Chapter 257: Don’t Even Think About Living

Back in her room, Song Yinyin was thrilled all night long.

So what if she’d lost her father?

Now she had another one.

She even regretted losing Chen Jianxiu, her “godfather.”

But now things were different—she had real family. Who would still miss a “godfather” anyway?

Song Yinyin couldn’t have been happier.

Early the next morning, Song Yinyin headed straight to the office.

Song Yingtang also arrived early.

Seeing how his daughter was feeling, there was no need for him to say much.

Song Yingtang had originally wanted to talk to Song Yinyin about what she’d done.

But at that moment, he said nothing at all.

“San Shu Gong, it’s my fault—I shouldn’t have… stood up Shen Conghao, and I even took photos…”

Song Yingtang was a man of integrity, but when it came to Bai Ge going astray, he just couldn’t bring himself to criticize her.

He always saw Bai Ge in the best possible light—and even more so when it came to his own daughter, Song Yinyin.

Just looking at her made him feel even better.

It was as if there wasn’t a single girl in the world better than Song Yinyin.

Song Yingtang let out a deep sigh: “I heard from your mom—you know now?”

“I heard from Mom that I’m…”

Song Yinyin wore an obedient expression, as if she wanted to say something but held back.

Song Yingtang quickly added, “Don’t worry, I won’t abandon you and your mom. Just keep living your life as before. As for anything you don’t want, I won’t push it; and if there’s something you do want but can’t have, I’ll help you get it.”

“I know,” Song Yinyin said, head down, pretending to be extra well-behaved.

Song Yingtang was satisfied—after all these years of making up for his neglect, the fact that she could still accept him was enough.

“Don’t worry, I’ll make it up to you!”

“I don’t need compensation. As long as you and Mom are together, I’m already completely content.”

A warm feeling spread through Song Yingtang’s heart.

For so many years, all he’d ever hoped for was to be with Bai Ge.

He never imagined Song Yinyin would be so sensible and obedient.

His anxious heart finally settled.

“Yinyin, I know you like Ling Hanyu, but after all, he’s married. As for Shen Conghao… well, he’s actually a decent person with good abilities. With his grandfather around, you won’t be treated unfairly. San Shu Gong hopes you’ll give it some thought.”

“I’m willing to think about it,” Song Yinyin replied. Today she was being very cooperative, whereas yesterday she’d resisted.

Song Yingtang was even happier.

“Then go ahead and get busy. We’ll arrange everything later—no rush.”

“Okay, I’ll get started then.”

Only after nodding did Song Yinyin leave, leaving a good impression.

Song Yingtang felt this was turning misfortune into fortune. As for Yang Yifan showing up at his door, he simply brushed it off.

But Shen Conghao’s situation? That really mattered to him.

After all, he was the future son-in-law—how could he not care?

When Shen Conghao got the call, it was Song Yingtang apologizing to him.

However, Song Yingtang was only apologizing for Song Yinyin leaving halfway through yesterday—not for whatever mischief she’d been up to behind the scenes.

He didn’t say anything else.

Shen Conghao was polite too, since the old master had called and told him not to mess things up.

And by this morning, all the news stories had already been bought out, so no one dared to mention the matter anymore.

Shen Conghao didn’t want to waste any more words either—he hung up right after listening.

As for Song Yingtang, although he’d gained a daughter and thought he’d turned misfortune into fortune, the good luck was right in front of him while the bad still hadn’t been dealt with.

The Song family had suffered an unprecedented blow in over a decade.

Stock prices kept plummeting, and even some of the family’s businesses were constantly in trouble, with numerous scandals coming to light.

Some media outlets even speculated that, in the past, the Song family hadn’t run into problems because Song Haichao had been quietly bearing the brunt behind the scenes.

But now that Song Haichao was gone, there was no one left to protect the family.

It was only natural that the Song family would run into trouble.

This time, some people even predicted that the Song family might go bankrupt and completely disappear from City A.

Yet Song Yingtang knew that, despite the severe blow this time, with the Shen family standing by, the Song family would be fine.

Not only would they be fine—they’d even rise from the dead.

Early that morning, Ling Hanyu looked grim.

All the news about Song Qingtian had vanished, and Yang Yifan was right in front of him, head down, unsure what to say.

He had indeed spent money to buy news, but the other side claimed that someone else had already bought those stories.

What’s more, it wasn’t just one story—it was multiple.

According to Yang Yifan, plenty of people were buying up news like this.

One of them even said, “If this news blows up again, no one will be able to live!”

Ling Hanyu could guess that the one who wanted to “make life impossible” was Qin Xiaotian.

As for the others, it was probably Shen Conghao.

End of Chapter 257: Don’t Even Think About Living