Xiao Qi had been very smart since childhood, not only learning to crawl, talk, and walk earlier than many toddlers, but also remembering things much faster.
Under these conditions, Xiao Yunyun began to fabricate a lie with Xiao Qi abroad and patiently explained why they had to do this.
Although Xiao Qi was just over three years old, she had actually mastered all the kindergarten knowledge, able to quickly calculate addition and subtraction within 10,000 using mental arithmetic.
As for multiplication, she was now starting to learn it, and she had already memorized the entire multiplication table.
It could be said that Xiao Qi was a born child prodigy.
Thanks to this, the two of them were able to keep up the deception against Xiao Yunyun's mother, Xiao Tianjiao. Xiao Yunyun even relied on a friend to Photoshop a fake husband.
Unfortunately...
No matter how good the concealment, there would eventually be a day it was discovered.
It wasn't that the two of them acted poorly, but that her mother, Xiao Tianjiao, had far-reaching influence and actually sent people abroad to investigate slowly. After spending a long time, they came to the conclusion — the person couldn't be found.
Later, Xiao Tianjiao investigated Xiao Yunyun's past, especially the hospitals abroad where she gave birth. By spending money, she finally found out the real truth.
This truth was that Xiao Yunyun was already pregnant back then.
At that time, around graduation, she had been constantly setting up blind dates for Xiao Yunyun.
Xiao Yunyun happened to use this as an excuse to run away from home. She withdrew a large amount of cash in advance and also transferred some to the accounts of several trustworthy friends.
Finally, Xiao Yunyun went abroad pregnant and gave birth there.
When she returned, she said that upon arriving abroad, she had immediately fallen for someone, and used this to resist her mother, Xiao Tianjiao's, series of arrangements, eventually conceiving Xiao Qi...
Even the birth certificate and marriage certificate were obtained by spending money; they were fake and could even be verified upon inspection!
Everything seemed real, after all, in abroad, with money, you could move mountains.
Thus, Xiao Qi's birth record was delayed by a few months.
It appeared Xiao Qi was just over three years old, but actually, she was already a few months past three. However, the difference wasn't huge.
Now...
Originally, Xiao Yunyun had brought Xiao Qi out happily to eat BBQ. Unfortunately, a phone call made them lose all appetite.
Now that the truth was out, Xiao Tianjiao had scolded Xiao Yunyun fiercely.
If she wasn't so fond of Xiao Qi, and because Xiao Qi was a prodigy who brought her honor whenever she took her out in front of other women, maybe she would have called Xiao Qi a bastard of unknown origin in the phone call just now.
Afterwards, Xiao Tianjiao cursed for half an hour. Coincidentally, she remembered the son of a friend she had met a few years ago, and immediately thought of setting up a blind date again.
After all, Xiao Yunyun's marriage was fake.
The marriage certificate was fake, the ring was fake, and now she didn't even have a boyfriend, let alone a husband.
At least from her investigation during this period, Xiao Yunyun indeed had no intimate contact with any other men, truly living as if she had a husband.
Wasn't this perfect timing!
The friend's son had also just divorced recently. Although his family's assets weren't as much as the Xiao Family's, his family business could perfectly supplement the Xiao Family's downstream channels. Moreover, his grandfather had significant connections with people in Shanghai, and even in Beidu City!
Whether Xiao Tianjiao's younger brother, Xiao Tianao, could rise from a minor position in Shanghai to a higher one depended on whether the two families could come together!
"Sigh... my dear daughter... it's not that I don't want to..."
Xiao Yunyun's expression dimmed.
Ultimately, the probability of a rich young lady marrying a poor boy is just too low.
She believed there were successful examples in this world, but it was simply impossible for her.
The fundamental reason was her mother, Xiao Tianjiao.
Or rather, their Xiao Family was a family with several hundred years of heritage, not just an ordinary nouveau riche family of the second or third generation.
Why did Xiao Yunyun leave without saying goodbye back then, or rather, why didn't she make things clear to Kaito from the beginning...
It was still because of her family.
In fact, before Xiao Yunyun met Kaito, she had already been arranged for several blind dates, but she just didn't find anyone suitable.
Later...
She met Kaito. They shared common interests, Kaito was very handsome, and he brought her a lot of joy.
Combined with her family situation, she took advantage of the alcohol and couldn't resist having a crazy night with Kaito.
Of course, she never imagined getting pregnant on the first try. After finding out, she used refusing blind dates as an excuse and directly left.
The reason she didn't tell Kaito was also because she was afraid her mother, Xiao Tianjiao, might do something to Kaito.
Being in this family, she understood somethings all too well.
She really wasn't bad-mouthing her own family, but sometimes, to achieve their goals, people indeed stoop to any means necessary!
As the current head of the family, Xiao Tianjiao's methods even surpassed those of her father, Ye Chen.
Obviously her father, Ye Chen, was once a big shot in the underworld, but now?
After being toyed with by Xiao Tianjiao and made to marry into the Xiao Family, he became completely obedient to her, and she also took over everything Ye Chen originally had.
Yes...
Now Ye Chen had indeed reformed, but the remaining legacy was also taken over by Xiao Tianjiao.
Although many industries had been sold off, and others were gradually being legitimized and cleaned up, there were still some people who did the 'dirty work'.
As the saying goes, it's easier to deal with the King of Hell than with those troublesome little ghosts.
Behind success, besides all kinds of mutual help, many people inevitably use some improper, unscrupulous means.
The things they were inconvenient to do themselves, they could let these people handle.
For this reason, Xiao Yunyun had never told Kaito, and to protect Kaito, she had even severed all contact to prevent him from being discovered.
"Then Mom, should we run away again?"
"Run? Run where?"
Xiao Yunyun squatted down to stroke Xiao Qi's hair, her face bitter as she let out a long sigh.
If the truth hadn't been exposed, and she waited a few more years until she was older and Xiao Qi had grown up, she wouldn't have so much trouble now.
She could just tough it out.
But now she was still young...
And with the truth exposed, she was definitely under surveillance. It was too late for her to run.
Unless she didn't use her ID card, didn't use money, didn't use her phone, and just ran to some other place to live in hiding.
Then the chances of success would be much higher.