Chapter 28: Can You Divorce Lian’er?

 Chapter 28: Can You Divorce Lian’er?

A clear and crisp male voice interrupted.

Ning Qing's head jerked up, and Nian Che had already walked over to them.

He stood with his hands behind his back, leaning on the table, and his tall nose twitched.

"I said this morning, when I heard you were making bird's nest soup, it was because your sister-in-law was coming," Nian Che teased Ning Qing, then turned to his mother and said, "Mom, if you wanted to see your daughter-in-law, you should have said so. I could have brought her over last night for you to see."

"Che'er, don't talk nonsense," Mother Nian  said, looking back at him. "Che'er is young and impulsive, unlike his brother. He doesn't know how to weigh his words. Don't take offense."

Ning Qing wondered if it was just her imagination, but the woman who had seemed approachable earlier now seemed much more hard-nosed.

Ning Qing's warm heart suddenly cooled.

Meanwhile, Nian Che muttered with a pout, "That's what I said. Why did it have to be so complicated..."

"Nian Che," Nian Mother called his name and surname again.

Nian Che looked over, displeased, and her gentle features became serious.

"I need to talk to Qing Qing about something. Go back to your room first."

"..."

Before anyone could react, the warm atmosphere suddenly turned chilly.

Nian Che didn't move, and Mother Nian ordered the butler, Lao Lu, who was standing to the side, "Lao Lu, escort Second Young Master back to his room."

Ning Qing held the porcelain bowl and gazed at Nian Che.

He felt helpless and glanced at her with concern before he was forced to leave.

Ning Qing pursed her lips, and the fragrance in her mouth suddenly lost its flavor.

At this moment, Mother Nian turned around and smiled calmly. "Qing Qing, I asked you to come today because I want to talk to you about something."

Ning Qing put down her bowl, her eyes bright, but calm.

"What would you like to talk about?"

"Can you divorce Lian'er?"

The spacious garden suddenly fell silent.

Even the air seemed to freeze for a few seconds.

The mother of the Nian Lian still smiled gently, her tone hiding her strength.

''It's like this. I know that you didn't marry Lan'er out of your own will, and you don't have any feelings for him. Lian'er is solitary and doesn't fit in, and it's really unfair for a gentle girl like you to be with him.''

'...'

''Now that you're both still young, there are still more choices after divorce. You can find someone you truly like and be happy for the rest of your life.''

The woman who had just been willing to agree with her was now silent.

Mother Nian reached out her hand. ''Qing Qing, do you think Auntie is right?''

She wanted to take Ning Qing's hand, which was placed on the table, but Ning Qing suddenly withdrew it.

Because the movement was too abrupt, she knocked over the bowl of bird's nest.

The blue porcelain bowl rolled off the table and fell to the ground, and the sound of it shattering was particularly abrupt.

Mother Nian's face didn't look good. ''Qing Qing, you...''

''She doesn't want to.''

Mother Nian was stunned.

Ning Qing didn't know when he arrived, his face full of frost, and he was standing in front of the two.

Ning Qing tightened the hand on her leg.

The next second, her hand was caught by someone.

Surprised, she looked up and saw Nian Lian's face close to hers. His thick and long eyelashes covered his eyes, and his mood was clearly not happy.

Nian Lian pulled her up, and Mother Nian quickly stood up. ''Lian'er, what are you doing?''

'...'

Nian Lian's obscure gaze fell on her, and even Ning Qing knew that his mood was far from pleasant.

Mother Nian maintained her smile. ''Mom knows that there are some things you can't talk about, so I specially brought Qing Qing here today. If you can't say it, Mom will say it for you.''

The several veins on his hand suddenly tightened, and Ning Qing saw a thin layer of ice on his handsome face, and his restrained anger was evident from his tight jaw.

''When did it become someone else's decision about me and her?''

(End of chapter)