The 74th melon
"What did you say?"
Chu Weiqian suddenly looked up and looked at Lin Cha in surprise. Liu Youyou and Jiang Mingkai also looked at Lin Cha with complicated expressions.
Lin Cha's heart was in turmoil, but she pretended to be calm. "I-I went to Grandma Zhang's room on the day I left Qingchuan Village and saw five spirit tablets in her room. I thought it was strange at the time... But a few days ago, I asked the staff who were still in the village to check it out, and sure enough, they were the spirit tablets of 'Zhang Xingzhou'!"
[Would Brother Kai and Officer Liu specifically go to that staff member to verify this?]
【No way, no way, no way? 】
[However, it is true that there are five spirit tablets in Grandma Zhang's room. She just hid them very well, so I didn't really see them!]
Liu Youyou and Jiang Mingkai remained silent. They knew the real source of Lin Cha's information and would not ask any further questions.
But Chu Weiqian's shoulders were shaking, and he was even confused because he was too shocked.
Chu Weiqian will never know in his lifetime that Grandma Zhang knew he wasn't the real Zhang Xingzhou the moment she had her first meal with him after waking up.
After all, Grandma Zhang had watched Zhang Xingzhou grow up, so she knew his eating habits very well. Zhang Xingzhou was a very picky eater and never ate carrots.
[But Chu Weiqian was not picky about food at all and would eat anything with Grandma Zhang. It was because of that meal that Grandma Zhang knew her grandson was dead.]
But she has always kept this secret in her heart.
She hasn't told anyone for three years.
Originally, she would never tell anyone no matter how long it took.
Chu Weiqian followed Lin Cha and the others to Grandma Zhang's ward. Jiang Mingkai brought some fruit and milk. He and Lin Cha happened to pass by Haishi Hospital on their way back to the community, so they came to visit Grandma Zhang on behalf of the guests of "Leisure".
Many villagers from Qingchuan Village came to the ward, and Xue Xixi's family also sat by the bed.
"Grandma, the doctor just said that your operation was successful!" Xue's mother said comfortingly, "You will be able to be discharged from the hospital soon!"
"Grandma, you're such a jerk!" Xue Xixi complained as she peeled an apple for Grandma Zhang. "You didn't even tell us about such a big thing! Do you still consider me your granddaughter-in-law?"
Grandma Zhang was startled and gently stroked the back of Xue Xixi's hand, "Grandma is sorry for you, it's Grandma who is sorry for you!"
Xue Xixi remembered that her home was very close to the Zhang family, and she liked to follow Zhang Xingzhou since she was a child. When the villagers working in the fields saw the two of them, they all joked that this was a young wife following her young husband!
Xue Xixi was young at the time and didn't know how to blush, so she put her hands on her hips and said, "That's right! I like Brother Xingzhou, and I will definitely marry Brother Xingzhou in the future. What's wrong with following him now?"
Xue Xixi never thought that her life might not include Zhang Xingzhou. She also never thought that her marriage partner would be another man besides Zhang Xingzhou.
On the day the Zhang and Xue families discussed their wedding, Grandma Zhang was inexplicably silent for a long time. Then she pulled Xue Xixi aside and asked her carefully, "Xixi, do you like Xingzhou now? If not, this marriage, this marriage can be canceled..."
Why not like it?
Xue Xixi couldn't understand.
Although her brother Xingzhou has become more silent, he is also more handsome and manly. He is even more responsible than the previous Zhang Xingzhou. Why not like him?
It was not until now that Xue Xixi understood why.
But in fact, during the time of the car accident, she also felt that "Zhang Xingzhou" had changed, and even suspected that "Zhang Xingzhou" was not the Zhang Xingzhou before, but she liked this change, and even liked "Zhang Xingzhou" more than before. She attributed everything to the car accident and believed that the death of her family made "Zhang Xingzhou" more mature.
If she hadn't been impulsive in her youth and hadn't discovered the truth, perhaps Chu Weiqian would have been Zhang Xingzhou all his life?
"Grandma, you reminded me," Xue Xixi said with a wry smile, "When I made this decision, I was also sure of my feelings, so I can't blame you."
Grandma Zhang sighed.
Xixi is such a good child, but when she agreed to this marriage without telling Zhang Xingzhou about her identity, wasn’t she also selfish?
