Chapter 205 Qin Ce's other sister?

The next day.

Qiao Xing woke up as usual, completely unaware of what had happened that night.

She picked up her phone and glanced at it. Her phone had been bombarded with messages all night, and it still hadn't stopped.

Qiao Xing kept her phone on silent.

She had planned to get up and make breakfast, but when she came out, she saw Qin Ce carrying breakfast out.

Qiao Xing opened her mouth in surprise, quickly walked to the dining table, looked at the breakfast on the table, and looked at Qin Ce in astonishment, "Didn't you sleep last night?"

"She's asleep." Qin Ce placed the bowl of porridge in front of her. "Go wash your hands and eat."

Qiao Xing hummed in agreement, turned around and went to the bathroom to wash up, then came out and sat down at the dining table.

Qin Ce glanced at her pajamas; she was getting more and more casual these days.

Previously, the first thing she did when she woke up in the morning was to change her clothes, but now she wears these pajamas even before it's time to go out.

Qin Ce didn't say anything, and sat down next to Qiao Xing. "I'm not going to the company with you today."

Qiao Xing paused, "Aren't you going to work?"

Qin Ce nodded. "I have other things to do. I'll call you a car."

"No need, no need, I'll just ride my electric scooter."

"I've already called."

"..."

What else could Qiao Xing say? She could only silently lower her head and drink the porridge. The porridge was sweet and quite delicious because it was eight-treasure porridge.

After finishing their meal, Qiao Xing packed her things and went out.

Qin Ce even personally escorted her to the entrance of the residential area and watched her get into the car before leaving.

Qiao Xing suddenly heard the driver in front of her chuckle. She was slightly taken aback, looked up at the rearview mirror, and saw the driver's face. She felt that the face looked somewhat familiar.

"Driver, what are you laughing at?"

The driver touched his neck. "Huh? Did I smile? Oh, it's my grandma's birthday today, I'm happy."

"Oh, but haven't we met before?"

The driver was taken aback. "Sir... Miss, do you have such a good memory?"

Qiao Xing stared at him for a while longer. "It's alright, but I'm sure I've seen you before."

Qiao Xing paused, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "I remember now, wasn't that ride-hailing driver from last time you? Do you remember me?"

Xiao Li was embarrassed and said with an awkward smile, "No, I don't remember. I pick up so many people every day, how could I remember them all?"

Qiao Xing nodded seriously, but then realized something was wrong. "But you weren't driving this car last time, were you?"

Xiao Li's hands trembled as he gripped the steering wheel. He took a deep breath and said calmly, "It's normal. These days, who doesn't have a few cars?"

Qiao Xing twitched the corners of her mouth, unsure how to respond.

Those words are truly infuriating.

The two chatted casually for a while, and soon arrived at S&C Company. After Qiao Xing got out of the car, Xiao Li wiped the sweat from his forehead with a sigh of relief.

Luckily, I was quick-witted, otherwise I would have been exposed.

Qiao Xing didn't have much to do today, and she noticed that Xiao Hu wasn't as enthusiastic as before, and didn't take the initiative to talk to her.

Qiao Xing guessed that it was probably because he stood him up when they went out to dinner yesterday.

However, when Qiao Xing thought about Qin Ce's unusual behavior these past two days, she felt inexplicably choked up.

When Qiao Xing was leaving get off work in the afternoon, she picked up her phone again. Her phone had been on silent the whole time, and she had several calls, but she hadn't made any in the afternoon.

She turned up her phone's volume and opened WeChat, but Qin Ce hadn't sent her any messages.

But she still texted him, asking if he wanted to come home for dinner that night.

After sending the message, Qiao Xing took the bus home by herself.

When she got back, she found that Xue Ling was gone all day. The three people in the family had all disappeared. Qiao Xing looked at the empty room and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

She picked up her phone again and looked at it, but Qin Ce still hadn't replied.

I have no idea what he's busy with.

Qiao Xing sat on the sofa for a while, but couldn't sit still any longer, so she got up and went out.

She took a car to visit Grandpa Qin. It had been quite a few days since she hadn't seen him. Since no one else was around, she decided to go have dinner with the old man.

When she arrived at the old man's house, she knocked on the door, only to find that the old man was not home.

Qiao Xing felt a little uneasy. How come even the old man has disappeared now?

Just as Qiao Xing was lost in thought, the old man's voice came from behind her, "Why is Xingxing here?"

Qiao Xing suddenly turned around, about to greet him, but saw a girl standing next to the old man. She looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a white down jacket, with slightly curly hair and a sweet appearance.

While she was sizing up the girl, the other person was also sizing her up.

"Grandpa Qin, is this Qin Ce's wife?"

Grandpa Qin's expression turned somewhat abnormal. He coughed twice and gave a perfunctory "hmm."

Qiao Xing also came to her senses and hurriedly said, "Grandpa, I thought you weren't home."

The old man, leaning on his cane, walked towards Qiao Xing, took out his keys from his pocket, and said, "I just finished eating, and this little Shi insisted on dragging me out for a walk. Why didn't you tell me you were coming? Didn't you eat?"

"Um... I've already eaten. Auntie and Qin Ce aren't home today, so I thought I'd come and see you."

As Qiao Xing spoke, he smiled and glanced at the girl, "And who is this?"

Before the old man could speak, Shi Yi stepped forward and extended her hand generously, "Hello, sister-in-law, my name is Shi Yi."

Qiao Xing was taken aback for a moment, then quickly extended her hand to shake hers. "Hello, are you Qin Ce's other sister?"

She remembered Qin Ce saying that Qiao Yi had two daughters, but this Shi Yi looked a bit older than Xue Ling.

Shi Yi covered her mouth and laughed, "I guess so. Sister-in-law, you're really beautiful. No wonder Brother Qin Ce didn't show you to me."

Shi Yi gave an awkward smile.

The old man said, "Stop talking outside, come in."

Shi Yi, in a very familiar manner, took Qiao Xing's arm and said, "Let's go inside and talk, it's so cold outside."

Qiao Xing followed her inside. The old man seemed very busy once inside, turning on the heater and then running to the kitchen to wash fruit.

Qiao Xing wanted to help, but the old man stopped him.

After washing the fruit, he went to the bathroom, threw the clothes into the washing machine, and then picked up a broom to sweep the floor.

"Grandpa Qin, let me do it."

The old man waved his hand, "No, no, you guys chat, don't worry about me."

Qiao Xing felt a little strange. It was one thing for Qin Ce to act strangely, but why was the old man acting strangely today as well?

Shi Yi picked up an orange, peeled it, and handed it to Qiao Xing, "Sister-in-law, would you like some?"

Qiao Xing waved her hand, "No need, thank you, you eat."

"Alright then." Shi Yi smiled sweetly, broke off a piece and put it in her mouth as a token gesture.

She asked casually, "Sister-in-law, where do you work now?"

"Oh, I'm at Weisheng, you know?"

Shi Yi blinked. "I don't know, I've never been to Chongqing."

The old man, who was sweeping the floor, turned his back, secretly took out his phone, and made a call to Qin Ce.

"Um, so you've been in France the whole time?"

"No, I've been in Beijing the whole time..."

Before Shi Yi could finish speaking, the old man clutched his waist and cried out in pain.

Qiao Xing was startled. She quickly got up and went over to help the old man. "Grandpa, are you alright?"