Chapter 128 Chapter 128 Meeting His Parents...
Qiao Wanshu blinked, trying hard to see the figure standing at the door. Could it be his brother? It had to be his brother... But instead, he saw a fair, delicate face.
In an instant, her expression of helpless anticipation turned into shock and disbelief.
How could it be——
"Why is it you?" She stared at Xu Qinghu who was standing at the door, thinking she was hallucinating. She tried hard to see more clearly, but it was still Xu Qinghu's face.
Her breathing stagnated for a moment, and the next second she unconsciously lowered her head, pulling hard at her torn skirt, trying to cover her exposed body.
But when his fingertips touched the burned skin, a sound similar to wailing came from his throat.
How could it be Xu Qinghu?
How could it be Xu Qinghu?
She would rather it was anyone else who came than Xu Qinghu.
She stood at the door in all her splendor, yet she had to act as her savior. Why did she do that? Why did she do that!
However, what was even more tragic was that while she was feeling resentful and unwilling, she actually felt an indescribable sense of relief deep down in her heart. Fortunately, someone was willing to kick open the door, and fortunately, someone heard her cry for help. Otherwise, she didn't know what kind of life she would live after tonight.
fine.
Qiao Wanshu lowered his head, hiding all the sadness and pain in his eyes. Only his twitching body revealed his inner unrest.
The loud kick at the door made all the men in the box look up. When they saw that it was a young and beautiful woman standing at the door, they all showed contempt and even obscene expressions. "So she is a beautiful woman. Could it be that she wants to join us?"
The leading man took a few steps toward Xu Qinghu and said, "Looking at your looks, we wouldn't mind having one more person. Do you want to name a price?"
Xu Qinghu stood still and forcefully opened the outstretched hand. "You want me to join you?"
She lowered her eyes and glanced at the trembling Qiao Wanshu. Seeing that her clothes were tattered and her neck and face were covered with large scars, her peach blossom eyes were cold, "Are you worthy?"
"It seems like they want to stand up for the little sisters," several men laughed wildly, mocking Xu Qinghu's self-conceit. "It's a pity that this bitch wasn't forced by us to come here. She begged and rushed to come out with us. If you don't believe me, ask her."
After saying that, he slapped Qiao Wanshu's face hard, as if he was sure that she would not dare to ask for help. After all, she was so poor that she had to go out with them to drink. How could she be considered a tough guy?
"Really?" Xu Qinghu looked at Qiao Wanshu, who remained silent for a few seconds before asking, "Did you agree to this?"
Qiao Wanshu pursed her lips tightly, her drooping eyelashes hiding all the emotions in her eyes. She hesitated and did not answer immediately.
"I told you so," the men laughed again, the pride and filth in their eyes seemed to overflow, and some even reached out to pinch Qiao Wanshu's chest, forcing him to retreat again and again.
Seeing Qiao Wanshu remain silent, Xu Qinghu said, "It seems I heard wrongly."
She withdrew her gaze and planned to leave with her assistant.
"Don't leave," the men couldn't help but say, "If you join us, a sports car and a mansion are not impossible."
As he said this, he was about to stop Xu Qinghu.
"Get out of here!" The assistant behind him strode forward and shouted, "This is a dining area, not a place for you to do whatever you want. I advise you to stop!"
"Who said we're not eating?" the leading man asked, "Aren't we enjoying it already?"
Xu Qinghu turned around and looked at them again, expressionless, "I am someone you cannot touch."
She has a cold and beautiful appearance, and her whole body is like a flower on a cliff. Her temperament is unattainable, which makes people feel itchy.
"Oh, it seems you have a lover. Why don't you tell us about it? Maybe we know each other."
"Shut up!" The assistant stopped Xu Qinghu and said with disgust, "Don't try to judge us with your dirty thoughts."
Xu Qinghu ignored those people and looked at Qiao Wanshu again. Half of her face was hidden in the shadows, as if she had become a transparent person.
Xu Qinghu didn't ask her whether she wanted to leave with him, but walked to the end of the corridor.
Everyone has their own choice. Now that Qiao Wanshu has made his choice, there is no need to stay any longer.
"Let's go," she said to the assistant, "We should go back."
Seeing that she ignored them, the men did not try to stop her. This beautiful woman might have a powerful backer. Although they had some capital, they did not want to bring trouble upon themselves.