She was also worried that the truth would be revealed, and was also careful that something would happen to Zhang Xingzhou. By that time, she would definitely be gone, and the police would have no DNA to compare. So as long as Xixi and the others insisted that Xingzhou was indeed Xingzhou, perhaps Xingzhou would be safe.
People are all a little selfish.
She is like this, and so is Zhang Xingzhou.
But even if he's a little selfish, he's not a bad person, right?
The number of people in the ward was increasing. Grandma Zhang saw Liu Youyou bringing Lin Cha and the others in. There was a vague figure behind Jiang Mingkai's tall figure.
Grandma Zhang asked Liu Youyou, "Officer Liu, where is the child?"
She didn't say "Xinzhou", nor did she know Chu Weiqian's name, so she could only ask "that child".
Everyone knew what Grandma Zhang meant, and they tacitly made way for Chu Weiqian.
When Grandma Zhang saw Chu Weiqian, a kind smile appeared on her sickly face. She struggled to sit up. Xue Xixi and Xue's mother immediately came up and helped her raise the backrest of the bed.
Chu Weiqian lowered his head, wondering whether he should go up, but he heard Grandma Zhang's voice, which was a little weak but a little joyful.
"Good grandson, come here."
Chu Weiqian's eyes instantly turned red and his nose felt sore. He rubbed his nose and walked to Grandma Zhang's bed with his head lowered.
Xue Xixi, who was sitting beside the bed, made way for Chu Weiqian to sit at the head of the bed to accompany Grandma Zhang.
Grandma Zhang gently stroked the back of Chu Weiqian's hand and then touched his hair. "Silly boy, I'm over 80 years old. Why did you have this operation? It would waste a kidney. You're still young!"
Chu Weiqian shook his head violently.
"You will live a hundred years! You will live a hundred years!"
Then he lowered his head and muttered softly, "A good person like you should live a hundred years!"
Grandma Zhang stroked Chu Weiqian's head and said, "Good boy, what a good boy!"
Grandma Zhang remembered that on the day she realized Chu Weiqian was not Zhang Xingzhou, she looked at the young man with a face as tense as a mummy, and her blood ran cold.
She didn't say anything, but after leaving the ward, she returned to her room and opened the window.
Looking down from the window of the inpatient ward on the sixth floor, the people on the ground were almost as big as rice grains.
When she first learned her family had passed away, Grandma Zhang was already in despair. But because the nurse told her that Xingzhou was still alive, but now seriously injured and had not yet woken up, Grandma Zhang persevered until now.
But it turned out that Xingzhou was gone too.
Her husband, son, daughter-in-law, grandson, granddaughter... they are all gone, so what is the point of her living?
She stood up slowly. The sky was filled with stars, but the dark clouds obscured the sun, and no starlight could be seen. The wind was very strong outside, whistling and sweeping past, making the pine needles in the hospital garden rustle.
That was the sound of death. On the road to the underworld, a family of five were waiting for her.
Grandma Zhang almost jumped down.
But suddenly there was a knock on the door. Grandma Zhang looked in the direction of the sound and saw the door of the ward was pushed open with a creak. The young man with a bandage on his face and wounds on his body walked into the room carrying a basin of hot noodles.
"Grandma, today is your birthday... Even though I'm in the hospital, I went to the cafeteria and asked the chefs to make me a bowl of longevity noodles! Come and try it!"
Birthday?
With the recent series of events, Grandma Zhang even forgot that today is her 80th birthday.
Eighty years old, the age of serving the emperor.
Grandma Zhang slowly returned to the bedside. The young man arranged the longevity noodles, aligned the chopsticks, and handed them to her with both hands.
There was light in his eyes, sparkling.
Even though the bandages blocked most of the expressions on his face, Grandma Zhang could still see the worry, caution, and anticipation on his face.
There were obvious scratches on his raised arm, which were caused by the window glass when he tried to save himself during the car accident.
It's so deep that it will leave a scar for life.
What a good boy.
Grandma Zhang learned from the police that the teenager caused the car accident while trying to save a child, and he was not to blame.
But why would he pretend to be his grandson?
They are just an ordinary family in the countryside, and she is an old lady in her seventies. There is no point in pretending to be her grandson, right?
It was not until Grandma Zhang accidentally learned from the police that the body of the "passerby" had not been claimed yet. If this continued, it would be sent to the crematorium and burned together with other unclaimed bodies.
