Chapter 26: Chapter 26 How could it be him?

Editor: Inschain

“I saw you leaving in someone else’s car today, though it’s possible I was mistaken,” Lu Jingzhi said.

As his words fell, the air seemed to freeze.

Upon hearing this, Su Mian immediately shot Lu Jingzhi a reproachful look, just when she thought he was getting better, he messed up again.

Lu Jingzhi pretended not to notice, feeling uneasy in his heart, worried that Qiao Yun might be led astray.

Just as Qiao Yun was about to open her bag, she paused, then lifted her eyelids to look at him, “You didn’t see wrong.”

Lu Jingzhi instantly felt a headache coming on.

Su Mian was taken aback.

Lu Ting was thrilled to death; Qiao Yun digging her own grave was even better.

Lu Jingzhi asked her, “Did you get in the car on your own, or were you tricked?”

“Does it make a difference?”

The living room’s light cast on Qiao Yun’s serene face, making it hard to guess what she was thinking.

Lu Jingzhi thought to himself that it made a big difference.

If Qiao Yun had willingly gotten into the luxury car, it would mean she had tendencies of comparison or vanity.

If she had been tricked into it, then his sister was too naive and gullible, and he must take her education seriously.

Su Mian quickly tried to smooth things over, “Everyone living here knows each other, there aren’t many with bad intentions, you don’t need to worry too much about Qiaoqiao being deceived.”

Lu Jingzhi disagreed with Su Mian’s opinion, “The human heart is unpredictable…”

It was then that Qiao Yun calmly said, “You know him too, it was Han Zhou.”

Lu Jingzhi’s unfinished words were stuck in his throat, he looked at Qiao Yun in astonishment, “Why would it be him?”

Why would Han Zhou give Qiao Yun a ride? The sudden request from the Li Family to take Qiao Yun had already seemed strange to him.

Was it Qiao Yun’s initiative, or…?

“He saw me waiting for a ride and kindly offered to take me,” Qiao Yun started to feel irritated, “Is there anything else?”

“I’m not foolish, I won’t be deceived, and I don’t deceive others.”

Her candid words broke through Lu Jingzhi’s thoughts, he opened his mouth, gazing at Qiao Yun’s clear black pupils, suddenly feeling his cheeks were a bit hot.

“You misunderstood, that’s not what I meant.”

After a moment of thought, Qiao Yun bluntly said, “You are, it’s not right to lie.”

Lu Jingzhi was at a loss for words, feeling that Qiao Yun’s misunderstanding of him was too deep, whether it was his previous desire to hire a tutor or this time, it was all for her own good.

Seeing Lu Jingzhi unable to speak out of embarrassment, Su Mian softly said, “Qiaoqiao, you must be tired after playing all day, you should rest early. Also, the custom-made clothes mom ordered for you have arrived, go check if they fit, if not, we’ll buy more.”

Qiao Yun obediently responded, “Okay.”

Lu Jingzhi felt uncomfortable, trying to make conversation, “Han Zhou is not a simple person, you’d better avoid too much contact with him.”

As Qiao Yun went upstairs, she paused, looked at him seriously, and said, “It’s not good to speak ill of others behind their backs.”

Lu Jingzhi: “…”

At that moment, he felt both sour and bitter, they had just slightly closed the gap in their relationship, how had it grown distant again?

Once Qiao Yun had gone upstairs, Su Mian finally said irritably, “You skipped work just to wait for Qiao Yun to come home, and I thought you were worried about Qiaoqiao being unsafe alone at night, but it turns out you were waiting to interrogate her!”

Lu Jingzhi still felt guilty about his own thoughts.

“Mom, you’re being too harsh, what do you mean by interrogate? I just wanted to clear things up.”

“Do you really see such poor character in Qiaoqiao?” Su Mian huffed, “Are you truly worried about Qiaoqiao, or are you afraid that Qiaoqiao will embarrass you and tarnish the Lu Family’s name?”

“As the eldest son, you might be more concerned about these matters, but your dad and I just want the family to be happy, even if you turn out to be useless, as long as you don’t commit heinous acts, it’s fine.”