"What? Xu Qiao's brakes failed?" Guan Han was chatting with Li Chengxuan in the SSE office building. When she heard this, she choked and quickly stood up from her seat.
Li Chengxuan gave her a strange look: "Why are you so excited?"
Guan Han was restless. Thinking of the news about Xu Qiao that she had seen on Weibo two days ago, she thought that he should be fine. She gradually calmed down, coughed and asked, "Brake failure, then what?"
Li Chengxuan snorted, with a hint of regret in his voice: "Nothing happened, he's fine."
Guan Han's rapidly beating heart slowed down and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing her strange expression, Li Chengxuan narrowed his eyes and said, "This doesn't have anything to do with you, does it?"
Guan Han suddenly raised her head and looked at him, gritted her teeth and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Li Chengxuan was startled by her gnashing teeth. He leaned back in his chair and took her hand, saying in a gentle and soothing tone, "Alright, alright. Why are you reacting so strongly?"
The office door was opened from the outside, and Li Chengxuan saw his agent Yang Hui walking in. He unnoticeably withdrew his hand from hers.
Guan Han was upset. She nodded to Yang Hui who came in, picked up her bag and walked out.
"Where are you going?" Li Chengxuan asked with a frown.
Guan Han stopped and said, "Let's go to Guan's mansion."
Li Chengxuan and Yang Hui looked at each other and touched their cheeks with the tips of their tongues.
The Guan family is an undoubted wealthy family. They made their fortune in real estate, and their industries have penetrated the fields of media and medicine. They own several entertainment companies, which are all ranked among the best in the industry. The Guan family declined in the past few years, but in recent years, it has risen again under the leadership of its new head, and is even more prosperous than before.
It is no exaggeration to describe this new head of the family as a "genius". He has shown wisdom far beyond his peers since he was a child, and in his twenties, he has firmly controlled the huge industry of the housekeeper.
Although Guan Han also has the surname Guan, she has little relationship with this big family and can only be considered a distant relative.
But I don’t know what it was about her that caught the eye of the new head of the family. She has been pampered by him since she was a child. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is treated as his own sister.
This is the reason why she had resources that others didn’t have right after her debut, starred in two hit idol dramas, and quickly became a second-tier star.
What was Guan Han doing at the Guan family mansion at this time? Li Chengxuan fell into deep thought.
Guan Han hurriedly walked out of the SSE and drove to the Guan mansion without letting his assistant follow him.
She was a little uneasy along the way. Thinking of the fact that she had asked her brother to deal with Xu Qiao, Guan Han had to suspect that the brake failure was related to her brother. But she didn't think that "dealing" was this way.
The car stopped outside the Guan family mansion and someone came to open the door for her.
Guan Han lifted her skirt and nodded slightly, then walked in. This manor was built on the mountain, with pavilions, terraces, rocks, and plants. Everything you see is poetic and picturesque, with a tranquil artistic conception.
It took nearly twenty minutes to reach the main house, walking past corridors, pavilions, pools, stone peaks, flowers and trees.
After sitting and waiting for nearly half an hour, the owner of the manor was pushed out in a wheelchair.
Guan Han swallowed her saliva. The house had floor heating, and it was almost spring, so the room was warm. But the man in the wheelchair was wrapped tightly in a fur coat, even with fox fur leg warmers on his legs.
He had a pointed chin and a handsome face, but his whole body looked lifeless.
This is the head of the Guan family, Guan Chaosheng.
Guan Han was somewhat afraid of him, and everyone in the house was afraid of him. But everyone also said that Guan Chaosheng loved her, his distant sister, the most.
Thinking of this, Guan Han took a deep breath and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Chaosheng."
"Xiao Han." The man raised his eyes to look at her, his voice was so low and hoarse that it seemed to have been rubbed on sandpaper, "What's the matter with you coming here?"
Guan Han subconsciously frowned when she heard the harsh voice, but immediately regained her obedient smile, squatted beside his legs, and held his arm affectionately: "I just want to come and see Brother Chaosheng."
Guan Chaosheng didn't say anything either, but turned the emerald ring on his thumb.
After a while, Guan Han finally couldn't help but mention the purpose of coming here this time: "I, I heard that Xu Qiao's brakes failed and he almost had a car accident... Brother, did you do this?"
Hearing Xu Qiao's name, Guan Chaosheng paused while spinning his ring and said nonchalantly, "Why, isn't this what you wanted me to do?"
It turned out to be him who did it.
Guan Han was anxious and shook his head, "Brother, I just want him to suffer a little, I don't want his life."
Because of the stand-in incident, she suffered a setback for the first time in her career. She had never been scolded so harshly before, so she naturally hated Xu Qiao to death, so she asked Tuo Chaosheng to teach him a lesson.
But she never expected that Guan Chaosheng actually wanted Xu Qiao to die.
This frightened her. She wanted to make Xu Qiao suffer, but definitely not in this way.
Guan Han knew that her brother had a strange temper. Although she was nervous, she felt a subtle sense of pride when she thought that his brother acted so extreme because he loved her.
Among the housekeeper’s many brothers and sisters, Guan Chaosheng only loves her the most. I don’t know how many people are envious of her.
"Just want him to suffer a little?" Guan Chaosheng repeated her words with an inexplicable tone.
Guan Han shook his arm and said in a coquettish tone: "Brother, I don't want to make a big fuss, so just don't deal with him, okay?"
A happy laugh escaped from his throat, and it grew louder and louder.
Guan Han felt uneasy when she heard this, but she tried hard to maintain a polite smile.
