Chapter 277 grabs attention
Xingxing sat in the chair next to Li Tingxi, and could hear the little girl crying on the phone clearly. Her two little hands on her knees unconsciously tightened.
He stared blankly at the wound on the back of his hand.
Just now, Li Tingxi carried him and quickly found a pharmacy.
Because he practices boxing regularly, he is actually quite heavy, and Su Youling can no longer lift him.
However, Li Tingxi carried him for a long time with ease, and the strong chest and arms gave him an unprecedented sense of security.
On the way, Li Tingxi kept talking to him, asking his name and how old he was. When he learned that he and Yueyue were twins, he praised him for being just as cute as Yueyue.
At first, Xingxing was tense, but she gradually relaxed and leaned into Li Tingxi's arms.
When they arrived at the pharmacy, Li Tingxi bought a bottle of iodine, then picked him up and found a bench to sit on, gesturing for him to extend his hand.
Xingxing was stunned for a moment, then looked down and realized that the back of his hand was scraped and broken. He must have been injured from falling too hard. He was only thinking about holding Li Tingxi back and didn't notice it at all.
Hesitantly, he handed his little hand to Li Tingxi. Li Tingxi sat down beside him, took his little hand, and carefully treated his wound with a cotton swab soaked in iodine.
"Next time, you must be careful when you walk. Don't be so reckless. If you get hurt, your parents will worry, you know?" Li Tingxi looked at the little boy's obedient appearance and felt inexplicably soft-hearted.
Xingxing couldn't help but steal glances at him. After catching a glimpse of his patient and gentle expression, she unconsciously pursed her lips, and her resistance towards him suddenly lessened.
Li Tingxi then asked him to pull up his trouser legs so he could check if his feet were swollen.
Xingxing nervously did as she was told, thinking that her act of spraining her ankle was about to be exposed. She hadn't thought about how to handle the situation if she was found out, and she was a little flustered.
Li Tingxi didn't say anything, but calmly said, "It's probably just a cramp. Let me massage it for you first."
As he spoke, he squatted down to help Xingxing stretch his feet, and kept asking him if it hurt or if he felt any better.
Xingxing originally wanted to tell him that it didn't hurt anymore, but for some reason, she couldn't say it.
Unfortunately, the warm atmosphere was immediately shattered by this phone call.
Xingxing lowered her head, her mood suddenly becoming depressed at the thought of him leaving.
Li Tingxi hung up the phone, his tightly furrowed brows unconsciously relaxing when he looked at him. He raised his hand and patted his head. "Xingxing, Uncle is leaving. Do you want me to take you to your mother first? Or should I call her to come pick you up?"
“No need,” Xingxing said unhappily, shaking her head without looking up at him. “My foot doesn’t hurt anymore, I can go back by myself.”
Li Tingxi clearly noticed that his tone had become cold. Although he didn't understand why, he could only say goodbye and leave.
After he walked away, Xingxing raised her head and looked at his back as he went downstairs, pursing her lips unhappily.
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The exhibition of works at the art fair has officially begun.
Lele was very confident in her painting. She hugged Karina's leg and looked up at her with excitement. "Mommy, can Lele's painting sell for a lot of money?"
Karina knew her daughter all too well; she knew her daughter loved to be the center of attention and always wanted to outdo others. So she smiled, patted her little face, and nodded approvingly.
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Head: "Of course, our Lele is the best."
Lele was unusually happy, and even if she bought the painting herself, she couldn't let her daughter be upset because she lost to someone else.
Li Tingxi had the same idea as her. Out of a sense of compensation, he had already arranged for someone to bid a high price for Lele's flower painting.
So when it came to the official auction, compared to the price increases of a thousand or several thousand for other works, Lele's painting immediately attracted a high price of 100,000 when it was first put up for auction, instantly drawing a lot of attention.
Seeing Li Tingxi's calm expression, Karina immediately realized that this was Li Tingxi's doing. She was overjoyed and looked at him with soft and tender eyes.
She leaned closer to Li Tingxi and whispered reproachfully, "Tingxi, you don't need to spoil the child like this."
Li Tingxi glanced at her indifferently, subtly creating some distance between them, and calmly looked ahead. "Lele is great, isn't she? As her mother, you should have more confidence in her."
Karina paused for a moment, then quickly regained her composure and nodded with a smile.
As expected, Lele's painting won first place at auction with a price of 500,000 yuan, and Lele became the focus of attention in the entire painting group.
A group of parents brought their children to congratulate Karina and Li Tingxi, praising Lele to the skies and repeatedly commending Li Tingxi and Karina for having such an outstanding daughter.
Upon hearing this, Li Tingxi couldn't help but frown, but he couldn't bear to let others look at Lele with strange eyes, so he didn't say anything to explain.
Karina's smile grew even brighter, and she couldn't suppress it at all.
The children looked at Lele with envy.
They didn't actually think their drawings were worse than Lele's, but Lele's drawings were more expensive than theirs, so many children were filled with resentment.
Lele enjoyed being the center of attention and naturally felt that she was the most amazing one among the children.
So when she heard the staff next to her suddenly discussing that the pottery section might sell for the highest price today, her smile faded a little, and she stared straight at them, straining her ears to listen.
Several staff members were very excited.
"Haven't you heard? There's a five-year-old prodigy in the pottery area today. Her pottery skills are absolutely top-notch. Several bigwigs from our organizers have been drawn over to watch."
“I’ve heard about it too, but I haven’t had a chance to see it yet. There are too many people. I heard that most of the philanthropists who participated in the auction went to the pottery section, just for this little prodigy’s work.”
"Let's go take a look too."
Many people around heard this and were immediately intrigued, expressing their desire to go to the fifth floor to take a look.
The people who had been praising and admiring Lele gradually dispersed, and the smile on Lele's face completely disappeared.
She grabbed Karina's hand and shook it, her little face full of defiance: "Mom, shall we go to the fifth floor and take a look? I don't believe anyone's work can sell for more than mine, they must be bragging."
Karina hesitated, worried that it might discourage Lele, and didn't respond for a moment.
Li Tingxi had wanted to meet this child prodigy for a long time. If Karina hadn't called him back, he probably would have already seen the child prodigy's work.
So he agreed without hesitation: "Since Lele wants to, let's go take a look."
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