From Runaway Bride to Global Queen
Chapter 290: Really Needs a Lesson

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Really Needs a Lesson

Things went even smoother and faster than Qiao Yi had anticipated. The next morning, Ning Yuze sent a message saying that Lin Xiao had called him wanting to take a stroll in Capital City and asked Ning Yuze to take her out.

"Since she wants to go for a stroll, you go with her. Remember, don’t say anything you shouldn’t."

Qiao Yi hung up the phone and flopped back onto the bed.

"Do you suspect that girl?"

"It’s not suspicion; she herself is the problem! I watched Qiao Qiao grow up, and now someone wants to harm her. Using this method is already me being too soft-hearted!"

Qiao Yi waved her hands in the air, only to be pulled back into the quilt by Lu Yanchuan.

By the time Qiao Yi finally got out of bed, Lu Yanchuan had already gone to work.

Ning Yuze had sent a message fifteen minutes ago, telling Qiao Yi that he was taking Lin Xiao out for a meal and had sent the address to her.

Qiao Yi quickly got ready and rushed to the address provided by Ning Yuze.

Francois International Restaurant, a top-rated Western restaurant in Capital City!

To accomplish the task she had given him, Ning Yuze was really willing to spend.

Qiao Yi didn’t take much effort to find Lin Xiao and Ning Yuze; seeing the pile of shopping bags beside them, she knew Ning Yuze had spent quite a bit.

Luckily, the Ning Family was financially strong, otherwise they couldn’t afford Lin Xiao’s spending.

Over the course of the evening, Lin Xiao and Ning Yuze sat together, their movements intimate, looking more like a couple than when with Qiao Qiao!

This Lin Xiao, truly young, not knowing that to people like Ning Yuze, the unattainable is what’s most important.

To cozy up for some small favors and utterly demean oneself.

Qiao Yi exchanged an interested look with Ning Yuze across the room and noticed that upon her arrival, Ning Yuze performed even more enthusiastically.

If Qiao Yi hadn’t known what kind of person he was, she might have been fooled by his maneuvers.

Which woman doesn’t like a generous and gentlemanly man, sitting in an elegant restaurant receiving meticulous care? Anyone would be moved, let alone a woman with ambitions like Lin Xiao.

At this moment in her heart, only an outstanding man like Ning Yuze was worthy of her, while a naive young man like Qiao Qiao was merely a stepping stone during her times of need!

However, Lin Xiao still had a concern; she hadn’t yet managed to get Qiao Qiao to give her a car and a house. She would have to find a way to establish a foundation in Capital City before she could completely discard the useless lad Qiao Qiao.

After dinner, with both harboring their own thoughts, Lin Xiao and Ning Yuze prepared to leave.

As the two in front left the restaurant, Qiao Yi was about to follow but turned and bumped into a woman covered up tightly with sunglasses and a mask.

"Miss Qiao?"

"Miss Song?"

Although well concealed, Qiao Yi still recognized her identity – wasn’t this Song Yiyue!

"Miss Song, what is this..."

Before Qiao Yi could finish, Song Yiyue nervously glanced towards Lin Xiao and Ning Yuze, then quickly averted her gaze.

"I...I just came here to eat, I have other things to do, I won’t chat with Miss Qiao anymore, we can talk some other day!"

Yiyue ran off in a fluster, Qiao Yi watched Lin Xiao and Ning Yuze gradually walking away, then turned to see Yiyue disappearing around the corner, and took out her phone to send a message to Ning Yuze.

"Seems like someone is following you guys, be a bit more cautious and see if you can figure out who it is."

Ning Yuze replied with an acknowledgement and turned his head to look around while helping Lin Xiao into the car.

Handling these matters is best left to Ning Yuze, so Qiao Yi went to the company in the afternoon and went straight to Qiao Qiao.

"Qiao Qiao, I have something I need to talk to you about."

In the office with Qiao Qiao’s two assistants present, upon hearing Qiao Yi say this, Qiao Qiao asked the two assistants to leave before asking,

"What do you want to talk to me about, sis?"

"It’s about Lin Xiao. How much do you really know about her?"

Qiao Yi hesitated for several days but finally decided it was time to have a serious talk with Qiao Qiao.

It’d be best to convince him to give her up, to avoid him getting hurt later."

"She’s a very hardworking girl, comes from an ordinary family, did jobs to save money during university, and we met during a campus event, and she was also a top student..."

"I’m not talking about understanding her in that sense, I mean other aspects, like how many relationships she has had before, why they ended, and whether Lin Xiao actually likes you or not."

Qiao Yi cut in, but these questions left Qiao Qiao stunned.

"I...I never talked about these things with her. I feel they’re her privacy. Xiaoxiao doesn’t like to talk about it, so I didn’t ask. Why would you suddenly bring this up, sis?"

If this was a normal relationship, asking or not asking these details wouldn’t matter, but right now, Lin Xiao clearly has issues which became even more apparent to Qiao Yi after Qiao Qiao’s responses.

"Qiao Qiao, I feel like Lin Xiao, the girl, is not what she appears to be. Are you sure you really understand her? From an outsider’s perspective, you’ve already done more than what a boyfriend would do, but has she considered you as a potential partner?"

Qiao Yi almost said outright that he was just a backup option, and she wasn’t sure if Qiao Qiao genuinely didn’t understand or he was deliberately ignoring her real point, but he focused on a few words and retorted.

"What do you mean by ’she is not as she appears to be’, do you mean to say Xiaoxiao is two-faced? How has she offended you? You’ve only met her twice, how can you make such an insulting assumption!"

Although Qiao Qiao’s strong reaction was beyond Qiao Yi’s expectations, it was still reasonable.

Qiao Yi didn’t get angry with him but continued to explain patiently.

"I’m not just saying this without basis; of course, I have my reasons. I just want you to think whether Lin Xiao is truly worth your efforts."

Seeing that Qiao Qiao was still resentful, Qiao Yi lost the desire to argue with him about this issue, patted his shoulder twice, and left.

"Sigh... I used to think Qiao Xin was the only fool in the family, but Qiao Qiao’s intelligence isn’t much better, being so dazzled by a girl that he even dares to talk back to me."

Today, Qiao Yi didn’t continue arguing with Qiao Qiao, not only because she didn’t want to fall out over an outsider, but also because his attitude had truly hurt her.

For the sake of a girl, he had adopted such an attitude to talk to her; he really needs a lesson!

Lu Yanchuan chuckled and pecked Qiao Yi on the cheek.

"I’ve told you before, Qiao Qiao isn’t a child anymore; the more you berate him, the more he would want to go against you. Just wait until Lin Xiao slips up, and Qiao Qiao will see who truly cares about him!"