Qiao Lian stared at the man in front of her.
Then she suddenly laughed. “Really?”
Shen Liangchuan nodded and said, “Yes.”
Qiao Lian mumbled an “ok” and then suddenly clutched her stomach, saying, “Ohhhh, I have a stomachache!”
Shen Liangchuan was anxious at once and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“A stomachache, I need the toilet. Can you pull over? I’ll go to the restroom in that mall over there.”
Shen Liangchuan quickly said, “Ok.”
The car pulled to a stop. Qiao Lian immediately pushed the door open and jumped out. Then she ran hurriedly and turned back to look as she did so. When she saw that Shen Liangchuan had gotten out of the car as well, she jumped in fright and ran even faster now.
She looked nothing like a person who was having a stomachache.
Shen Liangchuan was stumped.
Qiao Lian took to her heels and ran into the mall. After circling twice inside the mall, she exited through the other entrance of the mall.
She turned back to see if anyone had noticed her, and wiped off the beads of perspiration that had formed on her forehead.
What was going on?
How had she ended up with two husbands?
Between the two men, Lu Nanze and Shen Liangchuan, who was lying to her?
Or were both lying to her?
Qiao Lian tilted her head and could not figure it out. But certainly, she wasn’t going to just follow anyone stupidly.
When she had gotten out of the car and ran away, she had only thought of the possibility that Shen Liangchuan was the bad guy. But now she had no idea where to go.
As she looked ahead, strangely, an address started to appear in her mind. A home.
She started to aimlessly walk down the street, lost. After walking some distance, she started to regain a little clarity and suddenly noticed that she had arrived in a… place that was strangely familiar.
She lifted her head and looked at the villa before her.
She was stunned. The plants were familiar, as was the garden and the swing in it. This familiar feeling gave her a deep sense of security.
She took another step forward. As she stood there looking, a voice rang out beside her, “Little Missy!”
Qiao Lian spun her head around at that familiar voice. When she saw the person, she unconsciously called, “Auntie Zhang?”
Auntie Zhang nodded as her eyes turned watery. “Little Missy, you’re finally home?”
Qiao Lian felt warmth and familiarity from the deeply-etched memories of her childhood. The sort that could not be wiped away.
She nodded as Auntie Zhang opened the front door. “Hurry, come in! I made your favorite braised pork ribs today.”
Following Auntie Zhang, Qiao Lian stepped into the house.
Auntie Zhang looked at her bandaged forehead and asked, “Little Missy, what happened to your head?”
Qiao Lian replied, “It was an accident.”
“It looks like a bad wound. Will you suffer side-effects from it?”
Qiao Lian frowned and said, “I can’t recall much of my past.”
Auntie Zhang’s eyes reddened. “Little Missy…”
Qiao Lian tilted her head and started, “Auntie Zhang, I need to ask you a few things.”
Auntie Zhang nodded immediately.
“What’s my relationship with Lu Nanze?”
Auntie Zhang sighed and replied, “You and Mr. Lu were childhood sweethearts and grew up together. You had a good relationship.”
Good relationship.
So was Lu Nanze her husband?
She recalled Lu Nanze had mentioned something about the child she was carrying.
So who on earth was this Shen Liangchuan?
She asked Auntie Zhang again, “What about Shen Liangchuan?”
Auntie Zhang said, “Shen Liangchuan is a big celebrity. He’s the famous Best Actor Shen.”
