{9} Guilty Conscience

The younger daughter’s fever had just subsided yesterday. Today, the sight of the neck full of blood was stinging to Qiao Dongliang’s eyes. “What happened to you, Nan Nan? Don’t cry, tell Dad, what is this blood?”

Qiao Nan did not speak. She cried so hard. Her crying made Qiao Dongliang feel extremely bad.

The security guards at the door were already staring at them. The blood on the neck of Qiao Nan had not only gained the attention of Qiao Dongliang but also the others.

“Uncle Qiao, it’s better that you take Qiao Nan to the hospital to treat the wound.” Zhai Sheng reminded him that even though the wound was not bleeding now, it had to be treated.

Qiao Dongliang nodded many times. “Yes, Nan Nan, don’t cry. Dad will take you to the hospital. You...”

At this time, Qiao Dongliang remembered the young man that came. When he saw his daughter’s misery earlier, he simply forgot about the man.

There was no doubt that the young man must have brought Nan Nan here.

Qiao Dongliang wanted to thank him but he was stunned when he saw his face.

Zhai Sheng, disapproval. Yesterday there was a fever and malnutrition. Today was a bleeding wound.

The doctor’s suspicion now was not whether the family favors male over female, but whether this daughter was their biological one.

Qiao Nan rubbed her eyes. “Doctor, don’t blame my dad, my dad doesn’t know anything.”

“... Young lady, don’t practise filial piety foolishly, your dad doesn’t know, what about your mother? To allow the child to be bullied to this extent, don’t tell me the mother is already dead?”

The doctor noticed that, since yesterday, each time he mentioned her mother, this lady would not speak. What was happening?

Qiao Dongliang Saddened by the misfortune but angered by the lack of resistance. This quote portrayed her father’s feelings exactly.

Qiao Nan stood over and leaned close to Qiao Dongliang. In this life, she would not let her dad be disappointed and sad anymore. She must first stand on her own two feet!

When Qiao Nan ran out of the house and disappeared for half a day, Ding Jiayi was initially indifferent. She expected Qiao Nan to have nowhere to go, and would then obediently return home.

She would then ask Qiao Nan to accede to her wants again. She did not believe that Qiao Nan would still refuse to agree, unless Qiao Nan did not want to come back to this home forever.

But an hour and two have passed and the sun was setting. It was almost time for Qiao Dongliang to be off-work, Ding Jiayi still did not see any signs of Qiao Nan. She began to feel uneasy.

This wretched girl, she was too spoiled. This wild girl, half the day is gone and she is still not back. I’ll see how to deal with her when she is back!”

“Mom, don’t you think something will happen?” Qiao Zijin’s face was one of a doubt. Since yesterday, Qiao Nan had been acting strangely.

She kept having this feeling that Qiao Nan was not the same as before. Though it was just a fever, her feverish head seemed to have been enlightened. It was not so easy to lie to and cajole her anymore.

“What could happen? After she comes back, I will give her good discipline!” When the elder daughter softened, Ding Jiayi sat up straight, displaying her protective behavior towards Qiao Zijin.

Soon, came the voice of Qiao Dongliang. Both mother and daughter’s face could not help but change, and they rushed outside.

But when the two of them saw that Qiao Nan actually came back by riding on Qiao Dongliang’s bicycle, their faces, in particular Ding Jiayi’s, turned black instantly.

Ding Jiayi rushed forward a few steps and tried to pull Qiao Nan down from the bicycle. At this time, when Qiao Nan turned sideways and revealed her fully bandaged ears – now white, fat and without a single sight of flesh, she felt guilty all of a sudden.

Ding Jiayi remembered that before Qiao Nan ran out, she had grabbed Qiao Nan’s ears. At that point, Qiao Nan looked like she was in a lot of pain and had even retorted by biting her. Could it be that, with that grip, she had broken Qian Nan’s ears in her anger?”