Chapter 54 - 51: Finding oneself in the spectacle

Qiao Yuxian had dinner at the Qiao Family and played with Qiao Zhiang for a while before calling a car to leave. Back at Fenglin Villa, she found Gu Yanjing had not returned. Only Aunt Mei was there. She greeted Aunt Mei and returned to her room, took out her computer, and checked all of Jiang Qingfeng’s contact information. She quickly found that anonymous email. However, there was nothing to be found by following the trail of that email. All the accounts on the other side were fake, and the email was registered with a black card. Even the place it was sent from was an internet café with no surveillance and no ID required for internet access. Too cautious, giving Qiao Yuxian some headache. She checked again, but there were still no clues. Just as she was about to call Liu Zhou, Liu Zhou’s call came in first. Qiao Yuxian answered the phone: "What’s up?" "Gu Yanjing met with Feng Chuanbai," Liu Zhou said directly, "I’m afraid the Gu Group and Ghost Street will cooperate, should we mess it up?" Hearing his words, Qiao Yuxian suddenly choked on her own saliva. "Cough, cough... Don’t go," Qiao Yuxian simply refused, "Definitely don’t go!" Liu Zhou paused for a moment: "But if they cooperate, it will put pressure on us." "It might not necessarily be cooperation," Qiao Yuxian said indifferently, "Rather than cooperate with Feng Chuanbai, Gu Yanjing would prefer to control Ghost Street himself." Liu Zhou was silent for a moment. "For tonight’s event, don’t worry about it." Qiao Yuxian said. "Alright." "I sent you an address for an internet café," Qiao Yuxian said, "Have someone check the people coming and going from there this afternoon." "Got it." Ending the call, Qiao Yuxian turned off the computer and went to freshen up. With her face wet, while kneading the cleansing foam, Qiao Yuxian looked at herself in the mirror and thought. Gu Yanjing’s whereabouts have always been confidential; meeting with Feng Chuanbai must have been done secretly. If Liu Zhou intervenes at this time, Gu Yanjing would likely suspect her immediately. After all, besides Su Qi, she was the only one who heard him mention meeting Feng Chuanbai that night. It seems better to avoid it when possible in the future. She’s too easy to be wronged and too hard to clear her name. Not knowing anything might be best. Safe, and keeps her alive. Qiao Yuxian applied a mask, took a bath... After tidying herself up, she went directly to sleep. But at around eleven, she woke up from the heat. After drinking a few sips of water in the room, still feeling hot, she simply went downstairs, and in the dark, fetched a bottle of cold water from the fridge. Just after drinking a couple of sips, she heard footsteps. Soon after, the lights in the living room and kitchen turned on, causing Qiao Yuxian to instinctively close her eyes. When she opened them again, she looked outside the kitchen. Seeing Gu Yanjing standing not far from the kitchen, she was suddenly startled, and some water spilled out from the bottle. Under the incandescent light, Gu Yanjing stood in the cold light, his features were refined, and his aura stern. Qiao Yuxian clearly felt the restrained hostility from Gu Yanjing. She blinked, touched her little heart, noticing the faint creases on his suit jacket. From her experience, Gu Yanjing must have had a physical confrontation. Was the meeting with Feng Chuanbai unsuccessful, and did it lead to a fight? "I thought you weren’t coming back," Qiao Yuxian, with a hint of drowsiness in her eyes, blinked with an innocent cuteness. Gu Yanjing looked at her for a while, his gaze falling on the bottle in her hand. Since it had been taken from the fridge for a while, the bottle had a layer of condensation. "You said you wouldn’t come back tonight." Gu Yanjing walked over to her. "I said I wouldn’t be back for dinner," Qiao Yuxian said while trying to take another sip of water. But just as the bottle was close to her lips, Gu Yanjing grabbed her wrist. She paused in her action, looking at him in a daze. Gu Yanjing held her wrist, his thumb moving upwards, feeling her cold palm. He directly took the water from her hand. With her hand emptied, Qiao Yuxian’s expression turned fierce immediately: "Give it to me." Gu Yanjing looked at her without speaking. "Give it to me." Qiao Yuxian tried to snatch it; Gu Yanjing raised the water high, out of her reach, "I’m too hot." Gu Yanjing remained silent and didn’t give it to her. In fact, Qiao Yuxian could completely fetch another bottle, but the sudden height difference triggered her competitive spirit. She jumped to grab the bottle, but couldn’t reach it no matter how hard she tried. "Give it to me," Qiao Yuxian tugged on his sleeve, trying to pull his arm down. But he didn’t move an inch. Gu Yanjing looked down at their nearly touching bodies, shifted his gaze, his throat rolled gently, and placed the water on the bar. Qiao Yuxian immediately reached for it, but Gu Yanjing directly picked her up by the waist and carried her out of the kitchen. Suddenly in the air, her abdomen was uncomfortably pinched. She patted his arm twice and kicked her legs, then was thrown onto the sofa. "Ah!" Qiao Yuxian leaned her head back and gave a small protest shout. "No more drinking cold water from now on," Gu Yanjing said in a low voice. "Why not, I won’t, I won’t, I just want to drink it," Qiao Yuxian suddenly was full of rebelliousness. Gu Yanjing narrowed his eyes slightly, and instantly the temperature in the whole living room dropped. Qiao Yuxian felt all the cold air around him descending on her, and the fire inside her suddenly reduced to a small flickering flame, which could be extinguished with a breath. She shrunk her neck, lowered her gaze, and murmured, "I won’t drink, why scold?" Gu Yanjing, seeing her with her head down, fiddling with her fingers, began to reflect on whether he was too harsh. Both were silent, and after a while, Gu Yanjing reached out and patted her on the head. Just as he was about to speak, the sound of fighting came from the courtyard before he could. Both immediately looked towards the door. Qiao Yuxian lifted her eyes to look at Gu Yanjing. Gu Yanjing rubbed her on the head once and then went out to the courtyard. Qiao Yuxian, curious, also followed him. Exiting the villa, Gu Yanjing, seeing her in pajamas, initially wanted her to go back. But seeing her looking around curiously, he hesitated, then took off his suit jacket and draped it over her shoulders. "I’m not cold," Qiao Yuxian said. "Wear it," Gu Yanjing instructed. "Oh." Qiao Yuxian put her hands into the sleeves and tightened the collar. A cool fragrance enveloped her, and Qiao Yuxian took a deep breath, feeling inexplicably secure. Gu Yanjing glanced at her for a few seconds before looking back towards the courtyard. Two people had sneaked into Fenglin Villa and were fighting with Su Qi and He Shangchen. Neither side had the upper hand, the fight moved from the side courtyard to the front courtyard. Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian watched in front of the villa. As they were watching with interest, Qiao Yuxian suddenly realized something was wrong. The two intruders were skilled, wearing caps and masks. However, one of the figures seemed increasingly familiar to Qiao Yuxian the more she watched. Then, a few seconds later, Qiao Yuxian suddenly straightened up, her face calm but internally in turmoil, as if struck by lightning. The taller masked one, indistinguishable from He Shangchen, was none other than her recent phone call... Liu Zhou?!!!!!!!