25: 25, Flatterers can get through where force will fail.
25: 25, Flatterers can get through where force will fail.
Following Qin Zixiao out of the western restaurant’s main door, An Xiaoyu quickly withdrew her hand.
At that moment, Qin Zixiao inexplicably felt a sense of loss.
Suddenly, he remembered something.
That time he called Xiaoyu, and a man had answered the phone, the sound of the man’s voice…
seemed a bit like Shen Yufeng’s.
In an instant, it was as if a blow had struck his head, startling him.
How is that possible?
How could An Xiaoyu and Shen Yufeng have any intersection?
Could it be that he was overthinking?
After a moment of silence, Qin Zixiao suddenly asked, “Xiaoyu, before you came back from the United States, when you called me, what did you originally want to say?”
An Xiaoyu scratched her head, pretending it was nothing:
It was actually nothing.
Just that my design was plagiarized and even won an award.
I felt uncomfortable and wanted to talk to someone about it.
But now it doesn’t matter anymore.
I have won plenty of awards anyway, so I don’t miss that one!”
Qin Zixiao seemed to somewhat disbelieve her words.
What else could it be?”
The elevator reached the first floor, and they walked out of the mall’s main entrance one after the other.
Outside, a cool breeze was blowing, and An Xiaoyu felt much refreshed, walking down the steps.
“Xiaoyu, do you know Shen Yufeng?”
This question caught An Xiaoyu off guard, her mind wandered for a split second, and as a result, she stepped wrongly and lost her balance.
Just as she was about to fall, Qin Zixiao grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
An Xiaoyu stumbled into Qin Zixiao’s arms.
At that moment, her faint fragrance wafted into his nose, leaving Qin Zixiao’s mind in chaos.
He didn’t know what was going on, but tonight…
something was not quite right with him.
Especially when he saw Shen Yufeng making fun of An Xiaoyu, his mind churned with countless thoughts, feeling very uncomfortable. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍
And now, he even felt as if An Xiaoyu was slowly drifting away from his world!
That feeling was very foreign to him, yet it was like a needle, repeatedly pricking his heart.
“Zixiao brother, thank you, I’m alright now!”
An Xiaoyu subtly pushed away Qin Zixiao.
I will never wear high heels again, they are truly harmful!
Suddenly, a gentle and sweet voice called out.
An Xiaoyu looked towards the source of the voice and saw a woman with flowing long hair standing at the bottom of the steps, with bright eyes and white teeth, and fair skin – indeed, a stunning beauty.
Only, her expression seemed a bit upset.
In an instant, Xiaoyu realized who this woman was.
No way, this is so melodramatic…
It’s over, the scene from just now must have been misunderstood!
“Li Xin, what are you doing here?” Qin Zixiao was also a bit surprised.
“I was having a meal with friends across the street, and this person is…?”
Before Qin Zixiao could reply, An Xiaoyu introduced herself.
“Sister-in-law, hello, I’m An Xiaoyu, I just came back from the States a few days ago.
Zixiao brother invited me for a meal, a welcome back treat of sorts!
I heard you’re getting engaged next month, congratulations!”
The use of “sister-in-law” seemed to considerably soften Li Xin’s expression.
“Yes, yes, that’s me!
There was a time I called Zixiao brother, and you answered the phone.
I recognized it was you just now by your voice.
Sister-in-law is just as beautiful as I imagined!”
Flattery will get you everywhere!
She certainly didn’t want the misunderstanding caused by what had just happened between Qin Zixiao and Li Xin to get any worse!
That would be a huge misstep on her part!
As expected, Li Xin was pleased and she stepped forward to link arms with Qin Zixiao.
“Zixiao has mentioned you before, he always treats you like his own sister and takes great care of you.
When we get engaged, you must come!”
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Li Xin also offered to give her a ride home.
An Xiaoyu quickly waved her off.
“No need to bother, it’s very close to my home, I’ll just walk back!”