From Runaway Bride to Global Queen
Chapter 203 Don’t Go Too Far

Chapter 203: Chapter 203 Don’t Go Too Far

Qiao Xin left. Qiao Yi originally had no intention of telling Qiao Xin about the tangled mess between Lu Ming and Lin Ke, but lately, Qiao Xin had reverted to her old ways, constantly hanging around Yanchuan.

It was probably because the storm of her divorce with Lu Ming had passed, and Qiao Xin had some free time on her hands, which she spent circling around Yanchuan.

Xiao Ting was nearly cursing Qiao Xin to death when she contacted her, using all sorts of skills to keep this rotten peach blossom out of the door.

She had never seen someone so shameless and persistent!

If only she had directed the dedication and seriousness she had for Yanchuan into other arenas, Qiao Xin’s achievements would not have been so limited!

What a pity, a perfectly good woman with nothing but love and romance on her mind, incapable of great things!

"I know you’re a strong woman, eat up, eat up, even food can’t block your mouth."

Qiao Yi kept adding food to Xiao Ting’s plate, trying to interrupt her incessant complaining.

No one knew better how annoying Qiao Xin was than her. Xiao Ting had only experienced it a few times at the company, but Qiao Yi had grown up under such torment from a young age!

"It’s really tough on you, having such an unreliable sister. I don’t know how you managed to grow up."

Xiao Ting rolled her eyes and started to focus on eating. Qiao Yi mulled over Xiao Ting’s words and shrugged with a smile.

How else could she have grown up? There was a time when Qiao Xin had treated her well, but Qiao Yi didn’t know when it started to change, with Qiao Xin treating her worse and worse. Jealousy and resentment filled all of Qiao Xin’s thoughts until the day before her marriage when Qiao Xin drugged her.

"Forget it, let’s not talk about it anymore. We’re finally out for a meal, why mention her!"

Unbeknownst to the joyously feasting Qiao Yi, the mentioned Qiao Xin was at that moment under the apartment where Lin Ke lived, pressing the address she had searched for to find Lin Ke’s residence.

This apartment was part of Lu Ming’s hidden assets. Qiao Xin had indeed spent some effort to find it, and had finally confirmed Lu Ming’s frequent visits, concluding that he was keeping someone here!

Door number 3302. Qiao Xin knocked, and there was a bit of response inside before the door was opened.

"You are..."

Qiao Xin wore a mask, and Lin Ke didn’t recognize her at first, but Qiao Xin could see Lin Ke’s face clearly!

This was the woman who had appeared at the Lu Family’s place!

Qiao Yi didn’t lie to her, Lu Ming was still in touch with this woman, even keeping her on the side!

Had it not been for Qiao Yi, she would have had no idea how long she’d have been wearing a green hat!

Lin Ke looked at the strange woman standing at the door, feeling like she looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before.

"Miss, may I ask who you are..."

"I’m your dad! I’m going to kill you, you shameless bitch! Are you unwanted or just so desperate that you seduce someone else’s husband! Have you no shame!"

Lin Ke hadn’t finished speaking when Qiao Xin’s slap came down fiercely, and before Lin Ke could react, she was dragged out by her hair by Qiao Xin.

"Ah!!! Let go! Let go! Who are you, let me go, or I’m calling the police!"

Lin Ke always portrayed a pure and innocent image and, of course, should not be muscular. Being weak and helpless suited her best, therefore, she had no strength to resist as Qiao Xin dragged her out by her hair.

Qiao Xin couldn’t beat Qiao Yi, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t beat a Lin Ke. She dragged Lin Ke all the way to the residential area and then threw her next to the garbage bin.

"Call the police? Sure! You better do it now, tell the police you got dragged out here because you seduced someone’s husband, because you were a mistress. Go ahead, call the police! If you don’t, I’ll do it for you!"

Lin Ke’s head hit the ground and she was so dizzy that she didn’t hear what Qiao Xin said. All she could do was use her usual tactic, sitting on the ground hugging her legs and pretending to be pitiful.

"Who... who are you... I don’t know you..."

Of course, Lin Ke recognized Qiao Xin; she knew who she was as soon as Qiao Xin started berating her.

But Qiao Xin’s appearance was so sudden, and Lin Ke didn’t have a way to seek help from Lu Ming, so she could only pretend to be innocent, hoping a passerby would help her.

If only Lu Ming would come!

Lin Ke’s act of feigning pity and innocence was useless against Qiao Xin. Instead, she got a merciless slap from Qiao Xin.

"Not knowing me is great, so let me introduce myself now. Look clearly, I am Lu Ming’s lawful wife, and you are a shameless mistress. Got that?"

Lin Ke was yanked up by her hair, and any cries of pain were silenced by Qiao Xin—she dared not let them out and could only bear the pain in silence.

Qiao Xin had chosen the perfect time—midday, when there were the most people in the residential area. The commotion had already attracted a crowd of onlookers.

Most of the onlookers were white-collar workers from nearby companies, and they all shared one thing in common: a love for gossip.

A scene like the rightful wife tearing into the mistress was exactly their kind of entertainment; in less than half an hour, the area was packed so tightly that no one could pass through.

Qiao Xin’s one-sided beating of Lin Ke was finally stopped by an auntie in her forties or fifties—not because the auntie couldn’t stand Qiao Xin hitting a mistress, but because she was afraid Qiao Xin might beat Lin Ke to death.

Among the many onlookers, not a single one was willing to call an ambulance for Lin Ke. In the end, it was Qiao Xin herself who called an ambulance to take her away.

For the first time, Qiao Xin realized that hitting someone was physically demanding. By the afternoon, after the beating she gave Lin Ke, her own hands were bruised with shades of blue and purple.

Her phone rang; without a second thought, she knew who it was from—nobody but the fuming Lu Ming.

Lu Ming called three times, and Qiao Xin didn’t pick up until the fourth call.

"What is it?"

"Did you go find Lin Ke?"

As expected, he had come to accuse her!

"Yeah, and I gave her a little lesson too. Told her not to touch other people’s men, or next time I’ll find her a lot more men to deal with."

Qiao Xin wasn’t joking at all. Lu Ming’s anger seemed to be choked out instantly. He nearly forgot that even though Qiao Xin was no longer favored, she was still the young mistress of the Qiao Family, someone Lin Ke could not compare to.

Lu Ming suppressed his anger and said sternly.

"Qiao Xin, don’t go too far!"

"Who is going too far? It’s not me who’s keeping someone on the side, it’s not me who’s messing around outside, and it’s not me who’s squandered the family fortune. You’re saying I’m going too far—how about you? Aren’t you going too far?"

Qiao Xin had been unaware until she found out that Lu Ming’s property under his name had dwindled to little, with the rest sold off, and the capital’s whereabouts unknown!