Chapter 272 Confession
24 hours before being wiped out.

Zongfang closed his eyes and hugged her tightly, whispering in her ear with a trembling voice: "I'll wait for you."

Qiao Susu felt the warmth in his arms and her heart ached. She gently pushed him away and looked up into his eyes, which were full of firmness and determination.

"I'll be back." She nodded vigorously, trying to make her voice sound calm and strong.

He looked at her deeply, then let go of her hand.

Suddenly, they felt the ground beneath their feet shake slightly.

Qiao Suisui looked up and saw that the ceiling of the imperial court was shaking. The bright blue sky outside began to darken, as if covered by a thick layer of gray fog.

The city buildings in the distance began to collapse, and huge cracks tore open like the wounds of a wild beast.

Tall buildings collapsed one after another like sculptures made of piled sand, and the orcs on the streets ran around in panic, trying to escape this sudden disaster.

Strange cracks began to appear in the sky, as if the entire world's sky was breaking apart. Dazzling white light shone through the cracks, accompanied by a huge roar, and the whole world seemed to have lost its balance in an instant.

“The gaming world is collapsing.”

Qiao Suisui took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

She called up the system, gave the men one last deep look, and confirmed the logout.

The next second, she was back in the real room.

Qiao Susu shook her head and looked at the clock on the wall.

There are 23 hours and 34 minutes left before being completely wiped out.

Ye Xi's messages kept popping up. She picked up her phone and quickly replied, "I'm out now. I'll meet you at the airport right away."

Qiao Suisui hurriedly stuffed her luggage into her backpack and prepared to go to the airport. She was anxious, knowing that she didn't have much time left.

The moment she opened the door, she ran into a woman head-on.

"mom?"

The lights in the corridor came on, and Qiao's mother's face was full of apology and nervousness. It was obvious that she didn't know how long she had been standing at her door.

"How did you know I lived here?"

Qiao Suisui looked at her with a frown.

Contrary to her usual practice, Mother Qiao did not confront her. Instead, she hesitated and said, "Sui Sui, I'm sorry, Mom was too harsh on you before. I want to talk to you..." There was guilt in the woman's voice and her eyes were full of anticipation.

Qiao Susu was stunned for a moment, then she looked down at the time on her phone.

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

But Qiao's mother grabbed her arm and took out a bank card from her pocket and gave it to her.

This was the bank card she slammed on the table when they broke up. It contained 30,000 yuan that she had saved from working over the years.

Qiao Susu suddenly frowned, even a little dazed. This was something that clearly happened just last week in the real world, but she felt like it had been a long, long time ago, so long that she couldn't even get angry.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

Qiao's mother said, "It's more convenient for you to live outside by yourself if you have money. Besides, this is the money you earned yourself."

Qiao Sui Sui glanced at the time again and said, "I made it very clear to you last time. I will pay you back for all the money you have spent raising me over the years, and I hope we will no longer have any contact in the future."

"I know, I know, but can blood ties be severed just like that? Sui Sui, mom was indeed a bit harsh on you in the past. I've figured out a lot these days. Let's just be a family like before, okay?"

Qiao Susu tilted her head to the side and exhaled, then saw that the clock pointed to eleven o'clock.

"I have something important to do right now. Let's talk when I get back." She tried to keep her tone calm, but she couldn't hide her inner urgency.

But Qiao's mother still held her hand tightly and raised her voice a lot, "You are my biological daughter! How can you just say you don't want to see me!"

At this moment, Qiao Jiming took two or three steps up the stairs, his face full of anxiety and worry. He was panting, his back was wet from running, and he obviously knew that Qiao's mother was coming, and he was afraid that she would say something hurtful to Qiao Sui Sui.

Qiao Suisui looked at Qiao Jiming and asked, "Did you tell her the address here?"

Guilt flashed across Qiao Jiming's face. He knew it was useless to explain now, but he still didn't want her to misunderstand him. "Mom checked my phone."

"I just want to have a good talk with Sui Sui!" Qiao's mother glanced at Qiao Jiming, then looked at Qiao Sui Sui, and sighed. Qiao Sui Sui was about to speak when her cell phone suddenly rang. It was Ye Xi who called directly because she hadn't replied to her message.

"Where are you? This is the earliest flight, leaving at midnight. Hurry up, it takes us 14 hours to fly from here."

Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and she took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

"I'm sorry, I really have something important to deal with."

As he said this, he shook off Qiao's mother's hand and ran downstairs quickly.

Qiao Jiming stopped Qiao's mother who wanted to chase after him, and then turned around and chased after him.

When he was on the first floor, he grabbed Qiao Suisui's wrist and said, "Where are you going so late?"

Qiao Susu didn't even turn her head back, and kept walking, allowing Qiao Jiming to follow her anxiously.

"I told you I'm busy."

"What is it? I can help you. Or, should you go see that teacher Guan?"

Qiao Susu didn't have time to answer him and stood on the street to hail a taxi.

Qiao Jiming looked at her steadily, his chest rising and falling.

He ordered flowers and a cake today to celebrate her birthday and to tell her the secret he had been holding in his heart for so many years.

But she never looked at him from beginning to end.

"I have something to say"

When Qiao Jiming met her, she still didn't respond. He felt bitter and powerless. He wanted to get closer to her, but every time he got close, he was always ignored.

Is he really just a younger brother in her eyes?

"Qiao Suisui, I like you, do you know that?"

There is an endless stream of cars coming and going on the road, and the combination of cars speeding by creates a noisy ambient sound.

And Qiao Jiming's voice was drowned out.

Qiao Susu vaguely heard what he said, but the pressing pressure made her unable to think.

"Ji Ming, go back first. We can talk about it when I come back."

Her attention was on the taxi that was about to approach with its vacant car sign on, and she didn't notice Qiao Jiming who was standing nearby with his head down and his expression unclear.

She was about to wave, but the young man grabbed her wrist first.

Qiao Jiming pulled her tightly into his arms, cupped her cheeks with both hands, and kissed her in revenge.

Qiao Susu's mind went blank for a moment, and then she pushed him away.

"what are you doing!"

She looked at the person in front of her in disbelief, "Qiao Jiming, are you drunk?"

"I'm not drunk. I'm sober."

Qiao Jiming's eyes were surprisingly bright in the night, and his dark pupils were fixed on her.

"I have no blood relationship with you, and I like you."

A car honking its horn whizzed past the two of them, bringing up a gust of wind.

Qiao Susu's hair flew up, she stared at Qiao Jiming in a daze, unable to speak.

"I don't care what you thought of me in the past, but from today on, I hope you will look at me as a man."

She wanted to laugh, but couldn't, and for a moment she couldn't find any words.

Suddenly, a black Bentley stopped by the roadside.

The car window rolled down, Guan Weizhi looked back and forth between the two of them, and then said to Qiao Suisui, "Get in the car."

(End of this chapter)