Mysterious Assistant of the Washed-Up Queen-Chapter 482 - 317: Unexpected Reunion_2

"Bro, drive faster, we’re already late."

Who knew she was going to get scolded right after saying that.

"Drive faster? How fast is fast? I asked you earlier if you needed me to drive over, but you insisted that you could catch a cab. And what happened? In the end, wasn’t it me who had to borrow a car from a colleague?"

Xu Xiaohan didn’t even look at her, still fuming himself.

"Well, I didn’t know it was so hard to get a taxi here. It’s usually not like this."

"You just said it yourself, it’s usually not like this. What time is it now? Chinese New Year’s Eve! Didn’t you think about that? At this rate, won’t you be all over the place when you start working?"

Seeing that Xu Xiaohan’s words were a bit harsh, Xu Jiacheng and Liang Yuehong, who had just been complaining about their daughter, started feeling bad for her.

"Alright, alright, stop lecturing her. She’s still young, it’s okay. If we can’t get in, we can’t get in. It’s no big deal. Don’t be angry; there’s nothing to be mad about."

After much persuasion, the siblings were finally calmed down, and the car fell silent again.

The family of four quietly drove towards the CCTV Building.

The reason they found themselves here dates back to a few days ago.

When Xu Jiacheng and Liang Yuehong heard their daughter was going to perform at the Spring Festival Gala, they couldn’t contain their excitement.

Especially since neighbors were visiting their home at the time, it gave them even more to boast about.

Although Xu Jiacheng was annoyed and sent the neighbors away, the pride was written all over his face, and he couldn’t hide it.

It was their daughter performing at the Spring Festival Gala, after all. Who else had such an outstanding child? How could they not be proud?

As for Xu Ruyan, who knows what she was thinking, but after talking to Xu Qingqiu on the phone, she impulsively asked if her parents wanted to come to the Capital for New Year’s.

She had a pretty good idea at the time, telling Xu Jiacheng and Liang Yuehong something like,

’My sister will be tired from performing, and she won’t have a New Year’s Eve dinner to come home to. Let’s come over early and prepare a festive dinner as a surprise for her.’

Boy, that sure caught their attention. Even though Xu Jiacheng and Liang Yuehong were initially reluctant to intrude, Xu Ruyan’s words quickly swayed them.

Surrounded by the news of their daughter’s performance at the Spring Festival Gala, they snapped into action and decided to go.

Out of the four, Xu Xiaohan was the last to know.

He was caught up with a critical project in his lab, so he hadn’t managed to go home yet when he got the call from his parents announcing they were coming to the Capital for New Year’s.

Xu Xiaohan was dumbfounded for a while, only to find out his little sister was behind it all.

"Seriously, with it being such a busy holiday season, tickets are hard to get, it’s so cold, and you have to travel so far, why are you coming here?"

"Why are we coming? Your sister is performing on stage, and she won’t even have a hot meal to come home to on New Year’s Eve. Is that any way to celebrate? Tell me, should we come or not?"

"But... I didn’t have a New Year’s Eve dinner here last year either, did I?"

"You’re a man, and you’re the eldest. You have no one to blame for not having a meal. Who told you not to even have a girlfriend?"

"..."

In the end, thoroughly stabbed by his mother’s words, Xu Xiaohan had no choice but to reluctantly accept the situation.

Then, after much hastening and delay, they finally made it to the Capital today.

Xu Xiaohan had specifically gone back to pick them up, and Xu Ruyan had been eagerly waiting at the station early.

And as for where to go after arriving, well, that was a no-brainer—obviously to Xu Qingqiu’s house.

At that time, there was nobody at home, and the door had a passcode lock, which Xu Ruyan just happened to know, giving her just the opening she needed.

After picking them up from the station, it was relatively easy to catch a taxi there, and they smoothly made their way back to the villa. Then came buying groceries, washing them, and preparing them—a whole flurry of activity.

Some of the ingredients came from their hometown, while others were bought fresh today. After all, it’s the Capital, where markets are well-stocked, making shopping convenient.

The only issue was that food preparation took a long time. According to her parents,

"If it’s prepared now, it will be cold by evening. Let’s prep everything now, and when we come back, it will just take a quick cook-through in the pot, and we can have a hot meal."

