Chapter 779: She Is Trying to Become Someone He Dislikes
She had given so much. Why couldn’t she ever measure up to Qin Jiao?
It wasn’t fair.
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The spring wind was a little strong.
Qin Jiao pulled up the collar of her trench coat and stood in front of her car, waiting.
She was tall, with rich, beautiful features, and the Jeep next to her looked just as cool.
People passing by on campus couldn’t help but stare at her.
Qin Xiaolan had two classes that morning. The moment they were over, she ran outside without even stopping to pack her things.
When she reached the school gate, she saw her cousin looking incredibly striking.
After getting in the car, Qin Xiaolan said, torn between laughter and exasperation, “Big Sis, you look way too cool. I guarantee people will be asking me about you when I get back to school.”
“Let them ask. Just tell them the truth, and they’ll say, ‘What a shame.'”
Looking at her older cousin, Qin Xiaolan suddenly burst out laughing.
“Big Sis, I’m so jealous. You live so freely and unrestrained. I want to be like you someday!”
Qin Jiao smiled faintly. “It’s actually very simple. Love yourself first, then love others. Once you have your own strength, doing what you want and protecting who you want becomes very easy.”
Although she said it was simple now, it had actually taken Qin Jiao two lifetimes to understand this.
Fortunately, in this life, there was still plenty of time to slowly work at it.
Qin Xiaolan was lost in thought.
The two of them arrived at the courthouse and met Xu Zhi, who was already there. Since the trial had already begun, they exchanged brief greetings and took their seats in the gallery.
Gao Yuan still had that same refined and elegant appearance. He stood in the defendant’s box, completely calm and composed.
However, when his gaze fell upon Qin Xiaolan sitting below, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Qin Xiaolan just stared back at him.
She listened as the prosecutor recounted the details of the case.
‘This was her first love, the first man who had ever captured her heart. She never imagined he would turn out to be a murderer.’
Due to an incident in their childhood, two babies were switched. Later, when Gao Yuan was in his teens, his adoptive parents learned the truth. But unable to find their biological daughter, they considered adopting a girl from an orphanage.
This was because the child they had lost was, in fact, a girl.
The adoptive parents had always believed their biological child was a son.
At the time, Gao Yuan didn’t say anything. Instead, he drugged his parents’ food.
His adoptive parents still forgave him. Knowing that he didn’t want to lose them, they gave up on the idea of searching for their missing daughter.
But later, Gao Yuan found the girl first. He started a relationship with her and eventually married her.
That girl had actually had a very difficult life at Gao Yuan’s biological parents’ home. His biological mother was weak-willed, and his father was a drunkard who constantly beat and cursed her.
Moreover, Gao Yuan’s biological father also had a mental illness.
The girl later married Gao Yuan, thinking she was marrying for love.
But she never expected that Gao Yuan was sick, too.
After she learned the truth, she broke down. During a heated argument where they were shoving each other, Gao Yuan strangled her to death.
Gao Yuan then disposed of her body with chilling calm and composure…
Later on, Gao Yuan’s adoptive parents found out the truth. The old woman couldn’t take it and was driven mad by the shock.
The old man became withdrawn and taciturn.
This was the state they were in when Qin Xiaolan and the others saw them at the sanatorium.
But they both knew that with things as they were, they were powerless to bring Gao Yuan to justice.
The woman in the photo that Qin Xiaolan had found was, nominally, Gao Yuan’s mother-in-law. In reality, she was his biological mother.
As Gao Yuan looked at Qin Xiaolan, the panic in his eyes quickly faded.
Finally, it slowly gave way to a look of understanding.
A man as smart as him must have realized why the once-sweet Qin Xiaolan had suddenly changed so drastically.
In truth, she was trying hard to become someone he wouldn’t like.
Perhaps, she already knew everything.