Seeing Xu Qinghu about to walk away, Qiao Wanshu finally came to his senses and subconsciously took two steps forward to chase him, "I..."
"What are you doing!" The man grabbed her hair roughly. "I have a mistress, what do you have? Do you still think you are the eldest daughter of the Qiao family?"
Qiao Wanshu let out a wail from her throat and watched Xu Qinghu leave. The pain of not wanting to bow to her finally defeated her inner self-esteem and fear after she realized that she really didn't want to care about her. She just wanted to live, she just wanted her family to get better again. Was she wrong?
Why did she end up like this, why!
"No!" The sobs turned into a cry for help that echoed through the corridor. "Save me! Save me!"
No matter who that person is, no matter what grudge that person has against her, she just wants to live and not fall into endless darkness.
"Xu Qinghu! Save me!!"
She finally called out her name, her voice hoarse, like a dying butterfly making a final struggle for freedom.
She didn't want to never even have the chance to walk in the sunshine in the future.
Xu Qinghu paused.
"Hulu," the assistant tugged at her sleeve and couldn't help but say, "Just ignore this kind of person. She's been bullying you on the show, and now she's finally getting her comeuppance. It's better not to get involved with her."
At this point, the assistant whispered, "She must have come here voluntarily, otherwise why didn't she ask for help before?"
Xu Qinghu lowered his eyes to glance at her. Seeing that she looked like she had gotten what she deserved, there was no sense of satisfaction in her eyes. Instead, he said, "My grudge against her has nothing to do with watching her being humiliated. I can take revenge on her, but not in this way."
The young assistant was stunned for a moment, looking at her beautiful face under the light. She was still as beautiful as before, but there was something more in her that made her heart surge.
Before she could come to her senses, Qiao Wanshu's cry for help came from the private room again. Xu Qinghu didn't hesitate, and quickly stepped forward and kicked open the door of the box again!
"Let her go." She lowered her eyes and looked at the extremely embarrassed Qiao Wanshu, with a cold and solemn expression on her cold face, "Let her go!"
The men who had been grabbing Qiao Wanshu and making physical advances all raised their heads and looked at Xu Qinghu who had returned, with no intention of stopping at all.
"Why, you regretted it and decided to come back and join us?"
Xu Qinghu didn't respond, but just looked at Qiao Wanshu and said, "Come here."
With tears in her eyes, Qiao Wanshu covered her torn clothes and walked towards Xu Qinghu with her head down.
"Did they let you go?" The leading man grabbed her hair and said, "You still think you're some chaste heroine!"
Qiao Wanshu felt pain, but he gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound, trying hard not to cry.
"Call the police." Xu Qinghu looked at the assistant. "He threatened and assaulted a woman in public. Let the police handle it."
"Call the police?" Several men laughed at her words. "She volunteered to do this. Even if the police come, it's a consensual thing. What can they do to us?"
Xu Qinghu didn't answer. He walked into the box and said to Qiao Wanshu, "Follow me."
Qiao Wanshu took a deep breath, quickly released the man's hand, looked at Xu Qinghu's back without looking back, and followed him as if escaping.
The men looked at each other and their gazes fell on Xu Qinghu again, as if they were considering whether it was worth it to call the police for Qiao Wanshu.
Those who have made it to this point are not fools. Xu Qinghu's confident look makes them have to be vigilant. After all, it is not worth offending a woman with other backers for the sake of a poor rich girl.
"Miss Qiao, are you sure you want to leave?" The leading man said slowly, "Think about the debts your family owes and the relatives lying in bed. If I were you, I would stay here honestly. At least my trip won't be in vain. If you leave now, you won't have such a good opportunity again in the future. After all, everyone is a charity."
He stared at Qiao Wanshu's back, the threat in his eyes undisguised.
Qiao Wanshu's face turned pale, his fingertips clenched tightly into his palms, but he didn't even look back at the other person.
"I'm not here to accompany you drinking," she said in a hoarse and resolute voice, "I'm not the kind of woman you think I am."
She took a deep breath, turned her back to those people and said, "I can earn money to pay off my debts, and I'm willing to accept the changes in my family, but if you told me in advance that this wasn't a blind date, I wouldn't come over for dinner."
