Chapter 17: Off-track from the Beginning
Proofread by Liang Yaping
“Shit!”
Xiang Yan kicks on the coffee table and shouts to Xu Ningzhou’s back, “You fuck run before everyone comes?”
“What happened to him?” Master Xiao lights a cigarette for himself, and his eyes are filled with the evil spirit when he exhales clouds of smoke.
So Xiang Yan betrays Xu Ningzhou at the first time. He tells that Xu Ningzhou goes directly to Lin’an city instead of Wanning city after his coming back to motherland. Finally, Xiang Yan says, “This guy absolutely falls in love with the girl!”
“Really?” Xiao Mingyang flicks his cigarette. The smile in his eyes is not clear, and he doesn’t take Xiang Yan’s words seriously.
After Xu Ningzhou comes out of the club, the driver unlocks the car door for him.
After getting on the car, Xu Ningzhou sits in the back seat and orders the driver, “Go back to Dark Blue Apartment.”
Xu Ningzhou buys a new house after his returning-Dark Blue Apartment which is in the center of the city. It’s 9:00 p. m. Beijing time. There is no traffic jam, so it’s less than half an hour’s drive to his apartment.
During this half an hour, Xu Ningzhou has figured out what happened today through the Internet.
Xu Ningzhou leans back in the car seat. He closes his eyes and recalls the scenes of his childhood in which he picked up a little fairy in the abandoned factory who was abandoned by others, injured and unclear in mind. But it is undeniable that the little fairy in memory is exactly the same as the young Song Qinghuan in pictures spread on Internet today.
The person in the picture is Song Qinghuan, but why did he find out that the name of the girl in the kidnapping of Song family was Song Shuyao?
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Lin’an City is located in the south, and the influence of Song family extends far beyond the city. It has been the richest family in Lin’an in recent years.
Located within the third ring road, the old house of the Song family is a seaside villa. It is not only large, but also includes a private beach where the speedboats are parked and can be ridden to surf at any time.
The Song family where Song Qinghuan lives belongs to the same clan. In this family, the old lady has the highest rank. Her husband died of illness a few years ago, so she has the final say in this family’s affairs.
The old lady’s birthday should have been a happy day, but no one expects that she was sent to the emergency room because of great anger just after the birthday party.
This time, being out of hospital, the old lady doesn’t go back to her eldest son’s house. Instead, she asks the driver to send her back to the old house directly. Nanny Wu has served her for most of her life and naturally follows her. Unexpectedly, the old lady takes Song Qinghuan with her.
Although none lives in the old house of the Song family, there are professional security teams and servants for daily maintenance and cleaning.
The car drives into the carved gate. On both sides of the quiet road are plane trees. Six minutes later, the car arrives at the main building.
In front of the main building, there is a fountain pool with the statue of the saint lady, as well as a large field of flowers and grass which is well manicured.
This is the ancestral home of the Song family. It’s rich and luxurious. However, since the death of the old lady’s husband, she has moved out from here to live with her eldest son, Song Yueming and his families. The Song families will come back here only in festivals and Chinese New Year.
The ancestral house of the Song family has just been renovated the year before last. It is beautifully decorated. The old lady is in the flower room at the moment, and looks a lot better.
Although many of the Song family’s industries are handed over to her two sons and one daughter, the old lady still has a big say.
Many plants in the glass greenhouse were planted for her by the old man. After his death, she asks a professional gardener to take charge of her greenhouse. The greenhouse is very large where the old lady, in a green custom-made cheongsam, is watering plants at full attention.
“Grandma.”
Song Qinghuan easily finds the old lady in the greenhouse. Today, Song Qinghuan’s dress is of a lady style that agrees with the old lady’s taste. It is a spring new pink sleeveless dress, with a circle of hollowed-outlace around collarbone and a high waist and irregular folding hem. She wears a pair of high-heeled shoes which make her white legs slender.
She is full of vigor and is more elegant in pink.Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.
The old lady stops watering and turns around. She is really satisfied with Song Qinghuan’s dress.
“Grandma,” Song Qinghuan comes over and takes over the watering can in the old lady’s hand naturally. She helps the old lady water the flowers and says with a sweet smile, “Dad and other families are all here.”
The old lady goes back to the old house without telling others that she is discharged from the hospital. It can be seen that she is angry with Song Shuyao this time.
“Let them wait.” The old lady doesn’t mean to see them at all. Instead, she takes Song Qinghuan to water the flowers in the greenhouse.
Ten minutes later, Song Qinghuan walks with the old lady out of the greenhouse and arrives at the living room. She sees some familiar and strange faces in the room.
In the dining room, the marble table with exquisite inlaid gold thread, which can hold more than ten people at the same time, is already full of people on both sides.
The old lady gave birth to two sons and a daughter, the eldest son Song Yueming, the second son Song Yuecheng, and the youngest daughter Song Lan.
Song Yueming has a son and two daughters. They are Song Mingxiu, Song Shuyao and Song Qinghuan.
Song Shuya, born by her second son-Song Yuecheng’s wife, is 15 years old. He has an illegitimate son, Song Chengze, who is the same age as Song Shuya.
Song Lan’s husband is a foreigner. After marriage, she took over the branch of the Song family abroad and has a son who is called Song Qianyu and 19 years old. They three have settled abroad.
Today, the three generations of the Song family live together. Not only that, but also the illegitimate son of Song Yuecheng is here. The illegitimate son is no secret any more in the Song family.
“Mom.”
Seeing the old lady come out, her two sons and one daughter get up tacitly. The old lady raises her hand to stop them and sits in the center position. When arranging the position order today, Nanny Wu emptied the seat on her right hand on purpose.
The family don’t know why this seat is empty.
At this time, the old lady takes Song Qinghuan’s wrist and says with a smile, “Huanhuan, you sit with me.”
Suddenly the expressions of all the Song family members have changed.