Chapter 534: Chapter 523: Tell Su Manhan About Qiao Jing’s Pregnancy?

“I, I, I… Madam Zhan, you are a generous person, please let me go this time considering it’s my first offense. I was momentarily possessed; I didn’t swindle anyone, nor did I spend any money you gave me!”

Qiao Jing looked at “Divine Doctor Jing” with a cold expression, and the aura around her dropped another notch.

“You should be thankful you’re a first-time offender, otherwise, your fate would definitely not be this simple.”

She was extremely relieved that there were no other victims, for if there had been and they had been harmed, even to the point of endangering their lives, she would have been incessantly plagued by guilt.

After all, this “Divine Doctor Jing” had been using her reputation to deceive and swindle people.

Right now, “Divine Doctor Jing” deeply regretted his actions, his innards almost turning blue with remorse, as he tried to break free from the bodyguard’s grasp. But the bodyguard firmly held him down, preventing any movement.

He could only cry pitifully, with snot and tears, trying to appeal for Qiao Jing’s forgiveness.

“Madam Zhan… I… I truly am a first-time offender! I will never deceive anyone again. It’s not easy at my age. Can we handle this privately? Please don’t send me to the police; I don’t want to go to jail!”

Everything could have gone smoothly; who could have anticipated the sudden appearance of the real Doctor Qiao Jing?

He never expected the Zhan family would know Zhou Fu!

If he got sent to the police station today, he’d never see the light of day again for the rest of his life!!

After all, he had offended the Zhan family!!!

Zhan Nanqing rolled her eyes speechlessly at “Divine Doctor Jing’s” act.

“You still want to play the age card to gain sympathy? Save those words for the police. Who asked you to impersonate someone else?”

And to top it all off, you had the nerve to do it right in front of the real Divine Doctor Jing.

Meanwhile, the sound of police sirens rang out from outside Purple Garden.

Upon hearing the police sirens, “Divine Doctor Jing” shuddered violently, somehow found the strength to break free from the bodyguards, and without a second word, kowtowed resoundingly to Qiao Jing and the others.

“Madam Zhan! Young Master Zhan! Miss Zhan! You are all magnanimous, please don’t hold a grudge against this old man. I will return Madam Zhan’s money immediately. Please, I beg you, don’t send me to the police station, okay?”

Qiao Jing glanced coldly at “Divine Doctor Jing” and parted her red lips to slowly utter four words.

“You reap what you sow.”

Seeing that pleading was futile, “Divine Doctor Jing” looked ashen-faced at the family in front of him.

He now deeply regretted it; he had thought his first job would be a lucrative one, but it had been exposed right away.

And as if that weren’t enough, he would now have to spend the rest of his life in jail!

Once Qiao Jing had spoken, the bodyguard began to escort “Divine Doctor Jing” out.

After the person was taken away, tranquility returned to the house.

Zhan Yao, seeing that the matter had been dealt with, said his goodbyes and left.

Zhan Nanqing felt a sense of relief and contentment.

“Finally got rid of that old swindler. He really infuriated me!”

Qiao Jing withdrew her gaze from the doorway and shook her head helplessly.

“It’s over now.”

She hadn’t expected that by maintaining an air of mystery, she would provide opportunities for some people to take advantage of her name and convincingly impersonate “Divine Doctor Jing.”

It seemed she had to be more vigilant about this in the future.

Zhan Nanqing glanced at Qiao Jing and was about to continue her rant when she caught her brother’s gaze.

She smacked her lips, determined to avoid any more display of affection, and decisively left the villa to go to her job at the research institute.

Having dealt with the matter, Qiao Jing also needed to return to the research institute to work, and she looked at Zhan Qipei beside her.

“Let’s go.”

Zhan Qipei had been looking at Qiao Jing with his deep, dark eyes, and he opened his mouth to speak but ultimately chose to remain silent.

After they both got into the car, Zhan Qipei hesitated for a long while before he finally spoke up.

“Should we tell mom about your pregnancy? She’s always wanted a grandson, and the misunderstanding today happened because she was so eager to hold her grandchild.”

He actually couldn’t wait for the whole world to know that he was going to be a father, which would prove that he and Qiao Jing still had feelings for each other.

But since Qiao Jing was unwilling to share the news, he had been helping her cover up as well. However, after today’s incident, he felt even more certain of how much his mother wanted a grandchild.

After hearing Zhan Qipei’s words, Qiao Jing furrowed her brows slightly and pondered for a moment before speaking.

“No.”

She and Zhan Qipei were just in the trial phase of their relationship. Although she found the man agreeable, she had not yet decided if she could truly fall in love with him.

If Su Manhan were to find out about her pregnancy, there would be many complications involving the child.

She didn’t want that kind of trouble.

Zhan Qipei pursed his thin lips and said no more.

“Alright.”

He respected Qiao Jing’s wishes. Since she had made this decision, he would continue to help her keep the secret.

He believed that one day, Qiao Jing would accept him.

One day, Qiao Jing would be willing to share the news of her pregnancy.

Inside the research institute.

After tying up the work from the previous day, the researchers made a significant breakthrough in their study.

Cheers erupted in the meeting room after the meeting ended.

“We finally did it!”

“Yes! We’ve been struggling with this issue for weeks, but Professor Qiao is amazing! She almost finished it in just one day!”

“If it wasn’t for Professor Qiao’s efforts yesterday, we would probably have needed several more weeks to study, which would have delayed our progress. Thankfully, we have Professor Qiao!”

“…”

Qiao Jing, seeing the joy on her colleagues’ faces, couldn’t help but let a smile curl at the corners of her lips.

The hard work had not been in vain.

Zhan Nanqing, of course, felt happy as well, but the thought that this achievement came at the cost of Qiao Jing fainting from stomach pain made it seem unworthy to her.

No matter what, nothing was more important than Qiao Jing’s health!

Qiao Jing noticed Zhan Nanqing’s conflicted expression and gently patted the back of her hand.

After the meeting came the lunch break. Qiao Jing planned to tidy her things in her research office before lunch, but Zhan Nanqing stopped her.

“Qiao Jing! You’re heading back to the lab? No, my brother said to make sure you eat on time!”

Xu Hongzu, who had just left the meeting room, overheard this and approached Qiao Jing with concern.

“Jing Girl, I really didn’t want you to come back to work so soon, but I couldn’t stop you. However, if you don’t eat now and go back to work, I’m going to speak with security and not let you into the institute for the next few days!”

Seeing the worried expressions on their faces, Qiao Jing felt a bit helpless and twitched the corners of her mouth.

“I’ll go and clean up, then eat. Don’t worry.”

Even if she didn’t need to eat, the three babies in her womb did.

She had to take care of the three babies.

Xu Hongzu finally breathed a sigh of relief, leaving with a special reminder.

“You must eat and take good care of your health!”

Qiao Jing nodded and walked towards her own research office.

Zhan Nanqing followed closely behind Qiao Jing, fearing she would neglect her meals just like the day before.