Announced divorce, madly criticized Ling Shaochang for kneeling down

Qiao Ruyi lowered her eyes and looked at the ground without saying a word, but she couldn't help pinching her fingertips on the hand he was holding.

"You know I'm not very good at talking." Ling Che continued, "What I said that day was all in anger, and what you said was also all in anger, right?"

Qiao Ruyi's nose felt sore.

Angry words.

She really didn't know which words were spoken in anger and which were true.

She twitched the corners of her mouth and said, "Ling Che, you're right. You've seen it too. I, Qiao Ruyi, have nothing."

She sniffed and raised her head to look at the man's handsome face.

"Aside from being younger and prettier, there's nothing else about me that's worth holding on to. You've seen so many women, there are bound to be some who are younger and prettier than me. Go find them."

"That's not what I meant." Ling Che frowned and explained, "I like you, Qiao Ruyi, not some kind of Qiao Ruyi. It doesn't matter to me what you have or don't have. I have what you don't have, and I can give you anything you want."

"Just stay by my side, with me, okay?"

After the conversation ended, silence fell between the two.

good or not?

In these three words, Qiao Ruyi actually heard some meaning of negotiation and pleading.

Before she could answer, footsteps were heard coming towards them.

She looked up and saw Qiu Gui.

"Miss, uncle."

As Qiu Gui got closer, he realized that he had come at the wrong time.

The son-in-law and the eldest daughter were whispering to each other in an intimate manner, and his sudden arrival somewhat spoiled the mood.

"Uncle Gui."

Qiao Ruyi ignored all this and found that Ling Che had no intention of taking a step back, so she simply freed her hand and crawled out from his supporting arm.

Ling Che raised his eyebrows in amusement. She really was good at running.

Qiu Gui approached and whispered to her, "I've already given the recording you gave me to Mr. Qiao. He's in his study right now, furious."

Qiao Ruyi curled the corners of her mouth, very satisfied with the result.

"Thank you, Uncle Gui, for helping me again."

"Alas." Qiu Gui waved his hand. "As long as I can make your life easier, I'll be relieved. Madam Li and the Second Miss really went too far this time."

He never imagined that they would take advantage of Qiao Ruyi's allergy to peanut powder.

Qiao Ruyi glanced at the window of Qiao He's study and said, "I'll go join in the fun."

Just as she was about to leave, she remembered something.

He took off his coat and turned to hand it to Ling Che, "It's getting late, Master Ling, go back and get some rest."

Ling Che put his coat over his arm and looked at Qiao Ruyi's back as she walked forward, a faint smile on his lips.

He didn't say he was leaving.

......

In the study.

A loud slap hit Qiao Ruyuan's face mercilessly, with such force that she staggered back a few steps.

Qiao He pointed at her angrily, "You bastard! Who gave you the guts to tamper with your sister's drink?"

As he wished, Qiao was slapped in the face, causing his head to buzz and his face to burn with pain.

She looked at Qiao He in disbelief, "Dad! What are you talking about?"

Li Ling was also confused. She had never seen him so angry before, so she quickly stepped forward and said, "Old Qiao, what are you doing——"

"Snapped!"

Qiao He slapped Li Ling in the face with his backhand.

"Do you think this has nothing to do with you?" Qiao He angrily turned on the recorder beside him.

In the recording, the mother and daughter's secret conversation in the room was recorded word for word.

After hearing the recording, Li Ling and Qiao Ruyuan's faces turned pale.

Qiao He slammed the recorder at their feet. "If anything happens to Ruyi today, you'll be committing murder! Bastards!"

Qiao Ruyuan covered her face and cried, "Then Qiao Ruyi is fine too, isn't she?"

She looked at Qiao He and cried loudly, "Dad! I didn't mean to hurt Qiao Ruyi. It's Qiao Ruyi who is too bullying. Not only does she bully me, but she also bullies my mom! She doesn't even take my mom seriously!"

"I just wanted to teach her a lesson. I didn't mean to hurt her!"

"A lesson?" Qiao He glared at her. "Do you know that this little bit of peanut powder could cost your sister her life?"

Li Ling stood aside, covering her face with her hands, her face pale with fear. She only knew that Qiao Ruyi was allergic to peanut powder, but she didn't expect it to be so serious.

"But she's fine, isn't she?" Qiao Ruyuan cried, pointing outside. "Look, she's fine. She obviously drank orange juice, but she's fine. Maybe she's just pretending!"

"You should be thankful that nothing happened to her!" Qiao He angrily took out a document and slammed it on the table. "If anything had happened to her today, the cooperation between Qiao Group and LS Group would have been ruined, and you wouldn't have been able to stay in Qiao Group!"

Qiao Ruyuan took a quick look at the document, which showed that she was the person in charge and that she was the one who had proposed a project cooperation with LS Group.

The contract has been signed and stamped, proving that the cooperation has been achieved.

Qiao He glared at her with a look of frustration, "If it weren't for Ruyi's relationship with Ling Che, this project wouldn't even be signed! If you offend Ling Che again by hurting your sister, our Qiao Group will suffer!"

Outside the closed study door.

Qiao Ruyi leaned against the wall, listening to the movements in the room, and slowly pulled the corners of her mouth.

Qiao He was angry with Li Ling and her daughter because of the cooperation between Qiao Group and LS Group. In the final analysis, it was because of Ling Che's presence.

If it weren't for Ling Che, how much weight would Qiao Ruyi, her biological daughter, hold in Qiao He's heart?

Qiao Hewen's angry warning came from inside the room again, "Ruyuan, remember this: you are not allowed to do anything to hurt your sister again. Do you hear me?"

"Hubby." Li Ling, who had been silent since being slapped, suddenly spoke up. "Don't you think it's strange? You said Ruyi is allergic to peanut powder, but she really doesn't have any symptoms at all, and..."

Halfway through her speech, she walked over to Qiao He and whispered, "She's been acting strange this time. She keeps saying weird things."

"What did she say?" Qiao He asked in a deep voice.

"She said I was the mistress who seduced you into your position, and that I was the one who killed her mother. Husband, ever since I entered the Qiao family, Ruyi has always had a problem with you and me. She's been particularly distant to you these past few years, even refusing to call you dad. Why has she changed so much recently, suddenly becoming so close to you?"

Qiao He frowned and said nothing.

Li Ling continued to ask, "Do you think she discovered something?"

Outside.

Qiao Ruyi laughed disdainfully, too lazy to listen any further, and turned and left.

......

The upstairs room has been tidied.

That was the room where Qiao Ruyi used to live. It was actually no different from the guest room, and there was nothing of hers in the room.

As soon as I opened the door, I heard a man's voice.

Qiao Ruyi frowned at the door and looked at the man standing on the balcony making a phone call.

He didn't leave, and even looked like he wanted to sleep here with her.