Reborn in the 90s, tearing apart scumbag men for the sake of women.

Li Fangna's words seemed to be for her benefit, but the central idea was actually the same.

The father and daughter were actually the targets of this attack. They were the ones who orchestrated it, but in reality, they were the ones who footed the bill.

The reason they started the conversation was probably to ask her to apologize to Song Lingge.

From beginning to end, the father and daughter will only be clowns at the dinner party. As for Song Lingge, she will benefit from Qin Sihai and Qiao Nansheng's fame and become the undisputed protagonist.

Having figured this out, Xia Jiaojiao's heart grew even colder.

These are her parents; they don't care about her at all, they only care about themselves.

She didn't want to be Song Lingge's foil.

Xia Mingyuan was worried about losing his position as director and becoming Wan Jianguo's lackey, which would make him even less comparable to Yu Dezhi.

But he didn't consider that if Xia Jiaojiao could really squeeze Song Lingge out in the future, making her lose face now would become a source of criticism sooner or later.

Xia Jiaojiao absolutely would not allow this to happen.

Li Fangna watched as Xia Jiaojiao's eyes darted around, knowing she was thinking, but she had no idea her daughter was thinking so much.

"Jiaojiao, let's not talk about anything else. Just tell me, can you even see Qiao Nansheng now? Forget about his home, even his workplace—is that a place just anyone can go?"

This is Xia Jiaojiao's biggest problem right now. If it weren't for this problem, she wouldn't bother listening to Li Fangna's endless nonsense.

"But I don't want to apologize to Song Lingge, it would make me seem inferior to her," Xia Jiaojiao said, pouting.

"Silly daughter, who are the people attending this dinner party? It certainly won't get out like it did at the last party. Even if you concede to her this time, who can say anything if you really win over Qiao Nansheng later? What's the use of you trying to be tough now?"

Yes, no matter how unpleasant Li Fangna's words were, there was one truth to them: everything could only be resolved once she met Qiao Nansheng. If she couldn't even meet him, what was the point of talking about the future?

“Okay, I’ll go!” Xia Jiaojiao said firmly.

Having convinced Xia Jiaojiao, Li Fangna quickly contacted Xia Mingyuan.

As Wan Jianguo instructed, the dinner arrangements need to be finalized as soon as possible.

Who is Qin Sihai? If he wanted to pursue the matter, Wan Jianguo would probably kidnap Xia Mingyuan and bring him over to apologize immediately in order to curry favor with him. Since Qin Sihai has been so accommodating this time, they naturally can't refuse him.

……

The Qin family study.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Sihai looked at Song Lingge: "Wan Jianguo called to express his gratitude and invited us to dinner. Shall we attend?"

"I didn't expect it to be so soon. Will Xia Jiaojiao participate?" Song Lingge asked in return.

Qin Sihai had a feeling that everything seemed to be going according to this girl's plan.

"Judging from Wan Jianguo's words, he offered to apologize to you over dinner. Since it's an apology, shouldn't it be Xia Jiaojiao herself who should apologize? It's impossible for Xia Mingyuan to apologize on her behalf this time, is it?"

“Then I’ll go, and Nansheng will go too,” Song Lingge replied quickly.

Qiao Nansheng smiled helplessly.

Qin Sihai nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, I'll reply to him later."

"Professor Qin, we'll head out now."

Qin Sihai waved his hand, and Song Lingge pulled Qiao Nansheng away.

"What exactly are you planning to do now?" Qiao Nansheng asked.

Song Lingge put her index finger to her lips: "Shh—"

Then he pulled Qiao Nansheng back to his room, and only after closing the door did he speak: "You can't even watch your mouth. How can you talk about that kind of thing so openly?"

Seeing her cautious demeanor, Qiao Nansheng found it even funnier.

It's strange, no matter what Song Lingge does, he finds her adorable.

"Okay, I'll be more careful next time. Can I speak now? You know my door is very soundproof." Qiao Nansheng knocked on his door, making a dull thud.

Song Lingge stuck her tongue out at him when she was teased.

"I'm just curious, Xia Jiaojiao caused such a big mess, and she didn't even apologize to Xue Suyun. Why would she attend this dinner and apologize to me? Don't you find that strange?" Song Lingge asked.

"She's the kind of person who fawns over the powerful and looks down on the weak. She probably decided to come because her grandfather intervened!" Qiao Nansheng didn't know Xia Jiaojiao and made a random guess.

Song Lingge shook her head, not quite agreeing with this reason: "Although Xue Suyun doesn't have any background, if she makes a scene like this, the impact on the school will be obvious. Back then, even Principal Wan personally went to the hospital. Does Xia Jiaojiao dare not give Principal Wan face?"

Song Lingge guessed correctly. Xia Jiaojiao had been spoiled since childhood and didn't care about anyone's status. It was unlikely that anyone could use their status to suppress her.

"Then why did she still participate? It seems that Grandpa said it was to apologize to you. Given her usual attitude towards you, why would she apologize?" Qiao Nansheng felt that this possibility was increasingly unlikely.

"You also feel something's not right, right? That's why you need to participate even more."

Song Lingge circled around Qiao Nansheng, looking him up and down, and said, "But I can guess what Xia Jiaojiao is really thinking."

"Oh? Then tell me." Qiao Nansheng thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of her being the center of attention.

"Far away, yet right before my eyes." Song Lingge smiled maliciously.

Qiao Nansheng then realized that she was teasing her.

"Oh, so you're even teasing me now?" Just then, Song Lingge walked around in front of him, and Qiao Nansheng reached out to tickle her.

Caught off guard, Song Lingge was tickled and laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, please let me go!"

Qiao Nansheng helped her stand up and flicked the tip of her nose: "You little rascal, if you do this again next time, I won't let you off so easily."

"Okay!" Song Lingge sat down at his desk and casually fiddled with the little gadgets on it.

Qiao Nansheng thought for a moment and instructed, "Xia Jiaojiao is ruthless. No matter what you do tomorrow night, you must not leave my sight, understand?"

"How can that be? How can we know what her purpose is if there are no loopholes?" Song Lingge said dismissively.

To be honest, she really wanted to see just how bold Xia Jiaojiao really was. Although there wouldn't be many people at tomorrow's dinner, everyone there was someone influential at school. Would Xia Jiaojiao really dare to make a move?

Song Lingge was very much looking forward to it.

This isn't the first time she's used herself as bait.

Seeing her eager expression, Qiao Nansheng felt extremely annoyed. He should have known better than to remind her; he could have just been more careful himself.

Qiao Nansheng bent down and pulled Song Lingge into his arms.

He said, word by word, "Song Lingge, haven't I told you not to put yourself in danger in the future? Did you even take it to heart?"