Chapter 53: Was she playing a rather elaborate game?
He asked, "So? Did you find it?"
Qiao Xing shook her head. "No, Qin Ce, that Lily is very likely a fraud, but I don't have any evidence right now and I can't be sure."
Qin Ce pondered for a moment and said, "If the place you found is fine, then she is definitely a fraud."
"But how am I supposed to tell my cousin?"
"Say it the way it is. If he knew the truth, things would be simpler."
Qiao Xing thought about it and realized that her cousin was still arguing with her aunt about this. If her aunt knew that Lily was a liar, she wouldn't have forced Wang Ye to get married, and she wouldn't have bought such an expensive house.
They won't completely break off relations.
Thinking of this, Qiao Xing's brows relaxed again.
"We still need to find Lily to confirm first. She took 280,000 yuan from Wang Ye's betrothal gifts. If she runs away, won't that money be wasted?"
Although she didn't get along with her aunt, the money was still used to buy a house and get married for Wang Ye.
Where to look?
“She likes to go to bars, let’s go directly to a bar to find her.” Qiao Xing took out his phone and glanced at it. It was still early, and the bars should not be open yet.
Qin Ce sighed helplessly. Given the relationship between Qiao Xing and Wang Ye, he couldn't persuade her. Qiao Xing would never let Wang Ye go unchecked.
The two found a restaurant to eat at and waited until it got dark.
The bar opened around 7 p.m., and the two went there as soon as it was 7 p.m.
"I checked online, and there are more than a dozen bars of all sizes in Chongqing. Are we going to have to go to each and every one of them?"
"No need, just find a bar near the neighborhood. Based on Lily's route, she shouldn't be too far from the neighborhood," Qin Ce analyzed.
Qiao Xing nodded. "You're right. After all, she and Wang Ye only had a fight, they didn't break up. She has nowhere to stay, so she might have to go back to Wang Ye."
She took out her phone and searched for bars near the neighborhood. There were only three, which made things easier.
The two headed straight to the largest bar. When they went inside, there weren't many people there yet, but the lights and music were already on.
Even though there weren't many people, it was still noisy inside.
It was Qiao Xing's first time in a place like this, and she seemed a little uncomfortable. Qin Ce opened a table, ordered a few bottles of wine, and the two of them sat in a corner to wait.
"Why did you order so much alcohol?" Qiao Xing looked at the bottles on the table with some apprehension. They came to find someone, not to drink!
Qin Ce opened a bottle of wine, poured glasses for both of them, and said, "Of course we should drink. We can't just sit here like this, can we?"
Qiao Xing scratched his head. "That makes sense."
She picked up a glass of wine and took a sip. It was a bit bitter, but she could understand why Lily liked to come to bars to drink. Drinking in this atmosphere was indeed very enjoyable.
"You should drink less," Qin Ce couldn't help but remind her.
Qiao Xing smiled at him, "It's okay, this wine doesn't burn your throat."
Qin Ce twitched the corner of his mouth, said nothing, and picked up his wine glass to take a couple of sips.
Gradually, the bar became more crowded, and Qiao Xing got more and more tipsy, whether from the alcohol or the atmosphere, he didn't know.
She sat down next to Qin Ce with her wine glass in hand, clinking her glass against his. "Come on, cheers!"
Qin Ce pursed his lips and stared straight at her. The colorful lights swept across her face, making her features appear and disappear under the beams, with a hint of red.
"Go ahead and drink, why are you looking at me?" Qiao Xing said, having already finished a glass.
Qin Ce twitched the corner of his mouth, picked up the wine on the table, and drank it all in one gulp.
He reminded Qiao Xing again, "We're here to find someone."
"Hmm... I know, but we can't just sit here doing nothing, can we?" She used his words to shut him up, and Qin Ce was speechless for a moment.
He looked around; more and more people were gathering, but Lily still hadn't appeared.
They couldn't find the person, but Qiao Xing seemed to have drunk too much.
She rested her chin on his shoulder and kept pouring herself more wine.
Qin Ce grabbed her wrist and whispered, "Don't drink anymore."
Qiao Xing blinked, looked up, and looked at Qin Ce.
Qin Ce also turned his head. The two were so close that they could clearly smell the faint scent of alcohol in each other's breath.
"Qin Ce, I have a question for you." She blinked, her eyes seemingly veiled with a layer of mist.
"What's the problem?"
Qiao Xing held up one finger, pointed to the ceiling, then to the floor, and asked, "You, are you up there or down there?"
Qin Ce paused for two seconds before realizing what she had asked.
It seems this woman is really drunk, asking him such a question.
He stared at Qiao Xing's dazed eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips, and asked with a hint of teasing, "Do you think it's up or down?"
Qiao Xing was also confused for a moment. What did this have to do with her?
Oh, she realized it too. Did he think she was a fujoshi who shipped couples?
Her gaze lingered on the man's face. He had deep, defined features, was very handsome, and was so tall with such a great physique.
She thought for a moment and said, "I think you should be on top."
Qin Ce frowned slightly. She could actually say such things; she really was... shameless.
Isn't it only right to be on top?
Or is she just more adventurous, and she likes being on top?
"Yeah?"
Qiao Xing nodded. "Yes, definitely."
Qin Ce stared intently at her. "So?"
"The place up there is great; it suits your image much better."
"..."
"Then, what kind of person do you like?" Qiao Xing asked again.
"have no idea."
Qiao Xing pursed her lips and, taking advantage of his inattention, drank another cup.
Qin Ce glanced down at his watch; it was already 10:30. This woman had been drinking for three hours, so it seemed Lily wasn't coming to this bar.
And even if she came, it wouldn't make a difference; she's so drunk, what could she possibly ask?
Luckily he came along; if she had been left drinking alone, who knows what might have happened.
Qiao Xing actually has a good alcohol tolerance, but he drank a bit too much tonight, and Qin Ce ordered all foreign liquors, which have a strong aftereffect.
"Let's go back." Qin Ce helped her up, and she leaned limply against him, looking like she couldn't walk anymore.
Qin Ce put her down again and called Xiao Li to ask him to drive over and pick her up.
Forty minutes later, Xiao Li arrived. Qin Ce picked up Qiao Xing and carried her out of the bar, placing her in the back seat.
Xiao Li craned his neck to look inside, hoping to see what his boss's wife looked like, but he couldn't see anything.
"Mr. Qin, where are we going?"
Qin Ce glanced at Qiao Xing beside him, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Let's go to the hotel."
Xiao Li was stunned for a moment, and his mind started to fill in the blanks again. Why was it a hotel?
Does this mean that this woman is not the lady?
He dared not ask or speak, and could only silently escort the two to the hotel.
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