Chapter 519: Chapter 508: Unexpected Power Outage, Zhan Qipei’s Joy

When she turned back, she collided with her brother’s icy gaze, startling her so much that she choked on her own saliva and coughed out loud.

After leaving the hotel, Zhan Nanqing quickly released Qiao Jing’s arm and maintained a certain distance from him.

“Are you happy now, brother,” she said, “just borrowing him for a little while, no need to be so stingy.”

Although she really liked Qiao Jing now, she had to keep it from her brother.

After all, Qiao Jing dressed as a man was incredibly handsome; her drool was almost dripping on the floor.

Zhan Qipei’s dark eyes were filled with coldness; without saying another word, he brought Qiao Jing to his side and led him to the car.

“Go back on your own.”

If his sister really liked Qiao Jing, it wouldn’t matter even if she was his biological sister; he still wouldn’t let the two of them interact.

He had already been worried when Qiao Jing was disguised as a woman, not only because men liked his wife, but also because of Ni Yue, who often opposed him.

Now that Qiao Jing was dressed as a man, he immediately attracted two men.

It seemed he really had to stick close to Qiao Jing at all times now, with more and more new rivals appearing.

If it weren’t for Zhan Nanqing working at the research institute, he would have completely prevented the two from meeting.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Nanqing immediately withdrew her longing gaze from Qiao Jing and complained:

“Brother! I’ve been drinking, and you actually feel okay letting me, a girl, take a taxi alone late at night?”

But she was already used to this life; with Qiao Jing around, her brother wouldn’t even give anyone else a glance.

Even though she was his sister.

Qiao Jing furrowed her brows, opened the back door of the car, and said to Zhan Nanqing,

“Sit in the back.”

After saying that, she gave an irritated glare at the man beside her.

“Zhan Qipei, if you treated other women this way, I wouldn’t say anything, but when it’s your own family, you need to take them home. It’s really unsafe for a girl to go home alone at night.”

Initially, she had intended to have Zhan Nanqing ride back with them in the car because it was already past eleven o’clock at night, and it was too dangerous for a girl to take a taxi alone. What if something happened?

Especially since Zhan Nanqing had been drinking; it was even more dangerous.

Zhan Nanqing ran over to Qiao Jing’s side, a look of utter distress on her face, and said:

“It’s okay, I’m used to days like these. How about this, Qiao Jing, let’s take a taxi together, you can sleep over at my place tonight? Let my brother drive back by himself.”

Zhan Qipei’s expression darkened again; he seated Qiao Jing in the passenger seat and without hesitation, shut the car door, locking Zhan Nanqing outside.

Qiao Jing, speechless, twitched the corner of her mouth, preparing to open the door to get out, only to find it locked from the inside.

Her chest heaved heavily.

“Zhan Qipei, unlock the door.”

Zhan Qipei pursed his thin lips, his tense facial profile relaxing only when he was alone with Qiao Jing.

“A bodyguard will take her.”

His original intention when he told Zhan Nanqing to go back on her own was for a bodyguard to drive her home.

Qiao Jing looked up into the rearview mirror in the car and only felt relieved when she saw Zhan Nanqing climb into another car with the bodyguard.

She took off the wig and glasses, placing them beside her, and closed her eyes to rub her temples.

When Qiao Jing opened her eyes, intending to put the wig and glasses neatly away, she discovered that both items had disappeared.

She blinked in confusion, her peripheral vision suddenly catching sight of the items moved to the back seat.

She didn’t even need to think to know whose doing it was.

Qiao Jing’s temples abruptly throbbed, her face showing helplessness as she turned to the man beside her.

“Zhan Qipei, why did you put the stuff in the back?”

She had planned to tidy them up and then return the items to Zhan Nanqing, but this man had secretly moved them to the back seat while she wasn’t paying attention.

Zhan Qipei looked at the street and said without changing his expression:

“I didn’t do it.”

He couldn’t possibly tell Qiao Jing that he had actually been thinking about throwing these things away, could he…?

Qiao Jing was amused by Zhan Qipei’s nonchalant lying demeanor.

“You mean to say they grew legs and ran to the back themselves?”

Zhan Qipei pursed his lips.

“I don’t know, maybe.”

“…”

Qiao Jing couldn’t be bothered to deal with Zhan Qipei and went back to the downstairs of their home to wait, taking the two items and putting them in a bag.

Once at home, Qiao Jing quickly changed into a loose set of pajamas and lay down on her bed.

She had just prepared to switch the light to a nightlight when, suddenly, everything went dark before her eyes.

Then, the brightly lit residential area outside the bay window also followed suit and dimmed, plunging into darkness.

Qiao Jing was startled and picked up her phone from the table.

The situation was likely a sudden power outage, otherwise, the community group chat would have sent a notification in advance.

She opened the group chat and sure enough, saw a message from the property management.

“Dear residents, there has been a sudden short circuit in the community’s electrical system. We are working urgently to resolve it, please remain calm.”

After reading the message, Qiao Jing was about to turn on her phone’s flashlight to go look for candles when suddenly a shadow appeared in front of her.

What was that?

On guard, Qiao Jing immediately turned on her phone’s flashlight.

Zhan Qipei squinted through the sudden bright light, shielding his eyes with his hand.

“There’s a power outage, be careful. I came over to look after you.”

When he heard about the outage, he was overjoyed inside, feeling it was a godsend.

Last time, he had deliberately arranged for the power outage, but now fate had given him another opportunity, and he had already planned out tonight’s actions.

Due to a couple of girls revolving around Qiao Jing lately, jealousy had already been building up in his heart.

Now, he couldn’t hold back any longer.

Qiao Jing frowned slightly and checked the time, then lay back down on the bed.

“No need, I’m going to sleep now.”

She had initially wanted to find a candle to use as a nightlight, but she didn’t have a habit of waking up at night and could sleep all the way through to the morning; the power outage wouldn’t affect her.

Qiao Jing tucked herself in and closed her eyes to sleep, but a few seconds later, she still hadn’t heard Zhan Qipei’s footsteps leave.

She opened her eyes and, using the moonlight spilling in through the window, could just barely make out a dark figure standing by the bed.

If she hadn’t known in advance that it was Zhan Qipei, she might have been startled.

“Zhan Qipei? Why haven’t you left yet?”

Zhan Qipei came directly to the side of the bed, sitting down beside Qiao Jing with a muffled voice.

“I’m here to keep you company.”

Qiao Jing pushed Zhan Qipei slightly, her lips parting slightly.

“Why keep me company? It’s just a power outage. I’m not scared.”

It was just a bit dark, and the property management had already mentioned that repairs were underway.

At least, none of the people she knew were afraid of the dark.

Just as Qiao Jing was thinking this, the next thing Zhan Qipei said made her face contradict her thoughts.