EBE Chapter 430 Guan Juer 1
Chapter 430 Guan Juer 1
Outside a hotel in Shanghai, the street is bustling with traffic, with cars flowing endlessly.
Guan Juer, who had just come from her graduation party, sat in the back seat of her car in the parking space, waiting for the designated driver to arrive.
The car lights were off, and she felt a little drowsy because she had just drunk quite a bit of alcohol.
He casually opened the bag next to him, took out a cigarette case and a lighter, and lit a cigarette.
I forgot to call a designated driver while I was inside, so now I just have to wait.
Guan Juer leaned back lazily in her chair, her cool brown, layered, tousled hair accented with gray at the V-shaped ends.
She wore a sleeveless, round-neck top with side slits, reaching to the upper thigh, paired with straight-leg wide-leg pants.
Her fair and slender arms were exposed, and she wore two distinctive bracelets and a thin chain on her wrists.
She rested her arm casually on the car window, her slender fingers holding a cigarette, taking a puff every now and then.
After smoking one cigarette, the designated driver arrived. On the way back, her gaze was fixed on the scenery outside the window, her expression somewhat vacant.
When the original owner first came to this world, he was still in high school.
This "Ode to Joy" is not the Ode to Joy world I've ever been to, but another parallel world.
This side quest is to have a completely different life from the original owner's, and to live a different life.
The original owner of the body, Guan Juer, was a well-behaved girl from a good family, and she basically followed her parents' arrangements in life and studies.
This is also why she starts to rebel later in the story, and gets together with Xie Tong, who is completely different from her, sings in bars, dropped out of school, and gets into fights.
Guan Juer wanted to be different from the original owner of the body, so she didn't listen to her parents' arrangements for college application and directly chose a famous art college in Shanghai.
She also gradually changed the original owner's personality of always listening to her parents, making them understand that she has the right to make her own choices.
The original owner's parents had some difficulty accepting it at first, but Guan Juer spent some time and effort, and they eventually compromised.
At least after she went to university, they generally paid more attention to their own health.
Of course, they would compromise, partly because Guan Juer's grades were even better than the original owner's after she arrived, and partly because she demonstrated her talent in art, particularly in painting.
She kept getting better, and her parents had no reason to stop her decision.
Since she wanted to live a different life, Guan Juer changed herself in every way, including her personality, appearance, and hobbies.
The original owner's clothing, hairstyle, and other aspects were all of a rather ladylike type.
Her usual clothes are all designed with unique elements, and her hairstyle is completely different from the original owner's long, straight black hair.
Her appearance also changed. When Guan Juer first arrived, she ate a beauty pill, which gradually made the original owner's delicate features more refined and beautiful.
To others, it's just that she grew up and blossomed; girls change a lot as they grow up, becoming more and more beautiful.
Her hobbies are entirely whimsical; sometimes she drinks and smokes for inspiration or to perk herself up, and she occasionally goes to bars.
She achieved financial freedom long before graduating from university, and her paintings went from being unknown to selling for millions or even tens of millions of yuan.
Because it's in the world of Ode to Joy, and given her identity, Xiao Qi instructed her not to stray too far from the other main characters.
So Guan Juer still bought a house in Ode to Joy. She bought apartment 2202 on the 22nd floor, but didn't convert it into three rooms.
There were only two rooms, which were rented to Fan Shengmei and Qiu Yingying.
She also bought apartment 2303 on the 23rd floor, which she reserved for herself.
Since she was destined to have some involvement with the protagonist, Guan Juer still asked with concern, "Xiao Qi, has the story started yet?"
Xiao Qi said, "Soon, host. Qu Xiaoxiao and Andy will be moving into Ode to Joy today."
"Ah."
The car drove into the parking lot of Ode to Joy. The designated driver had finished his work and left. Guan Juer also took her bag and car keys and went to take the elevator upstairs.
While she was waiting for the elevator, she heard several people talking in the parking lot.
"Host, it's Qu Xiaoxiao and her parents."
"What a coincidence? We just ran into each other?" Guan Juer looked up from her phone and towards the parking lot, listening to their conversation for a few moments.
In the original storyline, the original owner also rented an apartment in Ode to Joy after graduation, but she lived there for a while before Andy and Qu Xiaoxiao moved in.
And then she ran into Qu Xiaoxiao. It must be because things changed after she arrived that the timing was different; Qu Xiaoxiao graduated later.
"Yes host."
The voices had reached this side. Qu Xiaoxiao, dressed in a simple yet elegant suit, walked over with her parents and someone pushing luggage.
Upon seeing Guan Juer, she pulled down her sunglasses, sized her up for a few moments, and then looked away.
Both sides waited quietly for the elevator. After entering the elevator, Qu Xiaoxiao's father started muttering.
“The environment in this neighborhood is no good, there’s too little greenery. It’s not like your dad hasn’t prepared a villa for you, so you shouldn’t live here.”
As he was speaking, the elevator arrived at the first floor, and a girl walked in through the elevator doors.
Qiu Yingying didn't recognize any of the people around her, but when she saw Guan Juer standing to the side, she went over to her and said, "Landlord, you just got back too?"
They've only met once, when they were renting the apartment, and they're not very familiar with each other yet.
Guan Juer nodded at her: "Mm."
Qu Xiaoxiao glanced at the two of them, ignoring her father's nagging.
"What kind of elevator is this? It's already so crowded after only a few people have come in. Xiaoxiao, this is nowhere near as nice as the villa your father prepared for you." Qu Xiaoxiao's father went on and on.
Qu Xiaoxiao's mother interrupted him, saying, "Oh dear, if our daughter wants to stay here, then let her stay."
"How can anyone live here? The buildings are too close together. Even if you want to live in an apartment building, you should choose a higher-end one."
"Let our daughter stay for a couple of days first," Qu Xiaoxiao's mother said again.
Qiu Yingying overheard some complaints about the house, a house that she might never be able to afford in her lifetime, yet the rich person described it as having no redeeming qualities.
She felt a little uneasy, but when she turned her head and saw that Guan Juer's expression remained unchanged, she could only let it go in one ear and out the other.
When the elevator reached the 22nd floor, Qiu Yingying said to Guan Juer, "Landlord, I'll go out now."
After everyone had left, Guan Juer casually waved to her and said, "Okay."
The elevator doors closed, and we continued up to the 23rd floor.
Xiao Qi was exasperated in the space: "Host, this Qu Xiaoxiao's father is really good at nagging. Don't you find it noisy?"
"I didn't hear it, I just muted his voice." Guan Juer knew the situation and naturally didn't bother to listen.
"You, host, were right."
The elevator doors opened, and Guan Juer stepped out: "I'm tired. I'm going back to wash up and go to sleep."