Super Island Tycoon

Chapter 1309: Chapter 1308: Encountering Danger

Not long after, Xiaoqing’s mother came in, carrying two dishes in her hands, ”Eat this, it’s hot, I just made it.” Xiaoqing’s mother enthusiastically placed the dishes on the table and spoke to Jiang Cheng and Qiu Qingqing.

”Thank you.” Qiu Qingqing said, smiling at Xiaoqing’s mother.

Xiaoqing’s mother didn’t react for a moment, looking a bit dazed at Qiu Qingqing. ”Mom? Mom?” Xiaoqing called several times, but Xiaoqing’s mother didn’t respond until Xiaoqing pushed her, and she suddenly snapped back to reality.

Jiang Cheng looked at Xiaoqing’s mother, feeling a bit overwhelmed by her embarrassment. He truly hadn’t seen normal people in a long time. He had forgotten how overwhelming Qiu Qingqing’s appearance could be; just smiling at this woman could leave her dazed for a long time.

At the dinner table, Xiaoqing and her mother ate very little, deliberately letting Jiang Cheng and Qiu Qingqing eat more. It was also evident to Jiang Cheng when he first entered the village that it wasn’t very affluent; it’s not as if they were supposed to eat such a lavish meal for dinner.

”I’m done eating.” Qiu Qingqing said, taking a sip of tea.

”How is it? Our dishes are quite homely, we just hope you’re okay with them,” Xiaoqing’s mother said.

”It’s delicious. Thank you.” Qiu Qingqing said, her smile sweet.

Xiaoqing’s mother seemed a bit pleased, also smiling at Qiu Qingqing.

Jiang Cheng also put down his chopsticks. ”Thank you, where are we staying tonight?”

He was asking directly.

Right after, Xiaoqing’s mother and Xiaoqing’s expressions turned somewhat odd, Xiaoqing’s face even turned pale, ”Are you staying together?” Xiaoqing asked.

”Huh?” Jiang Cheng only then realized that his tone might have been somewhat inappropriate. ”No, we’ll stay separately, but it’s best if it’s nearby,” Jiang Cheng said.

Xiaoqing suddenly smiled, ”I told you, Jiang, come with me. I just prepared everything for you,” Xiaoqing said excitedly, pulling Jiang Cheng and Qiu Qingqing along.

Xiaoqing led Jiang Cheng and Qiu Qingqing to a nearby room; it appeared wide and bright, tidily arranged. ”Jiang, you can stay here,” Xiaoqing said with a smile.

Jiang Cheng nodded. ”I’ll be right next door, if you need anything, just come find me,” Xiaoqing said.

When Jiang Cheng first entered, he noticed that besides this guest room, Xiaoqing’s house seemed to have another guest room, on the other side of Xiaoqing’s room. So the other side was prepared for Qiu Qingqing?

”Qiu, your room is here.” Xiaoqing led Qiu Qingqing to another guest room, which was obviously a bit smaller than Jiang Cheng’s, but still looked orderly. Qiu Qingqing nodded, expressing satisfaction.

”Then I’ll be going. If you need anything, remember to come find me,” Xiaoqing said, and then left.

After Xiaoqing left, ”Don’t sleep too deeply at night, you should still stay alert,” Jiang Cheng said to Qiu Qingqing. ”But don’t worry too much, I’ll be keeping watch here,” Jiang Cheng said and then left.

After getting to the room, Jiang Cheng first took out a bottle of flash bomb water, which was actually something he designed to cause temporary blindness. But Jiang Cheng only made one bottle, and he didn’t plan to sleep tonight; he felt something was bound to happen. Jiang Cheng waited all night, until one in the morning, and the person he imagined would come still hadn’t shown up. Jiang Cheng was already very tired, but he forced himself to stay awake.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, there was a sound at the door. Jiang Cheng suddenly became fully alert. ”Who is it?” It sounded like a young man’s voice, Jiang Cheng heard.

