Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 773: Chapter 465: Heartbreak / Qi’s Effort

Ye Jian and Qiao Xiaowan sat in the visitation room, silent for a long time.

"What is it that you really want? Just say it." Qiao Xiaowan glanced at him indifferently, with a mocking smile in her eyes. Night after night, Ye Jian insisted on visiting, but she was not narcissistic enough to think that her current looks were still that captivating.

Ye Jian looked at her affectionately: "I like you, I don’t want you to be unhappy, that’s the truth."

"You like me?" Qiao Xiaowan let out a cold laugh and removed the large mask covering her entire face, "Do me a favor and look at me directly, see what I look like now."

Her face was covered with scars, her nose crooked to one side, and her left eye slightly drooped under the burden of the scars. This was the true appearance of Qiao Xiaowan now.

Ye Xuan still looked at her with deep affection, "In the past, you wouldn’t even glance at me. I could only hide in the shadows, secretly liking you.

Now, I can openly confess to you, and I feel very happy. Really, no matter how you’ve changed, you’re still you, and that’s enough."

"Is that really enough?" Qiao Xiaowan stared at him unmoved, "Looking at how I appear now, don’t you feel disgusted? Saying such sweet words while feeling nauseated, don’t you feel like throwing up?"

"It’s okay if you don’t believe me, I have the patience to wait." Ye Jian lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then looked at Qiao Xiaowan again, his eyes moist, "To be honest, I don’t even understand myself anymore. Even my mom and sister, who always supported me, are against what I’m doing, but I can’t control myself.

For you, I defied Great Grandpa and even pushed him over. The doctor said, maybe... he won’t wake up again, and for that, I’ve been kicked out of the Ye Mansion.

After it happened, I really regretted my recklessness, but as long as I think of the pain in your heart, I feel that what I did was not wrong.

If Great Grandpa hadn’t indulged my brother and Luo Ye, you wouldn’t have ended up like this. Everyone must take responsibility for what they’ve done, and Great Grandpa is no exception.

In my world, the only exception is you, Xiao Wan. I’ve liked you for over ten years, but with my brother around, I could only be a distant shadow.

Now, I can be my complete self. As long as you give me a chance, you’ll be my princess forever, believe me, okay?"

"Clap, clap, clap..."

Qiao Xiaowan applauded sarcastically, laughing, "Ye Jian, you could be the leading man in a Qiong Yao drama, really, your performance is spot on. If I weren’t clear about my own worth, I might have been fooled by you.

Enough, stop pretending. I’m very clear about why you’re doing this, and I understand, as long as I agree, you’ll really marry me after I get out of prison.

But I also know that you’re not doing this for me as a person, but for the vast fortune of the Lian Family. In your eyes, as long as you control that, you’ll have the clout to compete and fight with Ye Xuan.

With Ye Xuan, you’ve always been overtly respectful yet secretly envious. I figured this out a long time ago. Ye Jian, don’t be offended that I look down on you. To be honest, even if the entire Lian Family fortune were handed to you, you still wouldn’t be qualified to fight Ye Xuan. Do you believe that?"

"If I really was as you say, I could totally go after girls from the Feng or Hang Families. Their families would support me, right?"

Qiao Xiaowan curled her lip, "Can their families compare to the Wen Family?"

"In comparison, the Lian Family’s influence in the country isn’t as strong as theirs, right?" Ye Jian retorted.

"Ye Jian, stop pretending. I’m sure you must have found out the real strength of the Lian Family in the country. Although I don’t know how you know, if it weren’t for that reason, you wouldn’t be so persistent.

You say you’ve liked me for over ten years, I believe that. If you had shown such affection before my disfigurement, I’d also believe it. But now, when you say you still like me so much, I absolutely don’t believe it."

"If the Lian Family is stronger domestically than these families, why didn’t they do anything after your accident?" Ye Jian stared seriously at Qiao Xiaowan, "I know Grandpa has already transferred most of the assets to your mom and your name. So, Grandpa must value you a lot, so why wouldn’t he stand up for you?"

"You’re too naive." Qiao Xiaowan shook her head, "Even though Grandpa is fine now, at the time, a diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence to be executed immediately.

Experiencing life and death shapes a person’s mindset far beyond what you can imagine. As for whether Grandpa will stand up for me, I’m not at liberty to say. I’ll say it again, the feelings between you and me have not reached that level. No matter what you say, I won’t believe it!"