Chapter 302 Good News
This strange harmony that extended from the stands to the backstage continued all the way to the dinner.
Xia Lili stood in front of the glittering banquet hall, looking at the two men on her left and right, both of whom had very different styles but were equally eye-catching. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Why do I feel like a suspect under close scrutiny..."
Li Qihan handed the invitation letter to the staff with an expressionless face, while Jiang Yun smiled and greeted the familiar brand public relations.
One of them was cold and the other was sunny. When their eyes occasionally met, there was still a hint of sharpness in them, but they tacitly protected her in the middle, one on each side, and never left her side.
The scene was so harmonious that Xia Lili felt uneasy.
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The dinner was over and the night breeze was cool.
As soon as the three of them walked out of the banquet hall, the familiar feeling of tension spread again.
"I'll take you there." Li Qihan said in a low voice, taking out his car keys.
"Captain Li, aren't you going your way? Why bother?" Jiang Yun smiled and waved his phone. "The car I called will be here soon. Lili, I'll take you home first."
Their eyes met, and the air seemed to be filled with the crackling sound of sparks.
At this anxious moment, a black nanny car slid silently in front of them and stopped steadily.
The car window rolled down, and in the driver's seat was Xia Xubai's assistant Yu Shou.
Xia Lili greeted Yu Shou: "Brother Yu, you guys came so quickly!"
The back door opened and a man wearing a light-colored sweater and with a gentle temperament slowly got out of the car.
He was very tall, about 1.8 meters, with a pair of sunglasses on his nose, covering his beautiful fox eyes, and his jawline was handsome and soft.
Xia Xubai held a guide stick in his hand, not touching the ground, but just holding it gently.
When he leaned out of the car, his steps suddenly stumbled and his body leaned forward slightly.
"Brother!" Xia Lili exclaimed, and immediately stepped forward to firmly hold his arm. "Why did you come down here? Just wait for me in the car!"
Xia Xubai took advantage of the situation and gently grasped his sister's wrist, using the force to steady himself.
He raised his head, tilted his ear slightly, and accurately "looked" at the two men with very different auras who were in a silent confrontation, with a very shallow but understanding arc at the corner of his lips.
Xia Xubai's voice remained gentle, yet carried a force that brooked no argument: "Thank you both for taking care of Lili. However—"
His fingertips tightened slightly, and his tone was light but unyielding, "I have to take her home now."
When Xia Xubai turned to Xia Lili, his voice softened instantly, like a spring breeze brushing past her ears: "Lili, get in the car."
"The crew's work has all been completed, and we can return home together tomorrow."
When Xia Lili heard that she could return to China, her eyes suddenly lit up and a bright smile appeared on her face.
She turned to look at Li Qihan and Jiang Yun and waved, "Captain Li, Jiang Yun, thank you for today! I'm leaving now!"
With the help of his sister, Xia Xubai calmly sat back in the car under Yu Shou's silent gaze.
The car door closed neatly, separating the inside and the outside into two worlds.
Li Qihan and Jiang Yun were left standing there. The air was silent for a moment, and then filled with invisible smoke again.
Li Qihan's eyes remained fixed, his voice steady yet pointed directly to the point: "You fly around the world for competitions all year round, and the time you get to spend with her is very limited."
Jiang Yun chuckled and met his gaze without backing down. "Captain Li, haven't you heard the saying, 'It's better to miss someone than to see them?'"
"As for you, you can see it day and night. Lili might have grown tired of your cold face."
"It's my duty, so I'll always be there," Li Qihan said calmly. "It's better than some people who can only rely on occasional appearances to make their presence felt."
"Oh? So Captain Li means," Jiang Yun raised an eyebrow, his smile growing even brighter, "that your 'responsibilities' also include screening Lili's friends and deciding who she meets?"
"Don't bother." Li Qihan's eyes were deep, and his voice was low and firm, as if every word carried a heavy weight. "What Li Li needs is never just a playmate."
He tilted his head slightly, his eyes fixed on Jiang Yun's face, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly:
"I can accompany her for much longer than just this short journey." Li Qihan's voice was low, but every word was clear. "I can personally teach her what she can become and the world she can see in the future."
He looked at the other person calmly, his tone unquestionable and firm: "You can't give me these."
Jiang Yun chuckled when he heard this, with a hint of teasing on his sunny and handsome face: "Captain Li, are you talking about your maturity at the age of '27'?"
He deliberately emphasized his age, his tone relaxed but with a hidden edge: "I am only half a year older than Lili. We can be crazy together, laugh together, and grow together."
"Perhaps this kind of companionship would make her happier than 'teaching'?"
Their eyes met in the air, one as calm as the deep sea, the other as fiery as the rising sun.
The two completely different auras clashed fiercely in silence, and no one gave in.
Finally, Li Qihan was the first to look away, with a faint curve at the corner of his lips, which seemed to be mocking, but also seemed to be understanding.
"Then we'll wait and see."
"The final right of choice has always been in Lili's hands." Li Qihan's eyes were calm.
"I will wait for her and move towards the future she wants."
He turned and left, his voice steady but clear: "No matter who she chooses, I accept it."
Jiang Yun looked at his tall and cold back, narrowed his eyes, and walked in another direction.
The brief Shura battle has come to an end, but everyone knows that this contest is far from over.
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The lighting inside the car is soft and soothing music is flowing gently.
Xia Lili leaned back in her chair and turned to Xia Xubai, saying, "Brother, I saw Su Wanqing backstage today. How are your tour preparations going?"
Xia Xubai nodded slightly, his face soft beneath his sunglasses. "The plan is to start next spring."
"Can we make a lot of money from the tour?" Xia Lili's eyes sparkled, and her tone was filled with a bit of excitement of a money-grubber.
"The songs you wrote are so good, I've received so much royalties, I can hardly count them all."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but chuckle.
She has always been in charge of Xia Xubai's account. Seeing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars coming in every day, she has gradually gotten used to it from being shocked at the beginning. However, she still feels proud of her brother's talent every time she sees it.
"But I handled it according to the old rules!"
Her tone became serious. "Most of the income is invested proportionally in Professor Zhou's China Rare Eye Disease Research Center."
Xia Lili suddenly sat up straight, her voice filled with joy as she thought of something. "Brother, Professor Zhou has some good news! A key technical bottleneck in retinal prosthesis technology has been broken through!"
"Although he said it's still in the refinement and testing phase, I really feel..."
Xia Lili gently held her brother's hand and smiled brightly: "One day, you will be able to see the light again!"
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