Chapter 442: Chapter 442_1 Chapter 442: Chapter 442_1 “Shut up!” The old man was furious by now, snapped solemnly, “Qiao Anchu, you’re not by blood of my Qiao Family. Why do you possess my Qiao family’s heirloom necklace? And why does your Li Family’s parents have the handwritten letter that An Yuqian left behind? What is the connection between you and my granddaughter?”
The old man continuously pressed Qiao Anchu with questions, causing her to retreat in alarm, with cold sweat drenching her entire body.
Uncle Wu stepped forward, his foot landing firmly in Qiao Anchu’s chest. The sudden kick sent her sprawling on the ground.
Qiao Anchu’s face twisted together in agony. She clutched her aching chest, the pain contorting her facial features.
She finally realized that this was not just about posing as the Qiao family’s daughter. Her palms were sweating coldly; there had been no mercy in that kick.
No wonder Qiao Xiaren was so cruel and ruthless–it was inherited from the family!
“Master, Young Master Gu and the others have arrived,” Another servant reported. The old man turned and walked towards the entrance, leaving a sweating Qiao Anchu lying helpless on the ground. Smith and Uncle Wu remained indifferent.
Qiao Anchu’s vision blurred, her gaze locked onto the old man’s retreating back. The sensation of being tossed from heaven straight into hell was unbearably agonizing.
For a moment, she felt like she had become the laughingstock of everyone.
Qiao Anchu seemed to have lost her mind as she alternated between laughter and tears.
Aunt Fang and the remaining servants became silent upon witnessing the startling scene. They watched as Qiao Anchu’s face contorted into a look of horror. Some of the servant girls couldn’t help but throw out sarcastic comments in response.
“I always knew it was too good to be true. Pretending to be the phoenix when you’re really just a chicken? Who do you think you’re fooling? Do you really think it’s that easy to inflate your status and infiltrate the Qiao family?”
“These days, some women don’t even hesitate to sell their bodies. This one, her ambition is just too big!”
“Look at her now. She thought she was something, but she’s really just a delusional fool!”
These whispers were like relentless punches, fueling Qiao Anchu’s misery.
The most embarrassed person now was Aunt Fang. She had spent the recent days constantly trying to curry favor with Qiao Anchu. She had received various trinkets and pieces of jewelry as gifts, which made it all the more awkward now that Qiao Anchu was revealed as a fraud. No one had dared to deceive the old man in such a way for years. It seemed Qiao Anchu’s downfall was inevitable.
As people pointed and gossiped about her, Qiao Anchu laid on the ground, unable to get up, lost in thought.
Depression, sadness, wrath, and defiance flooded her heart and lungs.
Less than five minutes passed before people began to trickle in.
Gu Ming gave a cursory glance at the woman sprawled on the floor, then took out a lighter from his suit pocket. He didn’t smoke, but the opening and closing of the lid was especially eerie in the quiet room.
Under Pei Ningxuan’s training, Gu Ming had become a model husband, yet the violent and rebellious streak in his bones had never faded.
Lu Qian sat down next to him, not even giving her a second glance. Shangguan Ye arrived, too. He was always disdainful of women, and gave a faint snort. Qiao Yi’an, wheeled downstairs by his grandmother, was expressionless in his indifference.
Even Wang Yi showed up. Her parents, who were on vacation in Japan, were still on their flight, so they had to call Wang Yi instead. She had already heard from Shangguan Ye and was shocked to learn that Qiao Anchu was not of the Qiao family bloodline after all!