141 “AV Shooting Guide” Chapter 140

AV shooting guide

140: diamond watch

Although Liv kept urging her to rest well before leaving, Qiao Qiao still firmly asked to leave early.

Her luggage and other personal belongings were still at Song Qiyan’s house. She didn’t buy a ticket, and she didn’t prepare anything. She just clung to the last straw of “going home” like a homeless wanderer, as if she didn’t know how to live without setting a new goal for herself.

Liv comforted Qiao Qiao throughout the whole process, and also arranged everything dutifully. Qiao Qiao was originally a little wary of this overly gorgeous strange woman, but after getting along with her, she realized that she really cared about her, although her attitude was occasionally a bit strange.

It’s not like taking care of a “friend of a friend”, but like taking care of a “relative’s sister”, with a natural sense of closeness.

It wasn’t until much later, when Liang Jize told Qiao Qiao everything about Liv, that she realized that this was not a natural closeness. It was clearly a pitiful act of seeking comfort like “loving a house and a bird”.

Knowing that the possibility was slim, he stubbornly tried to capture the shadow of Liang Jize in his fantasy by getting close to Qiao Qiao.

A few hours later, Liv drove Qiao Qiao into the community where Song Qiyan lived.

Until Qiao Qiao opened the door, she still held on to the hope that Song Qiyan might be waiting for her at home. After all, the man had never really been angry with Qiao Qiao. Maybe this time it was just as loud as the thunder and light as the rain?As long as you apologize properly——

The door was pushed open, and three packed suitcases were neatly placed in the living room.

Other than that, it was deserted.

Qiao Qiao stood at the door in a daze, and his heart sank completely.

She reluctantly walked around the rooms again, and then found that the traces of her life in Song Qiyan’s house had been erased one by one. The wardrobe that had been piled up in a mess returned to its original appearance, with only a row of Song Qiyan’s suits left on the crossbar; only the man’s dental tools were left on the bathroom shelf, and two light gray long-staple cotton towels occupied the only two hooks, one of which was supposed to have a pink rabbit printed on it.

Qiao Qiao returned to the sofa and sat down in despair, feeling that this warm and comfortable place a few days ago suddenly felt very strange.

Thinking that Liv was still waiting downstairs, Qiao Qiao reluctantly calmed down and dragged the suitcases out one by one. The first two suitcases were fine, but when she dragged the third one, she felt an extreme reluctance suddenly burst out in her heart.

People often don’t react as quickly as they imagine when faced with major shocks. Many people have to go through a “reaction period” of varying lengths before they can fully accept the reality. The same is true for Qiao Qiao. Even if Song Qiyan said that at Liv’s house, even if there was only a cold suitcase waiting for her when she opened the door, it wasn’t until Qiao Qiao found that even the traces of their life together had been cleaned up by the man that she finally realized that Song Qiyan really didn’t want her anymore.

In an instant, anguish, regret, pessimism… all kinds of negative emotions were overwhelming. Qiao Qiao threw down his suitcase and leaned against the wall to breathe for a while. There was only one thought left in his mind: No, I can’t just leave like this.

She threw down the box and returned to the bedroom. On the bed were Song Qiyan’s quilt and Song Qiyan’s pillow. Qiao Qiao jumped on it without hesitation and took a deep breath. Her nose was immediately filled with the faint cold fragrance that men usually have after bathing. In the past, Qiao Qiao thought it was due to the shower gel, but after moving in, she found that Song Qiyan only used an ordinary brand commonly seen in supermarkets. So where did this fragrance come from, she still has no idea.

His nose started to feel sore again, Qiao Qiao tried his best to hold back his tears, jumped out of bed and started looking through Song Qiyan’s accessories cabinet.

The man holds a very high position in WAWA, and his annual income is very scary. Not to mention that he also does some financial management and investment in private. It is said that the income from his side job has long exceeded that of his main job, but he is used to keeping working, so he does not choose to resign.

Qiao Qiao opened the cabinet, and the dark lights in the drawers were gradually lit. Rows of precision and bright watches were displayed in front of Qiao Qiao.

