It was almost dawn when Qiao Yiyi returned home. She washed up casually, fell into bed and slept for a few hours, then went straight to the hotel where Wu Xiuying and the others were staying.
Because Baomei had already told them in advance that Qiao Yiyi would come to discuss this matter with them today, Wu Xiuying and the others were waiting in the room early.
When Qiao Yiyi saw them, she didn't say any more nonsense and went straight to the point.
"First of all, let me tell you very clearly that I can't afford the amount of money you want, and even if I did, I wouldn't be willing to give it to you."
Wu Xiuying and Qiao Dahong didn't expect to receive such an answer after waiting for such a long time. Wu Xiuying was so angry that her face turned pale. She pointed her finger at Qiao Yiyi and said, "How could you be so selfish! After all, we are your parents who gave birth to you and raised you. How could you be so cold and indifferent!"
"I'm selfish?" Qiao Yiyi didn't plan to play along anymore and went straight to the point. "You sold me to someone else when I was born. When I was fourteen, you finally brought me home, but you couldn't wait to marry me off. Ask yourself, besides bringing me into this world, have you fulfilled your parental responsibilities?"
Wu Xiuying was so shocked by her shout that she couldn't utter a word.
She and Qiao Darong looked at each other, and both saw a hint of guilt in each other's eyes.
Seeing that they didn't say anything, Qiao Yiyi continued to list their faults, laying out the original owner's childhood experiences in her memory in front of them one by one, and even told them about the difficult life she had lived alone in City A after escaping.
Qiao Pan had a very shallow impression of this sister. When she was a little older, she was taken home, but disappeared not long after. After that, he had not seen her for seven or eight years. If others had not mentioned it to him, he would not have remembered that he had a sister.
Listening to her talk about her own experiences, I realized how privileged my life was and how well cared for by her parents.
Qiao Pan couldn't help but feel a little sorry for his sister, and at the same time felt guilty for the love his parents poured into him.
Qiao Yiyi finished speaking in one breath and looked at Wu Xiuying and Qiao Dahong coldly: "Well, do you still have the nerve to ask me for money?"
Wu Xiuying's face flushed red. She pulled her husband's hand and winked at him, "Say something!"
Qiao Dahong took a long drag on his cigarette. Although he felt a little guilty because of Qiao Yiyi's conversation, he quickly tossed the cigarette butt into the ashtray and said, "We sent you away when you were little because our family was poor and couldn't afford to raise you. The family we chose for you was a good one, otherwise how could you be alive today? As for getting married, you're already such a grown-up girl, why not get married?"
Qiao Yiyi: “???”
She felt her blood pressure rising despite her young age: "Is marrying me to a fool considered marrying?"
Qiao Darong's face suddenly turned ugly. He coughed a few times to cover it up, then glared at her and said, "What do you know? That family is very rich. If you marry into their family, you will only enjoy the good life."
Qiao Yiyi smiled coldly: "Thank you."
Qiao Darong continued, "You said we wouldn't support you, and you also said how hard it was for you to work hard in a big city by yourself. Didn't you run away all by yourself?"
Qiao Yiyi widened her eyes and was speechless. After talking about feelings for a long time, in the end, the fault was all hers.
"So, it's all my fault?"
"That's not the case." Wu Xiuying quickly walked over to her, took her hand, and said with a smile, "I had no choice but to send you away before. Now our family is finally reunited. From now on, we will live happily together."
"Who's with your family?" Qiao Yiyi pulled her hand away indifferently, flipping open her phone and pulling out the video of her publicly accusing her. "Is there any parent who would defame their own child in public like this?"
Now Wu Xiuying knew that she could no longer hold it back.
She tried to pull Qiao Yiyi's hand again, pleading, "Yiyi, we were wrong. You always deny us, and we're desperate. Please forgive mom and dad for once. We won't do this again."
It's great that you can bend and stretch.
Qiao Yiyi couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Seeing her like this, Qiao Dahong was furious and grabbed Wu Xiuying and said, "Why are you saying this to her? You have no conscience and you're making your parents beg you. I don't want a daughter like you!"
