C9 In Her Previous Life She Was Stupid to Death!!

This was her room, now stripped of many belongings. It seemed her presence in the house was being erased bit by bit. In the darkness, Qiao Mo let out a cold laugh. Her father really was cold-hearted.

Qiao Mo walked to a room's door, gently turned the handle, and opened it. She glanced at the bed—empty, just as she expected. She turned on the light and rummaged through the nightstand, finding a necklace. This necklace? She remembered seeing it in Lu Zhengqing's apartment in her past life. Back then, Lu Zhengqing had claimed it was a birthday gift for his mom, but it was actually meant for Qiao Chu. Qiao Mo sneered and placed the necklace back.

She headed downstairs to the first floor, quietly entering her grandfather's room. The old man was asleep, his breathing slow and steady. Tears fell silently from Qiao Mo's eyes. How wonderful that her grandfather was still alive! In this world, he was the only family member who still cared about her. In her previous life, he had passed away when she was 24, succumbing to lung cancer. In the last three months, he couldn't eat, his organs failing, leaving him a mere skeleton at the end.

She leaned over the bed, whispering silently, "Grandpa."

"Mo Mo, my dear Mo Mo, is that you?" her grandfather stirred and sat up. Qiao Mo quickly rolled under the bed.

"Mo, please come back soon. Grandpa knows you won't die. You're such a strong swimmer. You have to come back. If you were gone, how would Grandpa live?" The old man cried like a child.

For a moment, Qiao Mo wanted to come out and reassure Grandpa that she was alive, but now was clearly not the right time.

She lay under the bed for a long time, almost falling asleep. After a while, Grandpa lay back down, tossing and turning until Qiao Mo finally heard his steady breathing.

Crawling out from under the bed, she quietly left Grandpa's room.

Retracing her steps, she exited the house.

Qiao Mo got into the car, and Zhong Ziheng smiled at her. "I didn't expect you to be so agile. No wonder you survived on that deserted island."

Qiao Mo asked him, "Mr. Zhong, did you bring the special item I asked for?"

"It's in the trunk. You shouldn't handle this kind of thing. I'll get it for you in a bit."

"Alright." Qiao Mo initially wanted to refuse, but she figured Gu Chi had insisted on it.

That man always meant what he said.

Qiao Mo stood at the door of Lu Zhengqing's large apartment in Star River Bay.

In the time since she'd been back, Qiao Mo had sorted out everything about Lu Zhengqing and Qiao Chu.

Lu Zhengqing was two years ahead of her, studying business management. After meeting her in the literary club, he pursued her relentlessly.

He was handsome, the school's acknowledged heartthrob, gentle and courteous.

Back then, he was so good to her!

It's often said that women who lack love are easily moved and prone to meeting the wrong kind of men. Qiao Mo was drawn to the warmth Lu Zhengqing exuded, and two years ago, she agreed to date him. By then, he was already working in the family business.

Every weekend after their dates, Lu Zhengqing would drive her back to Qiao Garden. Qiao Chu, her half-sister, saw him at the villa entrance and praised his good looks, asking Qiao Mo about him. At that time, the sisters weren’t particularly close, but Qiao Chu was gentle and not competitive, so they got along well enough. Sometimes, Qiao Mo even brought Qiao Chu along on her dates with Lu Zhengqing.

In her past life, she was so naive!

Lu Zhengqing had brought her to this house before. Standing at the doorway, his eyes filled with affection, he said, "Mo, my parents prepared this house for me long ago. Once you graduate from grad school, we'll get married, and this will be our home."

He often hinted that it was common for couples to be intimate before marriage, but Qiao Mo would playfully refuse, "No way, not before marriage."

In her past life, just days before her 25th birthday, her fiancé Lu Zhengqing invited her to a skyscraper to see the night view, saying he had something to tell her. She thought he was going to propose, so she went with anticipation and excitement.

"You silly girl, why are you in such a rush? You're all sweaty," he said affectionately, wiping her sweat gently with his hands. With a loving smile, he handed her a bottle of her favorite coffee-flavored drink.