Each watch is placed in an orderly manner in a small grid of a few inches square, with a light-colored interlining underneath. It is more beautiful and neat than the display cabinets in shopping malls, perfectly showing the owner’s taste in life.

The box in the lower right corner is empty, and the watch should be worn on Song Qiyan’s wrist.

Qiao Qiao didn’t know much about men’s watches, and she didn’t know how much these similar-looking discs were worth. She hesitated for a while, then touched a piece and put it in her pocket.

She also guiltily adjusted the position of the grid and moved the newly vacated grid to the innermost position. After making sure that she would not see any spaces unless she opened the entire drawer, she quietly left Song Qiyan’s house.

Liv was sitting in the car touching up her makeup. When she saw Qiao Qiao coming down, she asked strangely: “Why is your face so red?”

“The suitcase is too heavy…”

“The tickets are booked and we still have some time. Do you want to go check out the new apartment first?”

“No, go directly to the station.”

“Okay.”

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At 7 o’clock that night, Qiao Qiao returned to his hometown.

She didn’t say goodbye to anyone. The only person she saw off was Liv, whom she met halfway. The company only made a simple phone call to report. The HR department, which usually spent half a day off with artists, unexpectedly didn’t say anything and approved the annual leave application very readily. Coupled with sporadic bonus breaks, Qiao Qiao suddenly had nearly a month’s long vacation.

After not going home for half a year, Qiao Qiao felt nothing in her heart. She didn’t call home, but dragged three suitcases around alone to look for a car.

Qiao Qiao’s hometown is far less prosperous and advanced than the city where he works, but because it is close to a provincial capital city, the development is just okay. In the past two years, riding on the favorable policies, large companies have begun to invest in setting up film and television bases. I heard that it is going to be built into a small inland film city.

But that’s a thing for the future.

Qiao Qiao noticed that eyes were always falling on her since she left the station. At first, she thought she was frightening others by dragging three suitcases. When they were on the bus, the driver told the truth: “The little girl is so dressed up. She looks like she is from a big city, right?”

Qiao Qiao suddenly didn’t know how to respond. She simply wore casual clothes, and the clothes were sponsored by Liv. After all, she didn’t wear anything when she came out of Liang Jize’s villa.

But to people here, this kind of designer clothes is considered “foreign”.

After another hour of turbulence, she finally stood in front of her house.

Just as she was about to knock on the door, the door suddenly opened from the inside.

“Oh, if you want to eat potato chips, go buy them yourself. Can I—Qiao Qiao?!”

A fashionably dressed girl swallowed the second half of what she was about to say in surprise, staring at Qiao Qiao as if she had seen something rare.

“Xiaochan, I’m back.”

Qiao Qiao sighed inwardly, this kind of meeting is really…

“Why don’t you speak?”

Another girl complained from the door. After a while, a face with heavy makeup poked out from behind Xiaochan, looked at Qiao Qiao strangely, and said in a very rude tone: “Who are you?”

“This is my sister.” Xiaochan quietly nudged her with her elbow, “I told you before, Qiao Qiao.”

“Oh! Hello, I’m Xiaochan’s friend. You can just call me Zhuzhu.” Zhuzhu suddenly became warm and she blinked, “Xiaochan always mentions you.”

“Hello.”

“Dad! Mom! Qiao Qiao is back!” Xiaochan shouted inside. After a while, a middle-aged couple came out of the house with a bit of surprise on their faces. Mother Qiao first complained: “Why didn’t you tell me in advance when you came back?”

“That’s right, we can pick you up as well.” Father Qiao continued.

Qiao Qiao smiled and didn’t answer.

The two of them are used to maintaining the image of parents in front of outsiders, and Qiao Qiao has long been used to it. If Zhuzhu hadn’t been present today, they would have only exchanged a few words in a nonchalant manner. This was not the first time that Qiao Qiao went home. He had never been picked up by anyone, and it made no difference whether he was notified or not.

“You guys chat, I’ll go back to the house and put my luggage first.”