"That's right, I thought so too." Qiao Yiyi knew that one of them was playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, but Qiao Dahong's words hit the mark exactly what she was thinking.
Wu Xiuying looked at Qiao Yiyi in surprise: "What do you mean?"
Qiao Yiyi brushed her arm away again and told them the idea she had been thinking about for a long time during her free time while recording the show in T City: "Since you only gave me life but not raised me, and you have done so many bad things to me, I will give you two choices."
She raised a finger and said, "One hundred thousand yuan will buy out your kindness in giving birth to me. We will sign a severance agreement and from now on, we will go our separate ways. There will be no more relationship between you and me."
"Two," Qiao Yiyi raised her second finger. "You and I are still family, but I will only give you a monthly pension after you reach retirement age. That's all I can do."
Wu Xiuying listened to the two options she mentioned. She was already a little overwhelmed when she heard the first one. One hundred thousand yuan? She actually wanted to get rid of them with just one hundred thousand yuan! She didn't expect the second one to be even more demanding.
"Qiao Yiyi, aren't you too cruel? You want to sever ties with me just for a hundred thousand yuan? How can you have the nerve to say that?!"
Wu Xiuying changed her kind expression when she begged Qiao Yiyi just now and became ferocious.
Qiao Yiyi smiled calmly: "Didn't you sell me for 10,000 yuan back then? I thought that was your valuation of my life."
"You——" Wu Xiuying was so angry that she couldn't say a word.
Qiao Dahong was holding back his anger and asked Qiao Yiyi, "What about the second item? How much is the monthly pension you mentioned?"
Qiao Yiyi narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Of course I'll give as much as your other children give. Isn't that fairer?"
When Qiao Dahong heard this, his face turned pale.
He thought of his married daughters. One of them had divorced a long time ago and was raising her children alone. The husbands of the other two were also not very successful, and their families lived in poverty.
It was good enough that he didn't subsidize them, but he still expected them to provide him with living expenses when he got old? As for this little one, he didn't know if he could live to see the year when he could make money.
Wu Xiuying had obviously thought of this as well. She pouted and looked at her husband pitifully, wanting him to make a decision.
Qiao Dahong was so angry that his facial muscles were shaking. He didn't directly say which option to choose. Instead, he accused Qiao Yiyi and said, "Don't you feel guilty for treating your parents like this?"
Qiao Yiyi, who has no real feelings for them, said she felt no pangs of guilt. However, they were nominally her parents after all. She said, "So I didn't say I wouldn't give you a penny."
Wu Xiuying immediately retorted: "How dare you give me such a small amount of money?"
Qiao Yiyi said, "Since you don't want it, forget it."
She said this and was about to leave.
Wu Xiuying held her back and said, "Aren't you afraid that if everyone knew how you treated your parents, they would call you unfilial?"
Qiao Yiyi turned around with amusement: "Don't you all already know this?"
Wu Xiuying avoided his gaze.
Yesterday, Qiao Pan came back with injuries all over his body and told his parents what netizens had already known about their family affairs. He advised them not to do this again and to go back quickly.
But Wu Xiuying and her husband still refused to give up, thinking that everyone had been deceived by Qiao Yiyi.
Wu Xiuying argued: "No matter what, we gave birth to you, you can't send us away with such a small amount of money."
Qiao Yiyi: "So how much do you think is enough to get rid of you?"
Wu Xiuying hesitated, "Just as I said before, ten million, not a cent more, not a cent less."
You are quite brave to say that.
Qiao Yiyi felt that this woman was extremely shameless, but she was not so easy to control.
She shook her head at Wu Xiuying. "It's not ten million. Just pick one of the two conditions I just mentioned. There's no third option. If you don't agree with either, just leave. It doesn't matter how you make a fuss afterwards. I don't care anyway."
When Qiao Yiyi said the three words "I don't care", she really didn't care.
After what happened yesterday, she has completely let go of the entertainment industry.
