Chapter 678: Chapter 677 – Expose 2_1 Chapter 678: Chapter 677 – Expose 2_1 Since she was abandoned back then, she would never turn back. Those who had abandoned her were forever disqualified from any talk of holding on to her. If her own mother decided to abandon her back then, she had no right to lecture her now.
Very well, if the status of An Yuqian as her biological mother was of no use, she would let Lan Tiansheng take action with this shameless and despicable method.
He was quite the knight in shining armor, fooling himself that he could capture her heart by such means. How utterly stupid that thought was.
Knowing the plans of the Lan family, everything came into perspective.
Those bodyguards in suits were summoned by Lan Tiansheng, hoping to change her negative impression of him, even fall in love with him. How naive and laughably absurd.
She was no longer that young, innocent girl; she was weathered and mature.
It was all just a charade, but they brought an innocent party into it, leaving Wang Yi lying helplessly in the hospital bed.
She was her, Qiao Xiaren’s, family.
If An Yuqian knew of Lan Tiansheng’s plans, did she not consider the consequences if the bodyguards had seriously injured her, or something unexpected happened to her?
Perhaps in the eyes of her own ‘bargain-basement’ mother, she was just a pawn, a piece to secure the Lan family’s prosperity and to curry favor with her husband.
No wonder, An Yuqian had asked her about her relationship with Si Limo.
Regardless of her feelings, prioritizing only the Lan family and her stepchildren, only thinking about her current family. She never once asked if she was happy or willing, persistently trying to snatch her boyfriend for her stepdaughter.
The ambitions of the Lan family were extraordinary, trying to ingratiate themselves with the Si family while swallowing the Qiao family whole. It’s a shame for them that they made plans involving her, their scheme bound to fall through.
“Qiao Xiaren, don’t judge others by your own low standards. Not only do you not appreciate me saving you, but you also involve your own mother. Have you no conscience? No matter what, An Yuqian is your biological mother,” Lan Tiansheng looked at Qiao Xiaren incredulously, his tone dark, “you are the flesh and blood from her body, not only have you not fulfilled your duty as a child, but you also suspect her, causing her so much sorrow.”
Qiao Xiaren suddenly pulled the fruit knife off the wall. Lan Tiansheng suddenly felt frozen, the cold of the knife lingering in his fingers as she stared at him like a bloodbath Asura, brutally saying, “Do you know how I warn people when they refuse to tell the truth? I simply-”
“Cut a finger to serve as a warning.”
Sharp pain suddenly tingled through his finger, the ache pulsing in rhythm with his heart. This was his first encounter with such a woman, knowing that every word she said was true.
She never trusted him from the beginning, she just never exposed him. Coming to the hospital every day to see him, just like viewing a clown’s performance.
Thinking about his deliberate attempts to impress Qiao Xiaren in the past few days, it was almost laughable.
After all, what girl wouldn’t fall for someone who saved her, especially when the person was good-looking and from a prominent family. It might make her heart flutter.
Lan Tiansheng’s face darkened, realizing that Qiao Xiaren had seen through him long ago, watched his fooling around without exposing him.
He suddenly felt somewhat humiliated. He was sure she had been secretly mocking him in her heart these past few days. Had he, Lan Tiansheng, really fallen into this woman’s trap?
Lan Tiansheng suddenly narrowed his eyes, “You’re indeed much more intelligent than I thought. I truly misjudged you.”