Li Ye sat down, his voice low: "You almost hit Nan Qiao with your car, and someone like Nan Qiao, who holds grudges, won’t let you off easily. Do you know who hit Li Xia?"
"Of course I know! I don’t want to let Nan Qiao go either, I’ve asked the police to investigate, and my people are investigating too. Once I have evidence, I’ll make Nan Qiao pay!"
Li Ye: "You should focus on your own safety first. She hit Li Xia, and she definitely won’t let you go."
Jiang Linyu said unhappily: "You don’t care about me and you’re cursing me? Li Ye, you’ve changed."
"I’m just advising you to be careful, don’t judge me with such suspicion, alright?"
Li Ye stood up, planning to leave as well.
"Li Ye, she’s your sister! Are you leaving too?"
"We’re just half-siblings, born of the same mother but different fathers, there’s no real bond. There’s no one else here, so no need to pretend to be a happy family."
Jiang Linyu stood in place, her features twisting with anger.
When Nan Qiao returned home, no one else had eaten; they were all waiting for her.
Nan Qiao washed her hands and came to the dining room.
"Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Second Brother, if I’m not back, you all should eat first. I don’t want you to wait, being hungry because of me."
Chen Xinwan: "We’re not hungry, we were just about to eat, and you’re back. Qiaoqiao sweetheart, we share the same thoughts."
Others: Yes, exactly! What a coincidence!
Bai Zhenyang touched his stomach, not hungry, really not hungry.
Bai Zhenyang: "Qiaoqiao, let’s eat first, you must be hungry."
Bai Jingting: "Little sister, have some coconut juice."
Nan Qiao picked up her chopsticks and began eating.
The tomato and egg dish was enticing; she also had potato braised eggplant and sea sausage dumplings.
Nan Qiao patted her stomach, feeling too full.
In a good mood, she ate more too.
"Qiaoqiao sweetheart, is there good news? You’ve got quite the appetite today."
Bai Zhenyang: "When one is cheerful, the spirit is invigorated. Qiaoqiao, do you have good news to share with us?"
Although Bai Jingting and Bai Jingyan didn’t speak, they were also waiting for Nan Qiao’s response.
Nan Qiao replied with a smile: "Aunt Liu’s condition is improving, I’m very happy."
As for the incident of hitting Li Xia, Nan Qiao wouldn’t tell them.
The fewer people who know such a matter, the safer it is.
Chen Xinwan: "Sister Liu is blessed, coupled with Qiaoqiao’s medical skills, she will surely wake up soon."
"When Sister Liu is discharged, let’s host a welcome party."
Nan Qiao: "I’ll take care of that,"
Nan Qiao knew Aunt Liu’s preferences and was willing to personally arrange it for her.
Half an hour after the meal, Nan Qiao went for a walk for an hour.
After taking a shower upon returning to her room, Li Yehan’s video call came through.
Nan Qiao smiled and asked: "Li Yehan, your timing when calling is always so impeccable."
"Because we’re on the same wavelength," Li Yehan replied with a smile.
Li Yehan said: "Jiang Ningzhu had a car accident, she’s still in the emergency room."
Li Yehan’s sharp gaze gave an oppressive feeling that demanded honesty.
Nan Qiao leaned against the sofa, calmly saying: "I did it."
Li Yehan’s eyes were filled with shock: "You went to the parking lot at night?"
"Yes, and I nearly got strangled to death."
Li Yehan’s expression was noticeably off, and Nan Qiao couldn’t help but curiously ask: "What’s with that look, Li Yehan, you... weren’t also there, were you."
The sharp-witted Nan Qiao instantly deduced a situation.
"The person who strangled me wouldn’t happen to be you!" Nan Qiao suddenly stood up, utterly shocked.
Li Yehan on the other side of the video picked up a cup of ice water and took a few sips to calm himself.
When people are embarrassed, they panic, much like Li Yehan at this moment.
Nan Qiao could confirm that the person who strangled her was Li Yehan.
"Qiaoqiao, I really didn’t know it was you. If I had known, even if you gave me a hundred more doses of courage, I wouldn’t have strangled you."
Nan Qiao said nothing, her cold demeanor taking over, making Li Yehan wish he could fly to her side right now.
"Qiaoqiao, I’m sorry, how about you strangle me in return tomorrow?"
Nan Qiao had never seen Li Yehan so nervous and uneasy before. At that time, neither of them recognized the other, and Nan Qiao, not being petty, returned a smiley face to Li Yehan.
"Your disguise, I really didn’t recognize you," Nan Qiao laughed.
"Qiaoqiao, I didn’t recognize you either."
Nan Qiao, leaning against the sofa, felt considerably at ease.
"Did you go to the parking lot to repay someone in their own coin?"
Li Yehan gave a hum of agreement: "She made you feel uncomfortable, I wanted to make her feel uncomfortable too."
Nan Qiao didn’t expect Li Yehan would dare to do such a thing.
"Don’t get involved in this matter."
"Qiaoqiao, even if I don’t step in, they’ll pin it on me."
Li Yehan was very aware of the way Li Tianhong and Jiang Linyu operated.
Handling this matter was something he was fine with.
Nan Qiao was very surprised; she never thought Li Yehan would do these things for her.
This man, too, was acutely observant.
"Li Yehan, thank you."
"Qiaoqiao, no need for politeness between us."
Li Yehan looked at Nan Qiao through the lens, with tenderness in his eyes.
When Li Xia woke up, she was in pain all over her body.
"Xiaxia, you’re finally awake." Jiang Linyu sat by the bed, looking at her lovingly.
Li Xia’s head hurt, her mind a blank.
She surveyed the surrounding situation, wanting to move her arm, only to find her right arm was fractured, in a plaster cast.
"Xiaxia, did you see clearly who hit you, was it that little bitch Nan Qiao?"
Li Xia’s emotions flared up instantly: "Mom, it was her, it’s her, it’s her!"
Li Xia wished she could go seek revenge on Nan Qiao right now.
The more Jiang Linyu thought about it, the angrier she became, looking at Li Xia lying on the bed, having survived a brush with death.
"That little bitch Nan Qiao, and she dared to attack you, unharmed by the car herself."
Speaking made Li Xia’s entire body hurt, but she still wanted to speak.
"I want Liu Feng dead! I want to see Nan Qiao crushed. Mom, help me, I hate Nan Qiao to death!"
"You should rest well first, we’ll talk about these things later."
Li Xia was dumbfounded, was her mother afraid of Nan Qiao?
Li Xia couldn’t believe it, could they really not defeat Nan Qiao?
Ren Yongshi was released on bail, and she saw the mysterious person.
"I’ve done what you asked, hurry and get my son out."
"You didn’t even touch a hair on Nan Qiao’s head — with what face do you ask me to rescue Lu Zhengyang!"
Ren Yongshi stood up, a trace of murderous intent flashed across her aged face.
"If you don’t rescue my son, I’ll expose what you made me do! If Zhengyang can’t be saved, then I don’t want to live either! I’ve kept records of our correspondence over the years. If you don’t want to end up with nothing, get my son out!"
Ren Yongshi seemed crazed, with only one idea — to rescue Lu Zhengyang!