Quick Transmigration: Host, Please Be a Mute Beauty

Mrs. Shi was dressed as domineeringly as ever today, in an eye-catching deep purple dress, a black suit jacket, and black high heels.

She's so beautiful. Looking at it this way, Shi Chuan's eyes are just like hers, equally ruthless.

Da da da--

As she drew closer, Jiang Qiao caught a whiff of her perfume.

Madam Shi has good taste; she doesn't use a strong, overpowering fragrance, but rather a cool, refreshing scent that makes people want to keep their distance from her.

Jiang Qiao even felt that the next second, Madam Shi would throw an astronomical check at her and look at her with disdain, saying, "Here's a hundred million, but don't come near my son."

"Mrs. Shi, is there anything I can help you with? It's not yet working hours. If you're looking for Shi Chuan, you need to go to the restaurant. Would you like me to show you the way?" Jiang Qiao said with a smile. Although she didn't have a good impression of the woman in front of her, she was willing to help because she was Shi Chuan's mother.

Madam Shi stared blankly at the face that resembled her deceased husband for a moment.

She thought that if she had known Jiang Qiao would look so much like him when she grew up, she definitely wouldn't have been so hasty in setting that fire. She would have calmly negotiated terms with that traitor...

"I'm not looking for him, Miss Jiang. I'm here to see you. Do you have time to talk to me?"

Jiang Qiao hesitated for a few seconds, then agreed.

Jiang Qiao led her to the reception room, which was on the same floor as Shi Chuan's office.

"Would you like some coffee, madam?"

"No need, plain water is fine."

Jiang Qiao poured a glass of water and handed it to him.

Madam Shi was watching her the whole time, making Jiang Qiao feel a little uncomfortable.

"What would you like to discuss with me, Madam?"

Madam Shi leaned back to a more comfortable position and called Jiang Qiao's name. "Jiang Qiao... I liked you the moment I saw you. You look a lot like my deceased lover. We were very much in love. Would you like to hear our story?"

To be honest, Jiang Qiao didn't believe what she said. She thought Madam Shi was lying to her and that she didn't like her at all.

Jiang Qiao wasn't interested in listening to her story, but she couldn't afford to offend anyone.

"Of course, I'd be happy to be a listener."

The love story between Shi Tingzhou and Yu Yun was somewhat dull, much like the novels she read to pass the time, the only difference being that the male protagonist, Shi Tingzhou, died too young.

Yu Yun is Madam Shi's real name.

Jiang Qiao wasn't sure if Yu Yun's story had been embellished, but by the end, she couldn't help but exclaim, "You two are truly in love," and "Mr. Shi is so good to you..."

Yu Yun could easily tell that Jiang Qiao was being perfunctory, but Jiang Qiao acted as if she were being sincere.

Yu Yun felt that she and Shi Tingzhou were nothing alike anymore; Shi Tingzhou never gave her the time of day.

"His last words to me were to ask me to take good care of the Shi family for him. Of course I did that. After he left, I felt that there was nothing more important than taking good care of the Shi family."

"Jiang Qiao, do you think I'm pretty amazing for developing the Shi family to this point?"

Jiang Qiao nodded, "Of course, Madam Shi is the most powerful female boss I've ever met."

Undoubtedly, Madam Shi is ruthless and decisive; otherwise, the Shi family would not have risen to such heights.

Upon hearing Jiang Qiao's answer, Yu Yun's lips trembled uncontrollably, and tears gradually welled up in her eyes. However, in an instant, the tears that were about to spill out were forcibly held back.

Jiang Qiao thought she was saddened by thinking of her deceased husband, so she handed her a few pieces of paper.

It's almost time to go to work.

“Madam Shi, it’s almost time. I have to go now. Please make yourself at home. No one usually comes to this reception room.”

Yu Yun watched Jiang Qiao's departing figure, her strength waning. A tear fell into the water she had personally poured, creating a faint ripple.

"Please forgive me... Jiang Qiao..."

Look how helpless I am. I should have lived a carefree life, but my husband died, and I have to shoulder the responsibility of this family and protect everything he left behind. I have so many things beyond my control...

Yu Yun is insane; she's scheming against her own child...

Jiang Qiao, now that you know the truth, you won't hate me anymore, right? You'll understand me, right? You'll feel sorry for me, right?

Throughout the entire ordeal, Yu Yun only told one lie: she liked Jiang Qiao from their very first meeting. To be honest, at that moment, she was more filled with longing; she missed Shi Tingzhou terribly…

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When Jiang Qiao returned to her office, Shi Chuan was already there. She didn't tell him that Mrs. Shi had come to see her.

Her mind was in turmoil, and she always felt that everyone was strange, including Madam Shi, who would say things like she looked like her deceased husband.

Don't they know we poor people have these taboos? They're so unlucky.

"Jiang Qiao".

Shi Chuan suddenly called her name.

Jiang Qiao snapped back to reality. "I'm here. What's wrong?"

It was nothing really; Shi Chuan just wanted to ask her to "print out some documents for me."

"Oh."

Jiang Qiao went to print the documents.

After get off work in the afternoon, Jiang Qiao and Shi Chuan went home together since they were going the same way.

Chi Mu went to buy food and hasn't come back yet.

When Jiang Qiao came out of the shower, Chi Mu had already set out the meal.

She was always preoccupied with something, and in her later years, he kept things from her.

Jiang Qiao disliked misunderstandings, so she just said it directly.

"Old age, do you know? There's a hidden camera in front of my house."

Upon hearing this, Chi Mu paused in her act of picking up food, a bad feeling creeping into her heart, before listening to her continue.

"I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation with Shi Chuan, Chi Mu, please don't hide it from me, okay?"

The precious jade shattered on the ground before his twilight years. He had no time to regret it; he only felt heartache.

She heard it all.

After a long time, Chi Mu made a move. He got up, walked to the wardrobe, and reached out to take out a document from the top shelf of the wardrobe, which Jiang Qiao couldn't reach.

He had prepared this information long ago, but Chi Mu still couldn't bring herself to tell her the truth.

I thought it would be a long time before she saw it, but I didn't expect this day to come so soon.

The dim light shone on the table, and Jiang Qiao slowly opened the document. The pages turned, making a soft sound that was particularly clear in the quiet space.

She was intimately familiar with every word in the document, yet when they were presented in this combination, they felt utterly foreign to her.

Her gaze wandered between the lines, her brows furrowing, her fingers unconsciously gripping the paper. The suffocating truths, like a cold tide, gradually engulfed her, her breathing becoming rapid, and her heartbeat increasingly erratic.

The beautiful ideals she once firmly believed in began to crumble in the face of this information. The dark truths hidden beneath the surface, like sharp blades, ruthlessly sliced ​​through the disguise of life.

Jiang Qiao's eyes first showed shock, then turned to pain and confusion. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but the words stuck in her throat.

Tears welled up in her eyes, like a lake about to burst its banks. The tears shimmered under the light, carrying endless sorrow.

Chi Mu wiped away her tears and pulled her into his arms. Her tears fell like beads from a broken string, one after another, onto his clothes, leaving a small dark stain.

"In my twilight years, the truth isn't as good as I thought..."