And there are those netizens who said they liked her, were crazy about her, and wanted to bang the wall for her one second, but they could change their tune the next second and scold her harshly.
Wu Xiuying saw that the girl in front of her had a frighteningly calm expression, and the determination in her eyes didn't seem like she was joking with what she just said, and she suddenly felt panicked.
Qiao Yiyi saw through it, but didn't push them. She said to them, "I'll give you three days to think about it. After those three days, no matter which one you choose, I'll just treat you as strangers. Then, even if you call me unfilial or heartless, or even make a scene in front of everyone, I won't care. Just treat me like that."
Wu Xiuying got anxious when she heard this and quickly urged Qiao Dahong: "Hurry up and make a decision!"
Qiao Dahong grabbed Qiao Yiyi and pushed her out: "Get out! Get out! You heartless person! Just treat me as if I don't have a daughter like you!"
Qiao Yiyi was pushed and staggered a few steps. She barely stood up and was greeted by the wind after the door slammed shut.
She straightened her messy hair and, in a rare playful gesture, stuck her tongue out at the door and made a face: "Lululu, you're talking as if I'm eager to be your daughter."
It would be a waste if she didn't accept it. It just saved her some money.
Qiao Yiyi returned to her apartment in a happy mood.
Three days later, Wu Xiuying took the initiative to contact Baomei and asked her to find Qiao Yiyi again, as they had something to discuss with her.
Qiao Dahong regretted kicking Qiao Yiyi out that day, but because of his face, he didn't dare to call her back immediately.
Especially in the next two days, when the two went out to look for jobs, they were recognized as Qiao Yiyi's scumbag parents and were unwilling to accept them. Only then did the couple realize how serious the consequences would be.
Despite this, they still did not give up and asked their son to consult a lawyer online. Not only did it cost them a lot of money, but they were also told that even if they sued, the chances of winning were not high. Even if they won, the alimony they would receive in the end might only be a few thousand dollars a month.
When Wu Xiuying and her husband learned this, they were completely disappointed and had to go find Qiao Yiyi again.
When the call was connected, Qiao Yiyi's cold voice came over: "The time has passed, why are you still looking for me?"
Wu Xiuying clutched her phone and pleaded, "Yiyi, my dear daughter, we've made our decision. Please give us a little more time. We've decided to choose one. This amount is too little. Can you give us a little more? Ten million isn't enough, but one million is."
Qiao Yiyi: "Are you done? If you're done, I'm hanging up."
Wu Xiuying hurriedly stopped her: "Wait, Yiyi, wait. Five hundred thousand? Is five hundred thousand enough?" Her voice was filled with tears. "After all, we gave birth to you. Our family was poor at the time, and we had no choice. Your parents couldn't bear to send you away. We are old now and can no longer work. Your father's health is getting worse. Your brother is still young, and you sisters can't rely on us. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to you..."
As Wu Xiuying spoke, she couldn't control her tears.
Qiao Yiyi listened to her crying in silence. She knew that Wu Xiuying was just trying to make herself miserable. She didn't know how much sincerity there was in her words, but she was still slightly moved.
Forget it, just think of it as spending money to buy some peace and quiet.
After all, she gave life to the original owner. Although no one knows where the original owner is now, her life has been continued because of the original owner.
Thinking of this, Qiao Yiyi took a deep breath and said, "Okay, then five hundred thousand! I've recorded the call just now, and we'll sign the agreement in front of the lawyer later, and the whole process will be recorded, so don't think about regretting it later and coming to me again."
When Wu Xiuying heard that she agreed, she shook her head wildly: "No, no, we will definitely not look for you in the future!"
Qiao Yiyi hung up the phone and sent a message to He Yao asking if she could ask his lawyer friend to help act as a witness.
He Yao said of course.
Then ask: Is it solved?
Qiao Yiyi: Solved.
After listening to her explain the whole story, He Yao comforted her: You have tried your best. If it were me, I might not give you a penny.
Qiao Yiyi knew that he was comforting herself and raising the level of family to that of a family member. Even if he was indifferent, he couldn't be completely unrelated.
