Although Jiang Yiran never knew why Huo Beixiao had been so kind to her during that time, she believed that there was no such thing as kindness without a reason.

I also believe that if she can make Huo Beixiao treat her well once, she can do it a second time. It all depends on whether she can act in a way that touches Huo Beixiao's heart.

She held her belly in her hands and looked at Huo Beixiao, her expression one of utter despair.

Even Jiang Qiaoqiao couldn't help but exclaim that Jiang Yiran's acting skills have really improved again!

A flash of disgust crossed Huo Beixiao's eyes. He brushed aside her hand that was trying to tug at his sleeve and walked to Jiang Qiaoqiao's side. "Wife, shall we go?"

Jiang Yiran looked down at Huo Beixiao, who was asking Jiang Qiaoqiao with tender eyes.

The flames of jealousy in her heart almost consumed her.

Whether in his past or present life, Huo Beixiao had never looked at her with such focus.

Thinking back to his past life, Qin Haiyang treated Jiang Qiaoqiao like a precious gem, afraid of breaking her or melting her in his mouth.

And in this life, Qin Haiyang treated her...

Jiang Yiran clenched her fists, suppressing all the hatred in her heart.

She just stood there pitifully waiting, her appearance truly evoked pity.

Jiang Qiaoqiao glanced at her out of the corner of her eye. Jiang Yiran seemed to have learned her lesson and at least knew how to restrain herself.

She looked into Huo Beixiao's eyes and said, "We can go, but they invited us to dinner, and only Jiang Yiran came to say it. That's disrespectful, so we won't go."

After saying that, she looked at Jiang Yiran and said, "When you get back, just tell your godparents what I said. Don't worry, they won't blame you."

As Jiang Yiran watched Jiang Qiaoqiao and Huo Beixiao's retreating figures, a dark glint flashed in her eyes. What did Jiang Qiaoqiao mean?

Why did she say that Jiang Guozhi and his wife couldn't bear to blame her?

Does she know something?

Before entering the store, Jiang Qiaoqiao suddenly turned back to Jiang Yiran and said, "Jiang Yiran, haven't you thought about going to find your biological parents for so long? Maybe your biological parents are also from a wealthy family?"

Back then, quite a few city dwellers were sent to the countryside.

Jiang Yiran stared at Jiang Qiaoqiao in shock.

In that instant, she felt as if a light flashed in her mind. She tried to grasp it, but before she could, it disappeared.

Before she could react, she heard Jiang Qiaoqiao say again, "But it's understandable that you don't want to look for them. After all, they didn't want you back then, so even if they brought you back now, who knows what their purpose is? Just like the Jiang family brought me back, it's only to bleed me dry."

After saying this with a sincere and bitter expression, Jiang Qiaoqiao ignored Jiang Yiran.

Jiang Yiran stood there, her expression changing several times, before turning and leaving.

Jiang Qiaoqiao only looked back after she left.

A faint smile appeared on her lips.

Very good. As long as the seeds of suspicion are planted in Jiang Yiran's heart, there's no need to worry about any troubles when she returns to the Jiang family.

Moreover, the Jiang family also has Jiang Rou, who is no pushover either.

After Jiang Qiaoqiao and Huo Beixiao entered the store, a car stopped outside their store not long after they entered.

After Qin Haiyang respectfully opened the car door, Jiang Guozhi got out of the car. Upon seeing Huo Beixiao, he immediately smiled and extended his hand to shake hands as he walked towards Huo Beixiao.

Jiang Yongxian also came over.

"Director Huo, I was unfamiliar with the place and couldn't find it, so I asked my daughter to come and invite you and your husband. I am truly sorry."

Huo Beixiao shook hands with Jiang Guozhi, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Jiang, you're too kind."

As the two exchanged pleasantries, Jiang Yongxian wore a polite and appropriate smile, but his gaze was full of warning when it fell on Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Jiang Qiaoqiao seemed not to notice his gaze, and quietly stayed with Huo Beixiao. After Jiang Guozhi finished exchanging pleasantries with Huo Beixiao, Jiang Guozhi invited them to get into the car.

There were only four seats in the car besides the driver, so Jiang Guozhi said to Qin Haiyang as a matter of course, "Xiao Qin, there's not enough room in the car, so you can walk over by yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, the car sped away.

Jiang Qiaoqiao saw Qin Haiyang's sinister gaze in the rearview mirror.

Qin Haiyang is a useless person with no real ability, but he has an extremely strong and useless sense of pride. Jiang Guozhi's actions are tantamount to throwing his pride to the ground and trampling on it.

He's probably already thinking about how to get revenge on Jiang Guozhi.

I just hope that he will have the ability to take revenge on Jiang Guozhi in the future.

When Jiang Qiaoqiao and the others arrived at the restaurant, Bai Yuzhu was affectionately holding Jiang Yiran's hand and talking to Peng Cuiying.

Judging from Bai Yuzhu and Peng Cuiying's expressions, it's easy to tell that they were talking about Jiang Yiran's childhood.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Bai Yuzhu and Peng Cuiying stopped chatting.

Peng Cuiying instinctively wanted to roll her eyes at Jiang Qiaoqiao, but she held back under Jiang Jiahua's warning gaze.

However, Jiang Yongxian, taking advantage of Huo Beixiao's absence, whispered a warning in Jiang Qiaoqiao's ear: "Jiang Qiaoqiao, you need to know that since you are surnamed Jiang, you will always be a member of the Jiang family. You need to understand your place."

Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled slightly at Jiang Yongxian, "Thank you for the reminder, Comrade Jiang Yongxian. The Jiang family has already severed ties with me, so it's indeed inappropriate for me to still have the surname Jiang. I'll find some time in the next couple of days to change my surname."

Just as she finished speaking, Huo Beixiao arrived beside her.

Huo Beixiao asked gently, "Qiaoqiao, what are you talking about with Comrade Jiang?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao made no attempt to hide anything and said loudly, "It's nothing, it's just that Comrade Jiang was reminding me that I should change my surname."

Jiang Guozhi and Bai Yuzhu were eager for the Jiang family to mediate so they could buy the cement factory, completely unaware that the Jiang family had severed ties with Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuzhu asked in confusion, "Director Jiang, why does Qiaoqiao want to change her surname?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled even more frankly, "The Jiang family has severed ties with me, so naturally I should change my surname. Oh, Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang, didn't Factory Director Jiang and the others tell you about this?"

After saying that, she looked like she suddenly realized something and said, "That's right. If you knew about this, you definitely wouldn't have brought them to eat with us."

"After all, with them around, I feel disgusted even eating, let alone discussing business."

"Bei Xiao, I don't want to eat with these people. Let's go back!" Jiang Qiaoqiao said, grabbing Huo Bei Xiao's hand and speaking in a slightly coquettish tone.

Although Huo Beixiao knew she was faking it, he had no power to resist and replied without hesitation, "Okay, if my wife doesn't want to eat with them, then we won't eat with them."

After saying that, he only greeted Jiang Guozhi once, then pulled Jiang Qiaoqiao away.

Behind them, the expressions on the faces of Jiang Guozhi and his wife, as well as the Jiang family, were quite interesting.