Li Shaoling was regretting even as he took a seat .

He really shouldn't have brought Ji Weixi here to be ogled at by so many men .

That did not sit well with him .

He really wanted to lock her in a room so that she wouldn't leave for life, allowing him alone to enjoy her .

Meanwhile, Ji Weixi was looking at him with sparkling eyes .

“You told me that there's a promotion of Alice's work . Is that true?”

His Adam's apple rolled a bit as he grunted an affirmative .

“Great!” Ji Weixi put her eyes together as she smiled in exceeding dazzle .

He could not peel his eyes off .

She was very much a G.o.ddess who descended upon the mortal realm .

Still, he would never have brought her to such a place if he did not know that she liked Alice the most .

That said, seeing that smile made this worth it .

“choo—”

Ji Weixi sneezed quietly then . She was having a sniffle and some mucus had dripped .

That was when the lights slowly darkened, and in seconds, multi-colored illuminated the scene .

But Ji Weixi sneezed again, tears welling on her eyes as her vision blurred .

That was when someone held her shoulder, with a warm palm pressing her head on a firm shoulder .

“Take a nap . ”

“Wake me when Alice's work is being presented . ” Ji Weixi grunted nasally .

“Okay . ”

As her eyelids grew heavier, she closed her eyes .

She was breathing evenly, and Li Shaoling looked down on her .

The lights illuminated her porcelain whiteness, throwing a faint shadow of her brows over her eyelids .

Her lips were slightly parted invitingly .

He kept her tightly wrapped in her arms, and suddenly looked up, his sharp gaze precisely finding a man sitting nearby and peeking at them .

Looking a little upset then, he turned and gently kissed Ji Weixi's lips .

When he looked up again, his dispa.s.sionate face exuded the dominance of owners.h.i.+p .

The man promptly withdrew his gaze regretfully .

Suddenly, Li Shaoling found despite the fact that Ji Weixi was being coveted by the other men, she was his .

And they had even done the deed .

His lips curled slightly in a smile as his mood greatly improved .

Ji Weixi had never slept soundly in noisy, crowded places, and yet her nap this time around was especially nice .

She felt that Li Shaoling's body was very warm, and she could not help shrinking into his embrace .

His eyes softened then, and he took off his jacket, putting it over her .

He touched her forehead .

It was not actually hot .

Then why was it so cold in the middle of summer?

After who-knows-how-long, Ji Weixi hazily heard the MC say, “Please put your hands together for the famous pianist…”

The pianist was named Su something—she did not catch the last part .

She woke up from her nap then, her eyes slowly opening as she sat upright, and her entire body was sore .

As Li Shaoling's coat slipped off her narrow shoulders and a faint sweet scent lingered over her, Ji Weixi was left stunned for a moment and she could not help turning to look .

Li Shaoling's eyes were closed; he looked asleep .

He looked so much more tender like that, resembling a boy-next-door without his usual temper .

Then, she heard the piano playing . She turned again, looking towards the source by reflex .

Beneath a cl.u.s.ter of warm lights at the center of the stage, a man dressed in a white s.h.i.+rt and a black tie was playing a black-and-white piano, seated with his back upright .

He had a melancholic face beneath his loose silver hair, and neither his eyes nor his brows could conceal his worries .

His cold, pale-white lips were puckered gently, making him look the part of a brooding prince .

His long, narrow fingers crisscrossed over the black and white keys masterfully . The tune poured like rain from the clouds between his fingers, unleas.h.i.+ng music as melodious as the sounds of nature .

It was a calm, mild tune, but the man's face placed a sad side to it .

He was infectious, and there was that lingering feeling that he was a man who chose a living as a pianist after the love of his life died .

When Ji Weixi looked at his face from the screen, her eyes promptly widened .

He was the man who almost crashed into her on Mo Bin's funeral .

Him!

He's a pianist?

Ji Weixi's thoughts were unwittingly pulled towards him .

Then, the tune ended .

The hall was dead silent, and Ji Weixi actually felt that her eyes had became dewy .

The man stood up slowly and bowed with the air of a gentleman, and the hall erupted into a thunderous applause immediately .

Li Shaoling was jolted awake and frowned, considerably upset .

He then turned to find the woman beside him staring at the man without blinking .

His eyes narrowed and he forcefully pulled her towards him .

“Look at me . ”

Startled, Ji Weixi quickly smiled . “You're awake . ”

He smiled coldly in return . “What? Was I bothering you checking out another man?”

“No, I'm merely appreciating the tune he played . ” Ji Weixi nonchalantly replied . “Right, do you know his name?”

Li Shaoling's gaze turned even colder . “Last name Boy, first name Pretty . ”

Pretty boy .

Speechless, Ji Weixi retorted inwardly that the man was a pianist, not some pretty boy .

She then saw that everyone else had got on their feet and were heading outside .

“Eh? Why is everyone leaving?”

“It's over, of course?”

Ji Weixi glared at him . “Weren't you supposed to wake me up when they display Alice's work?!”

LI Shaoling picked up his tailcoat and looked at her with his red eyes . “I fell asleep . ”

He even declared that so boldly!

Li Shaoling then started walking, turning to find a couple paces later that she was still standing at the same spot .

“You're not leaving?” He frowned .

She felt disappointed and angry, but she did not dare to vent, and so simply lifted her skirt and brushed past him .

However, he caught her waist . “Are you angry?”

Ji Weixi kept a long face and ignored him .

He was such a pig!

He promised to wake her up when it was Alice's promotion . There's no credibility to be had with this one . Love is lost!

“Being angry is not good for the health . ” Li Shaoling caressed her hair as if grooming it .

She slapped his hand away indignantly and left alone .

'This woman is so cute when she throws a tantrum,' Li Shaoling thought then .

It was raining outside . As she stood at the main entrance, Ji Weixi s.h.i.+vered in cold, holding herself and her thin clothing .

Li Shaoling handed her his coat, but she quickly stuffed it back at him . “I'm not cold . ”

“Say that again?” His eyes looked dangerous .

She turned away from him, pulling a long face .

She knew he would try to browbeat her with that frightening look .

He really must have thought that she was scared through the course of her life .

That said, she was annoyed at herself too .

She loved Alice the most and that was the reason she would come to this promotional, but she actually fell asleep .

From that perspective, didn't she leave Li Shaoling aggrieved too?

Just as she was about to take his coat, she found that he had already turned and left, striding with a wide pace and very determinedly .

JI Weixi was a little troubled then . What was he doing? Was he going to drive his car here or going straight home?

Her mind turned into a mess at that very thought .

A dull thunder cracked overhead while lightning tore through the horizons . The rain splattered, splas.h.i.+ng on her shoes .

She hid inside, both hands rubbing her arms, whereas chills crept over her back and she shuddered .

Thud!

The sound of a rhythmic set of footsteps approached, echoing in the corridor .

Ji Weixi turned towards it nonchalantly before her gaze locked on the person .

It was the pianist .

The dull weather especially matched his sickly white face, and he was holding a fist over his mouth to m.u.f.fle his coughs .

“Cough—cough—”

It did not sound serious, but he would be left panting with each cough .

It seems that his body was quite weak, and even Ji Weixi's beautiful brows wrinkled in distress .

Suddenly, the man paused and looked up, and their eyes met .

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