Chapter 717 - 747: Rational Persuasion
Chapter 717: Chapter 747: Rational Persuasion
The information Gu Xu got from the police department had to be correct.
And as Qin Xiaolan’s older cousin, Qin Jiao had to tell her about this.
Even if there was some misunderstanding and Gao Yuan was innocent.
It was still right to give Qin Xiaolan a heads-up. What if it was true? What if Gao Yuan’s ex-wife’s disappearance was connected to him?
It was better to be cautious about certain things. If something went wrong, it could ruin Qin Xiaolan’s entire life.
Qin Jiao didn’t want her cousin to take such a huge gamble.
Qin Xiaolan was silent for a long time after hearing this. The news was just too shocking for her. In reality, if a couple’s relationship falls apart, getting a divorce is perfectly normal. As long as you weren’t the one at fault, being divorced shouldn’t be a black mark against someone.
However, if one party disappeared after the divorce and was never found, that made things complicated.
It might have nothing to do with the husband.
But if it did, the connection was likely a major one.
Qin Xiaolan’s hands started to grow cold. She still didn’t want to believe that the woman’s disappearance was directly connected to Gao Yuan.
After all, they had been together for so long.
She looked up and said sorrowfully, "If that’s true, why would he lie to me?"
Qin Jiao was a little surprised. "You believe me?"
"You have no reason to lie to me, Cousin. Besides, it’s not certain that his ex-wife’s disappearance has anything to do with him. What’s upsetting me now is why he lied and told me his ex-wife ran off with someone to another country."
Seeing that her cousin, Xiao Lan, was still being rational, Qin Jiao breathed a sigh of relief.
She said, "Maybe he has his reasons, something he can’t talk about. Or maybe he was worried you’d overthink things. Of course, it’s also possible he lied out of guilt. Anything is possible."
She laid out all the possibilities—some that Qin Xiaolan would want to hear, and some she wouldn’t. But since her cousin was still calm and composed, she could take it all in without becoming completely defensive.
Qin Jiao knew how to phrase things carefully. She didn’t want her cousin to become defiant, which would only complicate things. At the same time, she wanted her to think everything over calmly.
Sure enough, after thinking for a moment, Qin Xiaolan finally said, "Cousin, I get it. As long as this is uncertain, it’s always going to be bothering me. I’ve decided not to tell Mom and Dad about Gao Yuan for now. They’re trying to set me up on blind dates, so could you help me fend them off? Once we find out what really happened to his ex-wife, we can figure things out from there."
Qin Jiao breathed a sigh of relief.
She said, "Don’t let him know you’re looking into it, either. What if he’s innocent in all this? And what if he truly loves you?"
"Mm-hmm, I know. But Cousin, I don’t really know anyone who can help with this. If you have any connections, could you help me look into it?"
"Alright."
Qin Jiao was quite satisfied with how the conversation went. After all, Xiao Lan had been with Gao Yuan for a long time. If she had just demanded they break up and said Gao Yuan might be a murderer, it might have made Xiao Lan defiant.
She might have even thrown caution to the wind and stayed with Gao Yuan out of spite.
That wasn’t an outcome Qin Jiao wanted.
Qin Jiao didn’t know if Xiao Lan had met this Gao Yuan in her past life. In their previous life, the two cousins had a terrible relationship and barely had any contact, so she didn’t know the details of Xiao Lan’s life.
She would only find out if something major happened.
And "major" meant matters of life and death.
Qin Jiao could tell that Xiao Lan really liked Gao Yuan. If Gao Yuan’s character was fine, his ex-wife’s disappearance had nothing to do with him, and he truly treated Xiao Lan well, then Qin Jiao would be willing to support their relationship.