Xu Qingzhu lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling for a long time.
Oh well, let it be. Let nature take its course.
But before going to bed, she found the video of Liang Shi that had previously gone viral, and after browsing through the related entries, she discovered that someone had posted a video that was even more detailed.
However, they are all just side profiles, so they are considered leaked photos.
After watching it, she probably had a biased view and felt that Liang Shi's acting was much better than Chen Liuying's.
Despite comments from Chen Liuying's fans saying that this passerby is ugly.
So Xu Qingzhu replied using her own account: 【Maybe you're blind.】
//
Monday was a sunny day.
After several days of rain, Haizhou City has cleared up again, and the weather forecast reports that the long rainy season is over and temperatures are rising.
Sunshine makes people feel better.
Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu get up on time every morning to eat breakfast. One is responsible for making breakfast and the other is responsible for cleaning up. They work together very well.
They all tacitly avoided mentioning what happened last night.
In the morning, Liang Shi asked Xu Qingzhu if she needed a ride to work. Xu Qingzhu twirled the keychain on her finger and said, "I'll drive myself."
Liang Shi didn't insist, but just before getting into the car, Xu Qingzhu suddenly said, "Congratulations, Liang Shi, you've successfully landed the role."
Liang Shi was dazed. "Didn't we talk about that last night?"
Xu Qingzhu smiled, "It's more sincere to say it face-to-face."
Liang Shi was amused and in a great mood. "Thank you, Teacher Xu. Are you free this Saturday?"
"What for?" Xu Qingzhu didn't answer immediately. "That day hasn't come yet. I don't know if I'll have to work overtime."
Liang Shi: "Invite you to a concert to cultivate your mind and character."
He added after saying that, "It's mainly for my own cultivation."
—Actually, it was to complete the task.
Xu Qingzhu thought for a few seconds, "We'll talk about it when the time comes, there should be one."
Liang Shi didn't make things difficult for her: "It's alright, we'll talk about it another day."
The cars drove away from the villa, one after the other.
Meanwhile, at the Liang family's old residence.
Liang Xinzhou and Liang Xinhe both went to work, while Sun Meirou took Lingdang to school.
Because Liang Zu was going out to discuss business, he was still at home watching the news. Qiu Zimin hesitated several times before speaking.
Liang Zu also noticed that something was wrong with her and looked at her several times, but she didn't say anything.
When Liang Zu was about to leave, Qiu Zimin finally called out to him, "Husband, wait a minute."
"What is it?" Liang Zu asked.
Qiu Zimin sighed and said heavily, "Let's go upstairs and talk."
Liang Zu raised his hand and glanced at his watch. "Make a long story short."
After returning to her room, Qiu Zimin carefully closed the door before saying thoughtfully, "Master Yunyin has contacted me."
"What is it?" Liang Zu frowned.
“He said Liang Shi’s fate has changed, and the original formation can no longer suppress her, so it has begun to backfire on the Liang family. Think about it, wasn’t that piece of land in the south of the city recently lost because of her?” Qiu Zimin said.
Liang Zu asked, "Then what should we do? Dismantle the formation?"
Qiu Zimin nodded: "To us, she's just a useless pawn. Her fate can't help Dongheng. After the formation is removed..."
Without saying anything more, Liang Zu said, "We still have to support her, after all, she's a daughter of the Liang family."
“But we’ve raised her for so many years and have been taking care of her aftermath.” Qiu Zimin choked up as she spoke. “We don’t even know where our own daughter is, yet we have to raise someone else’s.”
"Her destiny did bring prosperity to our Liang family for a while," Liang Zu comforted her, patting her shoulder. "If she were our own daughter, we would definitely be reluctant to part with her. Let's just consider it an exchange of benefits. Besides, haven't we been searching for our daughter all these years? What can we do if we can't find her?"
Qiu Zimin sniffed. "A few days ago, Dongling City cracked down on a group of human traffickers. Many children have been reunited with their families. When I watch the news, I always think of our third child. If only he were still at home."
"Over the years, I've felt guilty towards my daughter. A girl with no relatives was spoiled rotten by Xinzhou and Xinhe in our family. If our daughter were here, she would definitely be pampered and doted on by her two older brothers. Now, I don't know where she is suffering in some remote mountain village."
Liang Zu sighed, "It's all my fault. I didn't keep an eye on her back then."
“Don’t say that,” Qiu Zimin immediately said. “What can we do when bad people want to commit crimes? If that’s the case, I also bear responsibility for not taking good care of our daughter.”
“Then Liang Shi…” Liang Zu frowned, “If it’s nothing serious, let’s keep her. Even if our daughter is found, we can’t kick her out. Otherwise, what will our Liang family become?”
Qiu Zimin shook her head and said, "No."
Liang Zu asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Qiu Zimin bit her lip, looking slightly troubled, then sighed heavily, her expression one of reluctance yet having no other choice. "Master Yunyin said that Liang Shi's fate has changed, and if she continues to stay in our family, we will suffer a backlash. Look at what she's become now!"
