Xiao Qi drove the car back in the dark. Fortunately, his grandma was out for a walk at this time and was not at home.
Her dress was stained with mud, her feet were bare, her makeup was messy, and her eyes were red and swollen.
The two aunties who had been visiting the house for many years were shocked when Xiao Qi entered."Little Qi, what…what happened to you? How did you end up like this?"
Xiao Qi didn't answer. He waved his hand and closed the door.
She stood in front of the mirror and looked at her down-and-out self. She thought about the scene in the video where Cheng Yichen and Feng Qingqing were obsessed with each other. Xiao Qi's helplessness turned into anger again. It wasn't that she didn't want to let it go, but this girl had been praised too highly in the past, and now she would naturally fall even more miserably. Every time she wanted to forget and forgive, her pride wouldn't allow it. Xiao Qi picked up the merry-go-round music box that Cheng Yichen had given him and threw it at the mirror.
The mirror shattered into pieces, and the person inside was even more shattered. Xiao Qi covered his face and sat on the bed. He cried, but he had no strength left.
"Little Qi?" The auntie knocked on the door. Little Qi? What's that sound?"
Xiao Qi ignored her. She even wondered if she should pick up a piece of glass and cut it across her wrist to end everything. At this moment, he suddenly understood Feng Qingqing's feelings.
Xiao Qi lay on the bed, unable to think.
The phone suddenly rang. She picked up the landline weakly and said in a hoarse voice,"Hello?"
"Little Xiao, I'm Teacher Sun."
"Oh, Director Sun, what's the matter?" Xiao Qi sat up, trying to make his voice sound less awkward.
"Xiao Xiao, your leave with me ends today, right? Didn't I tell you that there's a graduation planning competition next week? Do you remember?”
Xiao Qi thought for a long time before he remembered. As soon as he said that he wanted to participate in the competition, Director Sun went to Gao Mo and said that the Faculty of Arts had to make Xiao Qi participate. Xiao Qi had been busy preparing for the wedding, so he had agreed to it. The competition was a week after the wedding anyway. With his experience in participating in all kinds of competitions, three days would not be a problem. He had not even started preparing.
"Hello? Little Xiao?"
"Oh, Director, I'm listening.”
"It's like this. I just received a notice from the school office. The competition that was originally scheduled for next week has been temporarily changed to tomorrow. Sigh, you also know that the efficiency of our school's administrative office is really not to be respected. Everything came as it came, without any plans. But there's nothing we can do about it. Vi, hurry up and get ready. Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock in the general meeting room. Because you won the first prize for our Faculty of Arts last year, we don't have to participate in the preliminaries and directly enter the finals. Hurry up and get ready. Don't be late tomorrow. I don't need to say anything more to an experienced person like you. You already know. Bring us back the first prize! Hehe, you should rest early."
The school administration? Was it because the school administration had informed them of the time change? This kind of competition was usually handled by the academic affairs office or the employment office. Why was the school office in charge this time? At the mention of the school administration, Xiao Qi immediately thought of Director Wu, who had asked him to participate in the high-quality course and raise the price to the point of asking him to give up his degree. Moreover, the graduation planning competition was a major event that University of X had placed great importance on over the years. How could they change the time of the competition so rashly? Xiao Qi felt that…this matter was not simple.
"Director, please wait a moment. May I ask, who else has entered the semi-finals besides our academy?”
"Let me show you. Oh, I got it. The Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Business Administration, and the Faculty of Fashion Design. I was puzzled at that time. Shouldn't we compete with the Business School, Law School, and Foreign Language School in such competitions? This time, not only did the Law School and Foreign Language School get kicked out, but for some reason, a fashion design school came up! You don't have to think too much. Just prepare well. I have confidence in you.”
Xiao Qi squeezed out a smile and said,"Goodbye, Dean."”
The microphone was thrown on the bed and Xiao Qi covered his face with the blanket. She understood everything now. The school board's participation, the change in time, the fashion design school's advancement into the finals, everything had been planned long ago. Some people knew that after today's wedding, they would be like a pile of mud. Some people knew that they would definitely suppress the audience and shine tomorrow. Some people just wanted to catch them off guard and make them lose face.
If it was before, Xiao Qi would have immediately turned on his computer and stayed up all night. With her understanding of her own ability, it was more than enough for her to win the first prize overnight. But now…Xiao Qi climbed into bed without even taking off his muddy gown.
Do you want to see me make a fool of myself? Alright, I'll make a fool of myself in front of you.
You won!
I admit defeat…
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The next morning, Xiao Qi was woken up by the sound of his door being knocked open.
Gao Mo's voice and the auntie's voice were ignored by Xiao Qi. She covered her head with the blanket and continued sleeping.
Gao Mo was in a hurry at the door. It was already eight o'clock for the match at nine o'clock. His phone wasn't on, and the landline wasn't working. Gao Mo even suspected that something had happened to Xiao Qi!
"Little girl! Lass! Open the door! It was me! Open the door, girl!"
Xiao Qi's hands were already red, but he didn't respond at all.