She had saved up some money with great difficulty, but it was all gone just like that. It makes her heartbroken just thinking about it.
Qiao Yiyi, who felt like she was back to the time before liberation overnight, sniffed and said that she would be strong and earn it back later. This time she would just consider it as a public relations fee, even though it was a bit expensive.
At the agreed time, both parties signed the agreement under the witness of a lawyer, and Qiao Yiyi transferred the money to them as agreed.
Throughout the whole process, Qiao Dahong and Wu Xiuying were still whispering, "If you had known she would give it to you so readily, why didn't you ask her for more? I think she was just lying when she said she didn't have any money!"
Wu Xiuying also regretted it so much. She should have insisted and stuck to her guns at the beginning.
The lawyer took their words to heart and reminded them, "Now that you've signed and put your fingerprints on this document, it's legally binding. If anyone breaches this agreement in the future, they'll be held legally responsible. I hope you two officers will remember this."
Wu Xiuying and Qiao Dahong blushed and dared not complain anymore.
Forget it, five hundred thousand is five hundred thousand, it’s better than no money at all. Although I can’t afford a villa in my hometown, it can be used as a down payment for my son’s house in the city.
Sure enough, this trip was not in vain.
It’s just that the cunning girl Qiao Yiyi got away with it!
Wu Xiuying and her husband were in a good mood after receiving the money, but their son looked listless.
Before leaving, he hesitated for a long time before catching up with Qiao Yiyi and cautiously asking, "Can I still call you Fourth Sister from now on?"
Qiao Yiyi turned her head to look at the young man, remembering that he had spoken for her before and persuaded his parents to go back. To be honest, she had a good impression of him.
But since the agreement has been signed, it means they no longer have a relationship.
So Qiao Yiyi made up her mind and said to him, "No."
The boy's eyes became visibly depressed. He lowered his head, pinched the corner of his clothes, and whispered, "I'm sorry."
"Wait." Qiao Yiyi stopped him when he was about to leave after saying sorry, "But you can call me Sister Yiyi."
The boy's eyes lit up and he stopped.
"Also," Qiao Yiyi told him, "sometimes you can't change your family of origin, but you can change yourself."
Qiao Pan turned around and nodded heavily at Qiao Yiyi: "Yes, Sister Yiyi, I remember it!"
After saying that, he gave Qiao Yiyi a bright smile. This was the first time Qiao Yiyi saw such a smile on the face of this young man who always looked melancholy.
Qiao Pan said: "Sister Yiyi, I hope everything will be fine for you in the future."
Qiao Yiyi nodded and smiled, "You too."
The family finally left. Looking at their backs, Qiao Yiyi thought of her parents - her family in the original world.
Although she has become accustomed to this world, she still misses home.
He Yao walked up to her, saw the disappointment in her eyes, and asked, "What are you going to do next?"
Qiao Yiyi: "I don't know either..."
After recording the Star Sports Meeting, she was called to the company by President Qi and asked if she was interested in renewing the contract. Qiao Yiyi refused again.
President Qi was furious and threatened that she would be nothing if she left Star Dream Entertainment.
Qiao Yiyi: Oh?
She told Qi Shaocheng: Even if it means nothing, she will not stay in Star Dream Entertainment.
"Anyway, I've completely broken off relations with him." Qiao Yiyi smiled bitterly.
He Yao: "So you really don't consider our studio?"
Qiao Yiyi raised her head and said jokingly, "Then you have to go compete with Sister Anna to see who offers the highest price. I'm very poor now."
He Yao looked at the girl's bitter smile and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I'll go find Zhao Anna for a PK."
Qiao Yiyi: “???”
She quickly waved her hands: "Don't take it seriously, I'm just talking nonsense!"
He Yao: "But I'm not talking nonsense."
Qiao Yiyi looked at He Yao's serious expression and was startled at first, then a little panicked.
Although He Yao's suggestion is good and there will definitely be food to eat if you follow him, you will definitely be torn to pieces by his fans.
