Giving You Dawn and Dusk (GL) - Chapter 8
The eye-catching flashy green sports car was parked on the roadside of Genting Mansion. Liang Shi unbuckled her seatbelt and glanced at Xu Qingzhu.
Xu Qingzhu’s voice was faint, “I promised you, and I will do it.”
Her eyes were very cold as she stared intently at Liang Shi while saying this.
Liang Shi: “……”
It felt like she was being warned.
She coughed softly. “I’ll contact you after I find out what’s going on. Just wait in the car for a little while. I’ll be as quick as possible.”
“Understood,” Xu Qingzhu closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly. Even with makeup on, she still looked undeniably tired. “Go ahead.”
••••
Liang Shi called Xu Qingya again, asking for her specific location.
“I’m at 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 put there. I’ll be right over.”
“I see you. I’m at the third table after you enter,” Xu Qingya reported her location herself.
“Okay.”
Liang Shi hung up the phone and, glancing through the clean KFC glass, immediately saw Xu Qingya.
She was easy to recognize. She was the only girl in the entire KFC holding a phone.
Liang Shi jogged a few steps, pushed open the KFC door, and Xu Qingya immediately waved at her.
The moment she fully saw Xu Qingya’s attire, Liang Shi suddenly understood why the original owner and Xu Qingya could get along.
Their aesthetic was completely on the same wavelength!
Xu Qingya had dirty braids, wore ripped denim shorts, her long legs exposed to the air. Her upper body was in an off-the-shoulder tight-fitting T-shirt, her collarbones covered in glitter, and her makeup was heavy.
She looked nothing like Xu Qingzhu.
Through the heavy makeup, her facial features barely resembled Xu Qingzhu’s.
A fifteen-year-old girl looked like she was in her twenties, dressed with a maturity beyond her age.
“Sister Liang Shi,” Xu Qingya gave a sweet smile, then asked cautiously, “You came alone, right?”
Liang Shi sat down opposite her, feeling a little awkward. She nodded and directly changed the subject. “What do you need the money for?”
“I already told you, my dad cut off my card,” Xu Qingya snorted. “I have nowhere to stay, so I’ll stay at a hotel.”
“Why did your father cut off your card?” Liang Shi asked.
If Liang Shi hadn’t met Xu Qingya, she might have thought there was a problem with Xu’s parents, perhaps they were too authoritarian.
But now that she had met Xu Qingya, she felt she might have been prejudiced.
“My dad threw away all of my Xuanxuan’s merchandise and tore up Xuanxuan’s posters,” Xu Qingya said angrily, tears welling up in her eyes. “I spent all my pocket money to get those things, and he’s too much.”
Liang Shi: “……”
Another fervent fan.
“Then why don’t you dare let your sister know?” Liang Shi asked tentatively. “Does your sister also object to you being a fan?”
Xu Qingya sneered. “My sister doesn’t care. She’ll only consider things from my parents’ perspective and will definitely think I’m being unreasonable. She’s just my parents’ obedient daughter.”
After speaking, Xu Qingya looked at Liang Shi pleadingly. “Sister Liang, you’ll help me, right?”
As she spoke, she blinked her eyes, which were heavily made up.
Although Liang Shi was used to stage makeup, it was much fresher than this.
It was obvious that Xu Qingya was still a makeup novice, and her makeup looked too heavy and slightly greasy.
“I can help you,” Liang Shi first gave a definite answer, making Xu Qingya happy. But soon, Liang Shi changed the subject. “But you have to wash the makeup off your face, change your clothes, and then go see your sister with me.”
Xu Qingya’s face quickly fell.
“Sister Liang, you weren’t like this before,” Xu Qingya said dejectedly. “You always gave me money directly. This time…”
She paused, very 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 coercion.”
Xu Qingya looked unconvinced. “I don’t believe it.”
Liang Shi: “……?”
“Your sister is so gentle. What misunderstanding do you have about her?” Liang Shi didn’t understand.
The Xu Qingzhu she saw had a cold personality, but that was because the original owner had done too many hurtful things to her, almost killing her. So it was understandable that she always had a cold face towards her.
But Xu Qingzhu was a very gentle person in front of Zhao Xuning and Bai Weiwei.
She would even greet Cheng Ran politely.
It was completely out of consideration for her own dignity.
This was a gentleness that seeped from her bones.
Liang Shi admired such a gentle girl.
Now it was Xu Qingya’s turn to be shocked. “You actually think my sister is gentle? What misunderstanding do you have about her?”
Liang Shi: “……”
Time was tight, and Liang Shi didn’t start a discussion with Xu Qingya about whether Xu Qingzhu was gentle or not.
Moreover, she always trusted what she saw more than what others said.
She was used to evaluating a person’s character after getting to know 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 find someone else.”
“Find who?” Liang Shi asked.
“Friends,” Xu Qingya replied casually, then taunted her, “Anyway, you’re not giving me money. What does it matter to you who I find?”
Liang Shi was silent.
As Xu Qingya walked out, she followed her silently.
She had already changed her clothes for convenience after leaving the hospital.
