When Qiqi said this, even Jiang Shao who was standing beside her was shocked.
"You...what did you say? What is a fake marriage?" Jiang Shao asked while glancing at her husband. He didn't seem to be relaxed at all, but became even angrier. In their minds, they dared not even think about such an outrageous thing as a fake marriage. She walked closer to Qiqi and whispered, "What are you talking about, silly child? There is no such thing as a fake marriage."
"I should have told you guys a long time ago, but... Uncle is seriously ill, so I've been looking for a suitable opportunity to make it clear. Uncle, Mo Xun and I have not been together for a long time..."
Qi Yong listened to her and shook his head, as if he was extremely disappointed. "As expected... She is not your biological daughter. No matter how sincere you are to her and how you treat her as your own daughter, it is useless. When you got the marriage certificate, you didn't ask for our opinions. Now you are even divorcing us without telling us."
Qi Yong looked at Qi Qi with disappointment, "Go away. Your aunt and I are outsiders and cannot control you. If you think Tang Jue is a good person, you should stay away from him in the future and don't associate with anyone from our Qi family!"
Qiqi's whole body trembled, her chest ached greatly, and tears immediately flowed like pearls from a broken string.
She knew what that meant—
If she insisted on being with Tang Jue, even the last few family members would abandon her...
"Uncle, please don't be like this, I beg you... Please don't leave me..." Qiqi cried so hard that she almost couldn't breathe. She begged, but seeing that Qiyong's expression didn't change, he turned to grab Jiang Shao, who was more soft-hearted, and looked at her pleadingly, "Aunt, please help me persuade uncle, please help me persuade him... You know I'm not an unfilial person..."
Every word was full of sorrow and grief. Jiang Shao naturally couldn't bear it.
but…
"Qiqi, why are you so stupid!" Jiang Shao grabbed her hand. Qiqi's hand was so cold that it didn't have any temperature at all. Her emotions fluctuated so much that her fingers were shaking. She was still kneeling on the ground, not getting up. "Can't you see that your uncle doesn't really want you, but is angry that you are with Tang Jue? If you apologize to your uncle and promise not to have any contact with Tang Jue again, nothing will happen. We are a family, how can there be any knot that cannot be overcome?"
Qi Yong leaned against the wall with a stern face, listening to Jiang Shao's words without refutation. It was obvious that she was not wrong. With just one word of assurance, the matter would be over, as if it had never happened.
Qiqi looked at her uncle, then at her aunt, and then when she thought of Tang Jue, the promise she made to break up with him seemed to be stuck in her throat and she couldn't say it out.
When it comes to love, once it starts, it's hard to stop.
What’s more…
Their fate had already been there eight years ago...
If it was before, maybe she could easily say the word "break up", but now...
Just thinking about the word 'separation' makes me feel uncomfortable.
"Why aren't you talking?" After waiting for a long time and not hearing Qiqi's voice, Jiang Shao gently pressed Qiqi's shoulder and signaled: "Speak, Qiqi. While your uncle is getting less angry now, make a promise and he will definitely calm down."
After Jiang Shao finished talking to her, she looked up at Qi Yong and said, "Don't be angry with a child. We are all family. Besides, Qi Qi is still young. It is understandable that she was deceived and bewildered. When she grows up, she will understand your painstaking efforts."
Qiqi's eyelashes trembled, and finally, she whispered: "Aunt, actually... Tang Jue is not the person you think..."
When Jiang Shao heard this, she quickly pressed her index finger on her lips, signaling her to be quiet. However, Qiqi didn't want them to continue to misunderstand, "Last time you got into trouble, it wasn't actually Mo Xun who helped, it was Tang Jue... And, the two previous times your company got into trouble, he was the one who secretly helped."
Jiang Shao was surprised. Qi Yong was also surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not completely impossible. Only if Tang Jue took action could things be done so smoothly.
"But, Qiqi, even if this is the case, it doesn't change the fact that he killed your father." Jiang Shao said, "Don't forget, it was she who made you orphaned and homeless since childhood."
Qiqi's eyelashes fluttered, and they were dotted with hot crystal liquid. "Uncle, aunt, maybe there is a hidden story about my dad as he said... Give him some time, let him tell us the truth, okay? If everything is the same as before, it's not too late for me to break up with him."
“Jiang Shao, ask her to go out…” Qi Yong felt chest tightness and shortness of breath. He pressed his chest hard, breathing heavily, and pointed at Qi Qi with his other hand, his fingertips trembling, “Go out… Go out…”
Seeing this, Jiang Shao immediately stepped forward, bent over and stroked Qi Yong's chest, helping him to breathe, and said anxiously: "I'll call a doctor for you, don't get excited!"
"Why call a doctor? Tell her to get out of here. I don't want to see her now!"
Jiang Shao had no choice but to wink at Qiqi. Qiqi knelt there stubbornly without moving. Jiang Shao's tone became heavier, "Be obedient, Qiqi, and get out quickly. You don't want your uncle to be pissed off to death by you."
Qiqi bit her lip.
Her lips, which were originally bloodless, were bitten by her almost self-torturingly until they were almost dripping with blood. Finally, after looking at this and that and weighing the pros and cons, she slowly stood up from the ground.
After kneeling for a while, she felt a little dizzy when she stood up. Her body swayed, and she just grabbed the end of the bed and managed to steady herself. She glanced at the elders again, and then slowly walked out of the ward.
——
Tang Jue was in a video conference with the arms dealer when he received the message from the bodyguard assigned to Qiqi. He was just explaining the structure of the new weapon when Jian Qing pushed open the door and hurried in, looking nervous.
When Tang Jue saw him like this, he raised his hand to interrupt the meeting. This kind of meeting is very important, and Jian Qing would never interrupt it easily unless it was something very important.
He hung up the phone and stood up. Jian Qing whispered something in his ear, and his face darkened. "Kneeling?"
"Yes. I knelt."
"Where is she now?"
"Still kneeling in the hospital."
Tang Jue's face was extremely cold. He grabbed the car keys that Jian Qing handed over and said, "It seems like it's time to meet Qi Yong!"
Tang Jue drove all the way to the hospital. When Qiqi was in his car, he didn't dare to drive too fast. Now that he was alone, he drove at a reckless speed. The pedestrians and other vehicles on the street were so frightened that they quickly retreated with pale faces.
How was she feeling now? She treated Qi Yong like her own father, and now hearing Qi Yong's harsh words of rebuke, could she bear the blow