Then, he grabbed onto Qiao Qing's hand, "Let's go! Let your brother go buy you some clothes!"
Qiao Qing, "..."
Jun Yexuan grabbed Qi Yuyang's wrist, "Aren't you going to ask her for permission before making her do something?!"
Qi Yuyang said, "My sister hasn't even said anything, so why are you being difficult?! Let me tell you something. Even if my elder brother has accepted you as her boyfriend, her fourth brother, me, hasn't!
Jun Yexuan, "..."
Mu Jinghang stared at Jun Yexuan with pity. It must be difficult to be in love with a girl who has 18 brothers and three different families.
It was even more difficult to make the Qi family agree to let Qiao Qing marry.
Qiao Qing took back her hand, "I don't need more clothes. Plus, I have classes later."
Qi Yuyang had a wounded look on his face when he heard this. "Are you hating on me because of what just happened? I'm sorry, I didn't know better. (T ^ T)"
Qiao Qing, "..."
Mu Jinghang snorted. Was this the Qi family specialty? How come all of them knew to play the victim in front of Qiao Qing?
"Enough." Qi Yusen shouted, "Don't get in her way of getting an education."
"I'll give hrta ride!" Qi Yuyang still acted like he had been fueled with energy drinks. He grabbed onto Qiao Qing's hand and walked towards his car.
As they walked, he said, "Right, I don't even know your real name yet. It's not Feng Ci, right?"
Before Qiao Qing could answer, Mu Jinghang had already chimed in, "Her name is Qiao Qing, Qiao as in qiaoqianzhixi (the celebration of moving into a new home), Qing, as in qingbenjiaren (a pretty woman)."
"Qiao Qing? What a great sounding name!" Qi Yuyang opened the car door for Qiao Qing. She got in. Then, he bent down to buckle her up.
"I will drive you to school! At the same time, I'll bring you on a good car ride!"
Right after he spoke, Jun Yexuan opened the door to the backseat and sat inside.
Qi Yuyang's face turned dark, "Who told you, you can come in and sit?"
Jun Yexuan, "I don't trust your driving skills."
Qi Yuyang's eyes widened, "I'm a professional car racer! What's there to worry about?!"
Just then, Qi Yusen also got into the backseat, "It's best if I come along as well. Just in case you treat the street like a racing track."
Qi Yuyang, "..."
Mu Jinghang scratched his head, "Where do I sit then?"
Jun Yexuan eyed Luo Chen, who was being completely ignored, "You can ride with him."
Just like that, Qi Yuyang's original fantasy of a trip for two turned into a trip for four.
By the time they arrived at UCC, Qi Yusen prepared to unbuckle Qiao Qing. However, a pamphlet was blown by the wind and became stuck on his face.
"Blarg! What is this?!" He pulled the paper off his face. When he saw what ad it was, he snorted.
"For a no-good writer with childish books, she sure gets her ads out quick."
"She feels the need to hand out flyers just for her meet and greet? How terrified is she of people not knowing about this?! The beautiful writer from UCC... she's not even worthy enough to carry my sister's shoes!"
Then, he patted Qiao Qing's head, "You're much more capable than Yi Shiqiong. No, you shouldn't even be compared against her. Why are you so lowkey anyway?"
"If it weren't for my friend who works in the 'Immortal' production team, I never would've caught a glimpse of your face."
"If you are willing to reveal yourself in front of media, why would the title of 'the famous writing beauty' land on her head? Both your talent and your appearance are better than her."
Jun Yexuan, "Not everyone's like you – not everyone craves attention and approval."
Qi Yuyang's face dropped, "You want to fight? Don't assume you can sleep in peace just because Qingqing called you her boyfriend."
"Even if you are married, there is still the possibility of divorce. Once Qingqing is admitted into my family, I can make you her ex any second!"
Jun Yexuan, "..."
After a moment of sourness, Jun Yexuan hugged Qiao Qing as she got off the car, "Qingqing, your fourth brother is scaring me."
Qiao Qing, "..."
Qi Yuyang began to curse at the sight, "Out here in public?! You're a man who is without shame! Do you even care about having face?!"
Qiao Qing patted his head and said in a comforting tone, "I'm going to class now."
Qi Yuyang, "..."
Jun Yexuan raised his eyebrow at Qi Yuyang to provoke him. Qi Yuyang was so angry he began to emit smoke.
Qiao Qing finished off her class of the day and was just about to go get lunch when Sun Jing called.
Inside a restaurant by UCC.
After Qiao Qing ordered food, she asked Sun Jing, who sat across from her, "What do you need me for?"
Sun Jing rested her chin on her hand and blinked, "Baby Qingqing, now that you're in University, can you plan out your next book? Your fans have been whining for years."
Qiao Qing sipped on her tea and said lightly, "I have no time. Also, I have no plans to write another book."
Sun Jing, "..."
Though Qiao Qing's answer made her choke, it was expected.
She tried to play it coy, "Can't you reconsider?"
Qiao Qing, "No."
"Okay," Sun Jing continued, "Because your 'Immortal' is turning into a drama, your fans have been very active. They are now very interested in you as a person."
"A lot of people who failed to buy a copy of your book have been bugging me to release some more. Do you want to use this chance to make some sales? Why not release another batch?"
Qiao Qing, "No."
Sun Jing, "..."
Sun Jing clenched her teeth for a while and began to wipe those rare tears of hers away.
"All the other publicists' authors do exactly as asked. Their production rate is like a female pig. How come my life is so unfortunate and I work with someone who's so lowkey? Do you even know how much the editor for Yi Shiqiong brags in front of me every day?"
Qiao Qing, "Why does that concern me?"
"..." Sun Jing's brows twisted into worms, "You sold the copyright to a drama and also showed up in person for its opening ceremony. How come you can't even fulfill my little request?"
Qiao Qing squinted his eyes, "How do you know I went to the opening ceremony?"
Sun Jing's face turned red and she rubbed her hands together, "I just got my marriage certificate with director Shen. He told me."
Qiao Qing, "..."
No wonder those two talk in the same manner now.
"If you want to make more sales, you can. But don't even think about doing a meet and greet. Also, don't ask me to sign anything."
Qiao Qing took over the fish she ordered, said thanks, and began to eat.
Sun Jing, "..."
What could she do? They work together. Even if she had to kneel, she needed to spoil Qiao Qing.
After lunch, Qiao Qing went to the UCC library.
She loaned out all the medical books she didn't know well and began to read. Before long, someone sat down across from her.
In the beginning, she didn't even pay attention. She didn't even raise her head.
But then, whispers started to hit her ears, "The two talented girls from our school are together again."
Another girl mumbled, "you're right. Did you see the forum thread this morning? #YiShiqiongvsQiaoQing, who is more suited for the 'UCC talent' title. There were all sorts of discussions in that thread."
"It's true. One's a well-established author with great writing abilities and a talented zither player. The other one gets great grades and is skillful at Go. Their realms of specialties are different. So it's hard to choose."
"With writing, I don't think Qiao Qing would be worse off? She got 750 total on the entrance exam, which means she got 750 in literature. If she cannot write, how did she score full points?"