Shen Shuoyan pushed Tang Ling's wheelchair, incessantly defending her, "No matter what, you're still her cousin. How could she just kick you out like that? How could she be so heartless?"
Tang Ling pressed the brake button on the wheelchair, and Shen Shuoyan asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Where do you want to go?"
Tang Ling used this opportunity to regain control of the wheelchair. She turned to face Shen Shuoyan and asked, "Didn't you hear what Qiao Xia just said?"
"What?" Shen Shuoyan looked at her in confusion.
Tang Ling then asked, "Did you really ever like her?"
"Are you questioning me on her behalf?" Shen Shuoyan said incredulously, "I'm standing up for you."
"But she saved my life just yesterday."
Shen Shuoyan said angrily, "You believe whatever she says? If I were there, I would give my life for yours."
Tang Ling shook her head with amusement, "Qiao Xia is right, your affection is really too cheap."
Shen Shuoyan slammed his fist heavily on the wheelchair. "Do you know what you're saying?"
Tang Ling curled her lips into a smile, "I'd say your affection is far too cheap."
Shen Shuoyan took a deep breath, grabbed her hand and said, "I know you're only temporarily bewitched by her. I can forgive you and wait for you, but please don't make me wait too long, okay?"
Tang Ling closed her eyes briefly. "Shen Shuoyan, let's annul the engagement."
"Tang Ling, it's your good fortune to be able to climb up to our Shen family. Don't push your luck." Shen Shuoyan threatened her angrily.
Tang Ling slapped him across the face. "You don't actually think I like you, do you? If you weren't always jumping around Qiao Xia, would I even give you a second glance?"
"You keep talking about the Shen family, do you think you can compete with your sister?"
“You…” Shen Shuoyan was hit where it hurt and raised his hand to hit back.
Tang Ling raised her eyebrows provocatively, "If you're so capable, then fight back."
In the distance, the mothers of both sides, who had originally wanted to create an opportunity for the two, had already been drawn to Shen Shuoyan's shouting.
When Tang Ling hit someone, she intentionally adjusted the angle, so in the eyes of the two people, Tang Ling's actions were more like the intimacy between lovers.
Shen Shuoyan's frenzied appearance became even more ferocious.
Ignoring her high heels, Wang Youyi ran to shield Tang Ling in her arms. Just as Shen's father approached, Tang Ling's tears streamed down her face.
What else is there to say about the scene before us?
Shen's father slapped Shen Shuoyan across the face.
Tang Ling mumbled incoherently, "Uncle Shen, please don't blame him. It's just that we're not a good match."
Seeing how sensible she was, her father felt even more guilty. "It's my fault for being such a spendthrift son. I'll make him apologize to you properly another day."
“There’s no need for an apology,” Wang Youyi interrupted. “He did this in front of our elders. My Lingling is always timid. If we were to get together, who knows how much suffering she would endure in the future.”
"I think we should call off the marriage between the two families."
Having said all that, and knowing that his own son was in the wrong first, Mr. Shen naturally had nothing more to say. He only glared at Shen Shuoyan angrily for his lack of ambition before slinking away with him.
Tang Ling pushed her wheelchair forward with a blank look in her eyes.
Wang Youyi hurriedly followed, worried that she might have some mental problems. "Where are you going right now?"
Tang Ling mumbled, "Go home."
Wang Youyi stood in front of her, carefully examining her expression, and then tenderly buried her face in her arms, saying, "Okay, let's go home. Mom will take you home."
"Go home and get a good night's sleep. Everything will be fine when you wake up."
"No, I don't want to sleep, I want to make soup for my sister."
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In the evening, Qiao Xia looked at Tang Ling, who was carrying a thermal lunchbox and had squeezed Qiao Zhaoxing so much that he had nowhere to stand, with a puzzled expression.
But the aroma from the insulated box kept wafting into her nose. Compared to Qiao Zhaoxing's strangely flavored food, Qiao Xia couldn't help but swallow, but still asked warily, "You didn't poison it, did you?"
Qiao Xia used a joke as an excuse to speak her mind, but to her surprise, Tang Ling was not angry at all, nor did she make any further declarations of moral blackmail. She just silently lowered her head, took a sip, and then looked at her with bright eyes.
Qiao Xia considered it for a moment and felt that Tang Ling didn't hate her to the point of wanting to die together with her, so she cautiously took a bite.
Who knew that once they tasted it, they couldn't stop eating it?
The main problem was that she had been so badly affected by Qiao Zhaoxing's cooking during those two meals that she had almost forgotten what normal food tasted like.
“Xia Bao…” Qiao Zhaoxing exclaimed in disbelief, looking at her as if she were a heartless man.
Tang Ling silently stood between the two and smiled, "If you like it, I can make it for you every day from now on."
"No need, no need..." Qiao Xia quickly waved her hand, "I'll be discharged tomorrow."
Tang Ling pressed on, "Where is my sister going? I want to go with her."
Qiao Xia was overwhelmed by Tang Ling's sudden enthusiasm, so she looked to Qiao Zhaoxing for help.
Qiao Zhaoxing snorted coldly, "I'm taking Xia Bao to the mountains for charity work tomorrow. You're just recovering from a serious illness, so don't go and cause trouble."
Tang Ling lowered her eyes pitifully, "Since you've already made up your mind, I won't cause you any more trouble. But can't you really give me a chance? I just want to spend more time with you."
Qiao Xia's chivalrous heart stirred with desire. She had always liked good-looking people, and Tang Ling, as her cousin, was naturally quite beautiful.
And the way she talks is just so cute!
"Cough cough—" Qiao Zhaoxing coughed heavily twice.
Qiao Xia regained her senses and said regretfully, "The mountain road is rugged and difficult to travel, I really can't take you with me."
"Okay." Tang Ling didn't press the matter further, but made one more attempt, "Could I make breakfast for my sister again tomorrow?"
"If you'd like, I'd be very happy to."
Tang Ling tentatively suggested, "How about I sleep with my sister tonight?"
Qiao Xia quickly raised her hand, "That's not necessary."
Tang Ling left dejectedly, and Qiao Xia breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that this friendly Tang Ling was even more difficult to deal with than before.
We had just seen one off when an even more troublesome one appeared.
Qiao Xia looked at the well-dressed, typical businessman in front of her and silently asked, "Who are you?"
Mu San almost couldn't keep up the perfectly timed smile on his face.
Lin Xie quickly introduced, "Mr. Mu is currently the Chief CEO of the Mu Group. This is Mr. Mu's business card."
Mu San gently curled the corners of his lips, "I came to visit my elders today, and I also want to thank Miss Qiao for her timely action, which prevented greater casualties on the cruise ship. Otherwise, the Mu Group's stock price today would not have been just a simple drop of two points."
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