Chapter 726

He had thought so since he was a child.

Now, he was even more certain.

Shu Xia was between laughter and tears: "My family member was admitted to the hospital last night. I was worried all night and didn't sleep well. Let's go, I'm going to go make some coffee first."

Gu Cheng scratched his head, feeling somewhat awkward: "Sorry, I misunderstood."

Although it was a misunderstanding, he still felt that Qiao Muting was a beast in human clothing.

Right now, Shu Xia was simply being deceived by Qiao Muting's appearance.

One day, Shu Xia would see Qiao Muting's true colors clearly.

——

At noon, Qiao Guanqing and Hua Qian came to the hospital.

Hua Qian did not enter the ward and waited outside.

When Qiao Guanqing appeared in the ward, Old Madam Qiao was eating her lunch.

It was very light and easily digestible porridge.

"Mom, how are you feeling today?" Qiao Guanqing asked.

Old Madam Qiao cast a cold glance at Qiao Guanqing and said in a flat tone: "Much better."

At least she was still alive and hadn't been angered to death.

She was still living quite well now.

Qiao Guanqing was used to Old Madam Qiao's cold looks over these years; after all, she was his mother, so he said in a gentle tone: "I brought some nourishing soup. I asked the doctor, and Mom can drink these soups."

It was soup that Hua Qian had simmered herself.

She had spent the whole morning simmering it with great care.

Old Madam Qiao gave a hum, "You have a heart. Put it there, I'll drink it later."

This kind of thing that involved currying favor was not Qiao Guanqing's style; it must have been arranged by Hua Qian.

After so many years, Hua Qian could still remain by Qiao Guanqing's side; she was indeed capable of enduring and had many methods.

It was just a pity that thinking back on what she and Qiao Guanqing did back then made her feel disgusted.

It was probably heaven's punishment that later on, even with in vitro fertilization, the two of them couldn't leave behind a single son or daughter.

"Mom, it was my fault last night. I shouldn't have argued with you. I am very clear that while anyone might hurt Mu Ting, you absolutely would not." Qiao Guanqing softened his attitude, his tone extremely gentle.

Old Madam Qiao's expression eased slightly, and she didn't find Qiao Guanqing quite as much of an eyesore anymore, "You're right about that. No one else might think of Mu Ting, but I certainly will."

"Mu Ting is my son, and he is my only child. I am also thinking of him and would absolutely never harm him. Mom, our starting points are the same." Qiao Guanqing continued.

Old Madam Qiao frowned, "You certainly wanted to have children, but those women around you were all unable to conceive. You didn't think of Mu Ting when you were young, and now that you're older, you want to come over and be a father—isn't it too late? Mu Ting can stand on his own two feet now, unlike the child who needed protection back then. You should get to know Mu Ting again, rather than interfering in his affairs."

"Mom, I am his father after all; it's impossible for me to harm him." Qiao Guanqing also frowned.

As for the events of the past, he had been too young.

Furthermore, everyone around him played like that; he just hadn't expected his own body wouldn't be able to handle it.

Old Madam Qiao gave a cold scoff, "If you want to manage his life's major affairs, you are naturally harming him. Mu Ting is more restrained and disciplined than you, and his demands on himself have reached an almost perversely strict level. You are indeed his father, but you fall far short of him."

This was a fact.

The reason the Qiao Family wasn't handed over to Qiao Guanqing—wasn't it because Qiao Guanqing lacked that ability?

And Mu Ting had taken over the Qiao Family as early as when he was twenty.

Moreover, under Mu Ting's hands, everything in the Qiao Family was even better than before.

Qiao Guanqing looked as if his inner thoughts had been exposed, his complexion turning very unsightly in an instant, "Mom, saying these things now is of no use. The most important thing now is to let Mom rest well and strive for a speedy recovery."