76: The 7th Noble Male Supporting Character 37

"Blessing?" Qiao Chuxia smiled, but her smile was colder than ice.

"Is kidnapping me also a blessing bestowed by you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she gave Wang Peng a look.

Wang Peng understood and whispered something into his headset.

A moment later, the villa door opened again.

Two bodyguards dragged in a man who had been beaten until he was bruised and swollen, his body limp, and threw him violently onto the floor.

It was the ringleader responsible for this "kidnapping" operation.

"..." The man groaned on the floor, unable to utter a single word.

Qiao Zhenghong and Qiao Yuze's faces turned instantly ashen.

"What kidnapping? Stop spouting nonsense there."

Qiao Zhenghong didn't seem guilty in the slightest.

"Is that so?" Qiao Chuxia, unhurried, took a tablet from the legal counsel and played a video.

In the video, it was the captured ringleader, sobbing and snotting as he confessed everything.

The male legal counsel pushed up his glasses and added coldly.

"According to the laws of our country, your actions have constituted an attempted kidnapping, and the circumstances are serious. We have prepared all the litigation materials and can submit them at any time."

"You..." Qiao Zhenghong felt his head buzzing, and he slumped back onto the sofa.

Qiao Yuze was even more terrified, his face drained of all color.

Chu Yunting, standing to the side, finally realized what was happening: the Qiao Family had sent people to kidnap Qiao Chuxia, but the kidnapping had failed, and instead, Qiao Chuxia had obtained evidence of their crime.

He watched everything happening before his eyes with a shocked and stunned expression.

The Qiao Chuxia before him, calm and powerful, in complete control of the situation, made him afraid to even look at her for too long.

"Chuxia, it wasn't a kidnapping; we just wanted to invite you back. We are family!"

Qiao Yuze couldn't take it anymore, his tone softening.

"Now you remember we're family?" Qiao Chuxia looked at him coldly.

"Groundless speculation, accusations and insults, planning a kidnapping, forcing me into an arranged marriage—and now you tell me we're family? Do you even deserve that?"

Her gaze shifted back to the gnashing Qiao Zhenghong.

"Qiao Zhenghong, I said when I left the Qiao Family last time that the next time we met, I wouldn't just be standing there. I originally only wanted to bankrupt the Qiao Family, but I didn't expect you to be so bold as to gift me such a big present."

Qiao Zhenghong's lips trembled, unable to speak.

"No need to struggle. Sign it. Once you sign, I will only send you to prison."

Compared to prison, for a rich kid like Qiao Yuze, living without a single cent is the greatest torture.

Qiao Zhenghong, eyes red, said every word clearly.

"Qiao Chuxia, do you really want to drag me down with you?"

"Drag you down with me?" Qiao Chuxia gave a mocking smile.

"Rest assured, Qiao Zhenghong, the fish will die, but the net will not break. You've been investigating Canxing Jewelry for a long time lately, haven't you?"

"What do you mean?" Qiao Zhenghong's eyes widened suddenly, staring fixedly at Qiao Chuxia.

The female legal counsel smiled brightly.

"The young lady is the very boss of Canxing Jewelry that you have been looking for. Whether you sign or not, the Qiao Company will go bankrupt, and you will still go to prison."

Hearing this, both Qiao Zhenghong and Qiao Yuze were thunderstruck.

"Canxing... Canxing Jewelry?" Qiao Zhenghong's voice was trembling.

"How is this possible?"

"You wanted to force me into an arranged marriage with Chu Yunting." Qiao Chuxia looked down at him from a position of superiority.

"Ask him—does he dare?"

The room fell into deathly silence. You could hear a pin drop.

Qiao Zhenghong's eyes were bloodshot. He stared fixedly at Qiao Chuxia, seeing only endless coldness and mockery.

"You're lying. As if you could... this is impossible..."

"Nothing is impossible." Qiao Chuxia completely lost her patience.

"I'll give you two choices. One, sign this agreement; the Qiao Company goes bankrupt, and you go to prison. Two, you don't sign; the Qiao Company goes bankrupt, you and your son both go to prison, and I guarantee that every single person in the Qiao Family will have to pay for every breath they take from now on."

Her words were like a final verdict, shattering all of Qiao Zhenghong's fantasies and wishful thinking.

He remembered the warning from that big shot in the Southwest.

"This person, you cannot afford to offend."

So, the person he couldn't afford to offend was actually Qiao Chuxia.

How ridiculous! How ironic!

"I'll sign..." Qiao Zhenghong said, limp, as if all his spirit had been drained away.

"I'm willing to go to prison... I beg you, leave a way for the Qiao Family to survive, don't push us to the brink..."

Qiao Chuxia remained unmoved.