The auntie came out of the house." I found it, I found it. There's a spare key."”
Gao Mo opened the door and saw Xiao Qi lying on the bed in the same clothes as yesterday. Gao Mo knelt on the bed and lifted the blanket.”
Xiao Qi subconsciously pushed Gao Mo away and covered his head with the blanket.
Gao Mo kept slapping Xiao Qi's face with both hands."Little girl! Wake up! There's a competition today!"
"Go away!" Xiao Qi covered her face with her hair, and the sunlight stung her eyes.
"If you can win the competition, you still have a chance. You can't give up. This is your last chance!”Gao Mo knew how Xiao Qi felt at the moment. If it wasn't for this reason, he wouldn't have dragged her to the competition at this time.
"Go away! I don't want to go!"
"What do you mean by not going? He was expelled from the competition without any reason! This was a big deal! Get up!"
Xiao Qi flung the blanket away. I said I don't want to go! I don't need you to care about me!"
"You're crazy! Get up!" Gao Mo grabbed Xiao Qi's arm and dragged her to the bathroom. He turned on the tap and splashed water on Xiao Qi's face."Wake up! Are you trying to make a fool of yourself? Don't you think you've lost enough face!"
Gao Mo regretted his words. No matter what the situation was, he couldn't say that about Xiao Qi. He knew how proud this girl was and how innocent she was. However, she seemed to be blaming him. She remembered that when she first discovered Tsukishima's disappearance in Japan, she was drunk every night. What right did he have to blame a young girl, not to mention that she was his proudest student?
The washroom suddenly became very quiet. Only the sound of running water could be heard.
"Teacher, I'll go." Xiao Qi smiled at the mirror.”
Gao Mo raised his head in shock, unable to believe what he had just heard.
"Anyway, it can't be more embarrassing. Since they want to see me make a fool of myself, then I'll go and make a fool of myself for them.”
Gao Mo thought Xiao Qi was just mocking himself."Girl, listen to me. I believe you. You can do it. This competition is very important, so perform well! Seize this opportunity! If you can win, I can negotiate with the institute. At least you have to get a master's degree. This is your last chance. You have to seize it well. You can't treat life as a game! Do you understand?" Gao Mo pressed his forehead against Xiao Qi's forehead and placed his hands behind Xiao Qi's head."Don't give up, okay?"
Xiao Qi smiled.
Gao Mo exited the washroom. Seeing Xiao Qi come out with a clean face, he felt relieved. The two aunties hurriedly helped Xiao Qi change into his business attire. Gao Mo pulled her out of the door in a hurry. Just as they reached the door, Gao Mo stopped and asked the aunties,"Is Grandma not at home?"
"Grandma went to join Sunset Glow's senior tour group. She'll be back next week.”
" Don't say anything when grandma comes back," Gao Mo instructed." It's nothing serious. She just had a few more drinks with Tang Yu and the others yesterday."”
The auntie nodded.
Xiao Qi fastened his seatbelt and Gao Mo immediately drove to school.
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Qin Yufeng drank uncharacteristically last night, which made Bai Ruoyu feel strange.
Qin Yufeng had been in the business world for more than ten years, and drinking had become a part of his life. However, if there was no special social event, Qin Yufeng tried not to drink before going to bed. He said that not only would it hurt his brain, but it would also affect his work tomorrow. However, Qin Yufeng came back very late last night. He opened the wine cabinet and casually took out a bottle. He drank half a bottle directly from the bottle as if he was drinking water. The wine in the wine cabinet had been collected by Qin Yufeng for many years. In other words, those wines were not for drinking. Qin Yufeng didn't even let the cleaners clean the wine cabinet. He always did it himself. But yesterday, he was clearly wasting a heavenly gift.
All kinds of abnormal actions made it easy for Bai Ruoyu to think that something had happened to that girl again. Now Bai Ruoyu understood that Qin Yufeng no longer had a competitive heart for Xiao Qi because he couldn't get him, but because he truly fell in love with that girl.
It was already eight o'clock. Qin Yufeng's habit was to wake up at half-past six. The alcohol last night had indeed produced side effects.
The phone suddenly rang.
Bai Ruo Yu walked from the kitchen to the bed,""Do you need me to answer it for you?"
"Yeah." Qin Yufeng sounded lazy.
Bai Ruoyu saw the number on the screen and placed the phone in front of Qin Yufeng.""It's Tian Yu."
Tian Yu had been helping Qin Yufeng deal with personal matters, and now she was helping him deal with matters related to Xiao Qi.
"Yeah." Qin Yufeng took the phone.
Bai Ruoyu didn't know what Tian Yu said, but Qin Yufeng immediately opened his eyes.""Why are you only telling me now?" After saying that, she threw her phone away and got out of bed. She picked up her coat, put on her shoes, and rushed out of the door.
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Xiao Qi's hell had just begun.
If she didn't hit rock bottom, it wouldn't be good for Grandpa Qin to do anything…
Jade cannot be made into a tool if it is not cut!
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