Starlight Has No Past

Starlight Has No Past
Chapter 43 Part 3

Huddled with Ye Qiao, Zhou Tingsheng suddenly called her: “Qiaoqiao.”
Ye Qiao sensed that he was being serious: “En?”
He lightly kissed her on the neck: “It’s going to be New Year soon. Remember that you said about coming to my home. Does it still count?”
“I don’t have any place to go during the New Year, except maybe my grandma’s. If you want me to go with you, I’ll make sure I have a couple of days set aside.”
Zhou Tingsheng was quiet for a while before asking: “What kind of relationship are we in now?”

Ye Qiao was surprised by the question and couldn’t figure out what he meant: “The kind of relationship where I can go to your home to have dinner.”
Zhou Tingsheng kept his silence but fixed his eyes on her, waiting for her to clarify.
Ye Qiao felt uneasy under his gaze, confused about his sudden anxiety about their relationship. Vexed, she responded, “What’s with the sudden uncertainty? Weren’t you fully confident earlier saying that you bought the entire showing just for me?”
A smile returned to Zhou Tingsheng’s eyes.

When the two hour movie ended, they returned to the hotel. Zhou Tingsheng wouldn’t let her go to bed just yet. He wanted to give her a belated birthday gift.
As Ye Qiao took the documents from him, her surprise overtook her sleepiness. She was wide awake.
It was a contract from Ferra, as its spokesperson-- -- “Is this your gift to me, or your sister’s?”
Zhou Tingsheng wasn’t afraid to let her know the truth: “It’s Liang Zirao’s idea.”

Ferra’s contract with Cheng Jiang was about to expire. It was obvious that she wouldn’t be able to renew her contract after the accident. Besides, as Liang Zirao put it, even without the accident, Ferra would have asked Ye Qiao to be their spokesperson anyway. There was no reason to use anyone else.

Ye Qiao had only briefly seen his sister a few times. She giggled after receiving such a big gift from her: “Does this count as your family’s welcome gift?”
“Not quite. The welcome gift will come later.” Zhou Tingsheng assured her: “Liang Zirao is very generous. Her welcome gift will be much more expensive than this.” His hand caressed her waist again.
Ye Qiao blocked his hand: “The contract has an 8 digit number. What is she going to give me that’s more expensive than this?”
Zhou Tingsheng suddenly quieted down.

When Liang Zirao handed the contract to him, Zhou Tingsheng was as surprised as Ye Qiao. He asked Liang Zirao: “I thought you didn’t like Ye Qiao?”
Liang Zirao replied: “It’s not that I don’t like her. It’s just I’m afraid that neither of you can get over what happened before. Now since you don’t care and she doesn’t seem to care, then there’s no problem with me. As for dad, I’ll help you persuade him.”
Zhou Tingsheng smiled: “Really?”
Liang Zirao pretended to be annoyed: “I’m your sister. If I don’t side with you, who will?”
Zhou Tingsheng was moved but didn’t like putting his feelings into words so he just smiled.

But there was one thing Liang Zirao mentioned which he wasn’t sure yet.
Zhou Tingsheng came out of his own thoughts and held Ye Qiao tighter: “Would you take anything that Liang Zirao offered you?”
Ye Qiao was confused by the question and said: “Sure, I’ll take it. There’s nothing that I can’t afford to take.”
It was a clear day today. Snow had not yet fallen this winter.