The men at the dinner table were certainly hateful, but it was not them who made her feel pain and despair.
She thought that after experiencing such a big change, no matter how difficult the road ahead was, as long as she held on to her family's hands tightly, things would definitely get better in the future.
But she forgot that when people are down and out, they who have been used to a good life cannot accept such a gap, and once they make up their minds, the first thing they throw away is the most insignificant thing.
And she is that thing.
Qiao Wanshu felt amused when she thought about the careful preparations she had made for this blind date. Qiao Xicheng couldn't even stand on her own feet, but she was thinking of selling herself at a high price to make up for the deficit at home. Who knew they were so cruel that they didn't even give her a slightly decent way of selling herself.
It's not that she can't give, it's not that she can't sell herself. She was even prepared to learn to please the other party as long as he was willing to help pay off the family's debts. But in the end, even the way she sold herself became ugly.
Is this any different from a rat in a gutter?
Qiao Wanshu lowered her eyelashes, not wanting Xu Qinghu to see the tears in her eyes, "I won't stay."
She whispered, "If you want a body, stop me."
She glanced sideways at the window at the end of the corridor. It was already a lonely autumn day, and gusts of cold wind blew through the corridor, bringing a chill to her spine. "Falling from here would probably cause quite a commotion."
The man in the box was shocked. He didn't expect her to be so cruel. She was so fawning before, but now she has changed. He couldn't help but say it was bad luck in his heart.
"Just jump," someone said contemptuously, "at worst we'll just have to pay some money, we don't need that."
Qiao Wanshu clenched his fists and was about to speak when Xu Qinghu looked at the assistant and asked, "Have you called the police?"
The assistant hurriedly raised his phone and said, "I've called someone over."
Seeing that they really did call the police, the men suddenly felt bored and waved their hands away like they were swatting flies. "Get out! Get out now! Your family is bankrupt and you're still pretending to be so arrogant. It's really unlucky!"
"Let's go," Xu Qinghu ignored them and looked at Qiao Wanshu again, "I'll take you out."
Qiao Wanshu's tense nerves gradually relaxed, and he followed her across the corridor and out.
Xu Qinghu did not chase after his previous colleague, but took her to the elevator on the other side.
In the elevator, neither of them spoke. The young assistant secretly glanced at Qiao Wanshu, thinking that if she hadn't met Hulu today, she would have been ruined by those scumbags. She couldn't help but sigh that her current situation was a world of difference from that of the dating variety show.
It's really fate.
Qiao Wanshu lowered his eyes, did not say thank you to Xu Qinghu, nor did he confront her like before, as if he had completely lost hope.
It was not until the elevator stopped on the underground floor and the dim lights of the parking lot obscured the expression on Qiao Wanshu's face that she raised her head and looked at Xu Qinghu's back, with extremely complicated emotions in her eyes.
"Let's go," the assistant said softly, worried that she didn't know the way, "the driver is just up ahead."
Since Qiao Wanshu has been brought out, Hulu will definitely not abandon her halfway, otherwise what is the point of saving her?
Qiao Wanshu pursed his lips tightly, and did not say in anger that he did not need their help. He followed Xu Qinghu to the black car not far away.
When the driver saw them coming, he quickly opened the door and let them get in.
The assistant was afraid that Qiao Wanshu's emotional instability would hurt Xu Qinghu, so she wanted her to sit alone in the front row, but Xu Qinghu stopped her with a look.
Finally, the driver and the assistant sat in the front row, and Xu Qinghu and Qiao Wanshu sat in the back row.
It was a dark night, and the car was driving quietly among the busy traffic. Xu Qinghu leaned back in her chair, lowered her head and sent a message to the director and others, saying that she would go back and rest first.
Before she put down her phone, she received a call from He Shengnian, asking her where she was.
"I've already left the hotel." Xu Qinghu didn't shy away from Qiao Wanshu's thoughts and asked calmly, "Why, are you coming to pick me up?"
Xu Qinghu was stunned by what was said on the other end of the phone.
"I sent the message," the assistant whispered, "You asked me to call the police before, so I went straight to Mr. He. He will definitely be able to suppress those people."
Xu Qinghu glanced at her, and the young assistant said sorry embarrassedly.
