Synopsis for "An 18th-Tier Little Star":
A pure and innocent female college student wakes up one day to find herself transformed into a minor celebrity.
He owns a house, a car, and a large amount of savings.
Earning tens of thousands a month just by filming and attending events every day, life couldn't be better!
Until one day, she bumped into Cheng Rugo, the male god she had liked for ten years.
The happy salted fish has come to an end.
Zhong Xing silently asked his agent beside him.
The other person mouthed two words.
"Slept with."
"..."
The female lead has amnesia.
It's a light novel.
73. Chapter 73
Chu Yi stared intently at the TV screen for several minutes until Xie Xin's figure disappeared. Only then did she come to her senses and confirm that the face was almost 90% similar to the one she had seen at the fruit shop.
The remaining 10% is likely due to the fact that she only glanced at it, so it's not certain.
Chu Yi swallowed hard and immediately took out her phone to call Qiao Anchen. Her fingertips trembled slightly as she dialed.
The beeping went on for a long time without anyone answering. Chu Yi couldn't help but stand up from the sofa, anxiously waiting while pacing around. When she got nervous, she wanted to bite her fingers. Chu Yi glanced at her thumb, which had been chewed on for a while, and immediately pulled her hand back. At the same time, she finally heard a familiar voice.
Chu Yi's mind immediately calmed down considerably.
"Hey, Qiao Anchen, have you really caught that Xie Xin? Is he still here? Are you sure he didn't escape?"
"Chu Yi, don't overlook our country's control mechanism for prisoners. Prison escapes are usually only seen in movies." Qiao Anchen's voice carried a hint of amusement, as if he was amused by her innocent and naive question.
"But I saw him just now when I was buying fruit outside the community!!!" Chu Yi exclaimed excitedly, emphasizing his words.
"When I got back and saw the news, Xie Xin in it looked exactly like the person I had seen before!"
"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" Qiao Anchen immediately became serious and asked solemnly. Chu Yi nodded quickly.
"I'm sure not. The fruit shop owner saw him too. He was wearing a black shirt and a hat, and his face looks very similar to the fruit shop owner's!"
"I'll check right away. Stay home and don't wander around." Qiao Anchen spoke quickly, and after hearing Chu Yi's agreement, he immediately hung up the phone and contacted the person in charge of the case.
"Could you check if Xie Xin has any twin brothers or anything like that..."
Chu Yi sat on the sofa, gripping her phone tightly, looking somewhat restless as she watched the news on TV. After a while, she calmed down a bit.
It's probably just that they look alike; otherwise, why would they dare to walk out like that?
Or perhaps she misread it.
Chu Yi suddenly felt a little annoyed, thinking that he had been too rash and made a big fuss. He thought that this phone call might have caused Qiao Anchen a lot of trouble. In the end, after a lot of work, it turned out to be a misunderstanding.
ah……
Chu Yi regretted it more and more, and wished she could call Qiao Anchen again to ask him about the situation, but contacting him at this time would only make things worse.
She frowned, her heart pounding with anxiety.
Participating in such a significant event for the first time always feels surreal. It even feels like being a child who discovers something insignificant, yet through describing it to adults, gives them the illusion of something extremely important.
Then everyone started to panic and bustle about, while the child stood innocently to the side. After figuring out the truth, the adults looked at him helplessly, feeling both tired and unable to scold him.
Chu Yi frowned and whimpered, then hugged her head with both hands, pressing her forehead against her knees and banging it against them repeatedly.
Hopefully, this will knock the water out of my brain.
The phone in her hand suddenly started vibrating. Chu Yi thought it was news from Qiao Anchen, so she sat up straight. But when she saw an unfamiliar number on the screen, she immediately deflated.
She opened it listlessly.
"Hello?"
"Hello, this is a local courier service. There is a package that you need to sign for."
"What is it?" Chu Yi asked in confusion, and the person on the other end answered politely and steadily.
"It doesn't show that the sender's surname is Zhao."
"Ah..." Chu Yi tentatively asked, still uneasy.
Do you have the other person's phone number?
"We do not have permission to view this."
"Okay, wait a moment." Chu Yi ended the call, unable to recall what she had bought recently. However, security in the neighborhood had become much stricter, and deliveries were often delayed. Some valuable and special items now required the recipient's signature.
Without thinking twice, she took the key and went downstairs, not even changing her shoes, and went straight to press the elevator button.
Reaching the entrance, but seeing no one in uniform, Chu Yi looked around the security room before finally calling that number.
"Hello? Have you arrived yet?"
"My car is parked up ahead, on the side of the road. You can just walk over here," the other person said. Chu Yi looked to the side and sure enough, he saw a silver-white van parked on the side of the road with the words "Same City Express" on the outside.
Chu Yi said to the other end, "I see you," then put away his phone and jogged over.
The car windows were all firmly rolled up. Chu Yi bent down and knocked on the glass. The door was opened from the inside. She took a step back, but before she could see who was inside, her wrist was grabbed tightly.
Chu Yi's mind skipped a beat, and he was stunned for two seconds. When his gaze fell on the face in front of him, which he had only seen not long ago, a chill ran down his spine from head to toe.
They're still on the main road, and the community security guard is not far away. What is he planning to do?
Chu Yi struggled reflexively, but her cries for help were choked by someone's hand. She was dragged into the car uncontrollably. She clung to the car door, and the man leaned over and pried her fingers off one by one.
