Qi Xiaoye chuckled audibly.
“Long time no see, Miss Li, have you missed me as much as I’ve missed you?”
“Yes.”
Perhaps because she was on the phone, Li Qiqi’s courage grew a little, and with a mischievous heart, she pursed her lips and said.
“I think about it every day…”
Li Qiqi deliberately paused for a second, and waited until the man’s chuckle came from the other side before finishing the rest of her words.
“Every day I think about how Master Qi will finally let me go?”
The other side became quiet, and the sound of snow and wind raging in her ears, the man commanded in a deep voice.
“You stand up and pull open the curtains.”
Li Qiqi didn’t quite understand, but she obediently walked to the window, carefully pulled open a slit in the curtains, and secretly glanced down.
“Pull the curtains, what… for?”
Li Qiqi’s words got stuck in her throat.
She seemed to have been acupunctured, and was directly stunned in place, looking blankly through the slightly open gap in the curtains at the familiar black extended Bentley Mulsanne at the entrance of Liyuan.
Qi Xiaoye was wearing a gray trench coat, one leg bent, facing the bright light and shadow of the street lamp, leaning against the car. His left hand held the phone, and his right hand held a cigarette, a wisp of smoke slowly spreading along his slender finger bones.
Behind him was a continuous, pure and flawless snow scene.
Every snowflake in the air was like a light and ethereal elf, slowly falling, leaving traces on the man’s trench coat, and then being blown away by the night wind with the corners of the trench coat.
As if sensing something, at the moment Li Qiqi looked over, the man suddenly raised his eyes, looked in her direction, and a faint smile was on his lips.
The smoke and snowflakes blurred Qi Xiaoye’s face, but those deep blue eyes were still clear, passing through the silent night and falling into Li Qiqi’s eyes without warning.
At this moment, Li Qiqi’s originally calm heart suddenly stopped, and she subconsciously stepped back, wanting to escape back to the bed, Qi Xiaoye said leisurely.
“Knowing you’re by the window, pull it open a little more.”
Li Qiqi didn’t move, and Qi Xiaoye chuckled.
“Be good, I just missed you, and I heard you haven’t been to work for three days, so I came to see you.”
Li Qiqi turned her head and glanced behind her. Xu Nantian had probably already returned to his room, and it was very quiet outside.
She was possessed and raised her hand to pull open the curtains, leaning her upper body on the windowsill and looking at Qi Xiaoye from afar.
“You, you’ve already seen it, I’m fine, can you… leave?”
Qi Xiaoye took a puff of cigarette, “Look a little longer.”
Xu Nantian’s room and Li Qiqi’s boudoir were only a wall apart. As long as she stood by the window, she would see Qi Xiaoye downstairs like her.
Thinking that her uncle had just been angry with her because of the brooch, Li Qiqi didn’t want Xu Nantian to misunderstand again, and directly issued an eviction order.
“With Master Qi’s conditions, there must be no shortage of beautiful women pursuing you. I’m just a wine seller, not worthy of Master Qi, Master Qi should… find someone else.”
“What? Can’t forget Qiao Xiao?”
Li Qiqi coughed awkwardly, and was about to deny it, but then she thought that Xu Nantian hadn’t officially divorced Qiao Lina yet. If she announced their relationship at this time, it would definitely bring unnecessary trouble to Xu Nantian.
So she changed her tone, “Yes, my heart is only for Brother Xiao, and can’t hold anyone else. Master Qi, I will return the brooch you gave me tomorrow.”
Qi Xiaoye withdrew his gaze and lowered his head, flicking the ashes of the cigarette with his index finger, and his emotions also faded.
“Have you thought about it clearly?”
“Yeah.”
“No need to return the brooch.”
Qi Xiaoye turned around, Atai got out of the driver’s seat, bent over to open the car door for him, Qi Xiaoye got into the car, and took one last look at the little person in front of the window through the night.
“No matter who Miss Li’s heart is on, I will find a way to snatch it over.”
Li Qiqi wanted to say something, but the call had already been hung up.
She watched Bentley disappear at the corner of the lonely and empty street, then put down her phone and returned to the place where the brooch had fallen on the first floor, bent down and picked up the brooch stained with blood.
She clenched it tightly and went back upstairs.
