Chapter 27 Come save me...
The message was sent out, but no one responded for a long time.
Gu Jinchen: [? It's only a little past eleven, you guys can't be that serious, right?]
Waited a few seconds...
Zhou Yuchu: [Achen, stop using such hurtful words to target Miss Shen.]
Gu Jinchen: [What did I say wrong? I just saw her with Shen Yanying and his group of spoiled brats at Haoyue last night, and in the blink of an eye she's having a late-night snack with Wen Jingxi!]
Zhou Yuchu: [That's Miss Shen's personal freedom and privacy. It's not appropriate for you to talk about her behind her back like that.]
Gu Jinchen pursed his lips.
Reply: [Sister Xiao Chu, you've been too well protected by Fu Siyan. You have no idea how some women in this world will stop at nothing to climb the social ladder. As long as they achieve their goals, they'll stop at nothing!]
Zhou Yuchu: [Achen, if you keep talking like that, I'm going to get angry.]
Gu Jinchen: "..."
Was he wrong to say that?
Shen Qingshu and Fu Siyan were both photographed together, yet Zhou Yuchu still managed to say something so naive and innocent?!
Gu Jinchen was really annoyed; he felt that Zhou Yuchu was just too naive.
Does she really think he's willing to pay attention to Shen Qingshu?
Although Shen Qingshu is indeed very beautiful, she is not Gu Jinchen's type.
If it weren't for Zhou Yuchu's sake, Gu Jinchen wouldn't have wasted his time paying attention to Shen Qingshu.
Unfortunately, Zhou Yu was too naive and easily fooled by Fu Siyan, and had no sense of crisis at all!
Gu Jinchen glanced at Shen Qingshu not far away.
It's unclear what Wen Jingxi said, but Shen Qingshu gave a faint, gentle smile.
The woman's eyes and eyebrows were exceptionally beautiful, possessing a unique charm without any hint of aggression.
Gu Jinchen was so engrossed in watching that his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily...
What are you looking at?!
His girlfriend, following his gaze, saw Shen Qingshu and immediately became unhappy.
"Gu Jinchen, you've gone too far! I'm still right here! How dare you look at other women!"
Gu Jinchen frowned and said impatiently, "What do you know!"
"Gu Jinchen!" His girlfriend slammed down her chopsticks. "Why are you yelling at me! Can't I even say something to you? Apologize to me now, or I'll get angry!"
"So what if I'm angry? I'm not going to coax you!"
Gu Jinchen stood up, his face full of disdain: "I'm tired of you, let's break up."
His girlfriend froze, staring at Gu Jinchen in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"I don't like dramatic women." Gu Jinchen lit a cigarette, the lip dangling from his lips, his tone arrogant. "I thought my interest in you would last at least a month, but it seems I overestimated you."
Girlfriend: "..."
"Contact my assistant, he will transfer the breakup fee to you."
After Gu Jinchen finished speaking, he waved his hand, turned around, and left gracefully.
His girlfriend stood there stunned for a while before she reacted and chased after him.
"Gu Jinchen! Gu Jinchen, I don't want to break up—"
Other customers in the hot pot restaurant inexplicably noticed the couple breaking up, including Shen Qingshu and Wen Jingxi.
Wen Jingxi, being young, was quite curious. "Gu Jinchen? Surname Gu? Could he be from the Gu family, one of the four most powerful families in Beicheng?"
Shen Qingshu swallowed the fish tofu in her mouth and replied, "Yes."
Wen Jingxi: "...My grandfather and Old Master Gu have a good relationship. When he came to Beicheng this time, my grandfather told me to visit Old Master Gu on his behalf when I had time!"
Shen Qingshu looked up at him, "Who is your grandfather?"
"Wen Qinhuai".
Shen Qingshu's brow twitched. "Wen Qinhuai, a national master of porcelain sculpture?!"
“Yes.” Wen Jingxi raised his chin slightly and said proudly, “But I must state that I was chosen by Teacher Jiang and accepted as his last disciple because of my extraordinary talent!”
Shen Qingshu regained her usual calm demeanor and nodded gently, "I understand."
Wen Jingxi choked, frowning and glaring at Shen Qingshu.
"Hey, are you just giving me the runaround?"
"No." Shen Qingshu picked up her cup, took a sip of lemonade, and said, "I trust the teacher's judgment."
Upon hearing this, Wen Jingxi paused for a moment, then pursed his lips tightly, trying to suppress the urge to smile. "Indeed, the teacher's judgment has always been excellent!"
Shen Qingshu put down her teacup and stood up. "I'll go pay the bill."
Wen Jingxi stood up and stopped her, "No need, how can we really let you girls pay the bill..."
"Don't be so polite." Shen Qingshu's tone was indifferent, but her attitude was firm. "It was agreed that I would treat you, and you said that a person should keep their word."
Wen Jingxi: "..."
Shen Qingshu walked right past him and went to the cashier to pay.
Wen Jingxi stared at her retreating figure as she paid the bill, raising an eyebrow slightly.
His senior sister seems... kind of interesting!
-
After leaving the food street, Wen Jingxi said he would take Shen Qingshu home.
