Chapter 185 - Report to the Police (1/2)

Chapter 185: Report to the Police

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Hence, it was no use even if Qiao Nan went back home. That sum of money would not slip away.

However, it would be different if her father went home. Once her father was back, she would definitely not be able to get the money if her mother had not taken it by then.

“I’m not taking a stroll anymore! Help me back!”

“I’m not going back. Go back yourself if you want to. I… I still want to continue strolling!” Qiao Zijin was playing rogue and refused to help Qiao Dongliang up.

Qiao Dongliang was so furious that he turned pale. He initially believed that Zijin was really concerned about him today—that she was not truly that heartless and still had her parents in mind. Looking at the current situation, it was only wishful thinking on his part.

Piecing the puzzle together with the questions from Qiao Nan earlier, Qiao Nan took a deep breath. His eyes were gloomy as he asked coldly, “You specially brought me out today for a walk because you wanted to trick Nan Nan into leaving the house, didn’t you? What are your mom and you trying to do?”

Had a fall? The elder daughter must have used his ‘fall’ as a lie to trick Nan Nan out!

All the concern expressed by his elder daughter today was all fake. On the contrary, she even made use of the younger daughter’s care and concern for him to trick the latter into leaving the house. He did not know what his wife and the elder daughter were up to. At these thoughts, Qiao Dongliang was so furious that his heart was about to explode.

When Qiao Dongliang recalled how he helped Qiao Zijin put in good words in front of Qiao Nan and the expression on Qiao Nan’s face, Qiao Dongliang was so furious that he wanted to give Qiao Zijin a slap. “You’re not going back, right? I don’t need you to help me. I will walk back myself! Even if I need to crawl, I can crawl back on my own!”

The earlier question posed by Qiao Dongliang made Qiao Zijin dumbfounded.

Seeing that Qiao Dongliang was so insistent on going home, Qiao Zijin was so scared that she did not know what to do. She completely could not cope with the current situation.

Qiao Dongliang stuck to his words. Not waiting for Qiao Zijin to help him up, he walked toward his house step by step and tried his best to rush home as fast as he could.

Qiao Zijin was fearful that Qiao Dongliang would be home too early and thwart Ding Jiayi’s ‘good plan’. Hence, she only dared to timidly follow behind Qiao Dongliang. Although she could see that Qiao Dongliang was walking with difficulty and sweating profusely, she refused to catch up with Qiao Dongliang and offer him any help.

“Nan Nan, what happened to you?” When he reached home, Qiao Dongliang heard Qiao Nan’s cries.

Qiao Nan was sixteen years old this year. Qiao Dongliang heard Qiao Nan’s cried the most when she was a one-year-old baby who knew nothing besides drinking milk. Since Qiao Nan was three years old, Qiao Dongliang had never heard her cry again.

Qiao Dongliang’s heart could not help twinging with pain. What kind of matter would force Nan Nan to this extent and make her cry so miserably?

“Nan Nan, don’t cry. Dad is back. Tell Dad what happened. Who bullied you?”

When Qiao Dongliang entered Qiao Nan’s room, he saw her room being turned upside down as if there had been a burglary.

On the contrary to Qiao Dongliang’s concern, Qiao Zijin felt a.s.sured and smiled when she heard Qiao Nan’s cries. That meant that her mother managed to take the money!

Qiao Nan, who was wiping her tears, looked up and saw the conspicuous smile on Qiao Zijin’s face. She jumped up in anger and rushed straight to Qiao Zijin. She wanted to hit her. “You’re happy! You’re complacent now!”

“What are you doing?” She had just been bitten earlier. Without thinking, Qiao Zijin raised both her hands up to protect her own face. Even so, Qiao Nan’s slaps crackled down on her, hitting her on both arms. Qiao Zijin was in so much pain that she breathlessly grimaced in agony.