Keep Up Appearances

Knowing that she had said enough, Qiao Nan spoke no more. She returned to her room and took out her book to do her revision.

Qiao Nan stayed in her room for a long time, studying by herself. It was so long that she had thought that even though her father was dealt with such a big blow, he still could not understand and insisted on deceiving himself. But right then, Qiao Dongliang went into Qiao Nan's study room. He had a grim expression on his face. "Nan Nan, have you known about it all along? Why didn't you say it before? Why did you wait till today to tell me?"

"Because I don't want to be bullied anymore. I used to have some doubts, but I am certain now. Take for example what happened a year ago. If I didn't study and worked instead, who would stand to gain in our family?"

"That would be your mom…"