Chapter 22.
The atmosphere in the bar became more and more intense with Changxian's singing. The crowd watched Changxian singing on the stage. As her voice moved, many people went to the dance floor to sway their bodies and release the stress of the day.
Although this bar is a quiet bar, the atmosphere at this time is also very wild. Qian Yirong sat in the booth. She remained calm in such a lively atmosphere. However, all her calmness was completely broken when she saw Xu Baiqing, who shouldn't be here.
Although Duan Liluo had severely cleaned up the environment of the bar because of Qu Xueer's incident, Xu Baiqing, who was wearing a white dress and had a gentle and harmless temperament, still looked a little out of place here. She was like a little white rabbit among wolves, and had attracted the attention of many people.
Qian Yirong couldn't help but stand up immediately. Although she knew clearly that Xu Baiqing was not as innocent as she looked, she still couldn't help but worry that Xu Baiqing would suffer.
"Why are you here?" Qian Yirong came to Xu Baiqing, held her hand and said, while glaring at the people around who were looking at Xu Baiqing.
"I came here to buy something, and I was curious when I saw this place, so I came in to take a look." Xu Baiqing pretended to be guilty. After all, she couldn't tell Qian Yirong that she came here specifically to inquire about the matter.
"Don't come to a place like this alone anymore," Qian Yirong couldn't help but say. Seeing Xu Baiqing's curious eyes, her heart softened. She said, "Forget it. Come with me first, but this won't happen again."
"Yeah." Xu Baiqing nodded happily immediately, and as Qian Yirong was holding his hand, he hugged her arm and leaned over.
Qian Yirong brought Xu Baiqing back to the booth. Duan Liluo took a look and immediately recognized the legendary Xu Baiqing. Although she did not attend the Qian family's banquet, Xu Baiqing's photo had already spread in their circle.
"Sister Qian, she..." Duan Liluo didn't expect Qian Yirong's attitude towards Xu Baiqing to be so calm, and even vaguely caring and protective. This was completely different from the news she had received that the two were incompatible.
"Xu Baiqing." Qian Yirong simply introduced the name without any intention of introducing more details.
Duan Liluo understood her thoughts, and nodded to Xu Baiqing with a smile, and simply greeted him. Qu Xueer didn't even notice that Qian Yirong had briefly left the booth and returned with Xu Baiqing, who had always been at odds with her. Her eyes were shining as she looked at Chang Xian, who was radiant on the stage.
Xu Baiqing took the juice handed to her by Qian Yirong and observed for a while before she understood the current situation. She lowered her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth. She originally thought that she had an additional love rival, but it turned out that two threats were reduced at once.
Qu Xueer was the one who was interested in the woman on the stage. Qian Yirong was probably called over by her to help, so Qian Yirong was observing the woman on the stage.
Now that Qu Xueer was no longer a threat, Xu Baiqing felt relieved about her. As long as Qu Xueer was not here to snatch Qian Yirong from her, she would be someone she could befriend. Perhaps she could assist Qu Xueer in her love life, and in this way, Qu Xueer might also be able to contribute to her relationship.
Chang Xian temporarily left the stage, and Qu Xueer straightened her posture with a lingering feeling. She was about to drink something to moisten her throat which was dry from Chang Xian's screams, when she saw Xu Baiqing sitting next to Qian Yirong.
"Cough cough cough..." Qu Xueer, who was drinking water, suddenly choked. After finally calming her breath, she pointed at Xu Baiqing and said dissatisfiedly, "Why is she here?"
"It's a coincidence." Xu Baiqing replied with a smile.
But Qu Xueer didn't believe it at all. However, she didn't know if it was her illusion, but Xu Baiqing's subtle hostility towards her seemed to have disappeared. However, Qu Xueer still disliked Xu Baiqing. After all, this man had scolded her harshly in front of Qian Yirong.
However, Qu Xueer never expected that Xu Baiqing, who usually would never approach her, would take the initiative to move towards her, and his attitude towards her changed 180 degrees.
"Hey, why are you coming closer?" Qu Xueer wanted to move aside, but was pulled back by Xu Baiqing.
"Which lead singer do you like, right?" Xu Baiqing's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for Qu Xueer beside her to hear clearly.
"What...what?!" Qu Xueer's face turned red all of a sudden when her thoughts were spoken, and her voice became louder involuntarily, attracting the attention of Qian Yirong and Duan Liluo.
"Keep your voice down," Xu Baiqing reminded Qian Yirong and Duan Liluo, "Xue'er didn't expect me to be so close to her. She must be scared, right?"
"Yeah." Qu Xueer certainly didn't want everyone to know that she liked Chang Xian, so she nodded in agreement with Xu Baiqing's words.
But her behavior had completely attracted the attention of Qian Yirong and Duan Liluo, especially Qian Yirong. She knew that the two of them didn't get along, and now that the two of them were talking intimately together, it was obvious that there was something fishy going on. But she couldn't force herself to go over and listen to what they were saying. She could only focus her attention on the two of them and deal with any conflicts between them in a timely manner.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Qu Xueer asked in a low voice.
