Chapter 1671: Watching Closely
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
No matter how much Qiao Zijin and Ding Jiayi wanted to deal with her, Qiao Nan would still be able to keep her cool and not get too angry. But once they brought her three children into the matter, Qiao Nan would be like a provoked lioness that could not wait to tear apart the other party.
In the face of Zhou Xing’s unreasonable revenge, Qiao Nan could not accept it and was understandably infuriated.
“No, you’re mistaken. I know. I know everything. I did tell Xingxing about the whole matter. I didn’t malign you…”
“Hehehe… Your favorite daughter did die under my wheel after all. I don’t believe that your tone and comments could have been fair and unbiased when you told Zhou Xing about this. It’s your emotional memories that affected Zhou Xing, right? Ding Jiayi, Qiao Zijin would rather die than acknowledge you as her mom. You already ruined the life of your favorite daughter. Do you intend to ruin your favorite granddaughter’s life as well?”
She had been Ding Jiayi’s daughter for two whole lifetimes. Ding Jiayi could deceive others about her true nature, but Qiao Nan was definitely not going to be fooled.
She did indeed believe that Ding Jiayi did not intentionally smear her name in front of Zhou Xing. But when speaking of the past, Ding Jiayi’s words were bound to be biased and were sure to be laced with her own subjective opinions, emotions, and judgment.
What would a child like Zhou Xing know? When everything happened, Zhou Xing had not been in the capital, and neither had she experienced it first-hand. Everything she knew, as well as everything she based her emotions on, was from Ding Jiayi’s descriptions of the matter.
Naturally, Ding Jiayi had to bear the responsibility for Zhou Xing’s huge misunderstanding about what had happened in the previous generation.
“No, I didn’t. I loved Zijin the most, and Xingxing is my only granddaughter who grew up by my side. At that time, I was willing to leave the capital and return to Ping Cheng for the sake of staying by Xingxing’s side, taking care of her, and watching her grow up. How could I bear to hurt Xingxing? You’ve misunderstood me. I’m not that kind of person.” Ding Jiayi continued to deny it. Her heart ached dearly.
In this lifetime, Qiao Zijin’s death had become her greatest regret. Even her divorce from Qiao Dongliang ranked below that. Without Qiao Zijin, Zhou Xing had become the only kin that Ding Jiayi cherished. Otherwise, she would not have called Qiao Nan to let her know of Zhou Xing’s true ident.i.ty.
“Alright. You should be clear of whether you did so or not, and I’m sure you know best who influenced Zhou Xing such that her judgment is so warped today. I can’t be bothered to waste my time on you. I can’t manage someone else’s daughter, but I’ll very well manage my own son!”
Initially, Qiao Nan had been prepared not to interfere in Er Bao’s relations.h.i.+p. But now that she had found out that Zhou Xing was actually Zhou Ying, there was no way she could not interfere. This was her biological son they were talking about!
She could not be sure whether Zhou Xing had gotten together with Er Bao just to get revenge on her and how far Zhou Xing wanted to go with Er Bao. But no matter what plans Zhou Xing had, she had to stop them right then and there. She would have to make things right and let Er Bao know about the situation.
After hanging up on Ding Jiayi, Qiao Nan asked Minister Deng Wenchang for a long leave for the first time ever.
Because Qiao Nan worked all year and hardly asked for leave, Deng Wenchang was rather surprised. “Is something wrong with your health? It’s rare for you to be applying for leave!” Although he said that, Deng Wenchang approved Qiao Nan’s request at once.
“Something happened and I need to take care of it immediately. It can’t wait. Don’t worry. There’s nothing wrong with me. I go to the hospital for a checkup every year. I’ve always been healthy.” Qiao Nan answered reluctantly. At this moment, her mind was filled only with Er Bao.
She had never expected that her son would encounter such a ridiculous thing in his first relations.h.i.+p just because of the previous generation. Should she say that she was unlucky or that Er Bao was unlucky? Why was there not even a single normal person in her family? Even Zhou Xing, who was of the next generation, was like two peas in a pod as Qiao Zijin.
Should she say that Zhou Xing was indeed a child who grew up by Ding Jiayi’s side? Any child who grew up by Ding Jiayi’s side was sure to have a skewed view of the world and would do foolish things that no one could understand.
“Alright, hurry and take care of it. I’ll take care of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for you. If anything crops up, I’ll let you know at once. Don’t worry and just leave.” Seeing Qiao Nan’s sullen expression, Deng Wenchang did not waste Qiao Nan’s time but urged Qiao Nan to leave quickly instead. He would watch after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Qiao Nan’s behalf.
“Alright.” Now that her leave had been approved, Qiao Nan did not waste any more time and made a call back to Miao Jing to tell her that she was going to make a trip to Er Bao’s school. Then, Qiao Nan left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and drove toward the PLA National Defense University, where Da Bao and Er Bao studied.
Upon learning that their mother was headed to their school, both Zhai Yi and Zhai Xin were taken aback. This was the first time in two years that their mom had personally made a trip down to visit them.
As such, Zhai Yi and Zhai Xin took this matter seriously. Knowing that Qiao Nan was coming, they took time out to pick Qiao Nan up at their school gate. At the PLA National Defense University, Zhai Yi and Zhai Xin had quite the reputations. Firstly, they were brothers and were triplets, not just twins. Their only sister was not studying at the PLA National Defense University with them. Secondly, the brothers excelled in every aspect so much so that it was perverted. Thirdly, the brothers were handsome.
One could only imagine what an eye-catching sight it was for Zhai Yi and Zhai Xin to be waiting for someone at the school gate together. Even some tomboys who had learned of this news could not help but steal a few glances at them. This was truly a breath-taking sight. The two of them were clearly brothers and even shared a room, but it was really rare for the two brothers to be appearing together.
Many people were wondering who it was that both of these two handsome guys, Zhai Yi and Zhai Xin, would be waiting for at the school gate together. It was probably some important figure based on how the two of them had appeared together.
It was not only the students of the PLA National Defense University who had received the news. Someone else had received the news that both Zhai Yi and Zhai Xin had taken time out to wait for someone as well. This person was none other than Zhai Xin’s girlfriend, Zhou Xing.
Zhou Xing was an intelligent young lady as well. Even though she knew that the men in the Zhai family were rather ‘honest’ and would not mess around once they found a girlfriend or partner, Zhou Xing was not like other typical girlfriends. Her intentions were much more complicated and complex. Thus, the efforts she put into Zhai Xin were much more than other girlfriends would put into their boyfriends.
Knowing that there were more males than females in the PLA National Defense University, she took advantage of her beauty and young age. With her coquettish behavior, she managed to hire a male student from the PLA National Defense University to keep an eye on Zhai Xin.