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In the parking lot, Li Rui was standing by the car waiting. As soon as he saw Lu Qi, he opened the passenger door for him. Even the way Lu Qi got into the car seemed more elegant and calm than that of ordinary people.
Although Lin Xingjiao was a little scared, he was still observing silently. He stood there and watched halfway when his sight was blocked. It was Li Rui staring at him, impatiently motioning for him to sit down.
”Brother Lu, let me bring the high-end fashion in the back to the front for you.” When Lin Xingjiao opened the car door, Li Rui suddenly seemed to remember something and asked in a low voice.
The dress was a high-end custom-made item provided by a luxury goods company and had to be returned after being worn in two days.
”No need.” Lu Qifeng didn’t even raise his eyes, not taking it seriously at all.
On the way back, the car was very quiet. Lin Xingjiao stayed in the back seat obediently and looked at the scenery outside. The only drawback was that the air conditioner made him feel a little cold.
However, Lin Xingjiao did not say anything. He had clearly realized that Li Rui did not like him, and it would be useless even if he said anything. Although he was not the one who exposed the fact of the secret marriage, he was Lin Xing now and there was no way to go back.
He could only curl himself up a little and stare at the car’s central control in front of him. The strong air-conditioning was probably Lu Qi’s habit. He got a little closer just now and could feel that Lu Qi’s body temperature was a little high. It might also be because he came to him directly after the performance without taking a rest.
Lin Xingjiao had just started to think about some uneasy and guilty feelings, when the next second he saw the person in the passenger seat, leaned over and calmly reached for the central control, turning up the intensity of the air conditioner to a higher level.
Lin Xingjiao was stunned for a moment. After watching Lu Qi’s operation, he quickly reacted and looked at the rearview mirror. As expected, he happened to catch a pair of phoenix eyes with deliberately darkened shadows. They seemed to be smiling, and he did not dodge or avoid the collision of their eyes with his, and he did not feel guilty at all.
Now, no matter how slow Lin Xingjiao was, he knew that Lu Qi did it on purpose.
”I feel a little cold, can you turn it down a bit?” he asked.
The hope was slim, but he had to bring it up, his parents taught him to let others know his thoughts, so even if they were not satisfied, it was not a matter of him not speaking up.
”Okay.” Lu Qi chuckled as he sat in the front.
Then, in front of Lin Xingjiao, he adjusted the air conditioner’s wind speed to the maximum. Lin Xingjiao was looking at the air vent with hope, but the sudden increase in cold wind made his nose red.
Lu Qi withdrew his hand and said without any emotion: “Remember, I said not to expose it, and your answer is also fine.”
Lin Xingjiao didn’t say anything, but rested his forehead on the driver’s seat. When he raised his forehead, a small red mark appeared on his skin, which made his words, which should have been very powerful, seem a little weaker.
He said, “Stop the car. I’m not going with you.”
Lu Qi: “Speed up.”
Li Rui stepped on the accelerator silently.
Lin Xingjiao’s lips were pursed more and more flat, and his eyes, which were rounded at the ends, originally had a natural dullness that added to his approach to people, as innocent and harmless as a deer’s eyes, but now they were used by their owner to alert the surrounding environment.
Realizing that speaking was useless, Lin Xingjiao said nothing. He opened the door of the speeding car, and the late spring night breeze blew into the car, bringing warmth instead.
”Fuck, what’s wrong with you.” Li Rui couldn’t help but curse and wanted to step on the brakes.
Lu Qi raised his hand to stop him. His silver hair swayed in the wind. His face, half hidden in the shadows, showed no expression. He gave orders indifferently, “Keep going.”
He didn’t believe that Lin Xingjiao would jump out of the car.
Lin Xingjiao held on to the handrails of the car to maintain his balance. The car was going very fast and he was the one who was hit the hardest by the wind.
He did want to use the car door to force them to stop the car, but when Li Rui was about to compromise, he was stopped by Lu Qi.
The car was speeding on the empty road. Li Rui obeyed Lu Qi’s wishes very much. When he found that Lin Xingjiao would not fall, he did not even slow down.
The car went onto the cross-river bridge. Lin Xingjiao silently looked at the river flowing in the night. His pupils were always dark and impure, and now the flickering gray light in them looked like the ruins of a decaying city. He just overheard what Li Rui asked Lu Qi. The gift box next to him contained the haute couture dress that Lu Qi was going to wear in two days.
When the cross-river bridge was halfway across, the water in the river below the bridge was flowing most rapidly. Lin Xingjiao held the handrail with one hand to steady himself, and reached for the gift box beside him with the other hand.
Then he threw the gift box out of the guardrail without hesitation. The wind blowing into the car was too strong, and Lin Xingjiao couldn’t control the direction. He could only push the gift box outwards and then watch it float out of the car door to an unknown place.
”Fuck!” This time Li Rui stepped on the brake halfway. Millions of dollars were just thrown away.
”Keep driving.” Lu Qi said.
Li Rui’s face fell, but he didn’t disobey Lu Qi’s wishes. He just kept muttering, “No, brother, what if it didn’t fall into the river? We can pick it up, iron it and wear it as usual.”
”It didn’t fall into the river. He wasn’t that strong. It’s just that we can’t park on the bridge.”
Li Rui didn’t know how to complain. He said weakly, “Brother, can I drive with the door open?”
Lu Qi glanced back and said, “It’s closed.”
After Lin Xingjiao threw the things, his forehead hit the driver’s seat in front of him when Li Rui braked suddenly. The pain almost made him cry, but Lin Xingjiao didn’t say anything. Instead, he closed the car door when the speed of the car dropped and the wind force decreased.
