CHAPTER 653: CHAPTER 140 WHEN THE GENTLEMAN WAS YOUNG, HE WAS VERY HANDSOME_2

Ning Yan’er’s face was somewhat pale as she withdrew her gaze from Su Ruran and turned to face Song Qiao, looking a bit strained, obviously because of Su Ruran.

She was silent for a long time before she finally opened her mouth and said, "I apologize to you here once again for what Ruran said just now. She just likes Yuqing too much, and I believe Miss Ning wouldn’t mind that, right..."

"Hmph!" Hearing Ning Yan’er’s words, Song Qiao slightly leaned back to adjust to a more comfortable posture, her tone casual as if she was the one who had just scoffed, "Miss Ning, of course I wouldn’t mind."

As for Su Ruran, Song Qiao just thought she was too young and impetuous. After all, she wasn’t her child, so naturally she wouldn’t say much. Each family should take care of its own issues. Otherwise, with Su Ruran’s character, when she goes out into society in the future, someone will definitely take her in hand.

Ning Yan’er knew that Song Qiao was not going to tell her where Ning Wan was. Even though she knew this would be the outcome before coming here, she still couldn’t help but try.

Song Qiao and Ning Wan’s relationship—she wasn’t unaware of it. But apart from Song Qiao, probably nobody knew where exactly Ning Wan was.

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After Ning Yan’er and Su Ruran left, Song Qiao still sat on the couch in the living room, her eyebrows slightly knitted as if contemplating something. When Chen Ma came downstairs, she happened to see Song Qiao lost in thought and decided to directly fetch a blanket to cover her with.

Regaining her senses, Song Qiao looked at Chen Ma with a hint of bewilderment in her eyes. It took her a moment to smile and reached out to adjust the blanket on herself, saying with a slight smile, "Thank you, Chen Ma."

"Madam, are you troubled by something?" Chen Ma’s face carried an incredibly kind smile, and her voice was very gentle, just like a caring elder.

Looking at Chen Ma, who was slightly bending over in front of her, Song Qiao’s mind was suddenly struck by the face of an elderly woman, and she instantly remembered her grandmother who had passed away many years ago.

Her grandmother had left the world a year after her mother’s death, due to an overwhelming grief, because her grandparents were childhood sweethearts. Their love was something everyone in the world yearned for and envied.

After the grandmother’s death, only her grandfather was left, and in this world, he only had her and Mu Shinian.

Since the deaths of her uncle and mother, as well as her grandmother, her grandfather had grown even more isolated and silent.

She often went back to the Mu Family, where her grandfather would tell her stories about him and her grandmother. He spoke about their youth when neither of their families were well-off. After completing university, they worked together, saved some initial capital, and then started their own business.

Her grandparents had endured the hardest of times together and also enjoyed a happy life, but they suffered the greatest blow in their lives with the successive deaths of their son and daughter.

Thinking about this, Song Qiao felt somewhat distressed.

But she still forced a smile, lifted her head slightly, and asked Chen Ma, smiling, "Chen Ma, did you watch Lu Jingchen grow up?"

If she remembered correctly, Lu Jingchen had mentioned before that Chen Ma had been with their family for decades and had indeed watched him grow up.

Chen Ma nodded, her face always wearing that kind smile. Because Song Qiao had asked, Chen Ma now started talking, saying with a smile, "The young master was so handsome when he was little, the handsomest boy in the entire military compound. He was cool and indifferent from a young age, hardly expressive, but was indeed quite well-behaved and obedient, rarely crying. There were many kids in the military compound of his generation, but none were as well-behaved as the young master was back then. Many envied the old madam for that; taking care of the young master was not tiring at all."

Song Qiao thought of the adult face of Lu Jingchen, then in her mind inadvertently began to envision what he might have looked like as a child, but no matter what, she couldn’t picture just how handsome the young Lu Jingchen had been, as described by Chen Ma.

Chen Ma seemed to get lost in her memories, her face still carrying that kind smile, continuing to talk about Lu Jingchen’s childhood.

Sitting there, Song Qiao listened for a while before asking again, "What’s the deal between Lu Jingchen and Zuo Yuqing? Did Zuo Yuqing also grow up with Lu Jingchen?"

She only knew that Xi Mohan grew up with Lu Jingchen and that Ning Wan had known Xi Mohan since childhood. Since Ning Yan’er and Zuo Yuqing had such a close relationship, they must have known each other for a long time too.

In that case, it was very likely that Lu Jingchen and Zuo Yuqing might have been childhood sweethearts.

Hearing Song Qiao’s words, Chen Ma was briefly stunned, then smiled and said, "Madam, Miss Zuo Yuqing met the young master when he was in high school. It seems they started dating around that time. The young master even brought Miss Zuo Yuqing home, and back then, the old madam and the others were quite fond of Miss Zuo Yuqing."

Song Qiao paused for a moment, sensing there was more to the story.

Indeed, Chen Ma seemed to ponder for a moment and then sighed softly, saying, "But later, I don’t know what happened, the old madam began to oppose the young master being with Miss Zuo Yuqing. However, at that time, the young master was always defying the old madam’s wishes."