Qiao Nan swore to the gods. She had lived for two lifetimes and seen a lot of scumbags. According to her experience, there was something very wrong with Wei De. To put it bluntly, Wei De was a white-collar guy from a working-class background who was after a city girl.

  In other cases, the men at least had the looks, but Sister Zhai Hua’s boyfriend was not considered a pretty boy. He was about 1.8-meter tall. Qiao Nan wanted to ask Zhai Hua what she actually saw in Wei De and what she wanted from him.

  Feelings?

  That was ridiculous!

  Qiao Nan did not get an answer. Instead, Zhai Hua slammed the phone on her.

  Zhai Hua was of a certain age but she was still unmarried. Like others, she would compare her boyfriend with other people.

  In fact, she was very frustrated. Qiao Nan had asked her on more than one occasion what she wanted from Wei De. He was not talented, and neither did he have the looks. He had nothing and he was not really devoted to Zhai Hua.

  After hanging up on Qiao Nan, Zhai Hua stared at the phone, lost in her thoughts. She could not help but ask herself if she had to have Wei De at all costs. She was on bad terms with her family because of Wei De, and she refused to listen to them. What did she want from Wei De?

  Wei De had been using all sorts of methods to make Zhai Hua soften her attitude toward him. He believed that she would be moved by him like how she was in the past. However, he had no idea that one single question of Qiao Nan had made Zhai Hua ponder seriously about their relationship and made all his past efforts go down the drain.

  Wei De had stopped himself from disturbing Zhai Hua and kept expressing his concern for her. He felt that he had done a good job of placating her and she would definitely be touched.

  Wei De had been studying Zhai Hua for a long time. They had been in a relationship for years and he was well aware of her weaknesses.

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  If not, he would not be able to placate her and made her listen to him.

  Unfortunately, Zhai Hua had her weaknesses, and so did Wei De.

  Wei De could never imagine that Qiao Nan, whom he most despised, would be the biggest obstacle between him and Zhai Hua.

  With Qiao Nan around, it would not be easy for him to marry Zhai Hua.

  A few days after Qiao Nan talked to Zhai Hua on the phone, she received a large pack of registered mail from Zhai Hua.

  Qiao Nan carried the large pack of mail with her and returned to the Lin family’s house. Shi Qing was surprised when she saw her. “Who sent you such a large pack of mail? What is it?” Shi Qing had completed the procedures and she was ready to go to the PLA National Defence University. However, it was the National Day. Shi Qing wanted to spend National Day with Qiao Nan before she went to PLA National Defence University.

  The Zhai family of three had left the capital and went back to Ping Cheng yesterday.

  Zhai Sheng seemed to have received an important mission and went straight to the camp without going back to Ping Cheng.

  The Zhai family of three had left. Shi Qing felt that if she were to leave right away, Qiao Nan would feel lonely and she might not be able to adapt. She wanted to spend the seven days of holiday with her before she could rest assured to leave her.

  “These are the photos and letters that Wei De sent to Sister Zhai Hua. I asked her to send them to me. In the future, all the letters that Wei De sends to her will be sent to me directly.” Qiao Nan emptied many papers and photos from the envelope. Wei De had spent a lot of effort so that Zhai Hua could know more about Wei Wei.

  “Is this child Wei Wei?” Shi Qing had heard of Wei Wei, but she had not seen him before. She only found out how he looked after staring at the photo. “The child looks smart. It is just that he is quite tanned.”

  “It is normal for children from the countryside to be tanned.” Qiao Nan had no intention of looking down on Wei Wei or defaming children from the countryside. She was merely pointing out a fact. “Children at this age who are from the countryside would always run around and play outside. There are some children who have a darker complexion than Wei Wei.”

  “I see,” Shi Qing replied. “Apart from having a darker complexion, Wei Wei seems well-dressed. He does not look any different from the children in the city. Qiao Nan, tell me honestly. What is your motive in getting Sister Zhai Hua to send all these to you? We have known each other for a long time, so don’t try to lie to me. I know you are planning something.”

  Even if she wanted Sister Zhai Hua to calm down, she would not ask to have these personal items from Sister Hua Hua. It concerned her privacy.

  Given Qiao Nan’s temper and that she disliked Wei De as well, she would have told Sister Zhai Hua not to look at the photos and letters that Wei De sent.

  “How should I put it……” Qiao Nan had been thinking about an idea but she could not pinpoint it or put it into words. “I just have this feeling that something is off with Wei Wei.”

  “In what way?” Shi Qing took Wei Wei’s photo to have a closer look. “He looks the same as any other children. He has one nose and two eyes. Why can’t I spot anything?”

  Since Qiao Nan said that Wei Wei was odd, Shi Qing brought Wei Wei’s photo right in front of her and stared hard at it. “Should we use a magnifying glass and study it again?”

  “.……” Qiao Nan shot a disdainful look at Shi Qing. “No need. I can’t really pinpoint it or tell you what I mean by saying that he is odd. If I knew the answer, I would not need to get these photos from Sister Zhai Hua. I am not so foolish that I would do things to annoy myself.”

  Shi Qing pouted. She was indeed a fool.

  “Wei De must be very mushy in his love letters to Sister Zhai Hua. What is there to look at?” Qiao Nan was not contented with looking at the photos. She still wanted to read the love letters that Wei De wrote to Sister Zhai Hua. If Qiao Nan was not about to collect the marriage certificate with Brother Zhai, and Brother Zhai was so much better than Wei De, she would suspect that Qiao Nan liked Wei De.

  Qiao Nan felt like slapping Shi Qing on her head. “Do I need to torture myself if I can tell which letters have important contents and which sentences are more useful to me?” It was very difficult for her to suppress her revulsion to Wei De and read as well as analyze Wei De’s letters to Zhai Hua in the most objective and detached manner. She was the only person who understood the pain that she had to go through.

  “Tell you what, there are still three more days before the National Day holiday ends. I will help you find whatever you are looking for. You dislike Wei De and I look down on him. Perhaps you can’t find what you want to look for, but I can.” Three days were enough for her and Qiao Nan to read these letters over and over again. “Two heads are better than one.”

  Qiao Nan thought about it and nodded. “Sure, let me tell you my doubts.”

  “I feel that there is something fishy about Wei De’s relationship with Wei Wei.”

  “What is fishy about it?” Shi Qing was intrigued. “.……” Qiao Nan pursed her lips. “If I know the answer, I will deal with it right away. Otherwise, would I still be up to this? I heard from Brother Zhai that Wei Wei is the son of Wei De’s sister. She is not his biological sister. She is adopted. If you think about it, when Wei De was young, China was undergoing a tumultuous time. Everyone led a difficult life. It was already a struggle to feed themselves. Who would have the spare money and food to raise a child that has no blood relation to them?”

  This alone was enough for Qiao Nan to feel uncomfortable and perplexed.