“Uncle Xing? Where's Uncle Xing?” queried Dabao.

After a split second of hesitation, Qiao Zhan explained to the little boy, “Um... Master Xing came to Livingsfill to visit you guys, but you were all asleep. He didn't want to wake you up but was also feeling bored, so he went for a stroll. He should be back soon.”

“Are you saying that Uncle Xing came to the inn? What did he do to Ms. Lu when he saw her, then? Did he anger her and make her leave?” Dabao analyzed the situation clearly.

The boy's words scared Qiao Zhan out of his wits. He quickly waved his hands and denied, “I didn't say that. In fact, I don't know anything at all!”

“You were the one who said that! Are you trying to go back on your words?” Dabao glared at the man, unrelenting.

“Little Master, you're putting me in a difficult spot. I can't afford to anger Master Xing. If he were to hear about this, he'd flay me!” Qiao Zhan panicked.

The bit about Nan Xing flaying Qiao Zhan might have been an exaggeration, but it was definitely true that Nan Xing would never forgive the latter.

Dabao gave it some thought and nodded, appearing rather understanding.

“Don't worry. If you tell me the truth, I won't let Uncle Xing find out it was you who snitched,” he said reassuringly.

Nonetheless, Qiao Zhan reiterated, “The truth is, I have no idea. I really don't!”

“You know, yet you're insisting that you don't. Clearly, you're deliberately hiding it from me. You're not planning to talk, huh? In that case, I'll give Daddy a call.” After threatening the man, Dabao turned around and was prepared to leave.

Qiao Zhan hurriedly grabbed him, asking, “What are you going to tell Sir Chen?”

“Of course, I'm going to tell him all about how you bullied Ms. Lu. You like her, so you did something bad to her while no one else was around, and she left out of anger!”

Hearing that, Qiao Zhan loudly professed his innocence, “Little Master, I'm innocent! I'm a stickler for rules. Even if I have the courage, I would never do such a thing!”

“Then, tell me the truth about what happened.”

“I really don't know what happened. Ms. Lu stormed out just as I came back. I asked her what was wrong, but she didn't say a word to me. After that, I came inside and saw Master Xing, who was also in a bad mood. That's why I deduced that there must've been a conflict between the two of them, but I have no proof of it at all. This is everything that I know, Little Master, so please don't pressure me anymore. I'm really at my wit's end,” said Qiao Zhan as a bitter expression hung on his face.

Dabao furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought. A moment later, he piped up, “Forget it. It mustn't have been your fault. I just wanted you to tell me the truth, so don't worry too much.”

Later in the day, Ning Ran had just gotten off work when she received a call from Lu Jingyuan, asking her to go out for a drink.

was a little odd. She'd asked Lu Jingyuan to look after her children that day and thought she'd be able to meet the woman when she returned to the

Aren't we

meal with me, just

have something important to say to her and readily agreed. If

requested to meet at a small and quaint

atmosphere was extremely quiet, so it was the perfect place

the two women ordered a

long while, Lu Jingyuan didn't mention anything important. They had only been making small

in inviting her here was to

so she got straight to the point. “You must have something to say to me. No matter how troubling it is, I'm willing to listen, so there's no

Jingyuan hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are you

Ning Ran

“What do you mean?”

Ran how awful and frivolous Nan Chen was, she could potentially hurt Ning Ran's dignity, no matter

time, she felt that she couldn't keep

whether or not she should come clean

past, but nothing ever came of it. You probably know this, but there's a huge difference between

nothing and

then just forget about it. It's better if I don't tell you so it

to that decision, she said, “It's all right,

the topic off, Ning Ran was still

would be hung up over something

be all right if he and I were to get

Lu Jingyuan's response

You're afraid

“Yes.”

there's really something going on between the two of them? Otherwise, why would she be afraid of

“Why?”

think he's suited for you,” said Lu

to be hesitant, and since everything had been laid out, there was no need to hide anything

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