Wearing a light hoodie and jeans, a very casual outfit, with her physical strength, it was easy for her to walk ahead of Xu Qingya.
Liang Shi’s peripheral vision caught Xu Qingzhu sitting in the car.
She was staring intently in this direction.
Liang Shi stopped Xu Qingya. “What I mean by listening to me isn’t asking you to go home. I just want to sit down and talk.”
“Talk about what?”
“How about I get you a room, and you meet your sister first?” Liang Shi said. “Your sister hasn’t seen you for a long time either and misses you a bit.”
“So, my sister is here?” Xu Qingya immediately grasped the key point in her words.
Liang Shi nodded. “Yes.”
Xu Qingya’s fiery arrogance immediately subsided.
“Giving you money is a small matter,” Liang Shi adopted a gentle approach. “Family members can’t stay estranged like this forever. If you meet your sister, she will help you.”
Xu Qingya softened a little.
Liang Shi continued, “I’ll help you find a hotel, and I’ll give you money. I’ll help you during the days you don’t want to go home.”
This temptation was too great.
Xu Qingya finally couldn’t resist and nodded.
••••
The hotel Liang Shi found was just one under the Liang family’s name.
She could check into a luxury suite at will just by giving Liang Shi’s name.
While the Liang family hadn’t found their real daughter yet, she could still enjoy some conveniences.
In the plot of the original novel, Liang Shi wasn’t the Liang family’s daughter. She had two older brothers and an older sister who were originally supposed to be doting on their younger sister, but because Liang Shi’s behavior was too disheartening, they were too lazy to care and no longer doted on her.
Once the family recognized their real daughter, they gave her almost anything she wanted: money, fame, resources, all presented to the real daughter.
And the real Liang Shi became a homeless dog.
Liang Shi currently faced too many difficulties. Coming to an unfamiliar place, having a system that required her to gain luck values, and her target of luck values was in a completely wary state.
She only knew some important characters and the main plot of the book; all the side plots were unclear.
This situation was not friendly to her at all.
Helpless, she could only rely on the Liang family’s power for now.
Once her life was on track, she would pick up her old career again. With her acting skills, she would definitely have a place in the entertainment industry. Even if her luck was slightly worse, she would definitely be able to make a living.
At that time, she would proactively stay away from the Liang family and divorce Xu Qingzhu.
According to the main plot of the original book, Xu Qingzhu would later meet an Alpha who loved her more, and she was just cannon fodder.
She had to follow the story line and successfully go offline.
Of course, all of this was based on the premise that she could obtain this body.
If she couldn’t get 80 luck values within three months, she would… die young.
Saying anything else was useless.
Liang Shi took Xu Qingzhu and her sister to the luxury suite in two trips. When she took Xu Qingya over first, she told her to remove her makeup and change her clothes. When she took Xu Qingzhu over later, she also told her to speak nicely, seeing that Xu Qingya seemed a bit rebellious.
Xu Qingzhu nodded and politely thanked Liang Shi when she opened the car door for her.
From beginning to end, she maintained a polite and distant demeanor.
Inside the suite.
Xu Qingzhu and Xu Qingya hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and they were a little awkward when they suddenly met.
But Xu Qingya, with her face washed clean, looked five parts similar to Xu Qingzhu. The two of them were speechless, so Liang Shi stepped in to ease the atmosphere. “Are you both hungry? What do you want to eat? I’ll go buy some.”
“No need,” Xu Qingzhu said. “I’m not hungry.”
“I’m not hungry either,” Xu Qingya said, sitting on the sofa, looking down and poking at her phone.
“When are you planning to go back?” Xu Qingzhu sat down opposite her and asked in a low voice, “Why did you quarrel with Dad again? Didn’t you promise me before that you wouldn’t quarrel with Dad anymore?”
“He wanted to quarrel with me,” Xu Qingya said irritably. “He threw away my idol’s merchandise and tore up my idol’s posters.”
“Is your idol more important than Dad?” Xu Qingzhu frowned. “Dad was so angry at home…”
Before she could finish speaking, Xu Qingya slammed her phone onto the sofa and shouted loudly, “My idol is more important! Alright?!”
“Xu Qingya!” Xu Qingzhu called out sternly, “Have you forgotten your family name?”
“What’s it to you?!” Xu Qingya retorted. “Don’t interfere in family matters once you’re married off.”
“Then why did you look for Liang Shi?” Xu Qingzhu said coldly. “Isn’t it because she married me?”
“No…” Liang Shi couldn’t help but interject to ease the tension. “Calm down, both of you.”
“You’re not allowed to look for Liang Shi again in the future,” Xu Qingzhu said firmly.
Afraid that the two sisters would completely fall out, Liang Shi could only mediate, “It’s okay, you can look for me if you need help.”
As a result, she received a glare from Xu Qingzhu and awkwardly touched the tip of her nose.
Indeed, even an upright official couldn’t settle a family dispute.
The two sisters still stood there stiffly.
Liang Shi was awkwardly at a loss for what to do. Just as she was about to do something, her heart suddenly ached, and a cold, mechanical voice sounded in her mind:
[Bad Luck Value 8, Level 1 Punishment is about to be activated.]
Liang Shi: ?