"I don't want to do anything, I just want to help you." Xu Baiqing said seriously.
"You? Help me," Qu Xue'er said with a sneer. "Don't think I don't know you're hostile to me. Now you suddenly offer to help me, do you think I'll believe you?"
"That's because I misunderstood," Xu Baiqing said bluntly. She knew that only by exchanging secrets could Qu Xueer trust her. Moreover, Qu Xueer had to overcome more difficulties to be with Chang Xian than herself, so Xu Baiqing lowered her voice and said, "I thought you liked Rongrong, so I targeted you."
"So..." Qu Xueer couldn't help but open her eyes wide and speak louder after understanding the meaning of Xu Baiqing's words. Then she realized something and glanced at Qian Yirong and immediately lowered her voice, "You are to Sister Rongrong..."
Xu Baiqing nodded firmly in the face of Qu Xueer's shocked eyes. Qu Xueer showed a look of sudden enlightenment. No wonder Xu Baiqing always came between her and Qian Yirong when they were together, and also said bad things about her in front of Qian Yirong, both openly and secretly. It turned out that he regarded her as a love rival.
She came to make peace with herself now because she found out that Chang Xian liked her and was not her love rival at all, so she wanted to ease the relationship with her. With similar secrets, Qu Xueer's gaze towards Xu Baiqing softened.
"So that's how it is." Qu Xueer's rejection of Xu Baiqing also disappeared. She moved closer to Xu Baiqing and asked, "So how far have you and Sister Rongrong gotten?"
Xu Baiqing showed an indescribable expression when she heard that. How far had things developed yet? She and Qian Yirong hadn't even started dating yet. She had just figured out her feelings for Qian Yirong and hadn't had time to act yet. Moreover, Qian Yirong always acted hostile towards her in front of outsiders, so she didn't have much time to cultivate feelings.
"Could it be that it hasn't started yet?" Seeing Xu Baiqing's expression, Qu Xueer asked speculatively.
"Well, I just realized my feelings for Rongrong, but I haven't had time to take action yet." Xu Baiqing told the truth.
"You're really amazing," Qu Xue'er rolled her eyes at her, then said with some condemnation, "You haven't figured out your own feelings yet, but you subconsciously attack me, your 'rival'. Now I really feel sorry for Sister Rongrong. Now that you've taken a fancy to her, I feel like she'll definitely not be able to escape."
"How can you say that?" Xu Baiqing smiled and said, "Of course we will fall in love with each other in the future."
Qu Xueer shuddered violently as she looked at Xu Baiqing who was determined to win. She always felt that it was a good thing that Xu Baiqing cleared up his misunderstanding of her quickly, otherwise she would definitely be targeted badly by Xu Baiqing who regarded her as a love rival.
Qian Yirong was confused by the sudden sympathetic look from Qu Xueer. To be honest, she felt strange seeing Xu Baiqing and Qu Xueer talking so intimately together after a while.
After all, the conflict between Qu Xueer and Xu Baiqing was almost exposed, but now the barriers between the two of them have disappeared and they are talking together like sisters, which makes Qian Yirong very confused. Not to mention that they say a few words, just looking at her makes Qian Yirong feel uneasy.
"...You should know your situation, right?" After the two of them chatted for a while, Xu Baiqing asked seriously.
"Of course I know, so I didn't dare show it too obviously even in front of Sister Rongrong and Lili. I didn't expect you to be so perceptive and notice it right away. Didn't I show it well?" Qu Xueer couldn't help asking.
"It's not that you didn't behave well. The way you looked at Changxian was exactly the same as the way I looked at Rongrong, so I was able to notice it. As for them, don't worry, they have never loved anyone, so they can't notice it." Xu Baiqing couldn't help but sigh as he said this.
"Then you have a long way to go, just like me." Qu Xueer said, patting Xu Baiqing's shoulder with empathy.
"Then let's work hard together. I hope we can all get what we want." Xu Baiqing said, picking up the cup on the table.
"Yeah." Qu Xueer and Xu Baiqing clinked their glasses. It had to be said that having an alliance made Qu Xueer feel a little more relaxed. The two then discussed how to take the next step with the person they liked.
But as he spoke, Qu Xueer noticed that Xu Baiqing's face was getting redder and redder, and even his words were becoming incoherent. She couldn't help but look at the cup in Xu Baiqing's hand and was stunned.
"Sister Rongrong, Sister Bai Qing seems to be drunk." Qu Xueer couldn't help but say to Qian Yirong.
"What?" Qian Yirong was startled. She looked at Xu Baiqing and saw that Xu Baiqing's clear eyes were now confused, and his usually pale face was flushed. She suddenly became nervous.
This bar was Duan Liluo's territory. When he arrived, a table full of food was served, including wine. It seemed that Xu Baiqing drank some of the wine by mistake.
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