Miao Tong could hardly believe his ears!
Was he serious? The most handsome man in the Miao family was supposed to coax a nameless village girl from the Tang family?
“Just do it for your brother!” Xia Qingtian said, “Besides, Er Ya is also your brother’s romantic entanglement. You two brothers look so alike, and she’s drunk now, so she might not recognize you. Let her calm down first. Xia Shang will be back soon, just ten minutes! No, no, no! Five minutes!”
Hearing Xia Qingtian say this, Miao Tong’s lips turned down in displeasure, and then he reluctantly agreed, “Just this once!”
“Please, please!” Xia Qingtian immediately nodded and said, “Just this once!”
She vowed never to let Er Ya drink again in her next life.
This girl was too dangerous.
“Ahem.” Miao Tong cleared his throat, imitated Xia Shang’s usual cold expression, and walked straight towards Er Ya. Unseen by Xia Qingtian, a cunning gleam appeared in his eyes.
Soon, he would use Xia Shang’s expression and tone to tell this Tang girl to get lost!
Honestly!
A toad wanting to eat swan meat! Just this village girl dared to have designs on his elder brother, the future head of the Miao family!
Hmph!
Feeling more and more that his plan was feasible, Miao Tong walked directly to Er Ya. Upon reaching her, he imitated Xia Shang’s tone and called out in a clear, cold voice, “Er Ya.”
Er Ya swayed, tilting her head to look at Miao Tong, her eyes as hazy as a lost fawn’s.
“You…” Seeing Er Ya’s unguarded look, Miao Tong’s carefully prepared script suddenly had nowhere to be used.
It wouldn't be right to insult a young girl like this…
Although the Tang clan’s spawn were all deserving of death.
But he, Miao Tong, hadn’t stooped to the level of bullying a young girl.
Besides, his brother looked so much like him, with a handsome rating of over nine out of ten. It was normal for a village girl to be infatuated with him.
Thinking this, Miao Tong let out a sigh of relief, deciding to abandon his previous thought and stabilize Er Ya for now.
He would deal with the aftermath once Er Ya sobered up.
Taking advantage of someone’s misfortune was not the code of conduct for the most handsome man in the Miao family.
“Xia… Shang?” Er Ya turned her head to the other side, her voice filled with uncertainty.
“Yes, it’s me.” Miao Tong continued to imitate Xia Shang’s tone and said, “You’ve had too much to drink, you should rest…”
Before Miao Tong could finish speaking, he was physically interrupted.
With lightning speed, Er Ya landed an uppercut to Miao Tong’s jaw.
After hitting Miao Tong, Er Ya didn’t forget to follow up with a combo, finally stepping on Miao Tong’s chest. The fawn had instantly transformed into Godzilla. “What kind of demon or ghost dares to impersonate our Xia Shang! Your body reeks of bugs, it’s suffocating! And a Miao dares to call himself Xia Shang? I’ll beat you to death, you little punk!”
“Er Ya!” Seeing Er Ya about to launch another combo, Xia Qingtian immediately stepped forward, grabbed Er Ya’s arm, and pulled her back. “Er Ya! No, no, no! It’s a misunderstanding! It’s all a misunderstanding!”
“Let go! Let go of me! Let me kill him!” Er Ya flailed and shouted, “Miao! I challenge you to a duel! How dare you impersonate my Xia Shang! I’ll chop you into pieces and feed you to Cui Hua!”
The drunk Er Ya was not someone Xia Qingtian could restrain. Seeing Er Ya turn into a wild husky, a large hand reached out from Xia Qingtian’s side, circled Er Ya’s waist, pulled her back, and into an embrace.
Er Ya still wasn’t giving up, bristling like a cat and trying to lunge forward.
“Good girl, stop making trouble.”
A familiar voice sounded in her ear, and Er Ya immediately quieted down. “Xia Shang?”
“Mm.” Xia Shang responded, “It’s me.”
His voice was a little tired. Several days of emergency overtime at the company had left stubble on his chin and jaw, tickling Er Ya’s cheek but also bringing immense comfort.
Seeing Godzilla turn into a kitten, Xia Qingtian breathed a sigh of relief. “Little Uncle, you’re finally back.”
“Mm, let’s go upstairs first.” Xia Shang scooped Er Ya up by the waist. Er Ya nestled contentedly in Xia Shang’s arms, her expression full of satisfaction.
“Little Uncle, I actually have something I need your help with. Have you been very busy lately?” Xia Qingtian asked.
“It’s alright. I have three days of leave starting tomorrow.” Xia Shang’s voice was low and his tone was calm, which was reassuring. “Did she drink?”
“Mm, she had a little. We had guests today, and she was in a good mood.” Xia Qingtian chuckled dryly and said, “I didn’t know her tolerance was so low. I won’t let her drink next time.”
“Mm, her behavior when drunk is not good. When she drinks too much, she causes trouble. She once sneaked alcohol and set someone’s house on fire. Her master was very angry and made her kneel for three days without food.” Xia Shang’s tone was as plain as ever.
“Hiss…” Xia Qingtian gasped. Fortunately, Xia Shang had returned in time, otherwise…
Tsk, tsk, tsk… The Xia family might have become a charred ruin by tomorrow.
After going upstairs, Xia Shang directly took Er Ya back to the guest room she had been staying in.
The already incoherent Er Ya fell asleep soundly as soon as her head hit the pillow, but her little hand was still tightly gripping Xia Shang’s collar, looking uneasy.
Xia Shang didn’t rush to leave. He simply sat by Er Ya’s bed and said to Xia Qingtian, “Er Ya has caused you trouble.”
“Not at all, she’s very good. Everyone in our family likes her very much,” Xia Qingtian said truthfully.
Hearing this, Xia Shang lowered his head and let out a soft, short laugh, seemingly shy or perhaps relieved. Then he looked at Xia Qingtian and asked softly, “What did you need my help with?”
“You should rest first. You must be tired from all the overtime these past few days,” Xia Qingtian said, looking at Xia Shang.
“It’s fine, I just need to sleep,” Xia Shang shook his head gently, but his expression became increasingly stern. He seemed eager to do something for Xia Qingtian, but in his earnest attempt to prove he was fine, he lost control of his expression even more.
Xia Qingtian had no choice but to hand Xia Shang the phone that Wen Jiu had given her. Then, as if remembering something, she asked, “By the way, has Mr. Gu been very busy lately?”
“I don’t know, I don’t see him often,” Xia Shang replied truthfully. “However… I heard that an old classmate of Mr. Gu’s has come and is going to join the company.”
This was also something he had heard from colleagues.
“Oh?” Xia Qingtian wasn’t surprised. Mr. Gu himself was very capable, and recruiting talent was a necessary means. Gu’s Entertainment had plenty of talented individuals.
“A colleague said she’s very beautiful and has a great figure.” Xia Shang recalled carefully, that was how the colleague seemed to have described Mr. Gu’s old classmate.
“Is… is that so…” Xia Qingtian was slightly taken aback, her expression showing a hint of unnaturalness. “I see.”