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Chapter 485: Chapter 483: Won’t Stir Up Any Trouble
Yuan Yuan, because of the friction between the couple, usually acted like a piece of wood. She really didn’t know how they had the nerve to brag like that.
She glanced at them indifferently and saw the light in Yuan Yuan’s dull eyes slowly darken. She felt a pang of sympathy but maintained an unmoved facade as she instructed, "Yuan Yuan, go to my room and tidy up the things on the sofa. My fourth brother will be here soon."
Yuan Yuan’s dull eyes seemed to brighten at the mention of her fourth brother, as if the thought of him brought some light to her gaze.
Lu Zhaozhao finally let out a sigh of relief, it seemed her carefree brother did have some effect on Yuan Yuan.
Yuan Yuan obediently nodded her head and left the hall, clutching the doll in her arms.
Song Wang and Qin Ling didn’t expect Lu Zhaozhao to command Yuan Yuan so casually in their presence, especially considering Mr. Song’s and Yuan Yuan’s reactions. It seemed this wasn’t the first time she had done so.
Tsk tsk, they had thought that to win over Song Sinian’s woman, one would have to be extremely kind and gentle.
They never expected Lu Zhaozhao to be just as arrogant and aloof as the other well-bred young ladies they had encountered.
Song Wang and Qin Ling exchanged a glance, and their concerns about Yuan Yuan’s status in the Song Mansion began to ease.
As long as Lu Zhaozhao was not a kind person, Yuan Yuan’s secret would not be exposed.
Their staying at the Song Mansion under the pretense of concern for Yuan Yuan would only work more in their favor.
The couple was even happier...
Not long after leaving the hall, the two of them went straight to the guest room arranged by the steward.
As soon as they entered, they hurriedly locked the door behind them and sneaked into the inside room.
"Husband, isn’t it problematic for Yuan Yuan to keep staying at the Song Mansion?" Qin Ling, having calmed down, still worried that Yuan Yuan’s affair might be exposed.
They had indeed allowed Yuan Yuan to come to the Song Mansion with the intention of basking in the Song Family’s glow.
Their family’s company was on the brink of bankruptcy, now waiting for the assets in Yuan Yuan’s hands to turn things around.
But if they could win Old Master Song’s favor and get even a small order from him, they would be set.
They had planned to visit the Song Mansion after Yuan Yuan’s return, to make their presence felt and casually seek an order.
They didn’t expect Old Master Song to have the more distant relatives stay a few more days, which brought them directly to the Song Mansion. At first, they still feared that Yuan Yuan would be exposed.
But they never imagined that the wretched girl not only remained undisclosed, but she also helped them make a lengthy impression on Old Master Song.
With luck, securing a small order shouldn’t pose a problem.
But all this depended on the premise that the little wretch Yuan Yuan wouldn’t be discovered...
Song Wang’s brow furrowed slightly. From the moment he arrived, his mind had been occupied with how to broach the subject of an order with Old Master Song, but as soon as he entered the bedroom, he was taken aback by the audacious atmosphere.
As he was still dazed, Qin Ling suddenly spoke up.
Song Wang glanced at Qin Ling, annoyed by the dampening of his spirits, "What’s there to worry about? That wretched girl has already been frightened by you, she definitely won’t cause any trouble."
Otherwise, they would have been discovered by now. How could Old Master Song still show them any favor?
Song Wang couldn’t help but sneer inwardly, looking down contemptuously at Qin Ling who stood beside him.
The woman by his side was stocky with a severe look about her. If his family hadn’t been in such a difficult position with debts, his father would never have let him marry such a woman.
She wasn’t gentle in bed, and worse, she had a habit of flying off the handle.
Previously, the family’s maids couldn’t stand her temper and had all resigned.
Later, when there was little money left, hiring maids became even more difficult.
Luckily, after his brother died and left a child behind, he could let this woman rough up the kid; otherwise, he would have been the one suffering.
Although he disliked this fat and ugly woman, he still needed the support of her family, so he had to endure.
Besides, the child getting beaten wasn’t his, it was from his brother’s family.
If the girl were accidentally beaten to death, it wasn’t his fault.
At most, it’d just send her to meet her real parents sooner, which could be considered a good deed.
Qin Ling’s brows furrowed slightly, seeming to want to continue discussing the matter, but seeing Song Wang’s lack of interest, she was forced to change the subject.
"Lu Zhaozhao, Song Sinian’s wife, did you see her? I thought she was some kind of benevolent fairy, but turns out she’s no different from the other noble daughters."
Upon hearing Qin Ling mention Lu Zhaozhao, Song Wang’s interest was also piqued.
He had heard the employees at Song Group discuss Lu Zhaozhao before, though they mostly sang her praises—how beautiful and kind she was, with a lovely temperament and delicate air.
Having met her today, he really did find Lu Zhaozhao’s beauty undeniable.
No wonder she could hold on to Song Sinian.
But then again... Beautiful and delicate women were always easy to manipulate.
Thinking this, Song Wang’s sleazy eyes suddenly gleamed with a light.
He sat on the bed in the bedroom, arrogantly crossing his legs, "She was raised as the pampered daughter of the Lu Family, and now she’s also the young lady of XJ Group, of course she’s a lady of high status."
Song Wang had seen Lu Zhaozhao once from a distance, and back then, she appeared even more vulnerable than now, seemingly easier to bully.
Probably marrying Song Sinian gave her much more confidence than before.
Qin Ling heard Song Wang’s words and snorted indifferently, "The Lu Family went bankrupt long ago, what lady of high status is she?"
As a woman, Qin Ling naturally envied Lu Zhaozhao’s dazzling beauty, and thinking about her current status and identity, she wished she could find some dirt to throw on her.
"Although the president of XJ Group has acknowledged Lu Zhaozhao’s status, who knows if it’s only because she married Song Sinian, becoming Mrs. Song, that they acknowledged her? Perhaps at the Xia Family, she’s nothing."
Qin Ling’s words seemed to strike a thought, and she continued, "They discarded their own daughter they raised for 20 years just like that. How well can such a wealthy family treat a daughter they’ve only just acknowledged?"
Song Wang, who had apparently never considered these points, hesitated, "Well... at least Song Sinian seems to be quite good to her; otherwise, Old Master Song wouldn’t have brought in a child from a cadet branch to keep her company."
"Heh!" Qin Ling suddenly scoffed, "Is it possible that Song Sinian despises her for being unable to have children, so he had a child from the Song Family cadet branch sent over? Looking at how disinterested she seemed earlier, how could she want to keep so many children around?"