"You don't have to come over. The matter has been resolved. I'm on my way back. You still have to go to work tomorrow. Just rest well at home tonight."
I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone, and Xu Qinghu said again: "I understand. I will definitely call you first if anything happens next time."
Even though I couldn't hear He Shengnian's voice, I could tell how good their relationship was just by the way Xu Qinghu spoke.
Qiao Wanshu looked at her fair profile and thought that a man like He Shengnian seemed to become ordinary in front of her, no different from other men.
But she had to spend a lot of energy to get close to him. Is love or not really so obvious?
Her eyes were sore and she still regretted not being able to conquer He Shengnian before. If it were him, the Qiao family would not have gone bankrupt and she would not have fallen into such a terrible situation.
But she can never go back.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Qinghu looked at Qiao Wanshu and asked, "Where are you going?"
She didn't ask for her home address, as if she knew she didn't want to go home.
Qiao Wanshu paused for breath and said with difficulty, "I'll go to the hotel."
The moment she left the restaurant, she never thought about going home. She didn't know whether she would go crazy or pretend nothing happened if she went back, but she didn't want to go back. She didn't want to see those three faces that were both familiar and unfamiliar to her.
Xu Qinghu asked the driver to find a nearby location and take her to her destination across the overpass.
Qiao Wanshu should have been feeling uneasy sitting in the car, but she inexplicably had a feeling of having given up.
Perhaps because she had lost face in front of Xu Qinghu, she no longer cared about her image.
Anyway, she wouldn't be grateful to Xu Qinghu just for a favor.
After the car stopped, Xu Qinghu did not get out, but asked the assistant to take her in.
She looked calm and composed, as if she didn't care what Qiao Wanshu was thinking.
Qiao Wanshu pushed open the car door, covered her torn clothes and was about to leave. Xu Qinghu looked at her skin burned by the cigarette butt and glanced at the assistant.
The assistant understood what she meant and quickly stepped forward to put the coat that Xu Qinghu had placed beside her on her. She smiled and said, "It's cold, you should put on some clothes before you go."
Feeling a faint warmth on her shoulder, Qiao Wanshu paused and looked back at Xu Qinghu in the car. She lowered her head slightly, as if she was not the one who asked the assistant to give her the clothes.
Qiao Wanshu looked at her calm face, something seemed to surge in his eyes, his gaze changed unpredictably, and finally turned into indescribable gloom.
"Xu Qinghu, are you feeling sorry for me?" She stood by the roadside, her eyes slightly lowered, as if she were still the unattainable white swan, her voice cold and distant.
Xu Qinghu glanced at her. Qiao Wanshu was wearing her coat, but he looked at her with deep suspicion. He said coldly, "Seeing me in such a mess, you feel very proud, right? You can finally put me under your feet, and by the way, you can also be my savior and make me feel grateful to you?"
Qiao Wanshu's eyes were full of sarcasm. She didn't believe that after experiencing the suppression from the Qiao family, Xu Qinghu would still show kindness to her.
Rather than believing that Xu Qinghu would help her, she believed that she had other motives.
"Whatever you think." Xu Qinghu didn't respond, but just asked the assistant to get in the car.
"I won't be grateful to you," Qiao Wanshu took a step forward, staring intently at Xu Qinghu, "Don't think I'll be grateful to you just because you helped me once. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be in this situation. You ruined me, you ruined everything I had!"
She lifted up her clothes and tried her best to keep the peace, as if this would allow her to forget the momentary warmth she had just received and return to being hostile to Xu Qinghu.
Otherwise, what was the point of their life-and-death struggle? What was the point of her deep hatred for Xu Qinghu?
If she changes her mind and becomes grateful to Xu Qinghu just because the person who saved her is him, then is she still Qiao Wanshu?
"I won't be grateful to you," Qiao Wanshu repeated. "If you want to be my savior, you will never be grateful to me."
She stared at Xu Qinghu almost provocatively, wanting to see her true face revealed. However, Xu Qinghu did not get angry at her words. Her eyes remained clear and calm. "I don't need your gratitude for what I did."
Qiao Wanshu was stunned.
Xu Qinghu: "If it wasn't you, but any other girl, I would do the same. I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing this for myself."
Qiao Wanshu's pupils contracted violently for a moment. "What did you say?"
