Chapter 8

In Jing City, a figure like Qiao Muting was someone she could never possibly know!

Given the Lin Family's status in Jing City, they could only look up to the Qiao family.

Lin Miao sighed, "If I could marry him, I would pay any price!"

Uncontrollably, she walked over quickly.

Just as she wanted to cross the road, she watched helplessly as Qiao Muting got into the car, and the car sped away.

She secretly made a resolution in her heart, "I must get Dad to create an opportunity for me. I am so beautiful and have such a good figure; even Shu Xia's boyfriend can be head over heels for me. Perhaps if Qiao Muting sees me, he will also fall for me."

"By the way, what is going on with Fu Chenyan? We agreed he would take me shopping, so why hasn't he come yet? Did he go to find Shu Xia?"

Speaking of Shu Xia, Lin Miao's expression became subtle and smug, "I want to see how Shu Xia ends this! Hmph, she dared to give me attitude at the hospital yesterday; she has too much nerve."

Bored from waiting, she took out her phone and called Chen Xiuyue.

"Mom, I just called my sister again, but she still won't pay attention to me. Should I go find her? And apologize to her?"

"Don't bother with her. Your dad stopped her credit card, so she will definitely come back on her own in these two days! She really is worrisome. If she could even match a single hair of yours, your father and I could burn incense and worship Buddha." The more Chen Xiuyue thought about it, the angrier she got. She didn't know if it was because she was so infuriated, but she hadn't been able to sleep all last night and felt terribly annoyed.

Lin Miao coaxed her with a few words, and after hanging up, she called her eldest brother, Lin Qi.

She explained the cause and effect of the matter, and finally, she cried and said, "Eldest Brother, could you and Second Brother give her a call? Mom and Dad haven't slept all night because she ran away from home, and... and she is your biological sister after all."

Lin Qi was currently overwhelmed and busy; his experiments kept failing. Hearing that it was the newly returned sister causing trouble again, he felt truly annoyed.

"In our hearts, you are our only sister. If she wants to make a scene, let her."

Lin Miao smiled happily, "Eldest Brother, I know you are busy, so please make sure to get some rest."

"Mm, don't worry."

Shu Xia had the keys to the house. As soon as she entered, a wave of fragrance rushed toward her.

Her foster mother Jiang Ye had exceptional skills; even the simplest ingredients could be turned into delicious food, both in appearance and taste, in her hands.

To Shu Xia, everything familiar before her eyes felt like a lifetime ago.

With reddened eyes, she looked at Jiang Ye and Shu Xuan, who were busy in the kitchen.

From the small kitchen came the sound of their conversation.

"Xia Xia loves this, Mom, make a bit more."

"You can remember what Xia Xia likes to eat, so of course Mom can too. I've made extra of everything Xia Xia likes. When will your second brother and fourth brother be home?"

"They called me just now; they're both stuck in traffic, but they should be here soon."

"That's good. Our family hasn't eaten together in a long time."

Just as Shu Xia was about to walk over, a WeChat message popped up on her phone.

She tapped to view it.

It was sent by Qiao Muting.

【I will be away on a business trip for a few days.】

Shu Xia replied with an "Mm," put away her phone, and came to the kitchen, "Mom, Eldest Brother, I'm home!"

In her previous life, when she returned to the Lin Family, she actually wanted to ask the Lin Family for help. She knew that her eldest brother and second brother had encountered some issues over the past two years, and their family had no one in Jing City to guide them.

But she never had the chance to speak; Lin Guanda and Chen Xiuyue held a deep-seated disgust and contempt for their family.

"Oh, Xia Xia is back! Quickly, go to the living room and watch TV; the food will be ready soon."

When Jiang Ye saw Shu Xia, her eyes grew warm; she really missed her daughter.

Shu Xuan also hurried her along, "The kitchen can only fit me and Mom, you go watch TV."

"Okay." Shu Xia gave them a sweet smile.

The feeling of being cherished by her family warmed her heart.

On the other side, Qiao Muting, who was on his way to the airport, looked at the "Mm" on his phone and raised an eyebrow.

This subtle movement was captured by Zhang Tezhu.

"Is Qiao not satisfied with this proposal? If so, I will have them redo it." Zhang Tezhu tapped his phone, ready to send a message to the group.

Qiao Muting looked at Zhang Tezhu, "Where did you see that I was dissatisfied?"

"..." Zhang Tezhu couldn't say that he had relied on experience and observed the micro-changes in his expression to reach that conclusion.

So, he gave an awkward laugh.

Suddenly.

The smoothly moving car braked sharply and came to a sudden stop.

The laptop on Zhang Tezhu's knees fell with a bang.

This was his newly bought laptop!

It wasn't an ordinary laptop!

It had cost him hundreds of thousands!

It snapped in the middle! Zhang Tezhu's pupils contracted violently.

He only heard the driver, Xiao Liu, exclaim with a pale face, "Pile-up!"

It was so close!

The car crushed by the large tanker was theirs!

Qiao Muting looked over and was shocked to see that the car in front of them had already been flattened by the overturned tanker, with only the four-ring logo visible, enough to identify the car model.

The car on the right and several cars in front were all affected.

On the overpass, the road was instantly jammed with cars, and it turned into a complete mess.

Jiang Ye and Shu Xuan had prepared a table full of dishes.

Second Brother Shu Chen and younger brother Shu Hong had also returned.

Upon seeing Shu Xia, the two of them gathered around her; they didn't dare ask too much, they just wanted to see if Shu Xia had been bullied by the Lin Family after going there.

"Sister, if they dare to bully you, just tell us, and we'll go back you up!" Shu Hong did not like the people of the Lin Family, including that biological sister.

When they first met, they were high and mighty, as if their whole family were royalty.

In his eyes, Shu Xia was his real sister!

"Shu Hong is right, don't be afraid if you run into trouble." Shu Chen had always felt sorry for Shu Xia; he could tell that Shu Xia had not been living well since returning to the Lin Family, as she had lost a whole circle of weight.

"Don't talk nonsense, they are Xia Xia's family, it's impossible for them to treat Xia Xia badly." Jiang Ye took a few drinks out of the refrigerator and brought them over; she knew her three sons did not like the people of the Lin Family.

However, she felt that the people of the Lin Family were, after all, Xia Xia's relatives.

Saying things like that would only put Xia Xia in a difficult position.

Shu Xia smiled and said, "I have moved out of the Lin Family, I have already found a place to live, and I won't be going back in the future."

"Moved out?"

The whole family looked at Shu Xia.

Their eyes were filled with worry.

Why would she move out all of a sudden?

Could it be that the Lin Family treated her poorly? Otherwise, why would she have moved out?

"It's not safe for you to live outside by yourself; why don't you come back and live here? There's only me and your younger brother at home, and your eldest and second brothers are both busy outside. I can just live in the living room," Jiang Ye said hurriedly.

Rent in Jing City was too expensive, so she could only rent a two-bedroom apartment. The eldest and second sons both worked outside and had places to stay arranged by their companies, so when they occasionally came back to reunite, the three brothers would just squeeze together.

"I'm a man, I'll live in the living room. Sister, you take my room!" Shu Hong offered his room without a second thought.

Shu Xia had just said the word "no" when a call came in.

She originally wanted to hang up and not answer, but seeing it was Qiao Nainai, she answered immediately.

"Grandma."

"Xia Xia, Mu Ting has had an accident!"