Chapter 657

She probably never imagined that on her first day back in Jing City, a scene of carnage awaited her.

"Brother Mu Ting wouldn't fall in love with someone so easily, and this marriage was orchestrated by the old lady; it wasn't Brother Mu Ting's own choice," Song Ziqi defended in a soft voice.

Jiang Tu was completely speechless, knowing that saying anything more would be useless.

Let her figure it out for herself.

Once trapped in a dead end, it is difficult for anyone to pull you out.

"I feel like the old lady doesn't like me; she didn't even want to try on the jewelry I gave her. Jiang Tu, do you think I'm stupid and unlikable? I've been thinking lately that I'm just a nanny's daughter, and in your circle, there must be many people laughing at me and looking down on me. Do you... do you also look down on my background in your heart?" Song Ziqi asked with a pale face.

There was one more thing she really couldn't understand.

Shu Xia grew up in the countryside; even if she is the true daughter of a wealthy family, her biological parents' family is now bankrupt, and it is said they are living very poorly.

This kind of family background is actually about the same as hers, right?

But why does Old Lady Qiao like Shu Xia so much?

She had never seen Old Lady Qiao be that close to anyone; even when she was with Qiao Muting, Old Lady Qiao had never been like that.

It was as if Shu Xia were Old Lady Qiao's own granddaughter.

Jiang Tu felt a slow ache in his heart and pulled the car over to the side of the road.

Then, in a tone that was almost fierce, he said angrily: "Song Ziqi, the you from before was definitely not like this! Look at you, you've become a resentful woman, afraid to face reality and extremely insecure. Is it worth it? Can't you live a good life without Qiao Muting? As long as I'm here, no one dares to laugh at you! But if you continue like this, I guarantee that everyone will laugh at you and look down on you!"

If he hadn't known Song Ziqi since they were children, he would have kicked her out of the car without a second word.

Song Ziqi woke up as if from a dream.

Her snow-white face lost even more color.

Before she left Jing City for university, she was sunny, confident, and self-loving.

"Yeah, I miss the me from before, too."

She looked at the street scene outside the car window, which was familiar yet felt a bit strange, "I will slowly find the me from before."

Seeing that Song Ziqi had figured it out, Jiang Tu restarted the car and got back on the road.

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When they were halfway there, Qiao Muting suddenly spoke, "If there's anything you want to ask, just ask."

Shu Xia was a bit confused by Qiao Muting's sudden remark, "Ask what?"

"Don't you want to know what Song Ziqi just said to me?" Qiao Muting asked in return.

Shu Xia shook her head, "No need, that's your privacy."

In front of Song Ziqi, she and he had known each other for less than half a year; she knew her place.

Seeing that Shu Xia was completely indifferent, Qiao Muting darkened his eyes, unbuttoned two buttons on his shirt, and looked down at Shu Xia, "Don't tell me you didn't notice that Song Ziqi likes me."

If she hadn't noticed, would she have subtly distanced herself from him when they were in K City?

Shu Xia didn't expect Qiao Muting to be so blunt, "A woman's intuition is very accurate. When I first met Song Ziqi in K City, I could feel her feelings for you."

"Not curious about what I think of her?" Qiao Muting raised an eyebrow.

From the moment she knew Song Ziqi had returned to Jing City, to their meeting at the Laozhai just now, Shu Xia's emotions had been impenetrable.

Is she completely indifferent to whether or not he might like other women?