"Chu Yi!—" A familiar voice suddenly came from not far away, mixed with disbelief and fear. The person in front of her immediately became heavy-hearted and acted recklessly, even as if he wanted to break her fingers.
Qiao Anchen had already rushed over quickly, his footsteps almost touching. A flash of cold light suddenly appeared before Chu Yi's eyes; the man inside the car had pulled out a knife.
The sharp blade was pointed directly at her, as if it could end her fragile life with just a gentle touch. The white blade reflected a blinding light in the sunlight. The man's eyes revealed cruelty and indifference. Although his face was expressionless, his ruthlessness was exposed to the fullest extent.
Chu Yi's fear instantly reached its peak, her scalp tingling. She had a premonition that the person in front of her really wanted to kill her.
It seemed like only a few seconds, yet also like several minutes had passed. In the blink of an eye, amidst confusion and bewilderment, Chu Yi's body was suddenly ripped apart by a powerful force, accompanied by a low groan in his ear.
Qiao Anchen shielded her in front of him, pressing down heavily on her. Chu Yi felt a pain in her chest, and her blank gaze focused, finally seeing the knife stuck in his back.
Almost all of them disappeared inside.
Blood began to seep through the thin fabric of the shirt, bright red, spreading in large patches. Chu Yi opened his mouth as if he had lost his voice, but could not utter a sound.
Several police officers accompanied him and apprehended the man just as he tried to escape in his car. The scene was chaotic. Qiao Anchen's body grew heavier and heavier, and Chu Yi gradually couldn't support him anymore, so she knelt down on the ground while holding him.
"Ambulance! Call an ambulance! Please, please call an ambulance for me! He's injured, very badly—"
It seems like the missing part of my body has returned; my heart has gone from stagnation to numbness, and now to overwhelming fear.
Chu Yi watched as Qiao Anchen's face grew paler and paler, her palms behind his back covered in sticky, warm blood, and her entire body trembled.
Chu Yi screamed like a madwoman, her voice hoarse, tears streaming down her face. Her blurred vision was fixed on the knife stuck in Qiao Anchen's back, leaving only boundless despair.
She collapsed to the ground, all her strength drained away.
The ambulance arrived quickly. Qiao Anchen had already lost consciousness and was unconscious. Chu Yi held his hand tightly, and even when he was being wheeled into the operating room, she refused to let go.
What remains is a long wait.
During this process, Chu Yi went from having a blank mind to having a jumble of thoughts, and her mind involuntarily replayed all the memories between the two of them from the time they met until now.
The first thing I saw when I opened the door was Qiao Anchen's cold and serious expression; his features were so handsome they seemed unreal.
After marriage, they treated each other with respect, and he remained silent and taciturn.
I was angered by his behavior several times, yet I compromised without any principles when he clumsily tried to make amends.
Gradually, they learned to like and be close to each other, just like a real couple, even though they had been married for almost a year.
Everything is getting better and better. We are tolerant of each other, have a tacit understanding, are open and honest with each other, and have become very close.
But life is always full of little hiccups. On the first day, I annoyed him and was extremely jealous, and my petty nature came out to the fullest.
Qiao Anchen patiently let her vent, tried his best to correct his behavior, and remained good-tempered.
Even today, when that knife was thrust at her, he stood in front of her without hesitation, so selfless and fearless that Chu Yi didn't even have a chance to refuse. He hadn't even seen the knife coming at him before he rushed over and firmly protected her in front of him.
Now, he lies in the operating room, his fate uncertain.
Author's Note: I'd like to recommend a really good novel~ (not because it's from a good friend, but because it's genuinely good [pushing up glasses]) "Waiting for Autumn" —by Xiao Hongxing
Xu Qiulai, a computer science major at Q University, appears innocent and harmless in public, but is a genius hacker who dominates the online world.
She always felt that her intrusion was flawless, leaving no trace, and that she had few rivals in the world.
Until one day—her computer screen went black.
Lu Li, a white-collar worker from the Ministry of Information Security, has his biggest New Year's wish: that Xu Qiulai will behave himself, because cleaning up after his girlfriend is really tiring.
Xu Qiulai, who considers himself a top hacker, x Lu Li, an ancient god. This story is also known as "The Hacker's Tale," "Keyboard Loss," and "Invading Your Heart." You can easily find it by searching the author's name and the story title! Both titles are only three characters long, making it very convenient.
74. Chapter 74
Chu Yi didn't know how much time had passed when the tightly closed door in front of him was finally opened. Doctors and nurses in white coats rushed out. In the middle, Qiao Anchen was pushed out of the car, his eyes closed, his face pale and quiet.
"The surgery was successful and no vital organs were damaged, but the wound was too deep and the patient lost too much blood. It may take a long time for him to wake up."
The ward was unusually quiet after the crowd had dispersed. Qiao Anchen remained unconscious, sleeping there silently.
Chu Yi held his hand and silently shed tears. Her heart was broken and then restored, as if it were being tightly squeezed by an invisible force, and then suddenly released. This repeated cycle tormented her and left her with no peace.
The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and suddenly a cold white light shone from above, filling the room with a blinding light. Chu Yi woke up from her slumber and found herself still holding Qiao Anchen's hand tightly. She quickly sat up and looked over.
Qiao Anchen's eyes remained closed, and his lips were deathly pale.
Disappointment appeared on Chu Yi's face, and he slumped down as if powerless.
"Miss Chu...?" The person who came in stood by the door, dressed in a neat police uniform, with a resolute face, and looked somewhat familiar.