CHAPTER 492: 455 JEALOUSY EVERYWHERE (4000 WORDS)_3

Song Xiangqiao said so, but as soon as she finished speaking, she felt awkward about her own words.

The atmosphere also became inexplicably eerie...

Wen Nian whispered to Song Lili,

"Are you tired? Do you need to go upstairs to rest?"

Song Lili smiled and replied, "No need. But I am hungry. I’ll go and get something to eat first."

"Alright, I’ll go with you."

Having said that, the two of them made their way towards the buffet...

This scene vividly reminded her of her childhood, watching a young boy leading a girl away at her parents’ wedding reception.

So many years had passed...

In a flash, it was startling how many years had gone by...

The two of them were still just like before!

Song Xiangqiao clenched her teeth audibly, her eyes even brimming with tears, as if they would spill over in the next second.

"Stay away from her."

Wen Nian, who had walked some distance away, said quietly to Song Lili.

Song Lili glanced at him and teased, "What’s wrong? Are you worried she might do something harmful to me in her current state?"

Wen Nian placed his hand on Song Lili’s shoulder,

"Trust me, you’re wrong. The way she looks at you is as if she wants to devour you alive."

Song Lili, while picking up food, said,

"If you say that, she would be sad to hear it."

Wen Nian frowned, "What are you talking about?"

Song Lili, holding her plate and tilting her body, looked at him with a smile,

"After all these years, have you really never liked Song Xiangqiao at all?"

Wen Nian’s eyes widened, as if he had heard some unbelievable myth, and he looked at her in astonishment, "What nonsense are you speaking? Like her?"

"Don’t pretend. Liking is liking. Just tell the truth, I won’t blame you."

Wen Nian found the conversation partly amusing and partly frustrating,

"Do they say pregnancy makes you dumb for three years? Is that starting now?"

Song Lili was unfazed by Wen Nian’s sarcasm and continued eating, saying with a smile,

"But in a previous life... you liked her very much."

"...Cough! Cough cough!"

Wen Nian choked on the wine he had just sipped, "What did you say?"

"Perhaps saying ’like’ isn’t quite accurate, but at least... you admired her, that kind of admiration from the bottom of your heart."

Song Lili spoke indifferently, her gaze falling on her own plate, her shoulders shrugging.

Wen Nian saw the melancholy in her.

Although they didn’t often talk about their past lives, they had to admit that those thirteen years of intertwined time and space contained memories that truly existed in their minds and would occasionally resurface.

Wen Nian knew that the memories of that past life filled Song Lili with too many negative emotions.

So much so that whenever they were mentioned, she would show a hint of despondency.

"How far did the admiration go?"

Wen Nian asked with a smile.

Song Lili shot him a look and continued, "Wherever you went, you had to take her with you. In just a few short years, you promoted her to Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and took her to various countries with you."

"...She indeed is a very capable woman, and it’s clear that she has great ambitions," Wen Nian remarked faintly, watching Song Xiangqiao from afar.

"Is that so?" Song Lili muttered, her tone sounding anything but friendly.

"But it’s not admiration, more like using her at most."

Wen Nian spoke matter-of-factly, but this statement seemed to switch on a light in her mind...

Using her...?

She eyed Wen Nian suspiciously.

"Ali, those in power don’t just employ people they admire, but those who are useful. If Song Xiangqiao had chosen the right path and had been willing to genuinely contribute to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I believe I would promote her even now."

"..."

"Her mistake was in hurting you too soon."

Song Lili was taken aback.

"Anyway, I don’t believe I would have liked her. As for admiration, that’s out of the question."

Wen Nian narrowed his eyes and glanced at Song Lili,

"Now don’t keep going on about the me from a past life just because I don’t remember it. You’re making me out to be someone with no discernment."

"What false talk, what I’m saying is the truth... You always took her with you, claiming it was all strictly business, but she was clearly pleased with herself..."

Song Lili muttered...

Her heart suddenly felt empty.

Back then... Song Xiangqiao had indeed not caused her any substantial harm.

If Song Xiangqiao had, would Wen Nian be as decisive in punishing her as the present Wen Nian?

Not admired, just used.

"You’re not thinking about the me from a past life now, are you?"

Wen Nian sensed her off mood and asked with a hint of jealousy in his voice.

Song Lili hastily laughed it off, "No, I’m not..."

Before she could finish her sentence, her eyes caught sight of a familiar figure entering the room,

"Prince Chiluo?"