Chapter 439 - 440: Nearly Victim to a Poisonous Plot
Qiao Mushen heard Qin Mobai’s words, and a smile appeared on his handsome face.
"Young man, your temper is exactly like mine back in the day," Qiao Mushen said, looking at Qin Mobai. He seemed to recall himself years ago, telling everyone in the clan that if they dared to harm Shen Youran even a little, he would flatten the entire Ji Family.
The Ji Family said Shen Youran was a femme fatale, a seductress.
But Qiao Mushen knew she was not.
"I’m leaving my words here, Mr. Ji, you measure them yourself." Qin Mobai finally sat on the bed, his leg hurt, the anesthesia hadn’t completely worn off, "Besides, if you touch Lou Xi, I think her biological mother, who is your wife, won’t forgive you."
Qin Mobai had guessed that Shen Youran was Lou Xi’s mother, but Qiao Mushen was not Lou Xi’s father, so there must be some complicated story here.
Qiao Mushen had already felt Shen Youran’s concern for Lou Xi, so he wouldn’t easily harm her.
Moreover, he had no mutual animosity with a young girl and wouldn’t really do anything to her.
What he wanted was Shen Youran’s whole-heartedness for him, her entire devotion without anyone else in her heart, not even her daughter.
Sometimes possessiveness can be a terribly frightening thing.
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Lou Xi wandered aimlessly on the beach, her mind in turmoil.
She hadn’t expected to find out her biological mother was Shen Youran under these circumstances, when she was suffering in the Lou Family while Shen Youran was here as the chairman’s wife?
How ironic, Shen Youran enjoying infinite glory, while she was still worrying about tuition fees every semester.
It’s because she had never loved her, she could abandon her right after she was born, ignoring her for all these years.
If she didn’t love her, then why give birth to her in the first place, why not terminate the pregnancy?
"Lou Xi..." A trembling voice reached Lou Xi’s ears.
Lou Xi turned around and saw Shen Youran standing three meters away, her delicate face filled with probing tension.
"Don’t come here!" Lou Xi didn’t want to see her. Seeing her reminded her of how she was abandoned, that pain was like reopening a newly healed scar, making blood flow freely.
"Lou Xi, can you listen to my explanation, please? Back then, mom didn’t..."
"Don’t call yourself ’mom’. I haven’t acknowledged you as my mother! I have no mother! None!" Lou Xi was a bit hysterical, all suppressed emotions gushed forth.
Lou Xi was very agitated, and Shen Youran dared not take another step forward.
"I’m sorry, besides saying sorry I really don’t know what else to say. But Lou Xi, I hope you give me a chance to make amends." Shen Youran said earnestly.
"Staying away from us is the best amends!"
Shen Youran’s eyes turned red, tears streamed down her face. What could be more heartbreaking than her own daughter telling her to stay away?
"Lou Xi!" A familiar voice called from afar.
Lou Xi immediately composed her emotions, how come she heard Bai Lu’s voice?
Before she could turn around, Bai Lu held her up.
"Great, you’re okay! You have no idea how worried we were, we thought something had happened to you." Bai Lu said.
Lou Xi didn’t glance at Shen Youran again, turning instead to look at Bai Lu and Lu Li.
"Why are you here?"
"Didn’t Young Master Qin ask Lu Li to find someone to pick you up that day? But no one was on the yacht, so we thought you fell into misfortune!"
So that’s how it was.
"We almost fell into misfortune." Lou Xi said lightly, her voice just reaching Shen Youran’s ears.