Chapter 14
“I’m indeed a little disappointed,” Qiao Nian said indifferently. Her gaze fell on the jade pendant around Qiao Xin’s neck.. “Since you’re willing to help me find that man from five years ago, I’ll give you some satisfaction. Want to guess what your life will become if I expose your disgusting acts to the public?”
Qiao Xin was getting excited just thinking about it. No matter who the man turned out to be, she would benefit from the situation. If Qiao Nian wanted to step forward when Qiao Xin claimed that the pendant was hers, then Gu Zhou would definitely realize that Qiao Nian was not as pure or chaste as she seemed!
Qiao Xin looked down. Right now, she couldn’t wait to meet the owner of the jade pendant. If it was an old man, she would simply out Qiao Nian as the girl from years ago. If it was Gu Zhou, or a young, handsome and rich friend of Gu Zhou, she would just pretend to be the true owner of the jade pendant!
“That snake!” Qiao Xin found herself trembling uncontrollably. This morning, when she heard from her mother that someone from the Gu family had arrived to pick her up, she had been overjoyed. If she had known that there would be a python in the Gu family home, she would have refused to come.
Her sister seemed to have become a different person altogether, compared to who she was in the past. Looking into Qiao Nian’s impassive eyes, Qiao Xin forcibly held back her resentment. She stood up and said coldly, “Sorry to disappoint you, sister. Unfortunately, I’m fine.”
“Sister! Ah!” Just now, Qiao Xin’s attention had all been on Gu Zhou. She completely didn’t notice the snake climbing onto Qiao Nian’s wrist. Utterly terrified, she quickly stood up and took two steps back, but she tripped over the chair and fell to the ground.
Qiao Xin looked at the coiled snake resting on Gu Zhou’s leg and couldn’t help but tremble. However, remembering that she intended to get closer to Gu Zhou, she stood up and mustered her courage to follow the couple into the dining room.
In the dining hall, Qiao Xin sat down next to Qiao Nian. Looking at the snake from across the table, she quivered in fear. She turned to Qiao Nian and asked in a low voice, “Sister, aren’t you afraid?”
With that, Gu Zhou stood up and left. However, Lan didn’t leave. Instead, it slithered to Qiao Nian’s side and clung charmingly onto her wrist, acting like a spoiled child.
Qiao Xin’s eyes were filled with tears because of the pain from the fall, but at Qiao Nian’s words, her expression turned to shock. She looked disbelievingly at her sister.
“What’s there to be afraid of?” Qiao Nian stared unblinkingly at Qiao Xin, her expression calm. She spoke unhurriedly. “It’s just a snake. Don’t you think it’s cute?”
After breakfast, Qiao Xin wiped her mouth with a tissue. She looked up at Gu Zhou, putting on a gentle facade. “Brother-in-law, when will that person be arriving?”
“He’d just arrived this morning by plane,” Gu Zhou said indifferently. Seeing a flash of disappointment in Qiao Xin’s eyes, he continued, “Wait here for a while!”
Qiao Nian had a sweet smile on her face. She walked slowly down the stairs in a beige dress, step by step. When she reached Gu Zhou, she said, “Good morning!”
Qiao Nian gave Gu Zhou a significant look. So Gu Zhou was testing her and Qiao Xin on purpose. Qiao Nian was curious as to why Gu Zhou was testing them.
Qiao Nian had been wiping her mouth as well. At Qiao Xin’s words, she paused slightly, then continued wiping her mouth as if nothing were the matter.
