"But I just want to see Xiaoru. She is about to give birth to a baby. I read that when she is giving birth, she must be accompanied by someone," Qiao Yaozu said confidently.

Old Mrs. Qiao growled, "It has nothing to do with you even if she is giving birth to a baby. You don't need to see her."

"I have to. She is my friend."

Looking at the innocent look on Qiao Yaozu's face, Old Mrs. Qiao was too angry to say a word.

After a long while, she pointed at the door with a trembling voice, "Get out right now."

Qiao Yaozu searched every corner of Qiao Palace but still couldn't find Bai Xiaoru.

He had no choice but to come to Qiao Shaoting.

"Shaoting, do you know where Xiaoru is? She suddenly disappeared. Grandma didn't tell me where she was. Maybe you can give me the answer," said Qiao Yaozu.

However, Qiao Shaoting didn't answer him. "Except Bai Xiaoru, who else is missing?"

Qiao Yaozu was stunned.

Then he scratched his hair and said, "Only Xiaoru is missing, isn't she?"

"Your wife," Qiao Shaoting said.

Qiao Yaozu was suddenly enlightened.

He said, "I haven't seen my honey for a long time. Where has she been?"

A hint of disappointment flashed through Qiao Shaoting's eyes.

Qiao Yaozu had woken up for a long time, but he only found that Bai Xiaoru was missing and failed to know that his wife, Fang Liyuan, was also missing.

He was confused.

He wondered whether his brother had feelings for Fang Liyuan.

"Bro, do you like Bai Xiaoru or Fang Liyuan?" Qiao Shaoting asked sharply.

"Both!" Qiao Yaozu giggled.

Qiao Shaoting added, "I mean love. You can only have one wife. If you want, I can let Bai Xiaoru be your wife."

He always felt that Fang Liyuan was not suitable for the position of Qiao Yaozu's wife.

This woman had bad moral qualities.

But since his brother liked her, he could only acquiesce in it.

Qiao Yaozu was dumbfounded.

After a long while, he said in a panic, "Shaoting, what are you talking about? My wife and Xiaoru have nothing to do with each other. I like..."

Qiao Yaozu stammered.

Qiao Shaoting interrupted him, "If you two are just friends, why didn't you find that Liyuan was missing when you woke up? What's more, why do you go to see Bai Xiaoru every day? Don't you know to avoid suspicion?"

Qiao Yaozu was confused by these questions.

He opened his lips and wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to answer. He looked at his brother in panic.

Qiao Shaoting let out a light sigh.

He shouldn't have pushed Qiao Yaozu too hard.

After all, he was different from normal people.

But he couldn't let go of the matter between Qiao Yaozu and Bai Xiaoru because the consequences were far more serious than he had imagined.

As long as Qiao Yaozu didn't figure it out, he might meet Bai Xiaoru again.

No one knew what else Fang Liyuan would do.

So, if they didn't end the relationship now, it would be hidden trouble.

Qiao Shaoting stared into Qiao Yaozu's eyes and said in a softer tone, "Bro, if you have made up your mind, answer me. You can only choose between Bai Xiaoru and Liyuan."

Qiao Yaozu remained silent.

Qiao Shaoting was patiently waiting for him.

About five minutes later, Qiao Yaozu answered, "Shaoting, Xiaoru is my friend. Why should I make a choice?"

"You have to understand that if a man gets married, he can't have too many female friends. The so-called female friend is disrespectful to his wife. No woman wants her husband to be too close to another woman, even if he and the woman are just friends," Qiao Shaoting said. "And now, you are too close to Bai Xiaoru. Otherwise, Liyuan wouldn't have knelt and begged you that night."

Of course, he knew why Fang Liyuan knelt to his brother that night. She made a fuss on purpose. He wanted Qiao Yaozu to know the seriousness of the matter.

Qiao Yaozu was stunned.

When he woke up, he had already forgotten that Fang Liyuan had knelt to him that night. Now, he remembered it with Qiao Shaoting's reminder.

"Bro, if you love Liyuan, don't meet Bai Xiaoru again. This is your respect for your wife." After a pause, Qiao Shaoting continued, "Of course, if you love Bai Xiaoru, you can divorce Liyuan and marry her. As a man, you must be responsible for your own marriage."

He had said so much, which made Qiao Yaozu unable to accept.

But vaguely, he seemed to understand something and the seriousness of the matter.

"Shaoting," Qiao Yaozu murmured, "can't I meet other women after I get married? But I didn't do anything wrong to my wife. I still love my wife, and I'm just a friend of Xiaoru."

Qiao Shaoting patted his shoulder and said, "Even if you two are pure friends, you can't see her. You should know that marriage is a shackle, but if you love your wife, you will be happy even if it shackles you."

"What do you mean?" Qiao Yaozu asked in a daze.

Qiao Shaoting's eyes narrowed. "Even if you can't be too close to other women, or you can't even look at other women, you will be very happy because you only love her and miss her."

Qiao Yaozu remained silent.

He lowered his head, seeming to be thinking about something.

Qiao Shaoting knew that he had talked so much to Qiao Yaozu today that he might not be able to understand it in a short time.

He had to give him some time to think it over.

"Think it over and make a choice between your wife or Bai Xiaoru. Then give me the answer. Remember, you can't have a wife and make friends with other women at the same time. Otherwise, it will hurt her greatly."

After the conversation with Qiao Yaozu, Qiao Shaoting was about to go to the presidential palace.

Because of these things, he wasted a lot of time, and he had to deal with his work.

When he was about to leave Qiao Palace, he was stopped by Liu Qingqing.

She looked at Qiao Shaoting with flushed eyes and said, "Mr. Qiao, I've thought about what had happened last night. I'm so sad that something like this happened to Sister Liyuan. How about we postpone our wedding?"

"No need," Qiao Shaoting answered. "She's fine. Our wedding will be held as scheduled."

"But..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Qiao Shaoting. "That's it. I have to go to the presidential palace."

Then he ignored Liu Qingqing and got into the car.

Watching the car driving away, Liu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.