Chapter 204: A mere Ornament in Her Presence

After Song Yinyin left, Bai Ge called Chen Jianxiu: “Did you send someone to look for Song Qingtian?”

Chen Jianxiu didn’t dare lie to Bai Ge; in just a few sentences, he told the truth.

Bai Ge didn’t complain—she simply remained silent for a while.

Chen Jianxiu hurriedly asked, “Did she come looking for you?”

“No. It’s just that public opinion is all over the place now, and I’m at my wits’ end. Today, I accidentally fell from upstairs.”

Bai Ge’s words made Chen Jianxiu furious—and also quite frightened.

How could she possibly have fallen from upstairs for no reason?

“What’s going on? Did they come looking for you?”

Chen Jianxiu jumped up and headed out; he had to see Bai Ge right away.

But then Bai Ge hung up, and he couldn’t get through again.

This was clearly forcing Chen Jianxiu to take the final step—one that would cost Song Qingtian her life.

If Song Qingtian died, everything would be over.

Those photos and videos would disappear along with it.

There would still be some chaos, but Bai Ge wasn’t someone who had to stick with Song Haichang to the bitter end. The Song Family couldn’t keep her, and Song Haichang wasn’t capable of anything—she could easily walk away.

If it weren’t for her daughter, Bai Ge wouldn’t have stayed.

Back then, she’d been after Song Haichang’s money, only to find out she’d been tricked by him.

He had neither ability nor wealth.

In the end, he accomplished nothing.

Bai Ge had already had enough of that.

This time, if Song Haichang didn’t let her vent her anger, she wouldn’t go back.

Bai Ge’s plan was clear: the Song Family had to give her an explanation. And that explanation meant Song Haichang had to make amends—and also serve as a warning to the old guard in the Song Family. Otherwise, neither he nor his wife would gain much from this situation.

What Bai Ge needed wasn’t money; Chen Jianxiu would provide that.

So Bai Ge was thinking about something else.

Making Chu Mingyue’s daughter lose to her own daughter was something she absolutely had to achieve.

When Chu Mingyue was still around, it wasn’t convenient for her to do so—and besides, Song Qingtian herself was a pushover, so it would have been easy for her daughter to win over Ling Hanyu.

But since Chu Mingyue and her husband passed away, things had changed.

How could Bai Ge possibly accept losing to Chu Mingyue, and having her daughter lose to Chu Mingyue’s daughter?

The only way to smooth things over might be for her daughter to marry Ling Hanyu, driving Song Qingtian out of Ling Hanyu’s home and letting her daughter take her place.

Song Haichang really was the kind of person who would stop at nothing for Bai Ge. Bai Ge jumped off the building because the Song family came knocking; now that he’d settled things with Bai Ge, he went back to the Song Family and blamed them for everything, even threatening them: “If anything happens to Bai Ge, none of you will live!”

That certainly scared the Song family half to death.

The Song Family did have some money, but their business was small-scale and rather timid.

If they were truly bold, their business wouldn’t have stagnated for decades.

With Song Haichang’s threats, the Song family was completely cowed.

Still, the Song Family pointed out: “After all, this whole thing is disgraceful—it’s your wife…”

“That’s all lies! You can easily find a few photos online that have been digitally manipulated. Those pictures are actually videos of me and Bai Ge going in and out of hotels. We went there for a romantic getaway, and when we came out, someone started harassing Bai Ge, so I had to step in. Who knew the photos would be tampered with afterward—changing my face to Chen Jianxiu’s and swapping the harasser for me? Chen Jianxiu is Bai Ge’s godbrother; they’ve grown up together since childhood. If there’d been any trouble, it would’ve shown long ago.”

Song Haichang turned black into white and white into black.

The Song Family was left utterly at a loss.

“What’s their real motive, then?”

The Song Family couldn’t understand.

“You’re asking me? How would I know?”

Song Haichang was furious. He swept everything off the table, scaring the entire Song Family into silence.

Knowing when to stop, Song Haichang wasn’t a fool after all.

He stormed out in anger.

He even threatened to keep fighting with the Song Family—but in the end, it was the Song Family that got scared.

What if Song Haichang retaliated against them?

They were afraid, too.

As a result, everyone ended up believing Song Haichang’s version of events.

Since Chen Jianxiu hadn’t been able to see Bai Ge, it only strengthened his resolve to kill Song Qingtian immediately.

After putting their daughter to sleep, Chen Jianxiu took a quick look at his phone. As someone with a bit of savvy, he quickly quelled the public outcry.

The money had definitely been spent properly.

Seeing the message on her phone, Song Qingtian realized there was no other way forward.

It was only when she heard the door open that she turned off her phone.

Ling Hanyu walked in and looked at Song Qingtian. Song Qingtian sat up straight and said, “I was too reckless before—this will be the last time, I promise!”

After speaking, Song Qingtian bowed deeply toward Ling Hanyu from her bed.

Ling Hanyu stood in the doorway, closed the door, and took one last look at his sleeping daughter, then fell into silence.

Ling Hanyu didn’t say a word, and Song Qingtian finally relaxed.

Ling Hanyu had come to realize that, no matter what he did, he was merely a decorative figure in front of Song Qingtian.

End of Chapter 204: A mere Ornament in Her Presence