Plunder-Chapter 185 Get Married
"You can leave."
Qiao En said in a muffled voice.
She had never thought that one day she would be caught between her birth mother and her adoptive mother.
But at this moment, she made the decision for Auntie Jiang.
She and Su Nian were victims, twenty-five years ago, because of her mother’s selfish desires, they both lost their biological parents.
And how innocent Auntie Jiang was, as a birth mother, separated from her own child, deceived for decades.
Qiao’s mother was as if granted amnesty.
"Enya, won’t you come home with mom?"
At this moment, she still remembered Qiao En.
A warmth spread again in her heart.
But Qiao En hardened her heart, she shook her head and said, "No, I want to stay with my mom."
Qiao’s mother didn’t insist any further, she hurriedly left in a panic.
Perhaps running too hastily, her head suddenly hit the door, making a loud "thud."
She stepped back, not caring about the pain on her forehead, and walked out the door.
"Secretary Qiao, did you really let her go?"
Cheng Lu felt somewhat aggrieved for Qiao En.
"My mom probably doesn’t want to see her again."
Zhou Jin’an came over and put his arm around Qiao En’s shoulder.
He could only witness and could not empathize with Qiao En’s feelings, but he knew she was very sad.
"I will take good care of her with you in the future." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Qiao En nodded.
But the things of the world can’t always be remedied just by wanting to.
Auntie Jiang had been unconscious for a long time.
Zhou Jin’an stayed with Qiao En the whole time.
"I’ve always kept your identity information, now that your identity is public, why not completely restore it?"
Zhou Jin’an suggested, but Qiao En shook her head.
"Forget it, I don’t want to be my past self anymore, I want to be a brand new me."
"Okay."
Zhou Jin’an did not insist.
At night, Auntie Jiang finally woke up.
She lay there, silently shedding tears.
"Mom."
Qiao En called out.
Auntie Jiang gripped Qiao En’s hand tightly, feeling very guilty.
"I’m sorry, it’s all my fault, I didn’t protect you well, and let you suffer so much outside."
The reunion between mother and daughter was a process interwoven with warmth and bitterness.
Qiao En shook her head, too choked up to speak.
"They treated me okay, it’s just, I’ve always wanted to find you and dad."
"Your dad he..."
Auntie Jiang sighed, not continuing.
Twenty-five years ago, the loss of the twins led to the breakup between Auntie Jiang and her boyfriend. Heartbroken, she returned to Gu Yuan, changed her name, remarried, and later had Little Xu and his siblings.
Later, when Little Xu’s father fell ill and died, she became alone.
Auntie Jiang chose not to mention the past, and Qiao En did not pry.
"Mom, let’s never be apart again."
Auntie Jiang nodded.
"Once we find that child, our family will be reunited."
"We’ve already found her."
Zhou Jin’an responded.
Auntie Jiang became somewhat agitated, "Where is she?"
Zhou Jin’an looked at Qiao En, seeking her opinion.
The situation was really too complicated, and she didn’t know where to start.
"Mom, she’s not in Rong City right now, when she returns, I’ll bring her to meet you."
Qiao En promised.
Auntie Jiang nodded, not asking further.
"Yayun, they raised you, didn’t they? Why don’t you have the Qiao surname?"
Auntie Jiang was full of doubts.
Qiao En showed a bitter smile, "Maybe deep down I knew I would find you, so, I changed my surname in advance."
About the past, Qiao En did not want to mention.
It was already in the past, no use talking about it anymore.
"Yayun, no matter what your surname is, you are my daughter, as long as you are happy, Mom is relieved."
"Now that I have found you, I don’t want to pursue their responsibility anymore, although they have brought us irreplaceable harm, but, they raised you, Yayun, I’m actually quite grateful."
Qiao En nodded heavily again.
"Okay."
Qiao En made a decision, she would register her household in Auntie Jiang’s name and from then on, she would be with her mother.
"Are you sure you won’t revert to your previous identity?"
