Chapter 1604: Mo Tingshen Never Loved Me at All

“No, Manman is very cute,” Mo Tingshen glanced at his watch. “It’s getting late, Uncle and Aunt, please rest early. I’ll be leaving now.”

“Still calling us uncle and aunt, you should start calling—”

Father Qiao promptly stopped her, giving a look that indicated not to continue further. He raised his hand to put it on Mo Tingshen’s shoulder. “Come, I’ll walk you out. Perfect time to talk about the wedding details.”

Mo Tingshen nodded, agreeing.

Mother Qiao looked at her soon-to-be son-in-law with satisfaction, slightly lifting her head. A proud and complacent expression graced her brows. Such an outstanding man truly belonged to their family. Were it not for Qiao Man’s three-year coma, the marriage would have long been settled.

“What’s going on? Tingshen brought you back, and yet you wore a sulky face, did you upset him?”

“How could I have upset him!”

Qiao Man shoved her mother’s hand aside and walked inside. A servant came up asking if she wanted some milk, but Qiao Man glared at him, “Don’t bother me!”

The servant was stunned, not daring to approach further. Mother Qiao came in behind her, reprimanding, “Why are you bothering her? Just do your job, I didn’t ask you to come up here, don’t try to be clever.”

The servant dropped his gaze, suppressing any complaints, murmured a compliance before withdrawing. Yet Mother Qiao called him back, cut a plate of fruit, and took it upstairs. She directly twisted open Qiao Man’s room door.

She was about to step in, but almost stepped on the dress thrown on the floor.

“What are you doing, child!”

Mother Qiao quickly set the fruit plate down and picked up the dress for a careful look, “Isn’t this the dress for the tea ceremony? Why have you just thrown it away?”

Qiao Man was venting, throwing clothes everywhere. She held scissors in her hand, but Mother Qiao, quick of eye and deft of hand, snatched them away, only to see the dress was nearly cut into strips.

“What madness is this?!”

Qiao Man looked at her with grievance, sat down, and covered her face for a moment, “Mo Tingshen doesn’t love me at all, what’s the point of marrying and having a wedding?”

Mother Qiao clapped her hand over her mouth, “Don’t talk nonsense, whether he loves you or not. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t marry you. The wedding is almost here, why are you throwing a fit now?”

Mother Qiao instinctively knew that the two youngsters were having a conflict, but she didn’t ask a thing, subconsciously feeling that even if there was conflict, it should be resolved after the marriage was completed.

Qiao Man turned her head to dodge her hand, “He doesn’t love me! I’ve tested him several times. I don’t want to get married anymore.”

“No!”

Mother Qiao immediately called out, “You must get married. Think of your father, his company’s crisis is still kept from Tingshen. Now is not the time to tell him. We’re just waiting for you two to get married so he can help resolve it. You can’t not marry!”

Qiao Man was incredulous, “Mom, is my marriage less important than the company?”

Qiao Man’s eyes flickered, silent, yet her silence hurt more than words.

Qiao Man’s self-mocking smile brought tears, she forcefully wiped them with the back of her hand, grabbed a dress beside her and threw it out.

Mother Qiao’s eyelids twitched, her tone softened, “What’s really wrong?”

How could Qiao Man bring herself to say it? She had subtly hinted but was still sent back by Mo Tingshen, leaving her feeling aggrieved and frustrated.

Mother Qiao asked again, “Do you truly not want to marry?”

Qiao Man remained silent.

Mother Qiao sensed something, took a deep breath, and said, “If you are really unwilling, I’ll have no choice but to embarrassingly go with your father to withdraw the engagement.”

“Mom!”

Qiao Man held onto the departing Mother Qiao, hesitantly saying, “I—I didn’t say I won’t marry. I’m just angry inside, I’m upset, I have no one else to talk to.”