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Chapter 143: It’s All His Fault

Chapter 143: Chapter 143: It’s All His Fault

Pei Liyan quickly returned to Liancheng.

Song Xun was waiting for him at the port.

After Pei Liyan disembarked, he got directly into Song Xun’s car, where only the two of them were present.

Behind them, Lu Heming’s people also picked him up in their car.

The vehicles, one in front and one behind, followed closely as they drove into the city.

In the car, Song Xun began, "Just now I had someone check Muyu’s location and found her phone turned off, so I had them check Ruirui’s location. It turns out she used an anti-tracking system, but we still managed to get some of her previous tracks. She should be in Liancheng."

Pei Liyan remained calm, his handsome face looking out the car window, a faint glimmer of light flickering in his eyes. "It seems she’s not so simple."

"I’ve always suspected she’s involved," Song Xun mused, finding the situation ever more strange. "Muyu was kidnapped, and it was she who informed me."

"Let’s find her first." Pei Liyan took out his phone and called Lu Heming. "Heming, order a full search for a woman named Ruirui."

"Understood." Lu Heming took the call from the car behind and immediately gave the orders.

Pei Liyan also sent over her phone number.

At the Liancheng Liu Garden villa.

Qi Yun was reporting the latest developments to Qiao Rui, "Young Master, the Song Family’s people are tracking your movements; they must have discovered you’ve arrived in Liancheng."

"Is that so?" Qiao Rui paused, "Song Xun sure moves fast."

"Additionally, people from Ludao are also looking for your whereabouts."

"Ludao’s people are searching for me?" Qiao Rui knew that Ludao was Pei Liyan’s property, but in Liancheng, it was officially operated by Lu Heming, while Pei Liyan was the true hidden boss.

If Ludao’s people were searching for her, it meant Pei Liyan had instigated it.

It appeared that he and Song Xun both suspected her of rescuing Muyu, perhaps this "operation egg slash" was too high-profile.

Therefore, when Pei Liyan and Song Xun saw the photos of Chen Haimin’s injuries, they must have been alarmed, thus determinedly searching for the person behind the scenes.

Their curiosity was quite intense.

Qiao Rui’s brow furrowed slightly as she spoke firmly, "Keep your mouths shut about this, don’t let Miss Song find out."

"Yes," agreed Qi Yun, nodding.

At that moment, at the entrance, Song Muyu was standing by the door. She pushed it open and entered, "I’ve already heard, no need to hide it from me any longer."

Qiao Rui was taken aback, turning her head toward the door as Song Muyu walked in.

She looked deeply worried. "They’re investigating you; you can’t let them find you. So I’m going back to the Song Family home now, Ruirui, you should come with me."

"Even if I go with you, it may not dispel their thoughts," Qiao Rui replied. "Once suspicion takes root, they’ll always want to investigate."

"You could find a way to ensure they don’t find out," insisted Song Muyu. "If we both go back home, with my bruised face, my mother will surely be worried. Eventually, Song Xun will definitely return home, at least that could divert their attention."

"Muyu!"

"No, you must listen to me this time," Song Muyu was adamant.

She couldn’t burden Qiao Rui any further.

"It won’t matter if they find out," Qiao Rui smiled, actually comforting Song Muyu, "I’m not someone that can’t be seen."

"If Pei Liyan learns that Ruirui, Qiao Rui, and Rui Qing are one and the same person, do you think you can walk away unscathed?" Song Muyu pointed out the crux of the problem.

Immediately, Qiao Rui was at a loss for words.

Given the current situation, she didn’t want Pei Liyan to know they were the same person at all.

"So come back with me," Song Muyu said. "I’m confident that I can dispel their investigation."

In the end, Song Muyu didn’t give Qiao Rui another chance to think, and instead, she pulled her back to the Song Family home overnight.

Jiang Jinfeng saw them off into the car.

After Chen Haimin had met with Qi Yun and a few others, the matter was sure not to be contained. Therefore, just before leaving, Qiao Rui sent Qi Yun to Qingcheng overnight.

They then set off for Qingcheng right away.

Qiao Rui returned to the Song Family with Song Muyu.

When they entered, Mrs. Song saw her coming back with a face full of bruises, got startled, and could hardly recognize her as her own daughter.

"Muyu, is that you?"

Song Muyu nodded slightly and said, "Mom, I’m sorry. I was afraid of worrying you and intended to rush back to Qingcheng overnight, but then I feared that the trouble I caused might implicate the Song Family, so I finally decided to come back first."

"What on earth is going on?" Mrs. Song was very concerned, "Your father had to deal with some matters today and hasn’t returned from the Shen Family, and your brother also went out. Why is your face bruised like this? Who did it? Have you called the police?"

She asked a string of questions, raising many concerns.

Song Muyu replied, "Mom, it’s all been taken care of. I just got slapped a few times. Let me introduce you, this is Ruirui, my best friend from Qingcheng."

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Song." Qiao Rui saw Mrs. Song’s evident concern for Song Muyu and understood why Muyu was so conflicted.

She didn’t want to hurt the Song Family because they had been so kind to her; she couldn’t bear to see the Song Family tarnished with a bad reputation.

That was probably one of the reasons she wasn’t brave enough.

She just couldn’t bear it.

"Hello, Ruirui, what a beautiful girl you are," Mrs. Song smiled at her, then quickly became anxious about Song Muyu, "Quick, someone, bring some ice for Miss to apply to her face."

"Mom, there’s no need for that, I’ve already done it!" Song Muyu said, "Ruirui and I are going upstairs. She will stay in my room for the night."

"That’s too impolite, I’ll arrange a guest room for Ruirui," Mrs. Song immediately instructed the butler.

Qiao Rui tried to politely decline, but Mrs. Song said, "The hospitality of the Song Family is not like this. Don’t refuse, girl. Seeing Muyu hurt like this today makes my heart especially heavy, so let’s settle on that."

"Alright then, Mrs. Song, I’ll do as you say," Qiao Rui no longer insisted.

But Song Muyu was utterly helpless.

The reason she wanted Qiao Rui to stay in the same room with her was to prevent Song Xun from looking for her at night.

Now things turned out to be too gracious because of her mother.

The two of them went upstairs together.

Song Muyu led Qiao Rui to her room first, then Mrs. Song called Song Xun, and after the call, she went straight upstairs.

"What exactly happened? Who dares to hurt our Song Family’s precious daughter?" Mrs. Song continued to nag, "I’ve asked your brother to come. No matter who it is, we have to deal with them."

"Mom, I just ran into some hooligan," Song Muyu said, "That person has already been taken care of."

"But what really happened? Tell me," Mrs. Song clung to her, asking for details.

Song Muyu had no choice but to briefly explain the specifics, knowing that without an explanation, her mother would keep on questioning relentlessly.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Song immediately frowned, "So it’s trouble caused by your brother, huh? If he hadn’t hit someone, would they have taken revenge?"

"Mrs. Song, that person was probably just a thug," Qiao Rui said, "Without being hit, he wouldn’t necessarily behave."

"If he’s a thug, why was Song Xun messing with him?" Mrs. Song’s sympathy and indignation grew, "He’s becoming more and more unreasonable. Is this the scuffle that’s been all over the news?"

Right in the midst of this, Song Xun returned.

The sound of the car’s engine in the villa’s yard was enough to make Mrs. Song anxious. She ushered Song Muyu and Qiao Rui, saying, "You both come down with me, let Song Xun see your face. This is all the trouble he’s caused."