A Real Heiress Quits (GL) - Chapter 19

After the performance ended, Tong Ya bowed gracefully to the audience and walked off stage.

Yu Xinyue struggled to squeeze through the crowd and found that slender back. “Ya Ya!”

Tong Ya turned her head in surprise, her face full of astonishment.

The girl across from her was about the same age as her, looking perhaps slightly younger.

With bright eyes, white teeth, and skin as pale as snow, she was a sight that made one’s eyes light up.

Yu Xinyue smiled, her eyes curving into crescents. “Long time no see.”

Tong Ya: “You… you know me?”

Yu Xinyue leaned in. “How should I put it? Have we been kindred spirits for a long time?”

Tong Ya’s face turned slightly red as she stared at her without blinking.

Yu Xinyue struck up a conversation naturally. “I like music too, I play the piano and such. Can we be friends?”

After speaking, she looked up at the second floor; Qin Qing had already stood up and was likely preparing to leave.

The smile remained on Yu Xinyue’s face, but she felt a bit anxious inside.

Tong Ya had a slow and shy personality; such a direct approach was abrupt, but Yu Xinyue was in a hurry to do something else and had no time to delay.

“Did you also come for my Master?” Tong Ya thought Yu Xinyue wanted to study under Tong Song, like many people in the past.

“He won’t be taking any more disciples.”

Yu Xinyue: “No, just for you. I want you to be my friend.”

…My friend’s wife.

The girl’s expression was sincere, her dark eyes soft and earnest.

Facing such a gaze, few people could refuse.

Tong Ya felt as if something had gently scratched her heart.

She pursed her pale pink lips, lowered her head shyly, then looked up again to steal a glance at the girl in front of her.

Few people wanted to be friends with her; she felt it was unfamiliar, yet she couldn’t help but want to get closer.

“Xiao Ya?”

Tong Song’s call came from backstage.

Tong Ya replied: “Master, please wait a moment.”

Tong Song changed out of his performance clothes and walked out. “Who are you talking to?”

Yu Xinyue kept looking up frequently.

By this time, Qin Qing had started walking down the stairs, followed by that group of black-clad bodyguards.

“Ya Ya,” Yu Xinyue tore off a page of a sticky note, “Do you have contact information? QQ or…”

As she spoke, she remembered it was twenty years ago; the internet was not widespread, and communication was not advanced.

Sigh, on the first day of leaving 2020, she missed it.

“Do you have a cell phone?”

Tong Ya shook her head.

She had a pair of “deer eyes”—harmless and gentle. At this moment, she stared with her eyes wide, just like a deer in the forest, curiously watching this stranger, Yu Xinyue.

Yu Xinyue: “This is my cell phone number.”

After saying that, she stuffed it into Tong Ya’s hand, not allowing her to refuse, and turned to run into the crowd.

Yu Xinyue thought that Tong Ya would probably throw away that piece of paper, treating her as someone trying to get close to Tong Song.

If she had been a different gender, she might even have been treated as a hooligan.

In the future, she would definitely have to extort a meal out of Yan Ji.

“Xiao Ya,” Tong Song untied the bowtie at his neck, “Who were you talking to?”

Tong Ya looked up in alarm, hiding her hands behind her back. “N-nothing.”

Tong Song looked forward; the slender figure had blended into the crowd and soon vanished.

He frowned. “Who was that?”

Tong Ya froze for a moment, tilting her head slightly. “A… friend?”

Tong Song: “A friend?”

This disciple of his had extremely high musical talent, but perhaps due to her past experiences, she was shy and timid, closing herself off in a tiny world. This was the first time he had heard her mention the word “friend.”

“We will be living here for a while,” he bent down to pat the girl’s head. “Since she’s a friend, find her to play more.”

Tong Ya nodded obediently.

Only after the man turned around did she take out the small note stained with sweat, looking carefully at the numbers on it. After committing them to memory, she carefully placed the note in her pocket.

