Chapter 106 You kissed?!
The phone rang for a while but no one answered; it then automatically disconnected.
When she called back, her phone started counting down the thirty seconds until it was supposed to shut down.
"Damn it! Why did the battery have to run out of power at this time?!" Zhou Qiao was so angry that she jumped up and down. She had forgotten to charge the charger before leaving home!
With no other option, she had to go back to the private room to get her power bank.
At the door of the private room, Xu Songning stood there like a door god, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, and said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, so you know how to come back? I thought I was going to go to the toilet to fish you out."
"You won't answer the phone or reply to messages! Zhou Qiao! Do you even know you're injured? You disappear for so long every now and then, how am I supposed to find you? Huh?"
Zhou Qiao guiltily showed her her phone, which was completely turned off. "My phone ran out of battery. It wasn't that I didn't reply on purpose. My stomach wasn't feeling well, so I stayed in the bathroom for a while."
“Lying.” Xu Songning stared at her intently.
Zhou Qiao raised her hand to touch the tip of her nose, her eyes darting around. "Huh? No, I went to the bathroom and got some fresh air. I was worried about the smell."
“I went to the restroom and all the stalls were empty. And,” Xu Songning turned on the screen and said quietly, “you’ve been gone for half an hour. Where have you been? Tell me the truth.”
Zhou Qiao sighed. Nothing could be hidden from her. This guy even knew to squat in the toilet to see her. Didn't he mind the smell?
However, besides this, Xu Songning must also be hiding something from me.
So Zhou Qiao turned the tables and accused him.
"Songning, you were the one who lied first, so why won't you let me go to the restroom? Can you give me a straight answer?"
Xu Songning chuckled and pulled the person to sit on the sofa in the rest area. The semi-enclosed sofa offered excellent privacy, and there was no one else around, making it a perfect place for conversation.
"Did you run into Qin You? Otherwise, how could you have been gone for so long?" Xu Songning asked.
"You ran into them too, that's why they wouldn't let me pass."
"Who was it that said last time, 'Think it through,' that he's pursuing his dreams while you're pursuing your freedom? With your hand injured, do you think I'd let you see him? If he comes after you again, do you think I can beat him? He's tall and strong."
Zhou Qiao carefully considered her words, trying to figure out how to mention that she had invested in Qin You Dream without making her best friend so angry.
"..."
“Speak! Don’t think you can get away with playing dumb. I’m not Lu Xiaomeng, that won’t work.” Xu Songning adopted an interrogation stance.
Zhou Qiao let out a long sigh; she had sighed far too much tonight.
No, I can't tell her about this yet, I'll get scolded...
Today has been unlucky enough, one bad thing after another, it can't get any worse.
If she gets scolded again, she'll go crazy.
“Actually, he knew I was injured, so he rushed back to Shanghai.” Zhou Qiao chose the one who could talk.
Xu Songning glared at her, and the two stared at each other wide-eyed. She didn't know how to judge these two people who were still entangled in their past relationship and were both stubborn and soft-hearted.
"Oh! No wonder you didn't tell us about your injury; it turns out someone was taking care of you."
“That’s not the reason. Think about it, you were blocked in the elevator, and you only told us about it afterward, right? As good friends, I don’t want you to go through all the trouble of handling things that I can manage on my own. I believe you felt the same way. You didn’t even tell Auntie, right?” Zhou Qiao smiled slightly.
Xu Songning was speechless. She really hadn't told her mother that the matter was over, and there was no need for another person to worry and lose sleep.
Zhou Qiao helplessly spread her hands. "I have his informants in my shop. He found out the day I was injured. He threatened me that if I didn't let him stay, he would tell my parents. You know, my dad has high blood pressure and doesn't like me running my own bar. If he finds out, he'll be even angrier. I'm really afraid he'll get into trouble, so I had no choice but to let Qin You stay."
"I can even do eyeliner, I've learned that." Xu Songning nodded, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
Zhou Qiao was both amused and exasperated. "What's wrong?"
"So what did you do after you met them?" Xu Songning continued to press.
Zhou Qiao stammered and couldn't give a coherent explanation.
You two kissed!
"you……"
"It can't be even more..."
Zhou Qiao gasped and quickly covered her mouth. "Good sister, please watch your words! There's nothing! I saw him rush out of a private room and disappear in a flash. I couldn't catch up! My phone was dead when I tried to call him, that's all!"
Only after this barrage of rapid-fire statements did Xu Songning realize that she wasn't lying.
Indeed, I wasn't lying; I just omitted some necessary steps, steps that Xu Songning couldn't know about.
Xu Songning pulled her hand down and chuckled, "He ran away, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Wait a minute!" Xu Songning suddenly remembered something, took out her phone and searched for a while. She pointed to a Weibo post, "Isn't their band supposed to have a performance tomorrow? He's still in Shanghai today?!"
Zhou Qiao leaned back on the sofa, looking utterly dejected. "Why am I in such a hurry? I should have sent him back a long time ago. And what happened to him? He told me he bought a plane ticket yesterday and was leaving, but he's still in Shanghai today."
“This is a major incident. If he insists on not going back, not to mention whether he will have any more performances, the audience will be disappointed, and the partners will not cooperate with him anymore.” Xu Songning finished speaking and fell silent.
The price is too high. Could Qin You be so incapable of distinguishing right from wrong?!
"Songning, call him again and ask how things are going. I'm really worried." Zhou Qiao held her hand, her expression anxious. If she didn't get any news, she probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Xu Songning patted her shoulder reassuringly and made a phone call, but Qin You's phone was switched off.
This is truly hopeless.
"..."
The two looked at each other in silence.
Zhou Qiao smiled bitterly. The money she had invested had already been recouped. Even if Qin You insisted on being willful, in the end, it would only be his own dream that was ruined. Once his reputation in the industry was ruined, no one would want to work with him anymore.
When Zhou Qiao invested the money, she didn't expect any return, and she let Qian Shanshan take the lead in developing the band.
But now that the band is really in crisis, she can't bear to see the band she's been secretly watching break up.
Should she believe Qin You? Believe that he wouldn't be so willful, believe that he would board the plane tonight and fly back to complete tomorrow's performance.
Xu Songning suddenly thought of a possibility. She jumped up, grabbed Zhou Qiao's hand, and started walking back.
Do you have his flight number? His phone might be switched off because he put it on airplane mode before boarding the flight.
Zhou Qiao's eyes widened, and she excitedly shook Xu Songning, "That's right! How come I didn't think of that? What if he still had a little sense of responsibility and really went back?!"
Xu Songning knew she was anxious and comforted her, "With Gu Xing here, isn't it a simple matter to find someone to ask him if he boarded the flight? As long as he's on the plane, there's still room for everything!"
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