novelraw Chapter 615 - 118: Jian Xia, You’re Not Ning Wan, You Two Are Different
Chapter 615 - 118: Jian Xia, You’re Not Ning Wan, You Two Are Different
Song Qiao sized up the woman in front of her, and similarly, Jian Xia also began to size up Song Qiao.
After a moment, Song Qiao stepped aside, a faint smile on her face, but her tone was somewhat indifferent as she spoke, "Are you here to see Lu Jingchen? Come in, he’s in the bathroom drying his hair."
Jian Xia paused, said "thank you" unconsciously, and then spoke, "I’m here to discuss something with him, am I disturbing you two?"
Song Qiao smiled lightly, showing no unusual expression even though she was already thinking of other implications involving the woman in front of her and Lu Jingchen. She couldn’t be blamed for overthinking, as everyone knew that Lu Jingchen disliked strangers encroaching on his living space – those who could enter and even live there were certainly not ordinary relations.
Perhaps woken by the noise and also having consumed two bowls of porridge, Song Qiao’s drowsiness had abated considerably, her eyes now somewhat bright as she slightly curved her lips without changing her tone, "It’s fine."
With that, she stepped past Jian Xia and headed directly downstairs.
...
When Lu Jingchen finished drying his hair and came out of the bathroom, already dressed in a bathrobe, he frowned upon seeing Jian Xia sitting on the sofa; his voice carried a hint of displeasure, "Jian Xia, shouldn’t you be staying in the guest room at this time? How come you are here?"
Jian Xia, who had been fiddling with her nails, paused upon hearing Lu Jingchen’s voice, turned her head to look at him, spread her hands nonchalantly, and said, "I’m obviously here to speak with you about something. What else do you think I’d come here for?"
Lu Jingchen looked around the bedroom and did not see Song Qiao, his voice deepening slightly, "Where is Song Qiao?"
"Are you talking about your wife?" Jian Xia, slightly tilting her head, watched the man who had walked to the coffee table and took a sip of water, her face full of smiles as she spoke lightly, "So your wife’s name is Song Qiao... Wait, why does that name sound so familiar."
After a while, Jian Xia felt as though she had heard the name somewhere before. Thinking for a moment, a person suddenly flashed through her mind, and she swiftly turned to look at Lu Jingchen, "What is the relationship of the second Miss Song, Song Xi, to your wife?"
If she remembered correctly, Song Xi had an older sister, but she did not know her name, only that Song Xi’s sister also had a two-character name.
Because the Song Family held a significant position in An City, Song Xi often participated in the kind of social events these young ladies enjoyed.
Though she had met Song Xi a few times, they weren’t familiar, and furthermore... she didn’t particularly like Song Xi, feeling somewhat uncomfortable around her.
If Lu Jingchen’s wife was indeed the unlucky elder Miss Song driven out of the Song Family by Song Xi and her mother, as spoken of among those sisters around Song Xi... there was no resemblance in either appearance or demeanor between the two sisters.
Lu Jingchen put the cup back on the coffee table and didn’t respond to Jian Xia’s question but continued with his previous question, "Where did Song Qiao go?"
His tone now carried some displeasure and darkness, clearly in a bad mood or rather, specifically discontent.
Knowing each other well, Jian Xia knew when to draw the line, and honestly spoke, "Just now your wife was carrying a tray downstairs, she hasn’t come back up yet... Lu Jingchen, don’t look at me so darkly, I haven’t done anything to your wife."
In this world, Jian Xia was fearless, but occasionally, both Lu Jingchen and Bo Leshen seemed quite intimidating to her.
"Tell me, what did you come to see me about?" The man’s expression unchanged, glanced indifferently at the woman who seemed still to be pondering, and continued, "I’ll give you three minutes to speak, otherwise I’m calling Bo Leshen to take you back."
Jian Xia’s face fell, almost on the verge of tears, "Hey, Lu Jingchen, after all, we grew up together as friends, why do you always have to threaten me?"
"We’ve known each other for less than ten years," Lu Jingchen said bluntly, not buying her act.
Jian Xia, "... Well, okay, I came here just to ask for your help with something."
Lu Jingchen stayed silent, waiting for her to continue.
Looking at Lu Jingchen across from her, Jian Xia gritted her teeth before speaking again, "Is there a way you could help me break off my engagement to Bo Leshen?"