From Runaway Bride to Global Queen
Chapter 288: Possessing the Potential of a Scumbag

Chapter 288: Chapter 288: Possessing the Potential of a Scumbag

Lin Xiao, seeing that Qiao Qiao wasn’t stopping her anymore, began to excitedly inquire about the details of the banquet from Qiao Yi.

When she heard from Qiao Yi that many high officials and the wealthy would attend, Lin Xiao seemed even happier.

Qiao Yi watched Qiao Qiao, like a naive lad, eagerly listening to Lin Xiao, thinking she was considering his best interests, his face flushing with excitement.

Seeing him like this, Qiao Yi suddenly felt a bit regretful.

Back when they were studying, why hadn’t she thought of a way to get Qiao Qiao into a relationship?

If he had been in a relationship back then, had a first love or something, he wouldn’t be so easily manipulated by a girl like this now.

Her silly brother, ah, Lin Xiao hasn’t promised anything, made no commitments, and here he is, getting excited on his own.

Only after accompanying Qiao Qiao to send Lin Xiao to where she was staying did Qiao Yi learn that Qiao Qiao had actually offered his own apartment for Lin Xiao to live in.

"You didn’t tell her you’re from the Qiao Family, did you?"

"No, why would you think that, sis? I rarely mention our family when I’m outside. Even when I do, I just say we’re in business, nothing more; why are you asking this?"

Qiao Yi waved her hand and said nothing.

She just thought that Lin Xiao’s attitude towards Qiao Qiao was strange today. It wasn’t exceptionally intimate, just some very normal physical contact, but it was presented as if Qiao Qiao had taken some huge advantage of her.

Qiao Qiao, being in the situation, couldn’t see clearly, but Qiao Yi could see it all too well from the sidelines.

To put it plainly, Lin Xiao was just treating Qiao Qiao as a backup guy, a convenient ATM.

In the course of one meal, Qiao Qiao had offered to lend both his apartment and his car.

One could imagine that once these things were lent out, they would probably never be returned.

Qiao Yi wasn’t concerned about this little bit of money, but what she cared about was whether or not Qiao Qiao was being deceived!

She couldn’t bring this up with Qiao Qiao for the time being. It was obvious that the lad was deeply infatuated with Lin Xiao right now. If she spoke ill of Lin Xiao, Qiao Qiao might even think Qiao Yi was deliberately slandering her.

The more Qiao Yi thought about it, the more she felt overwhelmed. She promptly sent Qiao Qiao off the car and went straight home with Hound.

"How did it go? Did you see Qiao Qiao’s little girlfriend?"

"What little girlfriend? I see her more like fishing, treating Qiao Qiao like an easy mark!"

Qiao Yi didn’t exaggerate but recounted what she’d seen and her own feelings to Lu Yanchuan.

"Come on, it’s obvious what Lin Xiao is doing; she’s just not that into Qiao Qiao!"

Lu Yanchuan didn’t feel it was his place to say much and could only advise Qiao Yi not to worry too much.

"Qiao Qiao is not a kid anymore. Even if he takes the wrong path, let him stumble on his own. Boys have to learn to grow up on their own."

Lu Yanchuan wasn’t at all concerned about this matter. In his view, if two people were together and had feelings, that was for the best. If not, just break up, no need to stress over it.

Qiao Yi, dissatisfied, hit Lu Yanchuan a few times in the chest and then ran upstairs to call Feng Siyu.

Discussing these childish matters with him was truly a waste of breath; at times like these, a sister was far more reliable.

"No kidding! This is straight-up fishing! Has our brother really taken the bait so easily?"

"That’s right, willingly took the bait, and now he’s practically ready to serve himself up on a platter!"

Women see through other women clearly. Expecting a simple guy like Qiao Qiao to distinguish which girl is genuinely pure and which is pretending is really asking too much of him.

"Give me some advice, sister. Let’s see how we can snap that silly boy out of it."

"I think it’s best not to intervene for now. Letting your brother experience some heartache is good for him—it’ll keep him from making the same mistakes in the future."

Feng Siyu actually agreed with Lu Yanchuan’s opinion. After Qiao Yi discussed it with her, Feng Siyu didn’t think that Qiao Qiao had deep feelings for the girl.

At most, it was just a naive fondness of youth. If you say it’s true love, well that might not really be the case.

Flirtation is different from dating, and dating is different from marriage. When two people really start to live together, all sorts of problems inevitably arise.

If Lin Xiao is indeed playing Qiao Qiao, given enough time and more interaction between them, Qiao Qiao will eventually notice something is off.

It’s better for him to discover the truth for himself than for Qiao Yi to play the bad guy now."

"But..."

"There’s nothing to ’but’ about. You’ll attend the banquet together and take a good look at what kind of person this Lin Xiao really is."

Qiao Yi and Feng Siyu grew up together; in Feng Siyu’s eyes, Qiao Qiao was no different from her own younger brother.

Back then, Gu Ting was even jealous of Feng Siyu for being too nice to Qiao Qiao.

While Qiao Qiao was lost in wild thoughts, he fell asleep on the bed. When Lu Yanchuan came in, he saw Qiao Yi sprawled on the bed, fast asleep.

Ever since Lin Xiao returned to the country, Qiao Qiao had devoted all his attention to her; he seldom came to the company anymore, and many tasks were handled by Qiao Yi.

However, Qiao Qiao still had some sense, and he didn’t tell Lin Xiao that he was the Qiao Family’s heir.

It wasn’t that he intended to hide it; he simply had no desire to show off. In his view, it was just an ordinary matter, merely a job, so he never mentioned it to Lin Xiao.

"Xiaoxiao wants to find a job in Capital City, and I was thinking of getting her to work for the Qiao Family. What position do you think would be suitable for her?"

Qiao Qiao had considered this for many days. The Qiao Family had its own set of recruitment rules—unless it was a special talent, anyone joining had to go through a formal hiring process.

Qiao Yi and Qiao Qiao themselves had to follow this process before they started working at the company.

"You’ve been classmates with her for so long, don’t you know what she’s good at?"

Qiao Qiao scratched his head shyly.

"We’re just from the same school, not the same major, so..."

Ah, so he was smitten just because she’s pretty, without knowing anything else about her!

Qiao Yi suddenly felt that her little brother had the potential to be a bit of a playboy.

This isn’t good!

Qiao Yi slapped her brother on the head and handed him some paperwork before leaving the office.

She had to attend to him for such trivial matters; she had more important things to do today!

Today was the day she had to go to the banquet!

Qiao Yi had agreed to pick up Lin Xiao—she and Feng Siyu didn’t pick her up until the banquet was about to start.

The evening dress had been sent over by Qiao Yi well in advance; a white gown with subtle gold threads that set off Lin Xiao’s gentle and ethereal beauty, making her look like a celestial nymph descending to earth.

Qiao Yi had already arranged with others not to reveal her own identity at the banquet.

Lin Xiao could afford to study abroad, so her family was pretty decent.

Her father managed a small, not-too-large company in a third-tier small city, and they had some assets.

But this kind of high society circle was something she had never set foot in!