CHAPTER 421: CHAPTER 389: WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?

Ji Xiaoxiao and Qiao Yuxian were always together.

Except when Qiao Yuxian met Qiao Weizhou halfway through; she waited not far away without approaching. At other times, the two were always together.

Once the ceremony started, they also sat together.

While Qiao Yuxian was eating the snacks on the table and watching the program, she also kept an eye on Qiao Lechu taking photos of the people on stage.

Ji Xiaoxiao watched her and said, "You have a great appetite."

"I’ve always had a good appetite," Qiao Yuxian looked at her and said, "You’ve lost a lot of weight recently."

"No appetite," Ji Xiaoxiao said, "I don’t feel like eating anything."

"Is it because you’re upset?" Qiao Yuxian asked, "Because of Gu Yicheng?"

"Maybe," Ji Xiaoxiao said, "Has he not signed the papers yet?"

"No," Qiao Yuxian said, "Initially, he knelt at the Gu Mansion’s ancestral hall for a whole day and night. After that, he kneels all day and goes back to the North Courtyard to rest at night. Whenever he tears up the divorce agreement, Gu Yanjing sends him another one. He still hasn’t signed it."

"Stubborn as a mule," Ji Xiaoxiao said.

Qiao Yuxian took a small bite of cream and said nothing.

Ji Xiaoxiao also didn’t speak, watching the program for a while.

Soon, someone moved by, bumping into her.

When she turned her head to look, the person had already walked past her.

Ji Xiaoxiao looked at that back.

"It’s Yixing City," Qiao Yuxian said.

"I could tell," Ji Xiaoxiao patted the spot where she was hit and said, "How rude. He didn’t even apologize after bumping into me."

"Maybe he didn’t feel he bumped into you," Qiao Yuxian said.

"Perhaps," Ji Xiaoxiao whispered, "I don’t like him, he’s too pretentious."

"Really?" Qiao Yuxian gossiped.

"I filmed my last drama with him. He always put on airs on set," Ji Xiaoxiao said, "The director and writer were from Xi Mei, so he didn’t dare do anything to them. But he acted arrogantly around newcomers and incited his fans to attack. That’s despicable."

"Is that so?" Qiao Yuxian continued to gossip.

"It’s his usual tactic. He relies on his large fan base to act when he can’t stand someone and plays the victim online to mobilize his fans," Ji Xiaoxiao whispered, "His fans are very fierce, leaving no room for resistance."

"You’ve experienced that," Qiao Yuxian said.

"I have experienced it," Ji Xiaoxiao nodded slowly, "On set, I didn’t indulge him, I had backing at the time. He tried to put on airs with me, but I outdid him. He couldn’t deal with me, and he didn’t dare go head-to-head with the Gu Family, so he waited until the end of filming to say vague things online, letting his fans attack me while he hid like a coward."

"At the time, I thought you would publicly fall out with him online," Qiao Yuxian said.

"For the sake of the yet-to-be-aired drama, I endured," Ji Xiaoxiao said, "After all, if I fell out, it would affect the audience’s perception once the drama aired, and the drama would be ruined."

Qiao Yuxian nodded, "Not bad."

"What’s not bad?" Ji Xiaoxiao asked.

"Your mind is still sharp," Qiao Yuxian said.

Ji Xiaoxiao clenched her fist, extended it in front of Qiao Yuxian, and said, "Do you believe I’ll hit you in front of all these people?"

"I don’t believe it," Qiao Yuxian looked at her and said.

Ji Xiaoxiao looked at her for a moment, then raised her chin and said, "This beautiful lady can’t be bothered with arguing with you, beautiful number two. I’ll let it go."

Qiao Yuxian looked at her proud expression and smiled.

...

The ceremony would end after ten p.m.

Qin Xia and Ji Xiaoxiao had matters to attend to and left together a little after eight p.m.

Shortly before nine p.m., Qiao Yuxian and Qiao Lech also left the venue.

Lin Huai Shu followed them, planning to drive them home.

After coming out, Qiao Yuxian let Lin Huai Shu and Qiao Lech go to the parking lot first, while she waited outside the venue for Qiao Weizhou for a bit.

When Qiao Weizhou came out, the siblings waited at the end of the hallway outside for the organizers to bring something over.

Wei Jiye didn’t come, but the organizers had specially prepared a gift for him and asked Qiao Weizhou to help bring it over.

After receiving the gift, Qiao Yuxian and Qiao Weizhou left together.

Lin Huai Shu drove all three siblings back to the Qiao Family.

Gu Yanjing returned home after attending a dinner, only to hear that his wife wouldn’t be coming home tonight while waiting in the living room.

He checked the time. It was almost ten-thirty.

As he pondered whether it was too late to visit the Qiao Family and whether he should give Qiao Yuxian some space, his phone rang.

It was Chu Zhengran’s assistant calling.

Chu Zhengran always contacted him directly if there was a matter, especially at this hour.

Gu Yanjing answered the call immediately.

Before he could say anything, the other side’s voice trembled with a crying tone, "Mr. Gu, my boss Mr. Chu and Miss Qin had an accident. Mr. Chu is... in particularly bad shape. We’re on our way to the hospital. Could you please..."

Gu Yanjing didn’t wait for him to finish and headed directly to the garage, asking, "Which hospital?"

The family driver saw Gu Yanjing hastily heading to the garage and quickly followed.

"Chengjian Hospital," the assistant said, "We’ll be there in over ten minutes."

"Okay."

Gu Yanjing hung up the call and dialed Chengjian Hospital to arrange doctors...

Qiao Yuxian, who had just sat down for less than ten minutes after arriving at the Qiao Family, also received a call from Qin Xia.

Lin Huai Shu hadn’t left yet and, upon hearing Chu Zhengran was in trouble, immediately drove to the hospital with Qiao Yuxian.

By the time they reached the hospital, Gu Yanjing was already outside the emergency room.

Qin Xia, her assistant, and Ji Xiaoxiao were all there.

"Yanjing," Lin Huai Shu, sweating from his forehead and lips pale, asked, "What’s the situation?"

Gu Yanjing first glanced at Qiao Yuxian, then looked at Lin Huai Shu and said, "I don’t know."

Noticing the uncertainty deep in Gu Yanjing’s eyes, Lin Huai Shu grew even more anxious. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent, shifting his gaze to the emergency room door.

Qin Xia had blood on her clothes and hands, sitting disheveled on a chair in the hallway, her demeanor somewhat fearfully dazed. When she saw Qiao Yuxian, she stared blankly for a moment before suddenly getting up and walking towards her. Just as she approached, her legs gave out, nearly causing her to kneel.

Qiao Yuxian quickly supported her, helping her back to the chair.

"Yuxian," Qin Xia only managed to utter two words before breaking into tears.

All her emotions erupted at that moment.

Qiao Yuxian held her, gently patting her back, "It’ll be alright, don’t worry, it’ll definitely be alright."

Qin Xia cried for a while before saying, "What do I do? Yuxian, what do I do? He’s terribly injured and lost so much blood. What do I do?"

"It’ll definitely be alright," Qiao Yuxian, not knowing how else to comfort her, could only keep repeating.

"Yuxian, I can’t live without him. I can’t," Qin Xia sobbed, sounding as if she would suffocate herself, "What do I do? How can I save him? How can I?"