Chapter 3
“Grandpa’s legs aren’t in a very good condition and he can’t take a plane, so he got me to pick you up. He’s taking a train and will arrive later. Your dad and my parents have reserved a place at Waterside Loft, and they should be there by now. Let’s head there.”
“Had you known, you shouldn’t have done so much to treat Qiao Chen’s illness. They don’t know that if it wasn’t for you, Qiao Chen wouldn’t even be able to live past 20. They think that hemophilia is a flu or something and can be treated with just a pill!”
The person on the line sounded indignant. “Don’t you know how much you’ve helped the Qiao family all these years? If it wasn’t for you, Qiao Weimin would never have been able to expand his family from Rao City to the capital. He’s too dumb for that!
“Damn, the Qiao family really chased you out? They’re terrible! They used you in exchange for your sister’s life and even guilt-tripped you by claiming to be your kin… And now they’re chasing you out the moment they no longer see a use for you!
Qiao Nian looked up at him. Jiang Li was tall and rather good-looking, with a smile that made him look approachable. Some of his hair was highlighted in a bright purple, giving him a unique personality in his simple elegance.
Qiao Nian saw someone walking towards her now. She casually said on the phone, “No matter what, the Qiao family did raise me. I’ve repaid them by treating Qiao Chen. Now, we have nothing to do with each other.”
“I used to think that they were your biological family members, but were simply biased towards your sister. Then, when I found out that they were actually not related to you, I realized how shameless they were!
Everyone liked pretty people and things. Jiang Li happily took her stuff and carried them for her. “Nian Nian, am I right? I’m your cousin, Jiang Li. Just calling me Second Brother will do.”
His mother had mentioned before that his Second Aunt used to be much prettier than all the current female celebrities when she was younger.
“Mm. Nice to meet you, I’m Qiao Nian.” She greeted him politely. So far, she seemed rather obedient and sweet, at least to Jiang Li.
“And that younger sister of yours. You gave her tuition and helped her with her tunes. That family made you do everything possible!
“They knew full well that you weren’t related to them by blood and still took advantage of you without treating you like family.”
Qiao Nian saw that Jiang Li was approaching and lowered her volume. “I have something else to attend to, I’ll hang up first.”
Qiao Nian looked rather nonchalant as she said, “I need to know my roots at least — who I am and where I come from.”
Qiao Nian wasn’t one who remembered faces well. If someone wasn’t important enough to her, she’d just forget them.
“Nian Nian, I’ve got another friend in the car. He’ll be joining us later. I hope you don’t mind?”
