Qiao Lixuan was wearing a black windbreaker and a hat. He was no longer elegant in suits and leather shoes, but looked a little depressed.
Su Ruoxing couldn't help but take a step back.
Not knowing what the man was up to, she subconsciously picked up the silver needle.
But catching Qiao Lixuan's painful look, she softened her heart and said, "Mr. Xiao Qiao, let's find a place to talk."
At this moment, it was getting late and the night was shrouded.
Qiao Lixuan took Su Ruoxing to sit on the stone bench in the garden.
"Sister-in-law, do you think I have a mental problem?"
Su Ruoxing was silent for a while, then slowly spoke,
"I'm not a psychiatrist, but I feel that an unhappy marriage will make people depressed, painful, and even distorted. Since you don't love her, why did you marry her?"
After asking this question, Su Ruoxing felt sour in her heart.
She wanted to ask face to face, why did Qiao Zhanchen marry her in the first place since he didn't love her?
No one forced him to get married at knifepoint.
Doesn't he understand that this will cause lifelong harm to her?
For four years, only she knew that all the indifference and calmness were all staged for herself.
You can deceive others, but you can never deceive yourself.
To this day, she still finds it difficult to calm down when facing Qiao Zhanchen.
Qiao Lixuan took out a cigarette, the scarlet cigarette butt flashing in the night.
He took several deep breaths and seemed to be hesitating whether to speak.
Su Ruoxing was not in a hurry, because since he took the initiative to come to her, he must have wanted to pour out his heart.
Until the lingering smoke filled his face, Qiao Lixuan finally spoke,
"She is the daughter of the Wu family, Wu Muchi, and the marriage between the Qiao family and the Wu family is inevitable. At that time, she liked her brother and thought she was going to marry him. The two families had already agreed on the marriage, and all she needed was his nod."
Su Ruoxing's heart suddenly "thumped".
It turns out that her sudden appearance hurt so many people.
Dense pain spread in the chest.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come at all. If it weren't for me, he would have married her, and you wouldn't have been affected."
Qiao Lixuan hesitated to speak, "Sister-in-law, don't think too much. Don't look at me being polite. With my character, it's not like grandpa can suppress him even if he wants to. I can't force him."
"Don't mention him anymore."
Su Ruoxing knew that Qiao Zhanchen pretended to be Qiao Chixuan.
Even if Wu Muchi marries Qiao Zhanchen, she will most likely end up like her, becoming nothing more than a shield and a fig leaf.
With Wu Muchi's personality, it might be a matter of time before she jumps off the building.
But after all, it was her father who used special means to interrupt Wu Muchi's marriage and prevent Qiao Zhanchen and Wu Muchi from becoming husband and wife.
Su Ruoxing felt very guilty.
"Both you and her are innocent in this marriage. But why did she fake being abused and commit suicide and let you take the blame? Is there a deep hatred between you?" 33 Novel Network
It's because she loves Qiao Zhanchen so deeply that she has been holding on to him for so long.
Even if she divorced Qiao Zhanchen, the pain and resentment in her heart became more intense every time she thought about the fact that he loved someone else and how cruel he was to kill her baby.
But what about Wu Muchi?
Since she didn't love Qiao Lixuan, how could she hate him so much that she would even jump off a building and use him as a backing?
She really couldn't figure this out.
"How is your life as a couple?"
As a doctor, Su Ruoxing felt that asking questions that were difficult for others to ask was like asking a patient how he urinates and urinates.
Qiao Lixuan smiled bitterly, "I have no feelings for her and have never touched her."
Su Ruoxing felt the same way.
A loveless marriage is indeed suffocating.
"Do you think it's possible that Wu Muchi fell in love with you? Because you were too indifferent to her, which made her love and hate you. She hated you so much that even to death, you suffered the criticism of the world and the pressure of public opinion."
"No. She mentioned divorce, but the Wu family disagreed. Besides, if you love someone, would you really be cruel enough to destroy him? I think she really hates me, and it has nothing to do with love."
Su Ruoxing felt that what Qiao Lixuan said made sense.
Although she also complained about Qiao Zhanchen, she never thought of slandering him and destroying him.
Because deep down, she loves him.
The two people were discussing in a low voice when a servant hurried over.
"Second Young Master, people from the Wu family have come to make trouble and want you to give an explanation. You should go and have a look."
When Su Ruoxing followed Qiao Lizuan to the hall, she saw Qiao Zhanchen arriving earlier.
The Wu family members were very excited.
"The daughter of our Wu family was married to your Qiao family without incident, but she was tortured to the point of committing suicide. Is Qiao Lixuan still a human being?"
Qiao Zhanchen stood unruly in front of all the Wu family members, with his impossibly perfect and handsome face, extremely cold.
"Everyone, this concerns my sister-in-law's privacy. Please send a representative to communicate with me."
"You, the Qiao family, are in trouble, so you don't dare to make it public, right?"
Qiao Zhanchen's deep black eyes glanced over the speaker sharply and coldly, his eyes were so deep that it made people tremble.
"Finally, I would like to remind everyone that once the truth is disclosed, it will be very detrimental to my sister-in-law. Please think clearly about the consequences."
Su Ruoxing's curiosity couldn't help but be aroused.
Qiao Zhanchen said so categorically, could it be that he has already understood the truth behind Wu Muchi's jumping off the building?
But he is indeed a man with a science background. How can it be possible to coldly reason with emotional people like this?
Su Ruoxing walked to Qiao Zhanchen's side and helped him persuade the Wu family's relatives.
"Think about it, Miss Wu is highly educated, majoring in law, and has her own opinions. If she is really abused, will Miss Wu accept it?
We both want Ms. Wu to recover quickly and get back on the normal track of life as soon as possible. Intensifying the conflict will not be good for her. Are you right?
Why don't we all calm down and listen to Professor Qiao's point of view? Besides, Professor Qiao is also Miss Wu's attending doctor, and it was he who saved Miss Wu."
Su Ruoxing's words were reasonable and well-founded, her voice was clear and sweet, and she sounded very gentle, which calmed down the restless Wu family members.
Finally, Mrs. Wu stopped crying and regained her senses.
She thought about her daughter's privacy and took the initiative to talk to Qiao Zhanchen alone.
"Who is this?" she asked Qiao Zhanchen, pointing at Su Ruoxing.
She felt that Su Ruoxing's clear thinking and unique temperament gave people a sense of trust.
"My wife, she is treating my sister-in-law with me."
Qiao Zhanchen took the opportunity to hold Su Ruoxing's hand, slid his long fingers, and interlocked with hers.
The two seem to be very loving and make an enviable couple.
Su Ruoxing reluctantly insulted Qiao Zhanchen in front of the Wu family and endured it.
Coming to the side hall, Qiao Zhanchen took out Wu Muchi's special set of utensils.
"Mrs. Wu, these were found from my sister-in-law's room.
It can be seen that this set of equipment is very new. Except for the whip, which has traces of use, the others should not have been used. Moreover, we found that the purchase date was very recent, and the purchaser was my sister-in-law."
With the physical evidence, Su Ruoxing's guess was confirmed.
"This proves that Miss Wu's superficial injuries were caused intentionally by herself."
In other words, Wu Muchi bought this special set of equipment, whipped herself with a whip, and pinched her wrists to create obvious bruises, pretending that she was the victim.
Qiao Zhanchen took out another hospital receipt, which was stamped with the hospital's red seal.
"This is the surgical drape she used for the painless abortion last month."
Su Ruoxing's eyes widened, "She is pregnant, how is this possible?"
Because, Qiao Lixuan said that he and Wu Muchi never lived as a couple.