Chapter 438 - 438 Abandoned
438 Abandoned
Qiao An looked at the heartbroken Mrs. Lu. At that moment, her heart felt like it was being stabbed.
She choked up and said, “I know you’re a kind and good mother.” Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been able to raise a brave and righteous hero like Sister Qianqian.
Qiao An couldn’t bear to rub salt in her scars. She only said, “I won’t pursue her kidnapping.”
As for the other crimes, she could not forgive them.
Mrs. Lu was very stunned. In her eyes, Qiao An had always been a difficult girl to get along with. She was surprised that she was willing to give in so easily.
Huo Zhou couldn’t stand it anymore. He didn’t want Mrs. Lu and Mr. Lu to be kept in the dark. He told them directly, “Uncle, Auntie, don’t hold the reunion banquet. Qianqian won’t come back, and Qianyu won’t be back either.”
Mr. and Mrs. Lu looked at Huo Zhou in shock. “Why? Zhou Zhou, do you know something?”
Huo Zhou choked and said, “Sister Qianqian, she died a long time ago. As for Rosa, she’s guilty of a heinous crime and won’t be pardoned.”
Mrs. Lu fell into Mr. Lu’s arms.
“Impossible. Impossible.” Father Lu shook his head. “Qianqian is dead. Why didn’t I know?”
Huo Zhou looked at Qiao An. “Qiao An, you should tell them the truth.”
At this moment, everyone looked at Qiao An. Qiao An’s expression was gloomy as she said with difficulty, “Actually, Sister Qianqian died six years ago. She was shot by a drug gang. In order to save me and give the child in her womb a chance to live, she escaped with me. But a bullet hit her and Sister Qianqian died on the way.”
Qiao An recounted this story many times, but every time, her thoughts were in chaos, and her voice was filled with incomparable grief.
When Mrs. Lu heard this grievous news, tears immediately welled up in her eyes. She shook her head desperately, refusing to accept this fact. “Qiao An, you lied to me. My Qianqian isn’t dead. She’s just disfigured.”
Qiao An said, “Rosa impersonated the disfigured Qianqian.”
Mrs. Lu seemed to have been struck by lightning and was petrified on the spot.
Qiao An knew that the fact that Rosa was pretending to be Qianqian had also hit her hard.
Rosa clearly knew that Mr. and Mrs. Lu were her biological parents, but she chose to lie to them. Her coldness disappointed Mrs. Lu.
Mr. Lu hugged Mrs. Lu and choked. “Honey, no matter what, you still have me.”
“I don’t believe what Qiao An said. I’m going to see Rosa. I want to hear it from her.”
In the end, Old Master Xiao pitied Mrs. Lu and his daughter for being separated for more than ten years and agreed to let her see Rosa.
Old Master Xiao secretly called Qiao An aside and said to her, “An’an, go in with Mrs. Lu and think of a way to make Rosa confess. Otherwise, we don’t have enough evidence and can only let the tiger return to the mountain.”
Qiao An didn’t expect this outcome.
As long as she thought of the sinful killings committed by Rosa’s accomplices, she did not want someone like Rosa to be released.
“Okay.” She immediately agreed.
When Qiao An helped Mrs. Lu, who was in a bad state, in to visit Rosa, Rosa sat across the table with handcuffs and a cold expression.
She looked at Mrs. Lu as if she was a stranger.
“Qianyu, I’m your mother,” Mrs. Lu introduced herself sadly.
Lu Qianyu asked her calmly, “You gave birth to me. Logically speaking, I should thank you. But look, I’m now behind bars and my life is ruined. I don’t know why I have to thank you. You gave birth to me without raising me. Why did you give birth to me?”
Mrs. Lu cried bitterly. “Yu’er, Mom gave birth to you, so of course, I wanted to raise you. But when you were eight years old, you were kidnapped by human traffickers.”
“Abducted? Didn’t you sell me?”
Mrs. Lu thumped her chest. “Oh my god, I was pregnant for ten months. How could I bear to sell you? It was indeed the human traffickers who kidnapped you. Dad and Mom have been looking for you for many years. Do you know that?”
Rosa scoffed. “Stop being hypocritical here. I feel disgusted.”
With that, she was agitated and asked to go back.
Qiao An looked at the mother and daughter, whose words were completely different. She advised Rosa nicely, “Rosa, your mother insists that you were abducted by human traffickers, and you insist that you were abandoned by your mother. I think there must be some misunderstanding.”
“There’s no misunderstanding,” Rosa roared excitedly. “I don’t want to talk to her. Let me go back.”
Mrs. Lu cried bitterly.
Qiao An looked at the determined Rosa and then at the heartbroken Mrs. Lu. In the end, she said helplessly, “Rosa, you don’t want to have regrets in life, right? If you insist that they abandoned you, then tell them the truth. You don’t want to be misunderstood until the day you die.”
Mrs. Lu suddenly looked up at Rosa. Qiao An saw the panic flash across her eyes.
Qiao An was slightly stunned. It seemed that there was indeed a secret between this mother and daughter.
But Rosa kept her mouth shut.
Qiao An was helpless and could only help Mrs. Lu leave.
This meeting was short. Old Master Xiao was certain that Qiao An had not obtained the evidence he wanted and looked a little disappointed.
Unexpectedly, Qiao An walked up to him and told him excitedly, “I’ve probably found out why Rosa is so heartless. I’ll come and see her in two days.”
Old Master Xiao nodded.
After Qiao An returned to the Heavenly Imperial Garden, she visited Huo Zhou immediately.
Huo Zhou had been addicted to alcohol recently. When Qiao An saw him, he was holding the wine decanter and downing its contents.
Qiao An was so angry that she smashed his wine decanter.
Huo Zhou was not so drunk. He was a little embarrassed to face Qiao An. “Qiao An, why are you here? If you meet me alone, Xiaoran will let his imagination run wild.”
Qiao An scoffed. “Don’t worry, he knows you’re not my type.”
Huo Zhou was dumbfounded.
Qiao An went straight to the point. “Cousin, since you like Sister Qianqian so much, you must know a lot about her family, right?”
Huo Zhou’s ears turned red.
He loved Qianqian, so he investigated her thoroughly. These were all his secrets. He thought that they would never be exposed. He didn’t expect Qiao An to see through him today.
“Qiao An, are you going to let me live?”
“Yes, I will. Cousin, we will never let a third party know about our conversation today.”
When Huo Xiaoran, who was in charge of recording at the door, heard this, he was speechless.
Was he not human? This girl.
“What do you want to ask? Hurry up and ask.”
“Do you still remember the year Qianyu disappeared?”
“No. At that time, I haven’t liked Qianqian. How could I pay attention to the Lu family?”
“You should know about how Qianyu’s disappearance affected the Lu family, right?”