Li Yan thought that after being sold by her birth mother to her father, this illegitimate child would feel inferior and become withdrawn. However, young Qiao Mu was able to deal with the members of the Qiao household well. She continued living a carefree life even though her stepmother and stepsister were pretentious and bullied her all the time.
She was only five years old at that time.
Her family members told her that Li Yan was her uncle, but being the innocent little girl she was, she refused to call him anything other than "big brother".
She said to him behind everyone's back, "Big brother, don't tell my father and Aunt Yun about me crying. The members of the Qiao family don't allow me to talk about my mum, and Qiao Ya said that my mum is a bad woman."
He nodded just to pacify her, but she asked him to make a pinky promise with her. She said that this was their secret.
