Plunder-Chapter 65 - Someone Sent Her Red Roses
Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Someone Sent Her Red Roses
Chapter 65 -65 Someone Sent Her Red Roses
Cheng Lu wanted to say something more, but ultimately, she kept silent.
The car had just stopped in front of the hospital entrance when Qiao En pulled the door open and got out.
A few minutes later, she appeared in her father’s hospital room.
Her mother was massaging her father’s legs and looked up surprised when she saw Qiao En walk in.
“Enya, weren’t you on a business trip for a training camp? How did you finish so soon?”
Qiao En paused for a moment.
She had been taken away so hastily that she hadn’t had the chance to inform her family.
Someone had concealed the fact that she had been taken into custody.
She replied, “Yes, it’s over.”
“Look at how tired you’ve become these past few days, you’ve lost weight. I’m going to massage your father’s arms for a bit longer; there’s fruit in the fruit bowl, wash some and eat.”
Qiao En’s mother spoke with concern, instructing Qiao En to eat some fruit.
Qiao En was indeed hungry. She stood up to get some fruit but was astonished to find that the fruit bowl contained mangosteens, egg fruit, custard apples, and several other kinds that she couldn’t even name.
The fruits all had imported stickers on them and were pricey.
Qiao En’s parents had been frugal all their lives, usually opting for cheaper fruits like apples and bananas. They would never splurge on expensive imported varieties.
“Mom, did you buy these fruits?”
Qiao En picked up a mangosteen and put it down again.
“How could we afford these? They were all sent over by a former colleague of yours, look, he also brought over quite a few nutritional supplements.”
Her mother continued massaging Qiao En’s father’s shoulders as she replied.
Qiao En followed her mother’s gaze and only then noticed that several boxes of high-grade nutritional products were placed beside the door of the ward.
During the years she spent with Zhou Jin’an, she had frequently given gifts. Expensive, rare, and profoundly meaningful ones, she had given them all.
Those boxes of high-grade nutritional products were all imported goods that had passed through Qiao En’s hands; a single box was worth twenty to thirty thousand yuan.
Which of her colleagues could be so generous?
It could only be Zhou Jin’an.
Strike one to give a few sweet dates afterward—a tactic that always worked for him.
“Enya, why don’t you go back to work for the company you used to? Look, they haven’t forgotten you!”
Qiao En was shocked when her mother said this.
She had already told her mother about her relationship with Zhou Jin’an, yet her mother was suggesting she return there.
She hadn’t thought much at the time, merely feeling that her mother was oversimplifying things.
“Mom, we can’t accept these things.”
Qiao En found a bag, packed the fruits into it, and also picked up those boxes of high-grade nutritional products. She then quickly left her father’s ward.
On the special ward at the twenty-fifth floor, Qiao En suddenly showed up.
Seeing her, Aunt Liu immediately glared daggers.
“You shameless hussy, you still have the face to come here?”
Previously, she had always addressed Qiao En as Miss Qiao, but now, she instinctively called her a shameless hussy.
Qiao En didn’t argue with her, placing the items on the ground and turning to leave.
Aunt Liu, unaware of the situation, stepped on the fruits and grabbed a box of the nutritional products to hurl at Qiao En.
“Putting on airs, the madam won’t eat your food. Get out—”
Her strength was truly not small, as one of the boxes flew straight toward Qiao En’s head.
Suddenly, a pair of large hands protected her.
“Bang!”
There was a muffled sound as the box hit the ground.
“Young… Young Master!”
Aunt Liu was stunned; she had intended to chase Qiao En away, but inadvertently, she had hit Zhou Jin’an instead.
The corner of the box had grazed Zhou Jin’an’s chin, and a red mark immediately appeared.
“Are you okay?”
Although he was the one who had been hurt, he was the one showing concern for Qiao En.
The familiar scent lingered in front of her nose, and Qiao En quickly pushed Zhou Jin’an away.
“Mr. Zhou, I appreciate the gesture, but we don’t need it.”
She quickly turned and entered the elevator, pressing the button to go down.
Zhou Jin’an’s eyes narrowed into slits; she was angry with him.
And it was substantial anger.
Fruit was scattered all over the floor, and Aunt Liu clasped her hands in front of her stomach, looking so nervous her aging face turned as white as paper.
