Xie Wangqiao sat on the living room sofa, somewhat aimlessly looking at her biological father and stepmother.
They say that with a stepmother comes a stepfather, and unfortunately, this was too true. Since her stepmother moved in, she'd been treated like a maid in her own household, and her father no longer doted upon her. Now, they were even arranging a marriage for her.
"Wangqiao, if you don’t help me, my company will go bankrupt. Do you really want to see our household business go to nothing overnight? If you marry Qiao Lijin, our company can be brought back from the brink. You, on the other hand, will become an enviable member of high society. Isn’t this a win-win situation?"
Xie Wangqiao rolled her eyes, "If this is such a good deal, why not send my little sister instead. She's prettier than me and knows how to make men happier. If she goes, our family’s company will definitely be saved."
Her stepmother, Lin Yue wrinkled her brows at this, "Your sister is only 18, I can't believe you, as her older sister, would suggest such a thing. Your father and I have agreed on this matter, you have to go whether you like it or not.”
"Well, I’d rather die than go! Everyone knows that marrying into the Qiao family is like a curse, once their women give birth, they die. In the prime of my life..." Wangqiao could see her stepmother and father’s faces turn pale at this, "Anyway, I won't go!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Haikun, her father, began to plead with her, "Wangqiao, it was with my own two hands that I built this company, can you really bear to see your father face such a blow in his old age? If we go bankrupt, your father would have no way of living, I beg you…”
Asking his daughter to walk into death? What an absurd excuse for a father. Xie Wangqiao looked torn, but unwilling, "Okay but…I will go, but you need to agree to two conditions."
Upon hearing this, Xie Haikun quickly replied, "What conditions, just say them. I’ll agree to anything you want!"
"I want ten percent of the company's shares, and I want Lin Yue to bow ten times at my mother’s grave. If not, I’d rather die than go." After Xie Wangqiao finished speaking, Lin Yue immediately lost her temper, "You ungrateful girl, what are you saying? Why should I bow down?"
Xie Haikun quickly restrained his wife, not allowing her to complicate matters. Without any hesitation, he said: “Okay, I agree.”
“Good. Let’s consider this a deal then.” Xie Wangqiao stood up with a cunning smile in her eyes. “Remember to fulfill your promises quickly, or I might change my mind.”
Within a blink of an eye, Xie Haikun transferred ten percent of the company shares to Wangqiao for the sake of his goal, and Lin Yue unwillingly knelt and bowed at Wangqiao's mother’s grave.
The next day, after everything was sorted, Wangqiao was taken to the Qiao Family.
The Qiao family, worthy of being renowned wealthy elites, were located in the golden Beach Villa area of T City. An entire stretch of villas were private properties and not available for sale to the public.
Upon entering the villa area, everywhere she looked were bodyguards in black suits and housekeepers in uniform. The opulence here was jaw-dropping.
After she entered the main building, Xie Wangqiao saw quite a number of people in the living room. There was a man of over fifty with an outstanding aura, and two men in work uniforms. And there was also an incredibly handsome man. He seemed almost thirty with a playful yet domineering look in his eyes.
This must be the eldest son, Qiao Lijin. He glanced at Wangqiao, a smirk curling on his lips with a tinge of ridicule. “Oh, so minors can get married now? Is she even fully developed yet? Won’t I get pricked if I hold her at night?”
His dissatisfaction towards Xie Wangqiao was obvious. He must be blind to dispute her attractiveness. Xie Wangqiao, though not a national beauty, was decently pretty, and her figure was curvaceous. Comparatively, she was a good match for him.
