Chapter 349: Chapter 349: Fool, of course I’m smiling!
After Song Song left in a daze with the CD, Qiao Yanjing looked at the closed door and murmured, "That girl named Song Song, whose daughter is she? Mine, or yours?"
Huo Chen laughed coldly, taking a step forward, eyes filled with grief, "Qiao Yanjing, do you really care so much about whose daughter she is? Does it really matter?"
"I love Xue Qin. No matter whose child she is, I’ll treat her as my own. While you only care about those false appearances, this... is the biggest difference between us!"
"Get out quickly, don’t let me see you again!"
"..."
Qiao Yanjing clearly knew he and Huo Chen have always been evenly matched. He would tell him Song Xueqin is already critically ill, all for the humiliation at this moment.
So, from the start, he never planned to let them have a final meeting.
If he forces his way in now, the result will be just as he said, a crippled leg.
He believed he already arranged many people in the shadows, as long as he acted, those people would rush out...
"Huo Chen, I will definitely find out whose daughter she really is!"
"Heh! Even if she is truly your daughter, she won’t recognize you as her father. Get lost! Don’t stand here being an eyesore, making Xue Qin unable to rest in peace..."
After Qiao Yanjing left, Huo Chen almost stumbled to the ground. Huo Junting hurriedly came forward to support him, "Dad, why did you lie to Song Song, saying Aunt Xue is already gone? She clearly..."
"Jun Ting! You must believe, some people are safer dead than alive. About Aunt Xue still being alive, you know, I know, the heavens know, the earth knows, even in front of Song Song, we must not reveal a single word, understand?"
Huo Junting paused a moment, feeling this approach was too cruel, but he chose to help conceal—
"I’m a bit worried about Song Song. She’s always been so fragile, news of Aunt Xue passing must hit her hard. Dad, I want to go see her."
Huo Chen brushed his brow, "Don’t worry about that girl, Song Song. Some people appear fragile but, at critical moments, have stronger resilience than those who seem strong usually."
Saying this, Huo Chen looked towards the door, "If Huo Chen is her daughter, she won’t be bad. She will definitely get through this. Going to comfort her will make her even more sad and upset."
"Okay—"
Huo Junting nodded, simply hoping that little girl really could pull through.
For so long, he already considered her as a sister, a sister like Huohuo.
...
Song Song held the CD, her hands clenched tightly to the extreme, feeling the palm already aching...
Walking dazedly down the street, she finally stopped in front of what seemed like an inconspicuous internet cafe. After handling the procedures inside, she found a spot in a corner and sat down.
She inserted the CD into the computer tower, hand holding the mouse to click open...
Suddenly, a smiling woman appeared on the screen, waving to her and greeting, "Hi! Daughter, when you see this CD, I may have already died."
"I look so beautiful, but didn’t expect to die... What a pity. But, you absolutely must not be sad; aside from eating, drinking, defecating, people’s greatest mission is facing death. Without me by your side from now on, stopping you from doing this or that, do you feel happier?"
"..."
"Hahahaha! Are you smiling or crying now?"
Song Song’s hand gripping the mouse shook more and more, her vision growing blurrier, she muttered, "Fool, of course I’m smiling! Now... no one will control me, no one will ever control me again."
"Alright! Now, whether you’re laughing or crying, listen to your mother. Put away those damned emotions, put on your headphones, because next, your mother is going to tell you something..."