Chapter Thirty-Two

ationship between Sun Zhijun and his mother, detailing the effort in words and patience he had invested.Yan Luoxi rolled her eyes. She didn't want to owe Li An too much of a favor, so she said coolly,...Chapter Thirty-Two

Watching Qu Wange performing with her full focus, Ni Xuanyi had to admit that the woman was indeed very beautiful; at this moment, she seemed like a beam of moonlight, clear and pure.

Ni Xuanyi looked into Li Yi's bright eyes staring at Qu Wange and felt somewhat dispirited. She leaned against the sofa and waited for Qu Wange to finish playing The Butterfly Lovers before leaving.

"Oh, I see why my ears feel uncomfortable now; it turns out that the great musician has arrived!" Accompanied by a sarcastic chuckle, Li An, whom Qu Wange feared most, walked in.

The beautiful music abruptly stopped. Due to the unexpected interruption, when Qu Wange put down her violin, there was an unpleasant noise, scaring her into quickly hiding the instrument behind her back and cautiously looking at Li An twice with a stiff smile. "Hi...Li An, it's been a while!"

Li An smiled insincerely, "It has indeed been a long time. You really didn't go to foreign countries in vain; you seem even more beautiful now!"

Seeing Qu Wange's nervous and awkward appearance, Li Yi chuckled and turned to ask Li An with concern, "Have you eaten dinner yet Do you want the kitchen staff to prepare some for you"

"I have already eaten. I had seafood on the island; originally, I planned to stay there, but I missed seeing you and Xuanxuan after such a long time so I rushed back." Li An acted very affectionate as he sat between Li Yi and Ni Xuanyi, stretching his long arm to put one arm around Li Yi's shoulder and the other around Ni Xuanyi's shoulder, acting like they were a close-knit family.

Qu Wange looked somewhat embarrassed. Putting her violin back in its case, she seemed fearful of Li An as she moved closer to Li Yi and awkwardly smiled at him.

The moment Li Yi saw this, he turned to Li An and said, "Since you miss Xuanxuan so much, why don't you take her out for a movie or some games"

Lian懶ly smiled and sized up Qu Wangge from head to toe, saying, "Alright, after several years abroad, your charm has grown. Now even the big brothers who are easily swayed speak up for you."

Qu Wangge bit her lip but didn't respond; she seemed to have no courage at all to confront Lian directly.

"Lian, don't joke with Wangge anymore and take Xuanxuan out to play!" Li Yi's lips curled into a smile, but his eyes turned serious as he quietly urged Lian.

Lian finally put away his rogue expression, stood up, and beckoned Ni Xuanyi to go towards the audio-visual room.

In the past two years, Ni Xuanyi had gotten along with Lian quite well, and Lian's personality had changed a lot.

After Yan Luoxi secretly ran away, the confident, arrogant, and domineering Lian fell into a low point in his life. He drank excessively and indulged himself, feeling that there was nothing left to hold onto or wait for.

After two years of wild days, the current Lian no longer had the resentment towards society he once felt, nor did he look at everyone with the eyes of an enemy. With Ni Xuanyi, he began to act more like a brother figure.

Lian told Ni Xuanyi to go ahead to the audio-visual room while he went back to his room for a shower and change of clothes.

Ni Xuanyi entered the audio-visual room; only one wall lamp was on, casting soft yellow light that made the spacious area seem dreamlike. She leaned against the wall, lost in thought.

Li Yi's protection of Qu Wangge just now was so obvious, and the默契between them was clear. The affection between them shone clearly from their eyes.

In these two years, she could put in untiring efforts for Li Yi, hoping that one day she would be able to enter his world. But now the sudden appearance of Qu Wange made her calm heart inexplicably anxious.

When Li An entered, he saw Ni Xuanyi leaning against the wall with no energy, looking pale and almost transparent. Her eyes were black and bright, deep and unfathomable.

"You... did you go to the airport today" Li An scratched his head apologetically.

Ni Xuanyi was startled awake by Li An's voice and sat woodenly on the sofa, nodding her head, "Mm."

"I'm sorry. I didn't expect Qu Wange to come back with my brother." Li An sat down on the couch and leaned his head back.

"It doesn't matter, anyway we were bound to meet sooner or later," Ni Xuanyi lightly prodded at a slice of pineapple in the fruit platter with a toothpick.

"Why did she suddenly come back" Li An asked gloomily: "She's been gone for many years now. At that time, she declared her intention to go abroad for better development. Why has she suddenly returned!"

“Has she known your family... the older brother Li Yi for a long time” Ni Xuanyi inquired curiously.

"It's something like that, I guess we can call it distant relatives,"

“What” Ni Xuanyi was bewildered by Li Yi’s roundabout reference to their relationship.

"I have an uncle-in-law who works in show business. Qū Wǎngē's father is a director and often collaborates with my uncle-in-law, so their families are quite close. My aunt's older sister grew up with Qū Wǎngē, and they're very close friends."

"My mom really likes my aunt's older sister. In the past few years when my mom was at home, she would often invite her over to play. Sometimes, this older sister brought Qū Wǎngē along, so that’s how we got acquainted,"

Nì Xuānyī frowned slightly and listened carefully; it did seem a bit complicated.

"Qū Wǎngē has always been quite sly from a young age. She secretly liked my older brother but later used my little cousin to get close to our family. Back then, we had lots of friends over and the place was bustling," Lì n seemed to recall some childhood memories with a faint smile on his lips.

"Oh, it seems Qū Wǎngē is quite afraid of you" Nì Xuānyī regretted asking as soon as she did; there likely aren’t any girls who don't fear Lì n in this world.

“This woman is too good at putting on a show. She was very nice to my brother back then, but he had no intention of making friends with anyone. So she used her talent for the violin and her looks to fake an interest in going abroad, saying she would never come back." Lì n sneered. "She thought by leaving she could force my brother into something, but who is my brother He wouldn’t fall for such tricks. Now she’s returned quietly!"

Nì Xuānyī sat silently there; although Lì n had spoken of Qū Wǎngē in a dismissive manner, Nì Xuānyī could still sense that this woman held a special place in Lì Yì's heart.

She’d known Lì Yì for two years and never seen him bring any woman back to his home or look at anyone with such tender eyes before.

Nì Xuānyī didn’t stay overnight at Lì Yì’s place that night. With Qū Wǎngē now in the large Lì family, she felt an overwhelming sense of claustrophobia and her head was spinning—she needed a quiet space to sort through her thoughts.

When it was time for Nì Xuānyī to leave, the driver took her. Qū Wǎngē said she hadn’t been in this city for many years and wanted to see the night view, so Lì Yì accompanied her out that evening. made him want her so badly that he couldn't control the urge to pin her down immediately.Fang Jianghai felt a flame inside him raging uncontrollably, fueling his frustration even more. His large hand...