Chapter 794

Ten minutes later.

Watching as her inquiries were sent out only to be blocked by Jiang Tu and Zhang Tezhu respectively, Qin Wei's entire body trembled violently.

"What's going on? Will they help contact Qiao?" the manager asked in a very uncertain tone.

Qin Wei's face was even paler than before.

The manager leaned over to look at Qin Wei's phone, and upon seeing it, her face turned as pale as Qin Wei's.

"Blocked? Could it be that they both blocked you? Isn't it said that Qiao treats Shu Xia as your substitute? At a time like this, shouldn't... shouldn't Qiao be looking for you? Have we... have we been wrong all along?" the manager asked in astonishment.

Judging by how Qiao helped Shu Xia's second older brother, Shu Chen, turn the situation around this time, it didn't look like he treated Shu Xia as anyone's substitute at all.

Qin Wei froze, "I... how would I know?"

She didn't even know when she had started believing that Shu Xia was her substitute.

She had even believed that Qiao Muting liked Shu Xia only because he liked her.

Now that she had calmed down and recalled the few times she had met Qiao Muting, it seemed he had never paid any attention to her during any of those meetings.

She didn't even have his WeChat.

This realization felt like a basin of cold water had been poured over her head.

Completely sobered.

"If you can't figure these things out now, you... you will have no choice but to quit the entertainment industry," the manager said, extremely nervous.

Qin Wei lost her footing and fell down hard.

Fortunately, the manager caught Qin Wei in time, sparing her from being even more disheveled.

When a person is down on their luck, even drinking cold water will get stuck in their teeth.

Qin Wei stared blankly at the incoming call from her father.

Her fingers stiffly pressed the answer button.

After answering the call, Qin Wei's body went completely rigid, and the manager on the side was also dumbfounded.

"Look at the stupid things you've done! We did want you to have a chance to climb up to Qiao Muting, but we never intended for you to offend him! We've heard recently that there is a woman by Qiao Muting's side, and it's exactly when that woman is most in his favor that you go and set yourself against her! Do you want our Qin Family to follow the path of the Shen Family..."

These words left Qin Wei speechless.

It also made Qin Wei truly terrified and completely sober.

After her father hung up, Qin Wei grabbed the manager's hand in a panic and said, "Quick, help me contact Shu Chen, use every possible means to contact Shu Chen!"

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After Shu Xia and Qiao Muting ate instant noodles at Shu Chen's place, they left the apartment together.

The two of them had just sat inside the car.

When reporters hiding in the surroundings ran out.

They frantically pressed their shutters at their car.

Shu Xia was sitting on the inner side, but she was inevitably captured in the photos.

After the driver drove the car a distance away, Shu Xia immediately asked Qiao Muting, "Will they post it if they took pictures?"

The light at night was dim, and the light inside the car was even dimmer.

Although the angle of those reporters meant the photos would likely only show a blurry side profile, anyone who knew them would definitely be able to recognize who they were.

Of course, the first person to be recognized would definitely be Qiao Muting.

Seeing Shu Xia looking worried about the photos being seen, Qiao Muting assumed she was afraid of people knowing their relationship, and his eyes were stained with a deep, dark, and cold light, "They wouldn't dare to post them."

Shu Xia breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing her breathe a sigh of relief, Qiao Muting's expression grew even darker.

"You..." Shu Xia sensed the change in Qiao Muting's mood.

How could his mood turn bad just like that?

Qiao Muting lowered his head, his eyes gazing deeply at Shu Xia, "You are very devoted to your family."

Far more than to him.