Ying Qingcang was on the verge of breaking down again. The last time he felt this way was when Xin Qing was kidnapped. Just now at the auction house, he could not believe that he would see Xin Qing in such a place. She was locked in a cage crying and looking at him helplessly. What he hated the most was that he could not rush down to save her. When Ah Chul followed his order to go to the auction house, William beat him to it.
The door was opened, and William blocked the door.
"Get out of the way!" Ying Qingcang did not even look at him.
William said helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to let you in. Xin Qing doesn't want to see you."
Ying Qingcang's face darkened. "I want to see her."
"Don't come in!" Xin Qing's voice came from inside. Her voice was not loud, but it was like a sharp knife cutting into Ying Qingcang's heart. He was in so much pain that his voice trembled. "Let me in to see you. I'll leave after one look."
"I'm fine. Even if I'm not, it has nothing to do with you." Whenever Xin Qing recalled the scene when Ying Qingcang had turned his head away from her in the auction house, she would feel a bone-chilling cold. She did not want to see Ying Qingcang ever again in her life.
William moved sideways and blocked Ying Qingcang. "Mr. Ying, you know what she went through tonight. Let her rest well. If there's anything, we can talk about it tomorrow!"
"I want to know how she got to that place." Ying Qingcang took a step back and looked at William from outside the door. His eyes were full of curiosity.
William frowned slightly, and then said, "She got separated from her friends on the street. She was knocked out and taken to the auction house when she ran into people from the auction house."
"Out of so many people, why is she the only one?" Ying Qingcang stared at William.
"Is Mr. Ying questioning me?" William still had a faint smile on his face. "I'm not sure about the specifics. It would be best if you could find out. "
"I will." Ying Qingcang turned to leave. Then, he paused and turned to look at William. "I hope it has nothing to do with you."
Xin Qing looked at William who was walking in and then looked behind him. William laughed and said, "He's gone. What are you looking at?"
"It's good that he left," Xin Qing said coldly. She turned over and went back to sleep.
Xin Qing was greatly traumatized by last night's terrifying experience. She had to muster up her energy to participate in the competition the next day. Her face looked even paler in the pink cheongsam. After thinking for a while, Xin Qing made an exception and put on heavy makeup for herself. She used bright pink rouge, eyeshadow, and lip gloss on her face.
"You're beautiful!" William praised when he saw her. "Can you hold on until the end of the competition?"
Xin Qing took a deep breath and straightened her chest. "Of course I can. I'm here to win first place!"
The competition venue was on the top floor of the hotel. Diana had been waiting there for a long time. When she saw Xin Qing, she hurried over and stared at her face for a long time before asking, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Xin Qing shook her head. "Thank you for calling the police."
Diana seemed to be relieved. She went forward and hugged her. "It's good that you're okay. Otherwise, I'll never feel at ease for the rest of my life. I just took you out on the street and then lost you." Then, she nodded at William. "Mr. William, thank you for saving Xin Qing!"
"Xin Qing and I are friends. It's what I should do." William smiled and then said to Xin Qing, "I'm going to the judging panel. I wish you success!"
"I will. Thank you!"
In the first round of the competition, all the works were placed on the stage. The judges would choose ten works to advance to the finals. The designers would then explain their design concepts. Xin Qing entered the second round without any suspense. When she stepped off the stage to rest, she saw Ying Qingcang. Jasmine was still standing next to him. Ah Chul, who was behind them, looked upset. When he saw Xin Qing looking at him, he hurried over.
"Miss, are you okay?"
Xin Qing shook her head. "I'm fine."
"Ah Chul, don't call me Miss in the future. I have nothing to do with your Young Master."
"No, Miss. Let me explain." Ah Chul was so anxious that his face changed. "Yesterday, Young Master asked me to save you. But when I was about to go up, William appeared. I was one step behind him. If you want to blame someone, blame me. It's not Young Master's fault. Why would he watch you be auctioned off?"
Xin Qing listened to him quietly and said slowly, "You're trying to say that he has his reasons."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Ah Chul nodded vigorously.
"Because he has his reasons, he pretended not to see me. Because he has his reasons, he easily crushed my hope at that time …" Xin Qing sighed. "Ah Chul, you can't understand how I felt at that time."
After saying that, she turned around and left, ignoring Ah Chul who was calling her from behind.
Last night, when she saw Ying Qingcang, she seemed to see him standing behind the light and reaching out his hand to her. However, when she was about to reach out her hand to him, he turned around and left without looking back, taking all the light with him. Although Xin Qing was rescued by William, the cold and desperate feeling at that time was bone-chilling. At this moment, she wanted to stab Ying Qingcang a few times.
"Xin Qing!" Diana waved at her. "It's your turn."
