Si Mingjing’s phoenix eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Mo Yinhe. She couldn’t imagine what a man of such distinguished appearance and status would look like breaking his composure to dance popping.
Si Mingjing visualized the scene... A single word burst into her mind: saucy. But elegantly saucy.
Then, she laughed, a hearty, open laugh.
Mo Yinhe didn’t know what she was laughing at, but her smile blood like March peach blossoms, stunningly beautiful and dazzling him.
If beauty were personified, it could be no better than this, he thought. He suddenly wanted to find soone to teach him to dance, just to earn such a smile from her! The dance Xiaobai perford didn’t look difficult at all. He should be able to learn it with ease.
「...」
anwhile, at the Song family villa, the living room was brightly lit.
Except for Fang Jing, who had taken the children to bed, everyone else was gathered in the living room, anxiously awaiting news.
Father Song, Mother Song, and Song Tengfei all knew very well that Old Master Song’s departure in the middle of the night was definitely to rescue Song Pianlan, and they were equally concerned.
Song Tengfei was praying quietly. He hoped his sister wouldn’t fall into the hands of the police. Who knew if she would betray the entire Song family in a fit of madness? His sister was like a ticking ti bomb, and Song Tengfei couldn’t afford to gamble. The best solution was to send her away.
Song Tengfei couldn’t act directly, so he had called the Huo family, explaining the gravity of the situation. They had agreed to help settle Pianlan.
Seeing Old Master Song walk into the house with a strong and vigorous pace, Song Tengfei suddenly stood up from the sofa and went forward to ask, "Grandfather, has Pianlan escaped?"
Old Master Song looked spirited, stroking his grizzled beard. "The Huo family wouldn’t dare refuse this favor! Tonight, Pianlan will certainly escape safely."
Upon hearing this, Mother Song, who was kneeling before a Buddha statue; Father Song, who was fraught with anxiety; and Song Tengfei, whose heart was in his throat, all let out a sigh of relief. Thank heavens! At last, Pianlan had avoided legal sanction.
Father Song was overjoyed. "Turning the tide! This is truly turning the tide! I knew it, people in our Song family are resilient, all blessed souls. Honey, go make so late-night snacks. I’m hungry, HA HA HA..."
Mother Song cried tears of joy. "I’m on it. The fortune teller long ago predicted that Pianlan is a phoenix spirit; my daughter is destined for great things!"
Not marrying into the Ye family was Mo Yinhe’s misfortune! Eventually, her Pianlan would marry a man of even higher status and power than Mo Yinhe. By then, he would only regret not appreciating her daughter!
Just then, Father Song received a phone call.
Not knowing what the person on the other end had said, Father Song’s smile fractured, freezing on his face. "What did you say?"
His voice suddenly rose. "Impossible! This simply cannot be! You’re lying to !"
Unaware of what he had heard, Father Song’s face contorted in pain. "I... I’ll be right there..."
Old Master Song and Song Tengfei, standing by, waited for Father Song to finish the call. Song Tengfei couldn’t help but ask, "Dad, who was that on the phone?"
"The police station," Father Song said, looking as if struck by lightning.
Old Master Song and Song Tengfei understood. It must be about Pianlan’s jailbreak, and the police were calling to ask if she had returned ho.
Song Tengfei said, "Dad, don’t panic. If the police co looking for Pianlan at ho, we need to act naturally shocked. Actually, your reaction just now was good. Tonight, we should hold a eting, agree on our story, and say that we know nothing about Pianlan’s jailbreak—"
"Pianlan is dead," Father Song’s voice trembled.
Song Tengfei was still speaking, "None of us should contact Pianlan for a while. Let the Huo family handle everything; the police won’t suspect them—"
"Pianlan is dead," Father Song repeated.
Then, he abruptly stood up, bellowing, "Pianlan is dead! The police station called and said Pianlan is dead! They’ve asked us to identify the body!"
Song Tengfei stood there, dumbstruck, unable to comprehend his father’s words.
Old Master Song, in his advanced age, staggered and then suddenly collapsed onto the sofa. "Impossible! Nonsense!"
Mother Song let out a piercing scream.
「In the deep of night.」
The Song family rushed to the cri scene by car.
The police had already arrived and blocked off the intersection.
As the Song family mbers were getting out of their cars, the forensic examiner was squatting on the ground, conducting an autopsy on Song Pianlan.
Song Pianlan lay in her death pose, in a pool of blood, shot in the forehead, her eyes wide open in an unseeing stare... The scene was incredibly impactful.
Mother Song burst into tears with a wail. "My daughter! My dear daughter! Who killed my daughter?!"
Old Master Song had arrived clinging to the hope that it was false news. But upon seeing the scene, seeing his only successor’s body already cold, his vision went black, and he collapsed.
Tears stread down Father Song’s cheeks as he tried to help Old Master Song, but his own body was shaking too much to support himself.
Song Tengfei stared at his sister’s tragic face for a long while. His mind was blank, his limbs ice-cold. He remained in shock until a police officer approached to speak with him.
Fang Jing hadn’t co; she was at ho with Song Tiantian.
From inside Mo Yinhe’s car, Si Mingjing observed the Song family’s reactions to Song Pianlan’s death through the window, looking for any inconsistencies. All their emotions seed genuine; it appeared that no one had expected Song Pianlan to die so tragically in the street.
The police had already checked the intersection’s surveillance footage. It confird that Song Pianlan was assassinated by soone else and that it had nothing to do with Mo Yinhe’s people. Mo Yinhe’s guards had only shot at her car’s tires while she was attempting to escape prison, then captured her and had been talking to her. The surveillance only showed images; it couldn’t capture what they were actually discussing.
Fengjue had used psychological interrogation on Song Pianlan, never laying a finger on her. He employed psychological thods precisely because he was aware of the abundance of surveillance caras at the intersection and didn’t want to leave any incriminating evidence for others. Now, they had co out of it completely clean.
Even after the Song family watched the surveillance footage, they couldn’t link Song Pianlan’s death to Mo Yinhe in any way. From the footage, when Song Pianlan was shot, Mo Yinhe’s people also seed startled, imdiately drawing their guns to protect him. And Mo Yinhe had even activated his Force Field Protective Shield, a power far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
When Song Tengfei saw the surveillance footage, he didn’t miss Mo Yinhe’s instinctive gesture of pulling Si Mingjing into his arms to protect her. Song Tengfei watched that protective move several tis, stunned each ti!
Mo Yinhe... interested in his daughter? At this mont, Song Pianlan’s death wasn’t as shocking to Song Tengfei as Mo Yinhe’s attitude towards Si Mingjing! He never expected that what his sister Song Pianlan couldn’t achieve, this fortuitous daughter of his actually had! The Song family’s luck was finally turning!
Little did they know, the Song family was only able to see this surveillance footage with Mo Yinhe’s permission.
The last ti, the snapshots taken by the paparazzi hadn’t caused much of a stir online, which Mo Yinhe had regretted. Now, another opportunity had presented itself.
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