Saving the Second Male Lead: What to Do When You Enter a Domineering Boss's Novel

"But it's really just what you see. It was just a phone call." Joysa said, looking at the Christmas tree twinkling in the snow.

"I think he wants to pursue you. What's your impression of him?"

"No, that's not my intention at all, and neither do I." Qiao Yisha had a headache.

Luo Xin pointed at the huge Christmas tree and said, "I don't believe it doesn't exist."

In order to avoid being exposed in front of Mr. and Mrs. Qiao, the three sisters gave a unified confession, saying that the three of them prepared it together, and then took down all the gifts on the Christmas tree.

When they opened the box, they saw that it was full of valuable items such as hats, scarves, lipsticks and bags. So they quickly moved the things into the room and hid them. If their parents saw them and asked them where they got the money to buy so many valuable items, they would not be able to explain.

At the banquet.

Bo Luoxun sat in the main seat, with some nobles or important figures in the town on both sides.

The crowd was laughing and chatting happily.

He Dilin picked up his glass and said, "Let us wish Your Highness a Merry Christmas."

As soon as he said this, everyone raised their glasses and wished, "Merry Christmas, Your Highness."

Bo Luoxun raised his glass and drank the wine in it in one gulp.

He Dilin put down his glass and continued, "Everyone knows that His Highness is staying here on official business and will be leaving soon, so we plan to hold a farewell party for His Highness in two days. I hope everyone can come and bring your family to see His Highness off together."

"We will definitely be there." Everyone nodded.

"Mr. Viscount, please be sure to bring your three daughters along. They are very famous in the town, and many people admire them, especially Miss Rosen," said a good friend of Mr. Qiao.

"Yes, I will definitely bring Nata and Rosen with me," Mr. Qiao replied.

"Hey, Mr. Viscount, don't you have three daughters? Why have you never met one of them?" He Dilin puzzled when he heard this.

Master Qiao smiled and said, "My second daughter is weak and easily frightened, so she shouldn't go out."

"I see. No wonder no one has ever seen your daughter. However, His Highness has invited everyone in the town to attend this time, and your second daughter is no exception. I will have someone look after her and prevent her from getting into any accidents."

"Uh... Your Highness, Mr. He Dilin, you may not know that my second daughter's fiancé passed away not long ago, so it is not convenient for her to attend these occasions." When Master Qiao heard what He Dilin said, he became a little anxious.

He Dilin waved his hand and said, "What's the big deal? We don't mind. Just bring it. This matter is settled. No need to discuss it further."

Mr. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao looked at each other, their eyes were solemn.

-

Xizhou Palace.

In a dark secret room, there are no windows on all sides and it is airtight. There is only a dim long wall lamp for lighting. On the wall hangs a huge oil painting. The woman in the painting is wearing a gorgeous long dress. Under her long black hair are a pair of hazy amber pupils. She is so beautiful that it is beyond words.

The wardrobes around are filled with gorgeous dresses and beautiful high heels.

Two figures were projected on the ground under the light. The man had his narrow eyes closed, his nose straight, his thin lips slightly pursed, and he sat on the carpet with his knees bent, his head resting on a woman's knees. The woman was sitting on the sofa chair with her eyes slightly drooping, exactly like her face in the oil painting. She was looking gently into the eyes of the man on her knees, her hand clasped with the man's.

The man was the King of Xizhou, Nangong Xianyue.

He closed his eyes, put his arm around the woman's waist, and whispered in a gentle and low voice: "Isa, today is Christmas. It's the fourth Christmas since you left. Where did you spend it? Are you alone? Are you lonely?"

"You asked me to wait for you. I have waited for four years, Isa. My patience is limited and I can't wait too long. If you haven't come back by Christmas next year, I will go find you, okay?"

He gently stroked the delicate skin in his palm, his eyes shining, he slowly opened his eyes and stood up to give the woman a passionate kiss on the forehead.

The woman's posture remained the same as at the beginning, motionless, with a gentle smile on her face, staring at the person in front of her, like a living person, but without any life.

This woman was not a real person, but a lifelike portrait. She had delicate skin, black hair, and amber pupils. She was a one-to-one replica of Joysa's appearance when she was alive. When he first saw this portrait, he almost felt as if he saw Joysa, and the shock in his heart was incomparable.

The joints of the statue can move and its eyes can blink. The person who made the statue told him that as long as Nangong Xianyue needed it, he could install an AI device on her to replicate Qiao Yisha's personality and voice, allowing her to accompany him like a living person.

But Nangong Xianyue refused, for he was afraid that he would become so absorbed in the illusion that he would forget the real Qiao Yisha.

Even Qiu Yi didn't know what was inside this secret room. Nangong Xianyue didn't come here very often. He would only stay for about ten minutes each time, talk to people, and then leave. Today was the same as usual, and he left the secret room after a short while.

After coming out of the secret room, he saw Qiu Yi and others in the study. Although Qiu Yi didn't know what was in the secret room, he could probably guess that it was related to Qiao Yisha.

Nangong Xianyue sat down on the sofa and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's like this. Someone down there reported that the Princess of Nanzhou will arrive in Xizhou in two days. They drew up a list of people for the banquet and gave it to me." Qiu Yi took out the A4 paper from the file bag and put it on the table. "Please take a look."

"No need, you can decide these matters."

“Yes.” Qiu Yi was about to take the document back, but Nangong Xianyue caught a glimpse of a corner of the A4 paper and stopped him: “Wait.”

He pulled out one of them, which had a picture of the South Continent princess printed on it. She was wearing an elaborate dress, a top hat, and had golden brown curly hair. That was not a big deal, the key point was that she had a pair of amber eyes and a smile on her face, and looked about four or five points similar to Joysa.

He frowned and looked at it for a while, then put the paper back and said, "Hold the banquet at the palace. I want to attend."

Qiu Yi was slightly stunned, "Yes."

Qiu Yi walked out with the file bag. He knew the reason why Nangong Xianyue changed her mind. He had also seen the photo. This was the person who looked most like Qiao Yisha that they had met after looking for her for all these years. Even if it was only four or five points, he wanted to take a gamble to see if it was her.

-

On the way back to the Qiao family, Mr. and Mrs. Qiao's brows were always frowned, and they looked like they were worried. They saw a huge Christmas tree in their yard from afar and were a little surprised.

After entering the room, there were three gift boxes tied with ribbons on the table. They were gifts prepared by the three sisters for them. They showed loving smiles on their faces, and then sighed slightly.

The two sat down on the sofa, and Master Qiao rubbed his brows, "What should we do? We can't keep shirking our responsibilities in front of His Highness, otherwise they will be suspicious. But do we really have to bring Isa with us?"

"If we take her out, what if she is recognized? So many people are looking for her. What if... what if she is discovered this time, she will definitely be killed. We have carefully protected her for so many years and never let her show up in front of people. If she goes out this time, the consequences will be unimaginable. We can't afford the price." Mrs. Qiao's eyes were full of tears and she was struggling in her heart.

"How are we going to explain this to His Highness? We still have two days, so we must think of a solution."

At the stairs, the three sisters who were planning to hide and surprise their parents heard everything, and their eyes were full of disbelief. It turned out that they didn't let her go out because they were afraid that she would be killed, not because they were afraid that she would get sick. Who wanted to kill her? Who would hate her so much if she didn't leave the house?

The two looked at Qiaoisha, and after hearing what happened, Qiaoisha seemed to have lost her soul. She stood up and went back to her room without saying a word.