Chapter 13: Stepmother’s Plot

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

All sorts of thoughts ran through Gu Cheng’s mind.

His thoughts went back to the traffic jam a few days ago, when Gu An said he had met a child who looked exactly like him, and then he thought back to a moment yesterday when Qiao Nuan had said certainty that Gu An was her child.

He had never believed there would be such a coincidence, but after seeing Qiao Ning’s face, Gu Cheng felt that all the previous coincidences made sense.

But were those really just coincidences? Or was someone deliberately setting them up just to get his attention?

He had no choice but to face Qiao Nuan with a more cautious attitude.

While he was lost in his thoughts, Qiao Nuan and Huo Ting were chatting happily. The two exchanged contacts, and Qiao Nuan hugged Qiao Ning and said goodbye to Huo Ting.

When they left, Qiao Nuan realized that Gu Cheng had been standing by the side, staring at Qiao Ning in his arms without saying a word.

Qiao Nuan rolled her eyes. “Crazy man.”

She carried Qiao Ning away when she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.

She turned around and realized that Gu Cheng was chasing after her.

“Is this really your child?”

Qiao Nuan took two steps back and looked at Gu Cheng warily. “Of course, it’s my child. What do you mean?”

“Let me take a good look at his appearance.” Gu Cheng tore off his gentlemanly disguise, and his gaze became cold and terrifying. “He looks very much like my son. Perhaps he’s related to me by blood…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Qiao Nuan hugged Qiao Ning even harder and glared at the intruder who was trying to take her child away like a lioness protecting her cub.

“This is the child that I’ve painstakingly carried for ten months and risked my life to give birth to! The father of the child is definitely not you! Since you have a son yourself, don’t come and snatch mine!”

With that, Qiao Nuan hugged Qiao Ning and left the private hospital in a huff.

Liang Jing, who had watched the entire incident, felt a little awkward. “Mr. Gu, you must be mistaken. That’s Qiao Nuan’s biological child. Even if they aren’t related by blood, they might look very similar. Young Master Gu and Xiao Ning should be in this situation.”

Gu Cheng didn’t believe such a far-fetched explanation. He just nodded and said vaguely, “I understand.”

Qiao Ning asked carefully in the taxi, “Mom, was that mister really my dad?”

“Of course not, baby!” Qiao Nuan affirmatively confirmed. “That man was suspicious and vicious. Even if I were blind back then, I wouldn’t have liked such a man!”

“That’s good.” Qiao Ning breathed a sigh of relief and lay in Qiao Nuan’s arms. “I don’t want such a fierce father. I want a good-looking and knowledgeable father like Mr. Huo.”

“You like Dr. Huo that much, huh?”

“Yes!” Qiao Ning nodded vigorously. “Mom, I asked Mr. Huo just now. He doesn’t have a girlfriend yet. Mom, you still have a chance.”

This silly child was actually worried about finding a boyfriend for his mother.

Qiao Nuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She prodded Qiao Ning’s forehead with her finger. “Smart kid, mind your own business!”

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In the Qiao villa, Qiao Yu, who had just returned from the plastic surgery hospital, threw a glass angrily.

“D*mn Qiao Nuan! How dare that d*mned fat pig treat me like that!”

“Alright, calm down.” Hou Ting looked at the broken glass on the ground and frowned slightly. “The plastic surgeon has already redone your nose. Why are you still so angry?”

Qiao Yu was still angry. “Mom, how can I not be angry? The doctor said that the redone nose would no longer be as natural as before, and it would take almost two months to recover. How can I go out and meet people?”

Compared to her daughter’s anger, Hou Ting was much calmer. “Then don’t go out for the time being. Stay at home and recuperate. Tell the public that you had psychological problems after Qiao Nuan beat you up. The others won’t care about your nose.”

“That’s a good idea.” Qiao Yu calmed down for the time being and then asked another question, “Mom, Qiao Nuan made such a scene so that she wouldn’t break off the engagement. What should we do?”

Hou Ting smiled coldly. “Don’t worry, Qiao Nuan won’t be able to keep up for more than a few days…”

Qiao Yu didn’t understand. “What do you mean?”

Hou Ting thought of Qiao Lin’s deduction and revealed a gloating smile. “Qiao Nuan is mentally ill, just like her mother who committed suicide and died early. We just need to wait and give her a push at the critical moment, and we can easily get her large inheritance.”

“Really?” Qiao Yu’s eyes lit up. “That’s great! In that case, we don’t need to trick Qiao Nuan into signing the transfer agreement, and I don’t need to pretend to be a good sister in front of her.”

“No, on the contrary, you should be a good sister who cares about her sister.”

“Why?” Qiao Yu became very unhappy. “Mom, you saw how Qiao Nuan treated me. Do you have the heart to let me get beaten up?”

The malice on Hou Ting’s face was almost overflowing.. “Silly girl, if you won’t be Qiao Nuan’s good sister, who’s going to tell her that her child died five years ago?”