Chapter 39 (1/2)

Chapter 39

All of the anger Qiao Mu had toward Zhou Jieru immediately turned into fear and horror when she saw Li Yan.

Why was this man always showing up at the wrong time?!

Qiao Mu did not know if he had heard their conversation just now. Right now, his gaze was sizing Qiao Mu up, making her terribly uneasy.

Qiao Mu was already unable to deal with Zhou Jieru regarding the money. She took a step forward to get closer to Li Yan, “Uncle, why are you here? What a coincidence!”

“Uncle?” Chi Xia was stunned. This was the uncle that Qiao Mu always talked about?

God, the handsome man standing before them was actually so young!

Li Yan raised his eyebrows nonchalantly, “I’m just passing by, but it seems like I’ve come across a good show.”

Zhou Jieru was not dumb. When she heard Qiao Mu address this man as her uncle, she immediately drew the connection to the Qiao family. Back then, Zhou Jieru had personally promised Qiao Jiannan that she would not meet Qiao Mu. She could not let the Qiao family know that she was in contact with Qiao Mu.

“Who’s this?” Li Yan glanced indifferently at Zhou Jieru.

Without waiting for Qiao Mu to speak up, Zhou Jieru straightaway said, “I was just passing by, and these two young ladies had a little misunderstanding. Nothing serious, really. Don’t let me get in your way.”

Qiao Mu was utterly disappointed. Her own birth mother just told others that she was just a passerby.

Qiao Mu’s attitude toward Li Yan became cold and indifferent after Zhou Jieru left, “Uncle, I’ll leave first if there’s nothing important.”

“Get in the car!” Li Yan said coldly.

Qiao Mu took a step back, “I’m going back to campus with my classmate.”

“Do you need me to drag you to the car?”

Qiao Mu was left speechless.

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Qiao Mu remained silent in the car. She could not suppress her nervousness when the man was sitting so close beside her.