amaotonovel Chapter 263 Leader, I will make Qian Xiaoni pay the price!
Chapter 263 Leader, I will make Qian Xiaoni pay the price!
Qiao Manman was furious: "Didn't you ever consider that Lu Yuan might not accept you?"
"Ha, how could that be! In my past life, I was tortured into that grotesque state, and he still took care of me his whole life. In this life, I'm young and beautiful, why wouldn't he accept me?"
"And what about Xu Xiaotian? Don't you have any feelings for him at all?"
Qian Xiaoni hesitated for a long time before resolutely saying, "It's because he died so young. No matter how much affection I have, it has been worn away by the Xu family."
Lu Yuan has been with me for half my life, providing me with a comfortable and worry-free life. Therefore, I've come to a realization: I want to not only enjoy a loving relationship with Lu Yuan, but also help him rise to a high position and enjoy fame and fortune!
Qiao Manman fell silent, as did Lu Yuan.
Xu Xiaotian was filled with hatred, his eyes bloodshot. Ignoring the attempts to stop him, he grabbed Qian Xiaoni by the neck and said, "How could you be so cruel? That's my son! If you don't want him, you can give him to me. If you fall in love with someone else, you can get a divorce. Why did you sell my son?"
He's only three years old! What good can he possibly get from living with other people?
Fearing that someone might die, Lu Yuan raised his hand and knocked the person unconscious.
Qiao Manman continued, "Who did you sell Xu Lei to, and for how much?"
Qian Xiaoni thought for a moment and shook her head: "I don't know her name. I only remember that she had a small black mole next to her lip, single eyelids, slanted eyes, was in her forties, and spoke with a Cangzhou accent..."
Qiao Manman spent her points to have the system draw a portrait based on Qian Xiaoni's description. After she finished speaking, she took out the photo: "Look, is this her?"
"Yes, yes, that's her!"
Qiao Manman put the photos away: "Tell me again, when and where did you make the transaction?"
"When I bought the tickets, I found that the money was missing. Little Stone kept crying and making a fuss. I was getting a little impatient and people around me called me a stepmother. It was that older sister who stepped in to help me out."
Qiao Manman scoffed: "What do you mean by 'helping out'? Maybe she stole your money!"
"Impossible. I traveled with her for two days and two nights, and all my money was with her. It was stolen the moment we got off the bus."
Qiao Manman rolled her eyes: "How come you've lived two lifetimes and are still so naive!"
The system suddenly said, "Host, Qian Xiaoni may not have been reborn! She was probably affected by the black mist and had memories of her past life, so she was not truly reborn."
Moreover, that memory contains elements from Meng Peiyu's subconscious...
Qiao Manman clenched her fists and asked, "Then tell me, what else do you know? What are some of the more dangerous missions in the army, and how will Lu Yuan develop in the future?"
Qian Xiaoni proudly revealed what she knew: "With this intelligence, Lu Yuan will definitely accept me. Accepting me means smooth sailing in my career."
Qiao Manman rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, what's the use of such superficial information?
Moreover, given all the trouble Meng Peiyu caused, Qian Xiaoni's memory might not be reliable.
Who knows, the female lead might be waiting for them to take the bait.
Qiao Manman wrote down everything Qian Xiaoni said and then gave her and Xu Xiaotian forget-me-nots to help them forget what happened that night.
After thinking for a moment, he exchanged a Dream Talisman from the system shop to create an illusion for Xu Xiaotian.
He was made to argue with Qian Xiaoni in his dream. In a fit of emotion, Qian Xiaoni revealed that she had sold Xu Lei and imprinted the image of a human trafficker in his mind.
As dawn broke, Xu Xiaotian woke up from his sleep. Thinking about what happened last night, he felt an urge to kill Qian Xiaoni.
But she still forced herself to endure it and went to report to her superiors. Tears streaming down her face, she recounted the truth: her father had been murdered and her son had been sold.
Brigade Commander He remained calm and frank: "We found some information at Kyoto Station..."
It turns out that the leaders already knew about Xu Lei's sale, but they hadn't found out where he had been sold to. Qian Xiaoni kept leaking useful information, so they let it go and didn't arrest him.
"Don't worry, the comrades we sent out have already gone to rescue them based on the clues provided by the human traffickers. I believe we will receive good news soon."
Xu Xiaotian collapsed to the ground: "So, the promotion I received a couple of days ago was compensation for losing my son?"
"No, Comrade Xu Xiaotian! Your promotion has nothing to do with anyone else. It's your performance over the past two years, your military achievements, that have caught the attention of the leadership, who want to give you an important position!"
Commander He opened a drawer and took out a divorce report: "We agreed to your report the day we found out Xu Lei had been sold. But the timing wasn't right, so we kept it from you."
Xu Xiaotian looked at the four large characters "Agreed to Divorce" and the red military seal on the report and nodded: "Thank you, leader!"
"Now that you know, go get the marriage certificate! Draw a clear line in advance so that your future prospects won't be affected."
Xu Xiaotian nodded, went home and called Qian Xiaoni to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce certificate.
Qian Xiaoni was overjoyed and signed the form without thinking. After receiving the certificate, she went to see Xu Xiaotian triumphantly.
Seeing that there was no disappointment on his face, only relief, I felt uneasy all over.
"Hey, don't blame me, we're just not meant to be, we're destined to part ways."
Xu Xiaotian's gaze deepened: "Indeed, we are not on the same path."
One is ruthless, the other is a beacon of righteousness.
"Qian Xiaoni, I hope we never see each other again, whether in life or death!"
Qian Xiaoni scoffed, "Who's afraid of who! With my memories of my past life, I'll live an even more exciting life this time! Next month, on the fifteenth, at the Shangtang Production Team..."
Qian Xiaoni rubbed her head: "What was the Shangtang Production Team again? I can't remember! It must be because of the stress lately, my memory is all fuzzy. I need to go back and brush up on it!"
Xu Xiaotian thought she was manipulating him, so he sent her back to her family compound and put her under strict surveillance.
However, he was no longer her husband, so it wasn't convenient for him to keep watch at night. Therefore, he switched shifts with Xia Zhao and Ruan Qiaomei, coming to watch over during the day and going back to his dormitory to sleep at night.
As a result, Lu Yuan and Qiao Manman were freed and at ease at home, their hearts fluttering with romantic feelings as they explored more possibilities.
As time passed, the investigation team finally found Xu Lei. The little child had endured high fever, being sold, and abuse, becoming emaciated and skeletal, but thankfully, he was still alive.
The woman who trafficked Xu Lei has been caught. According to her, she arranged for the money to be stolen so that Qian Xiaoni and her son would willingly fall into the trap.
Later, upon hearing that Qian Xiaoni was a military wife, they stopped their advances. They assumed she had done something wrong and wouldn't dare report them. Little did they know, they would actually suffer a setback because of this woman.
On the day Xu Lei returned, his superiors took him to the hospital for a check-up.
The doctor said, "The child must have been traumatized and is unwilling to speak."
"Doctor, you mean he's not mentally challenged? His mother said he couldn't call out to anyone back then, and he couldn't understand anything!"
"It's possible he was delirious from the fever; judging from the scans, there were no obvious brain lesions!"
While feeling relieved, Xu Xiaotian also felt sad. How much suffering had her little son endured to become like this?
"Boss, I want Qian Xiaoni to pay the price!"