Chapter 193

When Qiao Susu woke up again, it was already dark outside the window.

Before closing her eyes, she silently made a wish, hoping to return to the imperial court as soon as she opened her eyes. But when she sat on the bed and stared at the familiar layout of the room, reality told her that this was just a dream. All that was left was a sudden and endless sense of loneliness.

She opened the door and went into the bathroom, splashing cold water on her face, trying to sober herself up.

Looking at my bare face in the mirror, my skin is smooth and fair, and my facial features are exquisite. Nothing has changed, but the expression and temperament between my eyebrows are completely different from what I used to be.

The timid and cautious Qiao Susu seemed to have grown up in an instant. Her eyes were bright and determined, her brows were relaxed and confident, and her expression was no longer flattering, but indifferent after having experienced many things.

She wiped her face with a towel, went back to the room and picked up her cell phone, only to find that she had thirteen missed calls.

Ten of them were from Qiao's mother, probably calling to scold her. She deliberately didn't mention that she had canceled the dinner with Guan Weizhi, leaving them empty-handed. The family of three should be complaining on the way.

The other call was from Qiao Jiming, and she simply chose to ignore it.

There were also two calls from Guan Weizheng.

She opened WeChat and saw that Guan Weizhi had replied to her message about half an hour ago.

[get out of class has just ended. 】

[Are you in school or dormitory? Do you need to go to the hospital? ]

She replied that it was nothing and was about to put down her phone when it rang immediately.

"Hello, Mr. Guan?"

"sick?"

Guan Weizi's voice was very cold and there was no tone when he spoke, giving people a feeling of absolute rationality.

Qiao Susu was silent for two seconds. In the past, she would have racked her brains to come up with all kinds of excuses and then used her poor acting skills to cover up the lie, but now she only thought about it for a moment and chose to speak straight to the point.

"My father's company is having some troubles. They knew I was going to have dinner with you, so they wanted to take this opportunity to win you over and get your brother to invest in his company."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, so long that Qiao Sui Sui thought he was angry. Guan Weizhi finally spoke, but the first thing he asked was: "What field, what's the name of the company?"

Qiao Suisui was startled. She didn't expect him to really ask her. She said, "That's not what I meant, Teacher Guan. I didn't want my family to trouble you, so I canceled today's dinner. My original intention of this meal was to thank you for helping me get an internship."

"Yes, I know. Keep your meal." Guan Weizhi's voice was low and cold, and every word he said was very measured. It was obvious that he was well-educated. "Send me the name of your father's company. You think too highly of me. I may not be able to help you."

Qiao Susu thanked him, and Guan Weizhi asked her about her internship and campus arrangements for the following week, and she answered honestly.

"Okay, see you at school then. Thank you, Mr. Guan."

She was waiting for the other party to hang up, but she didn't hear the sound of hanging up for a long time. Instead, she heard Guan Weizi suddenly call her name.

"Qiao Sui Sui."

"Ah?" She was a little nervous reflexively.

"I told you last time, don't use honorific pronouns with me."

Qiao Suisui was stunned. She uttered "oh" twice and wanted to say something polite, but the other party hung up the phone. She looked at the phone in confusion.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the family of three drove back from the city center. Qiao's mother rushed to Qiao Suisui's door and knocked loudly. Qiao Jiming followed her and tried to stop her but was glared at. Qiao's father sighed, shook his head, and went back to his room.

"You did it on purpose, didn't you? You're happy if you broke up this family, right? Even if your Uncle Qiao is incompetent, he's still countless times better than your biological father. Since your last name is Qiao, he's your father. You're secretly happy when you see his company closing down. Is there anyone as selfish as you?"

Before Qiao's mother could take another shot, the door opened from the inside.

Qiao Suisui looked at the woman opposite calmly. She had called her "mom" for so many years, and sometimes she really wanted to ask if she was her biological mother. Her childhood memories were vague, but she roughly knew what was going on.

Her biological father was missing, and she raised two children alone. Later, she married Qiao's father, changed their surnames and registered their children so that they could go to school.

The marriage life has been just getting by for so many years. Qiao's father is basically invisible and never gets involved in family conflicts. If there is a problem, he would just give money, but it is impossible for him to give people, let alone any emotional value.

He doesn't look like a father, nor like a husband, let alone the pillar of the family.

Qiao Susu didn't even know how to address him, so she seldom spoke to him. This man who seemed honest but was actually shrewd didn't show much fatherly love. Apart from acting in front of Qiao's mother at the beginning and buying clothes and toys for Qiao Susu and Qiao Jiming, he didn't show any other care for them.

So no matter from which perspective, Qiao Sui Sui would not bother Guan Weizhi because of his matter. Because it was not worth it. So she did not send the company name after hanging up the phone.

Qiao Suisui looked at her mother who was still blaming her for all the problems, and interrupted her and asked, "Before today, didn't you know that I knew Guan Weizhi, so this company could continue to operate?"

Mother Qiao choked.

She continued, "If you really think Guan Weizhi is your hope to save the company, then I gave you this hope. But I don't understand. Now it's just a missed meal, as if the company's collapse is my fault. With your mind, you'd better not do business."

"You! How dare you talk back?" Qiao's mother blushed and pointed at Qiao Susu's nose. She was usually eloquent, but now she was so angry that she couldn't speak for a long time.

Qiao Jiming stood nearby, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

Qiao Suisui sneered, "If you want to ask Guan Weizhi out, go and ask him out yourself. Mom, since you think so little of me, don't count on me."

Before she turned around and closed the door, she said coldly, "I will start living on campus tomorrow, and then everyone can be alone."

'boom--'

The door is closed.

Qiao's mother's face turned from red to black, and then from black to white.

She was so angry that her whole body was shaking, her lower lip was quivering, and she was gasping for breath.

Qiao Jiming helped her sit on the sofa and took a rest, and whispered: "I will try to persuade her tomorrow. The conditions at school are not as good as at home. She still..."

"Why are you trying to persuade her? Let her go!" Qiao's mother calmed down and pointed at Qiao Suisui's door and said loudly, "She thinks she has grown up. Who paid for her college? If she has the guts, don't ever come back!"

Qiao Jiming frowned and did not argue with Qiao's mother. He turned his head to look at the closed door, with a look of deep doubt in his eyes.

　Readers who read carefully must have discovered that Qiao Jiming's plot in the real world has been laid out long ago, and that the man in the game world will return. Please give me some tickets, I can't accompany you for much longer.

　　(End of this chapter)