Chapter 490

In the end, Shu Xia did not get any rest that night.

Feeling as though her strength had been drained, she was held in Qiao Muting's arms and fell asleep without realizing it.

Hearing Shu Xia's steady breathing, Qiao Muting looked at her lips, swollen from his kisses, in the dim light, and uncontrollably kissed them once more.

He thought that spending a lifetime with Shu Xia like this would be quite good.

They were compatible in every way.

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Just as Old Madam Qiao had finished her medicine and was preparing for a nap, Housekeeper Qin said that Shu Xia's biological father, Lin Guanda, had arrived and wanted to see her.

She knew about the affairs of the Lin Family; because of the many incidents the Lin Family had stirred up recently, she had even specifically asked Mu Ting about them.

After learning how the Lin Family had treated Shu Xia, she had no good impression of the Lin Family.

One does not visit a temple without a cause; this family was driven solely by profit, and their visit today must have a purpose.

Old Madam Qiao saw things very clearly, and after a moment of contemplation, she instructed Housekeeper Qin to bring the person in.

She wanted to see just how shameless the Lin Family could be; whenever she thought of the bullying Xia Xia had endured in the Lin Family, she wanted to turn the Lin Family upside down.

They treated Xia Xia poorly, and sooner or later, they would face retribution!

Lin Guanda and Lin Bin, who were waiting outside the Laozhai, were both somewhat uneasy; they were carrying many valuable items, but were now very afraid of being turned away.

The magnificence and grandeur of the Qiao Family Old Residence far exceeded what they had imagined.

Everyone in Jing City knew of the Qiao Family's status in Jing City.

Previously, they had not understood much, only knowing that the Qiao Family was not a family they could hope to climb up to; now, seeing the Qiao Family Old Residence with their own eyes, they felt a certain amount of timidity and fear in their hearts.

They did not know if the step they were taking today was the right one.

Regardless of whether it was right or not, they had no other choice; the company was about to be finished, and the Lin Family was also about to be finished!

When they were led into the Laozhai, it still felt somewhat like a dream.

They soon met Old Madam Qiao.

Lin Guanda first presented the gifts in his hands, "This is a small token of my sincerity; I hope the Old Madam can accept it."

Old Madam Qiao swept a cold glance over them, "Not needed."

"This..." Lin Guanda, with his hand holding the items suspended in mid-air, found it awkward to either put them down or continue offering them, and he maintained a fawning smile in great embarrassment.

After stiffly setting the items down, he turned his head to look at Lin Bin.

Lin Bin did not quite dare to meet Old Madam Qiao's gaze, as if Old Madam Qiao could see right through him at a glance.

"Speak, what is the matter for which you wish to see me?" Old Madam Qiao raised her eyebrows coldly, her tone permeated with a hint of chill.

The conduct of the Lin Family was truly unbearable to look at.

Fortunately, Xia Xia was not raised by them; if she had been, influenced by them, even with her great talent, she would have been taught by the Lin Family to be a good-for-nothing.

Lin Guanda's face was piled with smiles as he fawningly said, "We happened to learn these past two days that the Old Madam's grandson, Qiao, is together with my daughter, Shu Xia. They have been together for who knows how long, and as her father, I cannot just watch her follow Qiao without any status, so I wanted to discuss their affairs with the Old Madam."

"Shu Xia's affairs are not for you to decide," Old Madam Qiao said coldly.

The smile on Lin Guanda's face instantly became incomparably stiff, "I am Shu Xia's biological father; of course I can decide her affairs!"