Chapter 1638: Asking About the Inside Story

“You know our Jiaojiao?”

Song Yuan smiled. “What a coincidence. Last time Jiaojiao went to the Capital City, the two of us got locked in a room together. She was the one who figured out how to get me out.”

“Oh? Is that so.”

The Old Lady’s brows and eyes curved. “Jiaojiao has a kind heart, she wouldn’t just leave you there.”

“Yes, thanks to Jiaojiao. The doctor even said if I’d been rescued any later and inhaled more smoke, I’d have ended up in the hospital again.”

“You’re sick or something?”

The Old Lady slipped for a second, then gave a light cough. “I mean, your health isn’t good?”

Nan Jiaojiao’s eyelids twitched.

She saw it!

She clearly saw the Old Lady move the hand that had been covering her mouth and rest it on the back of her hand!

She wanted to pull her hand back, but the Old Lady sensed it and gripped tighter.

That little move, seen by the two women opposite them, was an eyesore.

The smile hidden in Song Yuan’s eyes cooled a notch, but her tone stayed warm. “Just an old issue. I’ve got a weak constitution. I stayed in bed two days and felt a bit better. I wanted to go thank Jiaojiao, and my mom even prepared a bunch of gifts, but by then Jiaojiao had already left the Capital City.”

She glanced at Nan Jiaojiao. “A lot of the gifts were seafood and fresh produce, they wouldn’t keep, so we ended up eating them. My mom heard Jiaojiao’s in my crew, and she mailed over quite a few things a few days ago. They should be arriving soon. I’ll bring them to set for Jiaojiao tomorrow.”

“There’s really no…” need.

Hiss!

Nan Jiaojiao had just opened her mouth; before the words even came out, the Old Lady pinched her.

She promptly pressed her lips together and swallowed the sound back down.

Her eye twitched.

“Your mother is too polite. In that case, thank you very much.”

“No need to thank me, Grandma.”

“I feel like you look a bit familiar.” The Old Lady studied her carefully. “You look a little like Qinghuan. Am I imagining it?”

Song Yuan and Yi Qinghuan exchanged a look and both laughed. “Grandma, have you forgotten? Qinghuan and I are cousins. Our mothers are real sisters. It’s natural we look alike.”

No wonder.

She’d known something felt off.

It’d be strange if the Old Lady could remember; she doesn’t care who’s whose cousin.

Yi Qinghuan chimed in, “Yuan Yuan specially asked the crew for leave today and even borrowed a formal gown. All her clothes are in the Capital City. She’s been here filming for a few months, so she didn’t bring anything suitable for a formal occasion. She was busy all morning, and only found out the wedding was canceled when she got to the hotel. Yuan Yuan asked my aunt, and all they’d gotten was some vague news. I grew up with Tingshen; how could I not care about his marriage? But we don’t know what actually happened either, and it didn’t seem right to ask rashly.”

“It just so happened I brought some gifts when I came. My mom had prepared them early on, but I’m filming every day with the crew and can’t find the time, so I figured I’d come pay a visit today, Grandma. If you don’t mind us being presumptuous, we also wanted to find out why Big Brother Mo’s wedding plans suddenly changed.”

Old Lady Bo subconsciously looked toward Auntie Wu.

From Auntie Wu’s expression, she instantly understood. The two young ladies had already mentioned this when they arrived, she’d just not taken it in and steered the conversation away after a few sentences.

She adjusted her expression. “I don’t know what went wrong. I only found out the wedding was canceled one night earlier than you did.”

Last night, Mo Tingshen had quietly dealt with everything; it was already deep into the night by then. He only notified a few close buddies.

Bo Yanching knew the Old Lady sometimes stayed up late. He’d originally called Auntie Wu to tell her to stop running around, that the gift money could be locked back in the vault.