Chapter 1280: Chapter 1276 Resentment
Qiao Xiaren picked up the phone, glanced at it, and decided to answer: "Hello, who is this?"
There was a long silence on the other end until, just as Qiao Xiaren was about to hang up in annoyance, a choked voice suddenly came through: "Xiaren, it’s me, Mom."
The word Mom hit her, and Qiao Xiaren’s first reaction was to smile sarcastically, a bitter curl unconsciously appearing at the corner of her mouth, glaringly sharp.
"Mrs. Lan, what can I do for you?"
Hearing the weak woman’s choking voice, Qiao Xiaren felt no sympathy or distress; her first reaction was to find it laughable.
"Daughter, could you please listen to what your mom has to say for a few words and not hang up?" It seemed that Mrs. Lan feared Qiao Xiaren would hang up, so she quickly reminded her a few times. Qiao Xiaren heard the hurried clack of high heels on the floor, and when passing by somewhere, it seemed a number of servants were greeting her.
"Mrs. Lan, if you have something to say, please say it quickly; I’m very busy."
An Yuqian opened her mouth but couldn’t help asking, "Xiaren, has your father... come back?"
"So what if he has?"
Qiao Xiaren’s answer was straightforward, regardless of An Yuqian’s purpose and attitude in asking about her father; there was certainly eighty percent malicious intent hidden.
But Qiao Xiaren was not at all afraid of whatever sinister thoughts An Yuqian might have because her father was staying with the Qiao Family now; no one could touch him.
"I heard he... seems to have amnesia. No matter what, I was his wife for some time, so I want to ask if his health has improved?"
An Yuqian asked with a probing tone; she certainly wasn’t genuinely concerned about Qiao Junzhen’s health but purely afraid he might remember and come back for revenge against her and the Lan Family.
"No comment." Those four words directly blocked An Yuqian.
"Mom knows I hurt you and your father in the past, but..." Mrs. Lan seemed to have difficulty speaking over there, choking with a sob, "I believe you should already know about what happened domestically."
"I know."
"I don’t know which media is spreading lies, and it’s now causing a very bad impact on the Lan Family. I would like you to come forward to clarify the facts or ask your grandpa to help. Do you think the old man could help me?"
Qiao Xiaren hadn’t expected An Yuqian hadn’t recognized her relationship with her yet and was shameless enough to ask her to help the Lan Family?
"Mrs. Lan, who do you think you are? Why should I help you?"
An Yuqian heard Qiao Xiaren’s cold response, frowned, and said, "You are my daughter, and I am your mother. What’s wrong with helping me?"
"Daughter, Mother..." Qiao Xiaren repeated those two words and suddenly chuckled softly. Then her voice seemed to freeze, becoming particularly piercing, as she uttered word by word.
"It’s truly a laughable relationship, two laughable titles."
An Yuqian over there suddenly turned pale but still refused to give up: "Xiaren, I only ask you to help me this one last time; from now on, I will never appear at the Qiao Family, nor in front of you, not even once. I swear. This is the last time; please help me this once, okay?"
Qiao Xiaren really had not expected this mother to have the guts to come to her, asking her to help those trash in the Lan Family.
This is simply not the attitude and emotion a mother should have when speaking to her child.
If she had the guts to do those ugly things back then, she should have the capability to bear them now.
The long-standing resentment Qiao Xiaren felt towards An Yuqian had become an insurmountable barrier.