C266 Lu Hailan's funeral

After a dozen or so hours of flight, Xiao Yan brought Qiao Mo to the predetermined hotel.

Once he reached the hotel, Qiao Mo was so tired that he collapsed on the soft bed. He tilted his head in worry and asked Xiao Yan who was packing his luggage: "Ah Yan, are we going out today?"

"I'm already tired enough today. I'll go out tomorrow after I've rested enough."

Xiao Yan's original intention was not to bring Qiao Mo out for a real tour in the first place, rather, it was to avoid the matters surrounding Seahold.

This time, she was completely far away from him.

Only then did Qiao Mo relax, "That's good."

She had a big belly for eight months, as if she was going to be pregnant at any time. She really didn't dare to walk around outside.

After Xiao Yan finished packing his luggage, he also laid on the big bed, with his arms around her, he rubbed her hair and asked: "Do you want to take a bath?"

It was currently winter, and Qiao Mo did not sweat. Furthermore, she was so tired that she did not want to move anymore. She shook her head, clenched her fist, and pounded on his chest.

Xiao Yan smiled faintly, and it was rare for him to agree.

Usually, if she said she didn't want to shower, Xiao Yan would immediately tell her that he didn't want to dirty his child. He would carry her into the bathroom to wash together.

Xiao Yan lowered his head, and lightly kissed her forehead, "Then I'll go take a bath first."

"Mm, go ahead."

After Xiao Yan entered the bathroom, Qiao Mo turned on the television, and after changing the channels, she found nothing much to look at, so she turned it off.

Just then, the phone that Xiao Yan placed on the table vibrated.

Qiao Mo called out to the bathroom, "Ah Yan, your phone is ringing."

However, the sound of water splashing in the bathroom covered Qiao Mo's sound.

Qiao Mo had not wanted to answer it at first, she had planned to ask Xiao Yan to call him back after she came out.

However, that phone kept on ringing. Qiao Mo looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Zhao Qian.

If the company had any urgent matters...

Qiao Mo picked up her phone and answered.

Before she could say anything, the voice anxiously said, "Boss, Lu Hailan died in a vain attempt to save him in the hospital tonight."

Qiao Mo was startled, the fingers on her phone twitched.

On the other side, Zhao Qian felt something wasn't right. "Boss?" BOSS? Are you listening? "

The phone in Qiao Mo's hand suddenly fell to the ground right beside her ear.

He hit the soft carpet and let out a muffled cry.

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Qian seemed to have realized something and immediately hung up.

Qiao Mo's entire person seemed to be frozen, while her mind was blank.

Mom was dead.

… ….

When Xiao Yan came out of the bathroom, he held a towel in his hands and lowered his head to wipe the water stains on his hair.

"Little Mo, do you want to take a bath as well?"

Just as he walked over, he saw the phone lying on the floor right under his eyelids.

His eyes darkened.

What should come, would eventually come.

Under the cover of the towel, his thin lips even curled up slightly, somewhat helplessly and somewhat self-deprecatingly.

When he raised his head, he saw Qiao Mo sitting on the side of the bed with a blank look on his face, staring straight at the phone that fell on the carpet.

Xiao Yan's lips slightly parted. How could someone as shrewd as him not guess what Qiao Mo already knew?

He walked over, bent down, and picked up the phone on the carpet.

With the phone in hand, Xiao Yan got up and quietly looked at the Qiao Mo who was sitting on the bed, whose entire body had become stiff.

Xiao Yan smiled lightly. He reached out his hand to stroke Qiao Mo who was sitting on the bedside and rubbed her hair. "Little Mo, what's wrong?"

As usual, there were no flaws.

Qiao Mo slowly raised her head, her eyes were red and even though there were no tears, she was holding back her tears.

Her clear eyes met his.

Qiao Mo said as if she had something stuck in her throat, "My, my mom … "My mother, she …"

Xiao Yan's lips still curved upwards, but his emotions could not be expressed in any way, "What happened to your mother?"

Qiao Mo suddenly tightened her grip on the pyjamas at his waist. Her eyes stretched out and revealed fear. Is my mother dead? "

Those last two words were dead, almost as light as a sheet. It was like a question, yet also like a question to himself.

Xiao Yan's eyes instantly dimmed.

Even though he already knew that this moment would come sooner or later, he was still caught off guard when it truly came.

"Your mother is fine. How could she die?" Xiao Yan looked at her and said without batting an eyelid.

Qiao Mo's hand trembled violently. She grabbed onto the phone in his hand and choked a sob: "Assistant Zhao … Assistant Zhao called and said that my mother's rescue was in vain … Ah Yan, help me confirm one more time … It must be a misunderstanding, right? My mom is fine. Why would they need to save him …? "

How could it be so sudden?

"Alright, I'll call again and ask."

Xiao Yan called again in front of Qiao Mo.

This entire process, only took a short two minutes, and Qiao Mo's gaze was fixated on Xiao Yan in an instant.

Her eyes were filled with panic, unease, and fear … It was as if he was afraid that the answer would cause her to despair and even give her a fatal blow.