Xu Qinghu said calmly, "I did this so that I wouldn't have nightmares when I think of this someday, and wouldn't regret not opening that door. If I ever encounter the same thing again, I'd also hope someone would take me away. No matter who that person is, I hope they won't abandon the door and leave."
"You don't need to be grateful to me," Xu Qinghu looked into Qiao Wanshu's eyes. "If you want to be grateful, be grateful that you still called for help and haven't really given up on yourself."
The night breeze was cool, and both of them were in the shadows. However, Qiao Wanshu saw Xu Qinghu's eyes clearly, which were still as bright as when they first met on the romance show. There was no obvious anger or dissatisfaction in her eyes when she looked at her, but an ordinary gaze.
There were many negative emotions in Qiao Wanshu's heart that were waiting to be released, but in an instant, they lost their meaning. She drooped her eyelashes, her heart was in a mess, and she didn't understand what she was thinking.
Thousands of words condensed into one sentence: "Shouldn't you hate me?"
She hated her suppression and scheming, and hated her and the Qiao family for almost ruining her reputation.
Xu Qinghu didn't answer the question directly, but asked: "Qiao Wanshu, have you learned to walk upright?"
She looked at her drooping brows, her tone still calm, but Qiao Wanshu's breathing stagnated for a moment.
"I thought that after this incident, you should care about yourself the most." Xu Qinghu said: "Whether you hate me or not is none of my business. I will not suffer any loss because of your thoughts. I only do what I want to do. What about you, Qiao Wanshu? Do you know what you are thinking?"
Xu Qinghu looked at the heroine in the book and asked her: "Have you ever thought about your life as someone other than the eldest daughter of the Qiao family? If you hate me, then let me see you for real and let me know how much you hate me. I am not afraid of your hatred."
Just as she was never afraid of her own ending in the book, she was never afraid of anyone.
Including Qiao Wanshu.
Qiao Wanshu clenched his palms and his gaze fell on Xu Qinghu again. Looking at her calm appearance, his breathing seemed to stop.
"You're telling me all this because you think I'm down and out and you look down on me. Do you think this is what I want? If you hadn't snatched He Shengnian away, if you hadn't insisted on competing with me, how could I have ended up like this?!"
Qiao Wanshu said emotionally: "You are the culprit who ruined my life! You are the culprit who caused the Qiao family to go bankrupt! I will never reconcile with you!"
Xu Qinghu waited patiently for her to finish, and his gaze towards her changed noticeably. "If you think this is looking down on you, then look down on you. I have never thought of reconciling with you. You and the Qiao family are my enemies. The fact that you are not doing well is indeed good news for me."
She raised her eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "I will never reconcile with you either."
When she said this, Xu Qinghu's eyes were surprisingly cold. She saved Qiao Wanshu because she followed her inner wishes, but this did not mean that the past grudges were wiped out.
"If you and the Qiao family have a chance to make a comeback, I will not hesitate to suppress you, just like you once did to me."
Qiao Wanshu looked at her in disbelief. He didn't expect that she would still refuse to let them go.
"Let's go," Xu Qinghu said to the assistant without wasting time, "It's time to go back."
The young assistant looked at Qiao Wanshu, quickly sat in the passenger seat, and asked the driver to drive away.
"Xu Qinghu!" Qiao Wanshu took two steps forward, but her clothes fell off, forcing her to hastily cover them up. She shouted at Xu Qinghu, "It's not over. The war between you and me will never end! Don't let me get up, or I will return all the humiliation I've suffered to you!"
As the car drove away, Qiao Wanshu's figure became smaller and smaller until it was completely invisible.
Xu Qinghu closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair to rest. He said in a low voice, "Wait until you learn to walk upright."
Qiao Wanshu stood there for a long time until she felt cold all over. She came to her senses, covered her chest and walked towards the hotel. When her fingertips touched the burn on her collarbone, she realized that she was in such a mess that even passers-by kept away from her.
She looked at the coat she had discarded on the ground, and recalled what Xu Qinghulu said in her mind. She wanted to have the nerve to not pick it up. Her dignity prevented her from accepting charity from her enemy, but she also didn't want strangers to sympathize with her.
After struggling, she squatted down, picked up her coat and put it on. Feeling the warmth rising on her skin, she walked towards the hotel with her stiff body.