"Isn't he alive?" Guan Chaosheng's laughter stopped abruptly, and his pale lips curled into a cold arc, "How could he die so easily?"
How can it be so easy to die...
Guan Han murmured twice: "The brakes failed. We were lucky that nothing happened. Brother, I beg you, please just ignore him, okay? Thank you for helping me vent my anger, but I'll just forget about it later, okay?"
Guan Chaosheng didn't say anything for a while. As Guan Han dodged his gaze uncomfortably, he pinched her chin and said, "Xiaohan, I want to thank you again."
Guan Han became more and more confused, and sweat broke out on his back.
"If you hadn't asked me for help, I wouldn't have noticed him - do you think I was venting my anger on you?" Guan Chaosheng lowered his hand and held her neck in front of Guan Han's surprised gaze, frowning and tightening his grip: "Do you want him to suffer a little?"
Guan Han shuddered, opened her eyes wide, and looked at him in disbelief.
Vaguely recalling Guan Chaosheng's question, she squeezed out two sounds from her throat and nodded with difficulty.
The force on her neck not only did not ease, but instead tended to tighten. She had difficulty breathing and struggled and shook her head.
Seeing her face turn purple and her lips turn blue, Guan Chaosheng pushed her aside and took out a white handkerchief to wipe his hands.
Guan Han covered her throat and coughed like a bellows. Tears and snot flowed out uncontrollably, and she looked up at him with tearful eyes.
Just now, Guan Chaosheng really wanted to strangle her to death.
Realizing this, Guan Han took two steps back and staggered out of the house.
"Do you know why I spoil you?" Guan Chaosheng threw away his handkerchief when she staggered to the door.
Guan Han was shaking uncontrollably.
"Because your name is nice."
Guan Han hesitated to speak, not daring to say anything else, and stumbled towards the gate of the manor.
Looking at the certificate, Xu Qiao was silent for a moment.
Li Feifei then sent a few photos, and the studio staff were busy putting the certificate on the wall.
Xu Qiao sat in the spacious and bright living room, turned on the TV, put the remote control aside, and looked at his mobile phone again.
At the edge of the photo, a red corner appeared on the white wall. Xu Qiao asked, "What's next to it?"
Li Feifei adjusted the angle and took another photo of him: "Where's the silk banner? It was sent by your fans."
There was a banner on the photo with a few big words written on it.
Dedicated to: Mr. Xu Qiao
The heroes of the Xu family will be immortal.
Xu Qiao: “…” It’s really scary.
Li Feifei sighed: "Look at this bright red flag and the dazzling golden font. It is full of love."
Not wanting to bother with him anymore, Xu Qiao was about to put down his phone when Mo Chenghong sent another message. He took a look and saw that the movie starring Xu Siyi was released and asked him if he wanted a ticket for the premiere.
Xu Qiao had never paid much attention to this movie starring Xu Siyi. Now that it was suddenly mentioned, it reminded him of an incident that happened earlier.
After moving his body and getting up from the sofa, Xu Qiao walked to the corner of the living room while drinking from the cup of water. There was an easel there, with a white cloth covering the drawing board.
When the cloth was lifted, the painting showed a man riding a silver-haired horse. He was wearing silver armor and a bright red cloak fluttering behind him.
This painting was a person he vaguely remembered meeting in the book world. Li Feifei mentioned earlier that this painting was very similar to the look of Xu Siyi in the upcoming movie.
Xu Qiao took a few looks and entered the keywords of Xu Siyi's new movie look in the search bar.
The moment Xu Qiao saw the movie poster, his hand trembled and water spilled out of the cup, leaving a wet mark on the floor.
Xu Siyi on the poster is riding a tall maroon horse, wearing silver armor and a bright red cloak. His hair is tied up high with a red headband, and he looks extremely cold in the strong wind.
There were bloodstains and dirt on the face, and the eyes were extremely sharp.
In an instant, memory seemed to have opened a breakthrough. The fragments rushed out, but because they were too fast, they were all blocked at the exit, and none of them could get out.
Xu Qiao turned off his phone and silently took out a tissue to wipe the water marks on the ground.
The question Xu Siyi asked him flashed through his mind: "Who is He Xingzhang?"
Who is He Xingzhang
He remembered.
It was the first world he traveled into in the book. He was in a brothel and there was a young soldier who protected him for decades.
He couldn't remember what that face looked like. When he tried to recall it, his head felt like it was being pricked by needles. He couldn't recall it, but the fluttering red cape became more and more vivid in his mind.
His hesitant eyes fell on the painting he had drawn earlier. Why... did he paint Xu Siyi's face on it
Xu Qiao finally couldn't help but call Xu Siyi.
There was a lot of noise over there. Xu Siyi seemed to be on the set. After more than ten seconds, he walked to a quiet place.
"Hello? What's up?"
Xu Qiao paused for a while before asking in a tentative tone, "Do you know Qinghan?"
The voice was light and it was hard to tell whether it was anticipation or panic.
There was a pause, and then a reply: "What?"
Xu Qiao exhaled and lowered his eyelashes: "Nothing."
Without waiting for Xu Siyi to continue asking questions, Xu Qiao hung up the phone.
In the world of the brothel, he disguised himself as a woman and hid in the brothel in order to survive, using the name Qinghan.
Mo Chenghong waited for a long time but didn't get a reply from Xu Qiao, so he called.
Xu Qiao calmed himself down and replied that he didn't need a premiere ticket.
The other side hummed: "Get ready, go listen to Xinyin and sign the contract tomorrow."
The author has something to say: Does anyone remember Guan Han looking for her brother at the end of Chapter 24? (scratching head)