Being from the north, they didn’t just prepare dishes; they also made a lot of dumplings, especially since they heard that, due to the Spring Festival Gala, Xu Qingqiu’s assistant and manager hadn’t gone back either, so they made extra.

It’s just that, well, things got a bit delayed. Despite Xu Ruyan urging them repeatedly, they were finally ready to leave.

And then they couldn’t get a cab! Whether it was a taxi or a ride-hailing app, there simply was no one accepting rides in the area.

In the end, with no other choice available, Xu Xiaohan had to call a colleague to borrow a car, which was then delivered to him, and he had to return it later.

Coming and going wasted half the day, making it difficult not to be late.

Fortunately, the delay wasn’t too long, and they finally made it.

"Wait here a moment, I’m going inside to get the tickets."

Outside the main entrance, cars couldn’t enter without a ticket, and Xu Ruyan didn’t want Chu Tian and others to know her parents had come, so she ran to the entrance alone and made a phone call.

Chu Tian, having received the call, rushed out hastily and immediately spotted Xu Ruyan outside.

"Where is everyone? Why are you alone?"

"They... they’re in the car. We couldn’t get a taxi, so we had to borrow a car to come here. I’m here to get a ticket from you, to see if we can drive it inside." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Chu Tian followed her gaze and saw a car parked there. Since it was dark, he couldn’t see clearly inside but just nodded.

"Okay, here are the tickets. Take them, one for each person. I’ll go talk to the guard."

He communicated with the guard and finally let them in.

"Let’s go up, I’ll take you inside."

"Ah? Oh, that’s not necessary. You go ahead. We can manage on our own."

"How can you manage on your own? You don’t even know the place. Let me take you; we can all take the elevator together."

"No need, no need. We still have to delay a bit, you know, girls need to touch up their makeup."

"That’s okay, I can wait a bit."

"Oh no, really, there’s no need. I’ve already contacted Sister Yiyi, and she said she’ll come down later to find us, so you don’t need to stay here. It’s a bit awkward with girls’ stuff going on."

What’s awkward about it? Just watching a show and touching up makeup, what could be awkward?

Although Chu Tian didn’t understand, hearing that Xu Ruyan had contacted Yiyi, he let it be.

"Okay then, hurry up. It’s cold down here, don’t take too long."

"Sure, sure."

Finally managing to send Chu Tian away, Xu Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling her back was soaked with sweat.

"Was that young man just now Qingqiu’s assistant? He’s really tall, and handsome too. Does he have a girlfriend?"

"Oh Mom, you’re here to watch the show, not to find a match for my sister."

Seeing her own mother starting up again, Xu Ruyan suddenly felt resentful.

What’s going on? The purpose of bringing my parents here was to cause trouble for Chu Tian, so why has Mom taken a liking to him the moment she saw him? What the heck?

After pacifying her parents, Xu Ruyan hurriedly pulled out her phone to contact Yiyi.

She had been bluffing earlier, but now that it was crunch time, she had to scramble.

And Chu Tian, oblivious to everything because he was worried about Xu Qingqiu, simply didn’t think too much about it.

"Chu Tian, have my sister and the others arrived yet?"

Upon meeting, Xu Qingqiu immediately asked anxiously.

"Don’t worry, they’re already downstairs. I offered to escort them in, but they said they didn’t need me, probably because it’s awkward with a guy around. But your sister mentioned Yiyi, said she’d take them over, right, Yiyi?"

"Ah? Uh? Oh, yes, I guess?"

At that moment, Yiyi looked utterly confused. Just then, her phone vibrated. She took it out, and sweat threatened to break out on her face.

"Yes, she mentioned it earlier to me. I’ll go down to meet them now."

"Phew, that’s good. I’ve been worried sick! I thought something might have happened. You can go, Yiyi; Chu Tian is here with me, so it’s fine."

"Okay, okay."

Yiyi ran out frantically, still dazed as she entered the elevator.

Seriously, how did I agree to this? I didn’t even have time to process it, and now I’m an accomplice? Getting roped into this was way too easy!

In any case, being utterly confused, Yiyi was unwittingly pulled into Xu Ruyan’s scheme.

The situation was too urgent, so she didn’t even get a chance to think it through. Though, thinking it through might not have made much difference anyway.