Always missing.
In the end, Qiao Qiao accepted Xu Anting's kindness and took the taxi that he had called. Using the excuse that she was worried, Xu Anting accompanied her.
When they arrived at Lai An Hotel, Xu Anting didn't say anything and went ahead to handle the procedures for everyone.
Qiao Qiao looked at the man who was walking towards them with the keys in his hand. She felt both grateful and conflicted. "Thank you, Professor Xu."
"It's just a small matter. You don't have to thank me all the time. If you really want to thank me, be careful when you work on projects in the future. Don't make any mistakes and just rework it."
Qiao Qiao smiled. "Don't worry, I won't make a mistake."
Xu Anting looked at Qiao Qiao with a faint smile in his eyes. He took the Qiao family's luggage and said, "Let's go upstairs first. It's on the third floor. I booked three rooms. That should be enough."
Lai An Hotel was close to the wealthy district. The conditions and facilities here couldn't be too bad. This also meant that the price of staying here for a night would be very good.
Qiao Qiao silently calculated how much it would cost for her family to stay here for a night. She didn't have much cash on her, so she didn't know if she could use it.
After staying here for a night, she would probably have to work a few part-time jobs.
After tonight's incident, Qiao Qiao was even more certain that she would not spend a single cent of He Shaochen's money unless it was absolutely necessary. She also did not want to be looked down upon by the Family He because of this.
By the time the Qiao family was settled, it was already past two in the morning.
The Qiao Family went back to their own rooms to sleep. Qiao Qiao watched as Xu Anting went down to see him off at the entrance of Lai An Hotel.
"Professor Xu, thank you so much for today." Other than thanking him, Qiao Qiao didn't know what to do. She had nothing to repay Xu Anting. Even if she had something, she guessed that Xu Anting wouldn't accept it.
Xu Anting faintly smiled. He looked at Qiao Qiao with a gentle gaze and said, "Didn't I say that you don't have to say thank you all the time?"
Qiao Qiao lowered her head and fiddled with her hands. She pursed her lips and said, "Even though that's what you say, you still have to show the proper etiquette."
"I really have to hand it to you. Alright, it's getting late. You should go in and rest. It's best if you use an egg to warm up your eyes in the morning to prevent them from swelling."
Xu Anting didn't ask what happened that day. He didn't ask why Qiao Qiao's family was out in the middle of the night. He also didn't ask why He Shaochen wasn't around at this critical time.
No matter what the question was, it would definitely make Qiao Qiao feel embarrassed. And he would never do anything that would make Qiao Qiao feel embarrassed.
Xu Anting was truly gentle. He was very good at putting himself in other people's shoes. It was because of this gentleness that he suppressed it for so long. He wanted to wait until Qiao Qiao was successful in her studies before confessing to her.
If it weren't for He Shaochen, it was estimated that the two of them would naturally become a very loving couple, because whether it was in life or work, they were so suitable for each other. However, there were not so many ifs in this world.
Therefore, Qiao Qiao and Xu Anting were doomed to miss each other.
Xu Anting drove away. Qiao Qiao looked at the car in the distance, still waving goodbye.
After a long time, she slowly put down her hand and let out a long sigh of relief.
It was winter now. The winter in City A was like a big icehouse. Standing outside for so long, Qiao Qiao felt that her whole body was about to be frozen.
However, no matter how cold her body was, it couldn't be compared with the coldness in her heart at this time.
Tonight's incident was so sudden that she was caught off guard. At that time, she was in a daze and didn't have time to think about the consequences and impact of this incident.
Now He Shaochen was also called back to Family He. Qiao Qiao faintly felt that their wedding would not be very smooth. The worst situation was probably that the wedding would be canceled and she would be banned from seeing He Shaochen forever.
Thinking of what she would face tomorrow, Qiao Qiao was so stressed that she was almost out of breath.
Today, it was He Mu's hysteria. Who would it be tomorrow?
She could bear it today, but what about tomorrow? The day after tomorrow? She was very afraid that one day she would not be able to bear it and let go of He Shaochen's hand.
His eyes began to ache again, and he couldn't see clearly.
Qiao Qiao took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She wiped away her tears and turned to enter the hotel.
— —
Early the next morning, Qiao Qiao jumped out of bed when she heard the phone ring. She basically didn't sleep this night and had been waiting for He Shaochen's call.
Seeing the caller ID, Qiao Qiao was unprecedentedly excited.
She glanced at Qiao Hui, who was still sleeping soundly on the other bed. She walked out of the room quietly and didn't dare to speak until she reached the end of the corridor. "Hello?"
"Which room are you in?"
"Hmm?" Qiao Qiao reported the room number and asked, "He Shaochen, where are you now?"
"The lobby."
Qiao Qiao was stunned and quickly said, "Wait … wait a minute, I'll come down to find you!"
Before she could finish her sentence, Qiao Qiao had already dashed downstairs. She used the fastest speed in her life to rush to the living room. She saw a tall and straight man standing in the living room. The moment he saw her, he truly let out a sigh of relief.
Qiao Qiao's eyes immediately turned red and she threw herself at He Shaochen.
"I thought you wouldn't come to me again." Qiao Qiao leaned into He Shaochen's arms and said in a choked voice.
She had been unable to sleep since last night. Recalling the scene when He Shaochen left, she was really afraid that it would be the last time they would see each other.
Anxiety and fear had plagued her for an entire night, making it difficult for her to sleep and eat.
He Shaochen's eyes were also filled with fatigue. The matter had just calmed down and he had rushed over. The moment he saw Qiao Qiao, he was really relieved.
God knows how afraid he was that Qiao Qiao would leave without saying goodbye.
He stroked Qiao Qiao's messy hair and said in a gentle voice, "Silly girl, how could I not come to find you? Can't you consider the possibility before making a hypothesis? "
Qiao Qiao choked and her tears fell uncontrollably, wetting He Shaochen's chest. "But I'm scared, I'm really scared that you don't want me anymore!"
Mother He's decisiveness shocked her. Qiao Qiao was really scared.
"Alright, don't cry, silly girl." He Shaochen pressed Qiao Qiao into his arms and felt a pang of heartache.
As the two of them were tightly hugging each other, they didn't know that there was another person who was silently lost in thought.
That person was naturally Xu Anting.
Last night, Qiao Qiao was really worrying. He rushed over early in the morning to see how she was doing. Who knew that when he rushed over, he would see this scene.
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