Chapter 163: A Place to Go

Their eyes met, and Song Qingtian said, “Although Beichen is very young, he has a profound depth of character. He really likes Nuonuo—I can tell. When I told him what happened, his face turned pale, and he looked very pained. The person who accompanied him was his Ninth Uncle, who seems like someone who’s used to making tough decisions, but he had no ill intentions either. Still, the way he left so decisively shows that he was protecting Nuonuo. The letter said this jade knife has been with him since birth. Although its exact purpose isn’t clear, it must be able to protect Nuonuo. I won’t let you take it away.”

“Even so, there’s no need to carry it on your person. Just take it when you need it.”

“That wouldn’t be right—it loses its spiritual connection if the jade leaves its master after years of companionship. It needs to stay with the giver for at least a while to nurture and maintain it.”

Song Qingtian knew a bit about the jade knife; not only could it save lives, but it could also command the entire Gouchen Great Emperor clan.

Such a wonderful thing must be kept.

But if she said so, Ling Hanyu would suspect her again.

Choosing not to say anything was also a way to avoid trouble.

“…” Ling Hanyu’s expression darkened, but he didn’t press the matter further.

For now, the jade knife stayed with Ling Nuonuo, who loved it. She thought it was a mysterious gift from Song Qingtian and vowed to take good care of it.

The jade knife came with a dark green cord, which had golden threads woven into it.

It looked beautiful when worn, especially against Ling Nuonuo’s fair skin, making her even more radiant.

Song Qingtian deliberately took her daughter out, and she even wore the jade knife.

She was sure Beichen hadn’t gone far—he must have watched Ling Nuonuo before leaving.

While they were playing in the mall, Beichen suddenly appeared.

But he didn’t come any closer; he just stood at a distance, watching Ling Nuonuo play.

Seeing Beichen, Song Qingtian brought Ling Nuonuo over to meet him.

“Madam.”

Beichen’s face turned pale—he thought he’d been caught sneaking a peek at Ling Nuonuo.

Ling Nuonuo, however, wasn’t fazed at all. She even took out the jade knife and showed it to Beichen: “Mommy says this isn’t her mysterious gift to me—it’s yours! She also says ‘no reward without merit,’ but I’ve already accepted your parting gift, so I should give you one too. This is a bracelet I wove myself; it’s adjustable, so you can wear it even when you grow up!”

Ling Nuonuo pulled out the red cord she’d prepared—it was something Mommy had given her. Suddenly, she felt Mommy was truly omnipotent, so amazing, so amazing!

Ling Nuonuo carefully put the bracelet on Beichen’s wrist, then widened her pretty eyes and asked, “Isn’t it beautiful? Do you like it?”

Beichen nodded: “I do.”

After answering Ling Nuonuo, Beichen turned to Song Qingtian and said, “Thank you for your generosity, Madam. I’ll be leaving tonight.”

“Safe travels!”

“Yes.”

Song Qingtian looked at Beichen and said, “It’s almost time for dinner. Would you like to join us?”

Beichen agreed: “Sure!”

Song Qingtian let go of Nuonuo’s hand: “Nuonuo, we’re treating—go ahead and play!”

“Okay!”

Nuonuo grabbed Beichen’s little hand and headed off somewhere else, while Song Qingtian followed behind. It was only then that Siming finally appeared.

“Madam.”

Siming was very polite.

Song Qingtian said, “Thank you.”

“Madam, you’re too kind. But there’s something you’ve misunderstood about us. Our blood sacrifices have been stopped for generations because they were too cruel and are no longer practiced. Still, our family is indeed quite mysterious. Since you know so much, Beichen worried he might drag you and Miss Nuonuo into trouble, so he decided to leave for now.”

“Thank you.”

Song Qingtian had nothing more to say. Her daughter was hers, and she would do everything she could to protect her.

As for what Siming said, she could simply ignore it.

Beichen and Ling Nuonuo had dinner together and then left early.

Only after they were gone did Song Qingtian finally breathe a sigh of relief. She didn’t say anything extra—she just reminded Ling Nuonuo that the jade knife was very important and needed to be carefully guarded, because one day it might come in handy.

But that would be many years from now. For now, as long as Ling Nuonuo was safe, Song Qingtian didn’t worry about anything else.

With Beichen’s situation settled, Song Qingtian arranged another school transfer for Ling Nuonuo.

Although too many transfers aren’t ideal, they’re still something you have to go through.

Now that she’d encountered this kind of situation, Song Qingtian couldn’t help but make plans—she wasn’t comfortable leaving things to chance.

But if Ling Nuonuo didn’t go to school, she worried it might affect her.

It took Song Qingtian a whole week to sort out all these matters.

Yet in just one week, Ling Nuonuo had completely forgotten about Beichen.

Song Qingtian actually thought that was for the best.

Compared with the original female supporting character, her daughter hadn’t inherited much of her foolishness, and Song Qingtian was very grateful for that.

With Ling Nuonuo’s affairs taken care of, Secretary Yang was also nearly done with the arrangements at the welfare home, and Song Qingtian oversaw the entire process.

That person’s assets had already been transferred to around 300 million.

Song Qingtian calculated that 300 million could fund the construction of another large welfare institution, giving those people a place to go.

End of Chapter 163: A Place to Go