Xia Chujian still maintained her aloof demeanor, only nodding slightly to Quan Caiwei before pointing to her own throat.
Quan Caiwei already knew from Quan Yugui that this bodyguard was pretending to be mute to avoid revealing her identity.
Actually, Quan Caiwei thought pretending to be mute was quite good, as it saved her from having to engage in insincere pleasantries.
She had spent the entire previous day doing just that, and it had exhausted her.
Therefore, a thought struck her, and she released Xia Chujian's hand, saying, "Is your throat still not better?"
Xia Chujian pulled up the Quantum Optical Brain's virtual display screen, openly indicating that she had an allergy and couldn't use her vocal cords for the time being.
Quan Caiwei quickly had someone bring Xia Chujian a mask, saying, "This is a smart mask with high filtration capabilities, capable of preventing all pollen, dust, bacteria, and viruses."
Xia Chujian couldn't wait to put on the mask.
She was really worried that someone would recognize Su Buyu and expose her.
...
Because of the arrival of the "two friends," Quan Caiwei stayed with them constantly, not even allowing Hui Yinong to squeeze in.
Fan Chengqi lived in another villa within the Fan Family's territory.
Through the villa's floor-to-ceiling windows, he could see the situation in the living room of the opposite villa, the detached villa where Quan Caiwei lived.
His expression was unpleasant as he coldly asked Hui Yinong, "What exactly is going on? Why did Quan Caiwei suddenly have two close friends?"
He stared at Hui Yinong, a raging fire seemingly burning in his eyes, "Didn't you say you were Quan Caiwei's only close friend?!"
Hui Yinong sat before him uneasily, saying in a low voice, "...Chengqi, don't look at me like that... It's not my fault, I really have never seen these two people around Quan Caiwei..."
"Never? Then you don't even know their names?" Fan Chengqi frowned, beginning to doubt the situation.
Hui Yinong shook her head.
Fan Chengcai walked over with an annoyed expression, saying, "What's going on?! How did two close friends suddenly appear?!"
Hui Yinong's eyes darted around, not daring to look at the faces of the Fan Chengqi and Fan Chengcai brothers.
Fan Chengqi took out a cigar, took a few puffs, exhaled a smoke ring, and squinted as he said, "Go talk to them, ask who they are, so we can entertain them properly."
Hui Yinong quickly got up and left.
She arrived at the living room of the opposite villa and saw Quan Caiwei and the two richly dressed young women exchanging pleasantries.
The woman on her left was very tall, with long, straight black hair and a particularly cold and aloof temperament.
The woman on Quan Caiwei's right was slightly shorter, but still taller than her, with a charming short haircut.
The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, occupied the positions next to Quan Caiwei, making it impossible for Hui Yinong to get close to Quan Caiwei.
A trace of annoyance flashed in her eyes, but she put on a gentle smile and said teasingly to Quan Caiwei, "Caiwei, are these your new close friends? How come I've never seen them before?"
She deliberately used the word "new" to test the identities of the two women.
Quan Caiwei smiled, "Yinong, you're different from them, of course you haven't seen them."
"Oh? I'm with you every day at school, are there people I haven't seen?" Hui Yinong wanted to say something more.
Quan Caiwei interrupted her, saying in a light voice, "I only went to school with you for two years, but I've known them for over a decade."
Hui Yinong's face turned pale, understanding Quan Caiwei's implication, which was that these two were her childhood friends, a sisterhood even stronger than school friendships.
Xia Chujian raised her head, carefully observing Hui Yinong's expression.
The trace of annoyance that had flashed in Hui Yinong's eyes earlier had not escaped her notice.
Xia Chujian simply pulled up the virtual display screen and wrote on it: "Caiwei, who is this? I haven't heard you mention her."
Quan Caiwei was slightly stunned, then amused, thinking that this bodyguard her second cousin had found was quite eloquent.
They had just been looked down upon by Hui Yinong, and now they were returning the favor.
Quan Caiwei coughed lightly and said with a smile, "This is Hui Yinong, a classmate of mine from high school."
Xia Chujian wrote on the virtual display screen again: "...Surname Hui? I thought it was Fan."
Hui Yinong's face turned even paler, and she said awkwardly, "Fan Shi Da Shao is my fiancé."
Xia Chujian kept a straight face and continued writing: "Caiwei, why did you choose to stay at a stranger's fiancé's house? Does the Quan Family not have a place for you to stay?"
Xia Chujian's words were practically a provocation.
Hui Yinong was extremely anxious.
The Fan Family brothers had hoped to host the Quan Family Noble Lady in the Fan Family territory. She had put in a lot of effort to persuade Quan Caiwei to agree.
She absolutely couldn't let this "bestie" who appeared out of nowhere ruin her efforts!
Hui Yinong took a deep breath, mustered all her composure, and said with a smile, "Caiwei wanted to come to Guiyuan Star to relax, and I happened to be coming here to visit my fiancé. I felt embarrassed to stay at my fiancé's house alone, so I asked Caiwei to keep me company."
"Moreover, the Fan Family specially prepared a villa for Caiwei to host her, so we can both stay there..."
Before she could finish, Ping Qiong clapped her hands and said, "Great! Caiwei, can we stay with you? Since you have a separate villa just for yourself?"
