Chapter Fifteen Another Man

  "Hello!" His deep male voice came through the phone, and the cold metal casing of the mobile phone in his hand suddenly warmed up.

  "Hello, it's me!"

  "Is little girl awake?"

  "Uh-huh!" He could hear the huskiness in his voice, as if he had just woken up. Chu Qingqiu pulled the phone away a bit and glanced at the time on it - 5:30 Beijing time. She looked regretful and bit her lip, feeling somewhat apologetic. "Sorry, I forgot that it's late at night where you are, and I disturbed your rest!"

  "No way!" There is at least a 15-hour time difference between California, USA and D city. At that time, it was afternoon in D city, while in California, it was around 2 or 3 am. For ordinary people, their sleep would have been disturbed at this hour, but for this person, it was just working hours!

  "Haven't you slept yet?!" He was always busy with work, and it was common for him not to sleep at this hour. Thinking of this, Chu Qing's eyebrows furrowed.

  "Hmm!" He had never lied to her, and even though he knew saying this would worry her, he couldn't deny that he rather enjoyed the taste of her concern, which could warm his cold heart across an ocean.

  "Go to bed early!"

  As expected, Xiao Ya started worrying.

  "Good!" In the dim light, the man's eyebrows and eyes relaxed.

  After hanging up the phone, Chu Qingqiu fell silent, no longer showing her previous excitement. She sat on the bed board, wrapping her hands around her knees and propping up her head.

  Liu Rujian saw Chu Qing's autumn god color was not right, and she quietly exited without a sound.

  Good friends should provide companionship, but sometimes they need to be alone and give space.

  Chu Qing sat stupidly on the bed, her mind very confused, because of that phone call just now.

  That man was their family's savior, of course, but she was the only one who knew that.

  Memories from four years ago are long when recalled, but can be summarized in just a few words: my father had a car accident, my mother quit her job, and our family's property was lost...

  But in reality, it wasn't like that. In the days when she was being pursued and killed, Chu Qingqiu came to know that her father's car accident was not a result of her own willfulness, nor was her mother's resignation and selling of her body something her mother had done to take care of her father. The family's downfall and their inability to seek help were all part of someone's early plan. Her mother didn't say anything, and she didn't ask, just using the excuse that she couldn't abandon her father. She accompanied her mother peacefully, watching as she sold herself, enduring the heartache.

  In secret, she began to investigate their family matters and found out that they were related to the underworld. Everything forced her to walk on a road with no return, into a world of intoxication and indulgence. Then, she met him. He appeared in front of her like a god from heaven and said "Follow me, I'll help you!"

  At that time, as far as Yu Chu was concerned, he was just a stranger, but at such a desperate moment, he appeared in front of her, so it was a choice to surrender!

  And he did keep his promise to her, erasing all traces and letting her settle down, while also thoroughly investigating their family's affairs!

  So she was grateful to him and kept her promise to be his woman, even though in the past four years they had met only a handful of times.

  As soon as she knew Qin Shao was returning to D City, her heart skipped a beat. Without hesitation, she chose the school closest to him and even gave herself to him on that seductive night not long ago. That night, how could she explain it? She clearly understood that she had no chance with Qin Shao, yet she thought of herself as belonging to another man. It was as if she sought redemption before her downfall, and still chose to give in to the madness of that one night!

  She never thought that after that night she would have entanglements with him again, now what should she do?

  He never inquired about her private life or interfered with her affairs, whether it was money or family matters. He only got involved when she spoke up. This is why Chu Qingqiu had to rely on part-time jobs to make a living and why his mother continued to work as a sex worker. Sometimes, Chu Qingqiu wondered if he just wanted to do a good deed one day, so he helped her four years ago. After all, no matter how a man was, he wouldn't allow his woman to be exposed outside, would he?

  But he really did that to her, and obviously he also spoiled her. Chu Qingqiu wondered why he wanted to do this to her, saying such things to her and then letting her go unattended, what was his intention?

