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Chapter 1229: Chapter 717: The Si Family’s Daughter, As If Facing the End of the World (Part 2)_3”You know each other?” You Yunzhi was surprised.

Si Yushan also raised his eyes to examine them.

”She has always been ordering cyan feather jewelry from me. But she said her surname was ’Xiao’, so I always called her ’Miss Xiao’. I didn’t expect to meet like this. It scared me, and I guess she didn’t expect it either.”

Tang Wan said with a smile.

”’Xiao’?” You Yunzhi looked at her daughter with a mix of amusement and helplessness, seemingly understanding why her daughter lost her composure, ”Xiaoxiao, do you feel uncertain because you hid your identity from them?”

”Actually, something happened to her when she was a child, so we rarely brought her to public events. She has also been more cautious around people herself, not intentionally, so please don’t mind.”

You Yunzhi explained, fearing Tang Wan might have misunderstood.

Something happened when she was a child?

This didn’t need to be spelled out clearly; everyone had a sense of it. In Beijing, a family with a daughter is always sought-after, especially with the Si Family, drawing more attention. Kidnappings and ransom demands are not uncommon nowadays.

The Si Family kept her hidden, so it’s normal for her to be wary of people.

Tang Wan just smiled, ”It’s fine, when I first opened my studio, she took good care of my business.”

”I was wondering why you seemed so distracted today, acting oddly. This isn’t a big deal; just get to know each other again.”

The Si family couple had always known their daughter commissioned custom jewelry, but they didn’t know the specifics. As their child grew older, she wouldn’t tell them everything, and they didn’t ask much.

”See, it’s really fate. Who would have thought you had this connection years ago? Since we’re all in Beijing now, you should meet up more often.” You Yunzhi hoped her daughter would make more friends.

Tang Wan’s explanation made the Si family couple attribute their daughter’s loss of composure to her instead of suspecting Jiang Chengsi.

”What’s her name? Which character is ’Xiao’?” Tang Wan pursued.

”The character for ’Xiao’ with the bamboo radical. She was born at dawn. Her grandpa went out and saw the bamboo at the door, lush and upright, so he named her Qingxiao.”

”Bamboo at dawn.” Jiang Chengsi suddenly spoke, and Si Qingxiao’s words made his heart skip a beat.

”People say ’gentlemen are like bamboo’. Her grandpa hoped that although she’s a girl, her character could be as resilient as bamboo, not like a frail flower.”

”That’s a nice name.” Jiang Chengsi smiled at her.

Again, her heart fluttered.

She had originally decided to confess to Jiang Chengsi, and once their relationship stabilized, she would come clean to her family. But now, with their relationship in limbo, she didn’t dare to talk to Jiang Chengsi, let alone tell her family about their relationship.

Nevertheless, the Si family’s couple found the root cause of their daughter’s loss of composure and didn’t dwell on it further.

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Si Yushan played Go with Jiang Jinsang, and You Yunzhi was teasing Jiang Xiaowai. For a moment, no one seemed to notice the undercurrent between Jiang Chengsi and Si Qingxiao.

The two sat facing each other but didn’t say anything. Who knew they were secretly messaging each other on their phones.

She sent a cute sticker over. Jiang Chengsi pulled out his phone, glanced at it, and seemed to be typing something.

She thought Jiang Chengsi was replying to her, but after waiting for a long time, she didn’t receive a response.

Si Qingxiao bit her lip and thought, ”Not replying to me?”

Then, she sent a pouty sticker.

Jiang Chengsi frowned: ”After hiding it from him for so long, she feels aggrieved without being questioned?”

Seeing him not reply, she quickly followed up with a crying emoji.

Jiang Chengsi looked up at her; their eyes met, and she gazed at him pitifully.

Jiang Chengsi wasn’t a cold-hearted person. Seeing her previous panic, he wasn’t scared to death. Instead, she looked as if it were the end of the world.

He held back his laughter, biting his cheek, trying to maintain his cool demeanor...

Si Qingxiao clenched her teeth, overwhelmed with anxiety:

”Oh no, oh no, he must be angry.”