Qiao Ying sat in the car. The conspicuous touch of green on her wrist caught Qin Hanyue's gaze - it seemed she really liked the watch, wearing it every day.
After getting into the car, Qiao Ying suddenly remembered something and couldn't help uttering "Ow!".
Qin Hanyue withdrew his thoughts and asked: "What's wrong?"
"Sorry, I shouldn't have bothered Mr. Qin for a ride, I should have asked my classmate. After all, Mr. Qin is not in an appropriate position now since he's engaged."
He was getting engaged. She should have avoided suspicion. She just didn't think of it at the moment.
There were no flights to Yuncheng these two days. Qiao Ying's first thought was to ask Qin Hanyue for a ride.
After this trip back from Yuncheng, she had to take some time to buy a car for commuting, so as not to trouble others.
Moreover, judging from the neatly tied necktie on Qin Hanyue's neck, he probably came here directly from his company.
"What do you mean I'm not in an appropriate position now?" Qin Hanyue didn't understand.
Wasn't he always appropriate? Also, school had just started for a few days, how could any of her classmates be more appropriate than him? Let alone other things, just based on the length of their acquaintance.
"Mr. Qin is getting married, of course it's not appropriate."
"Where did you hear such nonsense?"
Qiao Ying raised her eyebrows slightly. "Hmm?" Her eyes seemed to say, isn't that right?
"Wasn't it Miss Su?"
"It’s true that my family wanted me to marry into the Su family for business reasons, but I have clearly rejected it. This matter didn’t even have a beginning, let alone an end."
After Qin Hanyue explained, he thought Qiao Ying would say something, or show some reaction that would please him.
Unfortunately not. She just uttered an indifferent "Oh".
Qin Yan glanced at the rearview mirror: Looks like something's going on!
"How could Miss Qiao hear about my matters at school? Is it special concern for friends or neighbors?" Qin Hanyue took the initiative to ask.
However, Qiao Ying was too direct.
"Don't get me wrong. That's what people are saying at school. Huo Chengdong even said you were dumped by his sister. I didn't say that, he did."
Qin Hanyue: "......"
Qin Yan in the driver's seat: His injury hasn't fully recovered yet. Can you not make him hold back his laugh, or his wound might split open.
In all my years, this is the first time I've heard someone say to the boss's face that he was dumped by someone else. Truly f**king exciting!
Only the Blackwater Boss would dare!
Qin Hanyue took a deep breath and secretly ground his molars: "Preposterous! Did Miss Qiao actually believe that?"
"I just listened for fun." Just like how you used to say you enjoyed watching the excitement on me.
Qin Hanyue:"......"
Qin Hanyue changed the subject. "Why is Miss Qiao in such a hurry to go back to Yuncheng? Is there something at home? If you're going back home, I came in a rush and I'm afraid I can only buy a ready-made gift later."
Qiao Ying: "No need, it’d be better to give it to dogs than them."
Qin Hanyue: "Does Miss Qiao not have a good relationship with her family?"
In a few words, Qiao Ying concisely told Qin Hanyue about how Qiao Lingling had secretly replaced her name to take the exam.
Qin Hanyue was the first person to recognize Qiao Ying's handwriting and figure out that she was the one who did the exam questions. Since Qiao Ying didn't want the title of “math genius”, he also didn't take it upon himself to tell Principal Zhang.
He just didn't expect it to turn into an impersonation incident.
"Won't your brother get in trouble? Or I can send a helicopter to pick you up faster." Qin Hanyue said.
Qiao Ying: "No, that's her son."
Li Lilian would only blame her. But when that shrew Li Lilian threw a fit, there was no guarantee that she wouldn’t give Qiao Yi a couple of slaps.
Qiao Yi definitely wouldn't be able to fend off Li Lilian.
Belatedly, Qiao Ying noticed what Qin Hanyue had just said: 【Won't your brother get in trouble】. She glanced at Qin Hanyue, thinking to herself: That's her brother.