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Ding-ding.

Qin Qing looked down at the incoming message on her phone—

“Sister, I’m waiting for you in the restroom.”

Is it that girl?

She frowned slightly, not understanding why the girl was looking for her.

To express thanks?

Or did she want to say something but was afraid of the bodyguards around?

True, surrounded by such a circle of people, what normal person would dare to step forward.

Qin Qing put the phone back in her bag and turned to leave.

“Miss, where are you going?”

Qin Qing: “The restroom.”

The several bodyguards and assistants waited outside upon hearing this.

Ji Fu also leaned against the railing, staring boredly at the flashing crystal chandelier overhead.

Guangyun and Xingjue valued this business marriage highly, intending to achieve a win-win result.

This large group of people was less for protection and more for surveillance.

Being stared at by over a dozen pairs of eyes, even Ji Fu felt very uncomfortable.

Before coming out, the old man had repeatedly instructed him to perform well, leave a good impression on the eldest daughter of the Qin family, and ease the tension between them.

They absolutely, absolutely had to succeed in the marriage alliance.

If it weren’t for the fact that the eldest son of the Ji family had already married and had children, the old man probably wouldn’t have let Ji Fu do this.

The corners of Ji Fu’s lips turned up; this was a huge opportunity for him.

After marrying Qin Qing, setting aside what he could get from the Guangyun side, just having such a relationship would allow his status in the Ji family to rise significantly.

Therefore, regardless of whether the old man instructed him or not, he was determined to win Qin Qing.

Women.

Ji Fu lit a cigarette, thinking lazily that no matter how fierce her temper was, wouldn’t it still be the same once he pursued her?

Slender high heels stepped on the mirror-like floor.

In the golden corridor, Qin Qing’s footsteps echoed.

She finally managed to have a few minutes of free time; leaning against the sink, she let out a long breath.

The woman in the mirror had exquisite makeup, but her eyes were extremely weary.

Like a bird in a cage, born to be locked in an airtight prison, even her smile was lifeless.

How pathetic, she thought with loathing.

Gloomy emotions wrapped around her like a dark cloud, making her unable to breathe.

“Sister!”

Qin Qing’s body stiffened slightly, and she slowly turned her head.

The girl standing in the hallway had a brilliant smile, like warm spring sunshine, instantly piercing through all the dark clouds.

Qin Qing squinted slightly, as if she were seeing the sun.

Yu Xinyue was holding a bag, which she smilingly presented to Qin Qing.

Qin Qing glanced; inside were clothes. “What is this?”

Yu Xinyue: “Stealing the beams and changing the pillars (A bait and switch).”

Qin Qing blinked, not reacting for a moment. “Eh?”

Yu Xinyue broke into a smile. “Sister, change into these clothes.”

Qin Qing opened the handbag again and saw there was also a scarf and a wig. For a moment, she burst out laughing, understanding the girl’s intention—

To have her change clothes and shake off that group of people behind her.

Do children watch too many police and robber movies?

“Aren’t… aren’t you afraid?”

What if things were exposed?

After Qin Qing spoke, she couldn’t help but smile slightly; this child looked so obedient, yet when was her courage ever small?

If she really did as the girl suggested, it might bring her trouble.

Qin Qing set the handbag aside.

Children can do things recklessly, but adults cannot help but look before they leap.

Yu Xinyue’s expression was a bit disappointed. “Is Sister unwilling?”

Qin Qing was indeed hesitating, just like in a life that was supposed to be predetermined, another path suddenly and unexpectedly extended out. That path was filled with bright sunshine and clusters of flowers—scenery that had never appeared in her life.

When stepping onto a different path, anyone would feel apprehensive and hesitant.

Afraid that it was just a fleeting mirage, a carefully arranged trap.

Losing something after gaining it is more painful than never having it at all.

Qin Qing looked at the girl’s moist and clear eyes, and suddenly remembered a kitten she raised when she was studying abroad.