”She’s a pretty woman,” Xiaoqing said.

Jiang Cheng’s guess was correct: Xiaoqing indeed had issues. But he didn’t hear Xiaoqing mention him, as if she just wanted Qiu Qingqing to encounter danger.

Jiang Cheng heard the footsteps of two people. Possibly going towards where Qiu Qingqing was, Jiang Cheng didn’t hear any other voices, so maybe there were only these two people. But even if there were others, Jiang Cheng couldn’t let Qiu Qingqing be taken away like this.

Jiang Cheng didn’t hesitate any longer and left the room. Just as he opened the door, he saw Xiaoqing and the man on the other side, they were also startled, turning to look at Jiang Cheng. ”What’s going on? Didn’t you say there was only one girl?” The man beside Xiaoqing said, glaring at Jiang Cheng unfriendly.

Only then did Jiang Cheng see clearly that the man in front of him was wearing a hat. His face was indistinct, but he was about the same height as Jiang Cheng, though with a slimmer build. However, his tone and the half-revealed face were of the type that was not easy to mess with.

Xiaoqing looked at Jiang Cheng with a face of terror, completely unlike her previous innocent and simple state, as if she couldn’t believe it.

”Where are you going? To find someone? Xiaoqing,” Jiang Cheng said.

”No, we just have something to discuss,” Xiaoqing stammered.

The man beside them looked at Jiang Cheng disdainfully, then glanced back at Xiaoqing, who was acting out of character, ”Haven’t you already seen it?”

”But I’m still here,” Jiang Cheng said, staring directly at the man in front of him.

”No, no, he’s my cousin,” Xiaoqing sensed the man’s mood beside her wasn’t good, quickly speaking up.

”Cousin? But, how come I didn’t know you had a cousin?”

The man curled his lips with a bit of menace.

Xiaoqing’s delicate face drained of all color, she truly seemed afraid of this man, Jiang Cheng thought.

”Since we’ve met, shouldn’t we get acquainted?” The man looked at Jiang Zai, his gaze somewhat provocative.

”How to get acquainted?”

”Of course, come over to my place for a while, after all, you are a guest,” the man said.

”I can go with you,” Jiang Cheng said. ”But you can’t touch the person in that room,” Jiang Cheng stated.

The man laughed faintly, ”Who is she to you? A lover?” the man laughed as he spoke.

”Don’t say that, it’s not true!” Xiaoqing suddenly shouted, a bit angry as she glanced at the man.

The man slowly raised his head to look at Xiaoqing, seemingly about to get angry. At this moment, Qiu Qingqing’s room door was pushed open from the inside.

Qiu Qingqing stepped out calmly, but Jiang Cheng felt she probably hadn’t been sleeping either. But what was she coming out for, Jiang Cheng wondered.

The man suddenly saw Qiu Qingqing, stunned, speechless for a long moment, merely staring dazedly at Qiu Qingqing.

”Where are you headed?” Qiu Qingqing suddenly asked, her somewhat cold voice even crisper in the silent night.

”Why are you coming out? It’s enough if I go, you stay here and wait,” Jiang Cheng said. At that moment, all he could think of were the outlaws he’d seen before with guns. Right now, he still didn’t know the background of these people, what if they were indeed part of that organization.

Qiu Qingqing said nothing, merely looked at Jiang Cheng. It was unclear if it was the darkness that obscured his vision, but Jiang Cheng thought Qiu Qingqing’s eyes seemed red. He said, ”Did I ever say you had to go alone?” the man suddenly interjected. But his eyes remained fixed on Qiu Qingqing, and for some reason, Jiang Cheng always found that gaze disgusting.

”Aren’t you concerned for each other? Then go together.” The man gradually walked over to Qiu Qingqing’s side, and Jiang Cheng, seeing this, hurriedly attempted to go over to Qiu Qingqing.