Announced divorce, madly criticized Ling Shaochang for kneeling down

Left the Qiao Mansion.

The ladies were discussing the matter heatedly.

"I don't think Li Ling is confident in front of her son-in-law. She's more like a mouse seeing a cat."

"That's right, isn't it? You just listen to her bragging, but you don't see her like that. She buys a jewel ring and shows it off like it's nothing. When she plays cards, her fingers are almost raised to the sky, as if she's afraid we'll see. If you don't know better, you'd think Qiao He picked a star for her."

"That's right. Look at how embarrassed she is." Mrs. Wang imitated her, her voice choking. "My face is all maintained by a high-end skincare team. Pah! Those wrinkles at the corners of my eyes are so tight they could kill a mosquito."

"Yes, Madam Yin back then was truly gentle, generous, and extremely beautiful. Compared to Madam Yin, Li Ling is far inferior."

"You said Qiao He was a handsome young man when he was young. He was in his prime when Madam Yin passed away. He couldn't find any other famous lady to marry, but he chose Li Ling, a country bumpkin."

"Have you ever seen her praise her daughters? She only praises Ruyi, her non-biological daughter. Her biological daughter is no match for Ruyi. And that youngest son is acting like he's autistic every day. I think Qiao He's company will have to rely on Ruyi to take over in the future."

"Hey, hey, hey." Mrs. Chen stopped him in a low voice. "We may have our opinions about Li Ling, but let's not talk about her youngest son. I feel sorry for him too."

The ladies chatted in low voices, and when they had finished complaining, they each got into their own cars.

......

Li Ling saw that there was something behind Ling Che's words, so she smiled awkwardly and asked someone to call Qiao He and ask him to come back quickly.

Qiao Ruyuan didn't understand any meaning from Ling Che's words, and was completely immersed in the joy of Ling Che coming to her home.

"Brother Ling Che, have you had lunch?"

Hearing her ask this, Ling Che turned his gaze towards her and said, "No."

Qiao Ruyuan's face lit up immediately. "That's great. We haven't eaten yet. I'll ask Aunt Wang to prepare the meal and we'll eat together."

I just had lunch, how could I eat anything else?

Li Ling looked at her daughter's happy expression, and when she saw Ling Che said he hadn't eaten, she didn't know what to say.

Seeing Qiao Ruyuan was about to go find Wang Ma, Ling Che stopped her, "Wait a minute."

The corner of his mouth curled up with an ambiguous smile, "Ask the kitchen to prepare whatever you like to eat, and prepare more."

When Qiao Ruyuan heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and felt as if he had eaten honey.

"Brother Ling Che is so good to me!"

Even after leaving the hall, she was still thinking about Ling Che's words.

Is Brother Ling Che concerned about her?

She knew that as long as she performed well enough, Brother Ling Che would definitely be interested in her.

Li Ling listened to Ling Che's words and didn't understand what he was up to.

Seeing that she was still standing, Ling Che looked up at her and chuckled, "Aunt Li, why are you always standing? Don't you like sitting?"

Ling Che's tone was indifferent, but it was difficult to discern the meaning behind it.

Li Ling laughed awkwardly twice and sat down on the single sofa next to Ling Che, far away from him.

Although he came to celebrate the festival, Ling Che did not bring any gifts, but only two bodyguards. They were about the same height as him, and when they stood at the door, they were taller than the door frame. Both of them were dressed in black and had expressionless faces, which made people feel creepy.

Sitting in the hall, Ling Che didn't say anything else. He just smoked his cigarette with great interest, slowly and occasionally glancing at Li Ling who was sitting on pins and needles.

Silent, but full of oppression.

Li Ling felt the air around her getting lower and lower, sending a chill down her spine.

Ling Che's temper has always been changeable, and now she is even more certain that Ling Che is definitely not here to simply celebrate the festival.

Qiao Ruyuan came to the hall excitedly, "Brother Ling Che, Aunt Wang has asked the kitchen to prepare the meal."

They were all her favorite dishes, more than twenty in number, large and small. Brother Ling Che would definitely like them.

After a while, Qiao He came back.

Only then did Li Ling feel that she was rescued. With Qiao He present, Ling Che would not do anything excessive.

"Ling Che?" Qiao He saw Ling Che sitting leisurely in the hall. "Why are you here at this hour?"

"Of course I'm here to celebrate with Dad."

Ling Che was still sitting on the sofa, not moving at all, not caring about etiquette like he did when he came back with Qiao Ruyi in the past.

Qiao He immediately saw that there was something behind his words, "Why don't we go to my study and talk?"

"Do you mind having dinner first?" Ling Che asked politely, but it was clear from his words that he was not discussing anything.

"Yes, Dad, Brother Ling Che hasn't even eaten yet, so why did he go to your study?"

Qiao Ruyuan was unhappy, as she had specially chosen to have this meal with her brother Ling Che.

At this time, Wang Ma came to inform us that we could move to the restaurant.

Ling Che then stood up and leisurely walked towards the restaurant. When he passed Li Ling, he put his hands in his pockets and looked at Li Ling's nervous face meaningfully, "Why does Aunt Li seem unhappy about my coming?"

"how come."

Li Ling smiled awkwardly and walked towards the restaurant.

There were already more than a dozen dishes on the table, and Qiu Gui poured wine for Ling Che and Qiao He.

Ling Che glanced at the three people at the table with a playful look, but did not pick up his chopsticks.

Finally, his eyes fell on Li Ling, and he said quietly, "I heard that Xile went missing on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Aunt Li, what happened?"

Qiao Ruyuan was about to pick up some food for Ling Che when her hand trembled as she picked up the chopsticks. She immediately looked at Li Ling in panic.

Li Ling's heart sank, but she smiled dryly, "It's all in the past. Fortunately, Xile wasn't hurt. Let's not dwell on it."

"Aunt Li is really generous. However," Ling Che shook the red wine glass in his hand, "Xile is Ruyi's younger brother, but he's also my younger brother. My younger brother was lost, and yet I have to make a fuss about it."

Upon hearing this, Qiao He realized that he was indeed here for Ruyi's matter. His face turned grim and he said, "Ling Che, we've already figured this out. I know you're here for Ruyi's sake, but she did something wrong, so don't protect her!"

"Yes, Ling Che." Li Ling quickly smoothed over the words, "Ruyi definitely didn't do it on purpose. Your father was also angry that day and accidentally hit Ruyi. They say that fathers and daughters don't hold grudges overnight. Let's just let it go."

"Is it okay?" Ling Che asked in a leisurely but chilling tone.

The slap was so powerful that his face, which he usually only touched a few times, was swollen.

If someone else had hit him, Qiao Ruyi would have fought him to the death.

It was because Qiao He relied on the fact that he was her father that she didn't fight back.

"Ling Che!" Qiao He was offended and felt a little angry. "You should protect Ruyi normally, but this incident is Ruyi's fault!"

Ling Che glanced at Qiao Ruyuan, who had kept his head down and didn't dare to speak. "Really? Qiao Ruyuan, whose fault do you think it is?"

The three words "Qiao Ruyuan" frightened Qiao Ruyuan.