Chapter 248: A Storm in Emperor City

It took a while for Xia Zi to digest what Mo Suqing just told her.

Guan Zixuan made a trip to A City not to look for her but to look for me?

Xia Zi stood where she was for a while, dazed at the news...

She saw Luo Qiqi spacing out on the sofa when she returned to their villa. Luo Qiqi seemed to be spacing out like this every single day after what happened to Su Jincheng. She was unable to get over the fact that he was already gone.

Seeing her like this, Xia Zi shook her head in resignation. When will she be able to walk out of it?

She sat beside Luo Qiqi gently and said, “Qiqi, I know you’re upset. Just cry if you want to. Don’t torture yourself like that. It hurts me to see you like this…”

With Luo Qiqi ignoring her and still staring into the empty space, Xia Zi decided to use a more commanding tone. “Qiqi, do you plan to live the rest of your life like this? Su Jincheng did that because he knew you were nearby, and between him and Ye Zhongjue, he had to make sure one of them stayed alive. He knew that Yang Tianlong would hurt you, which is why he did that. It’s not for you to end up sulking all day like this!”

Hearing Su Jincheng’s name triggered Luo Qiqi.

She turned to Xia Zi with tears escaping her eyes. “A’zi, I feel so empty, as if there’s no place for me in this world anymore. Why did he have to jump off? He might have been able to survive if he didn’t, so why did he choose to do that!”

Luo Qiqi then buried herself into Xia Zi’s chest as she wept.

Xia Zi wiped the tears off her face and kept her company.

The both of them talked for a long time, with Xia Zi listening to Luo Qiqi as she spilled her heart out. She knew Luo Qiqi had feelings for Su Jincheng, but she never knew that Luo Qiqi had already fallen so deeply in love with him.

Just what is love? It seemed to be something that could change a person entirely.

When Xia Zi woke up the next morning, she decided to go to Emperor City to look for Guan Zixuan. She wanted to tell Luo Qiqi about her plans after preparing breakfast and tell her to take good care of herself when she was away.

The television was switched on and everything seemed peaceful and normal when she was preparing breakfast.

However, she happened to hear a major news report coming from the television after she had just toasted the bread.

“After going on a hiatus for five years, top star Guan Zixuan has been exposed for taking drugs. He is still under investigation, but some of our media friends have found out that Guan Zixuan has a rather prominent family background. It seems that he is no ordinary individual, which was why this news had been suppressed. Now that it has been exposed, I wonder how this previous top star would react to these allegations...”

Xia Zi could no longer hear the rest of the report as her thoughts were currently in a mess.

Something happened to Guan Zixuan. She found it weird that he did not attend Mo Suqing’s wedding, and the worst had happened.

Luo Qiqi saw Xia Zi standing in a daze when she made her way downstairs. She had also heard the news.

She walked up to Xia Zi and hugged her gently. “A’zi, don’t be upset. We don’t know what exactly happened yet. It’s better if you go over to take a look in person. I know the both of you spent five years together, so… A’zi, go ahead. There’s no need to worry about me. I’ll take care of myself. I’m still that head-strong Luo Qiqi if you ever need me. A’zi, you don’t have to worry about me. Do what you want to do!”

Xia Zi nodded slowly, her mind abuzz with what was just reported on the news. Guan Zixuan is in trouble, he’s in trouble...

After her breakfast, Xia Zi packed up quickly and Luo Qiqi sent her off at the airport on the next available flight to Emperor City.

The flight took two hours, and Xia Zi immediately hailed a cab to the place where she had lived with Guan Zixuan for the past five years.

She was heading for a high-end residential area near Jinan Avenue, but what she saw shocked her when she alighted.

There were reporters everywhere and it looked like their entire villa was swarming with reporters.

Her brows creased at this. She never expected to witness something like this upon her return.

Her surroundings seemed strange yet familiar, but Guan Zixuan was nowhere to be found.

She stood a distance away from the villa as she contemplated her next steps, finally deciding to visit the Guan family home instead.

The Guan family home was a siheyuan A siheyuan is a style of historical architecture found in China. Here’s the Wikipedia link if anyone may be interested to learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siheyuan