After Going Viral on a Dating Show, I'm Pampered by All-Chapter 51 - : Sang Jiao Moves Away

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Sang Jiao Moves Away

“Are you afraid I’m going to get hit?” Sang Qiao looked down at Su Nuanying, whose nose began to sweat from nervousness, and couldn’t help but give a light chuckle.

She seemed less aloof than before, and her speech had become somewhat more frequent.

“Of course, look at you. You don’t look nearly as strong as I do, all thin and frail, like you’d just be target practice for someone else.”

The more Su Nuanying spoke, the more worried she became, contemplating whether to just grab her cousin by the arm and make a run for it at the bar’s entrance.

At worst, she could explain things to her friends tomorrow and offer apologies.

“Su Nuanying, I’ve noticed you’ve been completely ignoring us ever since you got this cousin.”

Red hair’s face soured, but upon laying eyes on Sang Qiao’s beautiful eyes, her heart softened a bit, “Ahem, your cousin can admit defeat right now if she wants.”

Sang Qiao had originally intended for a genuine face-off, but Red hair’s considerate attitude made her change her mind.

Upon reaching the entrance of the bar, she grabbed Su Nuanying’s hand and bolted forward.

Su Nuanying was caught off guard and pulled along, barely able to hear the frustrated shouts of the other girls behind her.

“Shit! She just took off with Xingxing like that?”

“Damn coward! You can’t just chicken out like that!”

Amidst the chorus of disgruntled voices, only Red hair breathed a sigh of relief, “Never mind, if I had hurt her in the fight, I’d have to pay compensation. It’s a relief she ran; saves me the trouble.”

The two who escaped kept running until they could no longer see the shadows of the people behind them and then stopped.

Su Nuanying was gasping for air, but Sang Qiao was still breathing regularly.

“Cousin, aren’t you tired?”

“Not really.”

“I thought you were really going to fight, you scared me to death.” Su Nuanying patted her chest, relieved.

“She’s actually a good person, I didn’t want to bring her down,” Sang Qiao said with a low chuckle. She was confident that she could win the duel without hurting Red hair, but it would be easy to hurt Red hair’s pride.

The girl seemed extremely proud. Red hair had been considerate of her, and she didn’t want to see Red hair lose the bright confidence in her face.

Su Nuanying: “…” How come she had never noticed that her cousin cared so much about face?

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Can’t fight and still won’t crush someone’s spirit.

Well, if her cousin was nice, she might as well protect her cousin’s pride.

“Explain, why did you turn off your phone when you went out?” Sang Qiao asked.

“… The battery died,” Su Nuanying said awkwardly, as it hadn’t occurred to her that the lousy bar wouldn’t have any place to charge her phone.

“Next time you stay out late, even if you borrow a phone, remember to let Grandma Su know in advance, okay?” Sang Qiao sighed but didn’t scold her further.

“Mm-hmm.”

The two walked the streets, the night drew in, and the moonlight stretched their shadows long.

For the first time, Su Nuanying felt a strong sense of belonging, as if she had a home, someone cared where she went, someone to take her back home, and her heart felt a deep satisfaction.

When they got home, Grandma Su was relieved to see them both safe and sound.

“Come and have dinner; Xingxing, next time you go out, don’t turn off your phone.”

“I know.”

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Sang Jiao was quick. By early the next day, she had already “found” the chat history of her contact with L.

The chat history above roughly meant that Jiaojiao once saved L’s life, so L agreed to perform surgery on Sang Shen as an exception.

“Shen’er, now can you finally believe Jiaojiao? How could she be so kind and still harm you?” Mrs. Sang also breathed a sigh of relief.

“Big Brother, if you still don’t believe it, we can invite L to our house when he has time in the future, and you can confront him in person. Right now, it’s impossible to clarify things over the phone. I haven’t been in contact with L for many years—I don’t have his new number.”

Jiaojiao’s face did not show the slightest discomfort; she looked sincere and let him scrutinize her.

Sang Shen looked at those messages, his grip on the paper growing tighter and tighter—he had doubted Sang Qiao too many times already.

He moved his lips, “Give me some time.”

“Shen’er, what exactly are you still worried about? Could Jiaojiao still deceive you? If you don’t help her now, she’ll have to move out of our house!”

Mrs. Sang spoke with a heartache, but Jiaojiao felt a bit guilty. She had completely forgotten her promise to move out of the Sang Family’s home at Mr. Si’s behest.

But just two days ago, Mr. Si suddenly sent someone to urge her to move quickly, or else he would “help” her.

Jiaojiao was terrified at the time, and coincidentally with this incident, she could use it as a reason to move out; by then, her brothers would still feel sorry for her.

“It doesn’t matter, Big Brother, I can wait however long you need. I have to go back to the variety show shooting tomorrow, so I’ll be leaving now.”

Jiaojiao gave a forced strong smile, her eyes reddened and teary.

Sang Shen watched her unhesitant departure, his heart growing more and more uneasy, yet he could only force himself not to watch, let alone cry out to keep her.

He thought he should treat Jiaojiao and Qiaoqiao equally; that would be fair.

“Shen’er!” Seeing his state, Mrs. Sang couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Sang Shen: “Mom, you should go too. Let me be alone.”

Mrs. Sang was a little displeased, “Do you not want to see even me now? Just because of Sang Qiao…”

“Don’t push me.” Sang Shen’s eyes, brimming with red, harbored unfathomable emotions.

Seeing her second son speak to her like this for the first time, Mrs. Sang was genuinely startled and obediently left the hospital room.

Once she was gone, Sang Shen pulled off the bedding, got onto the floor without changing his clothes, and rushed directly to the Su Family’s home.

When he arrived, it was as if he were in a daze, wondering if this were real—he actually came to find Sang Qiao…

How should he begin? He hesitated at the door.

Grandma Su happened to walk out and was somewhat surprised to see him; the Sang Family members did not usually come by except for holidays, and only Qiaoqiao visited often.

“Sang Shen, why are you dressed like this? What brings you here today?”

“I’m looking for Sang Qiao.” After saying this, Sang Shen found even breathing difficult, his heart filled with fear, yet also understanding that he had to confront it.

This matter needed to be cleared up.

“Then come in.” Grandma Su couldn’t speak harshly seeing her grandson in such a disheveled state.

She thought he wouldn’t harm Qiaoqiao.

“Alright.” Sang Shen responded numbly, then took steps inside, each movement feeling as if he were walking on cotton, utterly lacking strength.

When he reached the living room and saw the little girl sitting on the sofa with a bag of chips in her hand, a myriad of feelings flooded his heart.

How long had it been since he’d seen this scene?

It seemed that since returning from abroad, Sang Qiao had never sat in the living room—it was either going out or staying in her room.

“Cousin, someone’s here for you.” Su Nuanying was the first to notice the person at the door. She frowned, feeling as if her cousin’s brother looked like he had just escaped from a psychiatric hospital.

His hospital gown was crumpled, and he was as pale as a vampire.

His on-the-verge-of-tears expression was even more unsightly.

Sang Qiao also turned to look, her demeanor indifferent, not even pausing her chip-eating.