Chapter 1156 - 1156 1134 Extra Story Seventeen (16)_2

Chapter 1156: 1134, Extra Story Seventeen (16)_2 Chapter 1156: 1134, Extra Story Seventeen (16)_2 In the car, after receiving a call from Xu Ran, Xi An’an perked up and discussed the performance with her, “I got it, Sister Xu, I’ll come over to find you in a bit.”

She glanced outside the window, a trace of confusion flickering through her eyes.

Where is this going?

“Hey, An’an, are you listening?” On the phone, after not hearing Xi An’an respond for a long time, Xu Ran asked uneasily.

“I’m listening, yeah, I know, you don’t need to send someone to pick me up, I’ll get there on my own,” she said.

After hanging up the phone, she turned to look at Quan Tianqi, and spoke in a gentle voice, “You can drop me off by the side of the road, thank you for today.”

“Is this a case of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge?” he teased.

Xi An’an smiled faintly, “Didn’t you often fail your Chinese language class when you were young?”

Quan Tianqi chuckled, “What do you think?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll remember the favor I owe you,” Xi An’an said while unbuckling her seat belt, “You have other things to attend to. I can get there by myself.”

“Stay seated,” Quan Tianqi’s dark pupils dimmed, and his long fingers clasped her wrist.

Xi An’an looked down at the large hand holding her wrist and started to speak hesitantly, “First let go of my hand, then we can talk.”

“Where are you going?” Quan Tianqi looked ahead, his hand still clasping her wrist.

With a blush on her face, Xi An’an whispered the address softly.

Quan Tianqi smiled in satisfaction, then let go of her hand and focused on driving.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

He steered with one hand and brought the phone to his ear with the other, the crisp voice of a woman reaching his ear.

“My dear Seventeen, where are you?”

Quan Tianqi’s thin lips curved into a low, husky smile, “Impertinent as ever, offering your attention unasked. Spit it out, what’s it?”

The tender tone made Xi An’an glance over.

Seeing the undisguised adoration in his expression, she quietly withdrew her gaze and pretended to scroll through her phone.

“No way, big brother, you’ve forgotten about our plans today?” Quan Shanshan climbed off Mu Chen, speaking with helpless frustration.

“Didn’t we agree to go to the Racecourse today? Mu Chen and I are about to leave, and the second brother’s group already went ahead, they’re just waiting for us.”

Reminded by her, Quan Tianqi suddenly remembered that obligation. He glanced at the person next to him, who was looking down at her phone, and his thin lips curled slightly, “I’ve got something going on today, I won’t be coming.”

“Something?” Quan Shanshan laughed slyly, “It couldn’t be that you’re busy with a date with my future sister-in-law, right?”

Women’s sixth sense is strangely accurate.

Quan Tianqi lifted the corner of his lips, “Take a guess.”

That response, nine times out of ten, meant she’d guessed correctly.

Quan Shanshan grew even more curious, “Big brother, why not bring her along for us to see?”

Mu Chen sat up and wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, the couple both wearing gossip-hungry expressions.

“Next time,” said Quan Tianqi.

Quan Shanshan retorted, “Boring.”

They made small talk for a few more sentences and then hung up.

After dropping Xi An’an off at the hotel, Quan Tianqi left.

“An’an, are you sure you want to do this?” Xu Ran frowned, full of disapproval.

There were already plenty of matters to deal with due to the postponed performance time, and now adding to that, the need to reduce the number of shows—it was enough to give one a headache.

Xi An’an hummed in response, “Sister Xu, sorry, but I really don’t feel like running that many performances right now. I’ve made up my mind, just one show in Beijing. After the performance, I plan to go abroad to clear my head and take a break.”

After a moment of silence, Xu Ran asked gravely, “An’an, have you really decided?”

Xi An’an looked out the window, a bitter smile playing at her lips, “I’ve made up my mind.”

Now that her great-grandfather was gone, she had no close family left, and there was no reason for her to stay in Beijing.

Besides, as long as she stayed in Beijing for a day, the Xi Family would surely pester her relentlessly for the Xi Family fortune. Better to stay away from this place of strife.

Xu Ran took her hand, concerned, “But, An’an, even if you go abroad, once the Xi Family learns that the old man had the lawyer transfer his wealth to your name in private, they surely won’t let it go.”

Xi An’an replied, “I know that. When the great-grandfather transferred the wealth to my name, I had the Lawyer help me establish a Charity Foundation in his name. I plan to donate that wealth to children in need. I discussed this with the great-grandfather, and he agreed to it.”

Xu Ran nodded, “Since you’ve thought it through, I won’t persuade you further. Our pressing concern now is to quickly adjust your condition and make this upcoming performance a success.”

“Yeah.”

The two discussed matters related to the performance, and after Xu Ran arranged the files, she remembered something and looked up at her, “Right, you and Quan Tianqi…”

“There’s nothing between him and me, just ordinary friends,” Xi An’an said.

“Really?” Xu Ran was clearly skeptical.

In her view, Quan Tianqi didn’t seem like the type to do good deeds without an ulterior motive—forget about daily acts of kindness.

Xi An’an nodded, “Sister Xu, don’t overthink it. After this performance, I’m going abroad. Once I repay my debt to him, we probably won’t have any contact anymore.”

Xu Ran looked at her meaningfully. She had a feeling that Quan Tianqi would not let her leave so easily.

In the two days of preparing for the performance, Xi An’an lost contact with Quan Tianqi.

He did not call her, and she remained silent.

Until the day the Xi Family came for her over the property issue, it was then he appeared again at her most wretched moment.

Against the light, the man’s tall and upright figure entered her view unguarded, accompanied by his unique husky voice.

Deep and slightly raspy, yet extraordinarily pleasant to the ear,

“Who gave you the guts to touch my person, huh?”