1549 Pretend to Faint
Qian’e glanced at Zhao Ni, who was standing behind Old Madam Qian. Zhao Ni looked very different from when Qian’e left the family. She had lost a lot of weight and looked ill. She was also trembling uncontrollably. When Old Madam Qian grabbed at her just now, she seemed to look pained. She had probably been beaten up at home recently.

Qian’e could not bring Zhao Ni with her now, nor did she have a way to help Zhao Ni leave the Qian family. She was in a dilemma. If she did not leave, Qiao Mei could be in danger. However, if she left now, Zhao Ni would definitely get another beating at home later.

Although Zhao Ni was very harsh to her in the past, it was all because of Old Madam Qian. Anyone would go crazy living with such a family. After Qian’e left the Qian family, Zhao Ni did not allow anyone from the Qian family to look for her. She was well aware of this.

Qiao Mei patted Qian’e on the shoulder and gestured to her that they should leave. There would not be any desirable outcome even if they continued to argue here. To Old Madam Qian, this action looked like a provocative move, as if Qiao Mei wanted to forcefully take Qian’e away from them.

“You’re the woman who led our Qian’e astray! You must be one of the reasons why Qian’e suddenly disobeyed us! What exactly do you want with our Qian’e! Are you deliberately taking revenge on us!” Old Madam Qian rushed in front of Qiao Mei and poked Qiao Mei’s shoulder with all her might.

Qiao Mei suddenly turned her body slightly to the side to dodge the attack. As Old Madam Qian was attacking with all her strength, she fell forward towards the ground. Fortunately, Qian’e reacted quickly and held on to Old Madam Qian. Otherwise, Old Madam Qian would have extorted a large sum of money from them.

“You! You’re bullying an elder!” Old Madam Qian said.

“But you’re bullying a pregnant woman!” Qiao Mei stood at the side and muttered softly.

This was an issue between Qian’e and her family and it was not appropriate for Qiao Mei to say anything. No one could completely cut ties with their parents. Everyone wanted their parents to love them.

Zhao Ni had been so strict with Qian’e when she was young because it was Zhao Ni’s way of loving her. It was a pity that everything turned out so badly and it was too late even if Zhao Ni regretted it now.

“For the last time, I’m not going back. We have nothing to do with one another anymore. It’s absolutely impossible for you to get any money from me. I won’t give you a single cent,” Qian’e said stubbornly as she looked into Old Madam Qian’s eyes.

Old Madam Qian went forward in exasperation and gave Qian’e a slap. Qian’e took the opportunity to fall to the ground and did not get up again. No matter how Old Madam Qian yelled and cursed, Qian’e ignored her.

“Qian’e! Qian’e, what’s wrong! Qian’e, wake up!” Qiao Mei shouted in a panic.

Zhao Ni also rushed forward and hugged Qian’e tightly at that moment when Qian’e fell to the ground. She cried and shouted, “Xiao’e, wake up! Don’t scare me! Look at Mom! Xiao’e, open your eyes!”

Qian’e had mixed feelings inside. This was the first time Zhao Ni cared so much about her after she grew up. Qiao Mei reached out towards Qian’e, pulled open her eyes and observed them for a while and then checked the temperature of her palms, among other things. Qiao Mei only felt at ease after confirming that Qian’e was pretending.

Ever since Qiao Mei became a mother, she was able to diagnose minor illnesses and could easily deal with minor incidents. This was probably a skillset that all mothers were forced to have. After all, children did not know how to speak yet, but they could get all sorts of discomfort and a mother needed to be alert at all times.

Qiao Mei asked the security guard to quickly make a call to Xia Fang and tell her everything that happened at the scene so that she could be prepared. If Qian Mei sent Qian’e to another hospital, it would be hard to explain the situation.

Old Madam Qian did not believe that Qian’e would fall down unconscious with just a slap. She went forward and gave Qian’e a few kicks with all her might.

“Little girl! You’re just pretending! You still want to hide it from me! I’ll hit you so hard until you scream! Let’s see how long you can tolerate it!” Old Madam Qian said viciously.

Zhao Ni did her best to protect Qian’e and used her own body as a shield. If Old Madam Qian wanted to hit someone, Zhao Ni decided she would take the brunt of the blows.

Qiao Mei really could not stand it anymore. Just as she was about to step forward, she remembered what Qiao Qiang said to her. Xia Zhe had also repeatedly reminded her not to take action alone.

She called Chi Ze and the other men to come over and surround Old Madam Qian. They just needed to surround her and not fight her.