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Chapter 29 Very Capable

Chapter 29: Chapter 29 Very Capable

Elder Qiao seemed very angry.

Qiao Rui faced her grandfather’s fury in silence.

"I am asking you a question," Elder Qiao scolded angrily. "What are you playing at, pretending to be mute?"

"I really don’t know why he would change the decoration; maybe it’s a personal preference. Anyway, I’ve already told my second sister not to go into his room, but she didn’t listen."

"That’s because your second sister had an allergic reaction," Elder Qiao said sternly. "She needed to change her clothes."

Qiao Rui had no response, finding such a clumsy excuse truly speechless.

She said indifferently, "Oh, if it’s an allergy, she should have called for me. My second sister didn’t say a word and just went to Pei Liyan’s room to change. If he doesn’t like his personal space being invaded, what can I do?"

Elder Qiao also knew he was in the wrong and didn’t continue on this topic. Instead, he changed the subject, "Qiao Rui, Pei Liyan was so angry yesterday, and yet he didn’t kick you out."

"Do you want him to kick me out too, Grandpa?" Qiao Rui always had this way of asking questions casually, which made people particularly uncomfortable.

Elder Qiao felt displeased upon hearing this and furrowed his eyebrows, "Of course not."

Qiao Rui remained detached and silent.

"You managing to not get kicked out is a credit to you."

"What’s so great about that?" Qiao Rui spoke candidly. "It’s not even worth as much as buying a piece of meat to eat."

"Eat, eat, eat, is that all you think about?" Elder Qiao was already displeased.

Qiao Rui didn’t care about his mood, acting as if she had heard nothing.

She opened her mouth calmly, "People regard food as heaven; without eating, you die."

The old man was taken aback by her retort and it took a while before he said, "Since Pei Liyan is not too bad to you, you should grasp the opportunity and try to have his child."

"Pfft!" Qiao Rui couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Hearing Qiao Rui’s laughter, Elder Qiao became displeased again. "What are you laughing at?"

"Tales of the Arabian Nights," Qiao Rui replied without a trace of politeness because that’s exactly what it was.

However, Elder Qiao didn’t see it that way and instead said very earnestly, "Qiao Rui, listen, I know with your looks, it’s particularly challenging to ask this of you, but it’s not impossible."

Qiao Rui was always clear-headed and wouldn’t allow herself to be manipulated at will.

"Grandpa, do you think it’s appropriate to say these things to me?"

Elder Qiao was taken aback, becoming very angry at the rebuttal. "How is it inappropriate?"

Qiao Rui replied indifferently, "Nothing, I just think if Grandpa were a woman, he’d probably wish he could have Pei Liyan’s child himself."

"Scoundrel!" The old man was so angered he began to gasp, unable to hold back his swearing.

Qiao Rui, holding the phone calmly, said, "Grandpa, I am your granddaughter. If I’m a scoundrel, doesn’t that make you an old scoundrel?"

The old man was stunned and became so angry he gasped for air, "You, you’re utterly unfilial!"

At that moment, Qiao Rui remained calm, her face bearing a resigned expression that soon turned into fearlessness.

"Grandpa, if I’m utterly unfilial, then aren’t you taking advantage of your age?"

It was precisely this calm questioning that sent a chill through the old man’s heart.

He suddenly realized that his granddaughter, seemingly meek and unassuming, might have returned for revenge.

Elder Qiao’s expression became severe, and he said in a deep voice, "Qiao Rui, are you trying to anger me to death?"

Qiao Rui fell silent.

She wanted to say that dying of anger would be letting him off too lightly.

But she said nothing.

This silent reaction was the most torturous. The old man understood immediately that she hated him.

"Qiao Rui, I warn you, I can let Pei Liyan choose you, and I can also get you kicked out of the Pei Family," Elder Qiao said, and then hung up the phone.

Qiao Rui held her phone, feeling a painful tightness in her throat.

Ha.

The Qiao Family truly put interests above all else.

Rui Qing’s hot search was taken down.

Jiang Jinfeng called Qiao Rui. "Ancestor, is this a good time?"

"Sure, go ahead."

"Rui Qing’s hot search was taken down by Pei Liyan, but the uncertainty about Rui Qing’s life or death has had a huge impact on the Pei Family."

"Is he feeling guilty?" Qiao Rui asked.

If Pei Liyan wasn’t feeling guilty, why would he spend money to have the hot search removed?

Jiang Jinfeng responded, "His people are investigating what happened that night. Think carefully, what exactly happened to you?"

Qiao Rui was taken aback, thinking about that night.

After the award ceremony at the TV festival ended, she suddenly felt a burning heat throughout her body and an uneasy premonition.

It was then she suspected that someone had tampered with her drink, with the drug taking effect right after the ceremony.

At that time, Qiao Rui remembered feeling something was off and looked back, only to see Pei Liyan.

His deep gaze was fixed on her, a hint of astonishment flitting across his eyes.

Their eyes met.

Qiao Rui ignored it, suppressing the restlessness in her heart, and averted her gaze, leaving the scene.

Because she had booked a room on the top floor of the hotel next to the TV Center Building to change clothes, she returned there.

Staggering in the corridor, she could barely walk straight.

Her strength was entirely sapped by the drug, and she stumbled towards her room.

Suddenly, an arm reached out, pulling her into the presidential suite. The man gripped her waist with a violent voice, "Rui Qing, you dare drug me?"

Qiao Rui was stunned for a moment, confronted with the man’s harsh features.

Pei Liyan!

Before she could deny it, the man forcefully pressed her down and sealed her lips.

Qiao Rui’s eyes widened. The kiss was dominant and burning, overwhelming.

She had intended to resist.

But then the storm came, the clouds churned, and the dust settled.

That night she and Pei Liyan were swept up in the tempest.

Now, upon careful reflection, he too had been drugged.

She suddenly stood up, realizing she might have misunderstood.

If Pei Liyan had planned against her and drugged her, there was no reason for him to dose himself as well.

Still, the subsequent attempts on her life made Qiao Rui suspect that Pei Liyan might not be entirely innocent.

"Both he and I were drugged," Qiao Rui said. "Find out who drugged us."

"Weren’t you with your agent when you were drugged?" Jiang Jinfeng asked.

"No, she wasn’t there when the event ended that day. It couldn’t be her; she had no reason to harm me."

"Ruirui, appearances can be deceiving," Jiang Jinfeng said softly. "In the face of capital, many lose themselves."

Qiao Rui stayed quiet for a moment.

Jiang Jinfeng said, "I’ll meet with your agent, Sister Jin."

"No, don’t go, let Muyu do it," Qiao Rui said. "I’ll go with her."

"You’ll go with her?" Jiang Jinfeng was surprised and asked, "How will you go?"

"Of course, I’ll go as Rui Qing," Qiao Rui had her plans. "Don’t worry about it, just manage the styling room. I and Muyu will meet Sister Jin, and I’ll know if it’s her once I see her."

"Alright, be careful, and call me anytime," Jiang Jinfeng instructed.

"Understood." Qiao Rui hung up the phone and immediately contacted Song Muyu.