Chapter 1284: Chapter 1280
“An Yuqian, what exactly do you want? Don’t think that just because you’re my mother, I will always tolerate you. My patience with you has its limits, and once you cross my line, you should know that I won’t hesitate to turn my back on you. Or do you still foolishly think that I’ll obediently listen to you?”
An Yuqian quickly said, “I just want you to help me clear up one thing. My marriage with Xinhan was legitimate and legal, and there was no infidelity after marriage. Your father and I divorced amicably, and I was forced to marry due to family and company issues back then. Xinhan and I have always been patient and did nothing wrong or against moral conscience…”
Qiao Xiaren pressed her temples, a hint of sarcastic and icy light flashing in her eyes: “So what you’re saying is, you want me to acknowledge that you and Lan Xinhan are truly in love, that your marriage with my father was forced by the family, and that the Qiao Family, using its background and power, forced you to marry into us, making us the wicked side? I must say, you really have some nerve thinking that!”
“Xiaren…” An Yuqian’s weak sobbing voice came again from the other side, “Why can’t you help your mother? Anyway, the Qiao Family is well-established, such rumors don’t mean much to them.”
Back in the day, she stole an important document from the Qiao Family, almost causing the loss of all business secrets in the Capital to some circle, yet the Qiao Family still remained unscathed.
This time, even if it meant taking some blame for the Lan Family, it didn’t matter.
“Have you thought about the fact that if I spread such false rumors, it would be like stabbing a knife into my father and grandfather’s hearts? Where does that leave me? If I help you, how will my father and grandfather see me?”
An Yuqian was choked by Qiao Xiaren’s words, still sobbing on the other end, “Xiaren, you are your grandfather’s most cherished granddaughter, he would never do anything to you, so trust me…”
Ha, she’s actually starting to spout nonsense with her eyes wide open.
The Qiao Family all have one thing in common: they cannot tolerate any deceit. The closer someone is when committing such heart-wrenching acts, the more they become an insurmountable barrier and create division.
Would An Yuqian not know this after being in the Qiao Family for so long? But now, for her own sake and for the Lan Family, An Yuqian doesn’t even care about her own survival anymore; she just wants me to step in for her and the Lan Family.
An Yuqian has gone insane for the sake of the Lan Family.
Qiao Xiaren’s cold voice resonated, “What does my grandfather cherishing me have to do with you? He cherishes me, but that doesn’t mean I can squander that affection on unrelated people.”
“You’ve called me twice, both because of the Lan Family, ha…” Qiao Xiaren let out a low laugh, the curve of her lips appearing rather sinister and malevolent, “Do you remember what I once said? That whatever you use to hurt me, I don’t mind totally destroying it—in the past it was Lan Lan, so what, this time are you planning to offer the Lan Family up for abuse?”
Hearing such cold words to the extreme, An Yuqian felt a chill run down her spine, dumbfoundedly saying, “Xiaren… I’m your mother…”
“An Yuqian, sometimes you’re so foolish it’s almost endearing, don’t keep flaunting your status as a mother. They say nurturing kindness outweighs that of mere birth; you’ve never raised me, and I don’t have the capacity to acknowledge you, the woman who abandoned me twenty years ago. Be sensible and leave. If you anger me, there’s nothing I won’t do.”