Chapter 172: Qiao Zhuo 3

From autumn to winter, the name Xie Jing gradually occupied a large part of Qiao Zhuo's life.

The members of the Xie family have always avoided the world. It is said that because their heirs are withered, each of them is weak and sick, and the eldest son of the Xie family also died young, they have no choice but to choose this way of adoption.

Although Xie Jing was adopted, but now in Xie's family, she is no different from her own.

Qiao Zhuo had just finished violin lessons when he heard this gossip, his shoulders were sore, and he didn't want to lift his hands, so he drank juice with the straw Thomas handed over.

Qiao Zhuo has many allergies, among which he can't eat mangoes at all, as long as a little bit can cause rashes all over his body, and if it is serious, it can cause respiratory infections.

Thomas was paying attention to Qiao Zhuo's expression while talking, and Thomas realized that Qiao Zhuo really forgot to see Xie Jing after he found that the young master didn't have any unnecessary emotional changes.

Qiao Zhuo sat on the high stool shaking his legs, raised his eyes and asked, "What does the fact that Xie Jing is an adopted son have anything to do with me wanting to win against him at the end of the semester?"

Thomas choked rarely, he wanted Qiao Zhuo to think of Xie Jing.

But there are too many things in Qiao Zhuo's life. Apart from school work, he has to learn various etiquettes and specialties. He has almost no time to remember the ragged little boy he met on the street corner many years ago.

"But this Xie family..." Qiao Zhuo frowned lightly and said, "I have seen the project documents of a charity auction they organized."

Thomas waited for Qiao Zhuo's next words.

Qiao Zhuo, who had grown into a teenager, lifted his chin proudly, with a bit of a leader's attitude, and said, "It's not bad."

Thomas nodded approvingly and smiled gracefully, "The Xie family has indeed made a lot of achievements in charity."

As Thomas talked, he began to use this topic to explain to Qiao Zhuo the power of several major families today.

Qiao Zhuo drew a turtle while listening.

His painting skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and the little turtle has become much more naive.

Qiao Zhuo found that the turtle eraser didn't work very well after the first placement test, maybe it can only be used once?

Qiao Zhuo's tortoise got bigger and bigger, and he didn't give up this little trick until he was almost spotted by other students, and he stopped drawing turtle shells.

But that guy Xie Jing asked him why he didn't draw any more winkingly.

Qiao Zhuo couldn't remember how he answered at that time, anyway, Xie Jing never wanted to grab his eraser again.

Thomas noticed Qiao Zhuo's slippage and didn't make a sound to remind him, just smiled lightly and stopped talking.

The birthday of the only heir of the Qiao family is approaching, and the whole Huacheng is quietly preparing for the gift.

Qiao's current situation is not a secret.

Since the death of Mr. and Mrs. Qiao, countless people have been watching every move of this young orphan, for fear that the huge financial group will fall into the hands of an ignorant child.

But the facts beat them hard over the head.

Qiao Zhuo has excellent grades, and he has a majestic temperament at a young age, especially with the help of Thomas beside him, he started to manage the group's affairs by himself in high school.

Outsiders rarely get to know Qiao Zhuo, so they can only get a glimpse of his personality from the boy's overly pretty appearance.

It is very unfortunate that Qiao Zhuo has a flimsy and indifferent face, and Shu Leng's long and narrow eyes naturally like to look at people, and he is usually very taciturn, so others can't say a few words to him.

After coming and going, the only heir of the Qiao family was rumored to be a taciturn iceberg beauty.

Only Thomas knew that Qiao Zhuo would also play petty temper, and sometimes he would be arrogant and reckless and not want to go to horse riding lessons.

He has all the petty tempers that a teenager should have, and Qiao Zhuo is even cuter because of his squeamishness.

That's why other students would only be puzzled when they saw the little turtle on Qiao Zhuo's eraser, but would never think that it was Qiao Zhuo's prank.

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Xie Jing stood in front of the full-length mirror and straightened his neckline. The tall and handsome boy wore a tailored suit with a dark blue star tie.

Xie Jing has never been so nervous before, it seems that she is more nervous than when she saw the seating chart of the placement test.

The boy in the mirror combed his hair back to his forehead, revealing extremely sharp and deep eyebrows and eyes. His broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs set off by his suit, gave him the appearance of an aristocrat.

Xie Jing glanced at the time, looked at the mirror and let out a deep breath, walked to the desk, picked up a red pen and drew a circle on the calendar, encircling the number October 27.

At the bottom of the calendar is an eraser with a turtle drawn on it, and the word Xie Jing, who is baring his teeth and claws, seems to be full of endless anger.

A soft chuckle echoed in the room.

The birthday of the heir of the Qiao Group was not a big event. According to the original words of Thomas, Qiao Zhuo didn't want to make it public. After all, it was not a coming-of-age ceremony.

Everyone agreed loudly and walked into the manor one after another to give gifts.

The protagonist of the banquet hadn't appeared yet, but no one dared to urge him until Xie's car stopped at the door, and Qiao Zhuo just happened to come down the stairs when Xie's father and son walked in.

As soon as Xie Jing came out, people around him couldn't stop praising her. Father Xie's expression remained unchanged when he heard the compliments, and a polite smile was always on his gentle face.

He is a very refined man.

