Chapter 12.2
Starlight Has No Past
Chapter 12 Part 2
Cheng Su opened her mouth, trying to decide how to address her . Then she
discovered that the two of them were so detached that she couldn’t think of
another name to call her by . She sighed and continued: “Qiaoqiao, your father
hasn’t been feeling well lately . Since you came back to Yang City, though you
don’t accept me as family, you should still go home to see your father . He’s
the one who brought you into this world and raised you . ”
The glare of the city lights fell on Ye Qiao’s plain face through the gla.s.s wall
of the coffee shop, looking forlorn . Her voice was slightly cold: The fact that
we don’t get along is just between my dad and me . It has nothing to do with
you . ” She took a look at the time: “Is there anything else?”
Cheng Su puckered her lips and remained silent .
Ye Qiao sn.i.g.g.e.red: “Is there anything else you want to tell me?” With a glance
at Cheng Su’s still flattened tummy, she had a hard time to control the urge to
shatter the facade . She couldn’t help but asking: “You pregnant?”
Cheng Su was briefly shocked, but her facial expression quickly changed to an
apologetic smile: “You know already? Your father and I are hoping to give you
a little sister . ”
Ye Qiao was annoyed by how leisurely she spoke, as if the whole world would
move on as she had planned . Ye Qiao tried to calm the agitation in her mind
but having a hard time to control it . She snickered and repeated: “A little sister . ”
There was no feeling in her voice, but her heart was twisted into a knot: “Do you
know what kind of person her father is?”
“Who do you think you married? A famous painter, a contemporary master, a
talented and wealthy middle aged man?” Ye Qiao paused as if she wanted to
deny all the facts from the bottom of her heart: “Do you know he’s a killer?
Cheng Su, you have married a killer . Your kid, just like me, will be born as the
daughter of a killer, always . ”
Ye Qiao put the sungla.s.ses back on and parted ways with Cheng Su on not
so friendly terms .
so friendly terms .
Once she got into a taxi, she pulled out a few pills and swallowed them with
some water . Finally, she quieted down and blew out a long breath just as Zhou
Tingsheng’s Wechat message arrived: “Are you here?”
She took look at the time, the movie was about to begin . She pondered for a
while then replied: “I was held up by something and will be late for the movie .
Maybe can you just go in first?”
-- -- “I’ll wait for you . ”
When she arrived at the theatre, the movie had already been playing for
20 minutes .
Zhou Tingsheng gently rubbed the two tickets with his thumb: “Do you still
want to watch it?”
Ye Qiao took one of the tickets: “Sure . ”
Zhou Tingsheng used one finger to hook her sungla.s.ses and took it off . Her
expression wasn"t as pleasant as when she was on the phone earlier . Her eyes
were somewhat gloomy; he realized that whatever held her up probably had
expression wasn"t as pleasant as when she was on the phone earlier . Her eyes
were somewhat gloomy; he realized that whatever held her up probably had
spoiled her mood as well .
Ye Qiao grabbed her gla.s.ses back: “I’ll take it off later . Do you want to be on the
headlines of some tabloid tomorrow?”
They sat down right in the middle of the theatre and attracted some attention .
Ye Qiao didn’t take her gla.s.ses off until after she sat down . She exchanged a look
with Zhou Tingsheng with a shallow and insincere smile .
The tempo of the movie was very slow which was Director Lai’s style . Each frame
was like a picture which had been painstakingly composed . It was the kind of movie
that lover’s would watch together even if it wasn’t a love story . There were many
couples leaning against each other in the theatre . Ye Qiao, however, was sitting
there staring at the movie screen but her eyes were unfocused . Zhou Tingsheng
was sure that she wasn’t doing her “research” at all . Ye Qiao was totally oblivious
of his gaze . She was still thinking of her conversation with Cheng Su in the coffee
shop .
-- --You have married a killer . Your kid, just like me, will be born as the daughter of
a killer .
She was surprised at herself that she would say something like that to Cheng Su .
a killer . She was surprised at herself that she would say something like that to Cheng Su .
She had decided to keep this secret till the day she died . Though she had convicted
him for his crime and would never forgive him nor feel any sympathy, she still wished
her father could have a happy family and a comfortable life .
Maybe the news of that unborn child was too much for her that the words suddenly
burst from her .
Occasionally, some people in the audience would exchange a few comments . The
movie had proceeded to the part where Ye Qiao had exposed her back . The hearing
and speech challenged girl that Ye Qiao portrait took her winter clothes off one after
another, showing the fragility of the human body in a bare background . Ye Qiao used
her slightly tremulous shoulders and stiff, alert bones to show a physical representation
of the word loneliness . Two young men who wore ear studs sat behind them . They
smiled wickedly as they tossed popcorn into their mouths: “This chick’s figure ain’t bad . ”
Ye Qiao obviously heard him .
