Su Qiao did not answer again. She merely smiled and said, "It's getting a little late. Let's stop chatting for now. I still have work tomorrow."
"Oh, right, right. It really is getting late."
After Su Qiao closed the door, the neighbors who had enjoyed the show that evening were still somewhat excited.
"I never expected her to be a jewelry designer who even made her own investments. There used to be people in the complex saying she supported herself by selling her body. Honestly, if you don't know the facts, don't spout nonsense."
"That girl has quite a fiery temper. We'd better stop talking nonsense about her from now on, or she might come knocking when she loses her temper."
"Her temper is a little fiery, but she has a good heart."
"Exactly. If it hadn't been for her this time, that child probably would've been in serious danger."
"If the child had gone missing, his mother probably would've cried herself to death. She'd only given birth a few days ago and hadn't even finished her confinement period before this happened. That child's mother was really unlucky to end up with a family like that."
"Exactly. Who could say otherwise?"
*
"Xiao Qiao, you... you're back." Hearing the door open, Chen Jue came out of her room.
Su Qiao gave her a meaningful look. "So you were home. I thought you weren't here and had moved in with Duan Ruifeng."
The commotion outside had been so loud that the other households on the same floor had all opened their doors, yet there had not been a sound from Chen Jue's place.
She was truly something, able to pretend and endure so well.
Chen Jue looked embarrassed. "Well, I was a little tired from work today. I fell asleep as