Chapter 16 - 16 Natural Luminous Bodies

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Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Natural Luminous Bodies “` This upscale KTV, even after more than a decade, catered only to a specific clientele. At this moment, the men and women coming and going all carried an air of nobility, living in a superior environment with a good family background, which made them seem superior without even doing anything. And the room they occupied was naturally the largest. Since there were many guests, most of them were Qin Yize’s classmates, with the others being young men from the western district. Most had grown up together, and by the time they could remember, the turbulent times had passed. Their parents, who had restored their former glory, could not wait to give their children the best of everything. Therefore, this generation of children was not only exclusionary but also exceptionally arrogant. When Qin Yize was young, he was the king of the children in the western district. Sёarᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. He was good-looking and studious, and almost unbeatable in fights; as he grew up, he naturally became the core figure among these people. Wherever he went, there was always a group of people revolving around him. He was like a natural luminary. So, their feelings towards Gu Qiaoqiao, Qin Yize’s wife who came from a small rural town, were a mix of curiosity, disdain, aloofness, and the rest was filled with pure malice. Gu Qiaoqiao stood at the door of the room, looking inside. The room was quite large, about two hundred square meters, and though the lighting was somewhat yellowish, it was still clear enough to make out the faces of the people present. Some were blurry, giving off a hazy effect like old photographs. The people inside were also sizing up Gu Qiaoqiao. Some who had seen Gu Qiaoqiao before felt that she seemed different from the first time they met her. Before everyone had finished assessing her, Bai Yun began with a beaming smile, “This is the woman you’ve all been curious about, Qin Yize’s love, named Gu Qiaoqiao. Although born in the countryside, has she not changed completely in this half year?” Transformed completely? Was that a compliment or a criticism? Gu Qiaoqiao slowly curled her red lips into a slight smile but said nothing. Some laughed with a titter, and a girl sitting on the sofa wearing a blue down jacket seemed to say carelessly, “How could Imperial Capital compare to the poor and bad lands of the countryside, Bai Yun? Your analogy is quite apt.” “It’s always said that troubled waters produce the wiliest folk,” someone chimed in. “But my grandma says, a cow lead to the Imperial Capital is still a cow…” a girl expressed her disagreement with the phrase transformed completely. “Haha…” The comment from this girl provoked laughter from everyone. By this time, three individuals had already seated themselves on the sofas to the left, almost all of them girls, some twenty-one or two, others eighteen or nineteen. They wore the most fashionable clothes of the era, and their very expressions, from the bottoms of their eyes to the tips of their eyebrows, were filled with pride and scorn for Gu Qiaoqiao. As Gu Qiaoqiao sat down, Bai Yun spoke cheerfully to the girl in the blue down jacket, “Ning Yuli, you have no idea, the first time Gu Qiaoqiao came and took the elevator she was so scared she shivered and could barely stand, haha…” While speaking, she grabbed Gu Qiaoqiao’s arm affectionately, saying, “Sister-in-law, am I right?” About a dozen girls sitting there burst into giggles as if on cue. Such mocking laughter made Qin Xiaoyu awkwardly turn her face away. It seemed she was trying to use this attitude to assert her stance. But she did not understand the principle that glory and loss are shared by all. Meanwhile, Ning Yuli across from her was full of condescension, mocking as she said, “It’s just like Grandma Liu entering Grand View Garden, isn’t it.” A girl with her mouth agape feigned surprise, “Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden should be Grandma Gu entering the Grand View Garden, right…” “` Pfft… A girl beside her laughed so hard that she spat out her juice, and the others were jostling each other, laughing uproariously. Qin Xiaoyu glared fiercely at Gu Qiaoqiao and, pointing at the girls, said angrily, “Stop laughing.” “Oh my, Xiao Yu, everyone’s just joking around.” Bai Yun patted Qin Xiaoyu’s shoulder affectionately, “Don’t take it seriously, everyone just finds it funny.” “Yeah, Qin Xiaoyu, we all just think it’s funny.” “Gu Qiaoqiao, have you never seen a skyscraper from the time you were a child?” someone asked with feigned innocence. “Yeah, yeah, have you never even seen a car before?” “Have you ever watched television?” “I heard from our maid that she didn’t know what bread and hamburgers were until she was eighteen…” “They say your dialect has a real country bumpkin flavor to it, say something in it for me to hear.” “Just say this sentence: ‘The bumpkin’s dumpling has blossomed beyond cure!'” “…” Once someone took the lead, the other girls started bombarding her with questions, all talking at once. Guys on the other side were also drawn by the commotion, looking at Gu Qiaoqiao with various expressions—some with contempt, some with curiosity, some with sarcasm. It was as if a group of white poodles had suddenly been invaded by a yellow mongrel. Though the analogy was a bit cruel, these people indeed had not a shred of kindness, all blatantly ostracizing her. A glint of coldness swept through Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes; everything was exactly the same as in her past life, even the mocking expressions hadn’t changed. In her previous life, Gu Qiaoqiao was born in the late sixties and had never traveled far from home. Yet in this world, in this year 1986, there were still many who had never seen an elevator or eaten a hamburger, but these things had become the pretexts for today’s mockery. The comments that followed were even more unpleasant, some veiled, some blunt, making the already insecure Gu Qiaoqiao from her previous life want to hide herself away. She felt aggrieved, ashamed, and so embarrassed that she wanted to cry, wishing she could retort, but she was no match for over a dozen mouths. And back then, not a single person spoke up for her. Gu Qiaoqiao’s gaze landed on Ning Yuli, who was laughing the hardest and would soon say the nastiest thing. Being reborn wasn’t about reliving the pains of her previous life. She curled her lips into a smile and her clear, cold voice drifted up, “Who was it that just said ‘wretched mountains and rivers’?” Her voice was not loud, but loud enough for everyone to hear. And this crisp voice, as melodious as the music of silk and bamboo, carrying a soft murmur that bespoke of a young girl, filled the room. Perhaps it was the first time they heard Gu Qiaoqiao speak, so clear and well-articulated that everyone was momentarily stunned. So, Gu Qiaoqiao’s voice was actually this pleasant to the ear. The mockery of everyone was an invitation for Gu Qiaoqiao to speak. Thus, the room fell into a brief stillness. Ning Yuli was also startled for a moment, then, regaining her composure, she sneered arrogantly and retorted, “I said it.” “What ‘wretched mountains and rivers’ are you referring to?” Gu Qiaoqiao asked crisply. “Of course, I mean your hometown. Don’t emerge from a ravine and suddenly think you’re a phoenix.” Ning Yuli’s complexion was not good. “Do you know where my hometown is?” Gu Qiaoqiao asked calmly.

Chapter 16 - 16 Natural Luminous Bodies

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