Qiao Zhenghong picked up the pen with trembling hands and signed his name on the "Agreement to Sever Parent-Child Relationship."

Qiao Yuze was already frozen in place, stunned.

The old woman kept her mouth tightly shut; looking closely, her whole body was trembling.

Just then, police officers pushed the door open; they were the ones Qiao Chuxia had called by reporting the crime.

When the cold handcuffs were locked onto Qiao Zhenghong's wrists, Mother Qiao finally broke down and cried.

She looked at Qiao Chuxia, her eyes filled with complex emotions: guilt, regret, and a hint of pleading.

Qiao Chuxia couldn't even be bothered to give her another look.

This kind of cowardly woman can only hope to marry a good man.

Marrying scum like Qiao Zhenghong was just her bad luck.

Even though she hadn't personally harmed Qiao Chuxia, her indifference, indulgence, and cowardice made her an accomplice all the same.

So, Qiao Chuxia stood up and walked straight toward the door, without a shred of lingering attachment.

From today on, she, Qiao Chuxia—no, she was going to change her name, she was going to go back to being Lin Chuxia.

From now on, she, Lin Chuxia, would truly have no more connection with the Qiao Family.

Just after she stepped out the door, Chu Yunting finally came back to his senses.

He glanced at the mess in the living room, wanting to say something, but in the end, he didn't speak.

Instead, he walked straight outside, chasing after Qiao Chuxia.

"Chuxia!" Chu Yunting's expression was very complex, with lingering shock and panic on his face.

"Chuxia, listen to me! I knew nothing about the kidnapping! I didn't know about the arranged marriage either; that was all Qiao Zhenghong and the others acting on their own. This has nothing to do with me!"

He shouted his defense while chasing after her.

However, Wang Peng and the bodyguards outside blocked his path instantly.

"Chuxia! Move aside, you guys! Chuxia, listen to my explanation!"

Qiao Chuxia's footsteps did not pause in the slightest.

After walking out of the villa gate, the afternoon sun was a bit blinding, and she instinctively squinted.

In the courtyard, those controlled Qiao Family bodyguards and servants peeked at her, each one silent as a cicada in winter, not daring to breathe.

She ignored them and walked away directly.

But soon, her gaze swept over and she discovered that what was parked at the gate was not the "Platinum A00001" Maybach she had arrived in, but another one: "Platinum A00000".

Beside the car, a familiar figure was standing respectfully. It was Assistant Chen Yuan.

A familiar smile. He bowed slightly and opened the back door.

The movement was almost exactly the same as the scene where he waited for her the last time she left the Qiao Family.

Only that time, she was like a female general who had won a pyrrhic victory. But this time, she was like a triumphant queen.

[I remember now, it was the same last time at the Qiao Family, I saw Assistant Chen Yuan waiting at the door when I came out]

[Oh my god, I still remember that time, after the rain came the sunshine, rebirth from the ashes]

[Our girl is so handsome, she was just incredibly cool just now]

[Wuwuwu, I'm crying, this exit scene is absolutely perfect! The last time was redemption, this time is a coronation!]

[The queen has truly returned, and she ruthlessly got her own back]

[Geez, why is Meng Zhu being so romantic]

[Huh? Isn't this just him worrying about the female lead? How is it romantic?]

[You single dogs don't know anything, this is called appearing exactly when you should]

[That's right, this kind of romance is called, I have always been here]

The comments were right; at this moment, Qiao Chuxia felt a stir in her heart, a warm current welling up.

She sat into the car, and sure enough, she saw Meng Zhu waiting for her in the back seat, smiling.

This time he wasn't looking at a tablet or documents; his deep gaze was fixed on her the whole time.

"Why did you come over?" Qiao Chuxia's tone was very soft; the coldness and aura she had possessed just moments ago melted away the instant she saw him.

Meng Zhu reached out with his warm, large hand and wrapped her slightly cool hand in his palm.

"I was worried when I got the news, so I came to check," he explained softly.

"It seems you've won the battle?" He gently rubbed the back of her hand with his thumb, his eyes full of doting affection.

"Mm, of course I would win."

"Well done." With that simple praise, Qiao Chuxia's heart completely settled down.

She leaned over and rested her head gently on his shoulder. Meng Zhu stroked her hair.

"Are you still going to school?"

"No, I'm going to change my name. I'm going to change it back to Lin Chuxia."

"Okay."

Meanwhile, Chu Yunting finally stumbled out to the villa entrance.

But he only managed to see the Maybach pull away steadily, leaving a trail of exhaust.

He couldn't see the people inside the car, much less the peaceful expression on Qiao Chuxia's face at that moment.

However, he did see the license plate number clearly: "Platinum A00000"