Chapter 9 The Qiao Family Wants to Cancel the Engagement
Qiao Ye had never felt so excited!
She had just boarded a starship, which had reached a space node for a big jump. Then Qiao Ye felt as if her limbs were about to disintegrate. When she couldn't bear it anymore, the starship suddenly stopped.
Qiao Xiu released his fully-charged mecha and flew back to the empire with Qiao Ye.
Qiao Ye came to a huge and beautiful manor. The manor's housekeeper brought her delicious fruits and drinks. She ate snacks in the living room which was like a small museum.
Qiao Xiu left first. He went straight into the villa and went upstairs to the study.
Inside the study on the second floor of the Qiao Family Manor, Qiao Xiu's father, the direct leader of the empire, the Grand Marshal Qiao Yuanyu, had been waiting for a long time.
"Father." Qiao Xiu took off his military cap and saluted politely.
The man with countless medals of honor on his shoulders casually pointed to a sofa beside him and said, "Sit down."
Qiao Xiu still chose to stand.
The Grand Marshal of the Empire and his eldest son, Qiao Xiu, a Major General of the Empire's Third Army, were notoriously at odds.
Qiao Yuanyu raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me about your sister."
Qiao Xiu lowered his eyes, feeling a little unhappy.
"How did father know about my little sister?"
Qiao Yuanyu looked at Qiao Xiu with a slightly cold gaze, examining him from head to toe. "With so many things happening on Planet 8484, was it difficult for me to track you down and find your sister? And you, finding your sister was such a big deal, and you didn't even tell me?"
The air was frozen and even breathing became difficult.
Qiao Xiu asked, "When my little sister was ten years old, you gave up looking for her. Why?"
Qiao Xiu continued to ask, "How did my little sister disappear when she was three years old? Have you found out?"
His father's authority weighed on him like an overwhelming tidal wave, but Qiao Xiu seemed to feel nothing.
"Qiao Xiu, what do you want to say?"
Qiao Xiu said, "If others don't look for it, I will continue to look. If you haven't found it, I will continue to investigate. I will make the decision on my sister's matter alone!"
The veins on Qiao Yuanyu's forehead bulged slightly, and Qiao Xiu felt that Qiao Yuanyu's mental power seemed to have increased a little bit.
But he doesn't care.
Qiao Yuanyu said, "You'd better tell me directly about your sister's situation. If you don't, I will investigate it myself. If I investigate it myself, I can't say to what extent I will find out."
Qiao Xiu and Qiao Yuanyu's eyes met.
In a flash, Qiao Xiu compromised slightly.
Just as Qiao Yuanyu said, he didn't want him to investigate Xiaomei. Instead of letting Qiao Yuanyu interfere in Xiaomei's life, it would be better for him to tell him himself.
Qiao Xiu briefly recounted what had happened along the way, concluding, "My sister used a pseudonym and didn't seem to want others to know her origins. After I revealed my name and identity, she didn't acknowledge me. She didn't know I was her older brother."
Qiao Yuanyu listened quietly.
Qiao Xiu said: "She grew up in an orphanage. No one has ever adopted her."
Qiao Yuanyu's eyelids twitched slightly.
Qiao Yuanyu looked up at Qiao Xiu, his eyes filled with emotions Qiao Xiu couldn't understand: "Does she know that we are her family?"
Qiao Xiu said: "I don't know yet. I haven't told her yet."
Qiao Yuanyu asked: "Why?"
Qiao Xiu stared at Qiao Yuanyu mockingly, like a cold silver wolf staring at a huge whale in the sea.
"What else could it be? Do you feel unworthy, that you don't deserve the family that lost her? Or maybe you haven't figured out why she went missing, so you don't dare take her back?
Of course, there are still many questions, such as, what danger will she be in if I tell her? Or you can just tell me, what are you afraid of? You are the Grand Marshal of the Empire, what have you been afraid of for so many years?"
Qiao Yuanyu seemed to have aged several years in an instant.
Qiao Xiu: "This is only temporary. When I'm ready, I'll take her home."
Whether he recognized her or not, she was his most precious sister.
Finally, Qiao Xiu said, "Also, Father, regarding my younger sister's marriage with the Lu family, please call it off."
That night, Qiao Xiu sent Qiao Ye to a star-rated hotel he owned. After settling Qiao Ye down, Qiao Xiu left the hotel.
Afterwards, Qiao Xiu returned to the Qiao family, and Qiao Yuanyu and Qiao Xiu secretly visited the Lu family.
After the two left, the current head of the Lu family, Lu Junliang and Lu Chi's father, Lu Anguo, Major General of the First Legion, talked with Lu Junliang and Lu Chi in the study.
Lu Anguo looked at Lu Chi and sighed: "The Qiao family broke off the engagement."
Lu Chi asked in confusion: "Why did you cancel the engagement? Did I do something wrong?"
The Lu family patriarch: "It's not your problem."
Lu Junliang glanced at Lu Chi, whose face flushed red and knelt down.
The boy and the girl had only met once and hadn't been together long enough to call them romantic, but he wasn't convinced and couldn't help asking, "Why is that?"
Lu Anguo said, "Your marriage was arranged by your grandfather, but... Marshal Qiao, as a father, doesn't like arranged marriages for his children. He hopes to give his daughter more freedom and let her choose her own husband."
Lu Anguo thought that Qiao Yuanyu and Qiao Xiu had always had disagreements about Qiao Ye's affairs, but this time they had united as a team.
As a father, he can understand the father and son of the Qiao family.
After all, Qiao Yuanyu is the Grand Marshal of the Empire, and his only daughter will have no trouble finding a husband. The Lu family might not be the best choice either.
Lu Chi lowered his head.
Lu Junliang looked at his brother curiously: "You've only been with her for less than a day, do you like her?"
Lu Chi didn't know whether he liked her or not, but when they met before, he treated her as his fiancée. He felt that he didn't hate her and was willing to marry her.
However, he inexplicably got a fiancée and inexplicably broke off the engagement suddenly.
It was hard for him to accept.
Lu Anguo said: "The Marshal said that he hopes the Lu family will help keep the secret of the Qiao family's daughter."
Lu Junliang nodded: "I understand!"
Lu Chi pursed his lips.
…
Ji Ming was driving while Qiao Xiu was talking on the phone with Lu Junliang.
Lu Junliang complained, "You really broke off the engagement. My brother is not worthy of your sister, right?"
Ji Ming couldn't help but hear the communication between Qiao Xiu and Lu Junliang, and he secretly guessed in his heart.
Qiao's sister? The young marshal's sister? Who is she?
Ji Ming's slow brain paused for a moment.
Isn't it George? They're all surnamed Joe!!
Ji Ming felt like he had heard some shocking secret in an instant. He suddenly saw Qiao Xiu's warning and immediately restrained himself.
Qiao Xiu rubbed his brows and said patiently, "Lu Junliang, tell me about the Pharaoh Worm."
Lu Junliang clicked his tongue twice, but didn't really take it too seriously.
He said, "This Pharaoh Bug. Its hobby is destroying human geniuses. It has a keen sense of smell and can sniff out the talents of human geniuses. It especially likes to destroy human genius guides. This time, it should be coming for Lu Chi."
Qiao Xiu frowned.
Lu Chi does have considerable talent, but he doesn't think that this Pharaoh worm came for Lu Chi.
It is most likely for his sister, Qiao Ye.
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