Chapter 401
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As soon as she said this, she stared at him with the help of the dim light above her head. 13579246810ggaax
Hence, she did not miss the flash of gloominess and hesitation in his eyes when he heard the question.
He pursed his lips and said after a pause, "She's an orphan."
There were many orphans in the world. But a fourteen-year-old orphan had been brought into the family. It must have been because she was special.
Qiao Lian wanted to continue asking, but Shen Liangchuan suddenly lifted the blanket and sat up. "You sleep first. I suddenly remembered that I have something to do."
Qiao Lian: …
Qiao Lian widened her eyes and looked at him in astonishment as he stood up and walked out of the room.
His silhouette seemed to carry the wind with him as he quickly disappeared through the doorway.
She was stunned for a moment and was still in a daze when the door closed behind him.
What could have happened? So sudden.
But why hadn't he mentioned anything about Song Yuanxi's background?
Could it be that … there was something wrong with Song Yuanxi?
She lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling.
An eighteen -year-old man had picked up a fourteen-year-old girl and brought her up at home. He treated her like family and had even spent an exorbitant sum to send her overseas to study.
There was only one possibility for such a situation, and that was …
Qiao Lian's pupils shrank as she jumped down from the bed. She opened the door to the master bedroom, walked out and sneaked into the study.
Without knocking on the door, she pushed it open a crack and peeked in. She saw Shen Liangchuan smoking on the balcony in his pajamas.
She walked in.
The moment she stepped in, Shen Liangchuan turned around when he heard her.
Qiao Lian stopped in her tracks. She didn't know why, but the moment he turned around, she seemed to see a deep resentment in his eyes.
But that feeling was fleeting, so fast that before she could react, Shen Liangchuan seemed to have sensed her presence and walked over.
The balcony door was pushed open and a strong smell of cigarette smoke rushed in.
Qiao Lian hurriedly grabbed his hand. It was cold to the touch. She immediately nagged, "Even if you want to smoke, you should do it in the room. You're wearing such thin clothes and standing outside in the cold wind. What if you fall sick?"
As Shen Liangchuan listened to her nagging, the coldness in his eyes slowly dissipated.
His tense jaw began to relax as he allowed her to pull him to the sofa. Then, she poured him a cup of hot water and covered him with a blanket.
Finally, seeing that she was busy again, he said helplessly, "Why don't you sleep?"
After all, it was already so late. Why did she come here?
Qiao Lian glanced at him and said, "I suddenly thought of something, so I came over to see you. Luckily, I came over. If I hadn't, would you have been frozen for the whole night?"
Shen Liangchuan changed the subject. "Why are you looking for me?"
Qiao Lian's eyes lit up as she stared at him. "Even if you don't tell me who she is, I can guess it!"
At these words, Shen Liangchuan tensed up.
His eyes suddenly released a fierce and nervous look, "Who is it?"
However, Qiao Lian did not seem to notice him at all. She voiced out her guess, "Is she your father's illegitimate daughter?"
That was why he had kept it a secret from Xia Yehua. Wasn't it because he was afraid that she would be upset if she found out?
Qiao Lian felt that this guess was the closest to the truth.
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