The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker

Chapter 349 - 321: I Was Wrong, I’ll Dare Next Time

After getting dressed, Qiao Yuxian swayed her dress left and right, the straps tied securely.She then shook the light silk ribbons on her shoulders and asked Gu Yanjing, "Does it look good?"

"Hmm." Gu Yanjing looked at her and said.

Qiao Yuxian also lowered her gaze to look at the clothes, then said after a while, "Is the hairstyle a bit inappropriate?"

Gu Yanjing looked at her but said nothing.

Qiao Yuxian observed his expression and then hurried to the dressing mirror to take a look.

Gu Yanjing followed her, standing behind her, watching her from the dressing mirror.

Qiao Yuxian fiddled with her hair for a while and then said, "I should put it up. It looks better up."

Saying this, she was about to unravel her hair.

Gu Yanjing, standing behind her, lowered his gaze and helped her take down her hair.

Qiao Yuxian lowered her arms and obediently waited.

She watched him unravel her hair and then watched him tie it up with a rubber band.

Not only did he tie it up, but he did it very beautifully in one go.

Qiao Yuxian was stunned.

He managed to tie up the hair all at once.

Qiao Yuxian shook her head, and it didn’t come loose, still very solid.

The hair was tied up at the back, with small braids left hanging at the front.

Combined with this outfit, it looked lively and ethereal, like a little fairy.

Qiao Yuxian looked at herself and suddenly remembered that Old Sir Gu said. When Gu Yanjing learned that Yan An’s second child was a daughter, he specifically learned how to braid hair.

"What’s wrong?" Gu Yanjing sensed her change of mood and touched her face from behind.

Qiao Yuxian snapped back to reality, looked at him in the mirror, and said, "It’s nothing. I just feel that in the past when I didn’t want to tie up my hair and let it loose, it’s such a pity you never told me you could do it."

"I’ll tie it for you in the future," Gu Yanjing said.

"Okay." Qiao Yuxian smiled and turned to hug him.

Gu Yanjing hugged her as well, almost guessing what she had just been thinking.

She didn’t say, and he didn’t bring up the topic.

His hand rested on the back of her neck, gently squeezing.

The two embraced each other, hearts close.

After a moment of silence, Qiao Yuxian’s hand scratched his waist and suddenly said, "Gu Yanjing."

"Hmm." Gu Yanjing responded.

Qiao Yuxian chuckled and said, "When you were taking off my clothes just now, I thought you wanted to sleep with me."

Gu Yanjing clearly didn’t expect her to say this, and his normally cold expression went blank: "......"

Seeing no response from him, Qiao Yuxian looked up at him, and upon seeing his blank expression, she laughed mischievously as if her scheme had succeeded.

Gu Yanjing squinted his eyes at her.

Qiao Yuxian sensed the danger surrounding her, was about to speak to prevent the approach of danger when Gu Yanjing’s phone rang.

Qiao Yuxian wanted to withdraw from his embrace to let him answer the phone.

But just as she made a move, Gu Yanjing forcefully held her in his arms with one hand, and with the other hand on her neck, made her look up, kissing her again.

This time, the kiss was even more intense than before.

Qiao Yuxian wanted to pull away, but Gu Yanjing’s hand on her neck slightly moved up, holding her head to prevent her from retreating.

The phone kept ringing, as if urging the two.

The more Qiao Yuxian wanted to pull away, the tighter Gu Yanjing held her.

In the end, Qiao Yuxian had to hit Gu Yanjing’s shoulder twice before he released her.

Once free, Qiao Yuxian hit his shoulder again, then touched her lips, frowning, her small voice soft and slightly tinged with a hint of grievance: "It hurts."

Gu Yanjing’s breathing was a bit heavy, he took a deep breath, desire in his eyes hard to dispel.

He looked at her, desire mixed with a harshness, as if he could swallow her whole.

The phone stopped ringing, and moments later it started again.

Qiao Yuxian and Gu Yanjing locked eyes, and after a while, she muttered softly: "I shouldn’t have said nonsense just now, it’s my fault."

Gu Yanjing didn’t say anything, instead gently kissed her lips again, then took out the phone to check it.

The ringing was not from his phone but from Qiao Yuxian’s phone in his pocket.

A call from Wei Jiye.

Gu Yanjing handed the phone to her.

Qiao Yuxian thought something might have happened to Qiao Weizhou, disregarded the soreness in her tongue, and answered directly, "What happened?"

"Nothing serious," Wei Jiye said, "The singer of the second-to-last program just had acute gastroenteritis and was taken to the hospital. I want Qiao Weizhou to perform."

Qiao Yuxian paused for a moment and asked, "Is it okay?"

"Qiao Weizhou’s skills and abilities are not a problem at all," Wei Jiye said.

The question is whether he should appear in public now, whether the timing is right.

Appearing tonight, what would be the audience’s reaction.

Whether for Qiao Weizhou, it’s more beneficial than detrimental or vice versa.