On the stage, Xin Qing was like a blooming peach flower. Ying Qingcang felt distressed and regretful. Her health must be very poor. Otherwise, she wouldn't have put on such thick makeup to cover it up. Thinking of what Ah Chul had said just now, Ying Qingcang wanted to kill himself. This time, he really hurt Xin Qing.
Would she give up and never see him again? Ying Qingcang was panicking.
"A Cang! Isn't that Xin Qing? She didn't get eliminated. "Jasmine grabbed his arm and said with jealousy and disdain in her eyes.
Ying Qingcang pushed her hand away and looked at her coldly. Jasmine was a little scared and withdrew her hand.
"Are you still angry? Didn't you ask Ah Chul to save her? Isn't she standing there now? "
"Shut up." Ying Qingcang's eyes were as sharp as knives. "You'd better not talk to me again. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and will strangle you to death." After saying that, he stood up and walked to the back row and sat down, not even looking at Jasmine.
Jasmine gritted her teeth and snorted coldly in her heart. Hmph, you treat me like this because of that brat. I'll teach her a lesson later!
"Everyone yearns for a beautiful love. In China, mandarin ducks symbolize undying love. Intertwined branches symbolize two people who will be entangled together forever and never be separated. We have a beautiful poem that once sang about it. In heaven, we're willing to be birds flying wing to wing, and on earth, we're willing to be intertwined branches. " Xin Qing stood on the stage and held the necklace called happiness in her hands. Her eyes were far away and no one knew where she was looking.
"Although now, I don't believe in love. But … in a person's life, they will always forget themselves and love for one person. For one person, they can live or die. I hope that everyone can find such a person, who doesn't care about cause and effect, who doesn't care about the past, and who uses all their strength to love once. Even if you'll be smashed to pieces, the past will still remember your love, and it will be passed down forever in this world of mortals … "
William took the lead in applauding from the judges' table. Soon, all the judges, including the contestants, stood up. Xin Qing won the Angel's Tear trophy without any suspense. When the judges gave her the award, they said.
"Your words made us feel as if your work is alive, as if it has a soul! Congratulations, you will become an excellent jewelry designer. We look forward to more surprises in the future! "
However, when Xin Qing walked off the stage with the trophy, she suddenly heard a female voice shout in surprise, "Aren't you the girl in the photo? The one who was sold by a man at the underground auction yesterday! "
The blood drained from Xin Qing's face in an instant. Even her heavy makeup could not hide the fact that her body was swaying unsteadily. Beside her, Dianne quickly held her up. In the crowd, Jasmine walked over with her phone. She kept showing it to the people around her, "Come, come, come. Look, is this her?"
In the photo, a girl wearing black lingerie was locked in a cage and avoiding a whip. Half of her face was exposed, and it did look like Xin Qing.
Ah Chul was the first to rush out. He looked at Jasmine and said, "Please go back."
"Who are you? Who are you to talk to me like that?" Jasmine looked at Ah Chul with disdain. She was about to show the photo in her phone again, but a hand suddenly snatched it away and smashed it on the ground. Just as she was about to speak, she was slapped hard on the face, and she fell to the ground.
"You … You hit me?" Jasmine covered her chin. Her mouth was filled with the taste of blood.
Ying Qingcang exuded a terrible murderous aura. He took a step forward and grabbed Jasmine's neck, "I said, don't test my patience again."
"You … You don't want to know …" Jasmine was lifted up from the ground by Ying Qingcang. She struggled to get rid of Ying Qingcang's hand.
Ying Qingcang threw her on the table next to him. Jasmine rolled twice before falling down. She looked at Ying Qingcang, covered her neck and didn't dare to speak. Her face was full of tears and her eyes were full of fear.
"I have many ways to cooperate with you. I hope you won't force me to choose the cruelest one." After saying that, Ying Qingcang ignored Jasmine and walked to Xin Qing's side in a few steps.
Xin Qing took a step back and lowered her head. She didn't want to look at him.
"I'm sorry …" Ying Qingcang didn't know how to say it. "What can I do to make you forgive me …" He wanted to reach out and hug Xin Qing, but he saw her suddenly raise her head. Her eyes were guarded, sarcastic, and full of hatred.
Ying Qingcang couldn't help but take a step back. How can you hate me? He felt like his heart was being squeezed, and he couldn't breathe. Ah Chul hurried over to support him. At the same time, he looked at Xin Qing with a pleading look.
"What's wrong?" William walked over and stood beside Xin Qing. "The restaurant we went to last night was good. Why don't we go later? After we finish eating, we can take a walk along the beach like last night.
Diana suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, yes! Let's go earlier today, so we don't come back as late as yesterday! "
Xin Qing looked at the two of them gratefully, then turned and left. William stood in front of Ying Qingcang, who was about to chase after her, and whispered, "Do you want everyone to know what happened to her last night? Let's talk about it after we leave here. "
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