Chapter 678

Having just eaten, she couldn't eat anything for the moment, so she didn't taste it.

Seeing that Shu Xia only offered praise but didn't even take a taste, Song Ziqi thought to herself, "How hypocritical. I can't understand why Brother Mu Ting would like such a hypocritical woman."

"Is Sister Xia Xia afraid of gaining weight, so she doesn't dare eat sweets?" Song Ziqi asked.

Shu Xia felt some aversion to Song Ziqi's lack of tact and only gave a faint "mm."

Song Ziqi noticed Shu Xia's cold attitude toward her and looked over at Qiao Muting, who had been quiet on the side, "Xinghai Villa looks a bit different from a few years ago. Did you renovate it, Brother Mu Ting?"

She observed the changes in Shu Xia's expression out of the corner of her eye.

She wanted to tell Shu Xia that she had been to Xinghai Villa long ago.

Unfortunately, Shu Xia had no expression.

"No, it's the same decor as before," Qiao Muting replied.

Song Ziqi nodded, "I've been in K City for the past few years and haven't come back, so I'd forgotten what Xinghai Villa looked like."

Qiao Muting glanced at Shu Xia, and seeing a trace of fatigue between her brows, he asked Song Ziqi, "Is Jiang Tu coming to pick you up?"

"He probably doesn't have time; a friend just dropped me off here on their way," Song Ziqi said, pausing before looking at Shu Xia, "Sister Xia Xia, it should be hard to get a taxi outside right now. Could I stay at Xinghai Villa for the night?"

She deliberately played a trick, asking Shu Xia directly.

Regardless of whether Shu Xia agreed or not, it was a good thing for her; if she agreed, she could stay at Xinghai Villa tonight and take the opportunity to spend time with Brother Mu Ting to revisit old memories. If she didn't agree, it would just let Brother Mu Ting see that Shu Xia wasn't as good as she appeared on the surface.

Shu Xia gradually withdrew the smile from her lips and said directly to Qiao Muting, "I'm tired, I'm going to rest first. You two chat."

Trying to use her to achieve a goal—was Song Ziqi brain-damaged, or did she think others didn't have brains?

Song Ziqi's face changed.

She never expected Shu Xia to be so straightforward and ignore her completely!

Didn't she know how to put on an act in front of Brother Mu Ting?

Wasn't she afraid of making Brother Mu Ting disgusted?

But what Song Ziqi didn't expect was that Qiao Muting didn't mind; instead, he nodded.

At this, Song Ziqi only felt incredibly awkward.

In the past...

It clearly wasn't like this.

In the past, Brother Mu Ting was clearly very good to her; if anyone bullied her, Brother Mu Ting would definitely step in. Now that Shu Xia ignored her and left her in such an awkward position, Brother Mu Ting was actually indulging Shu Xia.

Song Ziqi felt a sharp pain in her chest.

Before, when she had surgery in K City, Brother Mu Ting was very anxious; as long as she called, Brother Mu Ting would definitely show up.

But now...

What kind of love potion had Shu Xia fed Brother Mu Ting?

To make Brother Mu Ting ignore her feelings?

"Brother Mu Ting..."

After Shu Xia went upstairs, Song Ziqi couldn't hold back her reddening eyes anymore and called out to Brother Mu Ting in a grievance-filled voice.

Qiao Muting's expression was cold; he glanced at the cookies on the table, took a cigarette out of the pack, and lit it with a click of his lighter.

Song Ziqi couldn't help but watch, mesmerized.

In her eyes, no matter what Qiao Muting did, no one else could compare to him.

Even a simple act of smoking could make people stare without blinking.

Every move the man before her made was something to be looked up to.

"Still haven't figured it out?" Qiao Muting's voice was laced with a hint of chill.

Song Ziqi was slightly startled, "I..."

What hadn't she figured out?

Vaguely, she seemed to have guessed something.