Before she knew it, Xu Qingqing fell asleep. When she woke up the next day and checked her phone, she found five missed calls, all from Lu Chuanbai.
Xu Qingqing felt rather complicated.
Although she kept telling herself that she no longer loved Lu Chuanbai, once Lu Fenglin showed evidence that Lu Chuanbai might have committed a crime, Xu Qingqing had no choice but to do as Lu Fenglin said.
She had just finished washing up when she received a call from an unknown number.
Xu Qingqing hesitated. She was afraid it was Lu Chuanbai calling from another number.
In the end, she still answered the call.
"Hello, Miss Xu Qingqing. I'm Wang Pan. You should still remember me, right?"
Hearing Wang Pan's voice, Xu Qingqing couldn't tell if she was disappointed or what.
"I remember. What's up?" Xu Qingqing replied indifferently.
"Well, our school will invite some experts to give lectures this weekend. There will be a session on ancient cultural relic appreciation during that time. I'd like to invite you to attend. Is that okay?"
"Sorry, I don't have the time." Xu Qingqing refused without hesitation.
But Wang Pan wasn't discouraged. Instead, she continued to provoke her: "No time? Miss Xu, are you scared?"
"The painting in the copying competition was clearly one you had copied before, which is why you could easily win the first place. Now I want to see if your knowledge reserve matches this first - place title. Are you too scared to come?"
"Sorry, Miss Xu. I've recorded this call. If you refuse me, I'll immediately post this recording online."
"Miss Xu, guess what people on the Internet will say when they know that you're too scared to attend our school's expert lecture and too scared to compete with the experts?
"The first - place title that's already a bit shaky, Miss Xu. You don't want to be questioned every day, do you?"
Even someone as good - tempered as Xu Qingqing got angry after being provoked by Wang Pan one after another.
"Fine. Since you're so sincere in inviting me, it would be impolite of me not to go."
"And if I don't go, people will think there's something wrong with your connections, not even able to invite a contestant who participated with you.
"To save your face, I've decided to be a good person and show some kindness to attend that so - called expert meeting."
"However, Miss Wang Pan, if I win in this cultural relic identification session, I hope to hear you apologize to me."
"After all, you've questioned my strength one after another. I also want your respect."
There was a bit of anger in Xu Qingqing's words.
But Wang Pan readily agreed: "Sure."
After Xu Qingqing asked about the time and location, she was about to go to Lu Qi's shop.
She had just put the two kids in the car when she noticed a black sedan parked quietly around the corner.
Xu Qingqing couldn't help but feel helpless.
A man got out of the car. Sure enough, it was Lu Chuanbai.
She rolled down the window: "What do you want now?"
But the two kids happily greeted him.
"Uncle Lu!"
Lu Chuanbai patted the two kids on the head.
"I'm not here to see you. I just haven't played with these two little guys for a long time. I miss them."
Lu Chuanbai found a very legitimate excuse for himself.
Xu Qingqing was extremely helpless.
"Do as you like. I'm going to work. Please move your car. Don't block my way."
"Okay."
After saying that, Lu Chuanbai directly got into the back seat and sat with the two kids.
"Coincidentally, I also need to ask my cousin something today. Miss Xu, please drive."
Xu Qingqing was completely stunned.
She pointed at Lu Chuanbai's car and was about to ask what he was going to do with it when she saw Lu Chuanbai's car slowly moving and quickly leaving.
Now Xu Qingqing understood. Lu Chuanbai had been waiting for her all morning. As long as she stopped the car, Lu Chuanbai would get into her car, leaving her with no way out.
"I'm just too kind. I shouldn't have stopped the car!"
Xu Qingqing said angrily, but she had no choice but to drive towards Lu Qi's shop.
Lu Chuanbai pretended not to understand what Xu Qingqing meant. While playing with the two kids, he took out a Rubik's Cube from his hand like a magician.
"Come on. Uncle Lu will teach you how to play this today."
"If you can play this well, it can greatly develop your intelligence. Later, Uncle Lu will find some other toys for you. How about that?"
Xu Yiyi excitedly took the Rubik's Cube and nodded vigorously: "Uncle Lu is still the best to us."
Xu An'an also gave a sweet smile: "Yes, I like Uncle Lu the most too."
Lu Chuanbai's eyes flickered as he asked the two kids: "So do you think I'm better or Lu Fenglin is better?"
The two kids nodded without any principle: "Of course Uncle Chuanbai is better."
Although Lu Chuanbai knew that the two kids might be just being perfunctory, he still felt very happy.
Just then, Xu Qingqing's phone rang. When she saw it was Lu Fenglin calling, she felt a headache coming on.
Fortunately, she was wearing earphones, so she answered the call directly: "Hello. What's up?"
"Are you free this weekend? I'd like to invite you and the two kids to have a meal. We can also go for a drive and have a picnic."
Lu Fenglin still had that casual and unruly attitude.
"Sorry, I'm already engaged this weekend. I'm not available."
Xu Qingqing refused without thinking.
"Engaged? Who are you engaged with? Is it Lu Chuanbai? Miss Xu, don't forget what you promised me before."
Xu Qingqing helplessly glanced at Lu Chuanbai through the rear - view mirror in the car. She really wanted to say that the promise had already been broken.
But in the end, she said: "This weekend, Wang Pan's school is inviting me to attend a course on cultural relic appreciation by an expert. She thinks I don't deserve the first - place title. All her provocative words made me angry, so I want to prove myself in front of her."
"Although I'm not a high - profile person, I do have a temper when being provoked one after another."
Hearing that it had nothing to do with Lu Chuanbai, Lu Fenglin subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
He glanced out of the window casually: "Wang Pan? If Miss Xu thinks Wang Pan is a nuisance, I can help you warn her."
"Miss Xu is a person who is going to do great things. There's no need to waste your time because of a little kid's provocation."
But Xu Qingqing shook her head: "It's okay. It's an honor for me to give some lectures to college students."
"Alright. Then we'll make an appointment another time."
Just as Lu Fenglin hung up the phone, his phone rang again.