Chapter 48 Chapter 48 The author is not happy and her mother does not love her...
Hearing this, Qiao Wanshu suddenly realized something and stared at Qi Song.
"I hope you're happy every day," Qi Song handed her the watermelon juice and whispered, "If you need any help, feel free to come to me."
After saying that, he didn't bother Qiao Wanshu anymore and turned to leave the second floor.
Looking at his tall and thin back, Qiao Wanshu felt inexplicably familiar with him, but could not remember where he had seen him.
[Qi Song is still the best, thinking about Qiao Qiao all the time.]
[I really like this preference. It has changed my opinion of Qi Song.]
[I used to think Mr. He was the best person for Qiao Qiao, but now it seems Qi Song is not bad either.]
Qiao Wanshu looked at the cool watermelon juice in his hand, and recalled the first time he met Qi Song.
He was a sudden addition, a catfish. Qiao Wanshu had already identified her target and had no expectations of him. However, upon meeting, Qi Song took a strong interest in her. He deliberately ignored the other female guests and only interacted with her.
Qiao Wanshu disliked such presumptuous approaches and suspected he had ulterior motives. However, Qi Song seemed to simply like her and had no intention of responding.
Qiao Wanshu began to wonder if he was being too suspicious.
But when she met Qi Song's eyes just now, she suddenly thought of another possibility, and her fingers curled up unconsciously.
It was Monday before work, and after breakfast, everyone left the cabin one after another.
As soon as she arrived at the company, Sister Cao told Xu Qinghu that the information she wanted had been sent to her email.
Xu Qinghu raised his hand and turned on the computer. He looked at the various information about Chengxin Group on it and sat in the chair for a long time without moving.
"I've looked it up in advance," Sister Cao said slowly. "Chengxin Group originated from the real economy, but with the changing times, its development has long since declined. Three years ago, in order to improve his predicament, the eldest son, Qiao Xicheng, explored many emerging projects, acquired over twenty companies, and invested over 10 billion yuan, but he didn't get the expected returns."
"These financial statements may fool laypeople, but they can't save Chengxin Group from its cash shortage. Coupled with several strategic mistakes, bankruptcy is only a matter of time."
Sister Cao looked at Xu Qinghu and continued, "Qiao Xicheng has been active in social events recently. I wonder if he has found a solution."
Xu Qinghu smiled softly upon hearing this, "So that's how it is."
Her voice was soft and sweet. "So this is a 'redemption story' disguised as a sweet story. Her biological mother doesn't love her that much."
"What biological mother?" Sister Cao didn't understand what she meant. "The wife of the chairman of Chengxin Group?"
Of course it’s the author’s biological mother.
Xu Qinghu looked at the financial statements and fell into a long silence.
The novel only says that Qiao Wanshu attracted a lot of traffic with her charming personality and heroine character, which led to a surge in the company's stock price and a further development of the family business. However, it does not say that her family was in such a difficult situation that they had to send her to a dating show to find a rich husband who could truly help her.
This person was originally Du Yanting.
After discovering that Du Yanting was only playing with her for the sake of popularity of the show, Qiao Wanshu had no choice but to turn to He Shengnian, but who knew that he was the biggest surprise.
The heroine's dilemma was also solved.
Xu Qinghu should be happy about this discovery. At least Qiao Wanshu and the family behind her are not as glamorous as they seem, and it won't be too difficult to deal with them.
But it was such a family that forced her to die in poverty.
Think about it carefully, does the Qiao family really have such great ability?
Perhaps the one who really wanted her to die was never Qiao Wanshu, nor anyone else in this novel.
Xu Qinghu walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the hustle and bustle of traffic below. She suddenly became curious about the world outside the novel. What kind of world was that that could give a vicious female supporting role like her the opportunity to awaken?
"A lean camel is bigger than a horse," Sister Cao whispered, "Even if Chengxin Group is not doing well, it's not something we can afford to offend."
"I know," Xu Qinghu asked, "Where's the information I asked you to look up about Du Yanting?"
"Didn't I send it to you?" Sister Cao opened her phone, looked at it, and slapped her forehead and said, "I'll send it to your email right now."
"You don't have to worry about the affairs of Chengxin Group," Xu Qinghu said expressionlessly: "I don't want to do anything, I just want to satisfy my curiosity." No way.
"That's good," Sister Cao breathed a sigh of relief. "I was really worried that our company would go bankrupt before it even got on the right track."
Xu Qinghu: "..."
After reading Du Yanting's information, Xu Qinghu continued his class with the acting teacher.
"I've previously taught you about movement, imagination, and attention. Today, I'm going to teach you about units and wholes."
Teacher Liu stood beside Xu Qinghu and spoke eloquently, "When we receive a script, we can divide it into several parts and analyze each part to find a main plot line. After a deep understanding and analysis, we can achieve a focused performance..."
