Can We Say No to Divorce?-Chapter 317 - 193: Rose Petal Bath
The cold autumn rain added a touch of sorrow to the night.
Song Xuyao and Qiao Xiaoyan had just finished dinner, and when he was driving her home, it was pouring heavily.
Qiao Xiaoyan looked at him: "It’s not safe to drive in this weather, maybe wait till the rain eases a bit! I can make you a cup of tea!"
Song Xuyao stared at her: "Is this how you always keep men at your place?"
Qiao Xiaoyan was stunned, then her face flushed, "I’ve only ever kept you like this!"
Song Xuyao stood at the doorstep, "Do you know, keeping a man this way can be very dangerous..."
Qiao Xiaoyan clasped her hands tightly, "I’m just worried about driving in this condition..." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
"Alright, I’ll have a cup of tea before I leave!" Song Xuyao walked in first.
Qiao Xiaoyan lived alone, her home, like her profession, was clean and tidy, without a trace of disorder.
Qiao Xiaoyan brewed a cup of tea and brought it out to Song Xuyao, who was standing by the window, looking at the cold rain of the autumn night.
"Mr. Song..." Qiao Xiaoyan brought the tea to him.
Song Xuyao took it: "It smells good..."
He drank the tea, and seeing the rain was still heavy, as he insisted on leaving, he accidentally touched Qiao Xiaoyan’s hand and gazed at her intensely.
Qiao Xiaoyan’s face turned red.
Song Xuyao didn’t say anything; he knew she liked him. "I am leaving now!"
"Mr. Song..." Qiao Xiaoyan looked at him, "It’s still raining heavily..."
"To a grown man, that might sound like an invitation to stay over." Song Xuyao smiled, "Xiaoyan, are you trying to keep me here?"
When Qiao Xiaoyan heard him call her name, she was stunned, and her heart raced, "I’m really just worried about you..."
Song Xuyao looked at her and gently patted her shoulder, "Don’t easily keep a man overnight; they are like ravenous wolves. I’ll leave now, you should rest early! I’ll just take a hot bath when I get home, even if I get wet."
Qiao Xiaoyan knew he was a bit quirky, but she didn’t expect him to be so responsible.
At that moment, Qiao Xiaoyan nodded emphatically, watching him leave.
As Song Xuyao left Qiao Xiaoyan’s home, he couldn’t help but show a cold smile. Asking her out for dinner and driving her home was just for a gain, did this foolish woman really think he would like her?
The one he liked was always the same woman!
Forever!
Thinking of this, Song Xuyao felt a twinge of pain in his heart. He strode into the rain.
He drove quickly into the rainy night.
Suddenly, there was a piano store still lit up, and flowing piano music could be heard.
He stopped the car, rolled down the window, letting the rain drift in.
The melodious piano sound, piercing through the rain mist, reached Song Xuyao’s ears on this night.
Without an umbrella, he got out of the car and walked to the piano room next door; he pushed open the door and stood soaking wet watching the woman playing the piano!
Yang Wanyin didn’t expect someone to walk in at this time, especially since she had locked the door.
"Sir..." Yang Wanyin looked at him soaked, "Are you okay?"
Song Xuyao stared at her, he sighed softly, "No, she doesn’t look like her at all... Play another song for me..."
This pianist didn’t resemble her at all!
But the piano sound flowing from her fingertips was captivating, as if it was the sound of heaven, even with the heavy rain outside, it seemed like heavenly music to his ears.
Yang Wanyin looked at this man drenched by the rain; he had come in just to hear her play a song!
She was naturally reluctant!
"Sir, it’s very late, this could disturb the neighbors..." Yang Wanyin read something deep and indelible in his eyes.
Although she was young, she understood such gazes.
She spoke very politely, hoping he would leave.
However, Song Xuyao stared at her fiercely, "I asked you to play, just play!"
Yang Wanyin was startled. She didn’t know where this man had come from or why he came to listen to her play, but he felt incredibly dangerous.
She had no choice but to sit next to the piano and play an old song.
But because she was scared, her fingers trembled and she played a few wrong notes.
After listening, Song Xuyao stared at her coldly and then left without a word.
Yang Wanyin immediately went to lock the door after he left, her heart still thumping wildly.
