Xia Qingtian watched in person as Wen Shengsheng alighted from the Maybach, then deliberately bent down by the car door, saying something ambiguous to the wild man inside.
Shameless slut.
Xia Qingtian sized up Wen Shengsheng, raising an eyebrow slightly, "Your face is really swollen. Even the foundation can't cover it. What, are you going to the hospital?"
Hearing Xia Qingtian's words, Wen Shengsheng instinctively turned her head and raised her hand to awkwardly cover her cheek.
"Then hurry up and go, don't delay your treatment," Xia Qingtian moved aside.
"Hmph!" Wen Shengsheng was indeed on her way to the hospital. Her face was severely swollen, and she had to return to Z City tomorrow. She didn't want to appear at the airport with such a face.
This would disappoint her fans who were waiting for her.
Watching Wen Shengsheng stride past her, Xia Qingtian didn't forget to add, "Remember to get your brain checked too, in case there's too much water in it and it's lowering your IQ."
"You!" Wen Shengsheng's feet halted. Just as she turned back to curse Xia Qingtian, she was interrupted by Xia Qingtian's next words.
"Oh! Isn't this the popular idol Wen Shengsheng~" Xia Qingtian said loudly, deliberately, "Sign an autograph for me!"
Following Xia Qingtian's shout, many people around looked over.
Wen Shengsheng's face immediately turned pale, and the swollen areas became even more apparent.
"Bye bye~" Xia Qingtian waved with a smile, winking playfully.
Wen Shengsheng just glared fiercely at Xia Qingtian, then retreated like an escapee, shrinking her neck.
Seeing Wen Shengsheng slink away, Xia Qingtian let out a soft hum and shrugged before walking away.
After Xia Qingtian left, a head of golden hair peeked out from beside a Roman pillar at the hotel entrance. He held a mobile phone in one hand and hugged the Roman pillar with the other, marveling at Xia Qingtian's retreating figure, "This Xia Qingtian is not to be underestimated. The little girl has quite capable methods."
"My nemesis, she's already entered the hotel. How about it? Do you want me to book you a room next to hers?" Bai Yuqi said.
"No need, it's already booked," Gu Yaoyang said, sitting in the car, his gaze casually falling on the night view outside the car window.
"You're quick," Bai Yuqi chuckled. "Besides Yu Linwan, this is the first time I've seen you so interested in a woman. What, are you smitten with her? Honestly, I think she's much better than Yu Linwan. At least, for surviving Thunder Boss's clutches, I respect her as a warrior!"
Gu Yaoyang was accustomed to Bai Yuqi's casual talk. He ignored the long string of nonsense and continued, "Are there any suspicious people near the hotel?"
"Do I count?" Bai Yuqi turned around after Xia Qingtian's figure had completely disappeared into the elevator. Leaning against the Roman pillar, he surveyed the surroundings and said, "For now, it's calm and uneventful."
"Okay, I'll be there soon. You go back to the Bai family first," Gu Yaoyang said, knowing what he needed to.
"Aren't you curious if I managed to photograph the Bi-colored Eagle-Head Urn?" Bai Yuqi couldn't help but ask.
"Is there a need to be curious?" Gu Yaoyang retorted.
There was a long silence on the phone, followed by Bai Yuqi's exasperated voice, "You truly are my nemesis. Not a single word you said was wrong."
"A total of 17.6 million," Bai Yuqi said. "Your foresight sometimes scares me, like an old monster."
Upon hearing Bai Yuqi's words, Gu Yaoyang was silent for a moment before murmuring, "Perhaps I am..."
"Get lost!" Bai Yuqi said irritably. "My old man wants you to come over for tea when you have time. I'm hanging up."
After saying this, Bai Yuqi directly hung up the phone. A gust of wind blew, and he instinctively shivered.
Quickly walking towards his flashy red sports car, Bai Yuqi sped away. He still had to go home and claim his credit.
After Bai Yuqi drove away, a dark gray private car stopped at the hotel entrance.
The man sitting in the back seat lowered the car window, his eyes chilling as he said, "The woman who ruined our plans is staying at this hotel?"
"Yes, she's from Z City, her name is Xia Qingtian," a woman sitting beside him said, her fingertips tapping on the keyboard. "She discovered Zhang Yunhe's signature in the painting and stopped the auction."
"Hmph," the man said coldly. "Consider it the Lei family's good luck."
"Then this Xia Qingtian..." the woman turned to the man beside her.
"Kill her," the man closed the car window, his expression indifferent. "As a warning to others."
"Yes."
...
A shiver ran down Xia Qingtian's spine as she stepped out of the elevator.
"Is it my mind playing tricks on me?" Xia Qingtian raised her hand and rubbed her somewhat cool neck.
She still remembered the system's options and the supposed rewards.
"Leave C City safely," didn't that imply that if she hadn't chosen this, she definitely wouldn't have left C City safely?
Who would want to harm her?
Wen Shengsheng?
No, no, that Wen Shengsheng shouldn't have that much guts. Look at her own face.
She was too busy dealing with her own problems to come and harm her.
Could it be... the Lei family?
Xia Qingtian couldn't help but think this as she rounded a corner, slowing her steps.
At this moment, the person turning the corner ahead collided head-on with Xia Qingtian.
The impact sent Xia Qingtian reeling backward, her elbow hitting the ground directly, stinging her eyes red.
Fortunately, she instinctively lifted her head, avoiding landing on the back of her head, which would have been more serious. However, the momentum still caused her head to bump.
For a moment, Xia Qingtian couldn't tell whether the back of her head or her elbow hurt more.
The person who collided with Xia Qingtian also fell, and it looked like they weren't doing much better.
After a few seconds, the person managed to get up and helped Xia Qingtian up, "I'm sorry, Qingtian. Are you alright?"
Xia Qingtian then saw that the person who had bumped into her was her idol—Ling Fenghan.
"I'm fine," Xia Qingtian gently moved her joints and neck, confirming that she was just a bit sore and not seriously injured, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to, really, I..." Ling Fenghan was eager to explain, but seemed dazed from the fall. His apology came out fragmented.
Xia Qingtian looked at the panic on Ling Fenghan's face and then glanced behind him. The corridor was empty.
But before she fell, she thought she saw a blurry figure at the end of the corridor.
She hadn't seen clearly, but combining Ling Fenghan's actions and his panic, Xia Qingtian had a guess.
Ling Fenghan's obsessive fan had found her!
Thinking of this, Xia Qingtian put her own safety aside for the moment and said with a grimace, "You... you take me back to my room first. I have a medicine box prepared by Xiaoxiao in my room. I need to put some medicine on it."