The class lasted a long time. Teacher Liu explained several scripts to Xu Qinghu and also assigned her the assignment of analyzing a certain movie.
When Xu Qinghu opened the classroom door, Sister Cao invited her over for lunch.
"How is it? Have you found the feeling of getting started?"
Xu Qinghu said indifferently: "Isn't the purpose of class to learn?" She did not clearly tell Sister Cao whether she could act or not.
But seeing her expressionless face, Sister Cao felt inexplicably confident, "I believe in you. After the dating show is over, we'll take on a better script, preferably a role on the big screen."
She has a good plan for Xu Qinghu's career, hoping that she will have a high starting point and take the film route from the beginning.
Xu Qinghu glanced at her and reminded her, "Don't take the book casually. I have my own arrangements."
"Okay." Sister Cao pushed the beef in front of her. "You're the cash cow, so you have the final say."
Xu Qinghu: "..."
On Monday, Qiao Wanshu and Du Yanting cooked.
As soon as Qiao Wanshu got off work, he went to the supermarket with Du Yanting to buy groceries.
After buying most of the food, the two walked to the dairy products section. Du Yanting suddenly thought of something and picked up a few boxes of yogurt and put them in the shopping cart. He smiled and said, "I see everyone likes this brand."
When Qiao Wanshu heard this, her eyes changed slightly. She knew this brand. Only Xu Qinghu liked it in the small room. She didn't know whether Du Yanting did it intentionally or unintentionally, and her mood suddenly became a little complicated.
On the way back, Du Yanting drove and she sat in the passenger seat, looking at the man's angular and handsome profile. She still liked his handsome appearance, but she no longer had the previous enthusiasm.
If she didn't know He Shengnian's identity, she might still have persisted, but now Du Yanting has become her second choice, and her previous good impression of him is almost gone.
"What are you thinking about?" Realizing that she was absent-minded, Du Yanting stopped the car at the traffic light and turned back to look at her with concern.
Qiao Wanshu turned her head to avoid his gaze and said, "I wonder if everyone has finished get off work."
"At this time, Xiao You should be the only one back," Du Yanting said with a smile, "Everyone should be here by the time we finish cooking."
Qiao Wanshu lowered his eyelashes and rarely responded.
This reaction made Du Yanting raise an eyebrow. "You don't seem to be in a good mood today?"
"Maybe I didn't sleep well last night," Qiao Wanshu explained in a low voice.
Noticing her sudden coldness towards him, Du Yanting was obviously puzzled and didn't understand why she suddenly changed her attitude.
"Then you should go to bed early tonight," he continued, "If you're really tired, you can leave the cooking to me."
"No thanks." The kitchen is one of the places in the cabin that is most photographed, and she wanted to be the first to greet He Shengnian when he came back.
Du Yanting didn't end the conversation, but changed the subject and asked, "After you get the date card, who do you want to invite out?"
Qiao Wanshu's coldness towards him must be due to a psychological change, which is a topic worth exploring in depth.
There was a hint of surprise in Qiao Wanshu's eyes. She didn't expect that he would take the initiative to ask about the date card.
"It's a secret," she quickly responded, "You'll know when the time comes."
[It must be him. It's so funny how Mr. Du asks questions even though he already knows the answer.]
[Isn't Mr. Du the person Qiao Qiao is most interested in in the cabin?]
He Shengnian is showing signs of changing his mind. Qiao Wanshu has a cool personality and probably won't bother with him anymore. He's completely out of the game. Gu Jingchen is still a bit behind Du Yanting, so I'll definitely choose Du Yanting!
[Mr. Du asked this because he wanted to see Qiao Qiao blush?]
Back at the cabin, everyone thought that Qiao Wanshu and Du Yanting would have a lot of interactions, but in the end, they were both busy with their own things and only spoke a few words occasionally. It was not as sweet as they had imagined.
It made everyone suspect that their previous ambiguity was all an illusion.
[What's going on? Why has Qiao Qiao's attitude towards Mr. Du become cold?]
[Du Yanting didn't initiate conversation, just like a familiar stranger.]
[No way, the couple I'm supporting won't end well, right? No way! They're the ones I'm most optimistic about.]
[Everyone, don't overthink it. They've been working all day and must be a little tired, so they don't want to talk.]
Not long after, the others came back from get off work one after another.
Gu Jingchen took the initiative to help in the kitchen, but Qiao Wanshu's attitude towards him became even colder, as if he was deliberately distancing himself from him.
Gu Jingchen spoke to her several times, but her tone was distant and cold, no longer as familiar as before.
Gu Jingchen frowned secretly, wondering if he had done something to make her angry.
It wasn't until He Shengnian's car pulled up to the door of the cottage that Qiao Wanshu's eyes suddenly lit up. She put the cut oranges into the juicer and started to squeeze fresh juice.
