The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 611 - 575

"Isn’t that Qiao Shuning?"

Qiao Yuxian and Lu Muyao turned to look behind them.

Chu Zhengran stood not far behind them, retracting his gaze from Qiao Shuning and looking at the two of them.

"You walk without making a sound," Qiao Yuxian said in surprise.

"I usually float back and forth," Chu Zhengran joked.

Qiao Yuxian also smiled a little.

Lu Muyao called out, "Brother Chu."

Chu Zhengran responded.

"That’s Qiao Shuning," Qiao Yuxian answered Chu Zhengran’s question.

Chu Zhengran looked back at Qiao Shuning and the others, paused for a moment, and asked, "What happened to Qiao Shuning last time?"

Qiao Yuxian looked at him.

Chu Zhengran said, "Wasn’t it her who spread rumors about you and Yixing City last time?"

"Yes," Qiao Yuxian replied.

"Didn’t handle her?" Chu Zhengran pondered, "That doesn’t seem like Yanjing’s style. I thought we wouldn’t see her again."

"I handled it," Qiao Yuxian said, "broke her leg. Seems like it’s healed now."

Chu Zhengran nodded and didn’t say anything further.

Seeing them fall silent, Lu Muyao asked, "Qiao Shuning is..."

"From my uncle’s family," Qiao Yuxian replied.

"You have an uncle?" Lu Muyao blurted out.

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, "Can’t I have an uncle? Can’t my dad have a brother?"

Lu Muyao: "........"

Lu Muyao also seemed to realize his question was a bit absurd, looking a bit embarrassed.

Chu Zhengran looked at Lu Muyao’s awkward appearance and chuckled, "The person next to Qiao Shuning is..."

"I don’t know, never met," Qiao Yuxian said, "Gu Linhai and Gu Yao seem to respect him a lot."

"Not related to the Qiao family?" Chu Zhengran asked.

Qiao Yuxian shook her head, "No. Also not from my aunt’s side. I’m clear about both sides of the family."

Chu Zhengran, dressed in a white suit, gentle and refined, said, "Then do you think they..."

He chose his words carefully, "Their relationship... seems a bit, a bit... can you feel it?"

Chu Zhengran looked at Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian also looked at him, paused, somewhat unwilling to believe, "That man looks no less than forty."

Chu Zhengran watched her struggle to accept it.

But then again, taking a step back, Qiao Shuning is part of her family.

From Qiao Yuxian’s attitude towards Qiao Shuning in the past, she does seem to value her family.

If that’s the case, it’s indeed quite difficult to accept.

"This man looks about as old as my dad, but my dad’s actual age is over fifty," Qiao Yuxian said.

Chu Zhengran looked at her sympathetically, "Maybe he just looks that age. If he’s in his forties... he’s just around twenty years older, which isn’t too bad."

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, "You’re good at comforting people."

Chu Zhengran smiled a little.

"What if he’s actually over sixty?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"Well, then..." Chu Zhengran paused, thought for a moment, and said, "Then he’s really good at taking care of himself, and I might as well ask him for tips."

Qiao Yuxian: "......."

Chu Zhengran, seeing her twitching lips, laughed again, "I’ll go over and ask for the secret to his upkeep, and I’ll let Yanjing know too."

"I should thank you then," Qiao Yuxian said.

"You’re welcome," Chu Zhengran said as he glanced at Lu Muyao, "Stay safe. Call me if you need anything."

"Okay," both Qiao Yuxian and Lu Muyao replied.

After Chu Zhengran left, people who knew Qiao Yuxian started coming over to greet her.

Qiao Yuxian, taking Lu Muyao along, moved through the social scene like a sister bringing her younger brother along.

The younger brother, looking like a bodyguard, found everyone who came to greet them unpleasant.

The banquet hall was only so big; as people moved through it, they were bound to meet.

Qiao Yuxian, after chatting with two more people, turned around and made eye contact with Qiao Shuning.

The smile that lingered at the corner of Qiao Yuxian’s eyes instantly vanished, replaced by an undisguised look of disgust.

Lu Muyao glanced at Qiao Yuxian’s cold face.

Qiao Shuning met her gaze for two seconds, then smiled and walked over in her high heels.

Qiao Yuxian, wanting to leave, had already taken a step but stopped and waited for her to come over.

"Sister, long time no see," Qiao Shuning said.

"It’s alright, not really keen on seeing you, so it hasn’t felt long," Qiao Yuxian replied.

Qiao Shuning raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ear, smiled slightly, and said, "I can’t out-talk you. I don’t want to argue either."

"So you’re saying you’d like me to break your leg again?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

Qiao Shuning didn’t get angry at the mention of this but instead looked at Lu Muyao and said, "Who is this? Think Gu Yanjing isn’t reliable anymore and quickly found someone else?"

Lu Muyao frowned.

Qiao Yuxian said, "Mind your own business. I don’t need you to worry."

"You’re my sister, no matter what, I won’t ignore you," Qiao Shuning said. "How about this, I have an apartment in Jin City that’s empty. You can move in. You don’t have to do anything, just clean up now and then. I won’t charge you. Stay as long as you like."

This was treating her like a cleaning lady.

Qiao Yuxian didn’t respond.

She wore a half-skirt today, with a silk casual white blouse on top, a calf-length skirt below, and a pair of white sneakers.

Qiao Shuning was in a gown, wearing high heels.

Visually, Qiao Shuning appeared taller.

But Qiao Yuxian gave off an impression of being even taller than Qiao Shuning.

Aura was too strong, without saying a word, she overshadowed Qiao Shuning.

"One shouldn’t aim too high. What’s not yours, even if you get it, you’ll lose it eventually," Qiao Shuning continued, "Your standards are too high. You could have just married someone back then. Now you could be comfortably managing a home. But you wanted to aim high. Now, you fell hard."

Lu Muyao wanted to say something.

Qiao Yuxian, standing in front of him, somehow seemed to see him and raised a hand to stop him before he spoke.

Lu Muyao looked at her outstretched hand and swallowed his words.

"Sister, I was serious earlier. Come live in Jin City," Qiao Shuning said, "I’m not trying to be harsh. But you really need to face reality. Gu Yanjing is missing; Gu Group has been taken over. Someone like you... won’t find a place anywhere. At my place, I can completely secure your future life."

Qiao Yuxian weeded through her words, ignoring the useless parts, and asked, "So you’ve settled in Jin City?"

"Yes," Qiao Shuning said proudly.

"Got a boyfriend?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"Yes," Qiao Shuning subconsciously glanced at that man.

Qiao Yuxian followed her gaze and asked, "Is it him?"

"What’s wrong if it is? He’s a professor at Jin City University, knowledgeable, worldly, experienced," Qiao Shuning said, "He’s also stable, cares about people. Except for being a bit older, he has no flaws."

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