Xin Qing crept back to the design table, keeping her disgust at bay. She sat there for a long time, and yet she still could not get her emotions to return to a normal state. She rubbed her eyes, but regretted instantly when she thought of the styes that no doubt awaited her. She should have stayed until the end and listen to all the schemes they had plotted against her.
Randa and Eva returned shortly. Xin Qing looked at Eva and deliberately asked, "Why's your face so red?"
"Ah!" Eva came up with an excuse instantly. "I was helping Kay carry some stuff just now. I feel a little warm."
Randa interrupted their exchange by tossing a stack of information on the desk. "These are the detailed designs. Each of you goes through it and produce a rendering by the end of the month."
When they were leaving the studio at night, Kay told them that they would not have to come to the studio starting from tomorrow; they were allowed to work from
Xin Qing did not expect a birthday gift to get her into so much trouble. The following afternoon, Xin Qing received a phone call from an unknown woman, who ungraciously demanded her to make her a scarf. According to the woman, money would not be an issue as she was willing to pay any amount for it. Xin Qing was not the mood to entertain anything of the sort, so she hung up the phone straight away. She ended up receiving numerous calls over the course of the entire afternoon, whose callers had all demanded her to make embroidery stitches for them. Xin Qing had always been good-tempered and affable, but not even she could remain unaffected by such nonsense. Without further ado, she called Meyer and told him to do something about his sister. At night, Xin Qing ran into Ailey on the way to the supermarket. There were two other girls with Ailey. When the three saw Xin Qing, they hurried over. "Xin Qing!" Ailey yelled out to her. She sounded sligh
Being in a foreign country, having someone who trusted her was very important to Xin Qing at this point in time. She had no idea what situation awaited her, though she knew very well that Randa would not spare her easily. If he could steal her design, then he most definitely would not allow her to remain in CK. Meyer's trust had given her a boost in courage. Xin Qing pushed the door open and stepped into the classroom. As expected, the teacher summoned her to the office and then handed her a piece of paper. "This came from the HQ, saying that you're no longer allowed to stay in the academy due to misconduct." Xin Qing picked up the paper and glanced at it. It was a notice of dismissal. When she looked back up from the paper, she realized that the uncle who had been teaching her class all this while was not looking at her in disdain. Instead, he was grinning at her widely. "Now you know that hard work alone isn't enough to win you the approval of others. S
At long last, Ying Qingcang's mood had shown slight improvement. After hearing Ah Nan's report, he felt that Xin Qing had handled the situation very well. At first, he had been planning to put pressure on CK, but had held back because he was worried that Xin Qing would be mad when she found out. In the end, she had handled the situation beautifully. "Go check out that William," Ying Qingcang said, frowning. "If I'm not mistaken, that name is affiliated with the British royal family. But I don't really recall such a man among them. Go look into it." Ah Nan nodded and left the room the same time when Young Master Shen was entering. Young Master Shen plopped down on the couch unceremoniously and lay spread-eagled. "Xiao Qingqing is having her summer vacation now. Let's go see her!" He declared triumphantly. "Sure. You go," Ying Qingcang said, nodding his agreement. Young Master Shen glared at him. "As if you're not dying to go you
Perplexed, Ailey stared at Xin Qing. "What do you mean by that?" From that alone Xin Qing could tell that Ailey was actually a good girl. Xin Qing wondered why Ailey's family had not nurtured her with the upbringing of a princess. Ailey did not possess the same kind of refined, elegant aura that Dianne had in spades. Still, Ailey was unlike the typical foreign women, who were far too casual with their sex lives as well as their interactions with men. That was why yesterday Xin Qing had warned Young Master Shen not to mess with Ailey. "Yesterday, he went out with his girlfriend to have fun," Xin Qing said. "Pretty sure she'll get it if I put it that way," Xin Qing thought. "Girlfriend? He has a girlfriend?" The look on Ailey's face changed instantly. Xin Qing glanced at her. "It's a model he met yesterday," she explained. "Then she can't have been his girlfriend," Ailey said, seemingly relieved. "He c
Xin Qing felt an overwhelming urge to claw out Rang's eyeballs right then and there. From the very start of the visit, he had been sending her looks and chuckling to himself. It was as if he wanted the whole world to know about her current predicament. "Are you acquainted with that Rang?" asked the woman who had stayed in the room beside Xin Qing's last night. Xin Qing quickly shook her head. "How's that even possible? It's my first time here." "Then why's he smiling at you?" another woman asked, looking at Xin Qing with displeasure. Xin Qing was not happy at all with their attitude. "You can go ask him," she said coldly. "I don't know." "Who knows if this Chinese woman had slept with the guy just to get a diamond," one of the women said softly, though everyone had already heard her words. Xin Qing spun around abruptly and glared at her. "Keep your filthy thoughts to yourself. Don't impose your own h
