Chapter 600: The Mysterious Assassin
The two eventually dressed up. Apart from the faint rosy glow on Nan Lan’s cheeks, she looked as composed as ever.
Song Qingshu, however, was reluctantly pushed and pleaded with until he was sent outside, where he was instructed to act as if he had just arrived in the capital.
Song Qingshu couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. He thought to himself, ‘Your daughter already knows about us; why bother pretending?’ Still, unable to resist Nan Lan’s soft-spoken requests, he ultimately agreed to play along with her charade.
When Song Qingshu knocked on the door, Nan Lan deliberately refrained from answering, instead calling her daughter to open it. However, Miao Ruolan, still sulking, ignored her mother entirely. Left with no other choice, Nan Lan had to open the door herself.
Upon seeing Song Qingshu, she exaggerated her tone, loudly saying, “Young Master Song, you’re back! Ruolan, come out and see who’s here!”
Hearing her mother’s words, Miao Ruolan’s eyes flashed with confusion. Yet, being clever since childhood, she quickly caught on and muttered to herself, ‘How shameless. They’re teaming up to fool me, thinking I’m too young to understand.’
A sly smile crossed her face as she decided to play along, intending to see how far these two would take their act.
What she didn’t know, however, was that Song Qingshu was already aware she had been peaking on them.
Song Qingshu followed Nan Lan into the house, his expression bemused. His eyes lit up when he noticed a shy and delicate young girl standing at the stairs not far away. Her features were exquisitely beautiful, like a radiant pearl or polished jade, exuding a scholarly elegance between her brows. Though she was still young, it was clear she would grow into a stunning beauty.