CHAPTER 118: CHAPTER 110: THE FIRST WIFE

In the car

Qiao Yuxian sat down properly, and Zhaocai immediately jumped onto the seat, squeezing between her and Gu Yanjing.

The car was spacious, the seats weren’t crowded.

But as soon as Zhaocai got on the seat, it nudged Gu Yanjing with its backside.

Gu Yanjing lowered his eyes, his gaze landed on Zhaocai, a hint of menace appeared.

Qiao Yuxian held Zhaocai’s head in her arms, pulled it towards her, looked at Gu Yanjing and chuckled, "It’s big, takes up a bit of space."

Gu Yanjing looked at Zhaocai, who didn’t move over, then looked at Qiao Yuxian with a look that said, "Do you think I believe you?"

Qiao Yuxian chuckled again.

Shang Chen was driving in the front, turned at the end of the street, and Qiao Yuxian glanced again at the Bentley.

The distance was a bit far, the car film was thick, plus the lighting made it impossible to see anyone inside.

You could only tell there was someone inside from the subtle changes in the tires.

Seeing her glance again, Gu Yanjing asked, "Something wrong?"

Qiao Yuxian shook her head, "Not sure, just suddenly wanted to look a couple more times."

Gu Yanjing paused, reported the license plate number to her, then said, "When we arrived, the car was already parked there."

Qiao Yuxian raised a brow, someone like Gu Yanjing had nearly formed a habit. Whenever he arrived at a place, he’d first observe the surroundings.

"Okay." She responded, not taking it to heart, "Shouldn’t be anything important."

Gu Yanjing said nothing, his gaze fell on the tail draped over his leg: "......"

Qiao Yuxian didn’t notice Zhaocai’s "take liberties," lowered her head, and took the scarf and gloves out of the paper bag.

The scarf was long, cream-colored, very soft, beautifully patterned, with a red "Xian" character at the bottom.

The gloves were alternating white and red, each had two red small bells knitted into them.

Qiao Yuxian tried them on, fitting perfectly. She shook her hands, the bells jingling with her movement.

Her gaze fell slightly as she subtly smiled, then looked at Gu Yanjing, flaunting, "Aunt Chen Hui gave them to me. She knitted them herself."

Gu Yanjing looked at her bright eyes, a kind of happiness from home appeared.

Qiao Yuxian rubbed her face with both hands, with the gloves on, feeling soft and comfortable, she asked, "Do they look good?"

Gu Yanjing looked at her little face behind the gloves and said, "Yeah."

Qiao Yuxian laughed again, then carefully put away the gloves and scarf. As she tidied them, she noticed Zhaocai’s tail on Gu Yanjing’s leg, swaying back and forth, and immediately said, "Zhaocai!"

Zhaocai, whose head was resting on her leg, heard her voice, raised its head to look at her, not knowing what was happening."

"Tail! Rude!" Qiao Yuxian scolded harshly.

Zhaocai’s tail immediately tucked away and moved forward a bit, distancing itself from Gu Yanjing, placing its paws on Qiao Yuxian, lying on her leg with a confessed look.

Seeing it being scolded, Gu Yanjing felt a bit relieved inside.

Qiao Yuxian saw it admit its mistake obediently, felt sorry, and lowered her head to rub its forehead with hers, comforting it, "Behave in the future, don’t do that again."

Zhaocai let out a small, whining sound like a spoiled child.

Gu Yanjing: "......"

He glanced at them, then turned his gaze to the window with a dark expression.

...

The Bentley parked at the villa next to the Qiao Family Villa started the engine slowly after Qiao Yuxian’s car left, then parked slowly at the entrance of the Qiao Family Villa.

The driver got out, walked to the back, and opened the car door.

A woman stepped out of the car.

Tall figure, wearing a deep red long dress inside, a black trench coat outside, with black high heels below.

She appeared around forty, her face adorned with delicate makeup, long hair slightly curled, her presence calm yet powerful.

A touch of red lips made her extraordinarily seductive.

She waited for the driver to take the gift from the trunk and then led him into the Qiao Family yard.

Arriving at the villa, the driver rang the doorbell.

The doorbell rang a few times, and soon Chen Hui’s voice came from inside, "Just a moment, coming."

Without checking who was outside, she opened the door.

As the door opened, seeing who it was, Chen Hui’s expression stiffened, instinctively took a step back, blood turned cold.

The woman outside looked at her, always with a smile. Seeing Chen Hui stunned, she allowed her time to buffer, then said, "Hello, Is Qiao Yu at home?"

Hearing the voice, Chen Hui returned to her senses blankly, then moved aside, "Yes, come in."

The woman nodded with a smile.

The driver dropped the gift outside and waited, the woman entered the villa.

In the entrance area, she paused.

Chen Hui quickly said, "No need to change shoes, come in."

"Thank you."

"Who’s here..." When Chen Hui didn’t return after opening the door, Qiao Yu came to see. Standing at the living room doorway, seeing the woman coming in, his words disappeared instantly.

He also paused, his expression a bit dazed, looking at the woman in front of him.

After more than twenty years, the woman in front seemed unchanged.

Back then, he always saw her without makeup, she appeared more graceful and pure.

Currently, she was more seductive, her presence also stronger.

It was Zhao Shimeng.

His first wife and Qiao Yuxian’s biological mother.

Qiao Yu’s lips moved, but no sound came out.

Zhao Shimeng first smiled and said, "Brother Yu, long time no see."

Qiao Yu lightly blinked, adjusted his glasses and said, "Long time no see. Come in and sit."

Zhao Shimeng strolled into the living room and sat on the sofa.

Qiao Yu sat opposite her.

Chen Hui went to the kitchen to pour water, after placing it down, said, "You two chat first, I’ll go check on the kids upstairs."

She politely smiled at Zhao Shimeng and turned to leave.

Passing by Qiao Yu, Qiao Yu raised his hand and grasped her wrist.

Chen Hui was startled, lowered her eyes to look at Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu also raised his head at her, his calm eyes showing a hint of nervousness through the lenses. He said, "I just checked on the kids. They’ve slept, no need to go."

Implied meaning was, stay, don’t leave.

After he spoke, he pulled Chen Hui to sit beside him.

Zhao Shimeng watched them quietly, after Chen Hui sat down, she smiled and said, "I’m here today because I need a favor from you guys."

She looked at Chen Hui and said, "If you leave, we won’t be able to explain."

Qiao Yu said nothing.

Chen Hui smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Originally, my husband wanted to accompany me here." Zhao Shimeng said, "But... I felt it wasn’t appropriate, so I didn’t let him come."

Qiao Yu still said nothing.

Chen Hui smiled and nodded again.

The three of them silently paused, no one spoke, then Qiao Yu found a topic, "When did you return?"

"The day before yesterday." Zhao Shimeng said, "After adjusting the jet lag here, I came to visit."

Qiao Yu nodded faintly in response.

Chen Hui smiled quietly, still saying nothing.

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