It was a stray cat, not a noble breed. It was tiny when she found it, just weaned and abandoned by the mother cat, unable to survive on its own. Qin Qing raised it in secret. Every morning, when the first ray of sunshine spilled into the room through the window, she would open her eyes to meet the kitten’s moist and gentle eyes.

In that instant, the happiness in her heart was incomparable; she thought, what did she do to deserve such a cute creature?

But later, after her father visited once, she never saw that kitten again.

Qin Qing avoided the girl’s disappointed gaze. “I have to go.”

Yu Xinyue suddenly said, “But you are not happy. You are not happy being with them.”

From the first time she saw Qin Qing, she knew that a continuous light rain was falling in this person’s heart, with no time for clear skies.

“Since you’re not happy, why continue to do it?”

Qin Qing froze.

No one had ever said this to her before.

“If you’re not happy, go play.”

“If you don’t like it, you don’t have to do it.”

…

Words that ordinary children often hear were, to her, as strange as if they came from another world.

Since childhood, she had countless classes; compared to Qin Xuanhuang, she also had to learn etiquette, flower arrangement, dance, and the like. Qin Liru wanted her to marry into a good family to secure the greatest benefits for Guangyun.

Yu Xinyue took a step closer, promising her: “Hurry and change, you definitely won’t be discovered!”

Her dark-to-the-extreme eyes moved slightly.

The young girl before her had shining eyes and a brilliant smile; the version of herself reflected in those eyes seemed to have light as well.

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Ji Fu crushed his cigarette and looked impatiently at his watch.

Why hasn’t she come back yet?

Did she give birth to a child in the restroom?

Those previous girlfriends of his wouldn’t make him wait like this.

If it were in the past, he would have left long ago, but things were different now—he was the one who had to serve others.

With so many eyes watching, every move the two made had to be reported to both old men. No matter how much of a playboy Ji Fu was, he didn’t dare to act out.

A couple walking hand-in-hand approached.

The boy had a tall and thin build, a deep black trench coat, a red scarf, and sunglasses covering his face.

The girl was a head shorter than him, nestling daintily in his arms; a scarf of the same style covered most of her face, leaving only a pair of charming eyes exposed.

Ji Fu stared unblinkingly at the girl.

She must be a beauty.

Being half-hidden made one want to figure out her looks even more.

The girl was holding a cup of milk tea; as she passed Ji Fu, her hand shook.

The milk tea splashed onto his brand-new suit.

The action was fast, accurate, and ruthless, and extremely practiced.

“!!!!”

Ji Fu’s face changed on the spot, and he cursed: “Do you have Parkinson’s? Why is it that one after another, you all love splashing people’s clothes so much? Huh?”

“S-sorry…”

The girl was likely frightened and threw herself into her boyfriend’s arms.

Ji Fu snapped: “Do you know how much this suit of mine costs? I couldn’t even get enough to pay for it if I sold you!”

The assistant on the side coughed frantically in hint.

The Qin family people were still watching nearby; he should at least consider his grace.

Being splashed with a cup of milk tea exposed his true nature; the second young master truly wasn’t capable of much.

Ji Fu then realized. Glancing at the expressions of the Qin family people, his face turned even worse. “I’m going to get rid of this stuff.”

He really was having terrible luck, getting splashed every day.

The Qin family secretary pushed up her glasses, silently noting this scene, and turned to walk toward the restroom as well.

The eldest daughter had been gone for so long, why hadn’t she come out yet?

Once they stepped out of the music hall, the girl’s voice was full of smiles as she whispered, “See, he’s not good enough for you.”

Qin Qing was helpless. “You look quite practiced at splashing people.”

Yu Xinyue: “Heh~ heh-heh~”

Just as practiced at acting pitiful.

Qin Qing thought, surely the girl wasn’t doing it on purpose that day too?

Outside the music hall was a long set of stairs.

