Chapter 42 Xia Xiaoqiao [VIP]

Xia Xiaoqiao is the white moonlight of the scumbag male lead and the cinnabar mole of the male supporting character in this book.

The story of this scumbag seme and the submissive uke was able to begin because of this man.

He rejected the scumbag's advances, which is why the scumbag, in a fit of anger, agreed to the slut's confession.

So when he returns, it seems only natural that the submissive character will be forced to withdraw.

He didn't even need to come to Ziyu. Xia Xiaoqiao standing in front of the French windows, looking down at Ziyu who was holding a pile of documents, was enough to shatter the psychological defenses that the submissive had worked so hard to build.

"Are you the capable assistant that Brother Yuzhen mentioned?"

Xia Xiaoqiao's appearance does indeed live up to the title of "white moonlight." He has a fair complexion, large and round eyes, and looks cute and gentle when he smiles, like a young master who is pampered by his family.

"Seeing is believing." Xia Xiaoqiao didn't even try to get close to Ziyu. His eyes were curved, and his tone was light and casual.

“There have been rumors circulating in the company lately about your relationship with Brother Yuzhen, so I thought I’d like to meet you,” Xia Xiaoqiao said.

“I used to be abroad, so I didn’t know much about what was happening in China. There were a lot of rumors about Yuzhen, and I knew he was just trying to spite me. Now that I’m back, I naturally have to deal with these rumors.”

Ziyu was still holding that pile of documents, standing at the door like a fool. There was an unusually large amount of work to do today, and he was exhausted and covered in dust. Standing next to Xia Xiaoqiao, who was dressed beautifully and made up, they looked like worlds apart.

He didn't say anything.

Xia Xiaoqiao didn't need him to speak; he continued.

“I’m getting engaged to Yu-Chen soon. I know you’re a smart person, right? I don’t want the outside world to be so interested in my husband’s romantic history.”

Ziyu lowered his head and walked step by step to Qin Yuzhen's desk, putting down the documents.

"Did you hear that?" Xia Xiaoqiao said, acting like she was half the hostess. "You probably don't want to become someone else's after-dinner snack, do you? I heard your family situation isn't very good, right?"

Ziyu put the documents down, then looked up at Xia Xiaoqiao not far away.

Xia Xiaoqiao remained standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, her face proud and arrogant.

“I can’t control the rumors circulating outside. I only care about whether QY Company can gain traffic. And I forgot to tell you.” Ziyu straightened up.

“I also own 32% of this company, making me the second-largest shareholder. I cannot leave this company because of your husband’s romantic history.”

Ziyu emphasized the word "your husband".

Xia Xiaoqiao pursed his lips. He hadn't expected that this handsome young man, who looked honest and docile, would actually contradict him.

"you!"

He couldn't speak, he could only stare at him angrily.

At that moment, Qin Yuzhen opened the door and saw this scene.

Xia Xiaoqiao's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran to Qin Yuzhen, affectionately taking the man's arm.

"Brother Yuzhen, you're finally back!" Xia Xiaoqiao's voice instantly turned sweet. "Look at your assistant, he's so rude to me! He's totally bullying me!"

Qin Yuzhen withdrew his arm and looked at Ziyu opposite him.

"When did you arrive?" Qin Yuzhen glanced at the documents on the table and understood. "Since you brought the things, let's go."

Ziyu didn't speak, his eyes darting between Xia Xiaoqiao and Qinyu Town.

He felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn't explain why.

Xia Xiaoqiao felt ignored and embarrassed. He said again, "Brother Yuzhen!"

Qin Yuzhen seemed to only then notice what Xia Xiaoqiao had said. He remained silent for a moment, then said coldly:

"Ziyu, is what Mr. Xia said true?"

Qin Yuzhen looked coldly at Ziyu: "If you don't want to do this anymore, I won't try to keep you."

"Now, apologize to Mr. Xia."

*

It didn't seem like long ago that the events of the previous timeline had passed. Ziyu's eyes flickered as she considered the current countermeasures in her mind.

[If Xia Xiaoqiao returns and follows the same arranged marriage path as in her previous life, there will be a chance to reverse the plot deviation.]

Ziyu took a deep breath, and thinking of the man from the previous playthrough who always smiled gently while saying vicious words, her stomach churned.

Qin Yuzhen didn't notice the fleeting look of disgust on Ziyu's face when he heard his words, and continued, "I will invite him to our engagement party."

Qin Yuzhen's feelings towards his childhood friend were complicated.

"He has a great personality, and I believe you two will become friends."

Ziyu pursed his lips.

That kind of personality can be called good? Is this the filter that a scumbag seme has for his white moonlight?

However, due to his established persona, he currently only had a vague understanding of Xia Xiaoqiao and could only force a smile as he said, "Okay."

Qin Yuzhen continued, "During the years you were in a coma, I helped you get a leave of absence from school, and I explained the situation to all your friends. This is your cell phone. Your previous one was smashed by Mingyu, so I took out the SIM card and bought you a new one."

Ziyu took the phone, and a flood of messages came rushing in. There were messages of concern from Haiyue, inquiries from other classmates, and he also saw a message from Lin Hai.

