Mu Xue across from her: "...Have you two hugged a lot today?"
Cheng Qing was taken aback and was about to explain when he heard Luo Xi in his arms suddenly turn to look at Mu Xue and ask, "Are you envious?"
Mu Xue: "..."
Cheng Qing: "..."
Author's Note:
It's so late _(:з」∠)_
Chapter 109
Mu Xue smiled slightly but cursed inwardly: 凸(艹皿艹)
Cheng Qing looked down at Luo Xi again. After Luo Xi finished arguing with Mu Xue, she didn't look at Cheng Qing but looked down at the lively grass carp.
The dress left Cheng Qing's slender, fair neck, sparking the imagination.
Although Cheng Qing's attention was drawn to the neck, she quickly regained her senses, smiled slightly, and breathed a sigh of relief, no longer thinking about explaining anything to Mu Xue.
Even so, he still pushed Losi aside and sat down, saying, "I'll go get the fish ready."
Cheng Qing was clearly not a first-time fisherwoman; her skill was evident from how she helped Luo Xi load the fish onto the small boat.
After easily loading the fish, she sat down by the boat and washed her hands with lake water to get rid of the fishy smell. Then she turned to Rossi, who was still blushing, and asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Mu Xue continued, "How about boiling live fish?"
Cheng Qing paused for a moment, then reflexively said, "She doesn't eat spicy food."
Mu Xue smiled slightly: "I'll eat it!"
Cheng Qing thought for a moment and then said, "I don't eat spicy food much either."
Mu Xue smiled slightly: 凸(艹皿艹) You're still playing the two-to-one game with me?
Seeing that Mu Xue had been either saying something inappropriate or looking out of control all morning, Luo Xi chuckled and sat down next to Cheng Qing, saying, "I can eat a little spicy food."
Cheng Qing grunted in response, thought for a moment, and then said, "Then I'll make stone pot fish! Slightly spicy."
Mu Xue almost knelt down: "You hypocrite!"
Cheng Qing ignored the smile and asked Luo Xi, "Can I eat it?"
Losi nodded, kicked the fish lightly, and gave a soft "hmm".
Mu Xue stared blankly at the two of them, then looked down and texted her manager: I need to go back to record Mao Lu!
The agent was obviously watching the live stream and saw the interaction between Cheng Qing and Lu west, so he replied: Hold on for me.
Mu Xue: Do I look like a dog? Do I look like I'm just sitting in front of those two eating dog food all day long?
Agent: Stone pot fish is delicious too! It's fragrant, spicy, crispy, and tender.
Mu Xue paused for a moment: Really.
So, with her agent's reassurance, she continued recording the show.
The director required each group to catch five fish. This reservoir was originally used for fish farming, and there were hundreds or even thousands of fish in the unclear underwater water.
Catching five fish isn't difficult, but catching a fish as big as Losi is quite an achievement.
The reservoir is like a mirror, reflecting the surrounding trees, weeds, and five small white boats on the water.
Cheers echoed from one ship one moment, and gasps of surprise came from another.
Cheng Qing, along with Luo Xi and Mu Xue, completed their mission at four o'clock. Looking around, they noticed the chill was heavier than usual because of the water. The autumn wind blowing across the lake was also a bit cooler than usual.
Cheng Qing said, "It's getting late and the weather is getting cooler. Shall we go ashore first?"
Neither Luo Xi nor Mu Xue had any objections. The two actresses weren't dressed warmly enough to go out, and they were starting to feel a bit chilly.
Cheng Qing picked up the oar to row back, but after only a couple of strokes, he suddenly heard a gasp from behind. Then he saw Kong Mingyan on the opposite side suddenly stand up, and the surrounding employees gasped in surprise. The scene immediately became chaotic, and even the cameraman on the boat turned to film.
"Someone's fallen into the water! Someone's fallen into the water! Help!!!" Zhao Baibing's anxious voice was not far away.
Cheng Qing paused, and everyone turned to look. It turned out that Mingyue from Zhao Baibing's boat had fallen overboard and was only preventing herself from sinking because of her life jacket.
Cheng Qing was stunned for a moment, wondering whether he should go to save the person, when he saw Feng Qiuyi on the other boat also jump down.
The autumn wind is bleak, but the reservoir's clear water is soothing to the soul.
The woman who had fallen into the water struggled, splashing water everywhere. The man who jumped from the boat was also incredibly brave; he quickly rescued the woman and brought her onto the boat before climbing overboard himself.
Cheng Qing watched from his boat, and only after seeing that Mingyue was safe did he row the boat to the shore.
At this moment, Kong Mingyan was in complete disarray because of Mingyue falling into the water. When Cheng Qing and the others brought the fish, he merely glanced at them and then told them to take the fish and rest. He himself led his men to the makeshift wooden dock to wait for Mingyue to come ashore. The villagers of the reservoir, seeing that something had happened in their reservoir, also followed Kong Mingyan to the makeshift dock in a panic.
Cheng Qing glanced at the slowly gathering area, then followed the staff out and was led to the nanny van.
The cameraman, who was just there for the fun of it, didn't follow. Because of this incident, the live stream had already been shut down. Recording had even been paused, so the cameraman simply took a break.
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Just as Cheng Qing, Luo Xi, and Mu Xue got into the car, his cell phone rang in his pocket.
Cheng Qing went inside and sat down before answering the phone. After finishing, she remembered to check the name, so she glanced at it and saw the caller ID: Cheng Xi.
Cheng Qing was stunned for a moment: "...???"
