Chapter 186: The Mysterious Web of Relationships – The Daily Gossip Life of a Sickly Young Woman in the Compound

Chapter 186: The Mysterious Web of Relationships - The Daily Gossip Life of a Sickly Young Woman in the Compound

Lin Qing's confusion deepened, but it didn't stop her from sincerely exclaiming, "What an intricate web of connections!"

"Don't say it, don't say it!" Fu Huihui, upon hearing her exclamation, suddenly felt it was indeed quite fascinating!

"What are you guys talking about?" Wang Jiaojiao was a bit confused.

Lin Qing coughed and decided to explain seriously: "First, starting from Su Shengnan, she clearly harbors ill intentions towards me and Brother Nan. Then, she befriended Lin Shu, who's connected to me, and she also has a connection with Mother Su. Finally, she and Wang Qiaomei are downright enemies!"

How did they deduce the last point?

Isn't it pretty obvious?

From their first encounter where they clashed, to now, they've been at each other's throats multiple times!

"That's really something else. I never expected Su Shengnan to have so many unexpected connections in our factory!" Wang Jiaojiao counted on her fingers as she listened.

Lin Qing also mentioned this to Cen Xi when she got home, and even Cen Xi found it quite unbelievable!

The relationship between Su Shengnan and Mother Su's family was something Lin Qing and Cen Xi had never anticipated. After Mother Li intervened in the money-grabbing fight that day, Mother Su started cursing loudly in the compound.

Starting from Su Shengnan's ancestors eighteen generations back, Mother Su cursed with all sorts of vulgar language for over half an hour.

Lin Qing felt like every time she heard them curse, her vocabulary grew!

"Don't pick that up!" Cen Xi, seeing Lin Qing's interest, quickly stopped her. Such bad habits are not worth learning.

"I won't, I won't, I'll just listen!"

"Don't listen either, it's too foul for your ears!"

"Alright, alright!" Lin Qing, seeing Cen Xi's disapproval, reluctantly agreed.

However, just as Cen Xi was pulling Lin Qing back into the inner room, they heard Mother Su complain again: "I spit! If I hadn't heard that Su Shengnan, that witch, has latched onto the Deputy Director of the Revolutionary Committee, I wouldn't have bothered with her!"

Lin Qing and Cen Xi stopped in their tracks, and they exchanged glances. Well, mystery solved!

So, Mother Su had latched onto Su Shengnan because she knew Su Shengnan had connections with a bigwig.

This really made them marvel at the intricate web of connections. These moms are really in the know!

If Su Shengnan knows Wang Qiaomei, it can be inferred that Su Shengnan is likely from the west side of the city too. How far is that? Yet Mother Su seems quite clued in about Su Shengnan's affairs!

Maybe Wang Qiaomei's tussle with Su Shengnan has kept her too busy to mess with Lin Qing and Cen Xi. Although her previous attempts to stir up trouble were only subtle approaches with no progress, the feeling of a venomous snake secretly watching isn't pleasant.

Anyway, with Wang Qiaomei and Su Shengnan at each other's throats, Lin Qing feels way more relaxed and even gets a kick out of their daily drama!

"Sometimes I really wonder if Su Shengnan is actually a spy?" Lin Qing is genuinely becoming more and more puzzled.

Especially since Su Shengnan's attention has now completely shifted to Wang Qiaomei, and she's no longer paying attention to the couple, which makes Lin Qing feel strange.

Cen Xi himself has been very cautious. After handing the matter over to the Director of the Security Department, he hasn't paid much attention to it, and hasn't felt as deeply as Lin Qing.

"I don't know about that! After handing it over to the Director of the Security Department, I haven't paid much attention to it."

"Is that so? Then I won't worry about it either, let her be!"

"But you still need to be careful!" Cen Xi thinks it's not good to completely let down one's guard.

"Huh?" Lin Qing paused for a moment, "You look a little off! Is something wrong?"

"Ahem," Cen Xi cleared his throat and guiltily touched his nose, "We’ve got another assignment from the higher-ups. I might have to work overtime from now on and won't be able to get off early. You might have to handle dinner and chores on your own at night!"

"Oh, I thought it was something big!" Lin Qing replied. "Don’t worry, I’ve been ready for this!" Indeed, since the last time he entered confidential research, she had already prepared herself for such situations.

The man she married was no ordinary guy; he was an engineer researcher. Though Cen Xi hadn’t shared much about his work, the fact that he was brought in as an engineer researcher indicated that it wasn’t simple. Moreover, the appearance of a suspected spy around him made it even clearer how serious it was!

Cen Xi pulled Lin Qing into a hug and whispered, "Actually, you’ve got security personnel watching over you!"

"Ah?" Lin Qing’s eyes widened in surprise. She couldn’t believe her ears.

"Security? I have security around me?"

Lin Qing stared at Cen Xi in disbelief. "Are you serious?"

"Mm!" Cen Xi nodded.

Actually, Cen Xi had always had security personnel around him, but they were in the shadows. Before, because of confidentiality rules, Lin Qing wasn’t told. However, after Su Shengnan, a suspected spy, appeared near Lin Qing, Cen Xi had submitted a request to his superiors.

Moreover, he hadn’t only informed the Director of the Security Department about Su Shengnan but also the security personnel around him! Now, the Su Shengnan situation was handed over to both sides to look into.

Not many people in the factory knew Cen Xi’s true identity; most only knew him as the engineer researcher who was brought in. However, Cen Xi was actually there to support the research institute behind their machinery factory.

Not many people knew about the research institute in their machinery factory—only a few engineer researchers were aware. These people mainly worked on self-developed projects, while others handled tasks assigned by higher authorities to the machinery factory.

When Cen Xi was first assigned there, it was more of an adaptation phase. Not long ago, the head of the research institute had notified him that they would soon officially enter the research phase, so Cen Xi would be busy from then on!

So this was just a heads-up for Lin Qing!

"How come I never noticed anything before?"

Cen Xi tapped her nose. "If someone like you could sense them, they wouldn’t be very good at their job!"

"Haha! That makes sense!" Lin Qing realized she had said something quite absurd.

"Then if you're going to work overtime, will you come back at night?"

"I should come back!" Cen Xi didn’t want to be apart from Lin Qing.

Lin Qing, being more rational, advised, "How about this: if it's still early, you come back; if it's too late, don’t bother coming back. After all, you have resting places over there, so just rest there directly!"

Cen Xi nuzzled her neck. "No!"

"Alright, it's also for your own health! It takes you ten to twenty minutes to come back from there, wouldn’t it be better to spend more time resting?" Although Lin Qing was also reluctant, she didn’t want Cen Xi to ruin his health.

In the end, Cen Xi was persuaded by Lin Qing to agree.