Chapter 18: Qiao Lan’s Car Was Sprayed with Paint

Qiao Yue thought she was hiding well, but her every move was caught by Mo Qian’s dark eyes.

The man’s large hand, with distinct knuckles, rested on the steering wheel as he casually reminded her, “Qiao Yue is following you.”

Qiao Lan leaned back in her seat, closing her eyes to rest. “I know.”

That’s why she said Qiao Yue was stupid, even a simple task like following someone was done poorly.

“Aren’t you curious what she’s up to?”

Qiao Lan lazily replied, “She’s up to her usual tricks.”

Her exquisite and beautiful face remained unfazed, as if she was used to Qiao Yue’s foolish behavior.

Mo Qian chuckled, “It seems you’ve become hardened.”

Qiao Lan helplessly spread her hands, “I can’t help it.”

Besides, she had already figured out Qiao Yue’s routine. No matter what kind of tricks she played, they wouldn’t harm her in the slightest.

Mo Qian raised an eyebrow, “Hesitation and soft-heartedness aren’t your personality.”

When dealing with those who had hurt her, Qiao Lan would simply and ruthlessly make them disappear, yet she repeatedly indulged Qiao Yue.

Qiao Lan crossed her arms, her bright and beautiful eyes sparkling with a playful smile, “We’ve only known each other for a short time, how do you know my personality?”

“Intuition and your nickname.”

The nickname that everyone in the company reluctantly called her couldn’t have been baseless.

Qiao Lan’s eyes darkened, suddenly finding the nickname grating.

She said in a low voice, “The time isn’t right yet, let her strut her stuff for a while longer.”

Qiao Lan’s mood inexplicably sank, even when Mo Qian asked her what she wanted for dinner, she couldn’t muster any interest.

Upon returning to the hotel, she locked herself in her room.

She sat in front of the vanity, looking at the stunningly cold and beautiful face in the mirror, it didn’t look like a ruthless nun at all.

The person who gave her such an old nickname must have had terrible taste.

Her phone buzzed, it was a message from Chu Zhiheng. Qiao Lan didn’t even look at it, directly adding him to her blacklist.

Mo Qian finished cooking dinner and came to call her. Qiao Lan had just sat down at the dining table when the security guard’s phone call came in.

“Ms. Qiao, your car was sprayed with paint.”

Qiao Lan frowned, “Did you catch the person?”

“We caught them.”

Qiao Lan put down her chopsticks, put on her coat, and went directly to the parking lot.

Mo Qian grabbed the windbreaker from the clothes rack and followed her.

The man who sprayed the paint had been apprehended by security, a young man in his twenties with dyed yellow hair.

Qiao Lan looked at the car, completely disfigured by the red paint, and coldly questioned, “Who told you to do this?”

The young man looked defiant, “I won’t tell you.”

Qiao Lan laughed coldly, “You think you can just stay silent and I won’t know?”

Qiao Lan turned to the security guard, “Take him with you, follow me.”

The young man struggled in panic, “Where are you taking me?”

“Taking you to find your master.”

…

In the hotel

An Xin was on a date with a bald man in his fifties, fat and with a big belly.

The crisis at An Corporation came suddenly and fiercely, and An Qingyuan was powerless to resist.

He couldn’t think of any other way, so he resorted to this desperate measure of pushing An Xin into a marriage.

Normally, wealthy families wouldn’t accept her as a hot potato, only old and ugly, middle-aged widowers would be willing to see her.

It was called a blind date, but to put it bluntly, it was taking advantage of her.

An Xin looked at the pig’s paw rubbing against the back of her hand, forcing down her disgust and negotiating with the man, “Mr. Ye, as long as you are willing to solve An Corporation’s crisis, we’ll be together, how about that?”

The man pulled out a room card from his pocket and said with a deep meaning, “I can help An Corporation, on the condition that you satisfy me.”

An Xin thought about submitting to this old man, she was disgusted and hated, it was all Qiao Lan’s fault that she had fallen to this point.

An Xin’s eyes flashed with intense hatred.

“I’ll satisfy you, can you also promise me one thing?”

The man grabbed An Xin’s soft and boneless hand, squinting his eyes comfortably, “You say it.”

“Destroy Qiao Lan!”

Before her words could finish, there was a loud bang as the door to the private room was kicked open.

“Ouch!”

The young man was thrown to the ground, his teeth gritting in pain.

An Xin saw Qiao Lan’s smiling face, her pupils constricted suddenly.

Did Qiao Lan hear her words?

Then she thought of the man backing her up, and she became confident again.

When the man saw Mo Qian, the fat on his face trembled violently, he stood up abruptly, his voice trembling and incredulous, “Mo…”

Mo Qian put a finger to his lips, making a silencing gesture, then beckoned him to come out.

The man didn’t dare to delay, he threw An Xin away like a rag, avoiding her as he said, “We’re not suitable, you should look for someone else.”

An Xin stared dumbfounded at the man’s back.

Qiao Lan kindly reminded her, “Your backer is gone.”

An Xin clenched her fists, gnashing her teeth and asking, “Qiao Lan, are you here to laugh at me?”

“No.” Qiao Lan pulled out the bill and threw it to her, “I’m here to settle accounts with you.”

Qiao Lan said, “My car is brand new, the paint coverage is too large, it’s basically totaled. Considering we have a connection, I’ll give you a 90% discount.”

An Xin was furious, “Are you trying to rob me?”

Paint only corrodes the exterior, the interior is unaffected, she actually wants her to pay for the entire car.

Even extortion can’t be so excessive!

Qiao Lan pulled out a lawsuit, “Of course, you can also refuse to compensate, I will go through the legal process and sue you. You will not only have to compensate for my car, but also for my mental distress, plus the lawsuit fees, it will be more than a million.”

An Xin was dizzy with anger at Qiao Lan’s shamelessness.

She stubbornly said, “How do you know it was me who hired someone to spray it?”

Qiao Lan sighed helplessly, “You and Qiao Yue are truly a pair, equally stupid, you don’t even know how to delete your call records and bank transfer information.”

“…”

An Xin retorted without backing down, “You’re the stupid one!”

Qiao Lan scoffed, “I don’t know if I’m stupid or not, but you are truly stupid, and very foolish.”

An Xin frowned.

Qiao Lan continued, “You and An Corporation have fallen to this point, it’s not my fault, why are you blaming me?”

An Xin became agitated, her eyes narrowed as she stared at Qiao Lan, “It’s not your fault, whose fault is it? If it wasn’t for you, An Corporation wouldn’t have had to pay a huge sum of money in breach of contract, and wouldn’t have been kicked out of Fashion Week.”

Qiao Lan shook her head, “No, no, no, think about it carefully, An Corporation had to pay a huge sum of money in breach of contract because you secretly changed the order of appearances, and you changed the order of appearances to please Qiao Yue, I just took advantage of the situation, how can you say it’s my fault?”

An Xin froze.

She changed the order of appearances because Qiao Yue said she was about to join the company and become the new owner of Qiao Corporation, and she had also gotten the chance to walk the opening show, becoming a supermodel was just around the corner, she did it to please her.

Who knew that the signals she gave were all fake, Qiao Corporation was still run by Qiao Lan.

Seeing her thinking, Qiao Lan curled her lips and said in a persuasive tone, “Think carefully, who really harmed you and An Corporation.”

She believed An Xin could figure it out.