Chapter 67 Chapter 67 An unexpected guest came to the hut...
"Is that so?" Qiao Wanshu quickly recovered and changed the subject, "How are you feeling now? Are you still feeling unwell?"
"It's okay," Xu Qinghu shook his head. "Nothing serious."
"That's good." Qiao Wan breathed a sigh of relief. Instead of looking directly at Xu Qinghu, she gazed at the mirror in front of her, her eyes meeting Xu Qinghu's. The moment they locked eyes, Xu Qinghu's lips curled up slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes.
Qiao Wanshu didn't smile either. She found her eyes were very cold.
Her expression was so similar to Xu Qinghu's, yet subtly different.
They can pretend to get along harmoniously and happily in front of the camera, but they both know in their hearts that they can never be friends.
From the moment the program crew found Xu Qinghu and made her a control group for Qiao Wanshu, only one of them would have the last laugh.
The winner takes all.
She has her own path to take, and so does Xu Qinghu.
Now that you have made the choice, there is no turning back, even if you are beaten to a pulp and covered in bruises.
"I wonder when Qi Song's illness will be cured?" Xu Qinghu blinked and sighed.
"I hope he gets better soon," Qiao Wanshu said, "It's always bad to have someone missing from the show."
"That makes sense." Xu Qinghu nodded. "It all depends on how the production team arranges it."
Listening to her meaningful words, Qiao Wanshu's heart suddenly jumped, and he realized again that this date was not simple.
She pretended to be calm and said, "I haven't asked you yet, did you really see the stars on the mountain?"
"Of course," Xu Qinghu replied with a smile, "Qi Song personally took me up there. Unfortunately, the weather was bad, so I couldn't see many stars."
Hearing that the two had reached the top of the mountain safely, Qiao Wanshu felt a little strange, but asked, "Then why did it suddenly rain?"
Xu Qinghu: "The weather in the mountains is so changeable. I guess Qi Song himself didn't expect this."
"So that's how it is," Qiao Wanshu said softly, "I'm glad you're all safe."
"Yeah." Xu Qinghu said with a smile: "Next time there is a place like this, even if the production team agrees, I won't go there again."
Seeing that he couldn't get anything related to Qi Song out of her, Qiao Wanshu didn't stay long before getting up and leaving.
She was now certain that something else must have happened during Xu Qinghu and Qi Song's date, something completely different from what was said in the program announcement. After all, Qi Song had been exercising for years and was in much better shape than Xu Qinghu. Xu Qinghu had returned alive and well, so how could he have stayed in the hospital for such a long time?
Qiao Wanshu pursed his lips and frowned.
The next day when Xu Qinghu went downstairs, He Shengnian had already prepared breakfast. Not only was there her favorite food, but there was also a bowl of pear soup on the table.
"The things I'm going to take to the company are already packed," he said slowly when he saw Xu Qinghu: "I'll take you directly to work later."
Xu Qinghu nodded and sat down next to him.
Today, Qiao Wanshu and Du Yanting were cooking. When He Shengnian arrived in the kitchen, they were already busy. When Qiao Wanshu saw him, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. Before she could say anything, He Shengnian said, "You don't need to make too much for breakfast today. I'll prepare the food for Hulu."
Qiao Wanshu's eyes instantly dropped, and he remained silent without responding.
Du Yanting smiled and said, "Okay, we are almost done here, we can help you."
He Shengnian shook his head and took out the pears and other ingredients from the refrigerator. "You guys are busy, don't worry about me."
Du Yanting looked at him with a smile, as if he had never expected that one day he would be so concerned about a woman.
After a brief moment of hesitation, Qiao Wanshu regained his composure and said with a smile, "You can also put some white fungus and red dates in the snow pear soup."
He Shengnian nodded and made a pot of pear soup. Everyone in the room got one except Xu Qinghu.
After that, when the stove was empty, he steamed egg custard and breakfast.
Looking at his calm demeanor, Qiao Wanshu felt a mixture of sadness and bitterness in her heart. If she had followed her heart from the beginning and interacted well with He Shengnian, would she be the one being taken care of like this now?
Xu Qinghu took a sip of the pear soup and then gave He Shengnian a thumbs-up. "Delicious."
He Shengnian's eyes softened. "What do you want for dinner? I'll go buy groceries in advance."
"Let me do it," You Zhi said at the right time, "I have prepared a recipe that can be used by gourds."
His unhurried tone made He Shengnian and everyone else at the table look over. Unexpectedly, You Zhi wasn't nervous at all. Instead, he said to Xu Qinghu, "The gourd vine has started to climb. When will you accompany me to buy a new pot?"
This was something Xu Qinghu had promised him a long time ago, but later she was busy contacting He Shengnian, and the matter was left unresolved.
I didn't expect that he still remembered it.
"Sure," Xu Qinghu said, "I'll go with you when I feel better." She would not break her promise easily since she had already made it.
