“It’s nothing much actually,” Tang Wei said with a weird look on her face. “You should be preparing for your university entrance examinations already. Do you have a school in mind? How about Ren Yi? Do you like that school? If you like it, I have a reservation. Your grades are good, and it’s a great school as well. It would be better than having to take the examination.”

Qiao Nian always believed that there was no free lunch in this world. She would have to be careful even if there was.

She blinked, but she didn’t respond to the proposal.

After seeing that Qiao Nian didn’t respond, Tang Wei continued awkwardly, “But I have a request. Could you forgive Zhao Jingwei for what she did?”

Zhao Jingwei was connected to the Tang family?

Qiao Nian was surprised.

“How should I forgive her?”

Tang Wei sighed and continued, “I’m at the end of my ropes, Nian Nian. Zhao Jingwei’s dad saved my husband’s life before. He died young because of this, and the Tang family is indebted to her. Her mom came to me a few days ago. They know that they were wrong already. Is it possible that you give them a smaller punishment and don’t make a big deal out of it?

“Of course, I understand that you were wronged. I have the slot to send you into Ren Yi. If you agree to this, I will make sure that you enter the university.”

She thought that Qiao Nian would at least consider it. However, Qiao Nian replied to her immediately, “I don’t think that I’m suitable for Ren Yi.”

What she meant was that she wasn’t going to forgive Zhao Jingwei!

Tang Wei’s expression changed.

She felt that the Tang family was almost as powerful as the Jiang family. They only lost out slightly because Old Master Jiang went to Beijing a bit later. However, in Rao City, both the Tang and Jiang families were at the pinnacle of power.

She even made a request to her as a senior. Qiao Nian should have agreed.

Qiao Nian answered, “Shen Qingqing is my friend. If I wasn’t there, Grandma Tang, you wouldn’t be here speaking to me about this.”

A bowl falling from the eighth floor would kill someone, let alone a bunch of steel rods.

Zhao Jingwei had the intent to kill.

“I won’t try to influence the police in their investigation. But I won’t be helping her as well.”

Qiao Nian then got up and said politely to Tang Wei, “Thanks for the drink, Grandma. If there isn’t anything else, I will be heading off.”

As Tang Wei saw Qiao Nian leave after picking up her phone, she was so angry that she was shaking.

“…This Qiao Nian.”

How could she not give her face!

…

Qiao Nian went out to collect the brooches. The second floor was for the men’s accessories. Since she was already here, she walked around.

The floor only had luxury goods. Qiao Nian went around and bought three bracelets.

When she was about to leave, she was attracted by the clothes on the mannequin when she walked past a clothing store.

She went in.

“Welcome.” The shopkeeper saw that she was holding the shopping bags of luxury goods and immediately welcomed her even though she was only a high-schooler. “Hello, do let me know what you wish to see. I’ll help you to get it.”

Qiao Nian pointed at the dark shirt on the mannequin and said, “Can I have a look at this?”

“Ok.”

The shopkeeper handed her the shirt after taking it off.

“This is our latest design, and it’s the best for successful businessmen…”

Qiao Nian felt the shirt. It was made of good materials, and the workmanship was excellent. The buttons were wooden and were held by golden silk. It was luxurious.

She could imagine how this shirt would look on a certain someone already.