After Qiao Anna went back to her room, she began to think about how to let Xia Xiaoluo disappear. She planned to take advantage of her family and the Ling family to kill Xia Xiaoluo, or drive her away forever. Now that Ling Tianyi asked her for help today, if she could not do it well, Ling Tianyi could not her generosity and understanding.

But she would not really save Xia Xiaoluo because Xia Xiaoluo was her biggest rival in love and she definitely couldn’t let her go easily.

Qiao Anna was awake for almost the whole night, keeping thinking about it. She thought that since Ling Tianyi loved Xia Xiaoluo so much, he would never forget Xia Xiaoluo even if Xia Xiaoluo died or went away,

However, if she could create an accident, letting Ling Tianyi think that Xia Xiaoluo had a moral problem, Ling Tianyi would definitely see through Xia Xiaoluo and then he would forget her after being sad for a period of time. It was not difficult, such as the fake baby in her belly. She was thinking about how to deal with the fake pregnancy all the time, it seemed that she had a good chance now.

Ling Tianyi and Xia Xiaoluo were locked in the basement for the whole night, untied. After all, they couldn’t escape from the airtight basement unless Qiao Anna dared to let them go again. However, the Qiao family also monitored Qiao Anna strictly this time. Seeing that Qiao Anna just went there secretly and then went back to her room to have a rest, they didn’t say anything.

Ling Tianyi tried to wipe the tears on Xia Xiaoluo’s cheeks, but Xia Xiaoluo pushed his arms away at once.

“I’m sorry, Xiaoluo. I didn’t mean to hide it from you. I’m afraid that you will feel sad, and I’m reluctant to make you sad, crying all the time.” Ling Tianyi didn’t know what to do and his voice sounded choking. When he saw that Xia Xiaoluo was so sad, he felt very guilty with great remorse.

“Xiaoluo, you can scold or beat me, I have no complaints. Just don’t cry anymore. Seeing your tears, I feel heartbroken.” Ling Tianyi said sadly.

Xia Xiaoluo was heartbroken, she felt sad and wronged. She forgave Ling Tianyi for the invalid marriage; she forgave Ling Tianyi for ordering a hotel room after drunk with Qiao Anna; but now Qiao Anna was pregnant, and she was totally ignorant of it. She really couldn’t accept it.

They were still in love with each other last night. During the daytime, they even bought grilled squid and had a good time together. She also imagined that after they went to X Country together, they could forget everything in A City.

But within 24 hours, Xia Xiaoluo was defeated by reality. She really didn’t have the courage to love Ling Tianyi, she really wanted to give up.

Ling Tianyi had been trying to explain to Xia Xiaoluo, but Xia Xiaoluo didn’t accept it and she could not forgive him.

It was almost day-light, so Xia Xiaoluo said, suppressing her agony. “Now that… now that you have a baby now, I’ll satisfy you. The baby must live with his father, and I don’t want the baby to be unhappy from childhood as I was.”

“No, Xiaoluo, you can’t think like that. I know you are very kind and you know to think for others, but you also need to know that in this world, everything except love can be given away. Love is love, not to love is not to love, no one can control it. I love you, and I don’t love Qiao Anna. Even if Qiao Anna is pregnant because of me, I can’t destroy the three of us due to a mistake after being drunk. If adding the baby, there are four people involved. Do you understand?” Ling Tianyi said sadly.

Xia Xiaoluo shook her head. Obviously, she didn’t understand Ling Tianyi’s words.

“Xiaoluo, think about it. If I marry Qiao Anna for the baby, but I don’t love Qiao Anna at all and she doesn’t love me either. Even if we get married, we will divorce after some time, which will be more harmful to our baby. Qiao Anna is also a kind girl. She should marry a man who can give her a complete and true love. She should have a happy marriage of her own. She shouldn’t marry me simply due to a mistake after drunk. And you, you love me, I believe that. So will you be happy when you see that I get married to Qiao Anna? No! You will be very sad. So, don’t say that. I don’t want to ruin so many people only to take responsibility. Do you know? I love you. I will never marry Qiao Anna no matter what she did for us. Don’t cry anymore. Believe my love to you, okay?” Ling Tianyi said patiently.

“But Qiao Anna is pregnant. How will you deal with her? Her family and your family give you so much pressure, what are you going to do?” Xia Xiaoluo felt miserable in her heart.

Ling Tianyi took a deep breath, and then he told Xia Xiaoluo about Li Fei. “I had a good plan. Li Fei loved Anna very much. But there were bad guys putting every obstacle in my way. I have asked Yao Sheng to investigate for me. I’d like to know who dares to do such things behind the scenes. It not only makes Anna be shameful at home but also causes me such big trouble.”

“I hope to have the chance to continue to match Li Fei and Anna, but now I’m locked here. I don’t know what to do either, so I am just groping along.” Ling Tianyi sighed.

“However, will Anna like your friend Li Fei?” Xia Xiaoluo asked.

“She won’t love him now, but I think they match well with each other. They will be together in the future. I believe it firmly.” Ling Tianyi clenched his fists. He hoped to have a happy ending one day.

