Chapter 31: Is there a special relationship between Young Master Yan and Madam Nian?

 Chapter 31: Is there a special relationship between Young Master Yan and Madam Nian?

The sunlight overhead gradually grew more intense, creating a halo around everything.

Ning Qing's legs had already started to ache from walking for who knows how long.

People passed by her occasionally, and she glanced over at the seats outside the supermarket before slowly making her way over there.

Finally getting some shade, Ning Qing took a deep breath.

She looked at the water bottles on the supermarket shelves, her dry throat slightly hurting.

However, before she could even move, a group of people with microphones suddenly swarmed towards her and crowded around her.

"Excuse me, are you Madam Ning Qing, the wife of the Nian family's young master?"

The microphone was pushed towards her face, and unfamiliar men and women squeezed in around her.

Ning Qing was stunned for a moment, immediately raising her hand to cover her face and avoiding eye contact with the camera.

She denied it: "You have the wrong person."

She wanted to leave, but the path was blocked and there was no way through the crowd.

These people seemed to have come prepared and had no intention of letting her go.

"Miss Ning, it's been said that your life with the young master has not been a happy one, and that he doesn't like you. Do you have anything to say about that?"

"With the young master's status, how did you manage to marry him two years ago?"

"The elders in the Nian family don't like you. What are your plans for the future in the upper echelons of society?"

"Someone who claims to know has said that you have a biological sister who died in a car accident three years ago, and that some people say you deliberately caused her death. Is that true?"

"Why did you kill your own sister?"

One sharp question after another hit her like a blade, relentlessly cutting into her heart.

Ning Qing's face was devoid of color, and the faces of the people in front of her were cold and sinister, savage enough to want to tear open her heart and look inside.

"Miss Ning, please answer our questions!"

"I didn't do it..."

Ning Qing shook her head, avoiding the microphone that was being shoved in her face.

Ning tilted her head and avoided the microphone that was held up to her. She wanted to escape, but there was no way out. In the chaos, someone pushed her and she stumbled and fell. The crowd murmured in shock, but no one was willing to help her up. The sound of camera shutters filled the air as everyone recorded her embarrassing moment, hoping to get tomorrow's headline. No one cared if she was hurt or not.

She wanted to shout and deny everything. She didn't use any tricks to make Yan Lian marry her. She didn't intend to harm her sister. But she knew that these people had already made up their minds and wouldn't believe her.

Ning forced a bitter smile and dug her fingers into her palms. She felt empty inside, powerless to escape this predicament.

"Excuse me, please move aside."

In her moment of helplessness, a serious male voice came from the crowd.

Tears blurred Ning's vision as she looked at the path that was cleared for her.

The man approached her and crouched down in front of her. She couldn't see him clearly and her heart was numb. In a near unconscious state, she blurted out, "Nian Lian..."

The man in front of her trembled. Yan Sichen looked at her dazed expression, his heart heavy with mixed emotions.

He reminded her softly, "It's me, Qing Qing."

With his words, Ning's vision gradually cleared. She murmured, "Brother Sichen."

The four words made Yan Sichen's heart flutter.

He held onto her arm, and although it was a sunny day, her skin was cold to the touch. Yan Sichen tightly pursed his lips, unable to hide his worry.

His gentle face suddenly turned serious, but his tone remained gentle as he said, "The ground is cold. Stand up first."

He helped her up and glanced at the reporters who were being stopped by the bodyguards and no longer taking photos. He felt a chill in his heart.

"I didn't know that your job was to interrogate a powerless girl," he said.

The reporters looked at each other in confusion.

Everyone in the industry knew that the Yan family had always kept a low profile and lived overseas for most of the year. Although Yan Sichen had only recently returned, everyone knew he had a good temper. For him to be angry for Ning, their relationship must not be simple.

Someone risked asking for the sake of news, "Does Young Master Yan have a special relationship with Mrs. Nian?"

(End of chapter)