Chapter 1591 - 1589: Past and Present Lives 27
Chapter 1591: Chapter 1589: Past and Present Lives 27
Chapter 1589
Xia Ruqing pouted.
"Good that you know it’s scary!"
"I almost thought you were going to die!"
Zhao Junyao squinted his eyes, his expression proud.
"I haven’t figured out what I want to know yet, how could I die so easily?"
"What if you’ve figured it out?" Xia Ruqing blurted out.
Zhao Junyao turned to look out the car window, remaining silent for a long time.
If he’s figured it out, then he’ll have to go back, and the version of him in this world will be dead.
So, won’t he cease to exist?
This was a sad topic.
Xia Ruqing, feeling some regret after the fact, wondered why she even mentioned such melancholy stuff.
Zhao Junyao found it hard to answer, leading to an enduring silence.
...
They returned to the apartment building in the evening.
Xia Ruqing cautiously placed the parcel into a metal box, sealed it with tape, and handed it to him.
"You take it back, keep it safe, and make sure no one finds it!"
Zhao Junyao shook his head, refusing.
"That home of mine..."
A hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.
"It’s not safe at all, better you keep it here for me!"
"Just pretend you don’t know anything, stash it in some corner, just don’t lose it!"
As it were, what you care about most gets targeted the most, whereas what you don’t care about ends up being safest.
Xia Ruqing hesitated a bit.
Keeping something meant for a dead person in the room felt a bit eerie!
But given that the body isn’t dead and right before her eyes, she felt unafraid.
After all, he’s not dead!
"Alright then!"
After much internal struggle, Xia Ruqing finally agreed.
Zhao Junyao smiled as he looked at her, expressing gratitude solemnly and sincerely.
"Thank you! Qingqing!"
Xia Ruqing: "..."
Her skin prickled instantly, her hair stood on end.
"No no no, you can’t call me that!"
"Better call me by my name, I’m not used to it!"
Zhao Junyao, somewhat surprised, looked extremely uncomfortable.
"Sorry, I just..."
He didn’t know why it slipped out earlier, but it wasn’t intentional for sure.
Was she really that resistant? A slight sadness welled inside him.
Zhao Junyao quickly stifled it and replaced it with a fitting smile.
"Just kidding!"
"It’s getting late, I should go, you take care!"
"Go slowly on your way!"
Xia Ruqing forced composure, but internally she felt chaotic.
She escorted him downstairs and out the door, then went back up to tidy up the room.
The apartment was empty, Wenwen and Xiaoxiao hadn’t returned, she sat there idly, feeling bored.
Honestly, people are peculiar sometimes.
Back then, she’d be exhausted from work, wishing she could take a leisurely three-day nap sometime.
But suddenly having spare time now felt boring.
Thinking about her work, she had plans in mind.
This sum of money in hand was quite substantial, yet not enough to support her dreams.
So the most important thing at the moment is making money, she planned to invest in the market, lease some larger store spaces, while handling transport herself.
This equates to supplying herself, selling on her own.
Such a profit margin would be much higher than before, income would double.
It should still hold promise, she mused, full of hope and ambition.
Deep in thought, suddenly the door was knocked upon.
"Knock knock knock!"
"Knock knock knock!"
"Who is it?"
Xia Ruqing got up to ask.
The old doors in the small apartment building lacked peepholes.
No one answered, but the knocking persisted.
Xia Ruqing hesitated, noting the sky wasn’t dark yet, and it was rush hour with lots of people around.
She mustered some courage, picked up a broom, and carefully cracked the door open.
"Who are you..."
"It’s me! Shih Wanxin!"
Before seeing the visitor, she heard the voice carrying anger, clearly there to cause trouble.
She dropped her guard and opened the door, facing the prideful yet incredibly beautiful face straight on.
"What are you doing here?!"
Shih Wanxin rolled her eyes at Xia Ruqing, showing contempt.
"Hmph! What am I doing here? How can you even ask?"
"Xia Ruqing!"
"In broad daylight with the door shut, what are you hiding?"
Xia Ruqing calmly retorted.
"Wouldn’t your house shut its doors, or should it be wide open?"
Shih Wanxin was momentarily speechless, choosing not to argue further.
She strode inside as she pleased, then looked around.
"My assistant said she passed by here and saw Ah Yao leave recently!"
"A man and a woman alone in a room... not appropriate!"
"You whore, I warned you not to seduce Ah Yao again! And yet you’re so vile!"
"Ah Yao is engaged, he’s someone else’s fiancé, how shameless can you be?"
Xia Ruqing was a bit shocked but quickly composed herself, coldly mocking.
"What assistant passing by? Clearly, you’re stalking him!"
"Shih Wanxin, what’s on your mind all day?"
"So depraved?"
"When did I seduce your fiancé? How little trust do you have in him?"
"Who I associate with is none of your business, but if you can, why not keep an eye on your fiancé too!"
In essence, don’t let him come looking for me!
Shih Wanxin was infuriated beyond belief.
"You!"
"You’re acting justified as a homewrecker!"
"Miss Shih, please be careful with your words. I am not a homewrecker, I am Xia Ruqing and I act openly!"
She too held herself proudly, a righteous aura between her brows, allowing no rebuttal.
Shih Wanxin cursed furiously.
"I see you’ll only cry when you see the coffin, wait till I find evidence! I’ll make you pay!"
She angrily started rummaging through the room, cursing as she searched.
"Shameless homewrecker, you tidied up quickly!"
Seeing no expected chaos, even no flaws in makeup or hair, this woman was indeed cunning.
Xia Ruqing remained unfazed, calmly uttering.
"Trespassing a home, rummaging without the owner’s permission counts as robbery!"
"If you don’t stop I’ll call the police, with solid proof you won’t escape!"
Shih Wanxin was scared but stubbornly retorted.
"Trespassing? Look at what you’ve done!"
She kept searching as she spoke.
Helpless, Xia Ruqing dialed 110.
As she dialed, Shih Wanxin snapped back to reality, frantically trying to snatch her phone away.
"Xia Ruqing, don’t push me too far!"
Xia Ruqing sneered.
"Why so anxious?"
"Even if I am a homewrecker, it’s not illegal!"
"But you getting caught by police would be considered burglary!"
"Shih Wanxin, think carefully!"
Shih Wanxin looked at the mess she caused in the room, feeling scared and guilty.
After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth and stormed out, leaving a parting line.
"You’re ruthless!"
"Don’t slip up in front of me again, or you’ll regret it!"