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Chapter 48: Bite the Hand that Feeds

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Bite the Hand that Feeds

Mr. Pei parked his car outside the Qiao Family’s main gate, at the side of the road.

He got out of the car to speak with Qiao Xiang.

Qiao Rui waited here, glancing at them from a distance.

The two whispered to each other, far enough away that she couldn’t hear what they were saying.

The agreed upon five minutes turned into ten before Mr. Pei returned.

Once he was back in the car, he said to Qiao Rui, "You, get out and take a taxi home, I’ve got something to do with Qiao Xiang."

"Oh!" Qiao Rui nodded and got out of the car.

At that moment, Qiao Xiang looked at her and offered a faint smile, "I’m sorry, Little Six, Mr. Pei and I have some business to attend to, you should take a taxi back on your own."

"It’s fine, Big Sister, you take care of business, no need to rush," Qiao Rui chuckled, her tone seemingly carrying a certain implication.

This made Liyan stiffen and he glanced at her.

After Qiao Rui got out of the car, Qiao Xiang took her place in the passenger seat, the seat previously occupied by Qiao Rui.

Qiao Xiang lifted her chin slightly, looking quite arrogant.

Qiao Rui’s face remained calm, not showing any emotion.

She smiled at the two of them, turned around, and walked away, even starting to hum a tune.

Yet, her humming immediately caused Liyan to furrow his brow as he found the sound oddly familiar.

Qiao Rui sang a note, then suddenly stopped as if noticing something, and the next second, a discordant rock tune burst out.

Inside the car, Qiao Xiang couldn’t resist picking at her, "My Little Six really hasn’t grown up, she’s so childish."

"Yeah, she’s certainly not as mature as you," Liyan responded with a tone in which his feelings were indiscernible.

Qiao Xiang took his tone as mockery, she pulled a tight smile and laughed awkwardly, then fell silent.

Qiao Rui had just turned away and hadn’t yet reached the main road when the butler called out to her.

"Miss Six, please wait."

Qiao Rui turned around to see the butler, her expression slightly puzzled, she asked, "Butler Uncle, do you need me for something?"

"It’s not me who needs something, Elder Qiao has requested you to return."

Qiao Rui thought to herself that surely she was in for another lecturing.

It seemed that Elder Qiao had someone watching her, and as soon as she was alone, he immediately sent the butler to call her back; out of consideration for his efforts, Qiao Rui decided to return to the Qiao Family home.

Indeed, as soon as Elder Qiao spoke, his entire being radiated hostility.

"You ungrateful wretch, I think you’re tired of living."

It was the first time Elder Qiao had spoken such harsh words.

Qiao Rui narrowed her eyes and looked at the furious old man through her glasses. She wasn’t angry, nor did she show any emotion. Instead, she calmly looked at Elder Qiao, as if regarding an ill-mannered child.

Seeing her attitude only annoyed the old man further. He walked up to Qiao Rui and looked down at her, bellowing sternly, "Do you think you’re helping Liyan?"

Qiao Rui remained silent, not avoiding his gaze, just calmly observing Elder Qiao’s tantrum.

She was well aware that a rant was inevitable today.

Elder Qiao was angry because she had interfered with Liyan’s investment.

But to Qiao Rui, it was laughable.

If Liyan wanted to invest, nothing she said would matter.

"People don’t want it, and push it onto themselves, Elder Qiao certainly sees that clearly.

Unfortunately, there’s always someone to take the heat.

"I’m telling you, by doing this, you’re only going to make Pei Liyan despise you even more."

"I don’t care," Qiao Rui spoke calmly, "I never expected any of you to think highly of me, so Grandpa, you might as well change your tune."

Elder Qiao was taken aback by the retort, completely taken by surprise by Qiao Rui’s back talk.

"Who gave you the audacity to talk back to me like this?" Elder Qiao sneered.

"Probably the confidence that doesn’t come from eating Qiao Family food," Qiao Rui returned unapologetically, "The ancients say, ’Don’t forget those who dug the well when drinking the water.’ To take, one must first give, what have you given, Grandpa?"

Elder Qiao stared wide-eyed, "You really do hate me."

"Hate isn’t the right word. To me, you’re just a stranger," said Rui Danran calmly.

"So you think that by clinging to the high branch that is Pei Liyan on your return, you can rest easy, and that’s why you look down on me even more."

"If that’s what you think, then go ahead and think that," Qiao Rui didn’t want to explain; she just wanted to find her brother.

Returning to the Qiao Family, she hadn’t found a single trace of her brother.

Elder Qiao had dealt with it quite cleanly.

So cleanly that Qiao Rui even suspected that he had gotten rid of her brother by murder.

"Hmph! Ignorant fool, I can get you married to Pei Liyan, and I can also kick you out," Elder Qiao fumed, regretting softened his heart and finding himself such a liability.

If useless to the Qiao Family, then she’s a waste.

Qiao Rui spoke coldly, "As you wish, I’d like to see how you’re going to kick me out."

Elder Qiao’s face changed abruptly, indeed seeing Qiao Rui’s gaze turn icy cold, even behind glasses one could feel it was filled with murderous intent.

Elder Qiao’s heart skipped a beat, inwardly startled by Qiao Rui’s piercing gaze.

Elder Qiao seemed ready to explode, huffing and puffing, chest heaving, he scolded, "Humph, you’re still too green, five billion, just you wait, Pei Liyan will definitely fund the Qiao Family, and moreover, you’ll be divorced soon enough."

Qiao Rui looked coldly at Elder Qiao, pulling a sardonic smile, "The same goes, I simply don’t care. After all, the Qiao Family is teeming with beauties, always ready to pounce, each fixated only on Pei Liyan. Congratulations, Grandpa, a bevy of granddaughters serving one husband, truly a model for today’s Qingcheng."

Elder Qiao was stunned, lifting his hand to slap Qiao Rui.

Qiao Rui stepped back, dodging the old man’s slap.

Elder Qiao was thrown off, nearly stumbling to the ground.

Qiao Rui reminded indifferently, "Be careful, Grandpa, don’t twist your old back. At this age, your femur isn’t so stable, take care you don’t break it and have to replace it with stainless steel."

"You, get out of here!" Elder Qiao, having gained no advantage, resorted to bitter curses.

Qiao Rui chuckled, saying, "Fine, then I’m leaving. You can roll around to entertain yourself, Grandpa."

She turned and left.

The butler hurried forward, supporting Elder Qiao.

Elder Qiao trembled with rage. "She, she’s simply a rebel, just like her low-class mother, intentionally setting traps for the Qiao Family."

Qiao Rui, reaching the door and hearing Elder Qiao still insulting her deceased mother, stopped in her tracks, turned, and chillingly warned word by word, "Grandpa, you should be thankful that you are my father’s father, otherwise, if you insulted my mom like you did today, her spirit in heaven might just collect you."

"You!" Elder Qiao pointed at her, furious, but was so choked with anger he couldn’t utter a word.

The butler hurriedly pleaded, "Miss Six, please hold back your words. If you really anger Elder Qiao to ill health, you’ll regret it yourself."

Qiao Rui paused, then said, "I think my mom wasn’t low-class. It’s the Qiao Family that’s truly low-class, the ones taking money from the Pei Family, so low-class as to sell their own granddaughters. Not satisfied with just one, they’d rather send them all, that is what’s truly low-class."

Qiao Rui dropped these words and left.