Zhou Jin’an asked again.
Qiao En shook her head, "I’m quite happy with my current identity, I don’t want to change it."
She didn’t want to change, but someone did.
One night, a week later.
Zhou Jin’an returned to Chu Garden.
Just as his car reached the gate, he unexpectedly caught sight of a familiar figure.
How familiar was that figure? He couldn’t quite articulate it, but when he saw it, his heart involuntarily skipped several beats.
As soon as the Maybach had come to a stop, the figure turned around.
"Brother Jin’an."
The coquettish voice hadn’t changed, it was An Kexin.
She had disappeared for most of the year and had suddenly burst back into his life.
But this time, she had changed drastically.
What exactly had she changed into?
Let’s put it this way, her appearance now was exactly like Qiao En’s previous one.
Zhou Jin’an furrowed his brow deeply, he didn’t speak and just stared intently at An Kexin.
Their features were the same, their demeanors similar, if she hadn’t spoken, he would have truly thought it was Qiao En.
"Brother Jin’an, it’s Kexin."
An Kexin was knocking on the car window.
Zhou Jin’an hesitated for a moment before rolling down the window.
"Please leave."
Having said that, he rolled up the car window.
An Kexin immediately started to claw at the window, "Brother Jin’an, I had surgery to look like this just for you, can you take a longer look at me? Tell me what doesn’t resemble her, and I will continue to adjust. She’s already dead, right? Now I am her, can I replace her and love you instead?"
Zhou Jin’an felt like he had heard a huge joke.
Had An Kexin lost her mind?
Why would she have her face altered to look like Qiao En?
"You think I loved her just for her face?"
Zhou Jin’an said with a cold laugh.
An Kexin, confused, mimicked Qiao En’s manner and slightly furrowed her willow brows.
"Don’t they say men are visual creatures? If you don’t love her face, then what do you love about her? Tell me, and I can learn."
When a person is obsessed, they are beyond help.
"What I love about her is between her and me. No matter how you change your looks, I will never like you. An Kexin, give it up."
Showing a look of disgust, he finished speaking, started the engine, and the Maybach sobbed as it drove away from An Kexin.
An Kexin rushed over to try to stop him, but it was utterly useless.
"Brother Jin’an, you can’t treat me this way, I did all this for you."
An Kexin was yelling.
But it was useless, Zhou Jin’an’s car mercilessly left her behind.
Inside the house.
Zhou Jin’an, overwhelmed with annoyance, yanked off the tie from his neck.
At that moment, all he could think about was An Kexin’s face, which resembled Qiao En’s so much.
Even though the two faces were identical, he felt nothing but disgust.
He paced back and forth in the living room, his brow furrowed deeply.
Late at night, he dialed Qiao En’s number.
"Where are you? I want to see you."
Qiao En was at the hospital, she held her phone and stepped out of the ward, her voice very low.
"At the hospital, it’s very late, let’s meet tomorrow instead."
Zhou Jin’an glanced at the time, it was past ten o’clock, and visiting the hospital at this hour was indeed a disturbance to Qiao En.
But after the unexpected encounter with An Kexin, he felt as if he had swallowed a fly, disturbing his peace.
"Qiao En, let’s get our marriage certificate."
At that moment, all he wanted was to propose to her.
But Zhou Jin’an’s proposal silenced Qiao En.
"Are you listening?"
Silence spread on both ends of the phone, Zhou Jin’an waited for an answer.
"Haven’t we agreed to not bring it up for now?"
Qiao En tactfully declined.
But that evening, Zhou Jin’an felt very insecure.
"I’m afraid of being separated from you again, let’s get married, only marriage can make you mine forever."
He wanted to hear a definite yes from Qiao En, but she remained silent.
"Let me think about it."
"Okay."
Though he verbally agreed, he had made up his mind that he couldn’t give Qiao En too much time to think; he needed to cut through the chaos with a decisive action.
Thus, Zhou Jin’an made a bold and rash decision.
