Qiao Shaoting's face darkened.

Then he turned on the light.

The bedroom was lit up.

Qin Xiaorou sat up from the bed, looking a little confused.

She just wanted to talk about that painting with Qiao Shaoting without any other intentions, but she didn't expect that Qiao Shaoting would become like that.

"Why did you see that portrait?" asked Qiao Shaoting.

"Mr. Qiao, I just saw it by accident when I was cleaning the house," Qin Xiaorou stuttered.

Obviously, Qiao Shaoting didn't believe her. Her eyes became sharper.

It was the first time that Qin Xiaorou had seen such sharp eyes. For a moment, she was overwhelmed by fear.

It made her unable to say a word or even breathe.

"What the hell do you want to do?" Qiao Shaoting asked coldly. "Are you going to tell Old Mrs. Qiao?"

Qin Xiaorou pinched her thigh hard.

The pain made her calm down a lot.

She answered, "Mr. Qiao, I won't tell Old Mrs. Qiao, nor will I tell anyone. I accidentally heard from a servant about your old bedroom. You do not allow anyone to clean it because you don't want anyone to see the portrait, right? Don't worry. I will keep it a secret."

"I swear that I saw the portrait by accident."

Qiao Shaoting didn't say anything but looked at Qin Xiaorou vigilantly and sharply.

Qin Xiaorou took a deep breath and continued, "Mr. Qiao, the reason why I told you about the portrait just now is that I want to tell you that the girl in the portrait is very beautiful. She must be a very smart and kind-hearted girl. No wonder you can't give up on her."

Qiao Shaoting was taken aback.

Perhaps it was because Qin Xiaorou praised Qin Yu that Qiao Shaoting's face softened a little.

He said in a low voice, "She is indeed beautiful, smart, and kind."

"Mr. Qiao, then why did you break up with her?" Qin Xiaorou plucked up the courage to ask.

Qiao Shaoting took a sharp glance at Qin Xiaorou again and said, "It has nothing to do with you."

Then he turned off the light and lay down on the sofa again.

Before he closed his eyes, Qiao Shaoting said coldly, "If you want to keep your current position and honor for your family, you'd better not ask too much."

Qin Xiaorou bit her lip and felt a sharp pain in her heart.

Did Mr. Qiao think she married him just for her family?

In fact, it was not true.

Qin Xiaorou married Mr. Qiao because she liked him.

But she couldn't speak it out because Mr. Qiao wouldn't believe it.

After all, who would believe that a girl would fall in love with a man whom she had only met once in her girlhood?

No one would believe it.

Sometimes, even Qin Xiaorou would doubt it.

After a quick glance at the age of fourteen, she had a crush on Mr. Qiao, but her feelings for him were not that deep.

It was not until they met again that she learned that she had the chance to marry Mr. Qiao.

Then she couldn't calm down anymore.

In City A, the annual Lantern Festival was coming.

Lantern Festival was a traditional festival in City A.

It was held on April 12th every year.

On the evening of April 12th, the whole City A would be brightly lit. All the people would come to the street to celebrate Lantern Festival, and the mayor of City A would also show up to celebrate the festival with the people.

This year's Lantern Festival was very special because it happened to be the 20th anniversary. The mayor attached great importance to it and even personally invited the president of the country where City A was located.

The president agreed readily.

Coincidentally, the president's assistant said, "Mr. President, this is the 20th anniversary, which is of great significance. It's time to show the demeanor of City A and even our country. Do you want to invite the president of other countries to come and join us?"

The president thought for a while and then said, "Lantern Festival is originally a festival to celebrate couples. Isn't the president of the North newly married? Maybe we can invite him?"

The president's assistant was a little embarrassed. "The president of the North is young and arrogant. He seldom joins in such a festival. I don't know if he will accept the invitation."

"Have a try and invite him and his wife."

Soon, the invitation was sent to the North.

Waston was the first one to get the invitation card.

He didn't expect to receive such an invitation, but then he guessed that Qiao Shaoting would refuse.

After all, City A was the city where Qin Yu was located.

But after a second thought, it occurred to Waston that if Mr. Qiao took his wife to go to the party, it would be beneficial.

Maybe Qiao Shaoting would say goodbye to the past.

After all, Qin Yu was living in City A.

In Waston's opinion, Qiao Shaoting should accept the invitation.

For the first time, Waston made a decision for Qiao Shaoting without his permission.

He answered to the guy from City A that Qiao Shaoting would take his wife and go to City A.

After that, Waston entered Qiao Shaoting's office.

Waston's heart beat so fast that it was difficult for him to breathe.

He knew how bold he was.

He even made a decision for Qiao Shaoting without authorization.

Waston wondered how furious Qiao Shaoting would be.

But he had to do that.

On the eve of the wedding, Qiao Shaoting went to Qin Yu and even got drunk, which made Waston feel that Qiao Shaoting hadn't given up on Qin Yu yet.

Although Qiao Shaoting and Qin Xiaorou had gotten married, things about Qin Yu had not ended, which might cause big trouble at any time.

So Waston had to make Qiao Shaoting give up on Qin Yu.

That was why Waston asked Qiao Shaoting to take his newly married wife to the city where Qin Yu was living to attend the celebration.

If Qiao Shaoting couldn't do it, Waston would force him at the risk of irritating him.

After all, Waston was the senior colonel of the North, so he had to consider for the sake of the country.

Qiao Shaoting had to get rid of the relationship with Qin Yu. Otherwise, it would be bad for him and for the whole North.

In the office, Waston told Qiao Shaoting the invitation from City A.

As Waston had expected, Qiao Shaoting immediately refused.

Waston plucked up his courage and said, "Mr. Qiao, I've already agreed on your behalf."

In that way, Qiao Shaoting wouldn't be able to refuse.

After all, Qiao Shaoting represented the country, and he had to keep his words.

So once Qiao Shaoting agreed, there was no way back. He had to go to City A.

Otherwise, the reputation of the country would be judged as dishonest. It was not a personal thing.

Hearing what Waston said, Qiao Shaoting became annoyed. "Waston, how dare you!"

"Mr. Qiao, I'm sorry for my recklessness," Waston said."But before the wedding, you went to City A to see Miss Qin and even got drunk. I'm really worried about you."

"I'm afraid that you can't forget Miss Qin and that something bad will happen to you again. I want to force you to walk out of the past completely."

(to be continued)