Chapter 257: Chapter 231 Qin Xia...... (9 updates)
Western Restaurant
Qiao Yuxian and Zhao Shimeng came out after dinner.
Zhao Shimeng originally wanted to drive Qiao Yuxian home, but Qiao Yuxian ordered a car via her phone, so Zhao Shimeng accompanied her to wait for the car. After watching her get in and leave, Zhao Shimeng then drove away herself.
Qiao Yuxian sat in the taxi, thinking about the conversation she had with Zhao Shimeng tonight.
Zhao Shimeng asked her what choice she would have made if she were in that situation.
She did not answer directly.
She didn’t know how to respond.
After all, she hadn’t personally experienced it, wasn’t in the same environment, nor faced pressure from parents urging her to marry.
She had heard that her grandmother was very much in love with Grandpa Gu when she was young, and their feelings were strong.
But ultimately, they didn’t end up together.
Each married someone else.
In love, when they were young. Apparently, her grandfather was not the person her grandmother loved most.
But in her memory, and in the words of others, her grandparents were deeply in love their whole lives.
Even though Grandpa Gu had been alone for a long time, her grandmother never saw him again.
Her grandmother seemed like Zhao Shimeng described—choosing to live a lifetime with someone who wasn’t the one she loved most.
Of course, the circumstances were different.
Sheng Chendong disappeared.
Grandpa Gu was compelled by his parents.
If she faced such a situation, she thought her choice would differ from theirs.
At least, that’s how she felt now.
She would rather live alone for a lifetime.
Than settle for someone...
The person she loved most astounded her, and regardless of the future, there was probably no place in her heart for anyone else.
Qiao Yuxian thought all the way in the car. When the in-car software announced the destination was near and reminded passengers to have their mobile phones, backpacks, and luggage ready, she snapped back to reality and looked outside.
She suddenly realized she didn’t know where she was.
After two seconds, she realized she was near West Mountain Manor.
She froze for another two seconds and checked her phone.
Indeed, she had set the wrong destination.
She had intended to visit the Qiao Family to see Qiao Yu, Chen Hui, and the others, but had mistakenly set the wrong destination while ordering a car at the Western Restaurant.
The car stopped, and Qiao Yuxian thanked the driver and got off.
She looked at the seemingly endless dark manor in front of her, sighed helplessly, and slowly walked inside.
At the gate, she unlocked it with a fingerprint, entered, and closed the door. Qiao Yuxian found the switch at the entrance and turned on the manor’s streetlights.
No one lived here regularly, only occasionally, Liu Zhou would bring people to clean up.
With the streetlights on, Qiao Yuxian looked at the villas and decided to pick a small one that could be lived in.
She walked along the gravel path into the manor.
Thinking, thankfully, tomorrow is Saturday, or she’d have to wake up an hour earlier than usual for work.
Just then, her phone rang.
She checked it and saw it was Qin Xia calling.
Qiao Yuxian raised an eyebrow and answered the call, "What’s up? Good news?"
"What good news?" Qin Xia, who had just parted ways with Chu Zhengran, was driving home, "Tonight Chu Zhengran introduced me to a director. He’s a relative, wants me to act, and Chu Zhengran made the connection."
Qiao Yuxian: "......"
"Quite speechless, right?" Qin Xia replied.
Qiao Yuxian: "So? And then?"
"Then... I spent two hours reading the script and decided to take the role," Qin Xia said.
Qiao Yuxian suddenly stood still, feeling the biting cold of the winter breeze.
Just what kind of people had she gotten to know?
And what was she hoping for?
Was it really so amusing to introduce jobs to one’s ex-girlfriend?!
Can’t one’s relatives find someone else to shoot their film?! Does it have to be Qin Xia?!
What were these thought processes!
"Hm? Why aren’t you speaking?" Qin Xia was driving, unable to hear her, only the wind whistling through the phone, "Where are you at this late hour?"
"What should I say? Silence is my greatest response to you." Qiao Yuxian replied angrily, "Why are you calling me? I’m going to be too angry to sleep tonight because of you!"
Qin Xia laughed: "The script is indeed good, only the production team is lacking. We’ll have to get Xi Mei to form a production team."
Qiao Yuxian held her forehead: "You really, won’t let any script slide, and take on forming a production team for it."
"A good script shouldn’t be buried. Gold should shine." Qin Xia said.
"It’s to save face for your ex-boyfriend, isn’t it?" Qiao Yuxian replied.
"Tsk, why are you exposing me?" Qin Xia sighed, "Whatever, not talking to you anymore, where are you now?"
"At West Mountain." Qiao Yuxian replied.
"Why are you there again?" Qin Xia asked with a click of her tongue.
Qiao Yuxian wouldn’t admit she mistakenly set the destination: "Mind less about a woman’s affairs."
"Want me to come pick you up over here? Anyways, it’s not far." Qin Xia offered.
"Reject." Qiao Yuxian answered, "I’m staying in a super large villa tonight."
"Beware of ghosts." Qin Xia warned.
"Hm." Qiao Yuxian answered, "If there really are any, we can chat about how love-obsession happens. Or I’ll let it drift over and eat your love-obsessed mind."
Qin Xia: "......"
...
Qiao Yuxian picked the smallest villa, tidied up the bedroom, and once it was suitable for living, she said goodnight to Gu Yanjing, washed up, and went to bed.
She slept soundly and had a sweet dream.
But around two in the morning, a phone ringing woke her up.
She opened her eyes, picked up her phone, and saw it was Qin Xia again.
She answered it immediately; before she could hear Qin Xia’s voice, she heard gunshots over the phone, loud and consecutive.
Qiao Yuxian suddenly sat up, quickly got out of bed: "Qin Xia."
"You have to come once, whether you want to or not." Qin Xia’s voice sounded particularly helpless amidst the gunfire.
"Speak." Qiao Yuxian rushed out of the room to find something.
"It’s probably my brother who wants to kill me." Qin Xia said calmly, then seriously continued, "I’m inside the villa. They surrounded from the outside, the number of people is unknown. I only have one gun here; I need support."
"Wait." Qiao Yuxian didn’t even have time to put on any clothes, ran in pajamas to the neighboring villa.
...
While Qin Xia was calling Qiao Yuxian, Chu Zhengran also called Gu Yanjing.
After having dinner together, after Qin Xia left, Chu Zhengran also let the director leave and sat alone at the restaurant until it closed.
Finally, he drove around the outer ring twice and ended up outside Qin Xia’s villa.
But as soon as he arrived, he heard gunfire from inside the villa.
He tried calling Qin Xia first, but couldn’t get through, the call was busy.
He took his gun and got out of the car, headed directly into the villa to find Qin Xia.
But once inside, he found the villa seemed built like a maze, couldn’t find where upstairs access was.
And there were too many people, gunfire came from all directions, some already upstairs, she couldn’t shoot well from there. So while dealing with them, he called Gu Yanjing.
Tonight, Gu Yanjing and Lin Huai Shu both went to Jingyu Garden.
The place had undergone a big change, Lin Huai Shu took pictures everywhere and posted them in their group chat.
He knew they were at Jingyu Garden.
Jingyu Garden was close, they could get there quickly.