After she had walked a few steps, the cell phone in her bag rang. Although she knew the number by heart, she did not answer it. Instead, she walked into the hotel with red eyes.
Xu Qinghu returned to the rental house and found a familiar car parked downstairs. He Shengnian was standing in front of the unit door in a suit, and his slender figure was beautifully outlined by the street lights.
Hearing the engine sound, he slowly turned his head and looked at Xu Qinghu who got out of the car. Without hesitation, he walked up to him quickly, "You're back."
"Didn't I tell you to go home and rest?" Xu Qinghu walked up to him and said with a look of disapproval: "I've already sorted out everything on my side."
"I came to see you." Seeing that she was not wearing a coat, He Shengnian took off his suit and put it on her shoulders. "I will feel relieved only when I make sure you are okay."
"With assistants and crew members here, what can I possibly do?"
"I know," He Shengnian held her hand, "but I still want to make sure you're safe."
His eyes were narrow and long, and he looked deeply at Xu Qinghu, "Otherwise I won't feel at ease."
Xu Qinghu raised his eyes and smiled, then turned in front of him and asked, "Are you relieved now?"
He Shengnian looked at her gently and reminded her again: "If you encounter similar things in the future, don't confront them head-on, just call me directly."
"I know," Xu Qinghu pretended to complain, "You are my housekeeper now."
At this point, she mentioned Qiao Wanshu, saying she was at a certain hotel. Her peripheral vision focused on He Shengnian's reaction. "She must be very obedient to her family, otherwise she wouldn't have attended such a gathering."
He Shengnian showed no interest in Qiao Wanshu and said indifferently, "The Qiao family is desperately trying all sorts of methods. Not only will this not solve their predicament, but it will only cause more trouble. Don't take these people to heart."
There was no trace of pity or sympathy for Qiao Wanshu in his words. Instead, he said, "If you don't want them to stay in this city, I won't let them get in your way."
"I don't think I'll ever cross paths with them again," Xu Qinghu said with a smile, "even if we were in the same city, I doubt we'd run into each other again."
He Shengnian nodded and took her to the elevator. "It's getting late. I'll take you home."
Seeing the two of them being affectionate with each other, the assistant followed behind and whispered, "Hulu, I'm going home first."
Xu Qinghu nodded at her and entered the elevator with He Shengnian.
Arriving at the door, He Shengnian loosened his tie around his neck and whispered, "I'm going on a business trip abroad tomorrow. It will be about a week. If you have anything, just call the office assistant and he will handle it directly. When I come back, I will take you to the old house to meet Grandpa and my parents."
Xu Qinghu heard the hidden meaning in his words, and his eyes suddenly curved up, "Okay, then come back early and remember to bring me a gift."
"Yeah." He Shengnian lowered his head and gently kissed her between the eyebrows. Considering that he had to go on a business trip the next morning, he did not go in with her. He just said, "Remember to think of me."
"Of course," Xu Qinghu hummed softly, "I will definitely miss you every day."
He Shengnian was slightly satisfied. He raised his hands and hugged her tightly for a few minutes before turning and leaving.
Watching him walk into the elevator, Xu Qinghu opened the combination lock and walked back into the house.
In the dim light, she was about to turn on the light in the living room when a cold voice came from the window: "You're back."
The lights came on, and the figure sitting on the sofa appeared in front of Xu Qinghu. Wu Xuan, who was wearing silk pajamas, looked up at her, his eyes burning with flames. "Kissing and making out with him at the door, are you enjoying it?"
Xu Qinghu: "..."
"If he hadn't been on a business trip tomorrow, would you have let him move in? Hmm?"
Xu Qinghu ignored him, lowered his head to change into slippers, put down his bag and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.
"What would he think if he suddenly came in and saw me sitting in the living room?"
Wu Xuan stood up and walked slowly to the bathroom door. "Wouldn't your carefully disguised perfect personality have cracks? Based on his personality, would he break up with you immediately? If that's the case -"
"Are you done?" Xu Qinghu opened the door, wiped the water from her hands with a tissue, and went to the bedroom to change into her nightgown. "How did you get in?"
