Chapter 1210 - A Vicious Cycle (2/2)

once he moved out, qiao dongliang would be without any relatives.

if qiao dongliang did not want to stay alone and without any relatives, he should know when to stop now that qiao zijin had apologized to him.

qiao zijin became more scheming over the years.

ding jiayi no longer loved qiao zijin unconditionally like before. instead, she would be all bark and no bite. even if she was upset with qiao nan, she would only nag at her on the phone, but she would not do anything to qiao nan or force her into a dead end.

now that ding jiayi no longer helped her go against qiao nan, qiao zijin had to learn to be scheming. otherwise, she might not have any say in the family.

qiao zijin had no idea why ding jiayi dared not do anything to qiao nan. actually, ding jiayi was not afraid of qiao nan. although qiao nan had married well, she did not think of basking in qiao nan’s glory or being on good terms with her so as to benefit from it.

in fact, ding jiayi remembered that there was once when she hit qiao nan and pulled her hair. in the end, qiao nan instructed other people to beat qiao zijin and cut her hair to uneven lengths.

that was the only time qiao nan retaliated against her by targeting qiao zijin. thankfully, she was lenient on her and did not go overboard.

although ding jiayi always scolded and bullied qiao nan, she was timid in front of strangers. she was worried that if she provoked qiao nan again, she might not go lenient on qiao zijin. she also feared that there would be a day where she stopped targeting qiao zijin but turned to deal with her instead.

ding jiayi dared not be too insolent and reckless as she was worried about qiao zijin’s as well as her safety.

qiao dongliang could tell that qiao zijin was not sincere in her apology. he understood that she was telling him to know his limits.

qiao dongliang might have turned soft-hearted on qiao zijin and wanted to forgive her, but he had been dealt with too many blows. he was weary and had turned numb to her pleas. “stay angry with you? i won’t be able to stay angry with you for long. i won’t be able to keep my frustrations for long. don’t worry. i will not abandon you. nan nan is right about one thing. let’s just take it that i owed you in the previous life.”

there was no way that the elder daughter would change. unless she was married, he couldn’t wash his hands off them.

he asked for it. this was not the first time that the elder daughter lost her temper at him, but he could not help but forgive her, hoping that she would be a well-behaved child like the younger daughter. he wished that she would have a good marriage and a bright future.

the elder daughter might be mean to him, but it was a fact that he owed her in this life.

perhaps he would finally be rid of his burden when his elder daughter was married.

at times, qiao dongliang hated himself for having such a personality. nevertheless, qiao zijin was his elder daughter. he had a responsibility to make sure that she married well and had children.

no matter whether qiao dongliang was able to sort out his thoughts or not, he felt weary and disheartened. he did not have any strength left in him to mull over the fact that his younger daughter could only stay for a day in ping cheng for the lunar new year.

qiao dongliang felt weary. after talking to him on the phone, qiao nan was just as disheartened as him.

qiao dongliang was disheartened by qiao zijin’s behavior, while she was weary because of her father.