Chapter 16 The sky was dark, and the city center was full of...
The sky was dark and all kinds of lights were on in the city center. Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing got on their car to go home. As the car passed by the lights on the roadside, the car also became dim.
"Xue'er is innocent and simple, don't bully her." Qian Yirong said.
After all, what Xu Baiqing did was not very secretive. Even if Qian Yirong didn't notice it at first, she naturally discovered some clues throughout the day. However, what Xu Baiqing did was not excessive, so Qian Yirong brought up the matter when they were alone.
"Did you notice?" Xu Baiqing chuckled. She leaned over and said, "I just don't like her pestering you all the time. If you paid more attention to me and her, I certainly wouldn't play such a harmless little joke."
She didn't know if it was Qian Yirong's illusion, but she always felt that there was a subtle hint of jealousy in Xu Baiqing's words, as if he didn't like her being too close to Qu Xueer. This made her not know what to say.
"Why aren't you talking, sister?" Xu Baiqing became interested at this time. She moved closer to Qian Yirong and almost lay in her arms.
At this moment, the car suddenly turned, and Xu Baiqing couldn't maintain her balance. She was about to fall off the seat. Qian Yirong reached out in time and hugged Xu Baiqing, pulling her into her arms, thus preventing Xu Baiqing from falling off the seat.
It happened very suddenly. Xu Baiqing was still teasing Qian Yirong, but the sudden bump almost made her fall off her seat. However, the arms that embraced her were slender but strong, and she was embraced in a warm embrace with a sweet fragrance. Maybe it was the suspension bridge effect, or maybe it was due to other reasons, but at this moment Xu Baiqing's heartbeat was faster than ever before.
"Are you okay?" Qian Yirong asked with concern.
"Hmm." Xu Baiqing only made a muffled sound.
This made Qian Yirong even more worried, because according to Xu Baiqing in the past, she should have been smiling and teasing her at this time, instead of shrinking in her arms as if she was really scared.
"It's okay, it's okay..." Qian Yirong patted Xu Baiqing's back soothingly, hoping that she could calm down.
Being comforted so carefully by Qian Yirong, Xu Baiqing felt a pang of sadness in her heart for some reason, as if she had once been cherished and cared for so carefully. She couldn't help but stretch out her arms and hugged Qian Yirong's shoulders, like a vine tightly wrapping around Qian Yirong.
Qian Yirong felt a slight sense of restraint, but because of Xu Baiqing's abnormality, she thought Xu Baiqing was looking for a sense of security, so she let Xu Baiqing hold her tightly.
After an unknown amount of time, Qian Yirong felt the car slowing down and knew they were reaching their destination. She gently patted Xu Baiqing on the back, indicating that it was time for her to let go.
Xu Baiqing pursed her lips and reluctantly let go of Qian Yirong. The hug just now, with Qian Yirong's slightly higher body temperature than hers, made her feel as comfortable as if she were soaking in a hot spring. Now that she let go of Qian Yirong, the regret in her heart was about to overflow.
I don’t know when I will have the chance to hug Qian Yirong like this again. Maybe I can create some opportunities, Xu Baiqing thought to himself, but he obediently followed Qian Yirong into the villa.
They came back after dinner, but they didn't expect that other people from the Qian family were also waiting for them in the hall, and the atmosphere didn't seem very good.
"Qian Yirong," Qian's father called out by her full name. He looked at Qian Yirong with a look of disappointment and asked, "What did you say to Mu Zexuan? Why did he send a car over here?"
"Oh? Master Mu is a man of his word," Qian Yirong said with a malicious smile, "Why is father so angry? I helped Master Mu, so it's normal for me to ask him for some compensation."
Xu Baiqing looked at Qian Yirong and saw that she was not as gentle and considerate as she was just now when they were together. He raised his eyebrows slightly and silently took a step back. Seeing that she seemed to be deliberately trying to make the other people in the Qian family angry, a hint of contemplation flashed in his eyes.
"How dare you say that?" Qian's father angrily threw the cup at Qian Yirong's feet. The sound of shattering glass made the atmosphere even more tense. Qian's father lectured, "It's such a great favor to be able to help Mu Zexuan, and you actually want a useless material like a car."
"Why is it useless?" Facing Qian's father's rage, Qian Yirong was not afraid at all. She said, "You won't buy me such an expensive car. If I like it, I can ask Mu Shao for it."
"You..." Father Qian's chest heaved with anger. When he thought that Qian Yirong was not his child, he disliked her even more.
"Rongrong, don't be angry with your dad," Qian's mother came forward to smooth things over, but there was a hint of dislike for Qian Yirong in her eyes. She said, "It's a waste to let Mu Zexuan, the heir of the Mu family, owe you a favor, and you only want a car."
After all, there is still a certain gap between the upstart Qian family and the wealthy family with deep roots like the Mu family. As the heir of the Mu family, Mu Zexuan's connections can sometimes play an unexpected role.
