novelraw Chapter 456 - 424: Feeling that Gu Yanjing is Unreliable
Chapter 456 - 424: Feeling that Gu Yanjing is Unreliable
They were going to have a gathering, and with Qiao Yuxian’s permission, Lin Huai Shu also invited Qiao Lechu.Supposedly to help with decorating the venue, but Qiao Lechu did nothing all afternoon.
The most frequent thing she did was answer Lin Huai Shu’s questions, like whether this thing could be placed here, or if that looked good over there, if this snack tasted good, or whether that fruit was tasty.
Whenever Qiao Lechu wanted to do some work, Lin Huai Shu would immediately make her sit down.
So Qiao Lechu sat for the entire afternoon, answering Lin Huai Shu’s questions.
In the evening, Gu Yanjing came over after work with Qiao Yuxian.
As soon as they entered the hospital room, they were shocked by what they saw.
In fact, Qiao Yuxian even stepped out to look at the room again, doubting whether she had walked into the wrong place.
She further confirmed whether she was actually in a hospital.
"Yanjing, sister-in-law, come quickly." Lin Huai Shu pulled Gu Yanjing into the room.
Qiao Lechu walked over to Qiao Yuxian’s side, her eyes hiding helplessness.
Qiao Yuxian glanced at her, and they exchanged a look of helplessness, then they both entered the room together.
They first greeted Chu Zhengran and Qin Xia.
Then, they sat on the sofa and looked at the decorative lights above in the hospital room.
After watching for a while, Qiao Yuxian couldn’t hold back and asked, "These lights... were they purchased legally?"
Lin Huai Shu looked at her puzzled.
Qiao Yuxian continued, "With all this setup, aren’t we worried that the anti-vice squad might come over?"
As soon as she finished talking.
The hospital room suddenly fell silent for a moment.
Then, Qin Xia laughed out loud first.
The laughter was not soft at all.
Qiao Lechu couldn’t hold it in, and secretly laughed too.
Chu Zhengran, lying on the bed, also laughed.
Lin Huai Shu listened to their laughter, looked at them, and asked, "What’s wrong? Doesn’t this look good? Doesn’t this purple look nice?"
No one responded to him, only laughter filled the room.
Lin Huai Shu turned to face the only one who wasn’t laughing, Gu Yanjing, and asked, "Yanjing, doesn’t it look good?"
Gu Yanjing cast him a glance with an expression suggesting he figure it out himself.
Lin Huai Shu felt misunderstood by everyone.
He said, "You’re all people without an aesthetic sense. Lechu said it looked good."
Everyone looked at Qiao Lechu.
Qiao Lechu’s sneaky laughter was instantly stifled, and she looked at everyone.
"I..." Qiao Lechu didn’t know what to say.
Lin Huai Shu said, "This was hung up after I asked Lechu if it looked good."
"Why doesn’t Lechu speak up if she doesn’t think it looks good?" Qin Xia unveiled the truth. "Why didn’t you ask me?"
"You, keep quiet." Lin Huai Shu replied.
Qin Xia, having been in the entertainment circle for so long, Lin Huai Shu, as a rival boss, had tried to woo her more than once.
The two have always been familiar with each other.
They spoke without any restraint.
Qin Xia gave him a smug little look.
Lin Huai Shu snorted, then picked up a wineglass, saying, "Come on, let’s not worry about these lights now. Let’s first celebrate Old Chu’s awakening."
"Come on." Qiao Yuxian took a glass of wine and stood up.
Gu Yanjing also stood up, swapped the wine in Qiao Yuxian’s hand for a soft drink, and took the wine from her.
"Drinking a little won’t make me drunk." Qiao Yuxian said beside him.
Gu Yanjing glanced at her, obviously not believing her.
Qiao Yuxian: "...Alright, alright."
Qiao Lechu also got a glass of soda.
Qin Xia went to get a glass of wine and then poured some plain water into a goblet for Chu Zhengran.
Everyone moved to the bedside to clink glasses; Qiao Yuxian said, "To health and happiness."
"To health and happiness," everyone echoed.
After drinking, Lin Huai Shu said again, "Come on, let’s have another drink. May Zhengran recover quickly and be discharged soon."
"Recover quickly and be discharged soon," everyone echoed again.