The next morning, Li Qiqi stood in front of the full-length mirror, wearing a well-tailored black dress, the skirt gently brushing her ankles, like the most elegant undercurrent in the night.
She gently turned her body, and the fine flashes on the skirt shimmered slightly in the morning light.
“So beautiful…”
Annie pushed the door open and was stunned almost the moment she saw Li Qiqi.
“Miss Li is so beautiful, but your makeup skills are too… wasting your talent.”
Li Qiqi smiled shyly at her.
“That’s why I asked you to help me with my makeup! Annie, the occasion I’m attending today is very important, please help me with a light makeup.”
“Okay.”
Li Qiqi sat back in front of the dressing mirror, carefully combing her long hair, and twisted it into a loose bun, a few strands of broken hair falling casually on her cheeks, reducing some playfulness and adding some gentleness and softness.
Especially after putting on makeup, even Annie, who was also a woman, couldn’t take her eyes off her.
“It’s really too beautiful…”
Annie couldn’t help but repeat it again, holding Li Qiqi’s delicate little hand and slowly walking out of the room.
Li Qiqi was not used to wearing high heels, and she would stagger every step she took. She slowed down her pace and took a long time to reach the stairs.
Xu Nantian was waiting in the living room, wearing a long and formal black suit.
Seeing Li Qiqi coming downstairs, the man smiled and looked over, and a flash of amazement suddenly flashed in his eyes.
He knew Li Qiqi was good-looking, and he knew even more clearly that as long as this girl was carefully dressed and attended in Formally dressed，she would definitely become the most beautiful scenery in the banquet.
So beautiful… enough to make any normal man infatuated with her!
Xu Nantian waited silently until Annie helped Li Qiqi to him, and then very gentlemanly extended his right hand to Li Qiqi, his eyes affectionate and gentle.
“So beautiful.”
Li Qiqi blushed, and Annie handed her small hand to Xu Nantian, her eyes constantly flowing between the two.
A talented man and a beautiful woman, they were so well-matched!
“Mr. Xu, Miss Li has never worn high heels, you have to support her all the way, don’t let her fall.”
“Don’t worry.”
Xu Nantian smiled brightly and led Li Qiqi out.
Li Qiqi couldn’t help but stagger, bumping into Xu Nantian every few steps. It was hard to get into the car, and Li Qiqi complained with a bitter face.
“My feet hurt a lot, Uncle, can I… not wear these shoes?”
Xu Nantian raised his hand and scratched her nose.
“This is just the beginning. You will have to attend this kind of occasion with me often in the future. High heels and dresses are necessary. Bear with it, just treat it as getting used to it in advance.”
Li Qiqi couldn’t refute, sighed lightly, and bent over to pinch her ankles, which hurt so much after only a few steps.
“It was obviously you who said that I couldn’t be good-looking in Kenakin, and made me an ugly girl for two years. Now you suddenly want me to dress up, who can adapt to it?”
The complaining voice was not loud, but it still entered Xu Nantian’s ears. He raised his hand to stroke the broken hair on Li Qiqi’s forehead, and looked lightly at her beautiful profile.
When the mask can no longer isolate the coveting of the wolves, it naturally loses its meaning. It is better to directly reveal the original advantage and let her play a greater role.
Xu Nantian slightly hooked his lips, pretending not to hear, changed the subject, and gently instructed Li Qiqi.
“Fourth Master Qiao is Qiao Lina’s grandfather. Today, I must attend as Qiao Lina’s fiancé no matter what. You have to be obedient at the birthday banquet, and don’t make trouble.”
Li Qiqi knew the stakes involved and of course wouldn’t do that, but Xu Nantian’s deliberate reminder still made her good mood suddenly sink, and she turned her face to look out the window.
“Uncle is afraid that I will ruin things, why did you bring me out?”
Xu Nantian smiled indulgently.
“Although it’s just acting, I’m afraid you’ll overthink if you’re alone at home, so I brought you with me so you can see it with your own eyes, so you can rest assured.”
A few simple words dispelled the doubts in Li Qiqi’s heart, and she glared at Xu Nantian.
“Uncle wants power, there are many ways, you shouldn’t have used Qiao Lina’s feelings from the beginning.”
“My fault.”
Xu Nantian looked out the window without changing his face, and a hint of inscrutable light flashed in his eyes where Li Qiqi couldn’t see.
“It won’t happen again in the future.”