Starlight Has No Past
Chapter 49 Part 1
Even though Liang Zirao worried to some extent about her brother’s relationship with Ye Qiao, she still tried to take care of things for her brother as much as possible. She even had an outfit delivered to Ye Qiao.
The next morning, Ye Qiao took out the demure and elegant jacket from the package and laughed: “Isn’t this too old-fashioned? I’ll look like your sister after I put it on.”
Zhou Tingsheng said: “Don’t bother with it. Liang Zirao likes to fuss over details. You don’t have to go along with her.”
“But she’s your sister after all……” Ye Qiao hung the outfit up and said: “I’ll put it on after I come back this afternoon. My uncle called saying that we have visitors at home. He and my aunt are taking my grandma to visit relatives and asked me to go back to take care of the visitors. I have an interview to do in the morning and I’ll go back home after it finishes.”
Zhou Tingsheng frowned when he heard that she was going to work again: “Is your tummy feeling better?”
“It’s all good.” Ye Qiao lightly kissed his lips and smiled: “I’ll see you tonight.”
Zhou Tingsheng watched her go out the door and said: “Five o’clock, don’t forget.”
“En!”
A car was waiting for her in front of the hotel. Shen Ting took Ye Qiao to the interview then sent her back to the Ye family home when she finished. Before Ye Qiao got off the car, she gave Shen Ting a red envelope.
Shen Ting was caught off guard by how thick the envelope felt: “Qiao Jie, you really don’t have to……”
Ye Qiao said: “Today is our last day of work before the New Year. Happy New Year to you in advance and I wish you an even better one next year.”
This year Ye Qiao had gone through big ups and downs. Shen Ting had witnessed her scary experience while filming <The Watcher> and when she became the best actress of the year. She also accompanied Ye Qiao as she finished filming <Innocent City>, which was going to be released right after the New Year. Ye Qiao’s career was obviously on the upswing. “A much better next year!” Shen Ting tightly held the red envelope and recalled the disheartening situation they had gone through during the early days while filming <The Watcher>. Tears welled up in Shen Ting’s eyes and she said firmly: “I’ve always said that good things will happen to good people!”
Ye Qiao smiled and walked into the front yard.
There was a layer of thin ice on the surface of the pond; the lotus leaves in one corner of the pond had all wilted.
Ye Qiao punched in the code to the front door and just barely opened the front door when a figure suddenly came up to her. It was Zhao Mo, carrying a bag and wearing a wrinkled outfit from the Chanel autumn collection. Zhao Mo staggered as she called out to her: “Ye Qiao.”
Ye Qiao hadn’t seen her for a few months. In that time, Zhao Mo seemed to have lost quite a bit of weight, her eyes were sunk in, and was shivering in the cold breeze, probably due in part to wearing an off-season outfit.
Ye Qiao almost didn’t recognize her at first glance. She said in shock: “......Were you the one who called my uncle saying you’re coming for a visit?”
Zhao Mo chuckled, her withered face showed signs of being drunk. “It was me. So I shouldn’t have come to you?”
Ye Qiao recalled some of the news she had heard days ago that Zhao Mo seemed to have offended some people. After the scandal, some people were even starting a smear campaign against her. She had just started her career in the entertainment business. With trouble like this, Ye Qiao figured that she wouldn’t have any future in the business. Ye Qiao pushed open the door and said: “Come in then.”
Ye Qiao poured a cup of hot tea for Zhao Mo. Zhao Mo had disappeared for a while from public view. Ye Qiao wondered what she'd been through during those days because the Zhao Mo in front of her was tittering as she looked into the cup of tea like she had gone insane.
“Where have you been lately? A lot of people are looking for you.” Ye Qiao didn’t expect Zhao Mo would come to her and tried to start a conversation with her: “Where’s your fiance? Was he with you?”
Zhao Mo abruptly jumped up as if she had heard something unmentionable. “Don’t you mention him to me! How dare you mention him to me!”
Ye Qiao blinked dumbfoundedly. “......What’s wrong?”
Zhao Mo sadly smiled, then depressedly sat down again.
Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.
I forgot who's Zhao Mao again.
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