You Zhi's eyes curved slightly, "Okay."
The others looked at He Shengnian with complicated expressions, wanting to see if he would be angry, but He Shengnian just said, "I'll drive you there anytime."
Everyone: "..."
[My old swan, President He is worthy of being President He, acting like a legitimate wife.]
[Sending them there clearly meant to ruin their relationship.]
[Boss He is currently on a very strong momentum. Even if Xiao You takes the initiative to contact Xu Qinghu, it will have little effect. Can he really turn the situation around?]
[My favorite male guest in the room is You Zhi, hurry up and stand up!]
[Both are good. I'm happy with whoever gets to hold hands with Hulu, as long as they don't end up being together.]
After dinner, He Shengnian took Xu Qinghu away.
She didn't wear a skirt today, but a pair of jeans. She had long legs and a perfect body proportion. Standing next to He Shengnian, she didn't look weak at all.
While Qiao Wanshu was washing dishes, she watched He Shengnian lead her to the car, protect her head and let her sit in the car.
That was the most considerate treatment she had ever received, and it made Qiao Wanshu feel even more uncomfortable.
"The water is about to overflow." A man's smiling voice came from the side. Qiao Wanshu blinked his eyes and found that the water in the pool was already full.
"Sorry," she hurriedly turned off the water valve and explained, "I didn't get enough rest last night and I was a little distracted."
"It's okay." Du Yanting walked over to her and looked at her absent-minded appearance. He asked with concern: "What are you thinking about?"
Qiao Wanshu shook his head, not wanting to tell him his troubles.
"I sensed it," Du Yanting sighed, "You haven't been in a good mood these past few days."
Qiao Wanshu paused. She didn't expect that he was still paying attention to her. Ever since she knew He Shengnian's identity, she had regarded him as her second choice and thought that the two of them had tacitly agreed to drift apart.
"Why are you unhappy?" Du Yanting approached her, looked at her cold face, and said meaningfully: "If you have any problems, you can tell me. Maybe I can help you."
His voice was low, but the words he spoke were extremely gentle, as if he cared deeply about Qiao Wanshu.
Qiao Wanshu's eyelashes trembled, but he still shook his head to deny it, "I'm not unhappy, you're overthinking it."
Du Yanting was a little disappointed when he heard this. "I thought we had become friends and could help you solve your problems."
"Of course we're friends," Qiao Wanshu smiled, "Thank you for your concern."
"Don't wash the dishes," Du Yanting stepped forward to stop her and raised his eyebrows, saying, "Let me do this kind of thing."
Qiao Wanshu was about to refuse, but Du Yanting continued, "If you feel embarrassed, just help me out."
Qiao Qiao didn't refuse this time. Du Yanting washed the dishes while she put them back in the cupboard.
"I still like the way you looked the first day I met you," Du Yanting said slowly. "Although you're slow to warm up, you have a very special aura that leaves a deep impression on everyone."
Qiao Wanshu paused.
"It must be vitality," Du Yanting said, looking at her back. "Your eyes are full of confidence and courage, as if the cabin is your battlefield, and you will conquer it easily."
Qiao Wanshu's breathing slowed down a little. She didn't expect Du Yanting to say this.
"You were very different back then than you are now," Du Yanting whispered, "Maybe the environment in the cabin changed your mind, or maybe it was for other reasons, but I think that you were the real you."
After saying this, the atmosphere in the kitchen fell silent. Qiao Wanshu clenched his fingers and fell into unprecedented contemplation.
Du Yanting didn't disturb her, but just curled the corners of his mouth, as if waiting for something.
After a long time, Qiao Wanshu's breathing gradually became steady.
She felt that what Du Yanting said made sense. In the beginning, she actually regarded this place as a battlefield, preparing to fight a beautiful comeback battle, but ever since He Shengnian turned around, her mentality gradually became unbalanced, so that every time she faced Xu Qinghu, she always felt weak.
When did she become so unconfident? Even in the eyes of the audience, she was no longer as dazzling as before.
Du Yanting washed the last bowl, walked over to Qiao Wanshu, and said in a voice only the two of them could hear: "In this little room, compared to being indecisive and worried about gains and losses, knowing what you really want is the most important thing, isn't it?"
"You're very smart and sharp. I'm sure you'll be back to your old self soon."
He stopped, put the last bowl in the cupboard, and left the kitchen.
Qiao Wanshu stood there for a moment, until Gu Jingchen reminded her that it was time to go out to work. She suddenly came to her senses and looked at the man and said, "Can you take me to the company today?"
Gu Jingchen was stunned for a moment, flattered and said: "Of course."
Qiao Wanshu went to the sink to wash her hands. She seemed to have figured something out. She went back upstairs to change into a beautiful dress and got into Gu Jingchen's car with a smile on her face.
During dinner in the evening, Qiao Wanshu was obviously much more lively than before. Not only did he take the initiative to talk to Du Yanting and Gu Jingchen, but he also smiled from time to time.
