Chapter 17 (1/2)

Chapter 17

Li Yan thought that after being sold by her birth mother to her father, this illegitimate child would feel inferior and become withdrawn. However, young Qiao Mu was able to deal with the members of the Qiao household well. She continued living a carefree life even though her stepmother and stepsister were pretentious and bullied her all the time.

She was only five years old at that time.

Her family members told her that Li Yan was her uncle, but being the innocent little girl she was, she refused to call him anything other than “big brother”.

She said to him behind everyone’s back, “Big brother, don’t tell my father and Aunt Yun about me crying. The members of the Qiao family don’t allow me to talk about my mum, and Qiao Ya said that my mum is a bad woman.”

He nodded just to pacify her, but she asked him to make a pinky promise with her. She said that this was their secret.

The cigarette had burnt out. Li Yan could feel its heat on his fingers, and this jolted him out of his reverie.

He put out the cigarette. The little thing beside him squired a little and moved closer toward him.

She had changed a lot after ten years. The only thing that did not change was that she was still capable of tugging at his heart strings.

She had succeeded. Again, she managed to seduce him!

…..

Qiao Mu’s eyebrows were slightly furrowed as she slept, and she parted her lips a little. She looked like she was having an unpleasant dream.

She dreamed about the day her mother sold her off to her father. Her mother started haggling with her father as she wanted a large sum of money from him. She did not care that her daughter was there at all, and her words were mean and ruthless. After they settled on a price, her father held her hand as they walked away from her mother.

She then dreamed about something else. She dreamed about how the big brother next door whom she liked very much suddenly disappeared. His whole family had moved away. She cried her heart out, and she felt as miserable as she did the day her mother sold her off to her father.

Her heart ached as she opened her eyes abruptly. Only then did Qiao Mu realize that she was dreaming.