novelraw Chapter 583 Meeting (3)
Chapter 583 Meeting (3)
Song Yuqin shook her head again, "I really don’t know this. Your dad has a feudal mindset; he wouldn’t tell me these things at all."Qiao Mo felt a bit disappointed inside, and didn’t speak further.
"When you and Qiao Yun came to the Qiao family together, your personalities were completely different. Qiao Yun was very obedient, articulate, and even as a small child, she knew how to read people’s expressions, constantly flattering me and your grandmother, so she quickly integrated into the family."
Song Yuqin’s gaze fell on Qiao Mo’s face, and after hesitating for a moment, she gently said, "But you were somewhat aloof. While the other kids in the family played and squabbled together, you preferred to stand aside on your own and watch. I rarely saw you smile or take the initiative to speak. But... your temper was quite fierce back then. Just a few days after you arrived, you got into a fight with Yinyin."
Qiao Mo felt a bit embarrassed; she really couldn’t imagine she was so fierce as a child, getting into a fight with the daughter of the family matriarch just days after arriving.
"But your dad treated you well, and your relationship with Qiao Xuan was also good."
Qiao Mo thought for a moment and asked, "Then how did you think my relationship with Qiao Yun was?"
Song Yuqin frowned as she thought, as if recalling.
"Qiao Yun was a very obedient girl; she wouldn’t offend anyone and had a sweet tongue, so I didn’t notice any conflicts between you. But you weren’t very close either. Though you arrived at the Qiao family on the same day, she actually got along better with Yinyin and wasn’t as close to you."
Qiao Mo nodded; it seemed that this Qiao Yun was indeed a child of the Qiao family, and like her, an illegitimate child.
"Why are you asking about Qiao Yun? Did something happen?" Song Yuqin asked.
"No, it’s just that my memories are fragmented and I have headaches, so I came to ask casually."
Not knowing if Song Yuqin believed her, Qiao Mo asked again, "Do you know why Father didn’t allow anyone to mention Qiao Yun to me back then?"
"I don’t know... Why would your dad tell me?"
Qiao Mo nodded; indeed, Qiao Dehou was somewhat chauvinistic, believing women were to be pampered and that men should shoulder everything, a bit macho and a bit arrogant.
But Qiao Mo was puzzled about why he would do this.
Why hide Qiao Yun’s existence from her?
And why was it exactly eight years ago that Qiao Yun went abroad, and why was she at the hospital instead of returning to the Qiao family?
Qiao Mo asked Song Yuqin some more questions about Qiao Yun, but she really didn’t know much, so apart from confirming Qiao Yun’s identity, there was no other progress.
After leaving, Qiao Mo arranged to meet with Qiao Yin.
After all, what Song Yuqin said was just one side of the story; she wanted to see if the information from Qiao Yin would differ, and also to see if she could gather more information from her.
Qiao Yin reluctantly came out for a meeting, and after hearing Qiao Mo’s questions, she sneered, "How should I know why Dad would hide it from you?"
"But speaking of which, that Qiao Yun is even more annoying than you are. At least you’ve been well-behaved, but she treated the Qiao family as if it were her own home, constantly ingratiating and flattering everyone. She made the grandparents so happy, and even made me quite happy too, but that fawning, tail-wagging attitude was even more annoying than yours."
Qiao Yin’s eyes flashed with disdain.
If her feelings toward Qiao Mo had always been jealousy, then toward Qiao Yun, it was disdain and contempt.