“Young Master, I truly didn’t mean it. She came carrying those things, I was just rejecting them on behalf of the madam, I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
Aunt Liu was sincerely loyal to Mrs. Zhou.
If Mrs. Zhou disliked Qiao En, she disliked her too; if Mrs. Zhou cared about Zhou Jin’an, she cared about him too.
“There will be no next time.”
Zhou Jin’an didn’t get angry, he just warned in a cold voice.
“Young Master, rest assured, I guarantee there won’t be a next time.”
Aunt Liu hurriedly assured.
Qiao En took the elevator down to the lobby on the first floor.
For some reason, she couldn’t dispel the anger that lingered in her heart.
At the crucial moment, he hadn’t trusted her, instead, he had sided with An Kexin.
Afterwards, he thought compensating her a bit would win her forgiveness.
The scariest thing is suddenly realizing that you thought you were important to someone when in fact you were insignificant.
Having seen the reality, Qiao En only wanted to completely sever ties with Zhou Jin’an.
Upon leaving the hospital, she turned into an alley nearby.
It was a snack street, and Qiao En casually chose a shop, ordering a bowl of sour soup noodles and steamed dumplings.
She had no appetite, but she forced herself to eat anyway.
She had only eaten half when her phone rang, the call was from the welfare home.
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“Miss Qiao, sorry to bother you so late. Huahua suddenly said she had something to tell you and insisted I call you.”
The director’s voice came from the other end.
Qiao En switched hands to hold the phone, her tone turning unusually sweet.
“Huahua, do you miss Auntie? How about Auntie comes to visit you in a few days? I’ll bring you lots and lots of candies, but you have to listen to the director, alright?”
Qiao En was good at coaxing children, it had taken her less than two hours to successfully earn Huahua’s trust.
“Auntie.”
Huahua called out crisply, then her voice grew exceptionally low, “Auntie, that person you talked about, I’ve actually seen him.”
Qiao En’s heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat, and the chopsticks in her hand clattered to the ground.
“Do you still remember what he looks like?”
“The man had a mole at the corner of his mouth, wore glasses, and wasn’t very tall. He met with Aunt Liu to do the deal, I saw him give Aunt Liu a big stack of money.”
Huahua told everything she knew.
The man with a mole and glasses.
This physical feature was distinct; Qiao En’s brain quickly processed the information, and she immediately thought of someone.
An Jinhua’s assistant, Yao Jian.
In an instant, the fog in her mind cleared.
Mrs. Zhou was Zhou Jin’an’s birth mother; injuring her would truly hit Zhou Jin’an where it hurt.
The enemy had meticulously planned, endangering Mrs. Zhou’s life under the guise of Qiao En’s name, and no matter how much Zhou Jin’an cared for Qiao En, he wouldn’t ignore his mother’s life or death.
Only if they targeted her, would Qiao En feel the most pain.
Only if she felt the most pain, might he let go.
This move was a double-edged sword, cruel enough.
“Huahua, remember what Auntie said, don’t talk about what we just discussed with anyone, got it?”
Qiao En cautioned.
“I got it, Auntie. Huahua doesn’t remember anything now.”
Huahua, being clever, replied.
After hanging up the phone, Qiao En couldn’t swallow a single bite.
Yao Jian was An Jinhua’s man, executing An Jinhua’s orders.
He had bribed Aunt Liu, instigated Huahua to steal Qiao En’s phone, and then used it to message Mrs. Zhou in Qiao En’s name.
Mrs. Zhou, unaware, fell into their trap.
They had sent the message; as for who pushed the flowerpot, there was no need to guess.
To frame Qiao En, they had gambled even Mrs. Zhou’s life.
Such intent warranted punishment.
However, Aunt Liu was already dead, leaving no evidence from the dead.
Even though Qiao En knew the truth, she couldn’t clear her own name.
She left the small shop and walked back towards the hospital along the way she had come.
Just before reaching the main entrance, a delivery boy suddenly called out to her.
“Excuse me, are you Miss Qiao En?”
“I am.”
Qiao En nodded numbly.
The delivery boy turned and, holding a large bouquet of bright red roses, forcibly handed them to her.
“These are the flowers your boyfriend sent to you!”
