Falling Heart

"Xie Mingchao! I heard that you got the qualification to perform on the same stage with Shen Qing?" His voice was gritted.

The questioning method of this sentence put Xie Mingchao in a lower position than Shen Qing, but Xie Mingchao didn't care, the corners of his lips slightly lifted, and he responded with a half-smile: "Yes."

His expression was calm and breezy, but Zhou Chen sensed provocation from a superficial level.

Zhou Chen asked angrily: "Are you resorting to tricks? Which girl in your class has no unreasonable feelings for you?"

Xie Mingchao's tone was slightly lower: "Shen Qing didn't."

Zhou Chen was startled, and didn't answer immediately.

"The lottery is fair and open. If you have any questions, please go to the monitor of Class Nine instead of going crazy with me here."

Xie Mingchao picked up his schoolbag and put it on his shoulder, turned around and went down the stairs.

When Zhou Chen realized that he said he was crazy, he had already reached the first floor, and he could only hold back his breath.

Xie Mingchao didn't go home straight after leaving school, but went to a bookstore to buy the original book.

Although the squad leader said that he would give out scripts to every participant, he still wanted to respect Shen Qing's favorite works.

When he got home, the living room was dark. He turned on the light as usual, and the living room was empty.

Xie Mingchao's heart tightened, and he ran straight to Chen Ziwan's room, ignoring that he hadn't changed his shoes yet.

The door was wide open, and there was no one inside.

He was on the phone with Chen Ziwan and walked downstairs.

No one answered the phone, and the waiting elevator did not arrive, so Xie Mingchao went directly to the safe passage.

When Shen Qing came up the stairs with a yawn, she bumped into Xie Mingchao who was going downstairs.

She raised her head and asked, "Where are you going?"

He paused, "How do you take the stairs?"

"Don't you take the stairs too? I thought you knew the elevator was broken and was being repaired."

"My mother is gone, I'm going to find her."

Shen Qing became anxious, "Then I'll go with you."

The two of them searched the entire community but did not see Chen Ziwan. When Xie Mingchao was about to call the police, she walked in from the gate of the community with cheerful steps.

Xie Mingchao stepped forward quickly and grabbed her nervously, "Mom, where have you been?"

Chen Ziwan was taken aback, and was relieved when she saw that it was Xie Mingchao, "Chaochao?"

He asked in a deep voice, "Why didn't you answer the phone?"

"My phone is out of battery and turned off," she pulled down the brim of her hat guiltily, "I just want to find out if there is a suitable job nearby..."

"Did I tell you to stay at home for a while?" Xie Mingchao reproached, "What if I was photographed by those paparazzi?"

Shen Qing's heart skipped a beat when she heard the word paparazzi. Chen Ziwan was indeed so beautiful that she was not like an ordinary person, but why would paparazzi follow her?
Chen Ziwan replied weakly: "I promise not to be an example."

Shen Qing knew that Xie Ming was always unhappy, so he could see that he was really angry now.

But this is their family matter, and as an outsider, she has no room to get involved, so she can only listen silently from the sidelines.

Chen Ziwan explained aggrievedly: "I really can't stay at home anymore, so I wanted to come out to breathe."

Xie Mingchao: "What's missing at home, I'll go buy it instead of running out by myself."

Chen Ziwan: "What I lack is freedom."

Listening to their quarrel, Shen Qing felt that she was redundant, so she interrupted bravely: "Since Auntie has found it, should I go back first?"

Xie Mingchao called her to stop: "Wait a minute, I need to ask you some questions about the script."

"Script?" Chen Ziwan's eyes lit up, "You can ask me, I am professional in acting!"

Sensing Xie Mingchao's warning eyes, she waved her hand indifferently, "Even if Qingqing knows who I am, it doesn't matter."

Shen Qing asked in a daze: "What do you mean?"

Chen Ziwan took her hand enthusiastically, "It's not convenient to talk about it here, why don't you come to my house?"

When she learned that Chen Ziwan was really the former pure flower in the entertainment circle that Shen Qing thought, she didn't recover for a long time.

Xie Mingchao glanced lazily at the person sitting on the sofa, "I said don't tell her, she is too scared to speak now."

It wasn't until Li Xin called and asked her why she didn't come home after buying an ice cream, that she swam back from her dazed thoughts.

"I'll be right back."

Shen Qing hung up the phone and stood up, looking at Chen Ziwan with a complicated expression, "You have worked hard all these years."

Chen Ziwan's gentle smile froze, and the grievances she had endured for a long time welled up in her heart, but she suppressed them again after a while.

She lowered her voice a few degrees, "I'm used to it, and my wish now is to hope that Chao Chao can live a good life."

Xie Mingchao didn't respond, and quietly lowered his eyes.

Shen Qing suddenly thought of the three days when he had no news during the winter vacation, and asked tentatively: "Did you say it was inconvenient to bring electronic devices during those three days because you were exposed?"

He breathed a sigh of relief, "Every year I personally go to City B to ask Xie Ronghua for child support. We agreed five years ago that before I did, we would pay child support regularly.

Xie Ronghua has been trying to find out our address, so every time I go to him, I will only bring cash to take a taxi, turn off my phone, and go back here after going around two cities. "

Shen Qing felt more and more that her growing environment without the company of her parents was nothing compared to Xie Mingchao's hiding in Tibet, so she sat back after being shocked for a long time.

She felt anxious, "Aren't Auntie going to collect evidence to clarify what happened back then?"

"If there was evidence, I wouldn't have to suffer." Chen Ziwan sighed, "How could that person's methods leave a flaw so easily?"

Shen Qing looked at her steadily: "Auntie, I want to help you."

Chen Ziwan shook her head lightly: "No Qingqing, I know you have good intentions, but investigation is not an easy task. You are at the age of studying hard now, so there is no need to worry about me."

"In the past, it was Xie Ronghua who obstructed and blocked the news in every possible way before hitting a wall, but now after so many years, he has relaxed his guard," Xie Mingchao said with a rare serious expression. "I think you can consider it."

"Then where do we start to check? It's been 12 years, and those that should be destroyed have already been destroyed," Chen Ziwan no longer had any hope for this, "Forget it, don't bother, you will be in your third year of high school soon , Learning is the most important thing."

"Auntie, let me make an exchange with you," Shen Qing said with a smile, "You supervise our rehearsal, and we will help you investigate. Don't worry about your connections, I can ask Aunt Xin to help."

Chen Ziwan wanted Xie Mingchao to persuade Shen Qing to give up, but he also seemed to have nothing to talk about, so she could only smile: "Okay."

When Shen Qing came home, Li Xin was already waiting on the sofa.

Before Li Xin could utter the words of condemnation, Shen Qing said solemnly: "Aunt Xin, there is a big matter that needs your help."

After listening to the ins and outs, Li Xin put down the feather duster, and mocked lightly: "You were quick when you agreed, and now you know you're here to beg me?"

Shen Qing hugged her waist, "Aunt Xin, please, didn't you also say that Chen Ziwan was a female star you liked very much before?"

"Okay, I'll help, not only for you, but also for me."