Since he has already avenged himself, he is not afraid of the road ahead as long as he wants to go! After Lin Xingjiao encouraged himself, he still huddled in the back seat of the car. However, he unexpectedly discovered that the air conditioning in the car seemed to be turned down to the minimum during the rest of the journey, and he no longer felt cold.
Li Rui had been scolding him just now, and he had been driving without being distracted. The only person who would shift down gears was Lu Qi.
There are obviously only two possibilities, but Lin Xingjiao was still a little hesitant. He knew what he had just done. How could Lu Qi satisfy his request after he threw the thing?
Lin Xingjiao couldn’t help but feel that there was something wrong with Lu Qi, and he wanted to stay away from Lu Qi even more.
Although this was my inner thought, the second half was indeed not that difficult.
After driving across the river bridge, we soon arrived at Lu Qi’s home.
It is a single-family villa with appropriate distances between them. There are also bushes covering it, so it seems to be well hidden.
The door of the villa opened automatically, and Lin Xingjiao saw that the lights on the first floor of the house were on.
A big part of the reason why he agreed to come with Lu Qi was because of the grandmother Lu Qi mentioned. He knew it couldn’t be his grandmother in the previous world, but with Lin Xingjiao’s limited experience in interpersonal communication, he came to an unverified conclusion – the elders are all very good.
And he promised that Lu Qi did not do anything against him at that time.
The car was parked in the parking lot of the villa. Lin Xingjiao saw Lu Qi sitting there calmly, while Li Rui, like a lackey, parked the car and rushed to open the door for Lu Qi.
Lin Xingjiao couldn’t help rolling his eyes as he looked at the clearly defined pupils. The first thing he saw was Lu Qi’s phoenix eyes in the rearview mirror also staring at him.
Lin Xingjiao: …
When he followed Lu Qi into the house, Lin Xingjiao behaved himself due to the embarrassment of being caught red-handed. He didn’t think he had done anything wrong, he just felt awkward staying with Lu Qi like this.
The two entered the hall together, and Li Rui temporarily returned to his room to rest. Lin Xingjiao was a little reluctant to see Li Rui leave. At least Li Rui’s behavior against him was very obvious, and he was not as scary as Lu Qi.
Following Lu Qi, we arrived in the living room on the first floor, which was brightly lit. The room was three meters high, and a crystal chandelier hung above it, occupying about half a meter.
Lin Xingjiao saw an old lady dressed in jewels sitting in the living room, who looked very different from his grandmother.
When Lin Xingjiao was secretly looking at them, the old woman smiled kindly and said, “Why are you standing there? Come and sit down.”
Lin Xingjiao’s tense nerves relaxed a little. Although the image was slightly different, the amiable temperament was still similar. It was rare for him to have a little sense of grounding in this strange world. His experience was not entirely wrong.
”Hello, grandma.” Lin Xingjiao called out, immediately attracting Lu Qi’s attention.
Lin Xingjiao was worried whether he had called the wrong name, but he saw that Madam Xiang Shufang happily responded, “You must be Xingxing, come sit next to me.”
Xiang Shufang was really happy. She had always been worried about her grandson’s marriage. When he was young, he insisted on entering the entertainment industry and was so busy that no one could find him. After he had finally made a name for himself, he took on several dramas in a row and started traveling around the world with those crews. I heard that he had to suffer in the deep mountains and forests, which delayed him for several more years.
She thought that since he had just won an award, he could settle down and meet a few people, but Lu Qi was disobedient and she was helpless. But now she knew why Lu Qi was unwilling to go, and it turned out that he had found it himself.
Now Xiang Shufang is satisfied with every aspect of Lin Xingjiao. Simply put, as long as there is such a person, she will not make a mistake.
What’s more, Lin Xingjiao looks very good and obedient, and seems like the type who would never betray his grandson no matter how busy he is.
Based on the above points, Xiang Shufang is very satisfied.
It’s good to have one, but Xiang Shufang is old and has a sharp eye. She could tell they were not very close the moment they came in. She had read all the news reports and guessed that it was just that young people are hot-tempered and are still throwing tantrums now.
”Xiaoqi, you come too.”
She decided to help them mediate the conflict.
Xiang Shufang asked Lu Qi: “Didn’t you tell me a while ago that you were going to be on a variety show? I asked you if you were tired, and you said you were just going to be on the show for fun. That’s perfect. You can take Xingxing along to play, okay?”
How is it possible? Lu Qi was about to refuse, but when he saw Lin Xingjiao’s horrified look, Lu Qi paused and pretended to seriously consider it.
”It’s not impossible to bring him along, but it’s a travel variety show, and the guest list has almost been finalized internally. I don’t know if we can add him in.”
Xiang Shufang has great trust in her grandson: “It’s just a matter of your words!”
Lin Xingjiao was almost shaking his head like a rattle. It was obvious that Lu Qi didn’t like him. He was busy trying to find a way to get back at him, so he had no time to go on any variety shows.
”It’s not that simple. I can help ask. The main thing is, does Xingxing want to go?” Lu Qi asked with a smile.
Lin Xingjiao’s expression froze when he shouted at him. He was completely frozen, and his little face was tense, as if he was thinking seriously.
It was not difficult for him to refuse Lu Qi, mainly because the old man was still there.
Unable to think of a more tactful way of putting it, Lin Xingjiao was about to refuse directly.
Xiang Shufang: “Where is the shooting location this time?”
Lu Qi casually said, “Haicheng.”
Lin Xingjiao’s originally calm and alert mood suddenly became disturbed. Haicheng…his former home was in Haicheng.
R. S.[Translator]
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