Starlight Has No Past

Chapter 27.2

Publishedat 13th of May 2019 06:26:35 PMChapter 27.2

Chapter 27 Part 2


 

Ye Qiao didn’t bother with a reb.u.t.tal . As the car started moving, a flash seemed to jump
out from the corner of her eye .


 

Zhou Tingsheng noticed from the rear view mirror that Ye Qiao seemed startled all of a
sudden and looked around: “What’s wrong?”


 

Ye Qiao answered with knit brows: “Someone seems to be taking pictures . ”


 

“Have you seen him?”


 

“No, just a feeling . ” She was inherently sensitive to cameras, besides a woman’s intuition
couldn’t be overlooked .


 

Before the car was supposed to drive onto the freeway, Zhou Tingsheng abruptly turned
the steering wheel half a circle to merge into street traffic . It was a weekday afternoon, the
traffic wasn’t too bad but this street intersected with many side streets, each leading to
different directions . Zhou Tingsheng drove for a while and deliberately circled about a few
times before returning to the main road . He laughed and said: “Your intuition’s quite accurate . ”


 

Ye Qiao checked the rear view mirror and found a black Mazda following them . It was an
ordinary car which could be easily overlooked . She could vaguely make out the person
sitting on the pa.s.senger side was wearing a black baseball cap . The cap blocked half of
his face, making him look particularly sinister . If she wasn’t mistaken, there was a black strap
hanging from his neck, quite possibly the strap of a camera .


 

Her eyes met the man’s eyes in the rear view mirror and she was quite certain who the


person was: “He should be an entertainment news reporter . ” If it was any other day,
Ye Qiao wouldn’t care too much about it . But today, she was going to see a psychiatrist
which was something she didn’t want to make public .


 

Zhou Tingsheng could tell she was concerned: “Then are we going there or not?”


 

Ye Qiao didn’t give him a straight answer: “Is there any way to shake him off?” It would be
alright if there was news about her love affair which she could try to clarify, but a report
about seeing a psychiatrist would be something totally different . She simply didn’t want
anyone to know about it .


 

Zhou Tingsheng squinted as if he was weighing the possibility: “Yes . ”


 

He was normally a rather cautious driver and Ye Qiao thought it was because he was
concerned about safety on the road . But it turned out that he was quite adept at driving
recklessly . Zhou Tingsheng told her to make sure her seat belt was tightly fastened, then
sped up weaving through lanes . Each time he would barely miss each pa.s.sing car . There
were times when it looked like his car is going to collide with another, before he skillfully
brushed past the car .


 

Under his control, the Porsche Cayenne’s agility was pushed to its limits . The car tailing
them couldn’t keep up and was now far behind them . However, since the color of the
Cayenne was too conspicuous, it took much longer than Zhou Tingsheng had estimated
to completely shake the car off .


 

Zhou Tingsheng drove to a section of the ancient city wall, quite some distance to the city .
He then raced to drive back to the city and arrived at their destination at 4:05 . Five minutes
late . Ye Qiao hurried off the car and rushed to the clinic .


 

The doctor she was going to see was Dr . Wen . His clinic was located in an old western
style building from the early 20th century . The building was surrounded by a garden with
blooming flowers, which gave the appearance of a rich person’s vacation home . Ye Qiao
rang the bell and watched the flowers inside the garden . The flowers and branches
fluttered in the wind, their intoxicating fragrance permeated in the air .


 

The office manager, draped with a coat over his shoulder, answered the door . He asked:
“Is this Ms . Ye?”


 

Ye Qiao said: “En . ” Then she heard the manager ask again: “Who is this?” She turned to
look and found Zhou Tingsheng had followed her after he parking the car . She asked in
surprise: “Aren’t you going to go home?”

“I’ll wait for you inside . ” Zhou Tingsheng insisted . Ye Qiao couldn’t dissuade him and
asked the manager whether it was alright . The manager agreed to let him in but said:
“The doctor doesn’t recommend family members accompanying the patient when they
see him . This gentleman can follow me to the tea room . ”

Chapter 27 Part 2.

