Mu Suye fell silent. When Qiao Xia looked down, she noticed that Mu Suye was crying.

Realizing she had been discovered, Mu Suye clung tightly to Qiao Zhaoxing's leg, pleading, "I won't marry you, please don't die!"

Qiao Xia quickly picked him up and comforted him, "Don't cry, everyone has to die, he's not going to die now."

Mu Suye cried even louder.

Qiao Zhaoxing had pulled Tang Xining away at some point, leaving only Qiao Xia and Mu Suye staring at each other, with Tang Ling, who was watching the drama unfold, by their side.

Qiao Xia rubbed her ears, which were still sore from the shock. "Where are your parents? Didn't they leave a driver for you? How irresponsible!"

Mu Suye's voice softened, but she was still silently shedding tears.

She shook her smartwatch and said politely, "My...my uncle is waiting for me at the door. Could you take me there?"

Upon arriving at the manor gate, a black Rolls-Royce stood imposingly blocking the entrance.

Mu Suye tugged at Qiao Xia's sleeve, urging her to put her down. Then, she wiped away her tears and raised her head again like a little swan. "Thank you for bringing me here. Goodbye."

After saying that, he turned around and plunged into the car without looking back.

In the darkness, the car stopped for two seconds before driving forward, blowing Qiao Xia's face full of exhaust fumes. At that moment, Qiao Xia vaguely felt the person inside the car glance at her.

"No wonder you look down on Shen Shuoyan, it turns out you have a better target now?" Tang Ling stood behind her with her arms crossed and spoke sarcastically.

Qiao Xia turned around and touched her forehead. "Are you having another episode of delusions?"

"Qiao Xia!" Tang Ling was so angry that her nose was crooked, but Qiao Xia ignored her. "I know where the room is, so I don't need you to take me there."

"Who cares if I give it to you?" Tang Ling said, but followed closely behind Qiao Xia.

Upon reaching the second floor, Qiao Xia stopped in exasperation. "Shouldn't you stay far away from people you dislike? What's with following me around like this?"

"I'm just not convinced. I'm clearly his own granddaughter. He was willing to spend all his wealth on you, but he wouldn't even buy me a piece of jewelry." Tang Ling's eyes were full of resentment.

"Pfft~" Qiao Xia rolled her eyes. "Don't talk like you've suffered some great injustice. Isn't that headdress still in your hands now?"

"That's different." Tang Ling interrupted excitedly, immediately attracting the attention of the maid downstairs.

The two continued walking uphill, and Tang Ling lowered her voice indignantly, saying, "I'm the one who's always been by his side taking care of him, so why is he kinder to you than to me?"

"Come on," Qiao Xia interrupted directly. "If Grandpa really spends 100 million to buy back the jewelry from me, and you're unwilling, then you'll say he deliberately gave me money."

“But you know I’m short of money. I don’t lack anything. Everything Grandpa did today was for you.”

"Yes, you lack nothing, so why are you competing with me?"

Qiao Xia sensed something was off about her tone, turned her head and saw her with her arms outstretched and leaning back, a strange smile on her lips.

Qiao Xia was startled and quickly pulled the person up and pinned them against the wall.

Yesterday, Qiao Xia dislocated her right arm while saving someone. Although she successfully pulled Tang Ling back, her arm dislocated again, causing her to gasp in pain.

But he deftly put the arm back on and then slapped Tang Ling hard on the buttocks.

"Qiao Xia!" Tang Ling was both ashamed and angry, glaring at her like a frightened little rabbit.

"What are you yelling about? You think you're some kind of villainous supporting character just because I called you a girl from a poor family? You're resorting to such low-class framing and slander. Do you think people haven't seen melodramatic soap operas before?"

Qiao Xia pointed to the surveillance camera above, "The camera is still on. Who can you fool?"

"You make it sound so easy. You have everything, so of course you can do whatever you want. Why should I be obedient and sensible, and marry someone I don't like?"

Qiao Xia was truly defeated by her. "Didn't you choose Shen Shuoyan yourself? Did Grandpa force you to marry him? If you want to live freely, who can stop you?"

Tang Ling tearfully said, "You don't understand anything at all?"

"Am I not understanding, or are you just making excuses for yourself? You always say that Grandpa loves me more, but how many times have I stayed here since I was a child? When has your family ever mistreated you?"

“Your legs are your own. If you want to go out and play, is Grandpa going to break your legs? You're the one who's watching me and insisting on arguing with me.”

Tang Ling bit her lip, gradually tasting the blood. She knew that what Qiao Xia said was true, and she could not refute it.

Qiao Xia pointed to the stairs below, "If you don't want to marry Shen Shuoyan, go and talk to Grandpa yourself. Framing me won't solve anything."

"If you still want to jump, then jump. I won't stop you." With that, Qiao Xia turned and walked back into the room.

Just as she was about to push open the door, she turned back. Tang Ling instinctively crossed her hands in front of her face, afraid that Qiao Xia would hit her. "You... what do you want to do?"

"Who was it that picked up Mu Suye tonight?"

"Mu...Mu San."

"Mu Suye has always lived with him."

Tang Ling nodded subconsciously.

"What a scumbag!" While Qiao Xia was condemning Mu San's irresponsible behavior, Mu San was sitting in front of the French windows, playing a video.

The boy band on stage was dazzling, but Mu San's focus was fixed on the girl whose image the camera panned across.

He received a call yesterday from Mu Xiaozhe complaining. Mu San didn't really want to talk to this stupid younger brother who depended on him for everything.

But the name he uttered perked Mu San up.

The name "Qiao Xia" is well-known in their circle, and perhaps she herself doesn't even know how famous she is.

As the sole heir to the richest man in City A, she was destined to attract everyone's attention as soon as she appeared, not to mention that she was also very beautiful.

During Qiao Xia's teenage years, before she became obsessed with the good looks of handsome men and beautiful women, her favorite things were boxing and playing the drums.

When Qiao Xia stands on the stage, she exudes a powerful aura and is incredibly cool. Everyone who has seen her perform on stage is captivated.

Every day, a group of boys would chase after her, the most flamboyant of whom was the boy from the Shen family. But the way he attracted Qiao Xia was by running up to her and acting like a jerk.

Every time he gets beaten black and blue, he comes back with a smug look on his face.

How could Qiao Xia like such a foolish approach? If it were him...

When Mu San thought about this question, a cold sweat broke out on his back. He was just an illegitimate son of the Mu family. Whether it was a marriage partner or a mere spice in the young lady's love life, he had no right to it.

For a long time, Mu San was extremely jealous of Qiao Xia. She could become the heir of the Qiao family without doing anything, while he worked so hard, yet the Mu family members were unwilling to die sooner to make way for him.