Chapter 450 - It Is Not Understood (1/2)

Chapter 450 It Is Not Understood

Qin Sheng didn’t imagine that he would encounter Song Ruyu at his grandmother’s place once he arrived in Shanghai, and that his grandmother and sister would give him such an embarrassing task. He had quite a good impression of her, but they had only met once before and were not familiar with each other.

Qin Sheng understood his grandmother, who was obviously fond of Song Ruyu and wanted him to do nothing more than take care of her. But what about his sister? She knew that Lin Su was here. What did she mean by asking him to accompany Song Ruyu?

Qin Sheng thought that Song Ruyu would refuse politely, but she didn’t, which made him quite confused.

Qin Sheng was totally at a loss.

The old lady then asked about Qin Sheng’s trip to Ningbo. Qin Sheng had rehearsed his explanation in his mind before. He chatted a few words with his grandmother until it was time for her to have the noon nap. Before leaving, the old lady asked Qin Ran and Qin Sheng to entertain their guest properly.

Their grandmother had no idea of the engagement between the Qin Family and the Song Family, and the family’s wish to make them a couple. Since their grandmother knew that Qin Sheng had a girlfriend, Qin Ran was trying to hide that in case their grandmother would reveal this to Song Ruyu, and it would be troublesome. And she felt relieved that Lin Su didn’t come along this time. Once Lin Su and Song Ruyu knew each other, the Qin Family couldn’t take any more benefits from the Song Family. Song Ruyu, after all, was not the kind of woman who would put up with him already having a girlfriend.

Qin Ran did so for the benefit of the Qin Family, who really needed the help of the Song Family. She liked both Song Ruyu and Lin Su, both excellent and elegant ladies. She wanted to leave it up to Qin Sheng to make a choice, without being influenced by what would benefit the family, and Song Ruyu and Lin Su could be equal in this competition. It was no more than a sister caring about her younger brother who hoped that her brother would find the most suitable wife.

Qin Ran didn’t linger for a long time after their grandmother went upstairs, leaving Song Ruyu and Qin Sheng alone. Before she left, she said, “Ruyu, I have something to settle in my company, so I gotta go. I’ll invite you for lunch or dinner after I take care of those things. You just have some chats with Qin Sheng. I believe that you two must have a lot of topics to discuss.”

Qin Sheng’s eyes grew wide due to Qin Ran’s words, and he questioned his sister with his eyes silently: “Sister, it’s just our second time meeting, what topics do we have to discuss?”

Qin Ran, however, ignored Qin Sheng’s questioning eyes and even quipped, “Qin Sheng, take good care of Ruyu, don’t bully her with your street smarts.”

After this, Qin Ran beamed at Song Ruyu and then got up and left. Qin Sheng saw his sister off to the front door and asked, “Sister, what do you mean by saying that? I’ll be in great trouble if Lin Su finds out about this.”

Qin Ran patted Qin Sheng’s shoulder and said, “My dear brother, you’re really lucky, you know? I’m doing something good for you and our family. Think about it. As for Lin Su, she’s not suspicious. You and Ruyu are nothing more than friends, right? And the Song Family is friends with the Qin Family. You just show her around, it’s all good.”

Qin Ran made her expressions vague deliberately, and Qin Sheng didn’t quite understand. He thought no more than it was an action to build good friendship between the two families, especially between their younger generation, by which he was inheriting Qin Changan’s resources somehow.

While Qin Sheng was thinking with a frown, Qin Ran got in the car and left. Qin Sheng forced a smile and thought, “Maybe I’m just thinking too much.”

When Qin Sheng went back to the living room, Song Ruyu was peering at the decorations there; some collections of antiques that the old lady had inherited from her maiden family. The old lady had never touched those antiques since her elder brother passed away, for fear of triggering her memory. Her elder brother always liked to collect special things, which seemed to be common among the elderly, especially rich ones.

“Ruyu, do you have anywhere that you want to go? If not, you can just come with me,” Qin Sheng said while approaching her, then he suddenly realized that he had just called her by her first name, which sounded quite intimate.

But Ruyu accepted him calling her by her first name very naturally. She turned back to him and put on a smile. “I know you might have a different idea of showing me around. I just didn’t want to upset your grandmother and sister.”

Song Ruyu was a very thoughtful person, with a very comfortable way of speaking. Rather than making it direct by saying she preferred to go around alone, she made a proper explanation so that Qin Sheng would have another opportunity to choose without the influence of his family.

Qin Sheng got it immediately, and said, “I’m willing to accompany you, indeed. But I’m afraid that you won’t like that and it might embarrass you. We just met for the second time and we’re not familiar with each other, right?”

“Oh? You’re sure?” Song Ruyu quipped.

Qin Sheng said in a firm tone, “Of course.”

Song Ruyu wandered over to him and offered an attractive smile. “Then, I’m going to take up your time to go around the city.”

Song Ruyu wanted to know more about Qin Sheng. Qin Ran wanted Song Ruyu and Qin Sheng to have a date. Qin Sheng wanted to make friends with Song Ruyu for the benefit of his family. Though they had different purposes, the situation now satisfied everyone.