After the electric scooter was smashed, Song Qinian had to leave for the subway an hour earlier every morning and take the subway back after work.
However, taking the subway had its advantages. The walk home from the subway station was pleasant, and she treated it as a stroll.
One day, Song Qinian passed by a flower shop and bought a bouquet of pink and white baby's breath, then went to a dessert shop and bought two small cakes.
One was strawberry flavored, which Zhang Qiaoqiao liked.
The other was matcha flavored, which she herself preferred.
When she returned home, Zhang Qiaoqiao quietly told Song Qinian that Shen Chiyan was at home.
Seeing Zhang Qiaoqiao's appearance of being on high alert, Song Qinian smiled and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, he won't do anything to you."
"I'm not afraid of what he'll do to me, I'm afraid of what he'll do to you..."
Seeing Song Qinian's darkened eyes, Zhang Qiaoqiao dared not continue.
But she knew clearly that every time her young master returned, the young madam would get hurt.
"Don't worry, he hasn't done anything to me either. Eat your cake first, I'll go change and put away the flowers."
"Mm-hmm, okay..."
Zhang Qiaoqiao took the cakes to the dining room. As Song Qinian went upstairs, she happened to run into Shen Chiyan coming down.
He was wearing a dark gray bespoke suit, with a white shirt and a black tie underneath.
Seeing the color of his tie, Song Qinian was taken aback. Was he in a bad mood?
Hadn't Lin Qiutong woken up? Why would he still be in a bad mood?
Shen Chiyan, on the other hand, saw the baby's breath in Song Qinian's hand, and his already displeased face became even more gloomy and ugly. He snatched the baby's breath from Song Qinian's hand, and his cool eyes glanced at Song Qinian, "Baby's breath, and pink and white..."
Song Qinian didn't know what had gotten into Shen Chiyan, and then she heard him say coldly, "Why did you buy this?"
Buying flowers was for appreciation, what else could it be for?
But it was rare for Shen Chiyan to initiate a conversation, so she gestured and said, "To put in the bedroom."
"Do you like pink and white baby's breath?"
Song Qinian nodded.
"Why?"
Song Qinian gestured without thinking, "Because it's pretty."
Shen Chiyan's dark eyes brewed with intense anger, "Is that the only reason?"
Sensing Shen Chiyan's anger, Song Qinian was a bit confused. Had she said something wrong just now?
The reason she liked baby's breath was simply because it was pretty.
Just like Shen Chiyan, she fell in love with him at first sight not because of his special aura, but simply because she thought he was good-looking.
"Answer me!"
His voice was loud, and Song Qinian was startled. She quickly nodded.
The next second, Shen Chiyan tossed it aside, and the baby's breath in his hand was thrown out, falling directly onto the floor downstairs.
Song Qinian stared at the baby's breath as if it had been abandoned, her mind blank for a second or two.
Then she heard Shen Chiyan's cruel and cold voice, "Next time you try to imitate others, remember to do your research properly. And don't think that by imitating Qiu Qiu, I will like you. It's just a clumsy imitation."
It wasn't until Shen Chiyan left that Song Qinian understood what he meant.
He thought she was imitating Lin Qiutong?
Did Lin Qiutong also like baby's breath?
She had previously fantasized that he might have changed his attitude towards her, but now it seemed she was just overthinking it.
Lin Qiutong liked baby's breath, and if she liked it too, it would be imitating her!
What kind of bandit logic was this!
Song Qinian picked up the baby's breath that Shen Chiyan had thrown away and took it back to her room to arrange.
On Friday night, Song Qinian received a WeChat message from Shen Keqin.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, are you free tomorrow? I know a great place, shall we go have some fun together?"
Song Qinian didn't really want to go out; she preferred to stay home and paint.
Before she could reply, Shen Keqin sent a voice message, "Oh, I'm so pitiful, no one wants to play with me. Sister-in-law, please accompany me, okay...?"
Shen Keqin was acting coquettishly and cutely. Song Qinian had helped her before, so she couldn't refuse and agreed.
Early Saturday morning, Shen Keqin drove to pick up Song Qinian, and they went to the great place Shen Keqin had mentioned together.
The Yanshan Resort Center was indeed a great place. In May and June, Jinghua City was already very hot, but the temperature in Yanshan was just right.
This resort center offered swimming, horseback riding, golf, and various other recreational activities.
Lin Qiutong had already woken up, and Shen Keqin was worried that Song Qinian might be feeling down, so she wanted to take her out to relax and have some fun.
"Sister-in-law, let's have a blast here for two days. Don't worry about the cost, someone will pay!"
"Even if someone is paying, we can't spend recklessly!"
Shen Keqin saw Song Qinian gesturing and turned to look at Jian Mubai, "What is my sister-in-law gesturing about?"
Jian Mubai translated the meaning to Shen Keqin.
Shen Keqin was extremely lazy. The children of the Shen family were all academic prodigies, except for her. Her grades in school were always the worst in the entire school.
During the college entrance examination, her entire family was worried sick about her, and they even had Shen Chiyan personally supervise her studies for half a month.
Fortunately, she was favored by luck and just barely got into Jinghua University.
She didn't want to learn sign language herself, and she was worried that it would be too tiring for Song Qinian to type or write all the time, so she asked Jian Mubai to learn all the sign language within a week and act as their translator.
"Don't worry, I'm not spending other people's money."
Seeing Song Qinian's head full of question marks, Shen Keqin whispered in her ear, "I called my brother this morning and told him I was taking you out to play, and asked him to give me two million."
Song Qinian was a little surprised, "He gave it to you?"
"Of course. I told him that if he didn't give it to me, I'd ask Grandma. Hmph, you're his wife, and he's spending money on other women while with another woman. We absolutely cannot tolerate that!"
Song Qinian: "..."
It felt like she had been tricked by Qin Qin again?
However, things had come to this. Even if she hadn't done anything, Shen Chiyan might still think she instigated Qin Qin to ask him for money. It was better to let go and have fun.
After playing several major attractions, Shen Keqin said her friend was waiting for her at the billiards hall, so the three of them went to the billiards hall together.
"Xiao Nian Nian..."
As soon as they entered, Guan Mingxu, wearing a casual leather shirt, walked up to them.
Shen Keqin's pretty face darkened instantly, "Why are you here?"
"Xiao Nian Nian is here, so of course I'm here! Xiao Nian Nian, how have you been lately?"
Guan Mingxu had two completely different attitudes towards Shen Keqin and Song Qinian. Shen Keqin glared at Xia Gaoyang, seeing how servile he was in front of Song Qinian.
Xia Gaoyang shrugged, "He insisted on coming, and I couldn't stop him!"
"Did you tell him that my sister-in-law was here?"
"I swear I didn't!"
"Then how did he..."
Xia Gaoyang rubbed his forehead, "Young Master Guan called me early this morning saying he dreamed that Cupid shot arrows at him all night, and that Cupid told him his true love would come to Yanshan today."
Shen Keqin: "..."
Xia Gaoyang looked at the usually arrogant Young Master Guan, who was doting on Song Qinian like a puppy. He could only say, "This kind of metaphysical question, I, a mortal, cannot understand."
"Oh, look who's here today! Quite a crowd!"
A flippant voice interjected inappropriately. Everyone looked towards him.
When Shen Keqin saw the newcomer, her brows furrowed, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.