C13 It Was a Misunderstanding

Qiao An's expression shifted as she heard Qiao Minghui's voice: "Qiao An, what's the problem? If this is all a big misunderstanding, you need to clear it up with Mr. Huo."

He truly didn't want the issue to escalate any further.

All he wanted was to calmly show both the troublemaker and Qiao An the door.

Then, his gaze, filled with warning, landed on Qiao Xue. However, she misinterpreted it as encouragement and confidently brandished her phone at Huo Chengzhou. "I have proof!"

Huo Chengzhou gestured for her to come over. With a disdainful look at Qiao An, Qiao Xue strutted towards him.

Qiao An was desperate to object and intervene, but how could she explain the situation?

Qiao Xue had drugged her, leading her to fall onto a man. A one-night stand? She didn't even know the identity of the man.

In such a scenario, no one would take her word for it.

She even suspected that Zhou Yun was behind Qiao Xue's actions, all to coerce her into a marriage of convenience!

And now, Qiao Xue was about to spill everything to Huo Chengzhou!

The worst-case scenario would be Huo Chengzhou retracting his marriage proposal, and Minghui destroying her birth parents' belongings...

She might as well abandon the search for her parents. After all, there had been no leads for years.

Maybe she was abandoned from the start.

As these thoughts raced through her mind, Qiao Xue had already reached Huo Chengzhou's side.

With her phone in hand, she was the picture of confidence, completely ignoring Minghui's attempt to stop her and oblivious to the potential fallout for the Qiao family if Qiao An were also cast aside.

Her sole focus was to humiliate Qiao An and turn Huo Chengzhou's protection into a farce.

A man as astute as Huo Chengzhou wouldn't stand for being manipulated and deceived. It was clear that Qiao An was in for a rough time.

With a cold smirk, Qiao Xue approached Huo Chengzhou and showed him the screen of her phone.

Huo Chengzhou cast a brief glance and gestured with his finger for Qiao Xue to come closer. In a voice audible only to them, he whispered something.

Qiao Xue's face turned pale, and she stumbled backward, staring at Huo Chengzhou in disbelief.

With a cool smirk, Huo Chengzhou asked, "Anything else?"

Qiao Xue clenched her jaw and gripped her phone tightly before turning and dashing upstairs.

The others were clueless about what had transpired, particularly Qiao An, who still felt a touch of anxiety.

As she hesitated, she felt a gentle pat on her head from a man, followed by his exceptionally calm, yet emotionless voice, "It's a misunderstanding."

Qiao Minghui breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't concerned with the truth, nor with what Huo Chengzhou and Qiao Xue had just discussed. All that mattered to him was that Huo Chengzhou had shown unwavering trust in Qiao An.

Nevertheless, the recent events would undoubtedly leave Huo Chengzhou with some displeasure towards their family. After a moment's thought, Qiao Minghui turned to Qiao An with a warm tone.

"Qiao An, remember you wanted to retrieve the items left by your birth parents?" He smiled kindly. "Since you'll soon be joining the Huo family, I can entrust them to you with confidence."

Qiao An, taken aback, looked up, her face etched with surprise.

Qiao Minghui signaled to Zhou Yun, "Go, bring down the item for Qiao An."

Despite her displeasure, Zhou Yun had come to grasp the situation and rose to her feet, saying, "Alright."

Yet, she couldn't help but shoot a venomous glance at Qiao An.

If it weren't for this troublemaker, she and Qiao Xue wouldn't have been slapped for no good reason!

How infuriating!