.  .

Ye Qiao didn’t bother with a reb.u.t.tal . As the car started moving, a flash seemed to jump. out from the corner of her eye

.  .

Zhou Tingsheng noticed from the rear view mirror that Ye Qiao seemed startled all of a. sudden and looked around: “What’s wrong?”.

.  .

Ye Qiao answered with knit brows: “Someone seems to be taking pictures . ”.

.  .

“Have you seen him?”.

.  .

“No, just a feeling . ” She was inherently sensitive to cameras, besides a woman’s intuition. couldn’t be overlooked

.  .

Before the car was supposed to drive onto the freeway, Zhou Tingsheng abruptly turned. the steering wheel half a circle to merge into street traffic . It was a weekday afternoon, the. traffic wasn’t too bad but this street intersected with many side streets, each leading to. different directions . Zhou Tingsheng drove for a while and deliberately circled about a few. times before returning to the main road . He laughed and said: “Your intuition’s quite accurate . ”.

.  .

Ye Qiao checked the rear view mirror and found a black Mazda following them . It was an. ordinary car which could be easily overlooked . She could vaguely make out the person. sitting on the pa.s.senger side was wearing a black baseball cap . The cap blocked half of. his face, making him look particularly sinister . If she wasn’t mistaken, there was a black strap. hanging from his neck, quite possibly the strap of a camera

.  .

Her eyes met the man’s eyes in the rear view mirror and she was quite certain who the. person was: “He should be an entertainment news reporter . ” If it was any other day,. Ye Qiao wouldn’t care too much about it . But today, she was going to see a psychiatrist. which was something she didn’t want to make public

.  .

Zhou Tingsheng could tell she was concerned: “Then are we going there or not?”.

.  .

Ye Qiao didn’t give him a straight answer: “Is there any way to shake him off?” It would be. alright if there was news about her love affair which she could try to clarify, but a report. about seeing a psychiatrist would be something totally different . She simply didn’t want. anyone to know about it

.  .

Zhou Tingsheng squinted as if he was weighing the possibility: “Yes . ”.

.  .

He was normally a rather cautious driver and Ye Qiao thought it was because he was. concerned about safety on the road . But it turned out that he was quite adept at driving. recklessly . Zhou Tingsheng told her to make sure her seat belt was tightly fastened, then. sped up weaving through lanes . Each time he would barely miss each pa.s.sing car . There. were times when it looked like his car is going to collide with another, before he skillfully. brushed past the car

.  .

Under his control, the Porsche Cayenne’s agility was pushed to its limits . The car tailing. them couldn’t keep up and was now far behind them . However, since the color of the. Cayenne was too conspicuous, it took much longer than Zhou Tingsheng had estimated. to completely shake the car off

.  .

Zhou Tingsheng drove to a section of the ancient city wall, quite some distance to the city He then raced to drive back to the city and arrived at their destination at 4:05 . Five minutes. late . Ye Qiao hurried off the car and rushed to the clinic

.  .

The doctor she was going to see was Dr . Wen . His clinic was located in an old western. style building from the early 20th century . The building was surrounded by a garden with. blooming flowers, which gave the appearance of a rich person’s vacation home . Ye Qiao. rang the bell and watched the flowers inside the garden . The flowers and branches. fluttered in the wind, their intoxicating fragrance permeated in the air

.  .

The office manager, draped with a coat over his shoulder, answered the door . He asked:. “Is this Ms . Ye?”.

.  .

Ye Qiao said: “En . ” Then she heard the manager ask again: “Who is this?” She turned to. look and found Zhou Tingsheng had followed her after he parking the car . She asked in. surprise: “Aren’t you going to go home?”.

 .

“I’ll wait for you inside . ” Zhou Tingsheng insisted . Ye Qiao couldn’t dissuade him and. asked the manager whether it was alright . The manager agreed to let him in but said:. “The doctor doesn’t recommend family members accompanying the patient when they. see him . This gentleman can follow me to the tea room . ”.