Giving You Dawn And Dusk - Chapter 8

The eye-catching, flashy green luxury car stopped by the roadside outside Yunding Building. Liang Shi unbuckled her seat belt and glanced at Xu Qingzhu.

Xu Qingzhu said calmly. “If I promised you, I’ll do it.”

Her eyes were very cold, and when she said this, she stared fixedly at Liang Shi.

Liang Shi: “……”

It felt as though she was pointing that out to her on purpose.

She coughed lightly. “I’ll contact you after I ask everything clearly. Just wait in the car for a little while. I’ll be as quick as possible.”

“I know.” Xu Qingzhu closed her eyes. Her eyelashes trembled slightly. Even though she had put on makeup before coming out, it still could not hide her exhaustion. “Go.”

//

Liang Shi called Xu Qingya again and asked for her exact location.

“I’m at the KFC on the first floor,” Xu Qingya asked. “Sister Liang Shi, what do you want to drink? I’ll order it for you.”

“No need,” Liang Shi said. “Stay where you are. I’ll be there right away.”

“I see you. I’m at the third table from the entrance.” Xu Qingya reported her own position.

“Okay.”

Liang Shi hung up the phone. Through the clean glass windows of the KFC, she spotted Xu Qingya at a glance.

She was easy to recognize. In the entire KFC, there was only one girl holding a phone.

Liang Shi jogged a few steps and pushed open the door of the KFC. Xu Qingya immediately waved at her.

The moment Liang Shi fully saw Xu Qingya’s outfit, she suddenly understood a little why the original owner and Xu Qingya had been able to get along.

Their aesthetic tastes were completely on the same track!

Xu Qingya had a head of dreadlocks and wore ripped denim shorts, her long legs exposed in the air. Her upper body was dressed in an off-shoulder fitted T-shirt, and her collarbone was covered entirely in glitter. Her makeup was also very heavy.

She did not resemble Xu Qingzhu at all.

Only through the thick makeup could one barely make out a slight resemblance to Xu Qingzhu in her features.

The girl was only fifteen, but she looked like she was in her twenties, dressed with a maturity far beyond her age.

“Sister Liang Shi.” Xu Qingya revealed a sweet smile, then asked vigilantly, “You came alone, right?”

Liang Shi sat down across from her somewhat uncomfortably, nodded, and directly changed the subject. “What do you need the money for?”

“I already told you. My dad froze my card.” Xu Qingya gave a light huff. “I don’t have anywhere to stay, so I’ll stay in a hotel.”

“Why did your father freeze your card?” Liang Shi asked.

If she had not seen Xu Qingya, Liang Shi might still have thought that the Xu parents were the ones with a problem, perhaps too authoritarian or something like that.

But now that she had seen Xu Qingya, she felt that she might have been biased from the start.

“My dad threw away all my Xuanxuan’s merchandise and even tore up Xuanxuan’s posters.” The moment Xu Qingya mentioned this, she became furious, tears welling in her eyes. “I spent all my allowance collecting those things. He went too far.”

Liang Shi: “……”

Another crazy idol-chasing fan.

“Then why don’t you dare let your sister know?” Liang Shi asked tentatively. “Does your sister also oppose you chasing idols?”

Xu Qingya scoffed. “My sister doesn’t care. She only thinks from my parents’ perspective. She’ll definitely think I’m being unreasonable. She’s my parents’ obedient daughter.”

After saying that, Xu Qingya looked at Liang Shi pleadingly. “Sister Liang, you’ll help me, right?”

As she spoke, she even blinked her heavily made-up eyes.

Although Liang Shi had seen plenty of stage makeup, all of it had been fresher and cleaner than this.

It was obvious that Xu Qingya was still a beginner at makeup. The makeup she had done was too heavy, making her look somewhat greasy.

“I can help you.” Liang Shi first gave a definite answer, making Xu Qingya’s face light up with joy. But very quickly, Liang Shi changed direction. “But you have to wash the makeup off your face, change your clothes, and then come with me to see your sister.”

Xu Qingya’s face quickly fell.

“Sister Liang, you weren’t like this before.” Xu Qingya said dejectedly, “You used to just give me the money directly. This time…”

She paused, suddenly becoming extremely alert. “Did my sister force you?”

Liang Shi shook her head. “Your sister and I are married, so we should respect each other. There’s no such thing as forcing.”

Xu Qingya’s face was firm. “I don’t believe it.”

Liang Shi: “……?”

“Your sister is so gentle. What kind of misunderstanding do you have about her?” Liang Shi could not understand.

The Xu Qingzhu she had seen was indeed cold by nature, but that was only because the original owner had done too many things to hurt her and had nearly caused her death. So it was understandable that Xu Qingzhu had always treated her coldly.

But in front of Zhao Xuning and Bai Weiwei, Xu Qingzhu was a very gentle person.

Even when facing Cheng Ran, she would greet her politely.

She was completely taking Liang Shi’s dignity into consideration.

This was a gentleness that seeped from her bones.

Liang Shi greatly admired girls who were gentle like that.

This time, it was Xu Qingya’s turn to be shocked. “You actually think my sister is gentle? What kind of misunderstanding do you have about her?”

Liang Shi: “……”

Time was tight, so Liang Shi did not start a discussion with Xu Qingya about whether Xu Qingzhu was gentle or not.

Besides, she had always trusted what she saw more than what other people said.

As for what a person was truly like, she was used to judging only after spending time with them.

“I can give you this money,” Liang Shi said. “But you have to listen to me.”

Xu Qingya frowned. “Then forget it. I’ll go find someone else.”

“Who?” Liang Shi asked.