"With those few passwords of yours, how could I not figure them out?" Wu Xuan stood by the door and watched her change into a soft nightgown. She walked up to him, hugged him from behind, and rested his chin on her neck. "You don't know how long I've been waiting for you. If you dare to bring him back, I don't know what crazy things I would do."
He leaned close to Xu Qinghu's ear and whispered devilishly, "Letting you date him is already my greatest tolerance. Please don't make me sad, okay?"
His tone was soft as if he was acting coquettishly, but his eyes were surprisingly cold, as if they contained a sharp sword that was ready to sharpen at any moment.
Xu Qinghu didn't say anything. She turned her head slightly to kiss him, put her arms around his shoulders, and fell into the quilt with him.
The two kissed deeper and deeper, and in the dim, dark room, the only sound was the increasingly heavy breathing of each other, followed by an even more sticky and intense entanglement.
The next day, Xu Qinghu joined a movie she had previously accepted, playing a relatively important role as a blind girl.
This is a character who goes through many twists and turns in order to restore his sight through corneal transplantation.
The film is set abroad and tells the story of a police investigation into several murder cases one day. The murderer had no pattern in his crimes, but he killed extremely vicious people. After the incident, he was hailed as a hero by the citizens.
As the police investigated further, they discovered that the victims had signed body donation agreements before being murdered, donating their organs to people in need.
Xu Qinghu plays the blind girl Ah Xiu, who runs a flower shop. She became blind in a car accident six years ago and has been applying for surgery ever since. Only recently did she finally meet the requirements and had the surgery successfully. The person who provided her with the cornea was her childhood sweetheart who was seriously ill.
A Xiu had no connection with the murderer, but the police still investigated A Xiu's life experience as usual and found that although her parents had both passed away, she loved life very much and had a good relationship with her childhood sweetheart. If nothing unexpected happened, the two of them should have ended up together.
As more and more clues were uncovered, the police targeted more and more suspects. Unfortunately, none of them matched the characteristics of the murderer. Until one day, the police found a bloated corpse in a lake in the city center and realized that the murderer had committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
The murderer was an orphan with extremely simple social connections. His last words were that he had lived long enough and now wanted to eradicate evil and promote good, making those extremely vicious people pay for their crimes. He also forced them to donate their bodies so that they wouldn't leave a complete corpse...
After killing people, the murderer felt that life was boring and committed suicide by jumping into the lake.
After the truth came out, the citizens sighed, they did not expect such an outcome.
On the day the case was solved, Ah Xiu took off the bandages on her eyes and went out to see the sea in her skirt.
She touched the transparent glass, looked at the boundless blue sea, and felt a sense of freedom all over her body.
At the end of the movie, the police found out that A Xiu had connections with several dead victims. One of them was the truck driver who hit and killed her parents, and the others were evil people who took advantage of her blindness to break into her house and tried to force her. As for the murderer, he was a classmate of A Xiu in the same school. Although the two had no connections, the police suspected that he had a crush on A Xiu, so he killed for her.
The police also suspected that it was A Xiu who instructed him to kill for the purpose of revenge and obtaining corneas, but there was no concrete evidence. Moreover, A Xiu was a blind girl, so even if she had the idea, it would be difficult to implement it.
But as the camera got closer, the photo in Ah Xiu's hand was surprisingly the face of her childhood sweetheart. Bathed in the warm sea breeze, Ah Xiu's mind also appeared the figure of her childhood sweetheart. He gently held her hand, his voice gentle and sweet: "It doesn't matter, this time no one will snatch our Ah Xiu's chance away again, no one anymore."
He picked up the fruit knife from the bedside table and slowly peeled the apple in his hand.
The whole movie ends at this moment.
Although Xu Qinghu didn't have many scenes, he had to stay on the crew for three months, and it was already deep winter when the filming was finished.
During this period, He Shengnian came back from abroad and took her back to the He family's old house to meet his parents and relatives.
The two have been in love for more than four months and their relationship has always been very sweet. Although they are both very busy with work, they often go out on dates during their breaks and have been photographed by paparazzi many times. Fans are also looking forward to more progress between the two.
The car stopped in front of a low-key yet luxurious villa. Xu Qinghu, wearing a festive red winter dress, got out of the car carrying a gift that had been prepared long ago.
He Shengnian held her arm and said soothingly with a smile, "Don't be nervous. I've already informed them in advance. Grandpa and the others are very welcome to you."