"Young Master, CK has made their move," Ah Nan said, standing before Ying Qingcang. "They want the diamond." Ying Qingcang's eyes were fixed on the screen of his computer, which showed a footage of Xin Qing being framed at the diamond mine's decrepit gates. "What are the findings from the investigation? Who did it?" "Not the two women from Cardi," Ah Nan said, shaking his head. "However... we've got no leads on the real culprit." Ying Qingcang's eyes grew dark. "Looks like the opponent is much more resourceful than we thought." "Should we make an appearance? Regarding the diamond, the young miss had managed to dragged things out and buy us some time." Ah Nan could not help but praise Xin Qing. "The young miss had certainly grown a lot since she left. She had handled this situation beautifully!" Ying Qingcang's face was filled with pride, as if he had been the one at the receiving end of the praise. H
Xin Qing's body grew taut the moment she heard that voice. Tremors shook her body, and she had to struggle with all her might not to bolt right then and there. "What's wrong with you?" William had noticed Xin Qing's strange behavior and was just about to step closer to help her, but another hand emerged from behind Xin Qing's body and beat him to it. Xin Qing barely had time to react before a pair of tiny, soft, white hands touched her face. "Ah... uh... ma..." Xin Qing turned around abruptly. Her eyes fell upon a pair of dark pupils, which were gazing at her. A pale and plump little baby, who had foams at her mouth, was reaching out her hands towards Xin Qing. "Ah Sha!?" Xin Qing yelled in surprise. At Xin Qing's voice, Ah Sha's eyes brightened instantly and she tilted her body towards Xin Qing. Xin Qing quickly reached out and took the baby, hugging its tiny form to her own body. "You're here! Oh, God, you're here!" Xin Qing
Silence pervaded the room after Ying Qingcang's words had dissipated. It was as if all the air had been sucked out of the room, like a state of vacuum. Ah Sha had accidentally got the bath towel on her own head. Now that she could no longer see Xin Qing's face due to the towel, Ah Sha began mumbling, which snapped Xin Qing back into reality. "Fine. You sleep here. I'll take the guestroom," Xin Qing growled and turned away, deliberately refusing to look at Ying Qingcang's naked torso. Ying Qingcang ignored her and went to work on his pants. Xin Qing rushed out of the bathroom with Ah Sha in her arms. She ran to the guestroom and sat there motionlessly. After that, she realized that all of Ah Sha's clothes were still in the master bedroom, so she crept back, wanting to grab them. At the door, she saw no signs of Ying Qingcang in the room. There were sounds of running water from the bathroom. Panicking, Xin Qing hurried inside and quickly grabbed Ah Sha's cl
"Chen Chen!" Ah Zi rushed in. Bear followed Ah Zi in, holding a baby in his arms. "Oh my God. Slow down. You just came out of confinement in childbirth." "Didn't you say you would arrive in a few days?" Chen Chen held her in surprise. Ah Zi stroked her belly. "Tut-tut, you look nice, but don't look very well." "Let me see!" Chen Chen reached out to Bear. Bear handed Chen Chen his son. "Is he beautiful?" he asked proudly. Ah Zi gave him a mean look. "It's because he looks like me. If he looks like you, he'd be called as Bear Minor." "I don't think that his current name is as good as Bear Minor!" Chen Chen twitched her lips. When Ah Zi gave birth to her son, she called Chen Chen and told her that her son's nickname was Nian Gao. Chen Chen could not believe it and asked why, and Ah Zi explained it this way. "Because of Tuan Zi! Nian Gao sounds like the name of T
Chen Chen jumped behind the stone statue, finding that its head was empty and there was a raised round part inside. She reached out and pressed it, but nothing happened. After twisting it clockwise, she suddenly heard a clicking sound, and a passage appeared right in front of the statue. "Sure enough..." Chen Chen jumped down, took out a bag of white powder from the backpack and sprinkled it on herself. Next, she took out a gun that she had stolen out of nowhere. When she was ready, she slowly walked down the passage against the wall. A dirty light bulb hung from the top of the stone wall. The passageway was not long, and she could see a wooden door at the end. Chen Chen carefully pushed open the door. Through the slightly opened door, she found that the stone wall inside was polished to be smooth, and someone even had papered it. To ensure safety, she threw in a stone. After it rolled over, nothing happened. "Che
When all the sand slipped through the pore of the hourglass, Chen Chen received a call from Wan Qingsi, who did not say anything over the phone, except that they would return tomorrow. "Tuan Zi, I feel that your father must be in trouble." Wan Qingsi did not give her a chance to speak. He clearly knew that she was worried about Jiang Rui, but didn't even mention him. "Mom, maybe Dad is so tired and falls asleep!" Tuan Zi gave her a pat. She was about to go on comforting her, but the phone rang again. Chen Chen was surprised to see the number, and she picked up the phone. "Yiyun?" Zhou Yiyun sat by the bed, staring blankly at Scar who was unconscious. "Yiyun..." Chen Chen walked in quietly. Zhou Yiyun looked up and smiled at her. "You are here!" "What did the doctor say?" Chen Chen sat next to her, looking at Scar whose face was covered with wounds. "Why does he keep sleepi
