Wang Hong, unaware of the situation, looked completely innocent: "I really couldn't find her. Qiao Manman's classmates said she left a long time ago."
Jiang Qikai still felt obvious pain in his back from being hit by Qiao Manman.
He didn't have the energy to argue with Qiao Nianjun: "If we can't catch him today, we'll catch him tomorrow. If we can't catch him tomorrow, we'll catch him the day after. He'll fall into our hands eventually."
Qiao Nianjun wanted to refute, but then he thought about it again and realized that what Jiang Qikai said didn't seem to be wrong.
We'll catch Qiao Manman sooner or later, so what's one more day?
When we catch her, we'll give her a good beating to vent our anger today!
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the other side.
Upon hearing about Qiao Manman's accident, Jiang Tingyan had a fleeting thought of going back.
It would take at least two hours to get back, and by the time he arrived, Qiao Manman would already be home.
He wanted to contact Chi Mo to help check the situation, but it turned out that a fight had already broken out on Qiao Manman's side.
Judging from the noise alone, she has won on one side.
In this way, Jiang Tingyan finally gave up the idea of helping her.
Jiang Tingyan was relieved, but Jiang Shu was not.
She stood outside with Jiang Tingyan, enduring the cold wind, for over ten minutes!
She had no idea who her adopted son was talking to on the phone, but he listened to the other person's conversation without saying a word.
Anyone who didn't know better would think he'd been eavesdropping on something really serious.
After hanging up the phone, she noticed that the phone's contact name was actually "Qiao Manman"!
Jiang Shu discovers her handsome son is secretly eavesdropping! Would she be happy about that?!
She glared at the back of Jiang Tingyan's head and followed him angrily to someone else's door.
Just as Jiang Tingyan was about to knock on the door, Jiang Shu couldn't help but remind him.
"Son, I know you have a brain that you shouldn't have, but we don't have to do something so sneaky, do we?"
Jiang Tingyan's hand suddenly stopped in front of the door.
He looked at Jiang Shu with a surprised expression: "What did you say?"
Jiang Shu: "It's nothing, Mom just thinks you're a bit beyond saving."
Jiang Tingyan withdrew his hand and asked seriously, "What's the reason for saying that?"
Jiang Shu couldn't help but glance at the hand holding his phone.
Then, with a complex look in his eyes, he looked back at Jiang Tingyan.
"You know perfectly well what you just did, why wait for your mother to say more?"
Jiang Tingyan glanced in the direction Jiang Shu had just been looking.
Seeing the phone, he finally realized what Jiang Shu meant.
The words he wanted to say were swallowed back by Jiang Tingyan.
He then said, "Yes, as you wish."
Jiang Shu's eyes widened suddenly.
He followed her lead?!
Why did you just go along with her?!
Has she developed a love-struck mind, or does she have a penchant for eavesdropping and voyeurism?!
Jiang Shu was eager to grab Jiang Tingyan and get to the bottom of things when the door in front of her suddenly opened.
A whiff of incense wafted out from inside the door, and then an elderly gentleman with pale, bluish eyes appeared before the two of them.
Jiang Shu was clearly startled by his appearance, and her gaze was immediately drawn to the offering table.
"Mr. Jiang, is that right?"
The old man's eyes were fixed on something somewhere when he asked a question.
Jiang Tingyan: "It's me, sir. It's so late, I'm sorry to bother you."
"Don't be so formal," the old gentleman said, stepping aside. "Please come in, both of you."
Jiang Shu followed Jiang Tingyan inside and asked the old man in surprise, "How did you know there were two of you when you didn't even see me?"
The old man groped his way toward the offering table, and said with a smile, "I'll sit in the main room; I can hear you all talking outside."
Even though the old man couldn't see Jiang Shu's face, Jiang Shu still felt a little embarrassed.
How could a mother and son have their private conversation overheard?
Watching the old man take out incense, light it, and mutter a few words to himself.
After inserting the incense sticks into the incense burner, he sighed softly and said, "The rules of the world are unfathomable to anyone—you are, I am, everyone is..."
Jiang Shu did not understand what the old man meant.
She asked, "Are you talking to us?"
The old man placed the incense sticks into the incense burner, then turned and walked towards where they were.
After walking to his seat and sitting down, he spoke towards a certain spot: "Mr. Jiang, I cannot do the thing you asked me to do."
"Whether she is there or not, whether she is or isn't, it has nothing to do with anything dirty."
Jiang Shu was even more confused. What did he mean by "is it or isn't it"?
What is that old man saying?
Jiang Shu looked at Jiang Tingyan, wanting him to help answer: "Son, what exactly did you ask me to come here for? To have my fortune told?"
Jiang Tingyan stared intently at Jiang Shu and said bluntly, "I always feel that your personality and actions are very different from before."
"I thought you were possessed by an evil spirit, and I wanted the old man to help you exorcise it."
Holy crap!
Jiang Shu gritted her teeth, forcing herself not to utter those words in front of Jiang Tingyan.
Her soul, so pure and upright, having crossed over from reality, is actually being called an evil entity by you?!
Is it just because of different personalities?
Can't people have other personalities?