At this time, the door of the basement was opened. Ling Tianyi and Xia Xiaoluo were taken to the hall of the Qiao family. Ling Desheng and He Meishu were also sitting on the sofa of the Qiao family, they looked anxious and helpless.

Xia Xiaoluo was very scared, so Ling Tianyi held her shoulders to give her some courage. He wanted her to know that he would protect her.

“You are so excellent! You made my granddaughter pregnant first, and then you refused to marry her. We locked you up, but my granddaughter let you go and you eloped with another woman.” Sir Qiao was very angry.

“I’m sorry. I’ve made a mistake. Now I’m grabbed by you. I have nothing to say. Whatever you want to do to me, just do it. Even if you want my life, I can commit suicide without leaving any evidence to the policemen. But one should answer for what he has done. Please don’t hurt innocent people. Xiaoluo doesn’t know anything, and it is me who gets her involved. Please let her go!” Ling Tianyi said seriously.

Xia Xiaoluo was shocked. She thought that this matter was not so serious all the time. She thought that the Qiao family would only force Ling Tianyi to get married or at most suppressed Ling family’s company if he rejected, but she didn’t expect that it was a matter of life and death. Xia Xiaoluo was so frightened that her palms were all sweaty and her heart was beating faster and faster.

Ling Tianyi’s words just now were definitely to protect her by sacrificing his life. Xia Xiaoluo couldn’t let such a thing happen. If Ling Tianyi really died, she couldn’t live at all. If Ling Tianyi married Qiao Anna, maybe she would be very sad, but if Ling Tianyi died, she would die as well.

Why was she involved? She had hardly met Qiao Anna before. Why did the Qiao family do harm to her? She was very confused.

Ling Tianyi felt that Xia Xiaoluo was very nervous, so he held her hands with cold sweat. “Don’t be afraid, I’m here!”

Sir Qiao was even unhappier when he saw Ling Tianyi protecting Xia Xiaoluo like this. He thought that his granddaughter was very excellent. She was beautiful with good family background. Her temperament, knowledge and ability were at the top. But why did Ling Tianyi love this girl who looked stupid? Why did Ling Tianyi ignore his granddaughter, and didn’t even care about the baby?

Ling Desheng knew the seriousness. If they couldn’t deal with it well, his son would die. He saw that Sir Qiao was very angry, so he scolded Xia Xiaoluo immediately. “Xia Xiaoluo, why are you still here? Don’t you want my son to die for you?”

“No, no! Don’t do that!” Xia Xiaoluo was in a panic like a fish in the flowing water.

“Ling Tianyi, if you still want to protect Xia Xiaoluo, you should be obedient and marry Anna. Besides, your wedding must be wonderful and you can’t make Anna wronged. If you agree, I guarantee that Xia Xiaoluo would be safe.” Sir Qiao said.

Since Ling Tianyi could die for Xia Xiaoluo, it must be a good way to use Xia Xiaoluo to threaten Ling Tianyi.

“Sir Qiao, let’s discuss it in details!” Ling Tianyi absolutely couldn’t let Xia Xiaoluo be in danger, but he was not willing to marry Qiao Anna either. Besides, he was powerful enough. Although the Ling family and the Qiao family united, it was possible for him to use his own power to protect Xia Xiaoluo. But he really didn’t want to take risks. Especially when it related to Xia Xiaoluo’s life, he didn’t even dare to take risks.

“To discuss what? I can discuss your marriage with you. But if you want to bargain with me, I will deal with Xia Xiaoluo by my means. I, Qiao Weimin, am not bluffing. I know you have controlled some gangs, but compare with me, you are still not powerful enough.” Sir Qiao said. He used to be a hoodlum as well. Although he did not have so many friends, they were loyal to him. If he asked them for help, it was very easy to kill Xia Xiaoluo, just like killing an ant.

“Grandpa, don’t embarrass them.” Qiao Anna said. “They love each other, and I hope that they can finally get married. I don’t want to be a third party! Grandpa, you love me so much, don’t embarrass them for me. Don’t hurt Yi or Xiaoluo. Please, promise me, OK?”

“You are really a stupid girl! You’re pregnant due to Ling Tianyi, but why do you still think for them? Have they considered your feeling?” Sir Qiao said sadly.

“I could have a miscarriage!” Qiao Anna pretended to make the decision.

“No!” Ling Tianyi and He Meishu said together.

Ling Tianyi didn’t agree because Qiao Anna once told him that she wouldn’t have a chance to be a mother if she had a miscarriage. He Meishu was looking forward to having a grandson all the time. Now that Qiao Anna was pregnant and she was a perfect match for the Ling family, He Meishu would not let her grandson have any problems.

“Why did I give birth to such a silly daughter like you? You know that you can’t be a mother after you have a miscarriage, but you still want to hurt yourself to help them. You want to make your parents and grandpa sad on purpose. And please consider your aunts and uncles’ feelings. They love you so much. If you get hurt, they will be very sad. You think about it and you must not do anything stupid!” Qiao Anna’s mother got agitated. Even if she was a rich lady, she could not help bursting into tears when facing things like that.