He spoke as if he also had a part in it.
At this time, Qin Hanyue was thinking that before, when he didn't let Qin Yan investigate Qiao Ying's background, he should have at least let Qin Yan check some basic information about her family.
Qiao Ying wasn't a good person, but she certainly wasn't a heartless villain who didn't care about her family. Just look at how she treated Heishui. From the impersonation incident alone, it was clear how bad the relationship between Qiao Ying and her family had become.
Qin Hanyue really wanted to see for himself what kind of people were in Qiao Ying's family.
"Just now you said you should have borrowed a car from which classmate?"
"Huo Chengdong."
That guy had lots of cars.
Huo Chengdong again. Qin Hanyue even suspected that the shoddy watch on her wrist was also given by Huo Chengdong.
"How did you get to hang out with that Huo boy?"
"He's quite righteous."
Qin Hanyue: High praise!
Just as Qin Hanyue was thinking about whether he should "remind" the Huo boy, Qin Yan added fuel to the fire with no eye for the atmosphere.
"Miss Qiao, I heard that it was you who saved me when I was kidnapped by Yi Saisi. But I didn't see you among the people who came to rescue me. Could you tell me about it?"
Qin Yan had been hospitalized in M State all this time. He was discharged and returned to the country a couple of days ago. Only after asking Qin Hanyue did he find out that it was Qiao Ying who saved him, but when he asked how, Qin Hanyue didn't say.
Qin Hanyue leaned closer to Qiao Ying, his shoulder touching hers, and whispered with his head lowered: "He is Q on the hacker leaderboard. He has always looked up to you as an idol. If you don't want to be bothered by him, you’d better not admit it."
Looking at Qin Hanyue whispering into Qiao Ying's ear through the rearview mirror, Qin Yan wanted to say: Can you pay a little attention to your image?
You doing something like whispering doesn't suit your status at all.
And I'm right here. If you want to plot something with Miss Qiao, shouldn't you at least try to avoid me a little?
Making it seem like I asked something I shouldn't have.
Qin Yan felt confused and aggrieved. When his eyes unexpectedly met Qin Hanyue's warning gaze in the rearview mirror, Qin Yan gave a start.
He quickly said, "Anyway, thank you Miss Qiao."
At nightfall,
The car arrived in Yuncheng, entering Jiangxia District.
From afar, crowds of neighbors could be seen gathered at the courtyard gate of the Qiao family home.
As they drew nearer, Li Lilian’s desperate wails could be heard.
Qiao Ying got out of the car. The neighbors surrounding the gate quickly gave way, looking towards her.
“Oh my, what family’s daughter is this beautiful.”
“A rich family’s young miss from the big city right?”
“You can tell the car is expensive. How much would it cost? She went into the Qiao family home. Could she be a relative of the Qiaos?”
Qiao Ying pushed open the courtyard gate.
Li Lilian was sitting on the living room floor, crying for death. Qiao’s father sat silently at the door, face full of sorrow.
Qiao Yi tried to pull his mother up from the floor, only to be pushed away by her, falling to the ground.
“Your second sister is completely ruined by you. You’re happy now, aren’t you satisfied?! The dean from Beijing University called and said the house award and bonus will all be taken back. What will you let your second sister do in the future? What will you let her do?! You ungrateful child. She is your own elder sister! How could you be so heartless, so stubborn about this.”
Li Lilian cried as she grabbed and hit Qiao Yi’s arm.
“The house is gone, the money is gone too, everything is gone. What’s the point of me living on? You guys just can’t stand seeing me live a good life. You heartless people!”
Seeing his mother cry hysterically, faced with the accusations and blame from the family, Qiao Yi's eyes grew redder and redder, tears welling up inside. He let his mother hit and scold him.
Qiao Ying strode over, shoving Li Lilian aside and pulling Qiao Yi up from the floor.
“...Sis.” Seeing Qiao Ying, tears rolled down Qiao Yi’s face.
