Xia Weiliang looked at her, shocked. "What he said is not important, as he won't harm you anyway."
A gasp escaped Xia Weiliang.
Few people received Song Yuan's affirmation!
She wasn't one to dwell on things. Since Yuan Ge didn't want to say, she wouldn't ask more. Just as Yuan Ge said, knowing he wouldn't harm her was enough!
Alright! That matter was settled!
"Where's Nuomi? How is she after going back?"
"Sister Huan is with her, buying several big boxes of snacks, all with company funds."
Xia Weiliang chuckled. "For little Nuomi, nothing is more healing than good food."
As they were talking, someone knocked and entered.
Qi Chi stood outside, smiling lightly. "Sister-in-law Four..."
"Stop! Hold it right there!"
Xia Weiliang didn't manage a proper jump from the bed but rolled off it instead. "Little brother, calling me that can cause big trouble! You're new to this and might not know, but your Fourth Brother's fans, the Yi Mi fans, are fierce. They're so skilled at scolding that sometimes I don't even understand!"
Qi Chi smiled. "Okay, I won't call you that anymore."
Xia Weiliang breathed a sigh of relief. "That's more like it~"
"Sister-in-law Four, Sister Qiao wants to have dinner with you. She's waiting for you at the West Gate."
"..."
Did this child not understand, or was he doing it on purpose?!
Indeed, an assistant was like their boss. Annoying, just like Chu Qiao!!
After Qi Chi left, Song Yuan asked, "Are you going?"
"Of course!!" Xia Weiliang's fighting spirit was reignited. "I'll show her that I'm not a coward!"
She turned and opened the wardrobe. "Let me see what I can wear to infuriate her!"
Song Yuan stroked his brow. "Two people over fifty combined, must you act like you haven't graduated from kindergarten?"
"This has nothing to do with me; she provoked me first!"
Song Yuan nodded. "Fine, you're four years old, and she's three and a half."
She walked over and closed the wardrobe.
"Every move you make is under scrutiny now. If you don't want people to make a fuss about the two of you, you'd better dress so that even Aunt Cui's Wangcai wouldn't recognize you."
Xia Weiliang thought about it. "That makes sense! I can't let them say I'm riding on her coattails!"
Dressed and ready, Xia Weiliang strode to the West Gate and saw someone wearing a black cloak, a hat, and sunglasses, standing there furtively.
Xia Weiliang looked down at herself and saw she was wearing the same cloak, same hat, same sunglasses...
Hmph, what a way to provoke someone, right?
Similarly, Chu Qiao was shocked when she saw Xia Weiliang.
"Can't you change into something else??"
Xia Weiliang said coldly, "Do you think I wanted to? Who knew your aesthetic sense would suddenly be online again?"
"You... Forget it! Considering you're the patient, I can't be bothered to argue with you."
She turned around. "Follow me."
Xia Weiliang looked at her suspiciously. "Why?"
Chu Qiao said impatiently, "To sell you! If you're scared, don't follow!"
Ten minutes later, the two were sitting in a farmhouse courtyard at Aunt Cui's place. A table in front of them was laden with fragrant skewers of meat, and they ate them one after another.
They didn't talk much until they finished eating.
Chu Qiao had filming in the afternoon and limited time for lunch. Before leaving, she stopped Xia Weiliang and, after hesitating, awkwardly said, "That interview... the one where they said you couldn't be a pretty face, and at most, an ashtray... I... I'm sorry."
She averted her gaze, staring at her feet, kicking a pebble as she spoke softly, "You don't have to do anything, and you got the resources I've dreamed of. I was really angry at the time... So, when the host dug a pit for me, I didn't jump out of it... However, that episode wasn't the full version... Sigh, never mind, no matter what, the words were indeed said by me... I'm sorry."
Never having felt so embarrassed, Chu Qiao felt her cheeks burning fiercely after she finished speaking.
She turned to leave, but behind her, Xia Weiliang lectured her with disappointment. "You idiot! You didn't do your homework before going on Guan Fei's show, no wonder they took your words out of context and used them as a gimmick!"
Chu Qiao stopped in her tracks and looked at her suspiciously. "You... believe me?"
"You've already said it, why wouldn't I believe you?"
In her past life, they never had a chance to communicate like this, so Xia Weiliang had always thought Chu Qiao detested her.
She shrugged again. "Although I already knew you were jealous of my natural beauty."
"And about the company car incident..."
"Song Yuan investigated that matter afterward," Xia Weiliang said slowly. "They used your name to stir up trouble." Su Dan Novel Network
"Who?"
"Our second sister."
Yan Yishuang, Mei Yu's second sister.
That's right, Xia Weiliang wasn't even the second sister, let alone the elder sister.
Pathetic, wasn't it?
Sigh, it's okay, it's okay. Anyway, she was on the rise, and perhaps as she ascended, she'd become "Yan Yishuang Plus"!
Chu Qiao's temper flared upon hearing this. "No wonder I asked my agent and director, and they both said they'd investigate, but there was never any news! So it was her causing trouble! Sigh, I should have thought of it earlier. Besides her having backing, who else has that kind of influence?"
How dare she use her name to cause trouble? Did she think Chu Qiao was dead?!
"Speaking of which... Heh, I also have my faults. After all, when I heard it was you, I believed it wholeheartedly."
"...In your heart, am I that unprincipled?"
"That was before! Now you are!"
Women's friendships are always built on common enemies.
Chu Qiao's expression turned cold. "I'm warning you, don't interfere with this matter."
"How can that be!" Xia Weiliang protested. "Are you looking down on my combat effectiveness?"
Chu Qiao immediately looked disgusted. "Are you trying to say you don't have enough negative news? Or are you not afraid of that woman playing dirty with you?"
"Chu Qiao, what do you mean! It's true that many people are targeting me, and I don't need to explain that! But in terms of intelligence, you think I can't beat her?!"
Xia Weiliang felt her combativeness was being insulted.
Chu Qiao was exceptionally firm on this matter. "Using my name to cause trouble is a major violation of my principles. Don't fight me for it. If I don't destroy her, I don't deserve to be in this circle!"
At that moment, Xia Weiliang suddenly realized that Chu Qiao's image in her heart had shot up to three meters eighty!
Radiant and dazzling!
Before parting, both of them, as if by prior agreement, put on their hats and sunglasses, fearing that someone would see them eating together!
"Oh, right," before parting, out of a sense of camaraderie, Xia Weiliang said earnestly, "Your assistant... uh, he's a good person. Treat him better. And he seems to... uh, have quite a powerful family background. Those who offend him, uh... don't end up too well."
She had already said it so clearly; Chu Qiao should understand by now!
Someone so calculating, Chu Qiao's brain couldn't handle it.
Rather than advising her to stay away from enemies, it was better to advise her to join the enemy's camp. At critical moments, it could save her life!
Who knew Chu Qiao exclaimed, "You're not interested in my assistant, are you?!"
"Would I be because of thaaat?!"
"Xia Weiliang, you finally have some ambition! I thought you'd turned over a new leaf!"
Classmate Xia took a deep breath...
"Hey, I'm talking to you, did you hear me?"
Xia Weiliang waved her hand. "Forget it! By the time he's chewed you up and left nothing but a husk, I won't be able to help you!"