Ning Siqi instructed the bodyguard driving the car, “I need to switch back to my real identity and head to Spring Blossoms.”
The bodyguard reminded her coldly, “Your rental place is being watched by your sister’s people. If you go there like this, she’ll get suspicious again, and all the effort Mr. Long put into arranging things will be for nothing.”
Ning Siqi: “…Fine, then like before—back to the house first. I’ll change, take off the makeup, and then go.”
She could also check if that stand-in had damaged any of her stuff.
If they had, she’d make them pay her back.
The bodyguard said nothing more.
Back at the Long family villa, Ning Siqi peeled off the prosthetic mask, removed her makeup, changed her clothes, and reverted to her true self. Then, with her backpack slung over her shoulder, she headed out.
The two bodyguards watched her leave without stopping her.
As long as she didn’t arouse suspicion from Ning Yunchu or the others, they didn’t care what she did.
Just moments ago, this woman had been chewed out over the phone by their boss, Mr. Long, until she was a mess. Even though he’d later transferred her some money to go spend, they knew her well enough.
From their understanding, after such a harsh scolding, she’d be simmering with pent-up anger.
And when she was mad, she loved heading to Spring Blossoms to stir up trouble with her sister. Even if she always came out on the losing end, she’d still go.
Maybe it was her way of venting that frustration.
Only her siblings could tolerate her reckless tantrums.
Ning Siqi wasn’t actually that upset after getting Mr. Long’s money. She was just bored and figured she’d go to Spring Blossoms to cause a scene—or at least pick a fight with Ning Yunchu if she couldn’t.
In front of Ning Yunchu, she could say whatever she wanted without holding back.
That’s just how she’d always been.
Inside the flower shop, Ning Yunchu suddenly sneezed twice.
“Big Sis, you should’ve worn an extra jacket when you went out. You’re catching a cold, aren’t you? You sneezed earlier too,” Ning Tianlei said.
Ning Tianlei, who’d been working a temp job at his family’s company, had just returned to Guancheng at noon today.
The first thing he did upon arriving was visit his big sister’s flower shop.
She was either at the shop, at home, or sometimes at Youyou Villa.
Ning Tianlei had already mapped out her usual haunts.
“It’s not a cold,” Ning Yunchu said, grabbing a couple of tissues to wipe her nose. “It’s your second sister cursing me behind my back—and she’s cursing hard.”
Ning Tianlei: “…How’s Second Sis doing?”
He hadn’t gone to see her yet since getting back.
He was a little afraid to face her. Every time the siblings met, she’d complain that he was biased, favoring their eldest sister.
She’d say she was his real sister.
But their eldest sister was his real sister too.
They all shared the same mother.
Even if they had different fathers, those fathers were blood brothers—there was still a familial tie.
In Ning Tianlei’s heart, his eldest sister was incredibly important, but that didn’t mean he ignored his second sister. It was just that she loved to overthink and get stuck in her own head.
“What’s wrong with her? She eats, drinks, and plays all day, doing nothing productive. When she runs out of money, she comes here to make a scene and demand cash. Her days are as carefree as they get,” Ning Yunchu said.
“Big Sis, does Second Sis still come here often to ask for money?”
Knowing his eldest sister wouldn’t let herself be taken advantage of, Ning Tianlei wasn’t worried about her dealing with the trouble.
She had bodyguards with her every day, after all.
Second Sis wasn’t the brightest. Anyone with half a brain could see that Big Sis always held back. Otherwise, Second Sis would’ve been straightened out long ago—who knows what state she’d be in by now.
