Chapter 544: Compensation
Jiao Wan’er carefully checked by the window and, seeing that everyone outside had already left, finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Afraid that Song Qingshu might suddenly wake up, Jiao Wan’er hurriedly opened the door and rushed outside. She paused for a moment but did not see Xia Qingqing waiting outside as she had expected.
Jiao Wan’er couldn’t help but stomp her foot. “That sly fox must be too ashamed to face me!” However, thinking about how Luo Liru had eavesdropped by the window and cheered on Song Qingshu, Jiao Wan’er felt so embarrassed that she wished the ground would swallow her up.
“I know you’re nearby. Now you can rest easy, your goal has finally been achieved.” Jiao Wan’er felt a surge of anger and bitterness, wiping her tears as she ran out of the courtyard.
After Jiao Wan’er left, Xia Qingqing stepped out from the shadows, her face also flushed. Recalling Luo Liru’s carefree cheers from earlier, she couldn’t help but spit in disgust, “Men are all the same—none of them are any good.”
Xia Qingqing understood that, as the person involved, Jiao Wan’er was certainly feeling terrible. That’s why she had deliberately avoided showing herself earlier to spare Jiao Wan’er further embarrassment. After all, only the two of them knew the whole truth.
“Sigh, I hope she can get through this.” Xia Qingqing sighed quietly and, glancing once more at the clueless person in the bridal chamber, slowly disappeared into the darkness.
Jiao Wan’er, wiping her tears along the way, finally returned to her courtyard. She found Luo Liru pacing anxiously with reddened eyes. Unable to resist, she asked, “Senior brother, what are you doing?”
Seeing her return, Luo Liru’s eyes lit up, and he hurried over. “Wan’er, where have you been? I’ve been looking for you everywhere.”