Starlight Has No Past.
Chapter 12 Part 2.
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Cheng Su opened her mouth, trying to decide how to address her . Then she. discovered that the two of them were so detached that she couldn’t think of. another name to call her by . She sighed and continued: “Qiaoqiao, your father. hasn’t been feeling well lately . Since you came back to Yang City, though you. don’t accept me as family, you should still go home to see your father . He’s. the one who brought you into this world and raised you . ”.
The glare of the city lights fell on Ye Qiao’s plain face through the gla.s.s wall. of the coffee shop, looking forlorn . Her voice was slightly cold: The fact that. we don’t get along is just between my dad and me . It has nothing to do with. you . ” She took a look at the time: “Is there anything else?”.
Cheng Su puckered her lips and remained silent
. .
Ye Qiao sn.i.g.g.e.red: “Is there anything else you want to tell me?” With a glance. at Cheng Su’s still flattened tummy, she had a hard time to control the urge to. shatter the facade . She couldn’t help but asking: “You pregnant?”.
Cheng Su was briefly shocked, but her facial expression quickly changed to an. apologetic smile: “You know already? Your father and I are hoping to give you. a little sister . ”.
Ye Qiao was annoyed by how leisurely she spoke, as if the whole world would. move on as she had planned . Ye Qiao tried to calm the agitation in her mind. but having a hard time to control it . She snickered and repeated: “A little sister . ”. There was no feeling in her voice, but her heart was twisted into a knot: “Do you. know what kind of person her father is?”.
“Who do you think you married? A famous painter, a contemporary master, a. talented and wealthy middle aged man?” Ye Qiao paused as if she wanted to. deny all the facts from the bottom of her heart: “Do you know he’s a killer?. Cheng Su, you have married a killer . Your kid, just like me, will be born as the. daughter of a killer, always . ”.
. .
Ye Qiao put the sungla.s.ses back on and parted ways with Cheng Su on not. so friendly terms
Once she got into a taxi, she pulled out a few pills and swallowed them with. some water . Finally, she quieted down and blew out a long breath just as Zhou. Tingsheng’s Wechat message arrived: “Are you here?”.
She took look at the time, the movie was about to begin . She pondered for a. while then replied: “I was held up by something and will be late for the movie Maybe can you just go in first?”.
-- -- “I’ll wait for you . ”.
. .
When she arrived at the theatre, the movie had already been playing for. 20 minutes
Zhou Tingsheng gently rubbed the two tickets with his thumb: “Do you still. want to watch it?”.
Ye Qiao took one of the tickets: “Sure . ”.
Zhou Tingsheng used one finger to hook her sungla.s.ses and took it off . Her. expression wasn"t as pleasant as when she was on the phone earlier . Her eyes. were somewhat gloomy; he realized that whatever held her up probably had. spoiled her mood as well
Ye Qiao grabbed her gla.s.ses back: “I’ll take it off later . Do you want to be on the. headlines of some tabloid tomorrow?”.
. .
They sat down right in the middle of the theatre and attracted some attention Ye Qiao didn’t take her gla.s.ses off until after she sat down . She exchanged a look. with Zhou Tingsheng with a shallow and insincere smile
The tempo of the movie was very slow which was Director Lai’s style . Each frame. was like a picture which had been painstakingly composed . It was the kind of movie. that lover’s would watch together even if it wasn’t a love story . There were many. couples leaning against each other in the theatre . Ye Qiao, however, was sitting. there staring at the movie screen but her eyes were unfocused . Zhou Tingsheng. was sure that she wasn’t doing her “research” at all . Ye Qiao was totally oblivious. of his gaze . She was still thinking of her conversation with Cheng Su in the coffee. shop
-- --You have married a killer . Your kid, just like me, will be born as the daughter of. a killer
She was surprised at herself that she would say something like that to Cheng Su
She had decided to keep this secret till the day she died . Though she had convicted. him for his crime and would never forgive him nor feel any sympathy, she still wished. her father could have a happy family and a comfortable life
Maybe the news of that unborn child was too much for her that the words suddenly. burst from her
. .
Occasionally, some people in the audience would exchange a few comments . The. movie had proceeded to the part where Ye Qiao had exposed her back . The hearing. and speech challenged girl that Ye Qiao portrait took her winter clothes off one after. another, showing the fragility of the human body in a bare background . Ye Qiao used. her slightly tremulous shoulders and stiff, alert bones to show a physical representation. of the word loneliness . Two young men who wore ear studs sat behind them . They. smiled wickedly as they tossed popcorn into their mouths: “This chick’s figure ain’t bad . ”.
Ye Qiao obviously heard him