  Give her enough space and time, let go and let her grow up? Even if it's not supposed to be like this, the distance that is neither far nor near, the attitude that is sometimes cold and sometimes hot makes her puzzled. Now, sitting on the bed, she thinks, if he had been true in the past, why didn't he take control of her more ruthlessly, use her parents to threaten her, use money to bind her like Qin Shao Huang? If it was true, why did he stay abroad for many years and ignore her? If not true, why did he say that back then? And why did he call her during the most critical moment with a gentle voice that seemed to be able to drip out water?

  If it weren't for this, she wouldn't have devoted everything to a young love and still be entangled with him!

  It's a dilemma now! What should she do?

  "Ah!" Chu Qingqiu let out a loud shriek as her head was covered by the quilt.

  "Ring!" The piercing ringtone of her phone was even louder than her scream!

  Weakly stretching out a hand from under the quilt to grab the phone that had just been casually thrown on the bed, without looking at the phone number, I picked it up "Hello!"

  "Is he going to die?! He's talking with a weak breath!" As soon as he heard her voice, the annoying little paw in his heart stopped scratching it, but he insisted on finding fault.

  "As soon as she heard it was Qin Shao's voice, Chu Qingqiu didn't say another word and hung up with a loud click. Her actions were swift and decisive, gripping her phone tightly. Chu Qingqiu glared at the phone, as if glaring at a person. "Damn you, you bastard! Why are you still appearing? You're messing up my life, damn man!" Chu Qingqiu's eyes welled up with tears, and crystal-like droplets fell."

  Qin Shaohuang held his mobile phone for a long time and didn't come back to himself until Chu Qingqiu hung up the phone.

  Just then, Lan Yixiao reached out and pushed him, only to come back to his senses. "What are you doing?" A cold glance swept past, causing Lan Yixiao's body to shudder.

  "Qin, we were just wondering what you're doing! Sitting there holding your phone and staring off into space, what's wrong?" Allen chuckled and walked over to sit down beside Qin Shao Huang. The dim yellow light in the private room cast a gloomy shadow on Qin Shao Huang's face, as obscure as his expression.

  "It's just that today is also a farewell party for us, you're so distracted, how can we have fun!" William also walked over, with one hand on Qin Shao Huang's shoulder!

  Allen, William and Lan were teasing Qin Shao Huang like this, but Qin Shao Huang didn't have any reaction, still sitting there with a cold face.

  "Hey, Yee, you're with this paralyzed face every day, do you know what's going on?" Allen asked Yee with a kick.

  "Who knows!" Lan Yi Xie spread his hands out and tilted his head back, downing the wine in one gulp!

  "Suit yourselves, we'll play on our own, don't bother with him!" Allen had just finished speaking when the person sitting there with a gloomy face suddenly stood up and walked towards the outside of the private room, saying "You guys play, I'm going to take care of something!"

  Out of temptation, Qin Shao Huang stepped on the accelerator and rushed to the girls' dormitory building! Still entering her dormitory as if it were her own home, not seeing her, his deep eyes sank, turned around and left, and dialed her phone number again!

  "Hello!" It was Qin Shaohuang's phone call, and Chu Qingqiu instinctively wanted to hang up, but she had calmed down a lot by now and knew that she couldn't afford to provoke this man, so she reluctantly picked up the phone.

  "Where is it?!" Qin Shao Huang's tone was unpleasant.

  "Imperial Capital!" Chu Qing Autumn spat out two words, thinking that this would please him.

  "That head didn't say a word, paused for about a few seconds, and hung up!"

  She stood at the entrance of Huangdu, holding her mobile phone and sighing. This person's temper was unpredictable, staying by his side was a torture, and she didn't know when he would get tired of herself and let her go!

  The rumble of cars has already come from the distance.

  Turning back, a silver-gray Aston Martin was speeding along the winding mountain road.

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