At that moment, Grandma Zhang realized why Chu Weiqian did this.
They are all the same!
The world is so big, but they are all alone. All the lies and cover-ups are just to cherish the feelings that no longer exist, but they still hope for them so much in their hearts.
Even if this feeling is stolen, the person who stole the feeling is not sincere in his love, right?
Chu Weiqian always thought that it was his grandmother who gave him a home.
But in fact, it was because of his existence that grandma was willing to continue living.
Later, Chu Weiqian and Xue Xixi divorced, and he restored his original identity. But he still lived in Qingchuan Village, taking care of Grandma Zhang who had just been discharged from the hospital.
As for the wedding gift money, after the village chief went back and told the villagers about Grandma Zhang's serious illness and surgery, the villagers all expressed their understanding. They are all from the same hometown and have lived together for so many years. If Grandma had told them earlier that she was sick, they would have raised funds to help!
No one asked Chu Weiqian to return the gift money. The village committee even helped Grandma Zhang apply for medical assistance, saving her a large portion of the medical expenses.
However, Liu Youyou and Yu Xia still seriously educated Chu Weiqian that impersonating someone else's identity is an illegal infringement and it is wrong!
To this end, they asked Chu Weiqian to write a 5,000-word self-criticism, which was broadcast daily on the Qingchuan Village Committee Radio Station!
The matter of Qingchuan Village came to an end.
On the other hand, Lin Cha came back from Hengcheng after filming "Painted Bones". After visiting Grandma Zhang at Hai City Hospital, he went home to rest for half a day. The next day, he was sent to a new announcement site by Chen Yun.
During the remaining time, she will sign a jewelry spokesperson contract with Kassel, then visit the mining and production studio of Kassel jewelry, and shoot Kassel gg the next day.
On the way, Chen Yun introduced the subjects of this shoot. Lin Cha is the newly signed spokesperson for Cassel, and her partner is TV King Yu Xiao, another spokesperson for Cassel.
Yu Xiao is in his early thirties. He takes a tough guy approach and films serious dramas. Although his traffic is average, his reputation has always been very good.
Cassel hired him as a spokesperson for word-of-mouth considerations. Their new product is a couples jewelry series, so they chose a man and a woman as the new spokespersons to create more sexual tension in the couples' photos.
"Yu Xiao has a really great figure!"
In the RV, Chen Yun was browsing Yu Xiao's profile when she saw a short video of him made by a fan. She handed her phone to Lin Cha and said, "Eight-pack abs, full chest muscles. In the entertainment industry, there are few male celebrities with better bodies than him!"
Lin Cha also glanced at it.
Don't mention it, the neatly-formed eight-pack abs really look good. Lin Cha remembered seeing Jiang Mingkai and Zhou Zexu's physiques when she was selling goods in Qingchuan Village. One of them worked out all year round for filming, and the other was the dance leader of a boy band, but they only had six-pack abs.
But Yu Xiao has eight-pack abs, and in the video, someone splashed water on his abs, and probably smeared oil on them, so those beautiful, hard muscles sparkled in the sun.
A video ends quickly and Tik Tok automatically plays the next video.
It was still Yu Xiao's video, probably from one of his early TV clips. In the video, Yu Xiao was wearing baggy pants, unconscious, and was being dragged out of the water. Because his pants were filled with water, the waistband was bulging. The subtitles of the short video kept flashing "Giant python in the water!"
Lin Cha: “…”
Chen Yun: “…”
Their faces flushed red.
Chen Yun: "Emperor Yu's figure... is really, really good..."
She put away her phone awkwardly.
The RV arrived at the entrance of the Kassel Building, and the outside was full of fans, most of whom were holding signs for Lin Cha, and many were holding signs for Yu Xiao.
Lin Cha got off the car under the protection of the security guard and Chen Yun, and heard the screams of fans around him.
"Wife! Wife! I love you!"
"Ahhh, I see Cha Cha, the living, moving Cha Cha!"
"Chacha, you're so cute eating melons on the variety show!"
"Cha Cha, I love you so much, Shang Qianqian! Come on, come on! I will always support you!"
Lin Cha thanked the fans one by one and signed autographs for them before walking into the building.
