CHAPTER 427: CHAPTER 395: YIXING CITY

Qiao Yuxian said she’d report to the police, and she really did.

She said she’d go, so she returned her phone to Zhao Meng, got up to ask for leave, went downstairs, and took a cab to the police station.

On the way to the police station, she figured out who was behind pushing this matter.

The police station has its own procedures for handling cases.

Since she’s chosen to report it, she’ll respect these procedures.

But she must know immediately who is causing trouble behind the scenes.

By the way, she also pushed the progress of this procedure forward.

On her way to the police station, Gu Yanjing called her.

She told Gu Yanjing not to worry, she would handle it herself.

But when she came out of the police station, Gu Yanjing was already waiting outside.

Qiao Yuxian put away her phone and got into Gu Yanjing’s car.

"I’m fine, and you came all the way yourself," Qiao Yuxian said.

Gu Yanjing watched her sit in the car, exchanged a few polite words, then picked up the bottled water and drank more than half in a strong gust, saying, "She’s angry."

Qiao Yuxian put down the water, exhaled deeply, and smiled, "How could I be? Such trivial matters wouldn’t anger me."

As she spoke, she squeezed the bottled water until it was crumpled.

Gu Yanjing glanced at the bottled water in her hand.

Meng Yan, who was driving in the front, heard the sound and looked back.

Gu Yanjing took the bottled water from her hand.

Qiao Yuxian released her grip and smiled at him.

Gu Yanjing pressed on the top of her head.

He knows that if someone spread rumors about her, she might not be this angry.

But if someone involved her family, she might find it difficult to control her temper.

Especially if rumors were spread about her and her cousin.

When Gu Yanjing saw the news online, he called Qiao Yuxian first.

But Qiao Yuxian told him not to interfere, so he let her handle it on her own.

"Did you find out who it was?" Gu Yanjing asked.

"How do you know I was investigating?" Qiao Yuxian looked at him and asked.

"The police report was to clear Qiao Weizhou’s name," Gu Yanjing said slowly, "but you’d surely be impatient to find out who’s behind it."

Next month, Qiao Weizhou will release a new song, effectively debuting. If things go well at this time, it can be an asset.

Create some buzz.

But if handled well, it definitely won’t be Xi Mei releasing evidence to clear things up.

It’s not strong enough.

Only the police evidence is the most powerful.

To truly give Qiao Weizhou a clean slate.

Qiao Yuxian genuinely smiled and said, "Mr. Gu, you understand well."

Gu Yanjing also smiled slightly.

Qiao Yuxian said, "Investigated. It’s Yixing City."

"Yixing City?" Gu Yanjing repeated the name, clearly unfamiliar with the person.

But with that calm tone, it was like planning to go through every detail about them.

"An actor from Xi Mei." Qiao Yuxian said.

"A grudge?" Gu Yanjing asked.

Qiao Yuxian shook her head, "Probably not. He doesn’t know my identity; we’ve never crossed paths. If there’s a grudge, it could only be with Qiao Weizhou. I’m caught in the crossfire."

With her family involved, Gu Yanjing didn’t say anything.

Moreover, since the police are already involved, him taking any action might just complicate things.

Qiao Yuxian leaned back in her seat, closed her eyes, and said, "Mr. Gu, do me a favor."

"Alright."

"Help expedite the process," Qiao Yuxian said.

"Hmm," Gu Yanjing replied.

"Thank you," Qiao Yuxian said with her eyes closed, then tilted her head, leaning against him.

Gu Yanjing gently caressed her face.

Qiao Yuxian didn’t move anymore, and shortly she fell asleep leaning against him.

Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian went straight back to Jingyu Garden.

Qiao Yuxian napped at home, and after waking up, went to visit Qin Xia at the hospital.

Qin Xia had become a bit more stable, no longer as rigid.

She stayed outside the ICU, her assistant accompanying her the whole time.

Qiao Yuxian brought some snacks Qin Xia usually liked, but Qin Xia only ate a couple bites before she couldn’t eat anymore.

Qiao Yuxian said, "Don’t let him wake up and find you fainted."

"I’m fine," Qin Xia said, "I eat little anyway, it’s not that serious."

Qiao Yuxian sat by her side without saying much.

Qin Xia said, "Isn’t the internet utterly chaotic?"

"Not bad," Qiao Yuxian replied, "Others are easy to handle, but your fans are very worried."

Qin Xia blinked her eyes, which were dry and painful from crying, "I’ve let them down."

"It’s not your fault," Qiao Yuxian said, "You just need to pull yourself together, give your fans some clarity, and ease their minds. The police will release the investigation details of last night’s accident tonight."

Qin Xia nodded.

Qiao Yuxian didn’t say much else, just stayed by her side for a long time.

Qin Xia also leaned against her and dozed off for a while.

She didn’t sleep long, suddenly awakened and couldn’t fall back to sleep.

By the time Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian returned from the hospital to Jingyu Garden, it was already past midnight.

After freshening up, Qiao Yuxian lay in bed, checked her phone, noticing that Qin Xia had already responded online half an hour ago.

In the evening, the police had disclosed the perpetrator from last night.

A considerable amount of reckless speculation online had already diminished.

But they were all clamoring as to why Qin Xia hadn’t responded.

Now Qin Xia has responded.

The response was simple.

[I’m okay, everyone rest assured, sorry to make you all worry. I’ll be stepping back for a while. Once things are settled, I’ll provide a clear explanation. The perpetrator is the perpetrator, please don’t implicate innocent people.]

Qin Xia has a strong fan base.

Xi Mei hardly needs to do anything.

Her fans can completely control the comments section.

Of course, there are always those taking the opportunity to bash Qin Xia.

But Qin Xia doesn’t pay them any mind.

She only cares about her fans, what others wish to do or say doesn’t concern her; she doesn’t have the energy to care.

After posting on Weibo, she also visited several fan groups.

Apologized again, and then sent out red envelopes, telling everyone to buy something for themselves to reward their day long battle online.

She didn’t detail what happened or who saved her during the accident.

She just said she would give everyone an explanation in the future.

Then Qin Xia turned off her phone.

Qiao Yuxian read Qin Xia’s response, browsed the comments, realized she went to the fan groups.

Then sent a message to He Tu.

Asking him to keep an eye out for further rumors, deliberate slanders, and sue them one by one.

Xi Mei has time, energy, and resources to sue them.

Once the incident resolved, issues concerning Qiao Weizhou and herself were also overshadowed by Qin Xia.

Seeing there weren’t any more issues, Qiao Yuxian put down her phone and rolled over into Gu Yanjing’s arms.

Gu Yanjing leaned against the bedhead, reading messages on his phone, when he saw her roll over, draped an arm around her, casually caressed her face, "Tired?"

"Hmm." Qiao Yuxian had an arm and leg draped over him, eyes closed, "Aren’t you going to sleep?"

"You sleep first, I’ll sleep in a bit." Gu Yanjing said.

"Okay." Qiao Yuxian said, "Don’t stay up too late, we didn’t sleep last night."

"Alright." Gu Yanjing leaned over and kissed her on the top of her head.

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