“A friend.” Xu Qingya answered casually, then used her words to stab at her. “In any case, you won’t give me money. Who I look for has nothing to do with you, does it?”

Liang Shi fell silent.

When Xu Qingya walked outside, Liang Shi quietly followed behind her.

For convenience when leaving the hospital, she had already changed clothes.

She was wearing a light hoodie and jeans, a very casual outfit. With her physical stamina, it was easy for her to walk ahead of Xu Qingya.

From the corner of her eye, Liang Shi saw Xu Qingzhu sitting in the car.

She was staring intently in this direction.

Liang Shi stopped Xu Qingya. “When I said listen to me, I didn’t mean you had to go home. I just want us to sit down and talk.”

“Talk about what?”

“I’ll book you a room. How about you meet your sister first?” Liang Shi said. “Your sister also hasn’t seen you in a long time. She misses you a little.”

“So my sister came?” Xu Qingya immediately caught the key point in her words.

Liang Shi nodded. “Yes.”

Xu Qingya’s fierce momentum instantly dropped.

“Giving you money is a small matter.” Liang Shi adopted a gentle approach. “Family can’t keep staying estranged like this. Meet your sister. Your sister will help you.”

Xu Qingya began to waver a little.

Liang Shi continued, “I’ll help you find a hotel, and I’ll also give you money. On the days you don’t want to go home, I’ll help you.”

The temptation was too great.

In the end, Xu Qingya could not hold back and nodded.

//

The hotel Liang Shi chose was simply one under the Liang family’s name.

As long as she reported Liang Shi’s name, she could stay in a high-class suite at will.

While the Liang family still had not found their true daughter, she could still enjoy some conveniences for now.

In the original novel’s plot, Liang Shi was not the Liang family’s daughter. Above her, she had two older brothers and one older sister. Originally, all of them should have been sister-spoiling maniacs, but because Liang Shi’s behavior was too disappointing, they were too lazy to care and no longer doted on her.

Once the family recognized the true daughter, they basically gave her whatever she wanted. Money, fame, resources—all of it was presented before the true daughter.

And the real Liang Shi became a homeless cur.

Right now, Liang Shi was facing far too many difficulties. She had arrived in a place completely unfamiliar to her, and she had a system demanding that she gain luck points. Her target for攻略 was in an entirely guarded state.

As for the contents of the book, she only knew some important characters and the main storyline. She did not know any of the side plots.

This situation was not friendly to her at all.

There was no helping it. She could only borrow the Liang family’s power first.

Once her life was on the right track, she would return to her old profession. With her acting skills, she would definitely be able to secure a place in the entertainment industry. Even if her luck was slightly worse, she would still be able to make a living.

By then, she would take the initiative to distance herself from the Liang family, and she would also divorce Xu Qingzhu.

According to the original main storyline, Xu Qingzhu would later meet an Alpha who loved her more, while she was only cannon fodder.

She needed to follow the storyline and successfully exit the stage.

Of course, all of this was built on the foundation that she could obtain this body.

If she had no way to get eighty luck points within three months, then she would… die young.

Everything else would be empty talk.

Liang Shi brought the Xu sisters to the high-class suite in two separate trips. When she brought Xu Qingya over first, she told her to remove her makeup and change clothes. Later, when she brought Xu Qingzhu over, she also told her to make sure to speak properly, saying that Xu Qingya seemed a little rebellious.

Xu Qingzhu nodded. When Liang Shi opened the car door for her, she politely thanked her.

From beginning to end, she maintained a polite and distant appearance.

Inside the suite.

Xu Qingzhu and Xu Qingya had not seen each other for a long time, and when they suddenly met, there was still some unfamiliarity between them.

But after washing her face clean, Xu Qingya looked fifty percent similar to Xu Qingzhu. The two looked at each other in silence. In the end, it was Liang Shi who came out to smooth over the atmosphere. “You’re both hungry, right? What do you want to eat? I’ll go buy it.”

“No need,” Xu Qingzhu said. “I’m not hungry.”

“I’m not hungry either.” Xu Qingya sat on the sofa, lowering her head and poking at her phone.

“When do you plan to go back?” Xu Qingzhu sat across from her and asked softly, “Why did you quarrel with Dad again? Didn’t you promise me before that you would never argue with Dad again?”

“He was the one who wanted to argue with me.” Xu Qingya said irritably, “He threw away my idol’s merchandise and tore up my idol’s posters.”

“Then is your idol more important, or is Dad more important?” Xu Qingzhu frowned. “Dad was so angry at home that…”

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Qingya smashed her phone onto the sofa and roared loudly, “My idol is more important! Happy now?”

“Xu Qingya!” Xu Qingzhu called her name sharply. “Have you forgotten what your surname is?”

“Why are you trying to control me?” Xu Qingya said. “You’re already married off, so stop meddling in the family’s affairs.”

“Then why did you look for Liang Shi?” Xu Qingzhu said coldly. “Isn’t it because she married me?”

“No…” Liang Shi could not help interrupting to mediate the atmosphere. “Both of you, calm down.”

“You’re not allowed to look for Liang Shi in the future.” Xu Qingzhu’s tone was forceful.

Afraid that the two sisters would completely fall out, Liang Shi could only try to mediate. “It’s okay. If there’s anything you need help with, you can look for me.”

In the end, Xu Qingzhu glared at her. Liang Shi awkwardly rubbed the tip of her nose.

Sure enough, even an upright official could hardly settle family affairs.

The two sisters were still deadlocked there.

Liang Shi was so awkward that she did not know what to do. Just as she was about to do something, her heart suddenly hurt, and a cold, mechanical voice sounded in her mind:

[Bad luck value: 8. Level-one punishment will soon begin.]

Liang Shi: ?