Xie Jing stood beside his father silently, his handsome appearance and unassuming figure made many people present want to get married.

With such an aura at such a young age, he will not be able to support the Xie family in the future.

But these thoughts dissipated instantly after Qiao Zhuo appeared.

Thomas stood at the bottom of the stairs and raised his hand and said softly, "Master."

Thomas's voice was not loud, but it was strange enough to draw the audience's attention.

I saw a young man walking down the stairs slowly. Qiao Zhuo was wearing a white suit with complicated and old patterns piled up on the neckline, and a golden crown pinned to his chest.

Qiao Zhuo lifted his chin lightly, his expression as indifferent and alienated as ever.

His black hair and black eyes showed a restrained temperament under the reflection of pure white. His beautiful skin and high status had a huge impact on everyone present.

At this moment, Xie Jing seemed to see a gorgeous and exquisite cage, and a bird trying to spread its wings to break through the cage.

This kind of contradiction is beyond the imagination of those who have never seen Qiao Zhuo's arrogant and cute side.

But in addition to this sense of contradiction, Xie Jing also felt a deep inferiority complex.

Qiao Zhuo stood indifferently in the center of the banquet, and countless people stepped forward to toast to celebrate.

Thomas dutifully stood aside and handed Qiao Zhuo a glass of juice with a smile.

"Young master, you can't drink."

Qiao Zhuo curled his lips quietly where no one could see, and then took a sip of the sparkling juice.

Thomas is like a parent, standing firmly in front of Qiao Zhuo, fending off all troubles for him.

"Master, this is Mr. Deng, the sailing puzzle you like very much was given to you by his son..."

"This is Mr. Lin, his daughter took fencing lessons with you."

Qiao Zhuo drank the sparkling water expressionlessly.

Until Thomas introduced another person: "Young Master, this is Director Xie, and his son Xie Jing is your classmate."

Xie Jing?

Qiao Zhuo's eyes lit up, and when he looked up, he saw Xie Jing standing in front of him and that refined Dong Xie.

Qiao Zhuo blinked, he had never seen Xie Jing wearing clothes other than school uniform.

It's just that Xie Jing still has that overly handsome cold face, and Qiao Zhuo can think of countless failed exams when he sees him.

But what Qiao Zhuo didn't expect was that Xie Jing's ears were slightly red, and the cold-faced boy stepped forward and handed out the gift box in his hand, saying: "Qiao Zhuo, happy birthday."

Qiao Zhuo was stunned for a while, and he didn't recover until Thomas took the gift box.

The gifts from each family had already been received when the banquet started, Xie Jing gave a separate one.

Qiao Zhuo took a sip of the sparkling water while holding the champagne glass, watched the waiter take away Xie Jing's gift, and wondered what Xie Jing would give him.

Xie Dong smiled very softly, he suddenly looked at Qiao Zhuo and said, "I would also like to thank Mr. Qiao for making the connection so that my wife and I can get what we want. Xie Jing is a good boy."

While the other children were still hanging on their parents' arms in the banquet hall, Qiao Zhuo was already standing in Vanity Fair, being called Mr. Qiao by the bosses and directors.

Qiao Zhuo looked up suspiciously.

Thomas knew that Qiao Zhuo didn't remember, so he raised his hand to hold the top hat first, and replied with a faint smile: "It's Dong Xie and Mr. Xie who are destined."

Father Xie smiled and didn't say any more, presumably he didn't want to keep mentioning the matter of adoption.

Soon another group of congratulators came forward to surround Qiao Zhuo, Xie Jing stood silently beside Xie's father, and it was not until the banquet came to an end that he met Qiao Zhuo again on the terrace.

Thomas is Qiao Zhuo's housekeeper and his etiquette teacher.

Qiao Zhuo was told not to open the present before the banquet was over, but he was really curious, he really wanted to know what gift Xie Jing would give.

So when he saw Xie Jing coming to the terrace, Qiao Zhuo leaned against the milky white railing and asked, "Xie Jing, what is your gift?"

In order to prevent the other party from seeing his eagerness, Qiao Zhuo deliberately slowed down his speech and pretended to ask casually.

Xie Jing approached, a handsome young man with deep eyes.

Xie Jing's voice was very deep, he said: "You will know when you open it yourself."

Qiao Zhuo just lowered his eyes and curled his lips when he heard the words, "Just talking nonsense."

Xie Jing was silent again.

Qiao Zhuo stared at Xie Jing for a while, only to realize that he and his deskmate hadn't sat down and chatted peacefully.

Many people in the class would gather at Xie Jing's desk to ask questions during breaks, pestering this good student with good character and academics under the pretext of not being able to understand.

But Xie Jing is always cold and merciless towards others.

Qiao Zhuo kicked Xie Jing with his leather shoes, and then gave him another look. The little prince asked domineeringly, "What did your father mean just now? Why did you thank me?"

Xie Jing put his hands in his pockets, and said calmly: "My dad may want you to take care of me."

Qiao's Group is a high branch that countless people want to cling to. Qiao Zhuo has heard this saying countless times, but Xie Jing's eyes in front of him are complicated, obviously it is not as simple as he said.

When Qiao Zhuo was thinking, Xie Jing suddenly asked.

"Qiao Zhuo, what kind of puppy do you like?"