Seeing this, Gu Jingchen looked at Du Yanting. The latter smiled, obviously understanding the crux of the problem.
When the tall man in a black suit pushed the door open, he was holding a briefcase in his hand. His aura was cold and heavy, just like the domineering CEO in a novel.
Qiao Wanshu opened the kitchen door and looked at his broad-shouldered and long-legged figure from back. Perhaps due to a special filter, she felt that he was perfect in every way.
Even his physique is the best in the hut, coupled with his outstanding appearance and physical strength... He Shengnian has almost no shortcomings.
"Mr. He," Qiao Wanshu said softly, "I squeezed some juice. Would you like me to pour you a glass?"
She unconsciously changed her tone to one of humility.
He Shengnian changed his shoes and turned around, only to see Qiao Wanshu wearing a crabapple-colored halter dress, with exquisite makeup on, looking at him with burning eyes.
She put on heavy makeup today, which made her pretty face look even more radiant.
[Just realized, Qiao Qiao's makeup is so beautiful today, she could walk the red carpet in a dress.]
[No, He Shengnian treated her like that, so why didn't her attitude change? Is she a masochist?]
[She rushed out eagerly just after He Shengnian returned. Something felt strange.]
What's wrong? Qing Hulu is only allowed to pursue He Shengnian, so Qiao Qiao can't pursue her own happiness? Stop being so hypocritical!
[Those who say bad things about Qiao Qiao are probably Xu Qinghu's fans, right? Could you please stop being so vicious?]
[+1, Qiao Qiao is free to choose whoever she likes. You have no right to criticize or question her. If you don't like it, get out!]
After a brief silence, He Shengnian said calmly, "No, thank you."
He nodded to Qiao Wanshu and walked upstairs with his briefcase.
Looking at his back without turning back, Qiao Wanshu pursed her lips, but did not show any sadness in front of the camera. Instead, she went back to the kitchen and continued to help Du Yanting.
Seeing this, Gu Jingchen frowned again, still not understanding Qiao Wanshu's behavior.
After Xu Qinghu came back strolling in the sunset, He Shengnian came down from upstairs again and walked slowly into the garden.
Xu Qinghu raised his hand and pushed open the garden door. Just then he saw him, and his eyes suddenly burst into surprise. "I'm back!"
She quickly jumped to the man's side, tilted her head, and said proudly: "Are you waiting for me on purpose?"
Her eyes flashed with a cunning light, like a lively and cute little fox, as if she saw through He Shengnian's little thoughts, "You must have been waiting for me on purpose."
He Shengnian lowered his eyes to look at her, his narrow eyes seemed to flash with strange colors, but the words on his lips were: "It's time to eat."
After saying that, he strode back. Xu Qinghu trotted after him. At an angle that the camera couldn't capture, he gently took his slender and strong hand and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Thank you for waiting for me to come back. I'm very happy today."
The man's palm was warm. When he noticed her movements, he subconsciously pulled his hand back, but Xu Qinghu quietly held it.
He Shengnian paused slightly, feeling a piece of cool jade in his hand, and his body stiffened for a few seconds.
Seeing this, the cameraman behind them ran over quickly, intending to take a picture of the interaction between the two.
Xu Qinghu withdrew his hand silently, as if the closeness just now was just an illusion of He Shengnian.
"Let's go," she walked quickly to He Shengnian, "I'm hungry."
The coolness in his palm quickly dissipated. If He Shengnian hadn't felt it so deeply, he would have almost thought it was an illusion.
"Remember to write my name on the date card." As he walked to the door, Xu Qinghu turned around and snorted softly, "You didn't write it last time, so I can forgive you once. If you don't write it this time, I will really be angry."
Her eyes are bright and her gaze is radiant, making it almost impossible to refuse any of her requests.
He Shengnian lowered his eyes and looked at her. Her makeup today was clear, but it was particularly clean and bright, and it made her look more real than when she wore heavy makeup.
He was not as silent as before, but asked: "How angry will he be?"
Xu Qinghu's eyes flashed with confusion, as if he hadn't expected him to ask further questions. He said in a blur: "Very, very angry."
She emphasized: "You are more angry than you can imagine."
He Shengnian looked at her face, a smile seemed to flash across his eyes, but he did not promise her anything.
"Let's go," he opened the door to the living room, "wash your hands and then we can eat."
"Then help me with the bag." Xu Qinghu handed him the handbag.
She could have put the bag on the cabinet next to her, but she insisted on giving it to He Shengnian.
The man stood inside the door, his back to the ceiling light in the entrance hall, half of his face shrouded in dim shadow, his eyes fell on her.
Xu Qinghu blinked and complained softly: "My hands are sore from walking back."
Upon hearing this, He Shengnian raised his hand and took the bag from her.
Xu Qinghu's eyes suddenly curved up, his expression was complacent and lively, as if to say "I knew you wouldn't reject me".
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