Qiao Xi stared coldly at Xu Anran. “This room was originally meant for me. If I really stayed there, even if I didn’t get burned to death, I would’ve been disfigured. Everything in the Xu family will then belong to you, the adopted daughter. Miss Xu, you’re really vicious!”
The servants were full of disdain.
Eldest Miss was too much. Fortunately, Second Miss did not stay in the basement. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
“I… I…”
Seeing Xu Anran stammering and looking guilty, Madam Xu understood. When Anran was setting up the room, she scattered the flammable powder on the floor and also put a lot of flammable things there. If Qiao Xi had stayed there, then…
No! Impossible! Anran was so gentle and kind. How could she do such a thing?
Even if Anran really did it, it was because Qiao Xi had provoked her first. In short, it was all Qiao Xi’s fault! Qiao Xi paid no further attention to them and turned around to go upstairs.
“Xi Xi.”
At this moment, a male voice sounded from behind.
Qiao Xi turned around. Mr. Xu had a serious expression on his face. “I heard that you and Shen Yu know each other. The Shen family is holding a banquet tomorrow. Come with us!”
Qiao Xi was calm. Although Mr. Xu was still considered polite to her, his eyes were filled with the glow of personal gains. To him, it did not matter who his biological daughter was. He only cared about who could bring more benefits to him.
She smiled and nodded. “Alright! I know Shen Yu. He even recommended me for a role previously!”
When Mr. Xu heard this, his gloomy expression eased up a little. Although he liked Xu Anran more, Qiao Xi was still useful and not completely useless.
Mr. Xu said, “Alright, then get ready and dress up nicely tomorrow. You’re the daughter of the Xu family now. You have to attend the Shen family’s banquet as one of us. Don’t embarrass the Xu family.
“I heard that President Gu will be participating too…”
The crowd fell silent.
Mr. Xu hesitated for a moment, then said in a gentle voice, “Anyi likes to create trouble, so he made a small joke with you. Although you won’t hold it against him anymore, President Gu was in the car that day. He probably thought that Anyi got people to kill him, so…
“I think you must be very familiar with President Gu since you were in the same car as him. Help your brother put in a few good words and tell President Gu not to pursue the matter anymore. Tell him to just forgive your brother!”
Qiao Xi looked troubled. “Of course, I want to save Young Master Xu, but everyone knows that President Gu has a bad temper. At that time, Young Master Xu sent so many people to chase after us. Someone even attacked President Gu. If it weren’t for President Gu’s assistant, we might not have survived. It won’t be easy to make him relent.”
Mr. Xu’s expression was heavy. He knew that Qiao Xi was telling the truth, so he gritted his teeth. “Why don’t you tell President Gu that as long as he agrees to reconcile, the Xu family will give him a gift? I hope he’ll give us some face.”
Qiao Xi chuckled and nodded. “Yes, I’ll tell President Gu that tomorrow!”
Mr. Xu heaved a sigh of relief and took out a card from his pocket. “Xi Xi, this card is for you. There’s 200,000 yuan in it. Buy whatever you like. If it’s not enough, you can ask me again.” Qiao Xi smiled sweetly and received it casually. “Thank you.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she skipped upstairs. After she left the crowd’s line of sight, Madam Xu could not help but roar, “What right does she have to receive 200,000 yuan and attend the Shen family’s banquet? She’s just a wild girl. It’ll be so embarrassing to bring her to a banquet in high society! Is the Shen family in the capital people she can climb over?”
Mr. Xu frowned unhappily. “If we were still in Luo City, it wouldn’t matter. Now that we’re in Li City, everyone knows that we came here to look for our daughter. If we only bring Anran with us when we attend the banquet, the Shen family will definitely think that the Xu family is uneducated. They’ll say that we didn’t let our biological daughter attend but we brought our adopted daughter with us instead. Wouldn’t that be a loss of status?”
Madam Xu was unwilling to give up. “Then… Then why did you give Qiao Xi so much money? Just let her pick one of Anran’s old clothes. They’re all new anyway. She won’t be able to tell. She’s not a top socialite, so what’s the point of wearing such good clothes?!”
Mr. Xu was helpless. “We have a favor to ask of Qiao Xi now. If we don’t coax her, how can we get her to plead with President Gu? Do you still want to save your son?”
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