Chapter 20 - 20: The Benefits of Rebirth

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Chapter 20: Chapter 20: The Benefits of Rebirth Gu Qiaoqiao smiled, stepped off the stage and walked over to where the girls sat. Qin Xiaoyu didn’t even know how to express her feelings. She actually shifted to the side, making room for Gu Qiaoqiao to sit beside her. The girls’ hesitant gazes examined Gu Qiaoqiao anew, feeling that she was not at all like how Bai Yun had described. Could it be that Bai Yun had deceived them? Indeed, someone directly asked, “Gu Qiaoqiao, how come you can sing this song?” “Why shouldn’t I be able to sing this song?” Gu Qiaoqiao replied indifferently. Yet irritation welled up inside her. Had it not been for the forthcoming opportunity for Bai Yun to reap her own bitter fruits and taste the humiliation she herself had suffered in a previous life, she would not be sitting here, enduring the faces of these pampered young women and men. There were so many other things waiting for her to do, and dealing with these people felt like a true waste of time. “Bai Yun said you…” The girl began, then inexplicably grew short of breath, shrank back, and closed her mouth. “Bai Yun said what about me?” “Nothing, nothing…” The girl quickly shook her head, losing the arrogance and contempt she had shown earlier. Bai Yun and Ning Yuli were not in the private room. Gu Qiaoqiao smiled and did not press further. Qin Xiaoyu, fuming yet in a lowered voice, said to Gu Qiaoqiao, “When did you learn to sing English songs? I had no idea.” “Is being able to sing English songs that big of a deal?” Gu Qiaoqiao asked, puzzled. “You…” Qin Xiaoyu, angered, turned away. At this moment, Bai Yun and Ning Yuli walked in. Following them were several waiters, carrying large trays filled with orange juice. Served in transparent glass cups, it looked tempting. Gu Qiaoqiao’s pupils constricted, and her hand clenched slightly. She had thought too kindly of human nature. She had even hoped that Bai Yun and Ning Yuli would come in empty-handed, so that she might let go of the resentment from her past life and let everything be. Unfortunately, just like in her previous life, Bai Yun and Ning Yuli brought everyone orange juice, everyone else’s were normal. Only hers had something added to it. Gu Qiaoqiao looked on calmly as Bai Yun approached her with a smile, bent down and placed a glass of orange juice on the coffee table in front of Gu Qiaoqiao. Then she sat next to her, feigning amazement, “Sister-in-law, I only learned today that not only can you sing Er Ren Zhuan, but you can also sing English songs. You’re so amazing, you must have practiced for a long time, was it just to surprise everyone today?” But no one knew the hatred in Bai Yun’s heart. If it weren’t for her, Qin Yize would still be single, and although he might not be with her, he wouldn’t be with anyone else, either, which would be slightly more comforting to her. “Surprise everyone?” Gu Qiaoqiao turned and stared at Bai Yun, confused, “Did I scare you?” “Ah…” Bai Yun was stunned for a moment before hurriedly shaking her head, “No, not at all.” “You have never heard me sing, much less Er Ren Zhuan, so why are you lying and so confidently at that?” Bai Yun froze, not expecting Gu Qiaoqiao to be so direct. “I… I’m not lying, I’ve heard you hum it softly, you must have forgotten?” Bai Yun quickly explained. However, Gu Qiaoqiao suddenly looked across toward where the boy was sitting, asking Bai Yun, “The guy who played the accompaniment for me earlier, who is he?” The accompanist? Bai Yun instinctively looked ahead; the person was Chu Chengfeng, who was currently drinking beer with a few guys. Just as Bai Yun looked up, Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand flickered, swapping the two glasses of orange juice in front of her and Bai Yun. In the instant of the swap, she doubled the potency of the drug in the orange juice with her thoughts. Gu Qiaoqiao knew what the perk of her rebirth was. It was her hand. With a single thought, her hand would become one with her heart and mind. In textbooks, there was Magic Brush Ma Liang; she thought, her hands must also be magical now. Quick as lightning, at her beck and call, in a flash—that was the best portrayal of her at the moment. And Gu Qiaoqiao had chosen the moment when no one was paying attention to them. Bai Yun was unaware of all this; she glanced at Chu Chengfeng, barely concealing her impatience, and said softly, “That person is Chu Chengfeng, a friend who has been playing with Brother Ze since childhood…” Without waiting for Gu Qiaoqiao to reply, she picked up the glass in front of Gu Qiaoqiao, handed it to her, and said gently, “Sister-in-law, you must be thirsty from singing just now, this is freshly squeezed orange juice, it’s really good, give it a try.” Gu Qiaoqiao looked at the glass in her hand, raising an eyebrow at Bai Yun, “But I’m not thirsty.” As she spoke, she was about to set it down. Bai Yun’s face changed, and she quickly pressed down on Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand, also picking up the glass in front of her, and said urgently, “Sister-in-law, let’s do a toast like the guys.” After saying that, she clinked her glass against the one in Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand, looking at her expectantly, “Sister-in-law, I’ll drink to you first.” Then she really did drink all of the orange juice, and after finishing, she signaled to Gu Qiaoqiao with her empty glass. Gu Qiaoqiao curled the corners of her mouth, glanced at the glass, then at Bai Yun’s eager and slightly sinister gaze, and slowly drank all the orange juice in the glass. Sёarᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Bai Yun quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Then she turned her head and made eye contact with Ning Yuli on the other side. Ning Yuli walked out of the private room. The girls were still chattering non-stop. About ten minutes later, Bai Yun felt as if the accumulated snow in her mind was melting bit by bit, and her body was mysteriously heating up. She was extremely thirsty. Bai Yun took a deep breath, thinking she was just hot, so she unzipped her down jacket, and looked at Gu Qiaoqiao earnestly, “Sister-in-law, are you hot too?” Gu Qiaoqiao nodded, “Yeah, I’m very hot.” “Then take off your down jacket,” Bai Yun was overjoyed, clearly, it was taking effect; the stuff from abroad surely was potent. Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t hesitate, taking off her down jacket, as indeed the heat was rising and it felt somewhat stuffy. Moreover, she was still wearing a woolen scarf around her neck. It was knitted for her by her mother. At that moment, Ning Yuli came in. She approached the two and said cheerfully, “Gu Qiaoqiao, I think I just saw Qin Yize, in a private room not far from here.” “Qin Yize?” Gu Qiaoqiao asked curiously, “If he’s here, why did he go to another private room?” “Let’s go have a look…” Bai Yun suppressed the excitement in her heart, pulling Gu Qiaoqiao to stand up, “Sister-in-law, Brother Ze must have remembered wrong, let’s call him over.” Without further ado, she and Ning Yuli walked Gu Qiaoqiao out of the private room, one on each side. The direction was naturally the one in Gu Qiaoqiao’s memory. There, a figure resembling Qin Yize; in her previous life, after drinking the orange juice that had been spiked, everything was off, and she was bolder than ever. Thinking the man was Qin Yize, love in her heart surged like the raging river water, seemingly forgetting everything around her as she rushed forward, embraced the man, and then began frantically tearing at him…

Chapter 20 - 20: The Benefits of Rebirth

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