When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1243 Qiao Mai of the 1970s 11
In Director Hu's office, Qiao Maili remained calm: "I just came back from a follow-up check-up at the hospital, and the results are all good. I heard that Wen Ting is not going to budge."

Director Hu poured Qiao Mai a cup of tea: "Yes, Zhao Wei and his family come to the bureau almost every day, hoping to get in touch with you through me and that you will agree."

Qiao Mai twisted her fingers: "I can issue a letter of understanding, but he has to pay for my car. It was my first time driving. He also has to pay for my medical expenses."

Director Hu smiled and said, "These are reasonable requests, and they are all appropriate."

Qiao Mai took a deep breath: "Then Director Hu, you can contact the other party. I'm free recently."

Director Hu was a decisive person, and he immediately contacted Zhao Wei's parents. In less than half an hour, Qiao Mai and Zhao Wei's parents were sitting in the mediation room.

As for Zhao Wei, he's currently in detention. Although it will leave a record, it's at least not as serious as going to jail.

Zhao's parents accepted the letter of understanding signed by Qiao Mai with both hands, tears streaming down their faces: "Thank you, Mr. Qiao, thank you so much for your magnanimity... I am truly sorry for raising such a son..."

Qiao Mai couldn't bear to see other people's tears, so she looked away and said, "Director Hu has already told you the conditions: the cost of the car and the medical expenses."

"We'll pay, we absolutely won't renege on our debt." Zhao Wei's father gritted his teeth; this outcome was already very good. Besides, the other party was Qiao Mai; how could he really dare to renege on his debt?

Qiao Mai nodded: "That's settled then, we're even now."

Zhao Wei's mother bowed repeatedly to Qiao Mai, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Qiao! Thank you, Mr. Qiao!"

The two couldn't stand it for a moment longer and wanted to bring Zhao Wei back as soon as possible. Even if it meant losing years of hard work, it was still better than their son going to jail.

As Qiao Mai left the Municipal Public Security Bureau, a very familiar car was parked in front of her. She looked at the back seat with particular familiarity and, sure enough, saw the familiar phoenix-eye headlights again.

Gu Jingyue: "Is it all taken care of? Let's go back together?"

Qiao Mai swallowed back the words of refusal that were on the tip of her tongue: "Okay, then I'll trouble you."

They were all neighbors, and it was on the way to her, she convinced herself, and didn't think about it in any other direction.

Since recovering from her injury, Qiao Mai has resumed her daily routine of going to the store. However, Gu Jing seems to be appearing around her more frequently; she always seems to run into him whenever she goes out.

When she got off work, the other person's car was already parked outside the store. Although Gu Jingyue said it was on the way, Qiao Mai felt something was off about always hitchhiking like this.

She didn't know who to consult, so Qiao Wenting, who had just returned from a business trip, was forced to listen to his mother's troubles.

Qiao Wenting yawned: "So you think Gu Jingyue is appearing in your life too often?"

Qiao Mai, hugging a cushion, sat cross-legged on the sofa: "Yes, I always seem to run into him."

She said, sounding a bit annoyed, "Do you know what the most crucial thing is? He actually gave me clothes and shoes, this... this is just too ambiguous!"

Qiao Wenting sat up, all sleepiness gone: "He gave you all this? So quickly?"

Qiao Mai narrowed her eyes: "Why don't you seem surprised at all?"

“Um, well,” Qiao Wenting coughed, “President Tan said Gu Jingyue wants to be my stepfather.” Qiao Mai exclaimed anxiously, “Then why didn’t any of you tell me?”

“President Tan told us not to tell you,” Qiao Wenting immediately shifted the blame: “President Tan said you hadn’t thought about these things before. If we told you, you would consider it. It’s better to wait and see.”

Qiao Mai angrily punched the cushion: "So you all just watched? No, he's such a high-ranking secretary, and he's interested in a divorced middle-aged woman like me?"

Qiao Wenting silently handed her a mirror. Qiao Mai glanced at it, and the next second she screamed, "How did I suddenly become so beautiful? I'm so gorgeous!"

Tan You sat down next to her: "I've maxed out your beauty stats, and your scars will gradually fade. Now, looking at this face, who would dare say you're a middle-aged woman?"

"President Tan, I love you!" Qiao Mai lunged at Tan You, but unsurprisingly missed and landed right next to Qiao Wenting's legs. She rolled over and hugged Qiao Wenting's thigh, saying, "None of you told me I've been feeling uneasy these past two days."

Qiao Wenting stroked her soft hair: "You took it to heart as soon as I told you. Now just watch what he does. Like you said before, you just want to be happy and free to be yourself. It's his business if he pursues you, it has nothing to do with you."

Qiao Mai was indeed convinced: "You're right, that's his business."

"By the way, he's so old, he should have a family, right?"

Tan You snapped her fingers: "They divorced fifteen years ago. It was an amicable divorce. Both families were very powerful, but his ex-wife disliked him for being too cold and rigid, so she couldn't live with him and found someone else."

“His former in-laws felt guilty towards him, but the two families did not fall out because of it. He has no children, but his ex-wife had two children after remarrying. Over the years, he has maintained a clean private life and focused all his energy on his work.”

Qiao Mai became increasingly confused as she listened: "A person who is morally upright, has a powerful background, is good-looking, and holds a high position—that's even less suitable for me. I'm too ordinary; how could I possibly be worthy of such a person?"

Qiao Wenting and Tan You exchanged a glance, realizing that Qiao Mai's deep-seated sense of unworthiness had resurfaced. Qiao Wenting was also at a loss; what should she do?
Tan You, however, remained remarkably calm: "You are pure of heart, and he naturally has to consider all aspects if he wants to marry you. It's always the more proactive person who is more eager. You just need to watch him walk towards you, and whether or not you agree is entirely up to you."

"What are you afraid of? Wen Ting and I are here, no one can bully you."

Qiao Wenting nodded hurriedly: "Yes, why are you thinking so much? You just need to sit quietly and watch him bring things to you one by one."

"If you ask me, a cunning old fox like him, with a mind as sharp as a sieve, is not worthy of you."

Qiao Mai nodded as she listened, a smile on her face. The next second, she realized what he meant: "Wen Ting, are you saying I'm stupid? He's cunning, and I'm not, so I seem stupid, right?"

"I didn't say that," Qiao Wenting immediately denied. She wasn't really interested in admitting that her naive and innocent daughter was being targeted. No wonder old foxes like naive and innocent girls; she liked them too.

Qiao Mai pouted angrily: "I'm not stupid!"

"I didn't say you're stupid, you just see everyone as a good person." Qiao Wenting smoothed things over: "You're exceptionally outstanding, exceptionally amazing! You can cook and make delicious desserts, and you manage the dessert shop so well, how are you stupid?"

Qiao Mai was immediately calmed down, and Qiao Wenting smiled smugly, thinking that she was quite easy to coax.

Like Tan You, she liked to collect gold coins when she was happy. So when Qiao Mai left, she also had a car key in her bag, which Qiao Wenting had bought for her to make it easier for her to get to and from get off work.

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