Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
As a wide-eyed Qiao Lian watched Shen Liangchuan smile, the door to the hospital ward was pushed open.
Xia Yehua walked in with Song Yuanxi in tow.
Song Yuanxi bit her lip and also walked in. Her eyes were red, and the moment she entered, she could not help but burst into tears. “Sister-in-law, I’m sorry… it’s all my fault. I did not know that he was that kind of person.”
Qiao Lian lifted her head when she heard this.
Xia Yehua quickly added, “All right, it’s our good fortune that nothing bad happened this time. However, this incident has also taught us that people we meet online sometimes are not who they say they are, which is why we must all be extraordinarily alert when surfing the Internet. Don’t ever do something like this again!”
Song Yuanxi nodded and then walked to the side. As she lowered her head silently, tears continued to roll down her face.
Qiao Lian looked at her.
She understood how Song Yuanxi was currently feeling. She was definitely extremely upset.
However, she still felt that Song Yuanxi had fared better than her.
At least, she had been able to clearly see what kind of man she had entered into an online relationship with.
At least, she had understood that he had ulterior motives for getting to know her.
But what about Qiao Lian herself?
Why had Zi Chuan suddenly not shown up to the agreed-upon meeting? What exactly had happened to Zi Chuan? Until now, nobody had given her a satisfactory explanation for this.
In reality, after what happened, she had thought about it for a long time. Ultimately, she could only think of one reason.
If there was something that could have made Zi Chuan detest her, it had to have been that incident after all.
She lowered her head and looked at her bandaged right arm.
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Even though Qiao Lian’s injuries looked serious, in fact, the thugs that had beaten her up were not professional fighters. Hence, no bones were broken, and she was able to settle her hospital dischargement paperwork after only three days.
During this time, Shen Liangchuan had practically stayed with her at the hospital every single day.
Neither of them spoke much. Qiao Lian scrolled through her Weibo when she was bored, whereas Shen Liangchuan kept browsing his script.
A strange silence had filled the entire room completely, so the nurses looked at the both of them confusingly when they came in to sweep the floor.
After three days, she moved back home. She once again received a phone call from Gao Youming.
“Forget Chuan, you did not attend the livestreaming event three days ago. Tell me, what have you been doing this entire time? Do you know how many times you’ve cancelled on me?”
Qiao Lian hurriedly said, “I’m sorry, Gao Youming—”
Gao Youming sighed and said, “Actually, I don’t understand you at all. Nowadays, female casters are paid quite handsomely. Some female eSports casters are even making almost two million dollars a year. You could have made it too, if you had just been more dedicated to become a successful female caster.”
Qiao Lian smiled, but did not respond.
Gao Youming immediately continued, “You’re quite popular right now. I guarantee that if you are willing to show your face when you livestream, your popularity will shoot through the roof. You could become a respected figure in the livestreaming world. If you continue to laze about and only livestream irregularly, like you are doing now, your won’t earn more!”
After Qiao Lian heard his words, she fell silent for a while before saying eventually, “I can’t show my face.”
It was not that she did not want to, or that she did not dare to, but it was because she was not able to.
When Gao Youming heard this, he stopped pressuring her. Over the past couple of years, he had broached this topic many times.
Instead, he immediately said, “There’s a eSports match this afternoon. Are you going to attend the livestream?”
Qiao Lian knew that she had stood Gao Youming up many times now. Thus, she instantly said, “I’m going! I’ll go now!”
After hanging up, she stared at the dressing table in the master bedroom. She looked at herself in the mirror and saw that her face was still swollen.
She picked up a mask and a hat, and she put them on firmly. Just as she was about to go outside, Shen Liangchuan suddenly pushed open the door. When he saw how she was dressed, he froze for a second before asking, “Where are you going?”
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