Chapter 381 The Sun Rises from the West
Xiang Mingzhu was too embarrassed to do so.
But thinking of Zhong Yi's words that sounded like a warning and a warning, she had no choice. If she angered Zhong Yi, she would gain nothing.
Besides, she hoped Zhong Yi could be happier.
Because she admired him.
"Qiao Xi."
Xiang Mingzhu said in a slightly cold tone, "I apologize for belittling your background before."
Qiao Xi looked at Xiang Mingzhu in surprise.
This was the sun rising from the west, and Xiang Mingzhu actually apologized to her. When she lost the preliminary round of the needle test competition, she apologized in a very hesitant manner, holding it back for a long time before uttering those words of unwillingness to admit defeat.
What's happening now?
"Qiao Xi, I never admit that I lost to you. Let's play another game in the finals. I don't believe you can still win. I attended your birthday party today and I should apologize to you for saying something wrong. But it's not because of you..."
She glanced at Zhong Shao.
Qiao Xi understood.
She apologized to her for Zhong Shao's sake.
Perhaps it was because Master Zhong and Huo Xingzhou had a cooperative project, and Xiang Mingzhu had her eyes on Master Zhong, so she had to apologize to him in order to please him.
How strange.
Love can really make a proud person bow his head.
Qiao Xi was sure that Xiang Mingzhu hated her to the core.
"I accept your apology," she said softly, "and I accept your provocation. You don't have the final say on the outcome of the competition in the imperial capital. I can beat you once, and I might beat you a second time."
"impossible!"
Xiang Mingzhu retorted coldly, "I won't give you another chance."
She wants to take first place!
Not only Qiao Xi, but even Lu Yingxue couldn't beat her.
She must try to win the competition and marry Zhong Yi at the peak of her career!
"Then we'll see."
"Goodbye."
Zhong Yi and Xiang Mingzhu left one after another, as if they just came to apologize.
Qiao Xi didn't take it seriously. She took Huo Xingzhou's hand and toasted the guests before calling it a day. The cake for her birthday party was cut early, so she didn't have to work until the early hours.
The cruise ship needs to be packed up tonight, so they will return to the small villa in the city to spend the night.
The guests gradually dispersed.
Du Juan and Huo Jiancheng strongly requested to stay behind to finish the work, allowing Qiao Xi and Huo Xingzhou to return to the city to rest first. After a busy day, the two of them deserved some time alone.
…
The night is dark.
Two bodyguards took Xu Xingluo and prepared to leave the cruise ship, and Xu Yunye followed her.
Xu Xingluo's voice was hoarse: "Xu Yunye, you hate me, don't you? Even if you didn't know that Qiao Xi was related to you by blood, you treated her better than I did."
It's so sad that she has fallen to such a state where everyone hates her.
Xu Yunye's delicate face was extremely cold, his eyes dark. "It's good that you know it. Who would like you two, father and daughter? You and Xu Guangyao are just blood-sucking worms that crawled out of the stinking ditch."
"You just like Qiao Xi."
Xu Xingluo wiped her tears and said, "Today is Qiao Xixuan's birthday. Do you think Huo Xingzhou will remember this day forever? Every year."
She smiled brightly, yet also a little creepy.
Xu Yunye frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"If Huo Xingzhou remembers Qiao Xi's birthday, he will definitely remember that today is my..." death anniversary.
As she walked towards the gangway, she took advantage of Xu Yunye's inattention and reached out to push him away. The bodyguards prioritized protecting Xu Yunye, and Xu Xingluo fell from the railing of the cruise ship.
Take a leap.
The night wind is very cold.
Her hair was blown into a mess.
Xu Xingluo's tears kept falling. The feeling of weightlessness almost made her soul drift away. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
She really regretted it.
I regret not staying in Haicheng to accompany Huo Xingzhou through the difficult times when the car accident happened.
I regret that when I learned about my life experience, I chose to help Xu Guangyao hide it.
I also regret that I impersonated the girl who saved my life ten years ago.
Everything has a destiny.
God couldn't stand it either, so he sent Qiao Xi to them.
Bang!
Xu Xingluo fell into the sea and his consciousness dissipated.
The cold, salty water engulfed her.
Xu Xingluo opened his eyes and looked at the moon in the sea, his pupils dilated.
Huo Xingzhou, as you wish.
Your moon will never set, and it is I, a sinful star, who will always fall. But, when you look up at the moon, can you spare a moment to pay attention to the stars scattered beside it?
"Xu Xingluo!"
Xu Yunye leaned forward and shouted, "Xu Xingluo!"
"Go into the water and bring the person back!"
His first reaction was that it was Xu Xingluo's trick, and she was thinking about escaping. Until he looked at the deep sea, and saw a faint red blood stain.
Slowly being swallowed by the waves, his back felt cold.
The crew on the cruise ship went out to the sea to rescue the person. The wind and waves were not strong at night, and Xu Xingluo did not drift far away.
"Second Young Master."
The bodyguard whispered, "The man is dead."
"There are too many reefs in the shallow waters. He fell and hit his head on the reef, and died on the spot. We have already fished out the body. What should we do next?"
Xu Yunye slowly approached and looked at Xu Xingluo, who was placed on a stretcher in the night and was lifeless.
I was talking to him just a second ago.
His fingers trembled as he said, "Let's send it to the funeral home. We can keep the funeral simple and find a cemetery."
The air he breathed in was cool.
Xu Xingluo died abruptly. She had long planned to die on Qiao Xi's birthday. She wanted Huo Xingzhou to remember this date, so that every year when he celebrated Qiao Xi's birthday, it would also be the anniversary of her death.
He was disgusting when he was alive, and he wanted to disgust others even after he died.
…
The other side.
The black Rolls-Royce Phantom drove through the bustling city toward the Huo family's villa. Old Chen drove smoothly, and Zhou Yu was sitting in the passenger seat, having just finished a phone call.
His face looked a little ugly.
He observed the expressions of Huo Xingzhou and Qiao Xi in the back seat through the rearview mirror, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Huo Xingzhou's eyes flickered slightly, "What's wrong?"
Qiao Xi leaned in his arms, feeling a little sleepy. She had been busy all day and was exhausted. She had been drowsy all the way in the car. Now, hearing the movement in the car, she couldn't help but look at Zhou Yu with heavy eyelids.
Zhou Yu said solemnly, "Xu Xingluo is dead."
"I just received news from the cruise ship that Xu Xingluo committed suicide by jumping into the sea. Xu Yunye confirmed it personally." Zhou Yu actually had a darker suspicion in his mind.
The relationship between Xu Yunye and Xu Xingluo is very bad. Can't a few bodyguards keep an eye on Xu Xingluo?
Did Xu Yunye deliberately let it go, or was it... a coincidence?
In short, this news is shocking.
"Xu Xingluo is dead, and Xu Yunye plans to handle her funeral in a simple manner. Our people have already controlled Xu Xingluo's former forces, and they can no longer cause any trouble."
It can be regarded as a complete solution to a hidden danger.
Zhou Yu complained, "I think Xu Xingluo did it on purpose. She said some inexplicable things when she was in the room, and even asked if you would remember her if she died. As a result, she chose such a day..."
"Zhou Yu."
Huo Xingzhou shouted, interrupting his complaints.
Zhou Yu carefully glanced at Qiao Xi's face in the back seat and said softly, "Sorry, sister-in-law."
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