Chapter 32: Chapter 32 Speak Up_1
Qiao Xiaren choked, speechless to the extreme. She retreated a few steps, but he immediately advanced, each step drawing him closer to her.
Suppressing the melancholy in her heart, Qiao Xiaren strained to keep her tone calm: “Si Limo, I appreciate you taking me out of Shanshui Town, but I do not love you, and you do not love me. There’s too much difference between us. Would you please not make such huge jokes?”
Moreover, her heart had long since hardened into a stone. After rebirth, her goal was to break into the entertainment industry, reclaim everything that was hers, and fulfill the dreams she did not achieve in her past life.
She wanted to stand at the peak of the entertainment industry, admired and revered by thousands, and claim the glory that was rightfully hers.
The glory that belonged to the king.
Si Limo’s expression faltered, a hint of darkness flashing in his eyes. It resembled the anticipation of a predator closing in on its prey. Qiao Xiaren’s heart skipped a beat and she instinctively avoided his gaze.
He reached out and trailed his fingers down her back, the touch sending a shock like an electric current through her. Just when Xiaren thought she couldn’t handle it, his expression suddenly turned serious, his voice low, “Pack your things. We’re leaving Shanshui Town at five this afternoon.”
His completely unrelated declaration left Qiao Xiaren temporarily stunned. When she came back to her senses, all she saw was Si Limo’s tall figure walking away, the steady sound of his boots echoing off the ground.
Without thinking, Qiao Xiaren quickly followed in his steps.
At that moment, the school bell rang, marking the end of class. The students began to whisper about what had just happened, commenting on how beautiful Qiao Xiaren had become, how handsome Si Limo was, and expressing their envy towards Xiaren and the like.
Qiao Anchu listlessly laid her head on the desk, listening to the conversation around her, responding sporadically.
“Qiao Anchu, someone’s looking for you!” A classmate called out as he walked past, but didn’t wait for her response before returning to his seat.
The peers in her class began to avoid her like the plague ever since the incident. Qiao Anchu felt suffocated but also helpless.
Feeling increasingly irritable and pent-up, she thought she would soon be unable to stand being in this place. When she heard that someone was looking for her, she glanced towards the window with obvious impatience.
A woman in her forties was peering around the doorway, her sneakiness in plain sight. Upon recognising her, Qiao Anchu lazily rose from her seat and strolled unhurriedly toward the woman.
“What are you looking for me for?” she asked, her tone noticeably irritate. Checking to ensure they hadn’t captured anyone’s attention, Qiao Anchu heaved a sigh of relief.
Upon seeing Qiao Anchu, a reluctant smile crossed Li Cuihua’s dark complexion while she wringed her hands nervously. “Anchu, I … I am here today to discuss something with you.”
Seeing how close Li Cuihua was, Qiao Anchu recoiled a few steps, a hint of disgust in her eyes. “Speak quickly, I have a class to attend soon.”
Li Cuihua’s previously jovial face dropped at Qiao Anchu’s repulsion, looking somewhat hurt.
As Qiao Anchu’s impatience grew, she made to walk away but was detained by Li Cuihua tugging at her sleeve awkwardly. Finally, Qiao Anchu snapped: “Can’t you see you’re being a nuisance? Say whatever you came to say!”