Qiao Yuxian thought for a moment and said, "Where are you guys?"

"In the backstage lounge," Wei Jiye said.

"I’ll head over now," Qiao Yuxian said.

"Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yuxian looked at Gu Yanjing and said, "I need to go down for a bit."

"Let Su Qi go with you," Gu Yanjing said, "I have something to take care of."

"No need, keep Su Qi with you. You’re more used to him," Qiao Yuxian said, "If you’re really worried, just have a couple of the Gu Family’s people follow me."

"Alright." Gu Yanjing brushed his fingers over her lips, "Your lipstick is smudged."

Qiao Yuxian finally remembered she needed to touch up her makeup, "Where’s my bag?"

Gu Yanjing went to get her bag.

Qiao Yuxian quickly touched up her makeup after finding her things in the bag.

The two of them left the room together, and outside, Gu Yanjing arranged for two members of the Gu Family to accompany her.

Qiao Yuxian walked away with the Gu Family members, but after a few steps, she returned to stand in front of Gu Yanjing, looking up at him with a playful smile.

Gu Yanjing felt she was up to some mischief again.

Sure enough, he heard her whisper, "I just admitted I was wrong. But... I’ll dare again next time."

After saying that, she stuck out her tongue at him and ran off.

Gu Yanjing watched her small figure leave, taking a deep breath, and after a few seconds, he smiled.

He closed the door, but did not return to the room.

He stood outside for a while. Su Qi approached, "Mr. Gu, everything is sorted."

Su Qi interrogated all the people Sheng Anhe had bought on the 29th floor.

Everything that needed to be asked was asked, and everything that needed to be said was said.

If they need to testify, they have all agreed.

"Sheng Anhe is in room 2901. She wanted to leave, but our people stopped her," Su Qi said.

Listening to this, Gu Yanjing paused and said, "Have Sheng Chendong and his wife go to the lounge on the fourth floor."

"Got it," Su Qi replied, heading to the venue to call them.

Gu Yanjing, meanwhile, took the sealed bag with drugs and the waiter’s phone to the lounge on the fourth floor.

Su Qi went to the venue to call them.

He called Sheng Chendong and Zhao Shimeng, and as they were about to leave, Qiao Lech stopped him, "Special Assistant Su, where did my sister go?"

Su Qi looked at her, then at Lin Huai Shu who was sitting next to her. He leaned over and said, "The boss lady has something to handle. Do you need anything? If it’s convenient, you can tell me first."

"I’m fine, no need," Qiao Lech replied, "I’ll just wait here for her, thank you, Special Assistant Su."

Su Qi nodded politely with a smile and left.

Qiao Lech looked back at the stage, a bit distressed.

She didn’t have anything urgent, but with Lin Huai Shu sitting next to her, she felt nervous.

Originally, Lin Huai Shu was sitting in the middle, but after seeing Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian leave, he came over to chat with Qiao Lech.

But he noticeably felt that Qiao Lech was more nervous and uneasy than before.

She kept a further distance than before as well.

Lin Huai Shu felt quite saddened, but at the same time, he found reasons to comfort himself.

He thought Qiao Lech was just worried about being photographed, which made her uneasy.

"Sister, no need to be afraid," Lin Huai Shu said, "In this area, we’ve already informed the media. They wouldn’t dare take pictures here."

Qiao Lech nodded with a smile, "Okay."

Lin Huai Shu noticed she only said one word and ignored him again.

Rubbing his hands on his thighs, he asked, "Sister, do you have any favorite celebrities or artists? I’ll take you to meet them later."

Qiao Lech looked at him, her hands clasped together so tightly her fingers were turning purple, with one thought in mind—she missed her sister deeply, so deeply.

She couldn’t even hear what Lin Huai Shu was saying, "I don’t, thank you, Young Master Lin."

Lin Huai Shu saw she turned back to look at the stage, ignoring him again.

His leg shook slightly, and after a while, he asked directly, "Lechu, have I done something wrong, something that’s upset you?"

"Huh?" Qiao Lech looked at him, both surprised and confused.

"I feel like you don’t want to talk to me, and you’re getting more formal with me," Lin Huai Shu said.

"Huh? I, I haven’t. I just..." Qiao Lech thought of how Lin Huai Shu was the brother from her childhood, and then thought of Jiang Shouzhuo deceiving her and what he did later.

Getting anxious and nervous made her unable to speak fluently, and her whole face turned red.

Seeing this, Lin Huai Shu quickly said, "It’s okay, it’s okay. Sister, it’s fine, I was just asking casually. Don’t be nervous, don’t be nervous. I know there’s nothing wrong. As long as I haven’t upset you, that’s all that matters. No need to be tense, just watch the show."

Qiao Lech glanced at him, then turned back to the stage.

Though she looked like she was watching the show intently.

She wasn’t absorbing any of it.

Lin Huai Shu sat beside her, also looking at the stage, but his peripheral vision was fixed on Qiao Lech.

His leg couldn’t stop trembling.