From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Acquaintances

Old Madam Gong had held on for two days, but eventually, she could no longer hold on and left this world.

Qiao Yi stayed with Lu Yanchuan to handle Old Madam Gong’s funeral arrangements. During this time, the Gong Family also came to cause trouble twice, but they were all blocked by Lu Yanchuan outside.

Following Old Madam Gong’s last wishes, after all usable parts of Old Madam Gong’s body were donated, Lu Yanchuan scattered her ashes into the sea.

Even to a complete stranger, seeing a living person turn into a handful of ashes right before your eyes is unsettling.

Qiao Yi was already feeling suppressed just by helping Lu Yanchuan with the funeral arrangements, let alone Lu Yanchuan who had deep feelings for Old Madam Gong.

After sending off Old Madam Gong on her last journey, only Lu Yanchuan and Qiao Yi were left in the car on the return journey.

Qiao Yi wore a translucent and lustrous jade bracelet on her wrist, which Old Madam Gong had asked Lu Yanchuan to find and give to her when she was lucid.

Actually, Qiao Yi didn’t really like wearing jewelry, but she inexplicably didn’t want to take off the bracelet that Old Madam Gong gave her.

Lu Yanchuan sat beside her, eyes closed, resting, and Qiao Yi, touching the bracelet on her hand also felt somewhat restless, as if she was holding back an unexpressed anger.

Something was off, very off, Qiao Yi felt her condition was wrong, even if it was because she was influenced by Old Madam Gong’s passing, her emotions shouldn’t be this strange.

Maybe it’s because these days have been too oppressive?

The last time she came to Tian City was to attend the bidding for the harbor project, and this time unexpectedly she attended Old Madam Gong’s funeral; she also needed to go to Tian City’s auction the next day.

Speaking of Tian City’s auction, it already gave Qiao Yi a headache.

It was just a simple auction, but many families in Capital City received invites. Qiao Xin somehow heard of it, and insisted on following Lu Ming to attend the auction.

Lu Yanchuan was able to get an invitation, but that didn’t mean Lu Ming could.

Qiao Xin, of course, was not satisfied and upon finding out that Lu Ming couldn’t get an invite, she went to Qiao Yi, shamelessly demanding Qiao Yi to give up her spot so she could go with Lu Yanchuan.

Qiao Yi was shocked by Qiao Xin’s cheekiness and righteousness and rejected her outright.

However, she always felt a bit uneasy, Qiao Xin didn’t seem like someone who would give up easily, and who knows what kind of trouble she would stir up.

Returning to the hotel, Lu Yanchuan changed his clothes and went to Lu Group’s branch in Tian City, leaving Qiao Yi in the hotel. After a while, she planned to go shopping.

But just as Qiao Yi changed and was about to leave, someone knocked on her room door.

After that incident caused by Gong Ting, Qiao Yi has already grown a bit wary of these unexpected knocks.

Holding a fruit knife she picked up from the table in her hand, Qiao Yi then went to open the door.

“Qiao Xin?”

When the door opened, standing outside were Lu Ming and Qiao Xin, with Wang Zhen following behind, looking puzzled.

Qiao Yi did not plan to let these three people in. She stood blocking the doorway, scanning over the three people and finally resting her eyes on Qiao Xin.

“What is it?”

“Is this your attitude towards me? Move aside!”

As she spoke, Qiao Xin reached out to push Qiao Yi aside, but Qiao Yi calmly deflected Qiao Xin’s hand, only to see Qiao Xin exaggeratingly cried out, and Lu Ming also very nervously helped stabilize Qiao Xin.

“Qiao Yi! Don’t go too far! Xinxin is pregnant now, how can you not be a bit more considerate of her!”

Lu Ming made a deeply concerned and affectionate display, which made Qiao Yi feel revolted.

Looking at Qiao Xin again, she was clutching her flat belly and yelling, as if she wanted to invite the whole hotel to watch her performance.

Wang Zhen has never liked Qiao Xin or Qiao Yi, but right now, Qiao Xin is carrying her grandchild, so even if she dislikes Qiao Xin, she has no choice but to endure it.

However, her dislike for Qiao Xin was her own business, but Qiao Yi’s push nearly harmed her grandchild, and she immediately roared at Qiao Yi!

“Don’t you have any manners or upbringing! Your sister is pregnant, and yet you dare to lay hands on her! If my grandson suffers any harm, you’ll pay for it!”

Qiao Yi remained unfazed but sceptically glanced at Qiao Xin’s belly.

“You’re pregnant?”

“Of course! Xinxin has been pregnant for a month and a half now, let her sit down right away!”

Lu Ming called out first, and Qiao Yi flicked her ears but did not move aside.

“Sorry, Qiao Xin’s pregnancy has nothing to do with me; the child isn’t mine! If you have nothing else, please leave; I don’t have time to waste here with you.”

Perhaps irritated by Qiao Yi’s attitude, Lu Ming let go of Qiao Xin’s hand and glared at Qiao Yi, ready to argue.

Qiao Xin grabbed the angrily charging Lu Ming and stepped forward while holding her belly.

“Yiyi, I know you’ve never liked me, but could you let me have the spot to attend the auction for the sake of my pregnancy? I just want to see it for myself, at home everything has always favored you, and I…”

“You’re pregnant, so I should give my spot to you? Is the child in your belly mine? Or is it that the child you’re carrying will be gifted to me?”

Qiao Xin turned pale from Qiao Yi’s retort, unable to save face.

Qiao Yi didn’t give her a chance to regain composure and argue back; she grabbed her bag from the shelf and walked out, closing the door behind her.

“I really don’t understand your thinking; your pregnancy has nothing to do with me, how dare you use your own child as a bargaining chip to demand me to give way?”

Qiao Yi patted Qiao Xin’s face lightly twice, rolled her eyes, and walked away.

Instead of wasting time here with Qiao Xin, it would be more relaxing to go shopping.

Qiao Yi quickly shrugged off this minor incident with Qiao Xin and spent the afternoon wandering until she casually returned to the hotel before dark.

Carrying many bags big and small, Qiao Yi struggled to hang them on both hands as she walked into the hotel, only to be run into by someone hurrying out.

“Ouch!”

“Sorry, sorry!”

The bags in Qiao Yi’s hands fell to the ground with a clatter.

The person’s strength was not small, and the collision made Qiao Yi stagger several steps and nearly fall.

Qiao Yi, not caring for an altercation, casually waved her hand and bent down to pick up the bags scattered on the ground, but just as she bent down, she heard a voice tinged with a bit of surprise calling her.

“Miss Qiao?”

Qiao Yi looked up only to realize that the person who had bumped into her was actually an acquaintance.

“Miss Sun? What are you doing here?”

The person was none other than Sun Keke, with whom she had a brief encounter in Capital City; she was surprised to see her here in Tian City too.

Sun Keke looked remorseful and quickly squatted down to help Qiao Yi pick up the items.

“I came to attend the auction with Mr. Ning, I’m really sorry for bumping into you just now.”