After Xiao Yan hung up, he took a deep breath, and looked calmly at Qiao Mo who was beside the bed. He bent over and knelt down on one knee in front of her, with his big hands holding onto her trembling little hands, "Xiao Mo, listen to me."

"It was a misunderstanding, wasn't it? My mother isn't dead at all, she's completely fine. Ah Yan, tell me … "Isn't it?"

On Qiao Mo's pale little face, there was almost a hint of a desolate smile, but that smile was too weak and weak.

Xiao Yan held her small hands tightly, and felt the nerves on every single one of her fingers throbbing intensely.

"Little Mo, Assistant Zhao did not lie to you, this was not a misunderstanding."

Qiao Mo suddenly struggled out her hand from his palm and screamed at the top of her lungs, "You lied to me!"

Her eyes were red, and her lips were trembling slightly, making her look very pathetic and frail. "Ah Yan, I beg of you … Don't lie to me. Don't joke with me. "How about it?"

She really couldn't stand this kind of joke.

The last few times she had met Lu Hailan, she was still fine, how could she have died in the blink of an eye?

It must not be true.

Qiao Mo stood up, and her two shoulders couldn't help but tremble. Xiao Yan pushed her into his embrace, and stroked her hair with his big hands, to calm her emotions.

Qiao Mo clenched the material on his chest tightly, gritted her teeth, and cried as she restrained herself. However that weak cry made Xiao Yan's heart ache even more.

Lu Hailan was Qiao Mo's biological mother. Even if the mother and daughter weren't like ordinary mother and daughter, their blood relation was still this strange. With Lu Hailan's death, Qiao Mo couldn't possibly not be shocked.

However, what followed next … The impact that Qiao Mo had received was probably more than what she had imagined.

Qiao Mo cried in his arms for a very long time as she bit her lips, "Ah Yan, let's send mother on her final journey back home, okay …?"

The comforting hand had stopped.

A heartless male voice sounded from above, "I've already asked Zhao Qian to take care of your mother's affairs, and your brother will definitely send you off. We'll go back after this matter is over."

Qiao Mo, who was in his embrace, was suddenly startled.

She had never expected him to say such words.

Qiao Mo stared at the man in front of him in disbelief. She only felt that no matter how tyrannical Xiao Yan was, he was still reasonable.

After her biological mother passed away, who wouldn't return to send their own daughter off?

Even if it was a big matter, they still had to go back and send him off. Moreover, they were only out on a tour, so why didn't they go back?

Qiao Mo frowned, and looked at him with red eyes: "Xiao Yan, what do you mean?"

Or could it be that Lu Hailan had a grudge with the Xiao family, so she wasn't even willing to go to Lu Hailan's funeral?

Xiao Yan released the hand that was holding her, his expression was cold, and no emotions could be seen, "Literally speaking."

Qiao Mo's heart skipped a beat as she looked at him in disappointment. She thought that if she was sad, he would be sad too.

But why, on his face, did she not see the slightest trace of worry or sadness for her?

"Xiao Yan, what the hell... "What does that mean?"

Xiao Yan turned around with his back facing her and said word by word with a cold voice, "If you really want to go back and send your mother off, then you should go back."

Qiao Mo's mouth opened slightly, and only then did she realise that she could not say a single word.

His tone was so casual, he didn't even have the least bit of respect for a dead person.

"Xiao Yan... You, you're serious? "

He was sure he wasn't joking with her?

Lu Hailan's death, in the heart of Qiao Mo, had not yet been completely digested and calmed down by this huge wave, and following that, the bomb that Xiao Yan dropped caused her to fall into a deep abyss all of a sudden.

Obviously, they were fine just now, but how did everything change in an instant?

"I'm not joking with you. Your mother views our Xiao family as enemies. I don't want to go to her funeral."

Xiao Yan's words were so clear and straightforward. No matter how much Qiao Mo understood or understood a person, at this point, how could she manage her own emotions and how she viewed this matter with rationality?

The reason he said these words, was undoubtedly to give her a choice, a choice between Lu Hailan and herself.

Qiao Mo smirked and laughed desolately, "Even now, do you still want me to make a choice?"

Lu Hailan had already left, what was he still scheming?

"Qiao Mo, perhaps one day, when you know the truth of the matter, you won't ask me so much. Go back and send your mother off. This is what you should do. "

Qiao Mo's brows furrowed even more. She only vaguely understood what Yun Che said.

And following that, Xiao Yan did not intend to answer any more of her questions.

Qiao Mo seemed to be the one that was abandoned by him, just like how she was in Vienna.

… ….

Returning home, after more than ten hours of flight, Qiao Mo left the airport and actually met Rong Chengmo and his assistant.

Qiao Mo didn't know why, but Rong Chengmo would wait here. She also didn't know how Rong Chengmo knew where she was.

However, Lu Hailan's death had greatly affected Qiao Mo, making her unable to think of other issues for the time being.

Rong Chengmo opened the door, "Get in, your mother's funeral is about to start."

Qiao Mo's face was as white as paper, her lips moved slightly, in the end, she said nothing, and got into Rong Chengmo's car.

In the instant that she lost Lu Hailan, Qiao Mo realized that she had also completely lost Xiao Yan.