"You idiot!" The person on the other end finally spoke, panting heavily.
Cheng Qing: "Huh?"
The person opposite me was a man with a deep, melodious voice, like that of a piano.
Hearing Cheng Qing's questioning voice, he seemed to relax and said, "If you had jumped down to save her just now, you could never return to the Cheng family for the rest of your life."
Cheng Qing paused for a moment, then immediately realized who was on the other end.
"Brother?" she called out tentatively.
Cheng Xi chuckled: "It's been a long time since I've heard you call me that."
Cheng Qing: "I'm so sorry!"
Cheng Qing was not clear about the original owner's past with Ming Yue, but through piecing things together over this period of time, he had actually learned the general outline.
Cheng Xi seemed surprised that Cheng Qing would apologize, and also amused: "Have you suffered too much outside? Now you know it's time to turn back?"
Cheng Qing: "Uh... if you're watching the live stream, you should know that this is probably the highlight of my life." Cheng Qing doesn't plan to learn from the original owner of this body; they are two different people, so naturally they can't be the same.
She didn't want to live in the shadow of the original owner, so she faced this unfamiliar older brother with her own personality.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Xi not only showed no doubt, but also burst out laughing: "Well done, Cheng Qing, that's how it should be. Let that Ming Yue know that the Cheng family members are not spineless either."
Hearing that hearty laughter, Cheng Qing didn't know why, but she felt a deep sense of joy. It seemed that making her family happy was a wonderful thing.
Cheng Qing chuckled softly: "Brother, there's something I need to tell you. I'll send you a text message, take a look!"
Cheng Xi immediately knew this was no small matter. After hanging up the phone, she soon saw a text message from Cheng Qing. After reading half of it, Cheng Xi's eyes welled up with tears.
Sitting in the factory office, thinking about how her younger sister, whom she hadn't seen for many years, had almost left this world in the years they didn't know about, how could Cheng Xi not feel sad and heartbroken?
Then, when Cheng Qing said that she had lost her memory due to an accident, Cheng Xi's tears welled up in her eyes and she paused. She first frowned and then was immediately shocked. She quickly replied to Cheng Qing: "So you don't like Ming Yue now because you have lost your memory?"
Cheng Qing couldn't talk about what happened before she lost her memory, so she could only acquiesce.
Cheng Xi replied to her: Did the doctor say when the memory will be restored?
Cheng Qing used this excuse when she woke up; there were too many things in her head that current medicine couldn't understand.
Therefore, the doctor's statement at the time was very ambiguous.
Cheng Qing: The doctor said it could be temporary or permanent. The CT scan showed no problems in my brain, so it won't affect my life.
Cheng Xi breathed a sigh of relief: That's good. As for your memories, let's not restore them. Let's leave it at that!
Cheng Qing: ...I like another girl now, so don't worry.
Cheng Xi was shocked: Isn't that the script?
Cheng Qing: ( ^ v ^ )
Cheng Qing didn't want to talk about it, so she replied with an emoji and stopped replying. Cheng Xi sent two messages and, not receiving a reply, knew that Cheng Qing wouldn't talk to her today. So she simply sent Cheng Qing a text message, telling her to take care of herself and come back early.
Cheng Qing then replied: Okay.
"Is it alright if we don't go to see it?" Mu Xue's worried voice rang out in the quiet carriage.
It's only right to express concern after such a big incident.
Cheng Qing nodded: "It would be right to visit, but I won't go due to personal reasons."
Mu Xue seemed to understand but not quite, so she leaned against the chair by the car door and sat down, thinking about going to visit him later, which would also help her establish her persona.
Luo Xi leaned closer to Cheng Qing and asked, "So, what's wrong with you? You've been texting non-stop since just now."
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Just as she finished speaking, Cheng Qing's phone rang again. It was from Cheng Xi, who probably wanted to take advantage of Cheng Qing's amnesia to instill more negative things about Ming Yue, so that Cheng Qing would hate this woman and stay away from her.
Therefore, Cheng Xi voluntarily recounted the relevant events. Since this was Cheng Qing's first time encountering such a detailed account of the original owner's past, she read it quite attentively.
Lossie couldn't help but peek over, and seeing that Cheng Qing didn't hide, she simply followed along and watched intently.
Cheng Xi: The year you graduated from high school, you were too high-profile in your pursuit of Mingyue. So, they wanted to know how much you liked Mingyue. During the summer vacation, they tricked you into going to the reservoir, where Mingyue and that group staged a drowning scene. You went to save her without hesitation, but Cheng Qing... you weren't very good at swimming back then, and when you were 18, you almost drowned in that reservoir.
I was the one who rushed there. I'll always remember the smiling faces of Mingyue and her friends sitting by the reservoir as you struggled in the water. The more beautiful her smile was in the sunlight, the colder it chilled me to the bone. So, if you could just stay amnesiac for the rest of your life, that wouldn't be so bad.
This past wasn't good; in fact, Cheng Qing fell silent after reading it.
Before I could process what she was saying, I suddenly heard Rossi turn around and pull the car door open.
"grass"
Losi spoke in a sweet, coquettish voice, using the rudest language.
Cheng Qing then realized that Luo Xi had been reading the message along with him, which meant she was angry.
So he quickly got out of the car and grabbed her to stop her from running away. Once pulled back, Luo Xi angrily turned and punched Cheng Qing.
"Are you crazy? Are you crazy? Why are you trying to be brave when you can't swim?" As she spoke, Rossi's eyes welled up with tears.