After the betrothal gift negotiation collapsed, I turned around and married a wealthy man.

"..."

Qiao Xing lay silently on the bed, not daring to get up again.

Even if it wasn't dangerous anymore as he said, Lin Xi was sleeping next door, how could she have the mind to do this.

Qin Ce was just trying to scare her.

Qin Ce left early the next morning. Qiao Xing went to bed late and didn't get up until noon.

The matter was not resolved and Lin Xi could not go to school for the time being. When Qiao Xing got up, Lin Xi was chatting with the old man in the living room.

The old man asked her about school and comforted her kindly.

He said to Lin Xi kindly, "Girl, don't be afraid, it's no big deal. If you are bullied, you have to fight back so that they will not dare to bully you in the future."

"Don't be afraid. There are so many people behind you, including your mother, your sister, and your brother-in-law. With him here, everything can be solved."

Lin Xi kept her head lowered. After hearing these words, she raised her head and looked at the old man.

Her tense expression relaxed a bit when she saw the old man's kind smile, and she nodded hesitantly.

She didn't know how powerful this brother-in-law was, but when she saw Qiao Xing and the old man mentioning this matter, they were not as frightened as Wang Qin, as if the sky was falling.

But in their eyes, it seemed like it was just a big deal, which affected her and made her feel like it wasn't that big of a deal.

Qiao Xing was about to go there when he suddenly received a strange phone call.

She picked up the phone and said, "Hello."

"Miss Qiao, it's me."

It was Cao Yun's voice. Qiao Xing was stunned for a moment, then turned back to the room and closed the door, "Why are you calling me?"

Hasn't Qiao Hong been arrested? Cao Yun now has so much money in his hand, there is no need to come to her unless something happens to Qiao Hong again.

Cao Yun said in a serious tone, "Qiao Hong..."

"what happened?"

"Jumped off the building."

Qiao Xing was shocked when she received the news unexpectedly. Her first reaction was that the shadow of Qiao Hong appeared in her mind, and then she didn't believe it.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Why am I joking with you like this? It's true. Mr. Qian sued him, and there were so many debt collection agencies looking for him to collect debts. He made Mr. Qiao so angry that the whole family didn't want to see him... "

Qiao Hong's pressure didn't stop there. His daughter and son disowned him, and Qiao Ying even called to scold him. Forget it, he almost hit Qiao Xing with his car.

After living for such a long time, he has no future in this life and can only spend his time in prison. Even if he is lucky enough to be released in the future, he will still be in debt, and his life will almost be the end of the road, with little hope.

So while waiting for the court hearing, he couldn't figure it out, so he found a rooftop and jumped off, ending his unbearable life.

Qiao Xing couldn't explain how she felt now. She had no relationship with Qiao Hong, and she even disliked him very much at one time.

But now that he jumped off the building and disappeared from this world, it was still a big shock to Qiao Xing.

She was silent for a while before speaking, "You really don't need to tell me this."

"He is your father after all, I think I should tell you."

"When did this happen?"

"Just last night, I haven't seen him during this period. I thought he was in the detention center. When I asked today, I found out that he had been released a long time ago. He just avoided us and didn't show up."

Qiao Hong was only involved in financial crimes, and they were more troublesome. Sufficient evidence had to be collected before he could be sentenced, so he was serving his sentence outside prison during this period. Qiao Xing was silent for a long time, not knowing what to say. She sighed, "I know."

"Well, I'll hang up then."

Cao Yun was in a complicated mood at the moment. Qiao Hong obviously had the opportunity to drag her into the water, and he could even threaten her and ask her to take out the money, but he chose to end his life.

The backup strategies she had thought of before have not been used yet, and the money is not in her account yet, so even if it is liquidated by then, she will not be able to find the money.

But all this money was owed by Qiao Hong in his own name, and it was his personal debt. Once Qiao Hong died, the debt should be considered dead.

Maybe he wasn't completely without conscience, or maybe when he was finally desperate, he regretted it and figured it out.

Regardless, he's dead now.

His body is still parked in the funeral home awaiting investigation. It cannot be retrieved until it is found out that he jumped by himself.

Yu Cheng could no longer stay, so Cao Yun decided to leave Yu Cheng with his children and live somewhere else after Qiao Hong's affairs were finished.

Qiao Ying knew that her father was dead, but she didn't come back, and she even cursed him for his death.

Now she doesn't even go to school, fearing that her classmates will laugh at her. Now everyone knows that she has an unruly father. She played those unsightly videos at her grandfather's birthday party, which made her father angry to death.

This kind of thing makes Qiao Ying unable to lift it for the rest of her life.

The same goes for Qiao Xi, except that his psychological quality is much better than Qiao Ying, and he can still go to school as usual.

Because of Qiao Hong's temporary greed, the entire family was destroyed by him, and the future of his daughter and son was also ruined in his hands.

I wonder if he had any regrets before he died. If he had left his job instead of looking for Qiao Xing, at least his family would still be intact.

Qiao Xing was sitting in the bedroom, looking at the community outside the window, and suddenly felt a little sentimental.

It was not entirely because of Qiao Hong's death, but more because she heard the familiar people around her leaving, which made her feel the cruelty of time.

I also thought that one day in the future, I would also grow old and watch the people around me leave one by one, and finally I would be there again.

Looking back at that time, life will definitely not feel as long as it does now.

She didn't know how long she had been sitting in the room. She didn't come back to her senses until Lin Xi knocked on the door.

Qiao Xing walked out of the bedroom and saw Lin Xi standing at the door, "What's wrong?"

Lin Xi said, "It's time to eat."

Qiao Xing looked at the time and saw that it was already half past twelve noon. She smiled and said, "Let's go."

Although Lin Xi is almost seventeen years old, she is small, half a head shorter than Qiao Xing.

It was probably caused by malnutrition. She was only a little over 1.5 meters tall. Girls are not long at this age and may not grow long in the future.

The old man is already waiting in the restaurant. The nanny Qin Ce has not arrived yet. Qin Ce called a professional chef from outside to cook today's lunch.

Qiao Xing walked to the dining table and sat down. The old man said, "You got up so late today and didn't eat breakfast."

Qiao Xing was stunned and explained, "I overslept, I'm sorry."

"What's the excuse? You can't be hungry now. If you want to sleep in next time, just get up and have breakfast before going back to sleep."

Qiao Xing nodded and subconsciously glanced at the gray-haired old man opposite her. She picked up her chopsticks and picked up a shrimp ball for the old man.

"Grandpa, please eat more." (End of Chapter)