Chapter 168

Chapter 168: Chen Feng Is Dead, Dead in the Desert of the Northern Border

“Miss Qingge, we’re here.” Outside the gate of the Xiao family villa, Jiang Che gently woke up Xiao Qingge, who was resting with her eyes closed in the passenger seat.

Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, Jiang Che felt a sense of amazement. Apart from Ye Chen’s several senior sisters, this was the first time he had encountered a female protagonist with such stunning beauty.

The other heroines he had met were all ordinary and vulgar, not to his liking. But Xiao Qingge’s beauty was on par with the likes of Shen Qingqiu, incomparable to those other women.

“Mm~” Xiao Qingge groggily opened her eyes and, noticing Jiang Che staring at her intently, her face flushed slightly.

However, she did not see the usual greed or desire in his eyes, only admiration, which made her feel even more favorable towards him.

“Thank you, Young Master Jiang, for taking me home...” After expressing her gratitude, Xiao Qingge quickly got out of the car and left.

Once she got out, Jiang Che also drove back to his Crouching Dragon Villa.

Song Tao definitely needed to be killed, but it was too late tonight, and he was still holding a concert, which made it inappropriate.

...

As soon as Xiao Qingge returned to the living room of the villa, she saw her parents sitting on the sofa, seemingly waiting for her to come back.

“Dad, Mom, why aren’t you sleeping?” Xiao Qingge asked curiously. Why were her parents waiting up for her in the middle of the night?

“Qingge, how did it go with Young Master Jiang today?”

“Did he...” Xiao Qingge’s mother looked at her for a while before asking suspiciously.

Because she noticed her daughter didn’t seem to be in any discomfort.

She never shared her thoughts with the family, leading to this misunderstanding. Otherwise, he could have annulled the engagement long ago. After all, life is short, especially for a woman.

“I see...” Hearing her father’s explanation, Xiao Qingge understood.

She wasn’t particularly saddened by Chen Feng’s death; she had expected this outcome and didn’t have feelings for him. Knowing he was dead now made her feel at ease.

Now, if she fell for Jiang Che, she wouldn’t feel guilty.

“I’ll go rest now...” Xiao Qingge said, feeling a weight lifted off her shoulders. With her heart unburdened, she felt much lighter and looked very cheerful.

“It seems our daughter really didn’t like that remnant of the Chen family. We misunderstood her.”

Watching Xiao Qingge’s cheerful figure, her mother sighed with a bitter smile. She realized she had misunderstood her daughter for six years.

Xiao Qingge didn’t have feelings for Chen Feng but didn’t want to express her inner thoughts, leading to this long-standing misunderstanding.

“If Qingge really becomes Young Master Jiang’s woman, it might not be a bad thing.” Xiao Qingshan didn’t speak, just frowned in silence.

...

Upstairs, in Xiao Qingge’s room.

After taking a bath, Xiao Qingge sat in front of her dressing table, staring blankly at her reflection. She felt a bit lost about her future. Now that Chen Feng was confirmed dead, she felt unburdened.

But should she really offer herself to become Jiang Che’s woman? After spending a day with him, Xiao Qingge found Jiang Che matched her ideal prince charming. He was well-spoken, elegant, and sincere.

Xiao Qingge believed she would fall for him eventually; it was just a matter of time. But she knew he had a fiancée, and she would always be the second woman.

This was hard for her to accept. Although not narcissistic, she had countless admirers and didn’t want to share a man with another woman.

“What should I do...” Xiao Qingge muttered to herself, looking at her beautiful reflection in the mirror, lost in thought.