[Woohoo, this is the Qiao Qiao I'm familiar with. She's finally feeling better.]
[+1, I was worried she might have some mental issues when she was so quiet before, but she's finally back to normal.]
[Mr. Du is really awesome! Could his side job be a psychologist?]
[Who still remembers that at the beginning, Mr. Du and Qiao Qiao were a perfect match, like a golden boy and a beautiful girl?]
[Don't look at He Shengnian anymore. Look more at Teacher Gu and Du Yanting. They're both better than He Shengnian.]
I really like how Qiao Qiao is now. Even when she encounters setbacks, she will stand up bravely.
Xu Qinghu glanced at Du Yanting not far away, and found that he was also looking at him, and even smiled at him with obvious provocation in his eyes.
Xu Qinghu: "..."
There was no news about Qi Song for several days, and the audience began to ask in the barrage, what kind of illness could cause him to stay in the hospital for such a long time? Could he have encountered an accident?
Seeing that the opportunity had come, the program team immediately issued an announcement that Qi Song had withdrawn from the program early due to health reasons.
The announcement clearly stated the reason for Qi Song's withdrawal and attached a video he had recorded in advance, which showed that he had withdrawn voluntarily.
[Huh? No way? Qi Song is quitting just like that?]
The audience found it difficult to accept.
[Even though I don't like him, I don't want to quit, right?]
[Is he really sick, or is there some other reason? I have a feeling Qi Song likes Qiao Qiao so much, he wouldn't quit so easily.]
[The show is halfway through and a male guest suddenly quits. Director, you're going to die!]
[No, I really enjoy watching Qi Song and Qiao Qiao interact. If he leaves, won’t we lose a male guest?]
Qi Song’s reputation on the show was not very good. While some people were concerned about his withdrawal, others started setting off fireworks.
[Dian Gong finally left. Every time I see him, I feel sick.]
[+1, Qi is simply the most emotionally unstable male guest I've ever seen. It's hard to imagine what he would do to the female guests other than Qiao Wanshu if he stayed.]
[I don't care about Qi Song, I only care about the fact that the show is missing a male guest. Will there be a new guest?]
[We've been with the other guests for so long, they probably won't be bringing in new people, otherwise it would be too much of a disadvantage.]
[We're missing a male guest, so we definitely need to arrange it. Otherwise, how can we continue to arrange dates later?]
[Hope there's a new guy, preferably a handsome one!]
A large number of comments began to ask the production team about their plans, whether they would arrange for newcomers to join the show, and what kind of newcomers they would arrange.
Tens of thousands of barrages of comments floated by, making it impossible not to pay attention.
After the program crew whetted everyone's appetite and saw the popularity reach a new high, they finally said "keep it secret".
audience:"……"
Afterwards, they went to leave comments under the main account's video. Hundreds of thousands of comments were all calling for a new guest. As for Qi Song, who had quit the show, how could he be as good as the new guest? He should just go to Java.
Qi Song: "..."
That day, Xu Qinghu was attending classes at the company as usual. In the middle of the class, she received a message from He Shengnian, saying that he had to work overtime in the evening and asked her to go back to the cabin early.
After Xu Qinghu replied that he received it and reminded him to have dinner, he said hello to Sister Cao, took his bag and went downstairs to take the subway.
The sky was filled with sunset glow. After she came out of the subway station, she walked slowly towards the cabin.
She thought to herself that it would be her turn to cook tomorrow, so she had to find a strong man to help.
At this time, many people in the cabin had already gotten off work, and the living room was brightly lit. There should be sounds of talking and communicating, but when Xu Qinghu went in, he only heard the soft meow of a cat.
Xu Qinghu's expression changed slightly, and he thought, who brought the cat here?
Then a clear and pleasant voice was heard: "Laifu is quite clingy. I asked the production team in advance and learned that no one is allergic to cat hair, so I brought him here."
The person speaking should be very young. Just from his voice, one can tell how handsome and stunning he is.
"So cute," Xu Qinghu heard Ruan Xiaoyu sigh, "Is her name Lai Fu? It's a nice name too."
Before he finished speaking, the cat's meow suddenly stopped for a moment, as if it sensed something, and quickly ran towards Xu Qinghu.
It was an orange and white cat with white gloves. The moment it saw Xu Qinghulu, it paused its pounce, tilted its round head, and kept sniffing deeply with its nose, as if trying to identify Xu Qinghulu's scent.
Then a fierce light flashed in its eyes, and it pounced directly on Xu Qinghu's legs, scratching and biting her trouser legs.
He kept making meowing sounds, as if he hated Xu Qinghulu.
"Lai Fu?" The man who heard the voice walked over and appeared in Xu Qinghu's sight.
The moment he saw his appearance clearly, Xu Qinghu's pupils shrank slightly and his breathing seemed to stop for a few seconds.
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