Mysterious Assistant of the Washed-Up Queen-Chapter 483 - 318: The Story of Time

Yan, Yan, what on earth are you doing? When did I ever agree to that?

In the elevator, Yiyi grew increasingly furious the more she thought about it. She wasn’t sure if she was mad at Xu Ruyan for the sneak attack or at herself for not standing her ground. Either way, she was angry.

The moment she stepped out of the elevator and saw Xu Ruyan, Yiyi immediately wanted to turn the tables.

"SHH... Sister Yiyi, hurry and take us up, we’re running out of time."

"Hey, wait a second, I still haven’t..."

"Sister Yiyi~ please, let’s talk in the elevator, okay?"

"Ah, fine. By the way, where is your classmate?"

"Classmate? No classmate. They’re over there!"

"Over there?...!!"

When Yiyi turned to look at Xu Jiacheng and his wife, who were still chatting in the corner of the lobby, she was dumbfounded.

"Ah! Uncle, Aunt? What are you doing here?"

"Hehehe... it’s Yiyi! Oh my, it’s been so long. How come you seem thinner? Are you working too hard with Qingqiu?"

Eh? Yiyi looked down at her chubby little hands, a flicker of doubt in her eyes. Have I really lost weight?

But her mind was quicker than her mouth, and she promptly responded, "Oh, not at all, not that tired. Sister Qingqiu is very good to me. Oh, by the way, Uncle, Aunt, what brings you here? And Brother Han is here too?"

Luckily, Yiyi’s mind was sharp this time. She wasn’t muddled by Liang Yuehong’s words. Just as she was about to ask more, she saw Xu Xiaohan, who had just parked his car and entered.

"Haha, it was all Yan’s idea," Xu Xiaohan explained. "A few days ago, Qingqiu mentioned she couldn’t come home for New Year’s Eve because of the Spring Festival Gala. Yan then said her sister wouldn’t even have a hot meal to eat."

"I just thought, how could that be alright? It’s New Year’s! Not having a hot meal doesn’t feel like a celebration at all. So, the two of us came over," Liang Yuehong said, holding Yiyi’s hand and chuckling as she sized her up.

"Um... okay then."

Actually, it’s not that serious, Yiyi thought. Never mind that the program team provides food, including dumplings. Even when things wrap up here, there are still places to eat. We could go home and cook, or, in a city as big as the Capital, we could definitely find a restaurant that’s open. At worst, the hotel next door offers catering services. The TV station has already made arrangements with them; anyone who wants to can stay and have their New Year’s meal there.

But since they had already arrived, she realized explaining would be pointless, so she kept quiet.

"Alright, alright, let’s stop chatting! We’re already so late. If we don’t go up now, there won’t be any seats left!" Xu Ruyan interjected. Seeing the others still engrossed in conversation, she was practically fuming.

"Oh, right! Let’s hurry up," Yiyi chimed in, suddenly anxious too. "We don’t even know what part of the show it is now; we’ve already missed several acts! And the first comedy sketch is about to start. The sketches are the best part of the Spring Festival Gala; I just wonder how good they’ll be this year." She had been quite enjoying the show earlier, especially the special feeling of seeing many celebrities she’d greeted just moments before now shining brightly on stage.

"Exactly, let’s hurry. We can chat after watching; it won’t be too late then," Xu Jiacheng added, afraid his wife would get carried away chatting.

"Alright, alright, let’s go up first then," Liang Yuehong said, shooting her husband a glare before chuckling. "We can see what the Spring Festival Gala is like live. You know, I never imagined in my entire life I’d come to such a big city. This building is so grand! If I tell people back home, they might not even believe me."

Soon after, Yiyi led them quickly to the corridor entrance. They quietly opened the door, tiptoed to their previous seats, and sat down. Only then did Yiyi finally breathe a sigh of relief. She wasn’t sure why she felt so relieved; the whole way here had been quite nerve-wracking.

"Uncle, Aunt, you guys watch first. I need to go back backstage; Sister Qingqiu probably needs my help."

"Okay, you’ve worked hard, Yiyi, especially during New Year’s."

"It’s no trouble at all, Aunt. Please don’t be so formal with me. Sister Qingqiu has been taking care of me all these years. We’re all family here; there’s no need for such formalities."

"In that case, let’s not be formal. Come home with Aunt later and spend New Year’s with us. We’re all family, so let’s celebrate together."

"Alright, Aunt. I’ll get going then."

"Ah, wait a minute!" Xu Ruyan called out just as Yiyi was about to leave. She’d been holding back for a while, unable to get a word in because her mother was talking nonstop. Finally, she saw her chance.

"What’s up, Yan?"

"Sister Yiyi, don’t tell my sister, okay? If they ask, just say I came with a classmate. Oh, and Chu Tian—you can’t tell him either. Absolutely no one but you can know."

"Ah? What are you up to?"

"I just want to give them a surprise. Don’t worry about it. Just help me keep it a secret, okay?"

"Alright then..." Yiyi looked at her, a sense of unease stirring within. Is this really a surprise, or more like a shock? It seems Uncle and Aunt don’t even know Sister Qingqiu is dating, do they? In that case, Brother Tian...

Oh, forget it, I won’t dwell on it; that’s their business. As for whether Brother Tian is in for some trouble... Hmm, never mind. Worst case, I’ll give him an extra strawberry later to console him. Brother Tian is so capable; he should be fine.

Meanwhile, blissfully unaware, Chu Tian and Xu Qingqiu were still backstage, happily chatting while watching the program.

As performers, they could have actually watched from the audience seats. But Xu Ruyan had suddenly requested four tickets. In the end, there weren’t enough, so Xu Qingqiu gave up her own seat and made an exchange for a different one.