"Of course, you already have so many fans!" Chen Yun said excitedly, "Once 'Painted Bones' comes out, your popularity will definitely increase!"
Lin Cha was somewhat happy, but she also felt a little strange, because her development path was completely different from what the system said.
But forget it, the system said she couldn't stir up any trouble anyway, so she just had to keep playing badly. Even if she failed in the end, she still had the system.
He'll clean up the mess when he comes back.
"Chacha! Chacha!"
There were more screams from fans outside. Lin Cha turned around and saw that the other party was holding Yu Xiao's light board in one hand and a large bouquet of flowers in the other.
"Can you help me give these flowers to Yu Xiao?"
The girl was a little plump, and her face was flushed because she was squeezed in the crowd. Her eyes were bright and full of hope as she looked at Lin Cha.
Lin Cha didn't even think about it. She walked to the door and agreed naturally, "Okay."
The girl's eyes lit up even more, and she handed the bouquet to Lin Cha, "Thank you, Cha Cha, you're so kind!"
It was a simple task. Lin Cha took the bouquet and helped the girl place the carefully prepared letter in the most conspicuous place on the bouquet. Then he walked into the building holding the bouquet.
Standing in front of the elevator door, it opened with a "ding" sound.
Lin Cha’s partner today, Yu Xiao, was standing in the elevator.
He probably came up from the underground garage, so he avoided the fans at the door.
At this moment, a man in his early thirties was standing in the elevator, wearing a neat printed shirt. His hands tucked into his belt showed off his muscular build.
He was talking to his assistant when he saw Lin Cha standing at the door and politely made room for her.
Lin Cha also nodded slightly to Xiao and walked into the elevator.
"This bouquet," Lin Cha handed it to Yu Xiao, "is for you. It's yours..."
Before he finished speaking, a faint smile appeared in Yu Xiao's eyes, "Cha Cha actually sent me flowers, she doesn't like me, does she?"
Lin Cha:?
"...a gift from a fan."
Lin Cha silently finished what he had just said and pointed at the group of excited fans outside the building.
The first floor of Kassel is made of floor-to-ceiling windows. Through the elevator door that has not yet closed, you can see the chubby girl standing at the front. When she saw her bouquet of flowers in Yu Xiao's hands, she waved excitedly at him.
Yu Xiao's smile froze for two seconds.
In an instant, it turned into a warm spring breeze and waved to the fans outside.
"Ahhhhhh! Yu Xiao is looking here! My Xiao Xiao is looking here!"
"Wow, Xiaoxiao is so handsome! My husband loves you! I love you!"
"Xiaoxiao! I want to give birth to a baby for you!"
Outside, fans were screaming wildly, one wave after another.
But the elevator door still closed.
"Thank you for your help," Yu Xiao said to Lin Cha with a smile, "Rose, I like this flower very much."
Lin Cha:?
[It wasn't me who sent it, I just helped deliver it... Why are you speaking so vaguely, as if I sent it?]
Lin Cha maintained politeness and gave an awkward smile, then turned his back to Yu Xiao, his eyes fixed on the rising elevator number.
Yu Xiao, however, was looking at Lin Cha's back, his eyes becoming increasingly interested. Especially after seeing that fat fan, looking at Lin Cha again, with her slender figure and angelic face, Yu Xiao's throat went dry.
When the elevator reached the floor, Lin Cha followed Chen Yun to her dressing room. Yu Xiao couldn't help licking his slightly chapped lips as he watched Lin Cha's retreating figure.
After Lin Cha and Chen Yun were out of sight, Yu Xiao tossed the bouquet to the assistant beside him with disdain, his tone filled with impatience, "What's the point of sending flowers? Can't you give me something valuable like jewelry or a watch?"
He threw it so carelessly that his assistant didn't finish it in time, and the bouquet of roses fell to the ground, with the petals scattered all over the floor, along with the letter filled with the fans' love.
The assistant quickly picked up the bouquet and picked up the rose petals on the ground.
"Brother Xiao, what should we do with this flower?" the assistant asked cautiously.
"Do I need to teach you this kind of thing?" Yu Xiao frowned, his eyes showing even more annoyance. "Useless things, just throw them away."
Then, with one hand in his pocket, he walked towards his dressing room. The floor was covered with rose petals, but he made no move to avoid them. He stepped on the rose petals and the letters and left.
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