Hearing Xia Qingtian openly snatching her business and looking down on her as an insignificant nobody right in front of her, Song Junhan felt like killing Xia Qingtian.
However, in full view of everyone, Song Junhan held himself back.
He didn't want to go back to prison.
That place was too terrifying.
Recalling the first night he spent in prison, the humiliating night that made him want to commit suicide…
Song Junhan couldn't help but shiver.
At this moment, K&S staff also called Xia Qingtian for touch-ups, as they needed to continue filming quickly.
Xia Qingtian waved at Yue Chengfeng and then went to start her work.
Seeing Xia Qingtian busy again, Yue Chengfeng looked at Song Junhan and said coldly, "Whether it's a person or a business, integrity is paramount."
"I will remember Manager Yue's teachings," Song Junhan replied. He then repeatedly promised to send a gift as an apology. After glancing at Xia Qingtian, who had treated him as transparent the entire time, he left with resentment.
This was not the reunion he had hoped for, definitely not.
Next time, next time he would definitely appear before that bitch Xia Qingtian as an absolute victor.
He wanted to rip off Xia Qingtian's disguise, he wanted to watch her wail in agony, he wanted to break her legs with his own hands, crush her bones bit by bit, and then throw her into the darkest, dirtiest place, finding the most disgusting and brutal man to abuse her, letting her experience the despair he had experienced.
Xia Qingtian glanced at Song Junhan's retreating back from afar, then her gaze fell on the two people, one fat and one thin, following behind Song Junhan.
Although those two did not wear golden buttons, Xia Qingtian knew that Song Junhan worked for that organization, and these two people likely did too.
Then, what she had heard on the plane might have been an arranged kidnapping targeting Li Xiaoxiao!
Thinking of this, Xia Qingtian immediately sent a message to Mr. Gu.
Regardless of whether the [goods] the other party mentioned were indeed Li Xiaoxiao, it was always best to be fully prepared.
On the other side, after receiving Xia Qingtian's message, Mr. Gu frowned.
This route was indeed one he had tracked before, but the exit after M City was one of the routes where his pursuit had failed.
The opponent was very cunning, using multiple parallel routes from Z City, and his line of sight had been repeatedly disrupted. The furthest he got was to M City, and after that…
What was recovered was a corpse.
As soon as he recalled the despair on Dr. Li's face and Li Xiaozhong's eyes that had completely lost their light and eventually turned into a pure revenge machine, Mr. Gu felt a dull ache in his heart.
"Buzz…"
At this moment, Mr. Gu's phone vibrated again.
He tapped the screen, and it was a photo sent by Xia Qingtian, showing her holding her face with one hand, accompanied by the text, "Xiaoxiao, no need to look for the necklace, I found it. Also, please edit this and post it on Weibo for me."
Mr. Gu was stunned for a moment, then immediately saved it to his phone.
As expected, as soon as he successfully saved it, the photo was recalled.
"Sorry, sent it by mistake." Xia Qingtian felt a bit embarrassed; she had intended to send it to Li Mengxiao, who hadn't returned yet.
Mr. Gu held his phone, thought for a moment, and sent a "?".
"I was busy just now and didn't see it. What's wrong?"
Seeing Mr. Gu's reply, Xia Qingtian breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he hadn't seen it.
Otherwise, she would have been too embarrassed.
"Nothing, just work-related information. I'm going to be busy now, bye~"
Looking at Xia Qingtian's message, Mr. Gu brought up the saved photo, looked at it for a while, and a faint smile appeared. The dull feeling in his heart also disappeared.
This time would be different.
Because this time, he was no longer alone.
"To prevent any accidents… I should back it up first…" he murmured, his fingertips lightly touching the screen.
At this moment, Assistant Lin knocked and entered respectfully, "Mr. Gu, I'd like to go over next month's itinerary with you again. The travel plan is to depart for Kyoto on April 1st and return on April 7th."
"Mm," Mr. Gu responded, putting away his phone. "Please make the arrangements."
"Yes."
…
Although the filming proceeded smoothly, the rhythm had been suddenly disrupted. Originally, they had thought they could finish filming today, but it turned out they would have to come back the next day for the final touch-ups on one set of makeup and styling.
"See you tomorrow~" After bidding farewell to the staff, Xia Qingtian walked towards Yue Chengfeng, who had not left: "Uncle, you're still here?"
Knowing that Yue Chengfeng's favorability towards her had reached 80, Xia Qingtian's attitude became much more intimate.
"Yes, since I finally have a chance to see you, I'd like to have dinner with you and perhaps have a good chat." Yue Chengfeng replied.
"Alright, but we can only eat in my hotel room, is that okay?" Xia Qingtian was quite famous now, and the trending topic had just died down. It was not convenient for her to dine in public places at the moment, especially in L City, a strange city where she had enemies.
"Yes." Yue Chengfeng nodded. Xia Qingtian added Yue Chengfeng on WeChat, then sent him her hotel location and room number.
"I'll take the nanny van back. I might need to remove my makeup and tidy up a bit. I'll see you at the hotel later." Xia Qingtian waved goodbye, smiling cheerfully.
"Okay." Yue Chengfeng responded and waved back.
That evening, when Yue Chengfeng arrived at Xia Qingtian's hotel room, Li Mengxiao had already prepared a table of dishes, delivered from a famous restaurant in L City, ensuring the taste was up to standard.
After the room was tidied up, Li Mengxiao returned to her own room to rest, giving Xia Qingtian an opportunity to spend time with her uncle.
Looking at Xia Qingtian in her loungewear, Yue Chengfeng was momentarily dazed, as if he saw his sister from many years ago.
"Uncle, come in," Xia Qingtian smiled and beckoned Yue Chengfeng into the room.
Yue Chengfeng then snapped back to reality, walked into the room, and looked around, saying, "This suite is a bit small. If you're not used to it, you can come to my hotel. Their services and suites are much better."
"No need, it's quite convenient here," Xia Qingtian knew Yue Chengfeng was concerned about her, so she just smiled. She picked up the wine bottle on the table and asked, "Uncle, did you drive here yourself, or…?"
"I have a driver," Yue Chengfeng sat down and said, "It's okay to have a drink."
"That's good," Xia Qingtian then poured a glass of wine for Yue Chengfeng with relief, "I didn't expect to see you in L City, it's quite a coincidence. We haven't seen each other for many years, right?"
"Yes, the last time we met was at your mother's funeral." Yue Chengfeng looked up at Xia Qingtian, a hint of bitterness in the faint smile at the corner of his lips. "April 2nd is your grandfather's birthday. If you could come, he would be very happy."
"The day after April Fool's Day, it's really Grandpa's birthday. But… is it really okay for me to go?"
Xia Qingtian still remembered that phone call.
Not everyone in the Yue family was like her uncle, wishing she were alive.