Qiao Wanwan said, "I never intended to be soft-hearted towards him. After all, you are different from him. You have a soft side, but he doesn't."
He Songling remained silent for a long time.
Qiao Wanwan didn't want to talk to him anymore and was about to hang up when he suddenly said, "I can only say that I don't know him as well as you think. In short, he will be everywhere around you, so just be careful."
“You and Xu Lai are the same kind of people, kind and benevolent, but when you encounter truly evil people, this is a fatal flaw.”
Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "Is this reminder your way of thanking me for helping you last night?"
"Not really, and you don't need me to thank you."
"It's good that you know."
Qiao Wanwan hung up the phone immediately.
Zheng Ma brought in breakfast. "Madam, is this He Songling?"
"yes."
"He's a pitiful person, but it's a pity he took the wrong path," sighed Zheng Ma. "He survived a great ordeal and should have been living a good life. Now it proves the saying that there's always a reason why someone is pitiful."
Qiao Wanwan took a sip of porridge and said, "Yes, one wrong step can lead to eternal regret. I believe he genuinely likes Xu Lai and wants to live a good life with her, but once his hands are stained with blood, how can he wash them clean without leaving a trace? I think once the rift between them is formed, it will be very difficult to repair, after all, this is a matter of principle for Xu Lai."
"So, Miss Xu, is it really true that you won't forgive him?"
"Well, how should I put it?" Qiao Wanwan analyzed, "I think Xu Lai has the romantic mindset of a young girl, but she also has the values and principles of a scholarly world, so she must be very conflicted and torn inside, otherwise she wouldn't be unable to eat or sleep."
"Her current expectation of He Songling is that he will repent and accept legal punishment. How is that possible?"
"That's right, someone like He Songling would never surrender himself."
“Of course,” Qiao Wanwan said. “Moreover, He Songling was right. The deaths of his parents and younger brother have long been classified as accidents, and the police simply do not have enough evidence to prosecute him.”
"But didn't he admit it himself? We have surveillance video evidence."
“Aunt Zheng, you’re too naive. Neither audio recordings nor videos can be used as evidence in court. He Songling has already figured out these things, which is why he dared to admit it.”
"What a deep scheme!" Zheng Ma exclaimed.
"He could even pull off that car accident flawlessly, let alone these legal loopholes. He must have known them thoroughly long ago."
"That's really a difficult matter to handle."
“It doesn’t matter. Even if the law can’t punish him in the future, he was involved in the kidnapping of Jing Ting and the child, and Jing Ting will not let him go,” Qiao Wanwan said. “But he’s so smart, he must have already figured it out and should have made arrangements for his own future.”
"No matter what he arranges, with Master Zhan in charge, he can't escape!"
Qiao Wanwan smiled and asked, "Has the third brother had breakfast yet?"
"She's eaten and is being very good. After she's had her fill of food, she went to play with her toys by herself."
“I’ll make him lunch. He’s been a bit feverish these past few days, so I’ll make him something to cool him down.”
"Let the kitchen do it; Madam need not trouble herself."
“I haven’t spent much time with him these days, and I want to make up for it.”
"Okay, I'll go prepare the ingredients."
After finishing breakfast, Qiao Wanwan went to the kitchen to prepare lunch for Xiao Jiu and Shiyi as well.
"Mommy!" Eleven ran in excitedly, "I have something I want to discuss with you."
"Okay, go ahead and tell me."
“The school is organizing a summer camp, but my brother and I can’t go right now. But there’s a picnic this weekend, and I want to go.”
"A picnic?" Qiao Wanwan asked. "Where are we going?"
"Nanshan, a two-day, one-night event."
"Are you staying overnight?"
"Hmm." Seeing her hesitation, Eleven quickly asked, "Mommy, is it still dangerous?"
Qiao Wanwan hesitated for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Do you and your brother really want to go?"
“We haven’t been able to get together with our classmates in a long time. We used to be able to on weekends, but lately Daddy and Mommy are often not home, so we can’t.”
During their time in the Golden Triangle, for safety reasons, Qiao Wanwan did not allow the two children to go out.
She felt guilty towards her child, who should be enjoying playing and having fun at this age, but instead had to stay at home, which made her feel incredibly bored.
"Okay, you can agree. Daddy and Mommy will go with you two."
"Really?" Eleven exclaimed in disbelief. "That's wonderful! Long live Mommy!"
Qiao Wanwan watched him skip away, and shook her head with a smile, "He really is a child, such a small thing can make him so happy."
“Children are easily satisfied,” Zhang Ma said with a smile.
"Yes, for both of them, freedom is the most precious thing."
Although Qiao Wanwan agreed, she couldn't let her guard down. In the afternoon, she contacted the school and asked them to provide a list of people who would participate in the picnic.
The school quickly compiled statistics, which included both teachers and students' parents.
Qiao Wanwan informed the school that she would bring bodyguards and try her best not to disturb everyone's picnic while ensuring safety.
The school naturally dared not object, and in fact, they were more than happy to accept it.
After all, it would be difficult to explain to parents if anything happened. Now that the security of the Imperial View Group is involved, the safety level will naturally be much higher.
The two children were very interested and discussed it throughout dinner.
"Mommy, can I bring my little brother along? My classmates really want to see him."
“The little brother is too small, and only Daddy and Mommy will be going with you. If we bring the little brother, Daddy and Mommy will have to focus more on him, which will affect our picnic,” Qiao Wanwan explained.
"Okay, then we'll go together when my little brother is older."
"right."
"Mommy, what are we going to eat for our picnic this time?"
"Whatever you want to eat, we'll make it."
"I'll have to think about it carefully..."
As they were talking, Qiao Wanwan's phone suddenly rang.
She glanced at it, got up, and walked out of the restaurant to answer the call.
"What's up?"
"How is Xu Lai?" He Songling asked.
"What do you think?" Qiao Wanwan asked in return.
"I don't want to guess, just tell me if she's eating and sleeping well."
"He Songling, do you have a heart?" Qiao Wanwan frowned. "Xu Lai loves you so much, how could she possibly eat and sleep well? To tell you the truth, she hasn't had much of an appetite, and coupled with not sleeping well, she's lost a lot of weight and looks terrible. If this continues, I'll have to consider giving her IV fluids!"
Standing before the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows, He Songling slowly closed his eyes, concealing the complex emotions within them. He spoke in a deep voice, "Please tell her for me that I, a murderer, am not worth her going through all this for. Since she looks down on me so much, I won't hold her back. From this moment on, we are officially breaking up, severing all ties..."
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