Chapter 94: Another Invitation

Among those people, there were not a few from distinguished families like the Nangong clan. They would use their power and influence to excuse the mistakes they themselves had made.

Xianyu Qing, who had entered the Nangong household, would still go on to encounter all kinds of things beyond her imagination.

And she herself had begun to realize that perhaps this was the true life of the upper-crust world.

Because her injuries were not serious, she was discharged from the hospital the next day.

It was Nangong Ao’s decision. At the mansion, Yu Rong’s care would be more attentive. Besides, Nangong Ao did not want to draw the police’s attention.

Even over at Madam Nangong’s side, they merely called to express their concern. However, Su Cha, who had recovered from her injuries, was sent back.

When Su Cha saw the wounds on Xianyu Qing’s body, her face was full of remorse. “Miss, when you needed me most, I wasn’t at your side to protect you. I truly failed in my duty!”

Xianyu Qing comforted her in return. “You don’t need to blame yourself. Last time, you were injured because you were protecting me.”

“Yes, Sister Su Cha, if you’re injured, how can you still work?” Hua Xiaocui, standing nearby, cut in. “Besides, with Captain Jiang here, he would never let anything serious happen to Miss!”

Hua Xiaocui admired Jiang Mohe from the bottom of her heart. He was clearly still wounded, yet he carried on working as if nothing were wrong. No one knew just how formidable he really was.

Upon hearing this, Su Cha could not help but curl her lip. “Hmph. The people of the Jiang family may have some ability, but they are not reliable!”

“Sister Su Cha, what do you mean by that?” Hua Xiaocui asked in confusion. “You mean we can’t trust Captain Jiang? But he’s the security chief of the mansion!”

The security chief was in charge of protection; reputation was supposed to come first. If he could not be trusted, then who could?

Su Cha sneered at that. “That’s because none of you understand just how bottomless the Jiang family from North City really is. They care about profit in everything they do. As long as there’s something to gain, they’ll listen to anyone!”

Hua Xiaocui did not believe her. “Captain Jiang isn’t the kind of person you’re describing. He looks very trustworthy to me.”

As she spoke, she turned to ask Xianyu Qing, “Right, Miss?”

Xianyu Qing gave no answer, only said to Hua Xiaocui, “If you’ve finished your work, go downstairs and help Yu Rong. If you keep idling here and chatting, be careful Yu Rong starts nagging at you again.”

“Oh.” Hua Xiaocui pouted and hurried downstairs.

“Miss, do you also think Captain Jiang is trustworthy?” Su Cha asked, gazing at Xianyu Qing, wanting to hear her opinion.

Xianyu Qing asked her instead, “You don’t seem to have a very good impression of the Jiang family. Why is that?”

She felt that Su Cha’s aversion to Jiang Mohe was because of his being a Jiang, not because of his character.

Su Cha clenched her teeth. “As long as the Jiang family has money, they can do anything. Even murder and arson—they would never show mercy!”

“You... have a grudge against the Jiang family?” Xianyu Qing asked.

Su Cha did not answer, but the hatred in her eyes was unmistakably thick.

Xianyu Qing understood. So that really was the reason.

“Mr. Jiang has already severed his ties with the Jiang family, and Big Brother trusts him very much,” Xianyu Qing said to Su Cha.

She did not want to see Su Cha constantly on guard against Jiang Mohe. After all, they would be seeing each other all the time, and if the people around her were always at daggers drawn, she herself would not be comfortable either.

But clearly, a word or two could not erase Su Cha’s prejudice at once. “In any case, Miss would do well to remain cautious.”

Since Xianyu Qing could not persuade her, she did not press the matter further. In the end, time reveals a person’s heart.

After they finished talking, Su Cha had only just gone downstairs when Xianyu Qing’s phone received a message. It was from Xi Junle.

Qingqing, why didn’t you come to the appointment last night?

Xianyu Qing replied according to the story she had already agreed upon with Nangong Xin.

Sorry, something came up at the last minute, so I gave the ticket to Xin Xin. She had been wanting to see that concert for a long time.

On the other end, Xi Junle stared at the message, lost in thought.

Last night, he had stood early at the entrance outside the concert hall and waited, only to find that Nangong Xin was the one who arrived.

At that instant, Xi Junle felt a deep and unmistakable disappointment in his heart. So he had actually been looking forward to Xianyu Qing keeping the date!

He, Xi the great prodigy, had always been the one others longed to meet alone. Who would have thought that one day he would be the one stood up?

A faint bitterness rose in Xi Junle’s heart. After thinking for a moment, he sent another message.

Then next Wednesday, I have a performance. Will you have time to come?

It was the first time Xi the great prodigy had ever invited someone like this.

Sorry, I’m afraid I can’t make it.

Xianyu Qing refused.

Setting aside the fact that she had promised Nangong Xin not to have further contact with Xi Junle, she was injured now—how could she possibly go?

I have three tickets. See if you’d like to let your friends come instead.

Xi Junle sent over three electronic performance tickets, all for front-row seats.

Xianyu Qing had heard Mao Wandou and the others mention in their group chats that Xi Junle’s performance tickets were not only outrageously expensive, but also nearly impossible to get. She had never expected the young master Xi to simply hand over three at once.

Thank you!

Xianyu Qing sent a grateful emoticon.

When Xi Junle looked at that cute crab peeking out, the knot in his heart finally eased a little.

He could tell that Xianyu Qing seemed to be intentionally avoiding him. But he was not someone who gave up easily. Even if Xianyu Qing wanted to hide from him, he still had an advantage: he could enlist his fans to help him.

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Just after the chat with Xi Junle ended, Nangong Xin also sent over an invitation.

Tonight, Loria’s sister is holding a birthday party. I’m sending you one invitation. You’re welcome!

Xianyu Qing: ...

She had only just had that accident last night, and there was still a slight abrasion on her forehead. How was she supposed to attend an occasion like that?

But this was the first time Nangong Xin had taken the initiative to show goodwill. If she refused, would Nangong Xin not accuse her again of failing to appreciate the gesture?

Sigh.

Xianyu Qing sighed and forwarded one of the concert tickets to Mao Wandou first.

Mao Wandou called immediately.

“Idle Fish, confess honestly—are you about to win over my idol?”

“What are you thinking about all day?” Xianyu Qing said with exasperation.

“We ordinary folks spend all day just hoping for a chance to watch an idol perform!” Mao Wandou said, sounding a little sour. “Unlike you, who can link arms with your idol and attend banquets, and who can casually send over a front-row ticket in the blink of an eye...”

Xianyu Qing found it amusing. “Who would dare link arms with your idol? You’d be torn apart by your fan army!”

“No, no, I fully support you taking down Xi the great prodigy with both hands and feet raised! That way, we’ll all get free performance tickets in the future, wahahaha...”

Mao Wandou laughed heartily, and Xianyu Qing was speechless.

“Oh, right, this morning’s headlines said a car was wrecked in a collision. It seemed to be one of your Nangong family’s cars. What happened?”

Mao Wandou usually liked scrolling through headline news whenever she had nothing to do, and especially after Xianyu Qing entered the Nangong family, she paid even closer attention to every report related to them.

Of course, Xianyu Qing could never tell her the truth about what happened last night. With that big mouth of hers, if she accidentally slipped in front of Ning Wenyan, things would be disastrous.

“Oh, it’s nothing. It was just a stolen car,” Xianyu Qing answered as lightly as possible, trying to get through it.

But Mao Wandou’s instincts were very sharp. “It wouldn’t happen to have been your car, would it?”