Does this mean things have to remain unchanged?!
Jiang Shu was so angry she was speechless: "Tingyan, your own mother is no mistake! I was just letting my true nature run wild!"
"What you did today has really angered me! Go home now! I'm leaving!"
After Jiang Shu finished speaking, he said goodbye to the old man before leaving.
Jiang Tingyan did not stop Jiang Shu, since the two of them had come separately in the first place.
It doesn't matter whether it's a step earlier or a step later.
The important thing was that he wanted to find out exactly what the old man meant by those two sentences.
After lighting incense, what he said became incomprehensible.
After the sound of Jiang Shu's car engine faded into the distance, Jiang Tingyan asked, "Sir, please explain in detail."
"Didn't your mother just explain that to you?" the old man said with a smile.
Jiang Tingyan: "I don't think so, otherwise I wouldn't have come to find you."
The old man leaned back in his chair and said, "Some things are better left unexplored. Knowing too much won't do you any good."
"The most terrifying thing about a person is their obsession. Let go of your obsession, accept things with joy, and nothing will disturb your mind anymore."
After saying this, the old man closed his eyes, indicating that he refused to say anything more.
Seeing the old gentleman's reaction, Jiang Tingyan decided not to ask any further questions.
He stood up, thanked the old man, and placed the red envelope containing cash on the coffee table next to the old man.
After a journey of nearly two and a half hours, Jiang Tingyan returned to the villa.
As soon as I pushed the door open, I heard Qiao Manman talking to the maid: "It's really delicious. I want to have this bread for breakfast tomorrow."
Aunt Wang smiled and said, "Okay, Aunt Wang will get up early tomorrow and tell the chef to prepare something for you, Miss."
As she was speaking, Sister Wang suddenly spotted Jiang Tingyan walking in from the doorway.
"Young Master Yan is back."
Qiao Manman looked at Jiang Tingyan with her mouth bulging.
His brows and eyes were furrowed with worry, as if he had some unresolved issues on his mind.
Qiao Manman wanted him to ignore her, but the moment she slowly turned her head, Jiang Tingyan's voice came over.
"What are your plans regarding Qiao Nianjun?"
Qiao Manman looked at Jiang Tingyan, who walked to the sofa and sat down.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, he asked, "Did you hear everything?"
Jiang Tingyan lowered his eyes slightly, looking at Qiao Manman who was sitting cross-legged on the street stall.
Seeing the salad dressing on her lips, he pointed and said, "It's hard to hear."
Qiao Manman realized what was happening and quickly wiped away the salad dressing with a tissue.
"Qiao Nianjun is an impulsive person. He won't last more than a few days before he comes to me on his own initiative. Then I can just act according to the situation."
Jiang Tingyan: "Aren't you afraid that he'll come after you and cause you trouble?"
Qiao Manman laughed and said, "What grudge could he possibly have that would be worth risking his life for? Are you tired of living?"
Jiang Tingyan pondered for a moment: "You should tell your father about this."
"It's nothing serious, why should he worry? I can handle it myself."
Her answers, word by word, were beyond Jiang Tingyan's expectations.
He thought Qiao Manman would be so spoiled that she would drag her whole family to help her resolve Qiao Nianjun's issues.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Manman took the initiative to offer to solve the problem herself.
Her calm and composed demeanor made him look at her with new respect.
Jiang Tingyan was about to get up when there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang hurriedly went to open the door. The moment the door opened, Qiao Manman and Jiang Tingyan clearly heard Aunt Wang gasp.
"Second Miss, what happened to you?!"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Manman hurriedly got up and went to check the situation.
The driver carried Qiao Qiqi, who was covered in dirt and blood, into the room and offered an explanation.
"I waited for the second young lady at the school gate all night, but I couldn't find her."
"After asking around, I found out that the second young lady did not attend evening self-study."
"I called the second young lady several times before she finally answered. By the time I arrived at the location she mentioned, she was already like this."
The driver placed Qiao Qiqi on the sofa. Seeing the obvious red marks on Qiao Qiqi's cheeks, Qiao Manman couldn't help but sigh.
She squatted down next to Qiao Qiqi and saw that Qiao Qiqi's eyes were closed, which made her feel puzzled.
If he wasn't unconscious, how come he didn't wake up after such a commotion?
Qiao Manman asked curiously, "Uncle Huang, have you taken her to the hospital?"
The driver shook his head: "No, I said I wanted to take Miss Er to the hospital, but she refused. I tried to call Mr. Er, but she still refused."
"We've run out of options, so we have no choice but to send the second young lady back first."
Qiao Manman glanced at Qiao Qiqi and gave a meaningful "Oh".
"That's terrible. She didn't wake up even though we were talking so loudly. She's probably unconscious. Let's get her to the hospital."
Jiang Tingyan gave Qiao Manman a deep look, then turned his gaze to Qiao Qiqi.
Just as the driver was about to approach, Qiao Qiqi suddenly opened her mouth and coughed violently, waking herself up.
Qiao Manman feigned surprise and said, "Oh, so you're awake."
Qiao Qiqi opened her eyes groggily, and the first thing she saw was Qiao Manman speaking.
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