Hotel

Qian Meigui hadn't told Song Sheng anything. She couldn't.

For days since she found out about the picture, she kept quiet, composed. She planned out Song Sheng to find her for two reasons: to denounce herself from the Song family so that Lin Anni would think she's on their side and so that she could see him, even if it were for a moment.

She knew that her words hurt him; he didn't expect her to treat him so cruel, but she had to make it all the more convincing; this was more a game now than solving a crime.

She played the role of a loving niece, and she was getting good at it.

Qian Meigui smiled back at the workers that watched, including their butler. She knew that the children and everyone else were innocent; this was something between adults.