Long Zhen'ao walked up to Scar and stared at him for a long time. After seeing that he did not respond, he turned around and yawned, saying, "It's boring. Let's go. I'll get some sleep." "Remember to come and see them tomorrow," Kutcher reminded him. "I got it." Long Zhen'ao had already left, waving his hand casually. The island in the night was like a sleeping giant turtle. Some figures went through the forest in the moonlight. "Boss, Long Zhen'ao is here." Xiao Si pointed to the blue spot on the locator. "He has turned off the monitors on this path." Jiang Rui looked around, and said, "Just stay here and wait for my order. I will go with Bear." Along the route marked by Long Zhen'ao on the locator, Jiang Rui and Bear successfully found Long's room. "Hurry to change your clothes." Long Zhen'ao threw two black uniforms just like the one he wore. "Scar is in a bad condition, but Zhou Yiy
But Jiang Rui stopped her. "No, we can't get through to them." Chen Chen stared at him motionlessly and asked, "Why?" Jiang Rui put the luggage away and took out all the gifts she brought back. "Brother Xiao Rui?" Chen Chen asked with a look of panic, "Is something wrong?" Holding her in his arms, Jiang Rui slowly said, "Last night, I received a call from Xiao Si, and he said that he had lost contact with Scar..." "What does it mean to lose contact?" Chen Chen held him by the sleeve. "Are they missing?" Jiang Rui gave Chen Chen a pat to comfort her. "Scar gets a locator with him. But yesterday, Xiao Si suddenly found that the locator didn't work, so he called Scar but Scar's phone was switched off. He turned to call the landline and no one answered it." "What, what do you mean?" Chen Chen didn't want to say the answer she thought. "Liuliu." Jiang Rui looked a
Jiang Rui was acquitted. Before everyone knew what happened, news had come that the Lu family had been sealed up. Then it was revealed that Lu Tao had something to do with the death of both his cousin and grandpa. When everyone was understanding this news, a ten-year-old child appeared and said that he was Lu Tao's son, but his mother was killed by Lu Tao. As the public were overwhelmed by the waves of news, Chen Chen was looking at Jiang Rui with a meaningful look. "Come here." Jiang Rui waved at her. "Why do you sit so far away from me?" The man just took a shower, with a faint smell of soap. Chen Chen threw herself into his arms. "Brother Xiao Rui..." "What's wrong?" Jiang Rui pinched her ears. He hadn't hugged his lady for several days. He missed her very much. Chen Chen looked up and said with compassion in her eyes, "It's pitiful to be your enemy. They could be always killed someh
Jiang Rui told Chen Chen about the long story. Chen Chen didn't clearly understand some complicated parts, but she knew Jiang Rui would be fine, and that's enough. "Be a good girl. I'm sorry for leaving you alone at home these days. If you're afraid, you can invite Zhou Yiyun home." He had originally wanted Tuan Zi to accompany Chen Chen, but in that case, Chen Chen would feel that something was wrong. In order to reassure her, Jiang Rui had to make no other arrangements, but he still didn't feel relieved to leave her alone at home. "Don't bother. I'm not a kid." Chen Chen was finally relieved. Her sweet voice made Jiang Rui's heart so itchy. Later, he hushed Chen Chen to sleep. He didn't hang up the phone until there were uniform breathing sounds over the other side of the phone. Jiang Rui rubbed his paralyzed arm and stood up. "Come in." Bai Ziqi opened the door and came in. It was a
Once Jiang Rui had dinner with some government officers and was then arranged to rest in a hotel room. Zhou Yiyun was lying naked on the bed at that time, stubbornly looking at Jiang Rui with tears running down her face. But Jiang Rui only took a look at her and left in stride. "After Chief Jiang left, Scar came in." Zhou Yiyun said with a self-deprecating smile, "He said that I could stay until dawn, and asked me to keep my mouth shut." Chen Chen sighed. "It seems that Scar gave you a bad first impression! Is that why you turned him down?" "No." Zhou Yiyun shook her head. "It's my own problem." She asked Chen Chen, "If a man saw you in an extremely awkward position, will you develop a romantic relationship with him?" After hearing that, Chen Chen finally understood what Zhou Yiyun meant. She felt self-abased... "But that's all over!" Chen Chen felt it was a pity. Zhou Yiyun also liked
When they returned to the ward, the doctor was dealing with Zhou Yiyun's wound. "Miss Zhou, you will be certainly scarred in the future. Would you like me to introduce a surgeon to you?" Beside them, Scar said gruffly, "No. I'll arrange everything." The doctor had been scared almost to death by the man who was releasing the cold and dark air. After hearing that, he nodded immediately. "That's okay. Remember to change the dressings every day. Aside from your arms, your face needs more care." "Yiyun." Chen Chen held her with red eyes. "You can rest assured that I will make medicine for you, and that I won't allow you to be scarred!" After experiencing such a dangerous situation, Zhou Yiyun was very weak at the moment, yet she tried hard to give Chen Chen a smile. "It's okay. Anyway, the plastic surgery is so developed now that the scar can be removed." "You... You..." Chen Chen cried too hard to say an