Lu Qixi involuntarily clutched the doorframe tightly, her voice some what tense, "Why are you here?"
Ning Yichen saw her dressed in home clothes and raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Your agent told me that you missed another event tonight." Ning Yichen frowned slightly, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Lu Qixi shook her head, her tone cold, "No."
Seeing this, Ning Yichen rubbed his temples with a slight sense of helplessness, "Lu Qixi, you should know how much Xingyi has invested in you. Can you cooperate a little?"
"I’ve attended the performances required by my contract," Lu Qixi said with a cold laugh, "As for those dinner parties, I just don’t want to go to them."
Ning Yichen pursed his lips tightly, looking at her deeply for a long time.
The woman before him was worlds apart from the blank-slate girl he knew four years ago.
Now she had become a pop Heavenly Queen, a goddess in the hearts of countless people, not that unknown junior who used to perform in a bar. The years may have honed her, but that stubborn and principled Lu Qixi from the past hadn’t changed an iota.
Moreover, because of the change in her status, her principles had turned into stubbornness and capriciousness, causing headaches for everyone around her.
"Qixi, I really am very busy." After a while, Ning Yichen slowly exhaled, "I don’t want to receive complaint calls from your agent every few days."
Lu Qixi laughed indifferently, "Then block him. It’s none of your business anyway."
"It was me who asked him to be your agent in the beginning, how is it not my business?" Ning Yichen frowned.
Lu Qixi bit her lip hard, "Ning Yichen, listen, you have no obligations towards me. Our relationship should have completely ended the moment you introduced me to Xingyi. Xingyi has indeed invested a lot in me over the years, but I’ve also made a lot of money for the company. Not just anyone can be promoted to Heavenly Queen!"
Her achievements were certainly thanks to Ning Yichen and the opportunities Xingyi provided, but they were also inseparable from her talent and hard work. At least towards Xingyi, Lu Qixi never felt she owed anything.
But as for Ning Yichen...
"Lu Qixi, what are you trying to do?" Ning Yichen asked coldly, looking at her.
"I don’t want to do anything. I just hope you won’t interfere in any of my matters," Lu Qixi said, her voice growing agitated, "In the future, no matter what happens to me, or if I have any disagreement with the company, you don’t need to step in and solve it for me!"
"You..." Ning Yichen calmed down, "Lu Qixi, what do you mean by that?"
"That’s what I should be asking you, Ning Yichen," she said with a sarcastic and cold tone, "Just because you slept with me once, do you feel you have to be responsible for me for a lifetime?"
The man’s brow twitched violently, his voice lowered, "Lu Qixi, I helped you because I consider you a friend."
"But I’ve never considered you a friend," Lu Qixi said coldly with a smile, "So, if there’s nothing else, please don’t come looking for me again." f.(r)eewe/bnov\ll.com
"I’m giving you a chance to take back what you just said," Ning Yichen said coldly, looking at her.
"No, I’ve made myself very clear," Lu Qixi said with a bitter smile, "Goodbye."
Having said that, she turned and walked back.
Ning Yichen pursed his lips, followed her with long strides, and grabbed her wrist, "Stop right there!"
Lu Qixi turned to see his dark expression, panicked inside, "Ning Yichen, let go of me!"