Ziyu first replied to a few classmates he used to be close to, and Haiyue replied instantly, asking incredulously if he was really the person in the video.

He didn't really want to reply to the rest of the people.

When Qin Yuzhen saw him put away his phone, a look of joy at regaining what he had lost appeared in his deep eyes—for him, he had almost lost Ziyu for the second time.

In the past six years, he returned to the Qin family and, relying on his experience from his previous life, brought the Qin family to a new level. Even the Tang Group can only rank second now.

But Qin Yuzhen didn't want to tell Ziyu any of this.

He gazed at Ziyu's face for a long time, and those eyes, which had been closed for six years, finally showed new life.

Where Ziyu couldn't see, Qin Yuzhen's hands, which were resting on his lap, were already clenched into fists, and his eyes were dark.

Every year, every day, every second that followed, he kept reliving the events of that day.

He kept wondering: if he hadn't arrived in time, would Ziyu have died in that small cave? If he hadn't sent the message immediately, would Ziyu have died in his arms like in his previous life? And what he pondered even more deeply was whether Ziyu would have been kidnapped if he hadn't let her attend the wrap party that day. If he hadn't been confident in his ability to protect her, hadn't let Ziyu go off to act, hadn't relied too much on his experience from his previous life to take Mingyu in… All of this ultimately converged into one thought.

If he had kept Ziyu firmly by his side from the very beginning, forbidding him from contacting anyone or leaving, wouldn't nothing have happened? Wouldn't those guys who coveted Ziyu have remained silent?

But you can't...

Qin Yuzhen thought, Ziyu wouldn't like it; he wouldn't like being trapped by someone's side...

After much thought, the only thing that could provide a sufficient excuse for them to never separate again and to prevent anyone else from interfering seemed to be marriage.

marriage.

Qin Yuzhen asked, "What kind of engagement banquet do you prefer?"

"Um?"

Ziyu seemed surprised that the topic had changed so quickly.

Qin Yuzhen: "How about I set the engagement banquet for next week?"

"So fast? You can't even finish making the dresses, can you?" Ziyu asked with difficulty.

What's going on with this scumbag seme? Huh? He's way too impatient!

Ziyu was still struggling with the question: "I think we should wait until your childhood friend arrives before we talk about it... I remember that Mr. Xia seems to be studying design?"

Xia Xiaoqiao is indeed a designer by training, and her studies abroad were for the sake of her career.

He also remembered that in a movie that Qin Yu Town promoted later, almost all the costumes for the main characters were designed by Xia Xiaoqiao. When that movie came out, it attracted a lot of fans for Xia Xiaoqiao. In addition, Xia Xiaoqiao was beautiful and attractive. When the Qin family announced the marriage, there were a lot of cheers online, saying that the man and woman were a perfect match.

As for the drab, overweight assistant following behind? Nobody cares.

Ziyu believes that as long as Xia Xiaoqiao appears, the plot can definitely be salvaged!

Last time, the deviation was 50%, but as soon as Xia Xiaoqiao came back, the deviation returned to normal, right?

Qin Yuzhen shook his head: "I want to get engaged to you, why should I wait for him to come back?"

“He can design our clothes!” Ziyu forced a longing expression. “We only have this one engagement party, and I’d love to wear a custom-made suit… I’m sure your childhood friend is quite capable, right?”

Ziyu said these words with a forced smile. Under the threat of the plot collapsing, Ziyu, a mature office worker, could quickly distinguish who was good rather than flattering someone she disliked.

Who would turn down money?

Qin Yuzhen seemed to have been persuaded by him as well.

He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll tell him now."

[Plot deviation value: 78%]

Very good.

"Every little bit helps," Ziyu thought, taking a deep breath with lingering fear.

Qin Yuzhen then said, "After the engagement, let's find an auspicious day soon to get married."

Ziyu: ?

I took a deep breath and almost coughed it up.

Ziyu asked anxiously, "Isn't this too hasty?"

"No."

Qin Yuzhen's gaze was deep and intense. When he met Ziyu's beautiful dark eyes, Ziyu was suddenly struck by the undisguised deep love in Qin Yuzhen's eyes. He was stunned for a moment, as if his eyes were being burned by that intense love, and his mind went blank.

Qin Yuzhen said slowly, "Ziyu, for you, this may only happen in one day, but for me..."

"I have been waiting for you for six long years."

For Qinyu Town, every single day of these past six years has been an extremely cruel form of torture.

He lived in fear and despair day and night.

Later on, he even wondered if it was because of his rebirth that Ziyu's death was brought forward.

Ziyu was burned and looked away. At the same time, he could feel his heart beating slowly in his chest.

Qin Yuzhen said, "Yu Yu, I can't wait any longer."

Upon hearing the familiar address, Ziyu's breath hitched, and his soul was shaken.

The image of Qin Yuzhen, who was extremely cold to him in the previous playthrough, is now mixed with the image of Qin Yuzhen who has deep feelings of love for him, and Ziyu is once again in a daze.

—What exactly is going on?

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