Lu Qixi opened the door, stepped in, placed Xiaobao on the floor, and said with a beaming smile, "Do you want some snacks? I have chocolate and cookies here."
Xiaobao politely shook his head, "Mommy doesn’t allow me to eat chocolate... Qixi, I really like you."
This little guy had been repeating that phrase all the way here, his bright eyes brimming with joy and fascination, making Lu Qixi’s mood incredibly light throughout.
She couldn’t help but laugh, holding his little hand, "Then I’ll put on a cartoon, and we can watch until your mom comes to pick you up."
"Okay." Xiaobao smiled, "Qixi, can we watch it together?"
"Of course." Lu Qixi smiled warmly and agreed.
She sat on the couch with Xiaobao in her arms, turned on the TV, and searched for quite a while before finding the children’s channel.
She couldn’t even remember the last time she had watched TV at home. As a Heavenly Queen-level singer, her number of appearances on TV was countless, but she didn’t have time to watch even her own programs, let alone others.
Lu Qixi turned her head and saw the little guy sitting up straight next to her, glancing at the TV, then turning to look at her as if she were more interesting than the TV itself.
Lu Qixi couldn’t help but laugh and reached out to ruffle the little guy’s head.
Just then, her phone suddenly rang; Lu Qixi took it out and saw it was her manager’s call.
She sighed, answered with a "Hello."
"Qixi! Where are you?" the manager’s voice was frantic, "I’ve warned you repeatedly, the dinner tonight is very important, full of prominent figures in the circle. Are you going to stand me up again?"
Lu Qixi glanced at Xiaobao beside her, her voice filled with weariness, "I don’t want to go."
The manager took a sharp breath, "My lady! How long will you keep being capricious? It’s just a dinner to meet some friends; they’re not asking you to entertain or flirt. Is it really necessary?"
"Annoying, don’t feel like going." Lu Qixi frowned.
The manager became irritated, "Lu Qixi, I know you have strong backing and yes, you have talent, but there are certain people in this circle you can’t afford to offend. Just be capricious, but if one day you ruin yourself, I’ll see how you handle it!"
After that, he hung up forcefully.
Lu Qixi’s expression was unchanged as she tossed the phone aside.
She suddenly felt a bit dazed.
In these four years, she had started as a trainee at Xingyi, then debuted, released albums, participated in various competitions, and finally skyrocketed to fame... Now, she had won so many awards, achieving both artistic and commercial success. The journey had been filled with untold hardships and tears.
Yet everyone said she was lucky, that she had strong backing... Technically, they weren’t wrong.
If it hadn’t been for Ning Yichen, perhaps she would still be that unknown girl living in a subsidized apartment, looking for opportunities in various bars. How could she have possibly become the Heavenly Queen Lu Qixi of today?
If it hadn’t been for that night, for what that man had done to her, how could he have given her so many opportunities and indulged her capriciousness, solving countless troubles for her time and again?
She had achieved everything she had ever dreamt of, but why was she still not satisfied? Even more, she began to grow tired of all the glitz and glamor.
Remembering that man’s forever polite yet distant attitude, she sighed, reaching up to touch her temples.
A soft little hand suddenly tugged at her sleeve.