Qiao Yingying put away her binoculars on the high platform, but after a long time she still couldn't see Qiao Mei's figure reappear, she thought the plan had succeeded.
In a good mood, she smiled and went to find Qiao Ziming, waiting for him to arrange the marriage for her.
Once inside, when she heard Qiao Ziming say that none of the people he had approached this time had any intention of marrying into the royal family, she wasn't surprised at all, as if she had expected this all along.
In response, she thoughtfully comforted him, saying that perhaps they felt her current strength was still a bit too weak.
“Our daughter is still young, there’s no need to rush into an engagement. If we wait a little longer, a more suitable candidate will surely come along, which will also help the royal family gain the greatest benefit. Don’t you agree?”
Qiao Ziming thought about it and agreed. In any case, Qiao Yingying was the only princess of royal age at the moment, so they should make good use of her to find a good help for the royal family.
But it's still a bit strange. Why is it that when there were so many guests who came specifically to arrange a marriage with the royal family, none of them seem to have that intention now?
Unable to figure it out no matter what, he decided to give up and leave.
But they were suddenly told that the Crown Princess had also arrived.
"What's she doing here? Wasn't she visiting relatives on the Federal Star? Why is she back so soon?"
The steward who delivered the message replied, "It's probably because they heard that Consort Xu has also come this time."
Recalling the old grudges between Dai Qin and Xu Hui, Qiao Ziming didn't feel so troubled for the first time. Instead, he really wanted to see Xu Hui get a lesson from Dai Qin.
After thinking for a moment, he asked the housekeeper to find out where Xu Hui was and to tell him that once he found Xu Hui, he should remember to tell Dai Qin her location.
Before he had gone far, Qiao Yingying overheard what he was saying to the housekeeper.
After giving Qiao Ziming a complicated look, she suddenly felt that he was even more repulsive than Qiao Mei.
But that's none of her business. She needs to find that thing and end her cooperation with him.
Without Qiao Mei's interference, she and Xu Heyu can get back together and return to her normal life.
The birthday party was coming to an end, and she didn't need to stay any longer, so she changed her clothes and left.
Unbeknownst to them, Qiao Mei soon went ashore with Ao Cang, accompanied by Xu Wenfeng and others.
After Dai Qin found Xu Hui, she originally planned to make things difficult for her, but when she saw Xu Wenfeng also coming, she immediately suppressed her thoughts and started saying polite words.
During this time, Xu Wenfeng's face was extremely gloomy, and it was unclear who had provoked him.
When Qiao Ziming received the message from Xu Wenfeng, he was a little surprised, but he could guess the reason. He thought that Xu Wenfeng was worried about Xu Hui and was afraid that Xu Hui would be bullied by him. He didn't think of anything else.
Xu Wenfeng originally intended to tell the truth, but seeing that Qiao Mei and Xu Hui were both alright, and with Qiao Mei telling him that this matter couldn't be brought up too publicly for the time being, he could only keep his anger bottled up.
Now that Qiao Ziming and Dai Qin have come together, he seems to have found a target for his anger and starts to speak sarcastically.
Xu Hui and Qiao Mei couldn't stop them.
From Xu Hui's blind marriage into the royal family to Qiao Ziming's fickleness and breaking of his vows, the story then devolves into the issue of royal upbringing.
In short, Qiao Ziming was thoroughly berated, but he couldn't refute it.
Given Xu Wenfeng's status, the only person who could directly confront him was his father.
Fortunately, the birthday party was nearing its end and there weren't many guests left, otherwise Qiao Ziming would have really lost face tonight.
After finally getting rid of Xu Wenfeng, that living Buddha, Qiao Ziming immediately vented his displeasure and frustration on Dai Qin.
Feeling unsatisfied, he tried to contact Qiao Yingying again, but she didn't know what she was doing and wouldn't answer his calls over the phone.
......
"Take away all the tentacles you left on me. As for that death energy, can you remove it later? I still need it."
Qiao Yingying looked at the man hidden in the black smoke in front of her and forced herself to talk to him about terms despite her fear.
"What, you mean you want to use me and then throw me away?" The man reached out and pinched her chin, his long, sharp black nails digging into the soft flesh of her face, leaving deep red marks.
"Of course that's not what I meant, but you can't keep following me forever, can you? We agreed from the beginning that we're just cooperating, each getting what we need. You help me, and I help you. Isn't that fair?"
As she spoke, Qiao Yingying felt a chill run down her spine when she saw the tentacles under his body that looked like an octopus up close, and instinctively stepped back.
This slightly disgusted look displeased the man. He narrowed his long, narrow eyes and revealed his face from the black mist. His seaweed-colored hair moved without wind, and his overly pale skin gave Qiao Yingying the feeling of a dead person.
She felt a chill run down her spine as she watched his crimson lips move as he asked, "What? Can't I just stay with you? Staying with you is the best choice for me, don't you know that?"
"Qiao Yingying, we're the same kind of people. You've dumped me, so who do you think can help you?"
Qiao Yingying remained adamant. She took another step back, her grey eyes avoiding his burning gaze, and pursed her lips, saying, "Xu Heyu, Xu Heyu can help me. Anyway, Qiao Mei is dead now. Without her standing between me and Xu Heyu, then he and I..."
Hearing her mention Xu Heyu, the man narrowed his snake-like vertical pupils, and the tentacles beneath him began to writhe wildly. Several of them wrapped around Qiao Yingying's hands, feet, and waist. He sneered, "Xu Heyu, Xu Heyu, can't you find someone else besides constantly talking about him in front of me? You like him so much, but has he even glanced at you?"
Qiao Yingying hated these tentacles. Her face turned pale instantly, and she didn't dare to move, like a cat being lifted by the neck.
"Let go of me, Lai Tan! What's wrong with you?!"
"I'm crazy? I'm advising you to face reality and stop fantasizing about things that aren't meant for you. You and I are essentially the same kind of person. There's absolutely no future for you and him."
Lai Tan did not release his tentacles, and added at the end: "Moreover, Qiao Mei is not dead yet. She was saved by Ao Cang's Reverse Scale. My strength is currently comparable to his, and I can't do anything to him."
Qiao Yingying's pupils widened in shock. She stopped trying to pry his tentacles off and instead questioned him in a highly emotional state, "What did you say? Why aren't you dead? I've helped you to this extent, even letting those disgusting tentacles of yours attach to me, and now you're telling me you didn't succeed?!"
Upon hearing her mention this, Lai Tan seemed to remember something, and his Adam's apple bobbed up and down.
"Yes, it didn't work, but even so, you still have to give me the compensation you owe me on time. I want it from you now."
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