The two had just walked halfway when the people behind seemed finally to realize Qin Qing was missing; the bodyguards poured out in full force, searching for Qin Qing among the people coming and going.

Yu Xinyue noticed that Qin Qing’s palms were slightly damp with sweat.

The Qin family secretary immediately noticed the couple on the steps.

These two kids seemed to have come from the direction of the restroom too?

She spoke to inquire: “Hello, may I ask…”

Hearing the secretary’s voice, Qin Qing’s body stiffened, her hands tightening slightly.

Yu Xinyue noticed her abnormality. Her eyes darted around, and she suddenly pulled on Qin Qing’s scarf, making her body lean down, while she herself stood slightly on her tiptoes, looking up and happening to bump into the woman’s soft lips.

Qin Qing’s eyes snapped wide open.

A light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

Burning heat transferred from the lips, and the girl’s faint milky scent wafted over. Qin Qing opened her eyes, looking at her constantly trembling eyelashes.

People of all kinds passed by them with hurried steps. It seemed like only an instant, yet also seemed to stop in eternity.

The secretary’s words stopped awkwardly halfway. Seeing the young couple showing affection, she suddenly felt the loneliness of a single dog.

She shook her head; better ask someone else.

Yu Xinyue kept an eye on the people from the Qin and Ji families. Once they moved away, she released Qin Qing and helped her straighten her scarf.

Qin Qing was still in a daze.

“Sister, hurry, let’s go!”

She grabbed Qin Qing’s hand and hurriedly ran down the stairs.

Below the steps, a convertible sports car had been waiting for a long time.

Ji Zhaohua had a new perm in a fluffy curl style. “Yueyue, look at my new hairstyle, is it pretty?”

“Pretty, pretty.” Yu Xinyue didn’t even look up.

Ji Zhaohua: “…”

Unhappy at being brushed off.

When she saw the tall and thin “boy” behind her niece, her expression changed drastically.

So she really was in love.

She wanted to see who had dared to “uproot the cabbage” she was raising.

Yu Xinyue and Qin Qing sat in the back seat together.

Ji Zhaohua’s expression turned even colder.

She really was in love, no longer even close to her aunt.

“Sister, take off the hat and wig.”

Sister?

Ji Zhaohua frowned, staring closely at the rearview mirror.

She saw the “boy” reveal a face—lips red, teeth white, with a weary look between the brows.

Ji Zhaohua breathed a sigh of relief. “No wonder you had me buy all this random stuff.”

Scared to death, she thought her niece was in a secret relationship.

Yu Xinyue’s eyes crinkled with laughter, her voice trailing off: “Aunt is the best~”

Qin Qing stood straight by leaning against the seat. The light drizzle fell on her face, and free air surged from all directions; the sunlight turned the raindrops golden, and the vast city shone brightly in the golden rain.

Yu Xinyue gave a cry of surprise, pointing at the sky: “Look! A rainbow!”

The girl looked up at the rainbow with a devout gaze. The sunlight after the rain spilled onto her face; the light golden fuzz held tiny raindrops, looking as if she were bathed in sacred light, exceptionally pure and beautiful.

She looked at the rainbow.

And Qin Qing looked at that rainbow reflected in the girl’s amber eyes.

The car drove neither fast nor slow, the wind blew neither hurried nor sluggish; everything was just right.

Some live in high buildings, some in deep trenches, some are filled with radiance, some are covered in rust. There are thousands of kinds of people in the world; do not seek the floating clouds. If that person is like a rainbow, you will know it when you meet them.

If that person is like a rainbow, you will know it when you meet them.

Qin Qing thought that her barren and desolate life had finally, at this moment, met a person as brilliant as a rainbow.

Ji Zhaohua asked nonchalantly, “And this is?”

“Qin Qing.”

Qing Qing?

Ji Zhaohua’s hand on the steering wheel suddenly tightened, her expression complex. “Shit.”

Qin Qing: “?”