one family. But now, you’ve done this intentionally right? You’ve deliberately entered my room and then waited for your auntie to come back. What do you want your auntie to misunderstand?”
Song Yingjie did not speak. He stood straight.
Ning Qing shook off his hand. “I think you’re crazy. I’m your auntie’s daughter-in-law. Your brother Shaoming’s wife. What’s the difference between you and a white-eyed wolf?”
“I am not!” Song Yingjie clenched his fist and looked at Ning Qing. “My auntie doesn’t like you. Even if Brother Shaoming is smitten by you, you are just after the Lu family’s money. What kind of real love does a woman like you who is from the entertainment industry have? You don’t deserve the Lu family.”
Only then did Ning Qing realize the seriousness of the problem. This Song Yingjie had come prepared. To be exact, there must be someone behind-the-scenes controlling him.
Someone must have instilled this idea in him, so he was hostile to her.
Who was it?
Who had actually incited Song Yajing’s nephew?
Who was the one who wanted to harm her?
Song Yajing’s voice sounded again. She opened Song Yingjie’s room door. “Yingjie… Oh, where’s Yingjie? I ask you, in which room does Madam sleep?”
Ning Qing’s heart sank and it was too late. She turned and ran to the door.
But after a couple of steps, her waist was embraced by the boy behind her. She dared not struggle violently for fear of hurting the child in her abdomen. So the boy succeeded. He carried her and walked to the bed.
“Mom… Mmph…” Ning Qing wanted to shout for help, but Song Yingjie covered her mouth first.
Both of them got onto the bed, Song Yingjie whispered, “Ning Qing, stop shouting. Auntie has come, and n.o.body can change what will happen tonight. As long as Auntie opens the door and sees us together, Auntie will surely think it is you who had seduced me. I will say that too. It is considered incest between us and it is the most taboo among the n.o.ble families. Even if Brother Shaoming comes back this time, he won’t be able to protect you.”
Song Yingjie talked while pulling at Ning Qing’s dress. They were entangled together. In the mess, Song Yingjie’s lips touched Ning Qing’s small face.
He went still, surprised.
Then Ning Qing took the opportunity to slap him fiercely. “Song Yingjie, what are you doing? I’m your sister-in-law. You dare to kiss me.”
“I…” Song Yingjie obviously had little experience in this respect and was also embarra.s.sed, so he froze.
Ning Qing quickly pushed him aside and stood up. Song Yingjie came to stop her. At that moment, the door rattled as Song Yajing tried to open it, it had been locked from the inside. They heard Song Yajing quietly commanding the servant, “Go and get the spare key of the room. I’d like to see why she had to lock the door from inside.”
Ning Qing entire heart went cold. At that moment, too many thoughts flew through her brain.
Once the door was opened, she would be irrevocably marked.
The chast.i.ty of women was very important, not only to the n.o.ble families but to the ordinary families too. This kind of thing was scandalous. It couldn’t be disclosed; it wouldn’t be investigated. No one would be able to find out the truth. They would only deal with it secretly to save the n.o.bles’ face.
Song Yingjie’s ident.i.ty was very special. If not handled properly, it would lead to a war between the Lu and Song family. She could not compete with Song Yingjie, so she could only be sacrificed.
Lu Shaoming would believe in her, but all her efforts would go down the drain. The Lu family would never accept her again. Shaoming would break up with the Lu family for her sake.
Who was the one behind-the-scenes?
She was a public figure, and was like the sun in the entertainment industry. If that behind-the-scenes envoy exposed this, she would be ruined.
The more Ning Qing thought about it, the more frightened she was. The life that she had thought was peaceful was actually festering underneath.
She was deeply involved in conspiracy but did not know it.
What a fool!
The people outside were still trying to open the door. She had less than a minute to react. Looking up, Song Yingjie rushed towards her again.