Lakeside villa.
At night, Bei Ran received a WeChat message from Tian Xin.
Tian Xin: The rain is too heavy tonight, Junyi is staying at my parents’ house.
Bei Ran: Auntie must have created the opportunity for you to stay in the same room with him!
Tian Xin: Yes, my mom really wishes I could become Junyi’s wife and get married to him immediately.
Bei Ran: If you like him, discussing marriage is not out of the question.
Tian Xin did not reply.
Bei Ran also put down her phone.
Later, Tian Xin sent another WeChat message, but by the time Bei Ran saw it, it was already morning.
Bei Ran saw it and smiled joyfully, Tian Xin’s message was about her mom asking her to serve sobering soup to Junyi...
The rain had poured all night and still had not stopped.
Opening the windows of the lakeside villa, Bei Ran watched the lake no longer calm, with droplets of rain hitting the lake surface, creating ripples spreading out layer by layer.
She withdrew her gaze from the window and looked at the roses on the table, still very vibrant.
She walked over to the roses, lowered her head, and gently sniffed them, their scent very pleasant.
There were many rose petals on the bed. Last night she and Gu Qingchen had a wild time, spreading rose petals everywhere, filling the room with their fragrance.
Last night, their bodies were also covered with rose petals.
He loved her dearly, showing her through his actions that she was his only Mrs. Gu.
Although the outside was fraught with gusty winds and heavy rain, the warmth and romance inside felt like, despite the storm approaching, as long as he was by her side, as long as she was in his arms, nothing could instill fear!
Gu Qingchen had already gone to work at the hospital, perhaps because of the rainy weather, Bei Ran also woke up early.
She checked her work schedule on the phone; the case of holding a wedding in Red Maple Forest had now been changed to a hotel.
However, she naturally kept thinking about the connection to that one incident.
She also believed, the accident involving Yang Wanyin wasn’t a coincidence.
Of course, she boldly speculated, if this case was related to the skinning case at Jiaoyang Club, could Song Xuyao also be involved?
Thinking of this, Bei Ran then drove to work.
Due to the overnight rain, the roads were muddy and she drove relatively slowly.
The road ahead was blocked by a fallen tree, and some cars were also temporarily stopped on the road.
At that moment, Bei Ran received a message.
Miss Bei, as Gu Qingchen is currently in surgery, his grandfather’s grave was blown over by the wind and rain last night and now needs repair.
Seeing that it was a message from the cemetery management, she turned the car and then drove away from her workplace.
As the cemetery was not close, it usually took an hour to drive there, but with the bad roads due to the rain, it was at least two hours now.
In the morning, Wu Kang had made coffee at the office waiting for Bei Ran. Seeing that she missed her work time and had not arrived, he called her: "Sister Ran, where are you? There is a wedding banquet case this afternoon, I need to remind you about it!"
Bei Ran checked the time: "Wu Kang, you prepare first, I am going to the cemetery. Qingchen’s grandfather’s grave was blown over by the wind and rain, and he is busy right now, so I’ll go check on it first. I will rush back as soon as possible and then attend the wedding."
"Okay!" Wu Kang then went to work.
Bei Ran drove towards the mountain cemetery, and on the way, she bought a bouquet of flowers, planning to visit Song Xingbang.
This was her first time visiting this elderly person. As she walked over with the flowers, she encountered the management staff.
The management staff said: "Miss, it rained last night and it still hasn’t stopped. You came to visit your relative so early?"
"Yes!" Bei Ran said, "Visiting my grandfather! The management sent a message saying that the wind and rain had toppled his grave, I came to check on it first..."
"Then have a look!" The management staff nodded.
Bei Ran didn’t know the exact location of Song Xingbang’s grave, so she had to search for it.
At that moment, she saw someone who arrived even earlier than she did!
Although it was just a tall figure, he was completely soaked.
Just by watching, she guessed that he might have been standing in front of the tombstone for most of the night.
What could it be?
When the man turned his head to look at her, Bei Ran’s eyes instantly widened!
"You’re here!" he said coldly, looking at her, "Good that you came..."
Before Bei Ran had a chance to run, she felt a pain in her neck, and then everything went dark as she fainted.