Qian Yirong used it up so easily, and asked for a car, something that the Qian family had no shortage of. Even if the car was rare, what was the use of it? It was simply a waste of resources.
"I haven't thought about it so much. If I want both, I can't return them to him." Qian Yirong's tone softened as if she was persuaded by her mother, and she muttered.
"Mom and Dad, please don't blame Rongrong for now," Qian Chengshu said at this time, as if to change the subject, "Qingqing also helped Mu Zexuan. She shouldn't have asked Mu Zexuan for anything useless."
Qian Chengshu's words made Qian's father and mother look at Ji Xi. Xu Baiqing narrowed his eyes slightly, then nodded in their expectant gazes, and then received a few meaningless compliments.
Xu Baiqing knew that they took it for granted that her favor to Mu Zexuan was something they could use at will. It was clearly a favor that Xu Baiqing should have been able to control, but now she seemed to have lost ownership.
The three members of the Qian family were relieved to know that Xu Baiqing did not use the favor casually. Although two favors became one, it was still better than nothing. It could only be said that Xu Baiqing was indeed a member of their Qian family and knew what was important and needed to be carefully considered.
The three members of the Qian family, feeling relieved, surrounded Xu Baiqing and told her in person the importance of Mu Zexuan's favor, asking her not to use it lightly. Xu Baiqing nodded obediently like a little white rabbit surrounded by wolves, which made Qian Yirong's lips twitch.
Anyway, she didn't want to watch the hypocritical scene in front of her, so she pretended to be angry and left. The three people from the Qian family who were busy letting Xu Baiqing know the importance of Mu Zexuan's favor did not notice Qian Yirong's departure. Only Xu Baiqing dealt with the Qian family members verbally, but he was always paying attention to Qian Yirong out of the corner of his eyes.
When she left, he even wanted to follow her, but because the three people in front of him were talking over and over again, he couldn't keep up with Qian Yirong's pace. He couldn't help but lower his eyes slightly to hide the impatience in his eyes.
Qian Yirong returned to her room and went to the bathroom to change her clothes, took a good shower, and put on light and comfortable pajamas. Qian Yirong lay on the soft and comfortable bed.
Actually, shopping today was not tiring at all. Although Qu Xueer and Xu Baiqing seemed to be competing for favor in front of her, both of them were sensible people. Xu Baiqing just chatted with Qu Xueer for a while at most, but Qu Xueer didn't understand most of what he said. She just felt that she and Xu Baiqing were not getting along well.
After all, she had already received the message from Qu Xueer asking her not to bring Xu Baiqing with her next time she went shopping. She also secretly told her that she didn't hate Xu Baiqing, but just felt that she didn't get along with her. She hoped Qian Yirong wouldn't think she was stingy.
How to say it, Xu Baiqing is a sesame dumpling with a white exterior and a black interior, while Qu Xueer is really a naive and innocent girl. She may not be played around by Xu Baiqing, but she will also be humiliated when she faces him, so Qu Xueer naturally feels that she can't get along with Xu Baiqing.
Qian Yirong just found it funny, and all the resentment she had towards the three people from the Qian family was soothed away. After comforting Qu Xueer on the phone and assuring her that she would be on her best behavior, Qian Yirong put down the phone.
She summoned the book, and the pages moved automatically without wind, turning to the latest plot. Sure enough, it was different from when she first read it, the plot had been changed.
However, it is not like she would be punished by the book if she took the initiative to change. Qian Yirong lowered her eyes in thought. In other words, as a bug in the book, if she took the initiative to change the plot, it would not be allowed by the book. But if other people in the book did something different from the plot, it would change the plot of the book and turn it into a new plot.
In this way, her maneuverability will be much greater, and she happens to have an ally who can change the plot at any time. In this way, no matter what happens in the future, she may be able to turn the plot in a direction that is beneficial to her.
Qian Yirong was not worried that she would become enemies with Xu Baiqing in the future. After all, she did not seem to be nostalgic for the false family affection of the Qian family. Of course, the real reason was that since the plot could be changed, Qian Yirong would certainly not really do anything to hurt Xu Baiqing.
As long as she and Xu Baiqing didn't end up in a fight to the death, other things would be easy to solve. Qian Yirong was thinking about what would happen next, and she felt sleepy and slowly fell asleep.
As the night grew deeper, a slight "click" sound came from Qian Yirong's door, which was the sound of the door opening. A figure slowly approached the bed. As the figure entered the range of the bedside lamp, a face that was both happy and angry was slowly illuminated.
Xu Baiqing came to Qian Yirong's bed silently like a ghost, quietly looking at Qian Yirong's peaceful sleeping face, with dark undercurrents in her black and white eyes. Finally, after staying for a while, she left Qian Yirong's room without doing anything.
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