Zhan Jingting was taken aback, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes that Qiao Wanwan didn't notice.
He quickly collected his thoughts. "Are you sure you want to talk about what happened that night?"
Qiao Wanwan blushed and quickly changed the subject, "Can I borrow your phone for a moment?"
Zhan Jingting spoke calmly, "Jiangdong."
Jiang Dong immediately handed over a new cell phone, "Miss Qiao, this is a new cell phone for you from Master Zhan."
Qiao Wanwan did not accept it. "I cannot accept a reward without merit."
She just wanted to make a phone call to her own cell phone.
"I gave my girlfriend a phone, is there a problem?" Zhan Jingting handed her the phone. "Here, tell Jiang Dong to get you a new SIM card."
"I have my own phone, but I don't know where it is," Qiao Wanwan said sullenly.
"Everything from the past should be discarded, including cell phones."
Qiao Wanwan couldn't refuse, so she had to accept it. "I need to go back to the Qiao family home to pack some things."
"I'll go with you."
"Need not."
"I won't go in, I'll just wait for you outside."
Qiao Wanwan didn't refuse, or rather, the man was too domineering, and she simply couldn't refuse.
......
After dinner, Zhan Jingting took Qiao Wanwan out to the Qiao family villa.
Qiao Wanwan went into the house by herself. As soon as she opened the door, she heard a lot of noise inside.
A familiar voice came from behind, "Brother Xulin has prepared a special engagement banquet for me. It's on the 8th of next month. You must come and join us!"
"Of course! Everyone knows that Young Master Gu spent a fortune to hold your engagement banquet at the Platinum Palace for Yuqi. It's not a place you can just book with money; you also need to have status. Young Master Gu is so good to Yuqi that everyone envies him!"
"There's no harm without comparison. Yesterday's engagement was in a five-star hotel, which was incredibly shabby. But my engagement to Yuqi was in the only seven-star hotel in the capital. That's the difference between a marriage of convenience and true love."
Qiao Wanwan listened coldly, her heart numb after last night's heart-wrenching ordeal.
"Hey, isn't this Qiao Wanwan?" Qiao Yuqi's best friend, Wang Chuning, spotted her immediately. "Why are you acting so sneaky? Eavesdropping on our conversation?"
Qiao Wanwan walked into the living room. "This is the Qiao family home. Do I need to act like a thief?"
"We're celebrating for Yuqi here, why don't you join us... Oh dear, I forgot, you just got dumped by Gu Shao, you're feeling down right now, how could you possibly feel our joy?"
Qiao Wanwan stepped forward, poured a full glass of wine, and splashed it squarely onto Wang Chuning's face.
"Ah!" Wang Chuning screamed in utter disarray, "Qiao Wanwan, are you crazy!"
Qiao Wanwan tilted her head. "Didn't you ask me to join? I'm here, aren't you welcome?"
Enraged, Wang Chuning suddenly stood up and raised his hand to slap her.
Qiao Wanwan reacted quickly, grabbing her hand and giving her a hard push, causing Wang Chuning to fall back onto the sofa.
"Qiao Wanwan!" Wang Chuning was furious. "You ill-mannered country bumpkin, you've been back in the Qiao family for five years now, and you're still so despicable. How dare you stay in the Qiao family!"
"You don't actually think you're the young lady of the Qiao family, do you? Look at yourself now, you're just an eyesore in the capital!"
"Even Uncle Qiao and Aunt Qiao treat Qiao Yuqi like their own daughter. Can't you have some self-awareness and get out of the Qiao family on your own initiative?"
"Chu Ning, how could you say that about Wanwan?" Qiao Yuqi said with self-reproach and sadness. "In the end, it was me who occupied the house for sixteen years. My parents took pity on me and let me stay in the Qiao family. I'm the one who should leave."
"Yuqi, how can there be such a kind girl like you in this world? Even your parents don't care about blood ties, so don't belittle yourself. You are our goddess."
"Yes, Yuqi is a goddess, but what about some people who have the blood of the Qiao family flowing in their veins?"
Qiao Wanwan sneered.
She and Qiao Yuqi were born on the same day in the same hospital. Qiao Yuqi's parents, seeing that the Qiao family was wealthy, harbored evil intentions and secretly switched the two children.
It wasn't until a few years ago that the Qiao family accidentally discovered that Qiao Yuqi was not their biological daughter.
At the age of sixteen, Qiao Wanwan returned to her biological parents.
Qiao Yuqi's biological father is in jail for theft, and her biological mother has long since remarried and has nowhere to go.
In addition, the Qiao family couple couldn't bear to part with Qiao Yuqi, whom they had doted on since childhood, so they kept her in the Qiao family as their eldest daughter, while Qiao Wanwan became the second daughter.
Qiao Wanwan wasn't a saint; she felt disgusted, after all, those sixteen years of her life were simply inhuman.
But as long as her parents are happy, she is willing to endure it.
However, she underestimated Qiao Yuqi. Qiao Yuqi was incredibly shrewd and cunning. She managed to make her parents dislike their biological daughter after a few schemes.
No one cares how much suffering she endured over the years; all they know is that she was a piece of trash spoiled in the countryside, incomparable to Qiao Yuqi.
Qiao Yuqi is multi-talented, while she is utterly useless.
Qiao Yuqi is well-behaved and sensible, but she is also unruly and rebellious.
Qiao Yuqi is innocent and kind, but she has a malicious heart.
Over the past five years, Qiao Yuqi has been plotting step by step, finally crushing her into the dust and ruining her life beyond recognition.
Qiao Yuqi wiped away her tears and stepped forward to take Qiao Wanwan's hand. "Wanwan, I apologize to you on their behalf. Don't be angry. Sit down and have a drink with us."
Qiao Wanwan picked up a bottle of wine from the coffee table and poured it over her head.
"You smell too strongly of tea, let me help you wash it off."
Qiao Yuqi sobbed uncontrollably, "Wanwan, how could you do this to me..."
"Qiao Wanwan, you've gone too far!" Wang Chuning couldn't stand it anymore and shouted angrily, "Sisters, we must avenge Yuqi today!"
Several people rushed forward, dragged Qiao Wanwan to the sofa and held her down, while Wang Chuning took a bottle of wine and poured it into her mouth.
Qiao Wanwan struggled to dodge, and with a "pfft," all the wine in her mouth sprayed onto Wang Chuning's face.
"You bitch, how dare you insult me!" Wang Chuning was furious and slapped Qiao Wanwan across the face.
Qiao Wanwan's eyes narrowed, and she was about to make a move when suddenly there was a loud "bang" as the villa door was kicked open.
The group looked in the direction of the sound and saw more than a dozen bodyguards in black walking into the living room in unison. Without saying a word, they subdued the girls who were holding Qiao Wanwan.
Before the group could react, a man in a wheelchair entered.
Everyone present was a girl, and they were all captivated by his handsome face.
"So handsome, who is he?"
"I don't know..."
Jiang Dong helped Qiao Wanwan up. "Miss Qiao, are you alright?"
"fine."
Zhan Jingting extended his hand to her, "Come here."
Jiang Dong immediately helped Qiao Wanwan over.
Qiao Wanwan had been forced to drink quite a bit, and she was walking unsteadily. She lost her balance and fell directly into the man in the wheelchair...
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