Chapter 1000: Chapter 988: Wanting Qiao Jing as a Daughter-in-law
Under the curious gazes of Qiao Hong and Qiao Lin, Lu Zijin slowly began, “Divine Doctor Jing and I are very good friends, she…”
At this point, Lu Zijin suddenly paused.
A few seconds later, he spoke again, his voice seemingly heavier than before, “She is currently not in the Imperial Capital, or rather, she left the Imperial Capital several years ago.”
Hearing this, Qiao Hong and Qiao Lin immediately realized.
It turns out that Director Lu is actually good friends with Divine Doctor Jing and knows that she is not in the Imperial Capital at all.
And their Xiao Jing had already known about this, which is why she was so certain that the Divine Doctor Jing invited by Yang Xiaoxiao’s family was a fake!
Thinking of this, Qiao Hong and Qiao Lin exchanged smiles, their thoughts exactly the same.
They couldn’t wait to see what would happen to Yang Xiaoxiao!
Lu Zijiao, seeing that the situation at the front desk was resolved, felt very gratified by his brother’s performance, and immediately led his parents over.
When Qiao Jing and the others saw Lu Zijiao bringing over a pair of middle-aged couple, they could pretty much guess their relationship.
Upon approaching, Lu Zijiao directly introduced both parties.
“Third Miss Qiao, these are my parents.”
“Mom, Dad, this is Third Miss Qiao; these are her eldest and second sisters.”
After the introductions by Lu Zijiao, Qiao Jing and her sisters politely greeted Father and Mother Lu.
During this time, Mother Lu’s gaze remained fixed on Qiao Jing, finding her more and more pleasing as she looked.
She couldn’t help but step forward, taking Qiao Jing’s hand, and said with a warm smile, “Can I call you Xiao Jing?”
Faced with such a gentle elder, Qiao Jing naturally returned the smile, nodding lightly, “Of course you can.”
After meeting Father and Mother Lu, she felt that Lu Zijin’s gentlemanly elegance was largely influenced by his parents.
At this moment, Mother Lu gently patted the back of Qiao Jing’s hand, her voice full of cheer, “Xiao Jing, Auntie Lu would like to ask you a few questions, do you have someone you like now?”
“Also, what type of guys do you like? Or, when choosing a partner, what qualities do you value in them…”
Qiao Jing didn’t know how to respond to Mother Lu’s questions.
At this moment, there was an awkward yet courteous smile on her face.
Qiao Hong and Qiao Lin exchanged glances, both sensing the implication in Mother Lu’s words.
It was clear Madam Lu was trying to set up her eldest son with their Xiao Jing!
And this actually aligned with the sisters’ own thoughts!
Others naturally also picked up on Mother Lu’s intentions.
Lu Zijin felt very embarrassed and hurriedly interrupted his mother’s barrage of questions, “Mom, that’s enough, you can’t ask such personal questions the first time you meet, it’s too awkward.”
Lu Zijiao, very astute, stepped forward to pull his mother aside to avoid the awkwardness, then whispered softly, “Mom, they haven’t even sorted out their feelings yet, aren’t you afraid of scaring them off by asking such questions?”
“Let’s leave it up to my brother, don’t worry, with my help, I’m sure my brother will win over Third Miss Qiao!”
Hearing her younger son say this, Mother Lu was finally dissuaded from further questioning.
However, every time she looked at Qiao Jing, it was as if she was looking at her daughter-in-law…
Later, under Lu Zijiao’s arrangements, their family and the three Qiao sisters gathered in the same private room for a meal.
Halfway through the meal, Lu Zijiao suddenly received a call from Zhan Nanjing.
As soon as the call connected, before Lu Zijiao had a chance to speak, Zhan Nanjing’s urgent voice came through the phone.
“Lu Zijin, where are you now? Hurry, run over to accompany my brother, I’ll send you the location.”
Hearing the urgency in Zhan Nanjing’s voice, Lu Zijiao asked, puzzled, “What? What’s up with Young Master Zhan?”
The title “Young Master Zhan” made Qiao Jing, who was eating, pause and instinctively look up at Lu Zijiao.
Not knowing what the person on the phone said next, Lu Zijiao suddenly stood up with a start, exclaiming, “No way? He can’t be thinking of jumping into the sea, right? He’s gotten through so much all these years!”
Hearing this, Qiao Jing placed down her bowl and chopsticks, involuntarily wanting to hear more from Lu Zijiao.
Only to hear him say repeatedly, “Alright, alright, I’m on my way!”
Then, Lu Zijiao hung up the phone.
Mother Lu asked curiously, “What’s happening?”
Lu Zijiao, with a slight frown and speaking rapidly, said, “I’m not sure exactly what’s going on, I only know that Young Master Zhan suddenly went to the seaside, and he’s been sitting at the bow of a ship for a long time, not knowing what he’s up to.”
“I have to go see for myself first.”
With that, Lu Zijiao quickly turned and strode out of the private room.
Qiao Jing pondered for a moment and then suddenly stood up.
Qiao Hong, seated next to her, looked up with a puzzled expression, “Xiao Jing, what’s the matter?”
Qiao Jing lightly pressed her lips together, “I’m going to the restroom.”
Sitting opposite, Lu Zijin immediately offered, “I’ll accompany you.”
“No need.” Qiao Jing shook her head, “I know where the restroom is; I’ll go by myself. You guys continue eating, don’t mind me.”
After speaking, she turned and walked out of the private room.
Upon leaving the room, Qiao Jing did not go to the restroom. Instead, inexplicably, she followed Lu Zijiao’s steps, leaving the restaurant.
Lu Zijiao drove all the way to the seaside, with Qiao Jing following behind in a taxi.
Upon reaching the seaside, they got out of their cars one after another.
Qiao Jing quickly recognized this place as where the young mistress of the Zhan Family had her accident years ago.
At this moment, a yacht was docked at the shore, and at the bow sat a man, his face despairing, looking out into the endless sea with dim eyes.
This man was undoubtedly Zhan Qipei.
Seeing his desolate figure, Qiao Jing felt an inexplicable heaviness in her heart, even a touch of indescribable melancholy.
This emotion came inexplicably, and she herself did not understand why.
Though she didn’t understand, driven by this emotion, Qiao Jing found herself wanting to go and comfort him.
It wasn’t until she started to move that Qiao Jing suddenly snapped back to reality.
She glanced down at her foot, which had already taken half a step forward, feeling extremely surprised by her own actions.
Why is this happening?
She actually wanted to comfort him?
There is clearly no relation between them; why would she have such a thought?
Moreover, given the disparity in their statuses, if she really went over, he would definitely think she was trying to seize the opportunity to climb the social ladder, right?
For a moment, Qiao Jing’s mind was in turmoil.
When she looked up again, she saw Lu Zijiao had already reached Zhan Qipei’s side.
Hearing the commotion, Zhan Qipei turned his gaze slightly towards Lu Zijiao, his tone devoid of any inflection, “Why are you here?”
Lu Zijiao slightly raised an eyebrow, answering honestly, “Your sister was afraid you might jump into the sea and asked me to come check on you.”
After a few seconds of silence, Zhan Qipei slowly uttered, “I thought about it a few years ago.”