Chapter 1552: Everyone Revolves Around You

Xu Qingbo naturally let go of his hand.

He had always been at a disadvantage.

Xu Tingting slept until ten o’clock before getting up. She didn’t even wash up, just put on slippers and ran to Xu Shu’s room.

No sign of him, though someone had obviously slept in the bed. The quilt was neatly folded, and it felt cool to the touch, suggesting he had left a long time ago.

She hurried downstairs. Mrs. Xu was arranging flowers and stopped her, “What’s got you rushing like this?”

Xu Tingting glanced around, “Mom, where’s my brother?”

“Which brother are you asking about?”

“Brother Shu!”

“Oh, he went out with your second brother after breakfast.”

Xu Tingting’s eyelid twitched, and she sat down next to Mrs. Xu, “Mom, did you have breakfast with them?”

“Yes, why do you ask?”

She pursed her lips, probing, “So, what did you all talk about?”

Mrs. Xu looked at her with a half-smile, “You must have gotten into trouble again, right?”

“What do you mean again!”

She couldn’t accept such an accusation. She had always been so well-behaved. Yet Mrs. Xu’s question implied she hadn’t heard anything yet, so Xu Tingting relaxed, pretending to fiddle with the flower stems. Mrs. Xu disapproved of her lack of taste and sent her off to eat breakfast, reminding her she had classes in the afternoon and should have the driver take her back early.

“You really should behave better from now on. Your second brother is busy, and your elder brother is even busier at the hospital. One punishes you, and the other takes time to come back and look after you. Everything revolves around you. Don’t you feel for Xu Shu? I certainly do. I raised him and know how kind-hearted he is. You just take advantage of him spoiling you. He got home in the middle of the night and left again after just a few bites this morning.”

Xu Tingting’s eyelid twitched, “But you didn’t know that!”

Well then, her second brother, the traitor, made her kneel all night and now even tattled to their mom.

“This is my house; I know when someone comes back, no matter how late!”

If it weren’t for Mrs. Xu’s good manners, she would have long thrown the flowers at her, “If you hadn’t caused trouble, would Xu Shu tire himself out, squeezing time to come see you?”

Xu Tingting let out a sigh of relief. Okay, just guessing. They guessed she made a mistake but didn’t know what it was exactly. Her second brother was still her real brother; he had a conscience.

She muttered softly, “I understand. I’ll behave from now on.”

Mrs. Xu glanced at her, “Go eat breakfast.”

…

After work, Qin Qing sat in the car, a tablet on her lap, still handling work. As they left the garage and approached the road, the passage was a bit congested at that hour; the driver had to gently step on the brakes several times. Jing Chuwen, who was in the passenger seat doing makeup, put away her lipstick and turned to tell Qin Qing about the client they were meeting tonight, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a car driving by.

The lowered car window offered a perfect view of half of Nan Jiaojiao’s face.

“Huh?”

Qin Qing, assuming she had missed something in her background check, asked, “What is it?”

“Wasn’t that Nan Jiaojiao?”

The car wasn’t moving fast, and the range of visibility was limited. Although it was really just a glance, Nan Jiaojiao had been facing away from the window. There was someone else sitting next to her, appearing to be a man.

“I think I’ve seen that car’s license plate before. Not many people in Rongcheng City own one. Jiaojiao seemed quite close with the man in the car. Does she have such a wealthy boyfriend?”

Qin Qing didn’t even look. Just hearing the name “Nan Jiaojiao” already made her feel uneasy. However, that one word “boyfriend” did make her glance up.

“Was that really her boyfriend?”

“I’m not sure. Nan Jiaojiao never mentioned anything. I’ve seen that car a few times before, just never the person inside.”