Chapter 185 House Robbed (Ch 185)

February 4, New Year’s Eve,

In Qi Jia’s hometown, the sound of firecrackers began to ring out from around 7 or 8 in the morning.

The unique smell of gunpowder after burning firecrackers permeates the road leading to ancestral halls and temples.

Families in twos and threes, either walking or driving, set out to worship gods and ancestors, carrying slaughtered chickens and ducks as offerings.

Qi Jia and his uncle’s families were also in the group, along with Qi Jia’s uncle, aunt, and two aunts.

They had just returned from the city to participate in the ancestor worship ceremony together.

The three families chatted casually as they walked, and greeted each other whenever they met acquaintances on the road.

In previous years, I would just chat a little, but this year, basically everyone I met asked, “When will your famous star son come home for the New Year?”

Qi’s father and mother just laughed it off and didn’t give a direct answer.

After everyone left, the eldest aunt Qi Mingyue also asked curiously: “Qi Jia is not coming back for the New Year?”

When asked about his son, Qi Chuangye, who was carrying a heavy load on his shoulders, smiled with pride.

After taking a look and seeing that there was no one around, he whispered,

“Yes, but he said he is still filming and won’t be back until the 17th. He will also attend their school’s anniversary celebration.”

In previous years, when Qi Jia was still performing in extras and didn’t go home for the New Year, whenever someone asked about it, Qi Chuangye would always have a gloomy face.

The tone of his reply was also very impatient, and he basically said, “Don’t worry about him. If he wants to come back, then come back. If he doesn’t want to, forget it.”

He is just like that, very proud, and has a bad temper.

But he still cares a lot about his children, but he has been strict all his life and can’t bring himself to be a loving father.

So, every time I can only pretend to be indifferent to hide the guilt in my heart.

“He is so popular now, it is normal for him to be busy. Many brands in my company want him to be their spokesperson.” The aunt said with a smile.

Qi Jia’s mother was holding incense, candles and paper money in her hand. When she heard what her aunt said, she pulled her hand and nagged,

“I wish he wasn’t so busy that he doesn’t have time for a relationship. Mingyue, you young people have a lot to talk about. If you have time, please help me persuade him to find a partner as soon as possible.”

Qi Mingyue smiled awkwardly. Although she had Qi Jia’s WeChat, their usual contact was limited to liking posts on Moments.

What’s more, she is still single, so she doesn’t dare to persuade him. What if Qi Jia pushes her to take the blame?

“He might already have a girlfriend, but he just didn’t tell you.”

Qi Xiaodie, who had been lowering her head and pretending to play with her phone but was actually eavesdropping, finally couldn’t help herself and spoke,

This attracted the attention of the people around. Liang Hui was delighted, let go of her elder aunt’s hand, walked to her younger aunt, and asked,

“Really! Xiaodie, how did you know that? Tell me quickly.”

The eldest aunt frowned. Her sister was always tactless with her words. With so many strangers around,

Qi Jia is so popular now, and she is also a relative of Qi Jia.

Even if it was just a random remark, it would inevitably have some impact on Qi Jia if it was posted online.

So, he glared at her and reminded her,

“Xiaodie, stop talking nonsense.”

After being glared at by the elder aunt, the younger aunt got angry again and immediately searched the Internet, then raised her phone and shouted,

“If you don’t believe me, just watch it for yourself. This happened in December last year. There is video and evidence.”

When they heard there was a video, everyone stopped and gathered around my aunt looking at their phones.

The content in the phone was the video that was taken when Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan went to watch the talk show.

After reading it, the aunt laughed and said,

“Tsk tsk, they’re still holding hands. It looks like they have a pretty good relationship.”

The uncle nodded slightly and said with interest: “The relationship should be very good. You can see that Qi Jia has been protecting the girl and not letting her get hurt.”

“So, Qi Jia really has a girlfriend outside?” The cousin said in surprise.

When everyone was guessing the relationship between the two people in the video, the young lady spoke again. She curled her lips and said nonchalantly,

“What’s there to guess? He will definitely call back tonight. Then we’ll know the answer after a three-court trial.”

…

The crew had to catch up on the schedule, but today was New Year’s Eve, and Lu Yang was not a fool.

So, I didn’t work overtime at night. After shooting the last set of shots at 6 pm, I started to call it a day.

The crew booked a dinner at a nearby five-star hotel. After removing their makeup, they were ready to go.

Coming out of the set, Lei Jiayin, wearing the armor of the Red Guard, caught up with Qi Jia, put his arm around his shoulders familiarly, and said.

“Qi Jia, please come earlier. Let’s have a drink before we leave.”

He had very few CG scenes, which were already filmed today. Before leaving, he planned to get on better terms with Qi Jia.

“Brother Lei, you sound like you don’t plan to act next year.”

Qi Jia took the warm baby from the assistant, shivered and held it in his arms, jokingly saying,

The filming of “Assassination of Novelist” is divided into two parts. The current part is the CG scenes of Qi Jia, Lei Jiayin and Wang Shengdi.

The remaining real-life scenes will be filmed in another location, Yudu, in March, and Yang Mi, Yu Hewei and others will join the crew only then.

“I would like to, but I’ve already received my salary. If I say I don’t want to act, I’m afraid Director Lu will chop me with a knife.”

Qi Jia winked at him and encouraged him, “It’s okay, Brother Lei. After you chop the wood, you can report it as a work injury and make another profit.”

Lei Jiayin didn’t expect Qi Jia to come up with such a bad idea. He was immediately amused by him and scolded him with a smile,

“Damn it! You have a really bad conscience, kid.”

…

On the way to the hotel, we encountered a traffic jam again.

Qi Jia thought of taking this opportunity to give Zhang Ruonan a call.

Zhang Ruonan’s announcements were already made before the New Year.

She had nothing to do and it was inconvenient for her to come to the crew to find Qi Jia, so she went home early to celebrate the New Year.

The phone rang for a while, but Zhang Ruonan didn’t answer it and hung up directly.

Qi Jia thought she was busy and didn’t pay much attention to it. Not long after, she sent him a photo.

There are both men and women in the photos, and judging from the angle, they must have been taken secretly.

“Oh, so many relatives have come to our house, let’s prepare for the New Year’s Eve dinner.” Qi Jia lay sideways on the chair, looked at the phone and smiled, and replied casually,

The next second, he was stunned by the message from Zhang Ruonan.

“On a blind date…”

“Oh shit!” The smile on Qi Jia’s face disappeared in an instant. He sat up like a spring. His home was going to be robbed!

The young assistant was sleeping with his head covered. He was frightened by the shout and rolled over from his chair, kneeling in front of Qi Jia.

The two looked at each other, and the air became quiet for a moment.

“Ahem, it’s still a little early to wish everyone a happy new year. Please stand up first.” Qi Jia coughed twice awkwardly and reached out to pull her up.

The assistant got up from the ground, rubbing his knees and mumbling,

“Brother, what are you doing? You had a nightmare about your wife running away with someone? You scared me!”