Chapter 23: Spoiled by Mo Qian

As soon as Qiao Lan entered the hotel, she received a call from the man.

Mo Qian: “Have you reached the hotel?”

Qiao Lan chuckled: “Did you install a GPS on me?”

Mo Qian pondered for a moment: “Thank you for reminding me, I think I can consider it.”

Qiao Lan, hearing his unprecedented serious tone, twitched her eyes. She was just joking, but the man actually took it seriously.

“Please dismiss your dangerous thoughts.”

“Just kidding with you.”

He didn’t need to install a GPS on her to know her exact location.

Mo Qian asked: “What are your plans for tomorrow?”

Qiao Lan put her phone on the bed, turned on the speakerphone, and started unpacking: “Nothing special. I came to France mainly for a vacation.”

The contract renewal with Lan was just an excuse to escape Haishi.

She had been busy for so many years, and it was time for her to relax.

“Alone?”

“Of course.”

She didn’t have many friends, and she didn’t like to be accompanied. She preferred to enjoy the local culture of this country quietly by herself.

“If you need me, I can come over and keep you company.”

Qiao Lan always felt that the man’s words were too suggestive.

Their relationship wasn’t intimate enough to travel and vacation together.

Besides, a man and a woman alone in this romantic country, it would be difficult to avoid something happening.

Qiao Lan coughed lightly and changed the subject: “Do you have any plans lately?”

“Recovering, playing games.”

Qiao Lan nodded: “That’s good.”

Playing games at home is better than going out and causing trouble.

Qiao Lan yawned: “I’m not going to talk to you anymore. I’m going to take a shower and go to sleep.”

She had been on a plane for over 20 hours and hadn’t slept much to adjust to the time difference. Now she was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open.

“I’ve ordered you a meal, eat it before you sleep.”

As soon as she hung up the phone, the doorbell rang.

The delivery guy delivered her meal, a stir-fried pork with rice and sweet and sour pork ribs.

These were all her favorites.

She hadn’t eaten anything on the plane, and the smell of the food made her stomach growl.

Qiao Lan took a bite, the taste was good, but not as good as Mo Qian’s cooking.

She didn’t even realize that her stomach had been spoiled by Mo Qian without her knowing.

After finishing her meal, she went to the bathroom to shower. Lying in the bathtub, her pores all opened up, achieving ultimate relaxation, and her muddled brain became a little clearer.

She suddenly sat up.

She didn’t seem to have told Mo Qian which hotel she was staying at, or which room, how did he know?

Qiao Lan picked up her phone and sent the man a message.

【How did you know my room number?】

Mo Qian: 【The hotel sent you a message after you booked the room, I saw it.】

Qiao Lan frowned.

Did the hotel send her a message?

She was too tired, so tired that she didn’t even think about this, and she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

…

When Qiao Lao learned about Qiao Yue’s affair, he felt people pointing and whispering at him even when he was walking in the hospital corridor.

He couldn’t stand the strange and mocking looks, so he packed his things and went home.

He called Qiao Zhenyuan and Qiao Yue to him and scolded them fiercely.

“Are you two idiots? Or are you tired of the house being too small to hold you, that you have to bring shame to the company?”

Qiao Lao, thinking about his lifetime of fame being ruined by these two fools, was heartbroken and wished he could beat them to death with his cane.

Qiao Yue hated Qiao Lao for favoring Qiao Lan, but she dared not speak back, and she obediently admitted her mistake: “Grandpa, I know I was wrong.”

Qiao Lao felt a headache just hearing her voice. He waved his hand to shoo her away, and turned to Qiao Zhenyuan: “Where’s Lanlan?”

Seeing Qiao Lao being impatient with her, but calling Qiao Lan affectionately, Qiao Yue stomped her feet in anger and ran away in grievance.

Qiao Lao shook his head helplessly. This girl was really spoiled.

Qiao Zhenyuan said: “Lanlan went to France to discuss follow-up cooperation with Lan.”

As soon as Qiao Lan and Lan finalized the cooperation, he would immediately find a suitable professional manager and kick Qiao Lan out of the company.

Qiao Zhenyuan, imagining Qiao Lan leaving Qiao’s, felt a sense of relief instantly.

Qiao Zhenyuan’s little thoughts were written all over his face, how could Qiao Lao not see through him?

He sneered: “Do you think Lan will renew the contract with Qiao’s?”

Qiao Zhenyuan said confidently: “Qiao’s is a good platform, why wouldn’t she want to renew the contract with Qiao’s?”

Qiao Lao was so angry that his head buzzed. He said weakly: “You’re not only stupid, but also arrogant.”

Qiao Zhenyuan innocently touched his nose: “Dad, how can you say that about me?”

Qiao Lao was speechless with anger: “Get out.”

Qiao’s became a good platform because of Lan, not because Lan was using Qiao’s.

Lan’s willingness to sign a contract with Qiao’s was also because of Qiao Lan’s face, and Qiao Lan’s efforts to secure the cooperation with Lan were entirely for him, not for the Qiao family.

The Qiao Zhenyuan family had always been harsh to Qiao Lan, and Qiao Yue had even done something to hurt Qiao Lan. She had no affection for the Qiao family at all. Once he passed away, Qiao Lan would immediately leave the Qiao family, how could she possibly care about Qiao’s?

Qiao Zhenyuan, this fool, hadn’t seen the reality yet.

If he hadn’t been constantly worrying about this idiot, his cancer cells wouldn’t have spread so quickly.

Qiao Lao’s cloudy eyes were filled with grayness and helplessness.

What should he do to save his life’s work, to save the Qiao family?

…

While the Qiao family and Qiao’s were shrouded in dark clouds, Qiao Lan, oblivious to it all, was enjoying her leisure and vacation time in France.

Her assistant would report to her about the company and Haishi every day.

Qiao Yue’s scandal was still hot, and every time Qiao Zhenyuan tried to use resources to suppress it, it would rebound, even bringing up his past black history.

After doing it so many times, he dared not act rashly anymore, fearing that Qiao Yue’s last shred of decency would be stripped away.

It’s just that every time he opened his phone and saw the top news, as well as the mocking looks from his colleagues, he would feel extremely irritable and had no mood to deal with company matters.

Qiao Zhenyuan, in a daze, signed two wrong documents, resulting in heavy losses, and the internal affairs of the company were also in a mess.

Qiao Lao couldn’t stand it anymore and personally came out of retirement to handle the mess.

Qiao Lan, hearing that Qiao Lao was going to work despite his illness, felt a pang of heartache.

Qiao Lao cared too much about Qiao’s, he couldn’t bear to see it have any problems, and he didn’t dare to let go completely, so he raised a useless person like Qiao Zhenyuan.

In the past, she would have felt sorry for Qiao Lao and rushed back to the company to help him handle company affairs.

But her kindness did not bring her concern or due respect, only their audacity.

This time, she wouldn’t be soft-hearted anymore.

Qiao Lan asked: “Who is manipulating Qiao Yue’s scandal?”

Qiao Yue’s popularity was not declining, and there was even a tendency to escalate, with the potential to ruin her reputation. There must be someone behind this.

And that person’s influence was not small.

The assistant shook his head: “I can’t find out, the other party is very mysterious.”