Shen Qingshu said, "Let's go back to the studio first."
"studio?"
"Didn't we bring the Buddha statue?" Shen Qingshu turned to look at him. "I'd like to see the actual statue first."
Wen Jingxi smiled and said, "Okay."
He was actually quite eager to see Shen Qingshu's true strength.
I want to see what kind of talent could make the usually stern and strict Teacher Jiang still remember it so fondly, even after five years.
Upon arriving at the studio, Shen Qingshu first changed into her work clothes.
Inside the restoration room, Chen Qingshu opened the artifact container, placed the porcelain Buddha statue on the worktable, and began scanning—
Data analysis, transmitted to computer.
“The actual damage is even more severe than it appears in the photos, and repairing it will be very difficult.” Shen Qingshu said seriously, “This porcelain carving technique is the most primitive, and some of the raw materials may be hard to find.”
Wen Jingxi, with one hand in his pocket, looked on with an air of anticipation. "After all this talk, you're not going to tell me you can't fix it, are you?"
“It can be repaired.” Shen Qingshu took off her gloves and looked up at Wen Jingxi. “But it will take some time.”
Wen Jingxi: "The teacher said he would give you a maximum of half a month."
Half a month?
Shen Qingshu pursed her lips and said, "It won't take that long, it can be repaired in a week."
Wen Jingxi: "?"
He deliberately underestimated the timeframe of half a month; the teacher actually gave a month, since the raw materials needed to repair the Buddha statue were not easy to find.
Wen Jingxi cleared his throat and emphasized, "Shen Qingshu, I need to remind you that this artifact is extremely rare and should not be treated lightly!"
"I know."
Shen Qingshu looked at the porcelain Buddha statue on the control panel, her beautiful eyes shining with a dazzling and determined light.
“My teacher once said that every cultural relic is a witness to history, and every restoration is a profound dialogue with history. Restorers must always have a sense of awe for history and the spirit of craftsmanship. I have never forgotten these words.”
-
With Aunt Qin looking after them at the hospital, Shen Qingshu stayed at her studio, while Wen Jingxi found a nearby hotel to stay in.
The next day, before six o'clock, Shen Qingshu was woken up by a WeChat voice call.
After Wen Jingxi left last night, she went online to look up some information and didn't go to sleep until 2 a.m.
She groggily pressed the answer button: "Hello?"
"Wake up..." Wen Jingxi's weak voice came through the phone, "Come to the hotel and save me..."
Shen Qingshu frowned. "What's wrong?"
"I had diarrhea all night..." Wen Jingxi's weak voice carried a hint of resentment, "Do you add laxatives to the hot pot in Beicheng?"
Shen Qingshu: "..."
…
Shen Qingshu took a taxi to the hotel and took Wen Jingxi, who was pale and needed help to walk, to the hospital.
I went to the emergency department at the hospital, and the examination results showed that I had acute gastroenteritis.
After Wen Jingxi was hooked up to an IV drip, Shen Qingshu took the receipt to pay the bill.
After paying the fee, Shen Qingshu took the receipt and walked back.
I ran into Qin Yancheng and Fu Siyan at the entrance of the emergency room.
They were talking, but when they saw Shen Qingshu, they stopped talking.
Shen Qingshu ignored Fu Siyan and nodded slightly to Qin Yancheng, "Dr. Qin."
Qin Yancheng smiled gently, "Miss Shen, you've come to the hospital so early?"
“A friend of mine is sick, so I came with him,” Shen Qingshu replied calmly.
"Friends?" Qin Yancheng glanced at Fu Siyan.
The latter looked indifferent, as if it were none of his business.
"Ahem." Qin Yancheng cleared his throat, looked at Shen Qingshu, and asked with concern, "Is your friend alright?"
"Gastroenteritis, it's not a big problem."
Qin Yancheng nodded. "That's good."
He glanced at Fu Siyan again, but Fu Siyan remained expressionless, neither speaking nor leaving.
Qin Yancheng felt a little embarrassed.
"You two talk." Shen Qingshu nodded to Qin Yancheng, then bypassed Fu Siyan and went straight into the emergency room.
After the person had walked away, Qin Yancheng turned to Fu Siyan and asked, "Miss Shen's friend must be Wen Jingxi, right? They came to the hospital together so early. Did they stay together last night?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Siyan's eyes darkened, and he slapped the medical record in his hand onto Qin Yancheng's chest. "I have no interest in knowing."
The blow was quite forceful, and Qin Yancheng coughed several times as he was slapped.
People who have served in peacekeeping missions are terrifying; I almost hit him so hard he lost his breath!
"Are you not interested in knowing, or do you simply not want to know?" Qin Yancheng waved the medical record in his hand. "You came to me this morning to ask about Jiang Yuelan's condition. Fu Siyan, are you more concerned about Jiang Yuelan or Miss Shen?"
Fu Siyan frowned, his handsome face darkening.
Having known each other for so long, Qin Yancheng had never seen Fu Siyan act so strangely.
Thinking of Zhou Yuchu and Fu Siyu, Qin Yancheng stopped joking and said in a low voice, "Brother, something's not right with you."
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