Chapter 422: 422
He got out, looked at the ground covered in debris, then looked up at the shut window as he realized that An Xiaxia was genuinely angry .
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With an impassive face, he found a cardboard box, put all the plants in it, and drove off .
Before confronting Song Qingchen, he had one more important thing to do .
An Xiaxia’s daily activities still consisted of lying in bed, eating, and catching up with the latest TV series . It seemed nothing had changed .
An Yibei was the only one who noticed the major difference .
Xiaxia seldom smiled now .
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From a girl that had once been so lively and positive, she almost never smiled now . Even when Papa An tried to cajole her, or told her one of his lame jokes, she would force a smile at best, which only made others feel more sorry for her .
The wound on her belly was gradually recovering . Since she had fallen behind in her studies, An Yibei had been looking around for a tutor for her .
Qi Yanxi came by a lot and would stay in the cafe to give Uncle An a hand . When he felt like it, he would even make a cup of coffee himself, which he would then happily poison An Xiaxia with .
An Xiaxia was lazily flipping through a comic book on the first floor one day when a downpour started outside . Immediately after that, the landline at the bar rang and Qi Yanxi picked it up . A young man’s voice came from the other end . “Hello, is that An’s Good Cafe? Your coffee beans and milk are here . The rain is too heavy for me to deliver them . I’m just around the corner . Could you come out to get them, please?”
“Sure . ” Qi Yanxi hung up and said to An Xiaxia, “Hey, Little Dummy Xia, I need to go pick up the delivery . Watch the shop while I’m away . ”
“Hm…” An Xiaxia looked up from the book and saw the rain outside . “Now? But dad took our umbrella when he went to get groceries . ”
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That “our” caused Qi Yanxi to become lost in thought for a moment .
After hanging around the An family all this time, he had somehow come to consider this place his home .
The mild Papa An, the sharp-tongued An Yibei, and the adorable Xiaxia were here — if only she could become his little girlfriend…
“Teehee…” Qi Yanxi swam around in his fantasy and began to smile foolishly .
An Xiaxia was baffled . “Flower Qi, why are you giggling?”
“None of your business! I can giggle whenever I want!” Qi Yanxi said grumpily .
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An Xiaxia gave him an understanding look . “Oh~ I see . Dumb kids have more fun . ”
Qi Yanxi snorted like a tsundere and was going to run out into the rain when An Xiaxia stopped him .
“What?”
“Wait! Let me make an umbrella for you!”
An Xiaxia found a plastic bag of some supermarket from the cabinet, stood on tiptoe, and put it over Qi Yanxi’s head . She then tied the handles into a bow under his chin and poked two holes in the bag . Qi Yanxi looked helplessly at her from under it .
“Are you seriously asking me to go out in this thing?” Qi Yanxi looked like he was going to have a stroke .
“It’s better than getting wet and catching a cold!” An Xiaxia argued, using her own logic . “Don’t worry . They can’t see your face, so no one will laugh at you . ”
Qi Yanxi stood there speechless for a moment, but eventually, he rushed into the rain wearing the “umbrella” An Xiaxia made .
Before long, Qi Yanxi came back with a few boxes . He removed the plastic bag and said, “Little Dummy Xia, you know what? This thing actually worked… Look, my hair wasn’t ruined!”
He nagged and nagged, but got no reply . It was only then that he turned to An Xiaxia in confusion .
An Xiaxia was staring at the TV in the cafe, which was broadcasting a breaking piece of news on repeat .
[Starry Night, the national idol group, announced today that they would keep the name of the group while its members go solo . It is suspected that Sheng Yize, the captain of the group, is withdrawing from the entertainment industry!]