Chapter 226 Magic show?
Xia Lili was stunned. Her brother had been sending WeChat messages recently, and suddenly he called her. Was there something important?
Her hands were faster than her brain, and she answered the call immediately.
"Li Li!" As soon as the phone was connected, my brother's clear voice came.
Just as Xia Xubai opened his mouth, a rustling sound of fabric rubbing against each other came from the driver's seat—
"Do you have any scissors?"
Li Qihan's low voice sounded behind him, startling Xia Lili so much that her hands trembled.
She turned around subconsciously, her pupils suddenly dilated.
The muscular upper body of the man in the driver's seat came into view. The smooth and superior muscle lines on his cold white skin were very clear. His slender fingers were struggling with the sewing thread entangled on the cufflinks.
A small black mole is dotted below the collarbone, appearing and disappearing with breathing.
Xia Lili turned around unexpectedly, and Li Qihan was obviously frozen.
He quickly pulled his shirt up in front of him, as if he were blocking a bullet. His hands, which had always held a gun, were shaking.
The moment their eyes met, Xia Lili felt inexplicably guilty and suddenly felt like a playboy who stole the beauty.
With a "boom", she felt the blood rushing to her cheeks.
Xia Lili turned her head away in panic, but caught a glimpse of more scenery through the passenger window.
Li Qihan's abdominal muscles and mermaid line, which were tightened by the movement, were not covered by the shirt.
The other end of the line suddenly fell into a strange silence, and Xia Xubai's voice suddenly became alert: "Lili, where are you now?"
"Captain Li and I were discussing the case!" Xia Lili hurriedly explained, her voice unconsciously rising an octave. "He was opening the documents and asked if I had a pair of scissors..."
"Really?" Xia Xubai dragged out his tone meaningfully.
As a brother who grew up with his sister, he was too familiar with the guilty tone of his sister's voice when she lied, so he was skeptical.
Xia Lili quickly changed the subject: "Brother, what's the urgent matter that you called about?"
"Can't I call if there's nothing urgent?" Xia Xubai chuckled. "I'll be back next Tuesday. I'll be at Yangcheng Airport at 4:30 pm and home for dinner tonight."
"Really? That's great!" Xia Lili instantly forgot her previous embarrassment, and her joyful voice echoed in the car, "I must buy a few more dishes and prepare them with my parents..."
"No need to go to so much trouble," Xia Xubai interrupted with a smile, "Home-cooked food will be fine." After a pause, he suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, Lili, are you interested in magic shows?"
"Magic?" Xia Lili was confused. "Brother, are you going to change your career and become a magician?"
A delighted chuckle came from the other end of the phone. "I'm back this time mainly because I was invited. I'm going to be a resident guest singer at Master Victor's magic show on Saturday night."
"Victor?!" Xia Lili quickly searched on her mobile phone and was surprised to find that she had seen the magic master's video before and watched it over and over again.
Those jaw-dropping magic show clips have tens of millions of views on domestic video websites, and the comment sections are full of exclamations of "this is not scientific at all."
"The entire performance will be made into a documentary and broadcast on major platforms around the world." Xia Xubai's voice was filled with unconcealed excitement. "This is a rare opportunity for international exposure. I'm grateful to Brother Mingzhou for helping me get it."
When talking about Mingzhou, the gratitude in my brother's tone was beyond words.
"I've been practicing magic these days," Xia Xubai said mysteriously, "There will be a small magic show during the singing session."
"I've prepared four family tickets. Would you like to come and see?"
Li Qihan had already solved the problem of the stitching by this time. He quietly put on his buttoned shirt and started the car.
"Of course I'm going!" Xia Lili was so excited that she almost jumped up from her seat. "My brother is now an all-round artist, he even knows magic!"
"There's still one ticket left for you and your parents," Xia Xubai said considerately, "Would you like to invite your best friend to come along?"
Xia Lili bit her lip and thought for a moment. Her best friend Mi Wei'er was filming a movie in another city, and her career was on the rise. "Let me ask Sister Xiaohe if she's free!"
Li Qihan, who had been concentrating on driving and playing invisible, suddenly spoke up: "Officer Leng is not free on Saturday night. She has to fly to the capital on Friday to attend training."
"Oh, okay then..." Xia Lili said with regret.
As she spoke, her tone suddenly paused.
Xia Lili glanced at Li Qihan. Should she now politely and symbolically invite Captain Li, and then wait for him to politely refuse?
Never mind, the process still has to go through.
Xia Lili pursed her lips and said, "Captain Li, are you free next Saturday night? Do you want to go see a magic show together?"
——"I have no plans for next Saturday night."
Li Qihan twisted his wrist and the steering wheel turned smoothly.
"That's such a pity..." Xia Lili's expression suddenly froze before she could even utter the word "regret". Huh?
No arrangements
Captain Li agreed to go watch the magic show with their family?
Xia Lili turned her head in disbelief, her almond-shaped eyes widening as she stared straight at Li Qihan's sharply defined profile. "Captain Li, are you interested in magic shows?"
Li Qihan placed one hand on the steering wheel, his eyes focused on the road ahead. "Why not? Victor's magic show is really amazing."
"Also, watching magicians perform can give us some insights into solving crimes, such as sleight of hand and using a diversionary tactic."
Xia Lili was shocked, he was indeed a workaholic.
She went to watch magic shows just for fun, but Captain Li went there with the intention of learning.
Is this the difference between a poor student and a top student?
There was a sudden click from the other end of the line, as if Xia Xubai had tightened his grip on the phone. "Captain Li, are you coming too?"
My brother said through gritted teeth, "You're so... welcome."
"Thank you for the invitation." Li Qihan thanked him, with a rising tone at the end of his voice.
Li Qihan parked the car steadily at the gate of the compound and glanced at his watch: "I have a meeting at ten o'clock. I'm leaving first."
Xia Lili nodded, and just as she unbuckled her seat belt, she heard a "clang" from the back seat - Xiaohu was anxiously scratching the iron bars in the aviation box.
"Thank you for your hard work, Captain Li!" She got out of the car carrying the airline case, and the morning light gave the ends of her hair a golden edge.
The black SUV slowly drove away.
In the express delivery station, as soon as the cage door opened a crack, a tortoiseshell-colored ball of fur scurried out.
The little tiger held its tail upright and began to patrol its territory with its head held high. Its paw pads made a rustling sound as they stepped on the cardboard box.
Xia Lili couldn't help laughing and took out her cell phone to take a picture of its back as it jumped onto the shelf.
"Mom, my brother will be back next Tuesday..." She edited the photos and sent them to her parents while making a phone call. "He said he wants to eat home-cooked food, but I think we should make some seafood porridge..."
The sunlight filtered through the glass window, stretching her and the cat's shadows long on the floor.
Nothing happened in the following days and Xia Lili's life was peaceful.
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