Chapter 380 I never expected it to be her
Qiao Ying lowered her head, not daring to look Qin Yi in the eye. Even without looking, she knew the contempt and sarcasm hidden in his eyes.
"That's it, don't bother me anymore."
After Qin Yi finished speaking, he turned and left.
This time, Qiao Ying didn't chase after them; she had her pride too.
She just did something so shameful in front of so many people, something she'd never done before in her life. If she keeps bothering him, she'll look down on herself.
Even though she was unwilling, she could only endure it.
She wiped away her tears, thinking of someone: Xia Nan hadn't come home all night.
Qiao Ying took out her phone and called Xia Nan. After the call connected, she asked him directly, "Did you tell him?"
Xia Nan was taken aback, and her voice betrayed her guilt. "W-what is it?"
Qiao Ying said, "Stop pretending, he told me everything."
"What, him..."
Upon hearing Xia Nan's reaction, Qiao Ying knew everything. A ferocious hatred appeared on her face. "Why did you do this to me? I treated you as a good friend, and you actually betrayed me?"
Xia Nan hurriedly explained, "I didn't, I'm sorry Yingying, I... he said that if I didn't tell him, he would come looking for you. I didn't expect that even after I told him, he would still come looking for you."
"Enough! Stop pretending. It's disgusting. You just can't stand me, can you? That's why you're deliberately ruining my plans."
"I didn't, you have to believe me, I really..."
Before Xia Nan could finish speaking, Qiao Ying hung up the phone and, just like Qin Yi, blocked all of Xia Nan's contact information.
Friends who stab you in the back like that are better off without.
Qiao Ying wouldn't give up so easily. She had put in so much effort, lost face and dignity, and was about to succeed, but it all fell apart at the last minute. How could she accept that?
She gripped her phone, her mind racing with countless thoughts and ideas. Finally, Qiao Xing's face lingered in her mind.
Qiao Ying closed her eyes, mentally preparing herself, and silently prayed to God.
Then, she dialed her father's number.
"What's wrong, daughter? You should be at work at this hour. Why are you calling me? Is something wrong?"
Qiao Ying sniffed, composed herself, and asked, "Dad, do you know Qiao Xing?"
Qiao Jie paused for a moment, then said, "Qiao Xing? That name sounds familiar. Why are you asking about her?"
"Oh, I just met someone named Qiao Xing who looks very familiar. I'm sure I've seen her somewhere before, so I wanted to ask you, since you've also heard of her, could she be a relative of ours?"
"I need to think about where I heard it before."
"Think about it carefully." Qiao Ying gripped the phone nervously, a glimmer of hope in her heart.
A few minutes later, Qiao Jie slapped his forehead and said, "I remember now, she's the daughter of your fourth uncle's first wife. Didn't she often come to our house to wish us a Happy New Year?"
“We were talking about her aunt a couple of years ago. That person is really shameless. What does our family have to do with her? She still often brings Xingxing to pay New Year’s visits. I’ve never seen such a shameless person.”
It was thanks to He Fen that he left a deep impression on him, otherwise he really wouldn't have remembered that Qiao Xing was such a person.
"Yingying, you've met her, so you'd better stay away from her. That family of hers is incredibly shameless, so don't let them get to you."
Qiao Ying's mind was in turmoil. Qiao Jie's words reminded her of Qiao Xing.
I never expected it to be her.
In her memory, Qiao Xing was that silent girl sitting in the corner, introverted and insecure, who seemed inconspicuous.
Back then, they all laughed at her; who would have thought that things would turn out this way...
No wonder Qiao Xing hid his surname before; he was clearly afraid of being associated with her.
Qiao Jie even told her to stay away from Qiao Xing, but now the other person is avoiding her like the plague.
The more Qiao Ying thought about it, the more unwilling she became, especially since someone who was so insignificant when she was a child was now doing better than her, and she had to beg her for help.
The flames of jealousy in Qiao Ying's heart were spreading wildly, almost burning her to a crisp.
"I understand, I'm hanging up."
Qiao Ying hung up the phone, finally feeling a little relieved.
Although she was jealous of Qiao Xing, at least she was related to her by marriage. Since they were related, she could use that relationship to contact Qin Ce and the others.
In this way, it wouldn't be considered a complete break with Qin Yi. As long as Qiao Xing can be found, Qin Yi can be found as well.
She'll have plenty of time to win Qin Yi back then.
It's just that Qiao Xing and Qiao Hong have lost contact for so many years, so it's a bit difficult to get them to reconnect.
Qiao Xing had no idea what she was thinking. She fell asleep in the car and when she opened her eyes again, she was already in Jiangnan.
Qin Ce woke her up, saying he wanted to take her out to eat.
Qiao Xing rubbed his eyes, only then remembering that they were on a trip.
Qin Ce parked the car and asked, "How many days do you plan to stay here?"
"I don't know, weren't you the one making the travel guide?"
"Okay, let's visit all the famous places before we leave. I'll book a hotel first."
As he spoke, he took out his phone and started searching for nearby hotels. He found a five-star hotel that looked pretty good, booked it, and drove her there.
After putting their luggage away, the two went downstairs for dinner. Seeing Qiao Xing's sullen expression, Qin Ce asked again, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just had a dream that my adoptive father came to find me. It scared me to death, but thankfully it was just a dream."
Qin Ce chuckled, "Your dream is quite peculiar."
Qiao Xing also found it strange that she had dreamed about that person for no reason.
The two went to two different places to eat. After eating, they strolled around a nearby ancient town. It was the off-season for tourism, so there were hardly any people, and the scenery was quite nice.
Qiao Xing took out her phone and snapped a bunch of photos.
She then saw a place renting Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) and pulled Qin Ce, saying, "Why don't we go rent a set of Hanfu to wear?"
Qin Ce's eyelids twitched. He glanced at the flashy clothes over there, then at Qiao Xing's enthusiastic expression. He nodded, "Go ahead and rent it. I'll take pictures for you."
Qiao Xing expressed doubt about his photography skills, saying, "If you take pictures of me, will they be presentable?"
"Why can't I watch it? Trust me."
"Then go back and delete those ugly photos from your computer."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ce began to change the subject, saying, "It seems we're still missing a camera. You go do your makeup in a bit, and I'll go see where I can buy one nearby."
Qiao Xing glared at him. "Did you hear me? Don't change the subject!"
"Let's talk about it when we get back. Why don't you check which place to rent from first?"
Qiao Xing twitched her lips, too lazy to argue with him. She looked around and saw that the clothes in the store in front of her were pretty good. "That one will do."
"OK."
Qin Ce led her over, paid for the camera, and let her choose at her leisure while he went to find a place to buy it.
As Qin Ce walked out of an alley, he stopped and suddenly looked back.
The people following him were startled when he suddenly turned around, their faces changed color, and they immediately dodged to the side.
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