CH 85

November 1, 2022kaychandra

Chapter 85: Attentiveness

When the news came out that Bai Qi was sentenced to life imprisonment, many people expressed their joy about the matter. When they thought about how much Gongxi Qiao had paid in this case and how he almost lost his life, they felt a little emotional.

In the online world, some people could only play an image of being high and mighty, acting like ‘everyone is drunk and I alone am sober’. Their daily routine was to complain about the east and complain about the west and be picky and choosy, but they didn’t see them do anything serious.

However, there were also people like Gongxi Qiao, who actually did what they thought was right. He was angry about what Bai Qi had done, so he stood up, ignoring the powerful, and told the world plainly, ‘I’m taking charge of this, what can you do to me?’

In just ten days, he was also involved in “car accidents” and was attacked. However, he didn’t flinch, nor did he lose his poise. Instead, he calmly dealt with the matters related to the Lin family, and after the outcome of the matter, he hit the Bai family’s face with practical actions.

When the incident first happened, there were some people who suspected that Gongxi Qiao was deliberately using Lin Kang’s case to enhance his reputation and moral standing. However, after a few “unexplainable accidents”, no one said so anymore. If this incident could really enhance reputation, then why didn’t other artists dare to say a word? Who would take their lives for granted for the sake of fame?

Besides, did Gongxi Qiao lack fame? Every movie he acted in was a big hit, and his popularity had long since left the fresh meat team and risen to the ranks of the young kings. In addition, his calligraphy and painting skills made countless foreigners admire him. Even the National Station news broadcast had reported on him. He didn’t need to use his life to fight for fame.

This matter was so big, but at the beginning, no artists came forward to say anything. All of them were quiet as chickens. It was so peaceful and serene that it didn’t look like the entertainment industry.

Now, after Bai Qi was convicted, there were several male and female artists who weren’t even on the D-list who posted selfies on their Weibo that were so photoshopped that not even their parents would recognize them, and enumerated Bai Qi’s evil deeds with righteous indignation. How upstanding they were.

On the contrary, Gongxi Qiao, a participant from the beginning to the end, didn’t say much on Weibo, in stark contrast to those minor artists.

Netizens who didn’t have a good feeling about him, after this incident, turned into sincere fans of Gongxi Qiao, not because of his appearance, but because of his moral outlook and attitude toward life.

When they really looked at all of Gongxi Qiao’s Weibo posts, they found that Gongxi Qiao’s Weibo posts were just a few small things in his life, apart from some promotions for his film crews. He didn’t show off famous brands, didn’t post chicken soup paragraphs pretending to be deep, and didn’t take selfies from various angles.

Such an artist, in the entire entertainment circle, was simply a breath of fresh air. They should take good care of him. It was really a heart-breaking regret that they weren’t fans of such a good artist before.

Netizen 1: As a passerby who has watched numerous awesome Qiao Shao events, after this incident, I finally fell into the Qiao fandom. After climbing a thousand walls, I finally had a fall[1]. I had avoided the attacks of so many artists, but I didn’t expect to fall under Qiao Shao’s suit pants.

Netizen 2: When someone smeared Qiao Shao, I also followed the trend and vilified him. Now that I think about it, I just want to slap myself at that time. Why did you follow the trend of the haters, why did you grow eyes without the ability to see the truth!

It was no wonder that the netizens were so excited. Actually, it was because in front of the Bai family, a behemoth, Gongxi Qiao and the Lin family were nothing but mayflies shaking trees, completely unable to fight, right?

As a result, that real-life counterattack event took place so vividly in front of them. It turned out that as long as there was persistence and courage, even if they encountered injustice, there would be a day to push back.

So how could people not be excited?

The general public didn’t know that Bai Qi was heavily sentenced and the Bai family was devastated as a result of the fight between multiple prestigious families. All they saw was Gongxi Qiao awesomely fighting against the Bai family, which resulted in almost being assassinated by the Bai family and finally bringing down the evil force that was the Bai family.

Thinking about how Gongxi Qiao once picked up a lost child and waited until the child’s parents and police arrived before leaving, netizens came to the fair conclusion that Gongxi Qiao was really a good and upstanding entertainer, a moral model emperor of the entertainment industry.

Gongxi Qiao couldn’t care less about the things on the internet. In order to deal with the affairs of the Lin family, the progress of filming “Cultivation” had slowed down. Fortunately, the investor was Xi Qing, and the whole crew had coordinated the progress. Otherwise, he would have had to lose a lot of money due to this.

After attending the celebration party of “The Greatest Warrior”, Gongxi Qiao turned around and finished filming all the scenes of “Cultivation”. By the time he returned to the Imperial Capital, it was so cold that he needed to wear a down jacket.

All the scenes of “Cultivation” were finished, and the rest was a matter of editing and post-production, unrelated to Gongxi Qiao, the lead actor. When he came back, he slept hard for a day and then had a good meal under the loving eyes of his parents.

Because the project that Gongxi Xiong had been working on with the Xi Group branch was going so well, he had been in such a good mood for the last six months that even the gold chain around his neck had been replaced with a bigger and thicker one.

Waiting for Gongxi Xiong to go upstairs, Qiao Lanfen only said to Gongxi Qiao, “How have you and …… the head of the Xi family been lately?”

