Chapter 538 Why didn't you do this sooner?
Qiao Xing said she was going to walk around him and leave, but Qiao Hong stepped forward and blocked her way.
"Hey, don't go! Let's talk about that thing you mentioned..."
His expression was somewhat conflicted, clearly indicating that it was not a good idea to say anything.
Qiao Xing stared straight at him. "What else do you have to say?"
"I'm not trying to tell you anything else, but Wang Qin was in danger last night. Luckily, I stumbled upon her, otherwise she would have been in grave danger. As her daughter, shouldn't you go and check on her?"
While he told Qiao Xing to take care of it, his main purpose was to tell her about his act of bravery and let her know that he was the one who saved Wang Qin.
Qiao Xing was taken aback. "What's going on?"
"It was last night..."
Qiao Hong told her what had happened last night, of course with some artistic embellishment, describing himself as incredibly noble.
Qiao Xing stared at him suspiciously. She didn't believe his words. What nonsense about fighting bandits for three hundred rounds?
"So you live so far from her place, and it was so late, how did you run into her?"
Qiao Hong said, "Didn't I say? I'm going to find her, and I just happen to be in that area."
Qiao Xing still didn't believe him. "I know the place you mentioned. It's quite a distance from where she lives. Why did you just happen to park there? Shouldn't you have waited for her at the entrance of her apartment complex?"
Qiao Hong was momentarily speechless. "I just hadn't figured out how to get her out, so I stopped there to smoke. What do you mean? Do you suspect I'm lying to you? If you don't believe me, you can ask her."
"I don't know if you're lying to me, but did you come to me today just to show off your heroic deeds?"
"It's not that, it's just that we can have a calm and peaceful talk. After all, I'm your father, you're my daughter, and you even have the surname Qiao."
"Besides the fact that you share the surname Qiao and are related to us by blood, what other characteristics do you have that fit the role of a father?"
Qiao Hong replied matter-of-factly, "Isn't that enough?"
"Do you think that's enough? In my opinion, the difference between humans and animals lies in emotions, even between family members. Animals can mate with any animal they don't know anytime, anywhere. They only have blood ties and no emotions."
"The most important thing between people is emotion. This is what distinguishes humans from animals. If two people do not have an emotional bond and expect to benefit from the relationship, they are no different from animals, and may even be worse than animals."
After listening to her talk for a long time, Qiao Hong realized that she was calling him worse than a pig or a dog.
His face turned pale and then flushed, a truly fascinating sight. "Is this how you insult your father? Is this all the education you've gained over the years?"
Qiao Xing looked at him coldly; she couldn't feel any emotion towards this man.
"How dare you talk about my studies? Did you care about me when I was in school? Do you know that I carried the same schoolbag for five years? Do you know that only my grandparents were there for each parent-teacher conference? People said I was an illegitimate child without parents?"
Qiao Hong choked for a moment, his face showing some embarrassment, but only embarrassment, without any guilt.
"I also have my reasons..." Qiao Hong forced himself to defend himself.
"You have your reasons?" Qiao Xing found it amusing. "Because you have two children to raise, right? Then why don't you go find your two children instead of coming to me?"
"Xingxing, I'm so sorry, I'm really so sorry, please apologize to me."
Qiao Xing looked at his somewhat humble appearance, and the sarcasm on her lips deepened. "Where were you all this time?"
"Why……"
"Alright, don't even think about getting anything from me. I will never forgive you, and I will never help you in any way. Don't waste your energy coming to me. Also, I know that Wang Qin was in danger last night, and I will call the police."
Qiao Hong's expression changed. "No, why are you calling the police?"
Seeing his reaction, Qiao Xing already knew what was going on. "If you don't call the police when something like this happens, are you going to wait for those two to come knocking on your door again? You're so agitated, did you invite those two here?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Qiao Hong immediately became agitated, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "How could it be me?"
"That's settled then. I'll call the police and resolve it. If it has nothing to do with you, you'll even get a banner recognizing your act of bravery. Why are you so nervous?"
Qiao Hong was speechless, stammering for a long time until his face turned red.
"What I mean is, let's not make things so complicated. There are no security cameras inside, and we don't have any evidence. What if we fail to catch them and instead provoke them to retaliate? Wouldn't Wang Qin be the one who suffers then?"
"You'll know if there's any evidence by asking her; you don't need to worry about it."
Qiao Xing didn't want to waste any more words with him, so she walked past him and moved forward. Qiao Hong wanted to go up and grab her, but Xing Jiu suddenly came over and pressed down on Qiao Hong's shoulder.
Qiao Hong was stunned for a moment, and tried to break free, but found that this person was really strong and held him down so he couldn't move at all.
Qiao Xing was going to see Wang Ye today. Wang Ye asked her to help choose a location for a shop nearby, and she planned to walk there as if it were a stroll. Who knew she would run into Qiao Hong?
I didn't check the almanac before going out, and I encountered something unlucky first thing in the morning.
She let out a breath, quickened her pace, and arrived at the address Wang Ye had given her.
As for calling the police, she only did it to scare Qiao Hong. If nothing unexpected happened, those two people were the ones he had hired.
That's why I scared him a little, so he wouldn't use this trick again next time. This time it was Wang Qin, but what if he uses it on her next time?
This is a commercial street with shops on both sides, but there aren't many people here during the day. It's mainly along the road, with cars and people coming and going. Plus, the trees on the side of the road block the view, making the shops on this street look a bit dim.
Wang Ye was waiting for her at the door. When he saw Qiao Xing arrive, he waved and said, "Cousin, this is here."
Qiao Xing walked over. The shop was still open, but it was a clothing store, and there was a "Shop for Sale" sign on the door.
Are you talking about this place?
Wang Ye nodded. "Yes, this is the place. They're transferring ownership of the shop, and it's close to where you live, so they wanted to come and take a look."
Qiao Xing glanced at the shop. It wasn't very big, but it was quite long, probably around 70 or 80 square meters.
It's quite far from shopping malls and public transportation stations. Its only advantage is that it's surrounded by many residential communities. Behind this store is Tianxiang Shuiyuan, as well as other residential communities.
It's close to the city center, but not quite in the city center, so the prices are slightly cheaper than in the city center. It's also very convenient to get to the city. There are quite a few people living here.
Qiao Xing thought it was acceptable. "Did you ask about the rent? How much is it per month?"
"I asked, and it's 90,000 a month, so it's estimated to be a million a year."
"So expensive?"
"This area is pretty much the same everywhere. It gets even more expensive further ahead. Don't you even look at where this place is? It's close to the city center."
Wang Ye had never done such a big business before, so he was a little unsure. He was worried that he wouldn't earn enough to cover the rent.
"Let's go in and take a look." Qiao Xing stepped inside.
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