Starlight Has No Past

Chapter 40 Part 2

Qianxi had let her family use the VIP entryway . News reporters couldn’t get ahold of any of Ye Qiao’s relatives and turned their attention to Zhou Tingsheng . But his aloof demeanor rejected any interview requests before they were even presented to him .

Liang Zirao happened to be at G City and rushed to the hospital after she heard the news . Zhou Tingsheng was sitting in the lobby for admitting inpatients and staring at the news that was playing silently on the tv .
The news was showing an exclusive video clip of the accident as it happened . Ye Qiao was originally following her own designated escape route but went sideways to cover Jiang Yu right at the moment of the explosion . Her eyes flashed by in front of the camera right before the fire and dust reached the camera . Her eyes were very clear and looked so familiar to Zhou Tingsheng that they made his body ache .
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Zhou Tingsheng’s father had always performed his duty with honor, impartial and incorruptible . But after he retired, he occasionally suffered from retaliation . Zhou Tingsheng was well aware of the disaster that sometimes came with being righteous and kind

Liang Zirao went to Zhou Tingsheng’s side and handed him a piece of cake . Zhou Tingsheng seemed to ignore her . Annoyed, Liang Zirao looked around the room and noticed an entertainment news reporter nearby . She went over to the reporter, her high heels clacking on the tiles .

The reporter flinched a bit from Liang Zirao’s imposing presence, but he managed to ask a question from professional instinct: “You’re Ms . Liang of Ferra? May I ask what"s the connection between you and the accident this time……”
“Ferra has nothing to do with the accident this time . ” Liang Zirao suppressed her annoyance and replied with an impersonal, official tone: “Our spokesperson, Ms . Cheng Jiang, is one of the actors who’s been hurt in this accident . I’m visiting her as a representative of our company . Is there any other questions?”

“No… . . . nothing more . ” As Liang Zirao turned the reporter away, he recalled that the man whom Liang Zirao had just contacted in the lobby had come in with Ye Qiao . He was puzzled why she was visiting Cheng Jiang?

By midnight, the lobby was illuminated by dim lights .

Liang Zirao sat down right in front of Zhou Tingsheng and stared at his eyes which were as cold as a chilly night: “This reminds you of Fang Ru, doesn’t it?”
There was no response from Zhou Tingsheng .

Liang Zirao couldn’t stop herself from recalling that b.l.o.o.d.y scene . Because of their father’s job, their family was used to retaliations from criminal gangs . The most serious one was about a girl from C University, Fang Ru . They said that the criminals were waiting there for Zhou Tingsheng but he didn’t show up . Instead they found Fang Ru, alone, waiting at a deserted road outside the military base . The images of her a.s.sault and dismemberment had been made into a CD and sent to the Zhou family . Liang Zirao only had a glimpse of the video before throwing it out, the sight was too hard to bear .

However, there were more videos .
In half a year’s time, their family would receive a CD every week . It was hard to imagine how much she had suffered before she died . Liang Zirao had told the housekeeper to refuse receiving any new CDs . But Zhou Tingsheng signed for each CD that arrived and reviewed them before handing them over to the police .

Like she had done numerous times before, Liang Zirao was prepared to give her advice but was interrupted by Zhou Tingsheng .
He said: “No, I’m not . ”
Stunned, Liang Zirao didn’t know what to say next: “Tingsheng……”
Zhou Tingsheng curved the corners of his mouth up, without really making a smile . He opened the cake box, took a look, the cream on top emanated sweetness . He had heard that in the eyes of lactose intolerant patients, cream was as disgusting as rubber . He felt like he was going to turn into one soon and quickly closed the box . “Aren’t you busy? You have time to waste in here with me?”

He sounded quite calm which only made Liang Zirao more anxious: “You know you’re the one wasting your time here? Some things are beyond your control . If anything really happens to Ye Qiao……”
“No, nothing has . ” Zhou Tingsheng interrupted her again .