Chapter 152 Changes
There was nothing particularly noteworthy about the furnishings in Xin Xin's room.
Xin Que glanced around the exquisitely decorated bedroom, and finally climbed out the window and left.
Just after leaving the Xin family, Xin Que received another call from Cheng Zheng.
"I've sent you the data on that stranger from the Zhou family to your email," Cheng Zheng said, probably having just gotten off work. "And..."
Xin Que slammed down the phone.
Cheng Zheng "..."
Luo Huayi, standing to the side, was still straining to hear Xin Que's attitude during the phone call.
Cheng Zheng silently put down his phone. "I'm hanging up."
He gave an awkward laugh. "If all else fails, why don't you go to the Zhou family to find her?"
"Given her decisive and efficient personality..."
If we hurry, we might still make it to the crime scene.
Luo Huayi “…”
He's been estranged from Zhou Zichuan for so long, and all the projects they previously collaborated on have been canceled, completely severed. Now, he's suddenly showing up at his door for no reason. It's no wonder people think he's a crazy lunatic.
"No need." Luo Huayi casually withdrew her perked ears. "I don't necessarily need to see her."
Cheng Zheng immediately grabbed his car keys. "Okay, Mr. Luo, I'm off work now."
Luo Huayi then realized that it was already time for the company to close.
Just as Cheng Zheng and I walked to the first floor, we heard a gasp from the crowd.
“Mr. Luo,” a woman with a familiar face came from the crowd and stood in front of him, “It’s been a long time.”
Luo Huayi “…”
Why is Xin Xin, the supporting female character, here?!
Completely baffled, he finally looked at the receptionist and exclaimed, "Is the building's access control system just for show? Who swiped her card to open the door?!"
The receptionist paused for a moment, her gaze lingering as if deep in thought. "But Miss Xin said..."
Luo Huayi had a bad feeling.
"Haven't you always given her special privileges?" The receptionist's suspicious gaze fell on Xin Xin, who was gradually approaching Luo Huayi.
Luo Huayi: "!!!"
He stepped aside to create distance between himself and Xin Xin, then took two steps back and realized something was wrong. He simply used the machines on both sides of the turnstile to flip himself over and lock the bewildered Xin Xin inside. Then, Luo Huayi grabbed Cheng Zheng, who was about to leave, and blocked him in front of him, shouting angrily, "Where is security?!"
Xin Xin "???"
What's going on?!
She's just here to follow the plot and try to get information out of the criminals, so why is the male lead acting like he's seen an enemy?
Xin Xin looked bewildered. Before she could even speak, security guards who had rushed over grabbed her arms and lifted her into the air. Then, with steady steps and a deep breath, the guards escorted Xin Xin out of the office building.
Luo Huayi breathed a sigh of relief.
The plot wasn't as outrageous as it was when he was alone with Xin Que before. Although the receptionist had been brainwashed, the security was still normal.
The employee, who was about to leave work, was shocked.
Putting aside the fact that the girl chased him all the way to the company, the big boss, dressed in a suit, managed to flip over the turnstile so deftly and skillfully—he's really agile...
But soon, everyone put on professional fake smiles, greeted Luo Huayi, and quickly left the office building.
Cheng Zheng was numb.
“The supporting female character is problematic,” Luo Huayi said, her brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly. “The plot treated me like the female lead before, but as soon as Xin… her sister came looking for her, behaving almost exactly like the character in that tragic novel…”
Cheng Zheng pondered for a moment, "Actually, from the moment Miss Xin came in until she was carried out, she only said seven words."
"It seems we can't be sure if she's possessed by a ghost, right?"
Luo Huayi “…”
Luo Huayi gestured for Cheng Zheng to look at the woman who had floated back like a ghost and was clinging to the glass door outside the office building. "Are you sure?"
Xin Que had just found a place to look at Cheng Zheng's emails.
Cheng Zheng's compiled information was very detailed, including the recent activities of Zhou Zichuan and Zhou Ziyan, the siblings.
The fact that they were able to investigate in such detail probably means they relied on Luo Huayi's influence.
The email stated that after breaking up with Luo Huayi, Zhou Zichuan had not done anything that deviated from his established persona and remained the same playboy he always was.
Zhou Ziyan is the same; she remains the pampered daughter of the Zhou family.
As for that woman surnamed Qu, her full name is Qu Huan.
Because of the special relationship between their families, Zhou Zichuan and Qu Huan were childhood sweethearts who were betrothed since they were little.
Xin Que frowned as she read through Qu Huan's character profile from beginning to end, her facial features contorted in disbelief.
Goodness.
Qu Huan's character... is she yet another tragic heroine in a romance novel?
According to those who had dealings with the Zhou family, Qu Huan had a crush on Zhou Zichuan since childhood and had always followed him around.
[Later, the two had a big fight because Zhou Zichuan was having too many affairs in private. Those present recalled that Zhou Zichuan verbally abused Qu Huan because of a mistress, which led Qu Huan to go abroad for further studies in anger.]
The email attachment also included several short videos taken from hidden camera angles that went viral at the time.
After reading it, Xin Que felt as if her eyes were about to go blind.
What do you mean, "How could you insult me for a woman like that?"
What kind of statement is this: "You're nothing but a simp who can't live without me, and you're even talking about breaking up? I bet you can't stand it for a single day"?
What do you mean by "I'm disgusted by my sincerity over the past eighteen years"...?
Then the man flew into a rage, shielding the frail woman behind him, and slapped Qu Huan across the face. "If you have a problem, come at me! What does she have to do with you, a girl?"
Xin Que turned off her phone, her eyes glazed over, and she began to question the meaning of life.
Judging from Qu Huan's information in the data, her character is almost a carbon copy of Xin Que.
Could she be someone from prison?
Just as Xin Que was lost in thought, her phone vibrated.
As soon as she saw it was an unfamiliar number, she hung up immediately and blocked it.
Cheng Zheng held up the phone, which had just been hung up, in front of Xin Xin. "Miss Xin, you've been blocked."
Xin Xin was followed by two burly men who, like puppets, menacingly blocked Cheng Zheng in the underground parking garage of his residential complex.
"You really haven't seen her these past few days?" Xin Xin asked with a suspicious look.
Cheng Zheng said sincerely, "I've almost forgotten what Xin Que looks like."
Xin Xin couldn't find any flaws in his explanation, and finally asked coldly, "Why is Luo Huayi reacting so strongly to me?"
"His reaction at Yushui Yunjian last time was already outrageous..."
Cheng Zheng: "...How would I know? I'm just a lowly assistant who does whatever the boss tells him to do."
Xin Xin "..."
What he said makes perfect sense.
But this still doesn't explain Luo Huayi's unusual behavior towards the supporting characters.
In the original storyline, Luo Huayi's attitude towards Xin Xin at this stage should have been quite warm...
Is it because Xin Que has been going crazy ever since he was put in prison?
Thinking of this, Xin Xin's expression turned ferocious for a moment.
The prison is also sick; they can't control Xin Que, that elusive madwoman, so they force her to take the lead and scout ahead for the prison guards...
Xin felt increasingly frustrated, but she couldn't abandon the task.
We have to find another way... let's think of a way to torture the male lead.
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