Quan Caiwei nodded, "Sure, but you two have to stay in the room next to mine. I'm not used to sharing a room with others."
Hui Yinong was delighted to hear this.
Last night, she had stayed in the same bedroom with Quan Caiwei.
Of course, not on the same bed.
Quan Caiwei stayed on the large bed in the master bedroom.
She was on the single bed by the window opposite the large bed.
But now, Quan Caiwei said that she was not used to sharing a room with others.
It turned out that in Quan Caiwei's heart, she, this "bestie," was more important!
Hui Yinong was still happy when Quan Caiwei turned to her with an apologetic smile and said, "Yinong, since my two close friends are here, you should go see your fiancé today. You don't have to keep me company. I don't want to delay your time alone with your fiancé!"
Quan Caiwei even winked at Hui Yinong, as if saying, "I understand, you don't need to explain."
Hui Yinong then realized that when Quan Caiwei said, "I'm not used to sharing a room with others," what she really meant was that she didn't want Hui Yinong to stay in the same room with her anymore! Hui Yinong was so frustrated that she couldn't stay any longer and said awkwardly, "I'll go check the itinerary, let's talk about this later..."
With that, she hurried away.
Back at Fan Chengqi's villa, Hui Yinong said to the Fan Family brothers, "...Quan Caiwei doesn't want me to stay with her anymore and has already asked me to stay with Chengqi."
She bit her lip and looked at Fan Chengqi with a pitiful expression.
Fan Chengcai looked at Hui Yinong with a sullen face, "What exactly happened? Why would Quan Caiwei suddenly not want you to stay with her?"
Hui Yinong didn't dare to say the reason at all, she just shook her head and said, "I really don't know..."
Fan Chengcai glared at Hui Yinong, wishing he could punch her.
Fan Chengqi was more composed and raised his hand to stop Fan Chengcai, saying, "Don't worry, let's wait and see."
Fan Chengcai took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his chest.
...
After lunch, Quan Caiwei wanted to visit a nearby Royal Family Villa with her two new close friends.
Because of the two new friends accompanying her, not only could the Fan Family brothers no longer get on Quan Caiwei's luxury RV, but even Hui Yinong couldn't get on it.
Along the way, the Fan Family brothers and Hui Yinong in the RV behind kept a close eye on the luxury RV in front.
When they arrived at the Royal Family Villa, Fan Chengcai quickened his pace, caught up with Quan Caiwei, and said, "Caiwei, the Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony here is about to bloom, I'll take you there."
As he spoke, he naturally reached out to hold Quan Caiwei's hand.
Quan Caiwei didn't react in time, but Xia Chujian stretched out the parasol she was using as a walking stick, blocking between Fan Chengcai and Quan Caiwei.
So Fan Chengcai didn't hold Quan Caiwei's hand, but instead held the umbrella that Xia Chujian had extended.
Realizing that something was wrong, Fan Chengcai subconsciously changed his grip to a push, and shook it hard.
Xia Chujian couldn't stop in time and was pushed staggeringly by the force, falling to the ground.
She raised her head, the black, long, and straight hair on her human face headgear draped over her cheeks, setting off her white jade-like face, which was only the size of a palm.
Those clear black and white eyes looked over coldly, like two black crystal stones immersed in the icy water of the extreme cold.
The chill in her eyes was almost palpable.
But her lips were an unusual, vibrant red, like a raging fire in the arctic.
The intermingling of extreme cold and extreme heat gave her a unique allure.
Fan Chengcai suddenly felt a surge of heat through his body, and a man's desire to conquer rose naturally from within.
He subconsciously quickened his pace, reached out his hand towards Xia Chujian on the ground, and said with a smile, "Sorry, I'm strong, and I couldn't stop myself."
Xia Chujian ignored him completely, got up on her own, her face frosty, walked to Quan Caiwei's side, and turned her head away without saying a word.
Quan Caiwei glanced at her and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Xia Chujian pointed to her knee, indicating that it was injured in the fall.
Quan Caiwei nodded, "I have excellent External Injury Spray there, I'll have someone get it."
She also had her own domestic Team.
Fan Chengcai left awkwardly, and Hui Yinong came over, saying apologetically, "Caiwei, I apologize to you and your friend on behalf of Fan Er Shao. I'm sorry, we were rude. - By the way, Caiwei, you haven't told me your friend's name yet."
Quan Caiwei smiled and introduced Xia Chujian and Ping Qiong, "She is Su Buyu, and she is Ying Wuxin."
Hui Yinong's face changed drastically: "...She...are they from the Su Family?!"
Quan Caiwei: "Yes."
She didn't say more, but Hui Yinong thought even more.
Did Quan Caiwei mean that her close friends, her true confidantes, could only be people of the same class as her, and that she was not worthy?
Hui Yinong returned to Fan Chengqi's side, crestfallen.
Fan Chengqi saw that her face was very ugly, and didn't know what had happened, so he handed her a glass of juice.
Hui Yinong finished it in one gulp, and then whispered, "Those two are indeed Caiwei's close friends."
Fan Chengqi had suspected that the two were not so-called close friends at all, but after Hui Yinong said that, he was no longer sure.
"Who are they?" Fan Chengcai also asked.
Hui Yinong's voice was very low: "...They are from the Su Family, Su Buyu and Ying Wuxin."
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