"A private yacht...?!"
Qiao Lingyuan was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and smiled.
"Well, as expected of the super-rich Lin Jicheng! He even has a private yacht!"
"However, since you've personally extended the invitation, there's no reason for me not to go... Let's go, this week happens to be the orientation week for new students at Jinghua University, there aren't any formal classes scheduled, I'm so bored!"
"Yes! It's perfect to invite Xu Qingning and An Xinmeng along. Everyone has worked hard, let's have a celebration!"
Lin Jicheng snapped his fingers, and Xu Qingning and An Xinmeng were also extremely excited. After quickly packing their luggage, the four of them walked out of the dormitory building in a grand procession.
Outside the dormitory, Lin Jicheng had already arranged for Lin Yi to wait by the school's helipad in the helicopter. Seeing the helicopter up close, which they had never ridden in before, Qiao Lingyuan and the other two were even more amazed!
Just as the three were about to board the plane, Qiao Lingyuan and the others shifted their gaze, and upon seeing something, their bodies instantly froze—
Lin Jicheng followed Qiao Lingyuan's gaze and saw a black BMW parked quietly in the corner of the school gate. The window was rolled down, revealing two faces that Lin Jicheng didn't recognize, but which were filled with anger...
Qiao Lingyuan paused, glancing awkwardly and hesitantly at Lin Jicheng and the others, then at the two people in the car. Finally, she made up her mind and took a deep, tense breath.
"Excuse me, Jicheng, you guys go ahead and board the plane. I'll catch up later!"
Before anyone could ask, Qiao Lingyuan rushed over, got into a black car, and as soon as she closed the door, she was met with a barrage of scolding—
"Your daughter, you have disappointed me greatly!"
The middle-aged man in the front seat pounded on the driver's seat, while another middle-aged woman beside him shook her head sadly.
"Don't try to deny it, we already know what you did!"
"It was you who exposed Huang Tianci's scandal, wasn't it!"
Yes, sitting in the car were Qiao Qiao's parents, Qiao Hongwei and Mo Xiao!
"If it weren't for you, the Huang family would have only suffered a temporary setback, but their foundation would still be intact!"
Qiao Hongwei launched into a tirade:
"And you, instead of helping your fiancé, you're stabbing an outsider in the back! Do you know that because of your 'help,' those projects we've been working on with the Huang family for years have all fallen through!"
"Your brother was also taken in by the police to assist with the investigation because of his good relationship with Huang Tianci, and he hasn't been released yet!!"
"A large part of the Qiao family's financial resources depended on the Huang family. Now that the Huang family has fallen, what good will it do us?!"
Qiao Lingyuan remained silent, her head bowed, her long sideburns obscuring her face. Qiao Lingyuan's mother, Mo Xiao, continued to complain.
"Didn't Huang Tianci really like you? He couldn't see you and kept asking us where you were... It would be a perfect match if we married into that family!"
"Look at yourself now. Isn't that Lin Jicheng who came out with you?"
A hint of disgust flashed across Mo Xiao's face:
"I don't know where this unknown person came from. Even if she's rich, don't associate with her, or she'll really make our family lose all face!"
Upon hearing these baseless accusations, Qiao Lingyuan abruptly raised her head:
"Father, Mother, do you know what you're saying?!"
"And what's this talk about a powerful alliance... A powerful alliance, you don't mean I should join forces with a family that's morally corrupt, has a criminal record, and is about to go bankrupt, do you?!"
"If you hadn't provided so much evidence, how could they have ended up bankrupt?"
Qiao Hongwei slammed the teacup he was holding onto the car.
"Lin Jicheng, who targeted the Huang Group, is your roommate. Not only should you not give her the evidence, but you should also stand on our side and the Huang Group's side to help us deal with her!"
"You should have used your position as her roommate to expose her dirty secrets online, or taken advantage of your proximity to do something dirty to her! That way you could have solidified Lin Jicheng's dirt on her!"
"With the help of the Qiao family, the Huang Group will definitely be grateful for our assistance after it recovers. Wouldn't it be a win-win situation for you to marry Huang Tianci again?"
"What a perfect solution!"
Qiao Lingyuan laughed in anger:
"The so-called perfect solution is to marry me off to a morally corrupt criminal who has committed several crimes! This is the future you've planned for me, for the so-called future of the Su family!"
"How dare you talk like that, child?!"
Qiao Hongwei was furious when his thoughts were exposed:
"...Would your parents ever harm you?! They're only doing it for your own good!"
"Even if... even if the Huang family falls from grace now, you shouldn't hang out with that Lin Jicheng guy every day..."
"I've been in Beijing's wealthy circles for so many years, and I've never heard of any wealthy family with the surname Lin!"
"No matter what, you should at least think about the Qiao family, if not for your own sake!"
Listening to her parents' familiar nagging, Qiao Lingyuan sat up straight. She took a deep breath, her eyes no longer showing the obedient confusion of the past, but a clear and sharp look:
"Father, Mother, let me be frank with you..."
"First of all, it's not me who doesn't care about the Qiao family, it's someone else! After all, I've always studied hard and achieved excellent grades since I was little, and I've never caused you any trouble, unlike my brother, who was so stupid as to associate with someone as morally corrupt as Huang Tianci. Even if he's arrested and investigated now, damaging the reputation of the Qiao Group, it's his own fault, and he can't blame anyone else!"
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