However, the facts she said were like a sharp thorn stuck in Nie Qingru's heart, which could not be pulled out, making her inevitably think of the decision she had made.
She confronted Qiao Nian for a full second before she pursed her lips and spoke arrogantly.
"Ji Qing must die."
She didn't explain why, and seemed to think there was no need to explain her behavior to Qiao Nian.
"Even if I hadn't done that, she would have died."
What Ji Qing did touched the interests of too many people and he was doomed to fail.
When she first returned to the secluded family, she had not yet climbed to her current position. On one hand, she had a daughter who was doomed to die, and on the other hand, she had honor that was within her reach.
Nie Qingru made his choice after only one night of consideration.
She is not a heartless person. Even if she raises a dog for twenty years, she will still have feelings for it. What's more, Ji Qing has been trying hard to please her since he was a child in these twenty years.
If Ji Qing didn't have half the blood of the man she hated the most, she wouldn't be so ruthless.
But no one can change fate.
Nie Qingru didn't think she was wrong. She looked at Qiao Nian with a calm look in her eyes, without any guilt at all: "From your perspective, I may have been too cold-blooded. But from my perspective, I have tried my best to persuade her."
She did advise Ji Qing not to continue her research, but she only mentioned it on the phone.
Ji Qing always listened to her, but she didn't agree to it that time. Nie Qingru was annoyed and didn't bother to care about her anymore, so she never mentioned it again.
Of course, in her eyes, all of this was her "best efforts" to save the situation.
From her point of view, sacrificing a daughter who was born to never please her and who could only prove her past humiliation could bring her the highest position and countless benefits.
Any normal person would know what to choose.
She just made a decision that most people would make, and there was really no need for Qiao Nian to hold her accountable for this matter...
"If you insist on picking on me because of this, I have nothing to say." Nie Qingru looked at the girl opposite her with a sharp gaze, and emphasized her tone with a hint of threat and warning: "But you have to understand one thing, quit when you are ahead! Otherwise, you may think you have climbed high, but when you fall down, you will fall even harder!"
She was referring to Qiao Nian's sweep of the hidden family's forces in the illegal area...
Everyone present is smart.
Everyone could hear the meaning behind her words.
Qiao Nian sneered and raised the corners of his eyes lazily, not taking her threat seriously: "You can let me go if you want."
Nie Qingru thought she finally listened.
The next second, the girl's unruly voice was heard.
"50 million US dollars per person, I'll release him if you pay me." She said it nonchalantly, and it was unclear how serious she was.
Nie Qingru's face instantly sank, and he suppressed his voice: "Qiao Nian!"
She had received calls from several families from country Y and country R while on the plane, saying that the ransom price offered by the Red Alliance was 20 million US dollars per person.
20 million US dollars is still a sky-high price.
Qiao Nian actually asked her for 50 million US dollars per person.
Nie Qingru was so angry that she almost pointed at the girl's nose and said, "You didn't even want to talk to me!"
"You were the first one to have the wild idea of relying on your face to swipe your card at my place." Qiao Nian never tolerated her, and after she retorted, she raised her eyebrows slightly.
(End of this chapter)