Chapter 25 (1/2)

Chapter 25

In the bathroom, Li Yan was standing with his back facing the door as he did his business. When he heard footsteps ringing out from behind, his expression immediately turned cold. When he turned and saw the person who had just come, his expression was no longer icy. Instead, he narrowed his eyes, and there was a hint of playfulness in his expression.

“My dear niece, did you specially come here to find me? Don’t you think that you’re being a little too eager?”

Qiao Mu was dumbfounded. She thought that Li Yan was only here to wash his hands. When she saw what he was doing, she quickly turned away, and there was a flush on her face.

Li Yan slowly buckled up his belt and flushed the toilet. He then turned on the faucet to wash his hands. His movements were elegant and natural, as if he did not mind Qiao Mu’s presence at all.

Only then did Qiao Mu turn back to face him. Even though it could be seen from the way she moved that she was angry, there was a smile on her face. She said with sincerity, “Uncle, I need to talk to you.”

“Hm? What kind of stuff do you need to talk to me about, to the point that you need to look for me in the bathroom so stealthily?”

Qiao Mu pouted. Was the thing that happened between them something that could be talked about out in the open?

Qiao Mu blinked her large eyes, and she cut a pitiful sight. “Uncle, you asked me to look for you on Monday. You must not go back on your words. You cannot deceive an innocent and naive teenage girl like me. Please be merciful and let me off the hook!”

An innocent and naive teenage girl? Li Yan smiled. This description did not fit her at all.

Qiao Mu could not decipher the expression on his face, and she said with an exaggerated tone, “If my stepmother finds out about what happened between us, I won’t be able to survive in the Qiao family anymore. They will beat me up. You can’t just watch while I’m abused to death like that, can you?”

“Oh? Will they treat you so cruelly?”

Qiao Mu nodded vigorously. “You have no idea. My stepmother is really horrible to me. She looks gentle on the surface, but she’s actually evil. She abuses me all the time!”

“How does she abuse you?”

“She deprives me of food and drinks!”