After a long time, Qiao Ning finally lifted her head, then gave the mirror a hoarse laugh, âXiaotang, Iâm sorry to have shown you such a disgrace.â
Hai Xiaotang looked at her red eyes, handed her a handkerchief and said, âIâm not laughing at you, I just hope youâre okay.â
Qiao Ning took the handkerchief sadly and dabbed at the tear stains on her face.
Hai Xiaotang also took some tissues and started wiping the soup stains off her body.
After their clean-up, Qiao Ningâs emotions seemed to slowly stabilize.
âXiaotang, Iâm not a homewrecker, do you believe me?â She suddenly asked.
Without hesitation, Hai Xiaotang replied, âI believe you!â
Qiao Ning immediately felt a warmth spread in her heart, âI donât like Su Zigao, I never flirted with him, I didnât know he had a fiancee. I really despise him, I truly donât like himâ¦â
âI believe you!â Hai Xiaotang looked up, âQiao Ning, 1 know you despise him. That sort of man, youâd never like. It must have been him pestering you, you had nothing to do with it.â
Qiao Ningâs eyes welled up with tears again, she said gratefully: âThank you for believing me.â
âQiao Ning, everyone will believe you. Really.â
No, Chai Xiyang does not believe her!
In his eyes, she had always been a wicked woman, always trying to seduce men.
She didnât want the entire world to believe her, she just wanted him toâ¦
But clearly, that was impossible.
Thinking of his cold, mocking gaze, Qiao Ningâs heart ached once more.
Leaning against the sink, she lowered her eyes, suddenly saying dejectedly, âXiaotang, did you know? Su Zigao was introduced to me by my mom.â
Hai Xiaotang was surprised, âWhy?â
Qiao Ning gave a bitter smile, âBecause Su Zigao showed interest in me, she wanted to set us up togetherâ¦â
âYour mother probably didnât know he has a fiancee.â
ââ¦â who knows, maybe she knew, maybe she didnât.
Qiao Ning didnât say any more, there were many things she found impossible to voice.
Although she really wanted to find someone to confide in, she simply couldnât.
Hai Xiaotang somehow sensed the overbearing pain in her heart, it was a feeling she was too familiar with.
Because she had her own unable-to-voice sorrowsâ¦
This only made Hai Xiaotang even more curious about what she had been through in her past.
But she knew Qiao Ning wouldnât tell her, because by the time she could, her pain would have already disappeared.
At least for now, she seemed unable to let go of everything from her past.
Just like herâ¦
After saying goodbye to Hai Xiaotang, Qiao Ning returned home.
The Chai Familyâs villa was large, but it was always empty, devoid of any signs of life.
Her mother and Chai Xiyangâs father were always socializing outside or going out for entertainment.
There were very few servants in the house, and Chai Xiyang was always out late and in early. Often, she was the only one in the house.
No, this wasnât her home either, this was the Chai Family residence.
She was only temporarily living here.
Qiao Ning stood in the grand living room, looking at everything around her, not feeling a sense of belonging at all.
Because there was no one here she could rely on, nobody who cared for her.
But what was âcaringâ? She didnât even dare to hope for that anymore.
Thinking about this, Qiao Ning couldnât help but give a bitter laugh.
At the same time, she heard Chai Xiyang entering the house.
Upon entering, he saw Qiao Ningâs lonely, delicate silhouette..