CHAPTER 264: CHAPTER 264

"You... you... Wu Lening, how dare you talk back to me?" Old Mrs. Qiao looked in shock at her usually submissive second daughter-in-law.

"You’re being unreasonable! I’m not talking to you anymore. Qiqi, Mom’s going back to rest." With that, Wu Lening turned and walked off.

"Okay, Mom, remember to lock the door." Qiao Qiqi was very pleased with tonight’s events and turned to see Qiao Yue’er’s resentful gaze.

Qiao Qiqi just gave a faint smile and went upstairs without looking at them again.

The servant immediately brought up some bird’s nest soup that had been simmering for a while.

This was instructed by the eldest young master, who wanted the young lady to have it every day.

Qiao Yue’er was dumbfounded. She thought at least her mother would say something in her favor against Qiao Qiqi, but not a single word was said, and just like that, Qiao Qiqi escaped!

Qiao Yue’er went back to her room, suppressing the urge to throw things. She picked up her phone and dialed Lu Mochen’s number. It rang for a while before being answered, and she felt wronged in her heart; Lu Mochen used to answer her calls immediately.

"Hello? Mochen, am I bothering you?" Qiao Yue’er’s voice was sweet, filled with endless grievances.

"No, Yue’er, how are you?" Lu Mochen felt a pang of guilt. He thought that his behavior today might have been a bit hurtful, as Qiao Yue’er had indeed endured a lot of grievances, while he ran away because of the stench.

"I’m fine, really good. The family also treats me well... It’s just Qiqi, sigh, building a good relationship with her is so hard. But since I’m an adopted daughter, I have to curry favor with her to live a better life..."

When Lu Mochen heard her say this, a wave of anger surged through him. "Ignore her, what’s Qiao Qiqi anyway? Your parents are really confused; there’s no way someone raised away from them could be as close as you!"

"Mochen, I just want to ask, about the two of us... what do you think?" Qiao Yue’er was now very afraid of losing Lu Mochen, her last support.

If Lu Mochen was still willing to get engaged to her, she wouldn’t fear being neglected by the Qiao Family, after all, the Lu Family’s strength wasn’t small.

But when Lu Mochen thought of getting engaged to Qiao Yue’er, he remembered her face covered with that stuff today, almost making him vomit at dinner.

"Uh, you know my mom doesn’t quite agree right now, but don’t worry, I’ll find a way to convince her. The one I like is you!" Lu Mochen absolutely refused to be a heartless man!

"..."

Qiao Yue’er was very dissatisfied with Lu Mochen’s attitude; he never talked like this before! Previously, even if his mom disagreed, he was determined to be with her.

She called Yu Yunxi. The boy who used to chat with her until the early hours only perfunctorily talked with her for a short while today before hanging up.

Yu Yunxi really didn’t want to be like this, but all he could think about was Qiao Yue’er’s face covered in that stuff, and every time he thought about it, he felt like throwing up, so he quickly found a picture of a pretty girl to cleanse his mind.

His once goddess was completely shattered!

In the hospital, the Qiao Brothers were arguing over Qian Mentao’s matter, and their relationship worsened.

Just as the brothers were at each other’s throats, several police officers came over and asked, "Who is Qiao Guangzong? Someone has reported that you’re suspected of unlawfully detaining someone, and you need to come with us to cooperate with the investigation."

"I have been wronged; it’s all a misunderstanding. She’s my wife!" Qiao Guangzong immediately defended himself.

"Whether it’s a misunderstanding will be clarified at the station. Take him away!"

Qiao Guangzong was thus taken away, with Qiao Yaozu frowning the whole time.

After Qian Mentao woke up and found herself in the hospital, she immediately borrowed a phone from a nurse to make a call, then slipped out of the ward while the nurse wasn’t looking.