NOVPUBChapter 245: 245, Half a year later, a strange discovery
Chapter 245: 245, Half a year later, a strange discovery
In the afternoon, Song Qinghuan was somewhat distracted at work.
When she had encountered Shi Yuhuan in the morning, he had demanded she come home that night. Originally, she planned to ignore him. But suddenly, she decided to test something instead.
For the past few days, she had been living with Mei Jun, that’s how she ran into that man.
If she didn’t return to Mei Jun’s house today and instead took the bus back to the villa, would she encounter that man again?
Before getting off work, Song Qinghuan received a call from Song Ci. There was an urgent matter that required her to come home no matter what.
Under normal circumstances, Song Ci wouldn’t look for her, especially since their previous encounter where Song Ci wanted to use Qinghuan as a shield. He was afraid that she might ignore him if he tampered with her again.
After a pause, Song Qinghuan decided to return home.
Once she was on the bus, she looked over all the passengers, time and time again until certain that the man from the afternoon wasn’t there. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon her arrival at the Song Family, she saw Lu Meiyan and Song Qiliang wearing expressions of feigned sorrow and worry. But in their eyes, glimmers of satisfaction were evident.
Ignorning them, Song Qinghuan turned her attention to Song Ci. Unlike the other two, his concern was genuine and wasn’t part of an act.
She walked over, took Song Ci to the balcony, and asked him what had happened, why did he insist on her returning home?
After a moment, Song Ci revealed to her that Song Qiliang had found an old newspaper, dating back over half a year.
The report claimed that Times Group’s Finance Director, Yan Pingdan, had absconded with a large sum of money.
Once Song Qiliang finished reading, he immediately had Song Xiaotao verify the report. It did indeed indicate that the missing Yan Pingdan was her older brother.
While they appeared genuinely worried about Pingdan’s whereabouts, their primarily intention was unmistakably different.
As Song Qinghuan guessed, they assumed that the stolen money somehow also ended up with her.
Money, in their eyes, all they saw was the money.
As for her brother’s disappearance, she never had any intention of keeping it a secret from Lu Meiyan’s room, after all, she is her brother’s biological mother. If questioned, she would tell the truth.
But at this moment, Song Qinghuan noticed that Lu Meiyan’s expression mirrored Song Qiliang’s. Why would she do that?
Before her parents divorced, she had heard rumors that her brother wasn’t her mother’s biological son.
She never believed such rumors before. But now, she found herself fully believing them.
A true mother wouldn’t wear such a shameless and disgusting expression upon hearing her son is missing. Because genuine concern isn’t something you can fabricate, but something that comes directly from the heart.
However, something about all of this seemed peculiar. How did Song Qiliang happen upon a newspaper over half a year old?
Was it intentional? Or just a coincidence?
Headaches, why was it that recently she was constantly troubled by such problems?
When Song Qinghuan and Song Ci returned to the living room, Lu Meiyan put on a phony display of concern for the whereabouts of Yan Pingdan before turning to Song Qinghuan to ask where Yan Pingdan might be.
Song Qinghuan coldly replied with three words: “I don’t know.”
Lu Meiyan didn’t press the issue, instead commanding Song Qiliang to prepare dinner.
Song Qinghuan knew this matter wouldn’t just end there.
Sure enough, during the meal, Song Qiliang made his move: “Huanhuan, over the years, I’ve always treated you as my own daughter, I have deep feelings for you. Now that you’re not living at home, I really miss you. You should come home more frequently.”
