Chapter 153

"I wonder how Miss Shen knows Shu Xia? Is it because you know the person who is keeping Shu Xia?"

Lin Miao felt a bit thirsty as she spoke, and suddenly realized she hadn't asked what she most wanted to know.

Now, the whole family wanted to know who Shu Xia's benefactor was.

Unfortunately, after investigating for several days, there had been no news.

Shen Anran smiled lightly and said, "I have only met Miss Shu by chance once, so I don't know that much."

No matter how much she disliked Shu Xia's existence, she was very clear about one thing: Qiao Muting had not publicly acknowledged Shu Xia's status, so even if Shu Xia really had a relationship with him, it was a mistress's relationship, and it should not be something spoken of by her.

If Qiao Muting found out later, she would not be able to explain it clearly.

"I suddenly remembered I have some things to do, so I'll be going first, Miss Lin." Shen Anran picked up her bag and stood up.

Lin Miao was stunned, "Then where did Miss Shen happen to meet her? Did she take the initiative to get to know Miss Shen?"

Just now, no matter what Shen Anran asked, she had answered one by one; except for Shu Xia's true family background, she had even told Shen Anran that Shu Xia had a boyfriend, so why was it that when it was her turn to ask a question, Shen Anran wouldn't tell her?

How did she get the feeling that Shen Anran knew who Shu Xia's benefactor was?

Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to be so curious about Shu Xia, asking her question after question.

Shen Anran's expression turned slightly cold, revealing a clear sense of distance, "Sorry, that happened a while ago, and I can't recall where it was now. It was a pleasure chatting with you today, let's meet again if there's a chance."

"Wait, let's add each other on WeChat first, that way if anything comes up, we can chat directly on WeChat." Lin Miao immediately took out her phone, opened WeChat, and wanted to add her as a friend.

Shen Anran did not move, "Let's meet next time, goodbye."

Even if Lin Miao were any slower, she could see that Shen Anran had no intention of seeing her a second time, let alone adding her as a friend.

Lin Miao suddenly felt incredibly embarrassed.

"How exactly does Shen Anran know Shu Xia?"

She remembered that it was Shen Anran who had primarily added Shu Xia on WeChat earlier, and at the time, Shu Xia didn't seem particularly eager to add her.

Yet when it came to her, she had taken the initiative to add her, and Shen Anran had refused!

Thinking about how these people all treated Shu Xia differently, Lin Miao felt physically uncomfortable and bit her lip tightly.

On second thought, so what?

Her father, mother, and brothers—in their hearts, she was the most important, and Shu Xia had absolutely no status at all!

——

Gu Cheng was lying in the hospital, playing on his phone out of boredom.

He had undergone surgery on his leg and would be discharged tomorrow, but he wouldn't be able to move around much for about three months, let alone ride a motorcycle or play extreme sports.

He glanced at the time; there was still an hour until Shu Xia got off work.

It was too boring.

Being bored made him miss Shu Xia even more.

Just as he was playing a game, a call suddenly came in.

"Uncle."

"Gu Cheng, I heard from the old man that you like a young girl, and that the girl is working at the old man's place, right?" Gu Jianzhang asked.

Gu Cheng rolled his eyes, "Why does the old man tell others about everything? Uncle, if you want to manage children, go have some of your own; don't worry about me. The old man has already agreed to this, and the girl I like is particularly likable."

"It's impossible for you two, stop putting your heart into her. While there aren't many feelings yet, just find another young girl to like."

"How is it impossible? Did the old man tell you she's a few years older than me? So what if she's a few years older? I look more mature than her; I look like I'm older than her. Uncle, don't worry about my business. Nowadays, people value free love, get it? I don't want a business marriage." Gu Cheng couldn't listen to any of it.