Qiao Qiao dragged the box inside, which was a normal action, but several people in the room became nervous and blocked Qiao Qiao’s way.

“There’s no rush, there’s no room at home.” Mother Qiao grabbed the suitcase first, “Just put it over there… Ouch, it’s quite heavy.”

“There’s a lot of stuff in there, I have to sort it out.”

“When can you not tidy up?” Xiaochan held Qiao Qiao’s arm affectionately, “Sister, you haven’t been back for a long time, let’s sit down and chat first.”

Normally, Xiao Chan wouldn’t call her sister easily. Only when she asked for something or did something wrong, her mouth would be like honey. Qiao Qiao had a vague guess in his mind, but still pretended not to know anything on his face. He smiled and walked firmly to his room: “I sweated a little along the way. I’ll change clothes first.”

The door was so close that she couldn’t stop it, so Xiaochan had no choice but to get out of the way.

As soon as the door opened, Qiao Qiao closed his eyes and said silently in his heart: Sure enough.

The room that was specially cleaned before leaving has completely turned into a small garbage dump. There are snack bags and empty drink bottles on the table on the floor. More than half of the quilt has been dragged to the floor, and the other half is piled crumpled on the corner of the bed.Qiao Qiao’s drawers and cabinets were all opened, and the personal belongings inside were scattered everywhere.

No wonder the earrings on Zhuzhu’s ears looked so familiar just now, they turned out to be mine.Qiao Qiao thought.

“Alas…” Zhuzhu smiled sheepishly, “I was kicked out by my parents, and I’m temporarily living here with Xiaochan… Well, I’ll clean up later!”

“Isn’t there a guest room at home?” Qiao Qiao looked at Qiao’s mother.

“This…”

“The guest room hasn’t been occupied for a long time. The bed is cold and hard.” Xiaochan pouted, “Sister, Zhuzhu has no place to sleep now. Don’t be so stingy.”

The problem is that now I have no place to sleep.

“Sister Qiao Qiao.” Zhuzhu came up again, “Don’t worry, I will move to the guest room now.”

Although she said this, she didn’t move, she just stared at Qiao Qiao expectantly. Not only her, but also Qiao’s mother and Xiaochan also stared at Qiao Qiao expectantly.

Qiao Qiao knew what they expected. To be honest, she was really tired after a long day, and her mind and body couldn’t bear the exertion. She just wanted to find a place to lie down and think about things, so she said smoothly: “No, I will just go to the guest room to sleep.”

Several people showed satisfied expressions at the same time.

“I’ll help you carry it.” Zhuzhu took a suitcase diligently, “There are so many things. People who come back from big cities are different.”

“Hey, this dress is so beautiful.” Xiaochan tugged on Qiao Qiao’s sleeves, “Where did you buy it?”

“A gift from a friend.”

“Sister, did you bring me a gift?”

“…Bring it.”

Qiao Qiao quickly went through in his mind which items in the box were suitable for Xiaochan.

“Then Sister Qiao Qiao, do you have a role for me?”

“…Yes.”

After being forced to distribute several things to Xiaochan and Zhuzhu, the two left with satisfaction. Qiao Qiao finally got a chance to breathe. She lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling silently.

The windows in the guest room were not installed properly, so cold wind always came in, causing headaches.The boxes were also messed up by Xiaochan and Zhuzhu. Fortunately, because it was too late, they only opened one box, which only contained some ordinary clothes and cosmetics, nothing important.

Qiao Qiao took out the watch he had “stolen” from Song Qiyan in his trouser pocket in the dark.

The quartz surface reflects dazzling light under the dim moonlight, and the twelve blue diamonds on the dial sparkle even more.

Wait…

Isn’t this a real diamond?

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Song Qiyan opened the drawer, glanced at it, and stopped when he was about to put the watch in.

He tapped a few grids with his fingers, as if thinking about the previous arrangement. After a moment’s pause, he decisively opened all the drawers.

Sure enough, an empty grid was huddled in the corner, as if shy of being exposed to the light.

“You know the goods.” Song Qiyan said softly, “I stole the most expensive one.”