Even two of the female judges dabbed the corners of their eyes with tissues .
An Xiaxia bowed and went off the stage . As long as thirty seconds passed before the audience broke into applause!
The clapping went on spontaneously and the judges gave her the highest score .
None of that mattered to An Xiaxia anymore .
She looked as if she had lost her soul when she got into An Yibei’s car with robotic movements . No matter how An Yibei intimidated or cajoled her, she said nothing .
Returning to her room, she opened her drawer and found that necklace .
The sunflower pendant implied “reaching for warmth,” but it all seemed like an illusion now .
He had given her a star, but her heart was broken .
When Qi Yanxi went upstairs, he immediately saw how distracted An Xiaxia was .
Anger overwhelmed him immediately and he gave An Xiaxia a shove . “Hey, Little Dummy Xia, why the dead fish look? What happened? Someone made you unhappy? Or is it because of Sheng Yize again?”
He had used just a little too much strength and An Xiaxia’s mind was somewhere else . She fell to the floor at his push .
“Shit! Xiaxia!” Qi Yanxi panicked and helped her up right away . He then spun her around . “Are you alright? Hurt anywhere?”
An Xiaxia was touched . It was just a little fall . How serious could it be?
He had been alarmed by such a small thing; it meant he must really care for her .
“I’m alright . ” An Xiaxia tugged Qi Yanxi’s sleeve . “Flower Qi, what do you do when you’re in a bad mood?”
“Car-racing! Drinking! Kicking ass!” Qi Yanxi enumerated his choices . An Xiaxia said with twinkling eyes, “Take me! Take me!”
Qi Yanxi snickered . “You’re still recovering so you’re not doing anything exciting, so car-racing is a no-no for you . As for drinking, don’t you get drunk, like, after a glass of beer? And then there’s ass-kicking . Tsk, tsk . Forget it . You’re about as useful as a chicken there!”
An Xiaxia sulked . “I’ll go to bed, then…”
With that, she inched toward her bed like a snail, rolled around, and wrapped herself in her duvet .
Qi Yanxi frowned . Didn’t they say girls tended to overthink things? Lying there doing nothing would only make it worse, right?
After going through a few ideas in his head, he said with a crooked smile, “Come with me! I know a place that’ll cheer you up!”
Yuan Hotel .
Young Master Qi had a lot of money and he was very generous with it . Waving his VIP card, he led An Xiaxia all the way into a private room and ordered a table full of food .
An Xiaxia was astonished .
“Help yourself! We can always order some more!” Qi Yanxi was demonstrating what it meant to be “a rich goofball . ”
“Can we finish all this?” An Xiaxia asked hesitantly . Qi Yanxi waved her off . “Don’t worry! Just eat as much as you can!”
An Xiaxia nodded adorably, picked up her chopsticks and spoon, and put her heart into eating .
Qi Yanxi only had a few bites before he placed all his attention on An Xiaxia .
An Xiaxia ate slowly, but watching her eat was so appetizing . Her cheeks puffed up and her lips were pink and a little glossy .
The more he watched, the more he liked her .
Qi Yanxi followed her even when she went to the toilet . “You might get lost . ”
An Xiaxia: “…”
When they exited the private room, they saw that the lobby was packed . Someone was probably holding a banquet here .
They reached the washroom to find the women’s side locked . Qi Yanxi grinned wickedly . “How about we use the men’s toilet?”
After that, he dragged An Xiaxia into the men’s toilet despite her protests and pushed her into a cubicle with a teasing smile .
Just then, they heard two familiar voices on the other side of the wall —