“Her personality is much better than before,” Liang Zu said. “Her abilities are also stronger than before. Xinhe said she performs very well in the company and is a promising talent.”
“That’s right,” Qiu Zimin said. “Her destiny is incompatible with our family’s. After she improves, our family will definitely decline. What’s the point of keeping her around? Business is already tough enough. If we keep her around…”
Liang Zu also became anxious, "What will happen?"
Qiu Zimin shook her head. "Master Yunyin said that there will inevitably be endless troubles in the future."
Liang Zu gasped, “No! The family business my father built must not be ruined in my hands.”
With tears in her eyes, Qiu Zimin said helplessly, "Although she is not my child, I raised her myself. Everyone knows that I love this child the most. Now that she is like this, I can't bear to part with her. Moreover, Master Yunyin said that we cannot send her away secretly, otherwise it will still have a backlash. We must completely sever ties with her and not provide her with any help."
Liang Zu hesitated, "This is too..."
"There's nothing we can do," Qiu Zimin sighed. "It's just that her fate clashes with our family's."
Seeing that Liang Zu was still hesitant, Qiu Zimin continued, "But it's good this way. If one day God is kind and our daughter comes back, she will definitely be heartbroken to know that we have been loving other people all these years we were gone."
Liang Zu was persuaded, closed his eyes briefly, and said, "Then this is the only way."
Then she asked, "What about those things in Liang Shi's room...?"
Qiu Zimin said, "Don't worry, I had someone take care of it under the master's guidance. Her room was also repainted, so there definitely won't be any traces. I understand that this kind of thing can't be known by others."
Liang Zu nodded, "That's right. The Lin family somehow got the news. A few days ago, Old Lin even asked me if I had swapped Liang Shi's soul. I was startled and just brushed it off."
Qiu Zimin comforted him, "No one will know, and even if they did, no one would believe it. Besides, it's just a change of fate, there's no such thing as a soul swap, it's utter nonsense."
Liang Zu: "To be honest, Liang Shi's fate is indeed very strong. Even after things had gone wrong, she was able to recover to what she is today. To be honest, when we were having dinner last time, the way she looked at me reminded me of her when she was little. She was a well-behaved and pretty little girl who didn't talk much, but her eyes were very bright."
Liang Zu spoke with a nostalgic tone, and Qiu Zimin immediately said, "Ah, if our little girl were here, it would definitely be like this. I wonder how our little girl has been all these years."
Liang Zu thought of his third daughter, who had been missing for many years, and sighed helplessly, "Yes, I also want to know how our little girl is doing."
The two chatted for a while longer, and then Liang Zucai said, "So how do we sever ties with Liang Shi? I'm afraid this sudden incident will harm Dong Heng."
Qiu Zimin smiled confidently, "This master has shown me the way."
He then whispered the method in his ear, and after listening, Liang Zu couldn't help but exclaim, "Truly worthy of being a master, you are indeed highly skilled!"
Qiu Zimin smiled gently, but she finally felt relieved.
What should you do with a naughty child?
Of course, it should be abandoned.
She wanted to see what would happen to Liang Shi without the Liang family's support.
They really thought they had grown up and were all grown up.
Oh.
They're still too inexperienced.
//
Liang Shishang was unaware of all this, and she went to work obediently.
After returning to work, I shared the good news of my successful audition with Li Ran and the others.
Zhou Li treated them to milk tea at noon. Although she didn't say why, Liang Shi quietly asked her, "Sister Li, is it to celebrate me getting the role?"
Zhou Li glanced at her and said, "You're quite narcissistic."
But he did not deny it.
Liang Shi has found her place in the workplace; she is highly adaptable and is now thriving.
She had been observing all morning, and since both the system and the Taoist priest said she was in danger of bloodshed, she became more cautious.
But then she realized that she had already been punished by the system for no reason that day.
Such severe angina, isn't that a potential disaster?
That must be calculated.
So she lowered her guard.
Little did she know, she had relaxed too soon.
But Monday was a relatively easy day, so Liang Shi contacted Qi Jiao in the afternoon and said he wanted to meet her.
Qi Jiao did not reply to her message.
Having no other option, Liang Shi had to go to the kindergarten to confront the person.
After she finished her work, she approached Zhou Li and said, "Team leader, let me help you pick up Rainbow."
“Their teachers will help keep an eye on them,” Zhou Li said. “No need to trouble them.”
"No trouble at all." Liang Shi coughed softly. "I need to speak with their teacher."
Zhou Li: "..."
Liang Shi left before the end of the workday, and everyone turned a blind eye.
When she arrived at the kindergarten gate, a large number of parents who had come to pick up their children had already left, while a cool blue sports car was parked at the school gate.
A strikingly beautiful woman with brown wavy hair and sunglasses sat in the driver's seat, completely out of place in the kindergarten atmosphere.
Liang Shi glanced casually and their eyes met.