Everyone normally tilted back to drink their wine or soda, except for Chu Zhengran, who had to blow on the water in the goblet as it was a bit hot before drinking.
Afterward, a few people gathered around Chu Zhengran’s bedside, chatting while eating.
Chu Zhengran had just woken a few days ago and couldn’t eat many things.
He could only lie in bed, savoring the aroma.
They would never know what kind of torment it was for someone who had been bedridden for so long without eating food.
"Old Chu, how about trying this? Oh, you can’t eat it." Lin Huai Shu said.
Chu Zhengran squinted his eyes, a hint of fury in his gaze.
Qin Xia saw Chu Zhengran’s expression and laughed heartlessly.
"You’re still laughing." Chu Zhengran looked at her and said.
"I’m laughing." Qin Xia grinned at him with her teeth showing.
Watching her smile, Chu Zhengran eventually sighed helplessly.
Gu Yanjing glanced at them, then bowed his head to pick fish bones for Qiao Yuxian.
The meal, amidst chatting and eating, lasted over an hour.
Chu Zhengran got a general idea of what had happened during the time he was unconscious.
Someone tidied up the room.
Finally, the room looked proper.
Gu Yanjing and the others were inside the hospital room.
Qiao Yuxian, Qiao Lechu, and Qin Xia went to the balcony.
Among the three, only Qin Xia had a little to drink, yet all three seemed intoxicated.
Qin Xia leaned on the balcony railing, looking at Qiao Lechu, and asked, "Little sister, do you like Lin Huai Shu?"
The balcony door left slightly ajar; those inside the hospital room barely heard their conversation.
The three discussing work suddenly fell silent, waiting for Qiao Lechu’s response.
Qiao Lechu, hugging her knees, sat on a single sofa on the balcony. Hearing Qin Xia’s words, she looked at her and exchanged a gaze, but didn’t speak.
Lin Huai Shu sweated from his forehead but didn’t hear her answer.
After a while, Qin Xia continued, "If you like him, be together. Always follow your heart and bravely pursue love. Never let yourself regret it."
Qin Xia’s words seemed directed at her, yet also at herself.
Listening to her, Chu Zhengran smiled lightly.
Qiao Yuxian sat on another single sofa, listening to their exchange.
Qin Xia continued, "Remember this, little sister. You are unique in the world. Everyone is unique and the best. No one can replace you. There’s only one Qiao Lechu, only one Qiao Yuxian, and only one Qin Xia in the world!"
Listening, Qiao Lechu smiled briefly and said, "Thank you, Sister Qin Xia."
"Good, you’re welcome." After talking to her, Qin Xia looked at Qiao Yuxian and said, "Xian."
Qiao Yuxian, sitting on the sofa, one foot on the ground, the other on the sofa, rested her arm on her knee and gazed at her.
Qin Xia straightened her body, leaned against the railing, and said, "Actually, I’m a bit worried about you now."
"Hm?" Qiao Yuxian was puzzled.
Qin Xia said, "I’m worried about your future marriage."
"What’s wrong?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"I think Gu Yanjing isn’t very reliable." Qin Xia said.
Qiao Yuxian stayed silent, signaling her to continue.
Qin Xia noted, "His family’s genes aren’t very reliable."
Qiao Yuxian furrowed her brow in confusion.
Qin Xia continued, "Look, the Old Sir Gu... there are many versions regarding his wife’s affair, which we can’t comment on. Then there’s Gu Zhengyu, infidelity in marriage. Gu Linhai, infidelity. Gu Yicheng! Infidelity!"
Qiao Lechu looked at Qiao Yuxian worriedly.
Qin Xia said, "The Gu Family currently has five men, three of whom are unfaithful. One is debatable. At present, it’s only Gu Yanjing left. I’m genuinely worried about his family’s genes now."
Listening in the hospital room, Gu Yanjing’s face gradually darkened.
Lin Huai Shu dared not speak.
Chu Zhengran observed his expression, coughed lightly after a while, saving the wife, and said, "In honor of your brother walking through the gates of hell to bring happiness, let’s pretend we didn’t hear it."
Gu Yanjing’s intense eyes looked at him.
With a gentle yet piercing gaze, it seemed to ask, "Your happiness is happiness, but isn’t my happiness happiness?!"