Qiao Xi immediately understood and teased him, "Then wouldn't you be even more tired?"
"Xi'er underestimates me too much." Qi Jincheng exuded a strong Hermann-like aura, which perfectly reflected his confidence.
Qiao Xi deliberately straightened her back and challenged him, saying, "Prove it to me."
In the dead of night, Qiao Xi suddenly woke up from her dream. She dreamed of the fire that took Qi Jincheng's life in her past life. Although she was not at the scene, the images that Qiao Yuan showed her on her phone were stored in her mind and she could not get them out of her mind.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she woke up and saw the person sleeping next to her.
My body was very tired, but my mind was very clear.
Unable to sleep, Qiao Xi took her phone to the bathroom. The events to come tomorrow reminded her of another important matter: if possible, she could give that family a big surprise tomorrow.
She opened her contacts and copied all the numbers except for some unwanted ones, including her 'business partner'.
In his past life, she was one of his most important clients, but at this time, they had only handled one case with her; this was the second.
This time of day happens to be his working hours; in his words, his work is perfectly suited to the darkness of night.
After dialing, Qiao Xi didn't waste any words and said directly to him, "Help me investigate someone."
"Who?" the other person said lazily, uttering a single word.
Qiao Xi said succinctly, "Qiao Guangyuan's current wife."
After a slight hesitation, the other party asked, "What do you want to investigate?"
Qiao Xi bluntly stated, "Is she keeping a lover outside?"
After a two-second silence, the other person asked, "Did your dad ask you to investigate?"
"No, it's what I want to investigate," Qiao Xi said with a smile. "I'm planning to give my dad a surprise."
Qiao Xi had already sensed this in her previous life, but she chose to keep it a secret for the sake of this so-called family.
The other party stopped asking questions and simply asked, "When do you need it?"
"First thing tomorrow morning." Qiao Xi immediately gave the time, but after saying that, she realized that it was already four in the morning, and the time given to him was very tight.
But he readily agreed, "Okay."
"Urgent task, double the reward," he quickly added.
Qiao Xi readily agreed, "No problem."
The next day.
While eating breakfast, Qiao Xi browsed online information, and soon a striking headline jumped out and caught her full attention.
A wealthy heiress is suspected of being a mistress, while her boyfriend is allegedly cheating on her with a girlfriend who is suspected of being a kept man.
As you can tell from the title, Qiao Yuan's identity has been exposed, and Lu Mingxuan has become a true gigolo.
In the video, everyone present yesterday was there, including Qiao Xi, but her figure was blurred, so even people close to her couldn't recognize her.
Moreover, she deliberately said yesterday that Qiao Yuan was her good friend, not her sister, so no one would know her identity.
But even if they knew, it wouldn't matter. These days, the one who cheats is usually the one who is hated, while the one who is cheated on... some people with warped values would laugh at them.
But none of that matters. The reason Qiao Xi wanted to keep it a secret was twofold: first, to maintain her image as the heir of the Bai family, and second, to prevent that kind of scumbag from having any further contact with her!
It was almost time, so Qiao Xi packed up and drove to the Qiao family home alone. Before leaving, he informed A Jin.
Qi Jincheng originally wanted to go back with her, but she didn't want those people to offend his eyes, and she could handle it herself, so she didn't ask him to come with her.
When the servant who opened the door saw that it was Qiao Xi, he immediately brought her shoes and things and welcomed her inside.
As soon as Qiao Xi entered the room, she heard Qiao Guangyuan's furious questioning voice, "What exactly is going on between you and Lu Mingxuan?"
Qiao Yuan quickly denied it, "Dad, it's not like what they said."
Qiao Guangyuan didn't listen to her explanation at all. His first thought was about his own face. "After something like this, where am I supposed to put my old face!"
Seeing this, He Huilan quickly tried to comfort Qiao Yuan, saying, "Husband, how could our Yuanyuan possibly be interested in someone surnamed Lu?"
Qiao Yuan then said, sounding aggrieved, "Dad, it was my sister..."
"It's so lively here." Qiao Xi didn't give her a chance to finish.
The whole family's eyes immediately turned to Qiao Xi. Qiao Guangyuan was even more furious when he saw her, and he shouted at her, "You still know how to come back!"
Qiao Xi didn't admit her mistake like she did in her previous life. Instead, she imitated the mother and daughter's behavior and said innocently, "Dad, I'm married now. I can't keep running back to my parents' house."
"Don't you know something happened at home?!" Qiao Guangyuan was clearly venting all his anger on Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi's lips curled into a mocking smile as she coldly and feigned grievance, saying, "I only saw the news this morning, so I rushed back as soon as possible."
Qiao Guangyuan looked at Qiao Xi's current attitude and felt that she was not like this before.
Qiao Yuan seized the opportunity to question Qiao Xi, "Sister, why did you do this? Why did you hurt me and Mingxuan like this?"
Qiao Xi felt disgusted by this question. How utterly morally bankrupt must someone be to have the nerve to question her like that?
Qiao Guangyuan was completely confused. "What do you mean?"
With a sob in her voice, Qiao Yuan pointed at Qiao Xi and accused her, "It was my sister who called those people here and said I was a mistress, which means that Brother Xuan betrayed her and was with me."
"Dad, you have to stand up for me, sob sob sob..." she said, crying softly in grievance.
Upon hearing that this matter was related to Qiao Xi, Qiao Guangyuan's attitude worsened. "Qiao Xi, what exactly happened?!"
Qiao Xi took a grape from the fruit plate on the table at a leisurely pace. While peeling it, she said slowly, "Dad, Mom, I know you don't approve of Lu Mingxuan, and you certainly won't agree to Yuanyuan being with Lu Mingxuan."
“I happened to see them shopping together yesterday, chatting and laughing. I was worried that my younger sister, being young and naive, would be deceived by Lu Mingxuan, so in a moment of desperation, I came up with this way to force them to break up.”
Before she could finish speaking, Qiao Yuan hurriedly retorted, "You're talking nonsense! You're clearly..."
"What is it?" Qiao Xi suddenly put down the grapes in her hand, and a sharp look swept over her.
Qiao Yuan's heart skipped a beat when she saw the look in her eyes, but seeing that someone was standing up for her today, she continued fearlessly, "Because my sister likes Brother Mingxuan, she got jealous when she saw me with Brother Mingxuan, so she did this!"
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