Chapter 95 - The Qiao Family (1)
Xi Qian picked up the white fluffy cat and checked its name on its tag. This beautiful white Persian cat can't be a stray cat because its fur looked shiny and healthy. The cat was also well groomed, indicating that it was being well taken care of by its owner.
"Oh my gosh, Feifei! Look how adorable he is! I've never seen a cat as cute and beautiful as he is!" She said in glee, before looking around. "Do you think he escaped from his owner? I bet his owner is frantically looking for him now."
Su Xiaofei looked at the cat with a conflicted expression on her face. Soon, she and Xi Qian heard a young boy shouting the cat's name, running towards them in a hurry.
Qiao Yuhan was only eight years old now, but Su Xiaofei had no doubt that this was the same young man that saved her in her previous life, albeit, way younger than she remembered.
The boy had a pair of round eyes, portraying innocence and curiosity. He had a pale, smooth skin and his chubby cheeks reminded Su Xiaofei of a huge steamed bun, flawless and smooth, making one itch to pinch his face from its cuteness.
Unlike Su Xiaofei whose looks took after Bai Qingyue, Qiao Yuhan got a fair share of good qualities from both his parents.
The first time she met him was in the hospital where she was being treated for the symptoms of her illness. Qiao Yuhan had just arrived at the parking lot of the hospital in a hurry, but he didn't have enough change to pay for his slot, and it was Su Xiaofei who offered to pay for it.
After her divorce from Mo Yuchen, losing not only her career and her mother's properties in the process, she met the eighteen-year-old Qiao Yuhan. Qiao Yuhan had been looking for her for almost a year, intending to repay her kindness towards him.
Su Xiaofei didn't understand why Qiao Yuhan was looking for her at first, when the only thing she did was pay for his parking fee at the hospital. It turned out that when they met for the first time, Qiao Yuhan was in a hurry to see their father, Qiao Fengying, who was already on his deathbed.
"I cannot thank you enough for doing such a big favor for me, Miss Su. If you hadn't helped that day, I wouldn't be able to see and talk to my father for the last time. He died that same afternoon." Qiao Yuhan explained to her.
He was aware of her recent predicaments and offered her to stay in one of their family's private villas where she could spend her last days in peace, knowing that her days were already numbered.
Qiao Yuhan visited her, talked to her, and the two eventually became friends. He told her his worries, his aspirations and his attempt to find his missing elder sister, whom his father had failed to find until his last breath.
It was just a pity that Su Xiaofei met him too late. When she found out that she was the missing daughter of Qiao Fengying, her father had been dead for over a year already and the time she had to spend with her cute and adorable little brother was limited.
"Snowbell! How could you run away from me like that?!" The eight-year-old Qiao Yuhan pouted as he glowered at the white cat in Xi Qian's arms. When he realized that he was facing the two young women, a blush crept on his face and he quickly apologized for his rudeness.
"I'm really sorry. Sorry if my cat caused some disturbance to you." He said, biting his lower lip nervously.
"Oh, no. No harm was done." Xi Qian waved his apology and gently returned the cat she was holding to the young boy. "We were just surprised when he showed up and tried to get Feifei's attention." She giggled.
Qiao Yuhan turned his round brown eyes and stared at Su Xiaofei's face.
"Woah! Da Jie is so pretty!" He blurted out, as his eyes sparkled with admiration. "No wonder Snowbell came here to see you."
"Little guy, who taught you this pickup line? Going as far as using your own pet to pick up girls." Xi Qian giggled behind her hand, while Qiao Yuhan's blush deepened.
"No. It's true. Da Jie is gorgeous." Qiao Yuhan mumbled to himself.
"You aren't afraid of her?" Xi Qian pointed to her best friend as she continued to ask the young boy.
When they were younger, Xi Qian was aware that Su Xiaofei loved cats, but for some reason, cats hissed at her and young children burst into tears whenever they looked at her, so it was surprising that this young boy in front of them wasn't running away in tears after seeing Su Xiaofei's face.
"No." Young Qiao Yuhan shook his head in confusion. "Why would I be scared of the beautiful Da Jie?" He questioned. This Da Jie was really pretty, so Qiao Yuhan wondered why the other girl was asking if he wasn't afraid of her.
Meanwhile, Su Xiaofei remained silent throughout Xi Qian's conversation with Qiao Yuhan. She had just seen her biological mother's face in an ad earlier, which was understandable considering she was a public figure, but why did she have to encounter the Qiao family so soon after her rebirth?
Did her rebirth somehow mess up the flow of the events from her original timeline? She wondered.
No, that's impossible. She wasn't even aware that she would be in the same place as her half-brother. She wouldn't come here with Xi Qian and meet him, had she known he would be here. Add to the fact that the Qiao family didn't live in Qiying City, the chances of meeting him were too low.
It didn't take long before Su Xiaofei spotted a familiar woman, looking frantically around for her son with their bodyguards. The woman sighed in relief upon seeing her son safe.
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