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Chapter 249 - 249: The Clever Meng Xia
Chapter 249 - 249: The Clever Meng Xia
Chapter 249 - 249: The Clever Meng Xia
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Meng Yu had always known that Meng Xia was a smart child, but she truly realized the extent of her intelligence after spending time with her.
In contrast to Song Yin, Meng Xia resembled Meng Yu’s daughter more closely.
She was determined. She knew what she wanted, and played her cards right. She understood the need to lay low until she achieved her goals.
Song Yin, on the other hand, had grown up spoiled, relying on force rather than strategy.
Impatient and unwilling to use cunning tactics, she opted for the simplest and often the most foolish approaches.
Although Meng Yu had helped her maintain a facade of elegance in public, her true nature became evident after some time away, exacerbated by her animosity toward Song Fan, leading her to make irrational decisions.
This realization prompted Meng Yu to consider giving up on Song Yin. With her impulsive nature, even if she protected Song Yin at a cost, her chances of marrying into wealth seemed doubtful.
Meng Yu had planned her life’s first half meticulously to enjoy prosperity in the latter half. If she had to continue advising Song Yin in her old age, she might as well end it now.
In contrast, Meng Xia and Song Yin were different. Meng Yu saw her younger self in Meng Xia and believed that she could successfully marry into a wealthy family.
Song Fan was not particularly interested in Meng Yu’s next move. With her brothers keeping a close watch, she was confident they would catch Meng Yu sooner or later.
While Song Ting continued investigating the mercenaries’ attempt on Song Fan’s life, he lacked concrete evidence to link it directly to Song Yin.
Song Huai also faced challenges tracking mercenaries due to their elusive nature and lack of identifiable information.
Even their nationality was unknown, making it challenging to initiate an investigation.
These mercenaries, of uncertain origin and lacking proper identities, had virtually evaporated from existence now that they were deceased, with their original organization erasing all traces, rendering them nearly untraceable.
Song Huai had minimal interaction with mercenaries, mainly dealing with police departments from various countries, making the investigation extremely difficult.
Busy with their respective tasks, when Song Fan saw favorable weather, she decided to visit Gu Chen for a prescription change.
Upon anticipating her visit, Gu Chen was already at home waiting for her.
Upon entering, Song Fan caught a pleasant fragrance and inquired, “Are you burning incense in the house?”
“This is the new Calming Incense sent up for you to test its effectiveness,” Gu Chen said.
Song Fan carefully examined it and nodded. “The quality ingredients for calming nerves are good. Though their utility for you is limited due to prolonged exposure to poison.”
Su Yang’s face turned awkward. This incense was the one he had sent, and he hadn’t expected it to be ineffective.
Song Fan saw his expression and knew what was going on. She said, “Actually, Calming Incense is a very good thing. But Gu Chen has been poisoned for too long, even painkillers have minimal effect on him. So, the effect of Calming
Incense is even more negligible.”
“It’s my oversight,” Su Yang admitted.
Song Fan smiled. “But the incense blend is really good. Can I take some back?” “If you like them, you can take them all.” Gu Chen signaled Su Yang to retrieve them.
“I also like making incense. It’s just that I’ve been too busy lately, so I appreciate good incense,” Song Fan said.
Gu Chen was surprised that Song Fan knew how to make fragrances, as he only knew a little bit about it. Learning how to make fragrances requires time and talent.
“You know a lot of things beyond my imagination.” Gu Chen observed Song Fan.
She smiled, picking up the glass of water. “I have diverse skills. If you envy them, I can teach you.”
Anyway, Song Fan didn’t answer. She wouldn’t say where she learned all this.
After all, it was in her previous life. Song Fan didn’t want to continue this topic and said, “Give me your hand.”
Gu Chen obediently stretched out his hand to let Song Fan take his pulse. His eyes were fixed on Song Fan’s face as if he did not care about the result at all.
Song Fan retracted his hand and said, “Your body is still a little weak back then.
The poison from before tortures you too much. You have to recuperate before starting to detoxify. I’ll change a prescription for you later.”
Gu Chen asked, “What are the chances of success?”
“To be honest, I am not very confident either. I’ve never encountered such a situation before,” Song Fan said, “So, in the end, only God knows whether it
will succeed or not.”
Su Yang stood at the door dumbfounded, opening his mouth without knowing what to say..