The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker

Chapter 340 - 313 Xiao Zhe is Pretty Good

Celebration VenueQin Xia and Xiao Zhe were chatting, and the people upstairs were looking down,

Gu Yanjing’s fingers tapped silently on the table one after another.

On the eighth tap, he paused and glanced at Chu Zhengran.

Just then, Chu Zhengran turned and walked out.

As expected, Gu Yanjing showed no expression and looked over at Qiao Yuxian.

He watched her for a while and noticed her gaze shifted.

He looked downstairs.

Qin Xia and Xiao Zhe had left.

Gu Yanjing saw that Chu Zhengran hadn’t arrived yet.

He took out his phone, sent him a message, and pointed the direction.

Qiao Yuxian, watching Qin Xia and Xiao Zhe’s retreating figures, muttered, "Actually, Qin Xia and Xiao Zhe make quite a good match."

"Not as much as Zhengran," Gu Yanjing said calmly.

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, paused, and asked, "Why?"

Xiao Zhe has the looks, the physique, the family background, the career, the power.

His family isn’t in the Capital City, but compared to the Chu Family, they’re equal.

And his family’s close to the Qin Family.

The main thing is, he’s liked Qin Xia for many years.

He’s always been a gentleman with her.

Whenever Qin Xia had any issues, he could help solve them.

Even when Qin Xia dated those boyfriends who wouldn’t even touch her hand, Xiao Zhe found her adorable.

Qiao Yuxian felt that, indeed, Xiao Zhe was a good choice.

"Qin Xia likes Zhengran," Gu Yanjing said.

Qiao Yuxian: "......"

A killer move, Qiao Yuxian was at a loss for words.

If there wasn’t someone in her heart, how could she, for so many years, not let anyone else in?

"Xiao Zhe..." Another killer move from Gu Yanjing, "Too old."

Qiao Yuxian: "..........."

"Well, he’s not that old," Qiao Yuxian said, "He’s only thirty-one, thirty-two."

"Thirty-one, thirty-two was five years ago," Gu Yanjing said.

Qiao Yuxian frowned, thought about it, and said, "Is, is it?"

She looked downstairs again, but Xiao Zhe and Qin Xia had long gone somewhere unknown.

"He looks quite young," Qiao Yuxian muttered to herself, "One shouldn’t be confined by a small number like age. It’s just a number, being healthy is what matters most."

Gu Yanjing watched her without saying anything.

Qiao Yuxian searched for Xiao Zhe again, still couldn’t find him: "I think he really is quite young."

Gu Yanjing extended his arm, held her chin, and turned her little head to face him.

Qiao Yuxian, with her cheeks pinched, pouted and looked at him dazedly, asking, "What’s up?"

Gu Yanjing remained silent, after a while, picked up a fork from the side, and speared a sliced strawberry from the fruit plate, feeding it to her.

Qiao Yuxian ate it.

Chewing it slowly, she gazed at him.

Gradually, her previously puzzled eyes began to hold a deeper meaning.

Seeing her little expression, Gu Yanjing fed her another one.

Qiao Yuxian ate it and laughed, saying, "Xiao Zhe really is good-looking and young."

Mr. Gu’s eyes were not just cold; they also carried a bit of fierceness, even a hint of danger.

Qiao Yuxian swallowed the strawberry in her mouth and laughed again, "But not as good as our Mr. Gu, far from it. Our Mr. Gu is simply like a deity in his appearance."

Gu Yanjing: "......"

Qiao Yuxian smiled obediently at him.

Gu Yanjing looked at her curved eyebrows, long eyelashes, and after a moment, shook her little head with resignation, pinching her chin.

Qiao Yuxian held his hand, smiled, and said, "I’m going down now. The celebration will start in a little while."

"Together," Gu Yanjing said.

"Hm?" Qiao Yuxian stood up and looked at him, "It’s noisy down there."

She knew, Gu Yanjing was someone who liked peace and quiet.

"It’s fine."

...

On the other side, Chu Zhengran followed the direction given by Gu Yanjing’s message to find Qin Xia.

In the end, he saw Qin Xia on the second floor.

Xiao Zhe was no longer there.

Only Qin Xia was at the venue, chatting with people coming and going.

Qin Xia was wearing a light purple traditional qipao today, her hair was up, with a willow-like slim waist, exuding a beautiful contrast of purity and allure.

Tonight was like a hundred flowers blooming, but among them, Qin Xia stood out as the most dazzling one.

Chu Zhengran’s previously hurried steps slowed down, he watched Qin Xia and approached her step by step.

Like he was afraid of startling the beautiful butterfly in the middle of a field of flowers, he carefully approached bit by bit.

But Qin Xia noticed him from a distance.

With an inadvertent glance, she saw Chu Zhengran, then pretended not to care and continued chatting with the people beside her.

But as Chu Zhengran got close to her, she ended the conversation and walked away.

Seeing her leave, Chu Zhengran paused, looking in the direction she left, glanced at the surroundings’ layout, then turned back the way he came.

Qin Xia returned to the third floor.

After reaching the third floor, she glanced back, seeing that Chu Zhengran hadn’t followed, she let out a slight sigh of relief.

But after just a few steps forward, as she turned a corner, she saw Chu Zhengran waiting for her on the third floor.

Qin Xia jumped in shock, taking two steps back in succession, almost breaking a heel with her retreating force.

"Am I a ghost? Scaring you like this," Chu Zhengran said.

Qin Xia steadied herself, constrained by the fact that there were many people around and media presence, she maintained a smile and kept a proper social distance, saying, "You’re scarier than a ghost."

Chu Zhengran: "......"

"It’s full of media; I don’t want to end up trending in a bit, let’s keep some distance," outwardly Qin Xia’s demeanor was the same as when she talked to others downstairs, but her internal thoughts were.

Hurry up and go, hurry up and go, hurry up and go.

"With so many people, you can openly talk to others, but not with me?" Chu Zhengran said, "Could it be you have a guilty conscience?"

"What would I have to be guilty about?" Qin Xia said with her most polite smile and the firmest tone, "I have nothing to hide."

Chu Zhengran chuckled and then suddenly asked, "Does Xiao Zhe like you?"

Qin Xia was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "Why? Do you want to sell the news to tabloids?"

Chu Zhengran: "......"

Qin Xia said, "Stay out of celebrity affairs."

Chu Zhengran didn’t intend to say much more, directly stating, "He’s divorced."

"What? Are you discriminatory?" Qin Xia replied.

Chu Zhengran gritted his teeth in anger but prioritized the main topic: "His mother interferes in his marriage, his ex-wife was driven out by her. This matter caused a big scene abroad, and was forcibly suppressed."

Qin Xia looked at him silently, barely holding up her polite smile.

Her expression management was gradually failing.

Chu Zhengran saw her expression changing and thought she didn’t want to hear about Xiao Zhe, but still suppressed his emotion and said, "If you marry him, you would have to face his mother first, you..."

"Are you done yet?" Qin Xia’s expression finally failed, she lowered her gaze and interrupted him, "If you’re done, I’m leaving. There are many people I need to greet."

With that, Qin Xia turned and left.