Just as Liu Yiyi was looking for an excuse to leave, she heard a voice from behind ask, "What are you two chatting about?" Without even thinking, she knew it was Shao Qi. His tone dropped an octave, carrying undisguised anger.
Shao Qi's intrusion was entirely expected; he had never planned to stay there long anyway. Being alone with Liu Yiyi was all he had wanted, and after she left, he had completely lost interest. He had scrambled for all sorts of excuses to escape the bitter sea of being mobbed, only to spend all that breath and find his girlfriend chatting with that social butterfly right by the doorway. Standing on those tiered steps with the gentle breeze rustling, murmuring sweet nothings—it was no less dramatic than a teen idol drama.
Meeting Shao Qi's possessive gaze, Ling Baijia smiled playfully, patted Liu Yiyi on the shoulder, and murmured right against her ear, "See you next time!"
Chapter 153