Translator: Henyee Translations   Editor: Henyee Translations
Mother Qiao was furious for a moment. Her face turned cold as she said,
âLeave? Donât even think about it!â
Qiao Qiao looked at Mother Qiao calmly. âIâm just informing you, not discussing it with you.â
âIâm also informing you that I wonât agree to you leaving alone.â Mother Qiaoâs cold tone was irrefutable as she said, âNow, the entire Deep Blue Corporation is counting on you to inherit and prosper. If you leave, who will the Deep Blue Corporation be handed over to? Just because of your dispensable relationship, you want to ignore everything your father and I have done for you. Youâre unfilial! â
Qiao Qiaoâs tone became mocking. âAre you restraining me with morality?â
Mother Qiao dug her nails into her palms. âYes!â
Qiao Qiao said nothing more. She lay down with her back facing Mother Qiao.
The entire ward was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Mother Qiao stood by the bed and looked at her daughterâs uncompromising back. For a moment, she was speechless. This was because Mother Qiao subconsciously knew that at this moment, it was useless to say anything. Instead, it would cause things to go the other way.
The only thing to do now was wait.
All of this had just happened. It was normal for Qiao Qiao to be unable to let go and angry. After a long time, the wounds in her heart would heal and the past would fade. Everything would naturally return to square one.
At the thought of this, Mother Qiao felt a little better and her expression improved.
âGuigui, why donât you get up and eat first?â Mother Qiao changed her domineering attitude from before and bent down to persuade her gently. âl promise you that I wonât interfere with any of your thoughts. The most important thing now is to take care of your body.â
âI know. Go out first,â Qiao Qiao said with her eyes closed.
Mother Qiao didnât force Qiao Qiao to get up and eat now. âAlright, Mom will go out first. If you need anything, call⦠call the nurse.â
Qiao Qiao said, âMm.â
Mother Qiao tucked Qiao Qiao in considerately and left the ward silently.
The moment the door closed, Qiao Qiao slowly opened her eyes. She wasnât sleepy. She closed her eyes and didnât speak because she didnât want to face Mother Qiaoâs dominance and meanness.
As a daughter, she had no right to criticize her biological mother. Moreover, all of this had started because of her. From a motherâs perspective, a mother would naturally choose to protect her daughter at all costs.
She was angry, she loathed, she hated, but she knew she couldnât face her biological mother with these emotions, so she chose not to face Mother Qiao. She could only respond and protest with silence.
A few minutes later, Qiao Qiao lifted the blanket and got out of bed. She took the thermos box that Mother Qiao had placed on the table and dragged her tired body to the nursesâ station to ask about Bai Chenâs ward.
It took a few more minutes.
Qiao Qiao finally arrived outside Bai Chenâs ward. She was about to knock on the door when she heard a conversation coming from inside.
âHave you searched the entire sea?â
âIâve searched. Not that I want to say, but why are you so concerned about that
Shao guy? Do you think he can survive falling into the sea on the high seas?â
âHeh, whatâs the difference between this bet and the bet with Grandpa Qiao back then? Grandpa Qiao lost his granddaughter back then, and the stepson he found won her back for him. It seems fair, but only the Bai family knows how unfair this bet is!!
âOnly the Bai family knows how much the Bai family did in the bet. Grandpa Qiao was tricked by the Bai family back then. Now, theyâre using the same trick to deal with Shao Jingmo. The Bai family is stupid. They underestimated Shao Jingmo. How could he not be prepared?â
âAlright, shut up!â
âIâm just stating the truth. Shao Jingmo won the bet this time. He should have gotten off the ship safely, but the Bai family didnât keep their word and wanted to threaten him. Little did they know that all the evidence against the Bai family is in Shao Jingmoâs hands.
âOn the one hand, the Bai family is afraid, but on the other hand, they want
Shao Jingmoâs life. In the end, they finally reached an agreement. As long as Shao Jingmo dies, the Bai family will let the Qiao family off completely. If the Bai family doesnât do it in the end, all the murders that the Bai family has been involved in all these years will be announced by the people Shao Jingmo arranged in advance.â
âShut up. I told you to shut up. It wonât do you any good to know so much.â
âThen Iâm really sorry. I know all about it.â
âYoung brat, watch your mouth. Do you still think youâre not annoying enough in front of your father? Look at what youâve been doing recently. Also, donât interfere in the Bai familyâs matters..â