“Pretty good,” Gongxi Qiao said with a smile. “It’s just that I’ve been so busy filming lately that I haven’t had much time to meet with him. I missed you guys too, so when I got back, I came to visit you first.”

“You kid ……” Qiao Lanfen was amused by his words and looked upstairs.

“The other day I told your father that you were in a relationship. Your father is quite open-minded and thinks that relationships should be decided by yourself. We, as parents, can’t engage in the old feudal way, and casually find a girl to marry you. That would be unfair to you and to other girls.”

Gongxi Qiao’s eyes widened. “My father is so enlightened?”

Qiao Lanfen sighed again. “Your father intends to support your free love. However, he probably doesn’t expect that you’re even free in gender.”

“What free in gender?” Gongxi Xiong walked downstairs, holding a tea set that had accumulated dust. “Son, I saw you making tea in the movie with such handsome movements, give your dad a live demonstration.”

Gongxi Qiao: ……

The servant took the tea set and took it to the kitchen to clean and disinfect it. Gongxi Xiong sat down beside his wife and looked at Gongxi Qiao with a smile. “So, you fell in love?” Speaking of that, he said with interest, “Who’s your girlfriend? Is it the one you have a good relationship with, Mi Yue?”

“Dad, Mi Yue and I are just friends.” Gongxi Qiao paused for a moment. “But I do have someone I like, and you know them.”

“I know them too?” Gongxi Xiong tried to recall the excellent girls around him. After a long time without success, he had to turn his pleading eyes to Qiao Lanfen.

Qiao Lanfen held her forehead and said with a dry cough, “Indeed, you know them too.”

“Good boy, even your mother knows, and you still hide it from me.” Daddy Gongxi was obviously concerned about who his future daughter-in-law was. His burning eyes were on Gongxi Qiao, with the intention that if his son didn’t answer, he would continue to glare.

“It’s ……”

The doorbell rang. Gongxi Qiao stopped talking, got up and opened the door, and saw Xi Qing standing outside the door in a camel-colored coat, holding a pile of gifts in his hands.

“You’re here?” Gongxi Qiao was blown by the cold wind outside the door and shrunk his neck. He gave Xi Qing a bright smile, then pulled him through the door. He touched the back of Xi Qing’s hands as if it was natural. “Why are your hands so cold?”

“It’s nothing, probably because I just got out of the car and was blown by the cold wind.” Xi Qing smiled at Gongxi Qiao and took the slippers handed over by the maid to change into.

“Mr. Xi’s visit today is a great honor,” said Gongxi Xiong, who was surprised by Xi Qing’s sudden visit. However, after three seconds of confusion, he received this “unexpected guest” with enthusiasm.

“Sorry, I took the liberty of intruding. I just heard that Xiao Qiao’s new movie was finished, so I came to see him,” Xi Qing said, giving Gongxi Qiao a gentle look. “It’s good that Uncle doesn’t mind my intrusion.”

“What are you talking about? You and our Xiao Qiao are good friends, what is there to say about intruding or not intruding?” Gongxi Xiong laughed boldly. “You are Xiao Qiao’s best friend, not just my junior. Don’t be a stranger, ah.”

If outsiders knew that Gongxi Xiong dared to treat the Xi family head as his own junior, they would definitely give him a thumbs up. It took a strong heart and thick nerves to dare to say such things. Wasn’t he afraid that people would say he was holding the prestigious family’s thighs?

Unfortunately, Gongxi Xiong had always been so straightforward over the years. If he thought you were a very good person, then you were treated like a son or nephew. If he thought you weren’t good, his face that could scare children into crying would hardly even bother to give you a smile.

Qiao Lanfen looked at her husband with uncertainty and greeted Xi Qing as she sat down. Alas, this young man, Xi Qing, had absolutely no shortcomings horizontally or vertically. Then, she turned her head and looked at her own son. Alas, this boy, Xiao Qiao, was also very outstanding from left to right.

Why did two such good young people fall in love with each other?

“Xiao Xi ah, the next time you come to Auntie, just bring yourself. You don’t have to buy anything else.” Qiao Lanfen finally figured things out and didn’t want to put her son in a difficult position, so she said, “The boy’s father and I haven’t used up the goodies you sent over last time.”

“It’s good as long as Uncle and Aunt like it.” Because the heating was on in the house, Xi Qing took off his coat and sat on the sofa with a natural nobility in his manners. However, this aristocratic big-shot didn’t put on a show in the Gongxi family, but was very gentle and courteous, making Gongxi Xiong’s goodwill towards this Xi family head rise.

“Your good intentions are enough. You don’t have to break the bank so much.” Qiao Lanfen got up and said, “You guys sit down first, I’ll go and get you some tea.”

“Auntie, don’t bother.” Xi Qing didn’t dare to let his lover’s mother make tea for him, so he stood up immediately and said, “I’ll go.”

“Then come and give me a hand. It just so happens that the boy’s father found a tea set out of nowhere. It happens to be in use right now.” Qiao Lanfen smiled and didn’t refuse Xi Qing’s kind offer.

After Qiao Lanfen and Xi Qing walked towards the kitchen, Gongxi Xiong was confused and thought, it’s just brewing a few cups of tea, just let the maids do it, why make it so troublesome?

Moreover, the visitor was a guest, so it wasn’t good to have the Xi family head help make tea.

However, why did the Xi family head have this inexplicable attentiveness? It was simply unscientific.

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