Wow, he said before that he had nothing to do with He Yao, but now he has followed him to his studio.
Thinking of the scene when He Yao’s fans blocked her before, Qiao Yiyi felt scared.
She kept telling He Yao to just treat what she had just said as nonsense and forget it like the wind.
He Yao said, "I won't forget. I've been thinking about this matter all the time. I'll go find Zhao Anna and snatch her away right away."
What he said was very ambiguous and unclear, which made people feel embarrassed.
Qiao Yiyi blushed and wanted to stop him, but she didn't expect that he actually went to find Zhao Anna.
Zhao Anna naturally refused to let go: "I already said Yiyi is with me, she promised me before."
He Yao: "But my studio has a better future than your agency."
Zhao Anna: "I have been her agent for so many years, I know her better than you!"
He Yao: "But I gave you more money than you."
Zhao Anna: "I have created a unique packaging system for her."
He Yao: "She doesn't need packaging, just be herself."
Zhao Anna: “…”
I wish I could slap this troublesome guy in front of me away.
Qiao Yiyi looked at the two people losing their composure and realized for the first time that she could also be very popular.
Suddenly I found it very refreshing.
It's just a bit of a headache.
Just as the two were arguing fiercely, Coach Liu, the high jump coach who had previously participated in the Star Games, contacted Qiao Yiyi and said, "Yiyi, I've recommended you to the team and asked you to come for a tryout. If you perform well, you can officially stay with the team and represent the country in the Olympics next year!"
Qiao Yiyi was stunned. Her first reaction was that Coach Liu was joking: "Is this fake?"
Coach Liu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Really? Here's the letter of recommendation. Someone will be in touch with you in a few days."
Qiao Yiyi looked at the picture that Coach Liu sent her, and it was actually real!
Wow, she was actually invited to join the national team!
Qiao Yiyi's heart suddenly started beating fast and she became very excited.
Coach Liu also told her, "Coach Xu is also planning to have you try out. Shi Nan said if you can handle it, you could also try diving."
Qiao Yiyi: “!!!”
It's outrageous!
She excitedly held her phone and confirmed again: "Coach Liu, is everything you said true? Am I dreaming?"
Coach Liu sent a smiling emoji: "I didn't lie to you. So are you willing?"
Qiao Yiyi: "Yes!"
When Xiong Ying and the others asked her to participate in the Olympics, she just thought it was a joke and didn't take it seriously. How could such a sacred place invite her?
Now that Coach Liu had confirmed this, her blood immediately began to boil.
How could she not be willing? Such a great opportunity to win glory for the country and to fully utilize her animal attributes, how could she let it go!
Qiao Yiyi expressed her wish to Coach Liu, who was delighted and asked her, "Don't you regret it? You're a celebrity in the entertainment industry. Joining the national team means you'll have to give up a lot of time. Won't that affect your work?"
Qiao Yiyi: “No!”
She has acted in dramas, filmed commercials, and appeared on variety shows. She has had her fill.
Now that there is an opportunity to participate in the Olympics, Qiao Yiyi naturally will not let it go.
Coach Liu was delighted to receive a positive response. He told Qiao Yiyi, "Then I'll find someone to arrange it right away. I look forward to having you join the team!"
Qiao Yiyi: “Hmmmm!”
After finishing the conversation with Coach Liu, Qiao Yiyi thought that He Yao and Sister Anna were probably still arguing about where she would go after her contract expired.
So I sent them a message:
"I'm going to the national team!"
He Yao: ???
Zhao Anna: ???
Qiao Yiyi then told the two people that Coach Liu had invited her to join the national team. He Yao and Zhao Anna both had expressions of disbelief.
Zhao Anna: "So you want to enter the sports world?"
Qiao Yiyi: “Yeah!”
Zhao Anna seemed to be in disbelief and confirmed it several times, but she got affirmative answers every time. Finally, she had to accept this reality.
He Yao, on the other hand, was surprised but then happy for her: "Then keep up the good work. I look forward to you bringing glory to the country."
Qiao Yiyi: "I will!"
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