Xu Qinghu's eyes curved slightly as he followed him through the gate, passing by the Chinese-style rockery and lakes. It took him several minutes to reach the door of the villa.
The cold wind blew in my face, but the villa was warm and bright. The figure in the Zhongshan suit looked extremely majestic even through the window.
He Shengnian raised his hand and pushed open the door, leading Xu Qinghu into the living room. Apart from a few servants cleaning, not far away was only Old Man He writing calligraphy. He Shengnian walked up to Old Man He and said softly, "Grandpa, I brought Hulu back to see you."
Old Mr. He has gray hair and is writing with a brush in his hand, like an old general who is old but not tired. The wrinkles on his face and eyes make him look quite distant.
Hearing this, he looked towards Xu Qinghu, his eyes seemed to be able to see through all the goshawks, making people tremble with fear.
"I heard Shengnian mention you," Old Man He said as he wrote, "He said you're sensible and well-behaved, ambitious, and a very thoughtful young woman."
Xu Qinghu glanced at He Shengnian and said with a smile: "Did he really praise me like that? Normally, I couldn't even get him to say a few nice words. I didn't expect him to favor me like this in front of Grandpa."
Hearing this, Mr. He paused, as if he had not expected her to dare to respond in this way. He slowly put down the brush and said, "I didn't expect he had two sides."
He looked at Xu Qinghu again and saw that her expression was relaxed, without any sign of nervousness or anxiety. He turned to He Shengnian and said, "Go to the kitchen and see how long it will take for lunch."
He Shengnian was about to refuse when Xu Qinghu urged him, "Grandpa asked you to go, why aren't you going?"
He Shengnian looked at her soothingly, then turned and walked towards the kitchen.
Seeing He Shengnian walking away, Xu Qinghu handed the prepared gift to Grandpa He, "Grandpa, this is the tea I specially prepared for you. I don't know if it suits your taste. If you don't like this one, you can tell me your preference and I will prepare another one for you."
The gift box she handed over was simply and elegantly packaged, and it was obvious that it was what he liked.
Mr. He raised his hand to take it, but did not express his opinion. He said in a deep voice: "I heard from Shengnian that you are an actor?"
Xu Qinghu remained calm: "I met him on a dating variety show. Doesn't Grandpa know?"
Old Man He narrowed his eyes and saw the corners of her mouth curled up. She seemed not to hear his subtext, and a laugh escaped his throat. "Shengnian did say that, but it has nothing to do with you participating in a dating variety show. The He family has a noble family tradition. If you like staying in the entertainment industry, I will let Shengnian open a company for you. You can bring in as many actors as you want."
Xu Qinghu now realized that He Shengnian had indeed given her a heads-up, and the He family had no objection to her background. Old Man He also respected He Shengnian's choice, but he didn't want a grandson's wife who was in the entertainment industry.
The entertainment industry is full of good and bad people, and scandals can easily occur if you are not careful. The He family can give her more, but they will not allow her to do anything that will affect the reputation of the He family.
"Shengnian is so capable, even if I become an actor, he can protect me," Xu Qinghu said calmly, "I believe in Shengnian."
Mr. He snorted softly: "Little girl, this is not a question of whether he can protect you."
He got straight to the point: "No matter who marries Shengnian, they must abide by the rules of the He family. Otherwise, how can the He family's century-old heritage continue? It's good to have ideas, but you have to make choices. I believe you are a smart person."
After saying that, Mr. He stood up, walked towards the sink, and ended the conversation directly.
He Shengnian came out of the kitchen and saw Xu Qinghu standing in front of the table. He pulled her to sit on the sofa and asked, "What's wrong? Did grandpa say something to upset you?"
Xu Qinghu shook his head and said narrowly, "No, he said he could help me open an entertainment company."
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Author's words: Ps: I'm back, and I'm very sorry that I didn't update on time due to personal reasons. I apologize to everyone here. Please rest assured that this book is ready to be completed and I will not abandon it.
It's been hard to concentrate on writing lately. Every time I open my writing app, I quickly lose my patience, as if I've entered a kind of burnout, feeling like I don't want to do or care about anything. I'm so sorry.
I will resume writing from today, and both the serialization and the extra chapters will be finished. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.
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