CHAPTER 286: CHAPTER 286: BECAUSE I WORRY ABOUT YOU

Jiang Yibo and Fu Xinjing both looked furious, while Lin Tingyu and Wang Yuxin looked at her with some concern.

"I caused you not to finish today’s concert."

"How can you blame yourself? If you say that, then I, who lost our tickets earlier, would be the bigger sinner." Lin Tingyu immediately shook her head.

"President Qi, will Ning Xiuyuan be okay?" Wang Yuxin was more mature than the others; she could tell that Ning Xiuyuan really liked Qiao Qiqi.

However, President Qi had absolutely no such feelings for him.

"You two are responsible for sending Tingyu and Yuxin back. There’s no need to worry about things here; I’ll go look for Ning Xiuyuan in a bit."

Jiang Yibo was a bit worried about Ning Xiuyuan’s condition. Just as he was about to say something, Fu Xinjing pulled him back and smiled, saying, "Then we’ll leave the boss to you. We’ll head back home first."

After Lin Tingyu and Wang Yuxin bid farewell to Qiao Qiqi, they left together with the two boys.

...

Ning Xiuyuan really felt terrible; he had never felt this bad before, not even when his father abandoned him as a child!

Just as he felt like he might just die from this, someone suddenly sat down beside him, and a familiar fragrance wafted over, causing his body to tense up.

Qiao Qiqi looked at the boy beside her, who had buried his head in his knees, and frowned, asking, "Have you been crying?"

Ning Xiuyuan immediately turned away and wiped his tears vigorously. He replied in a muffled voice, "No, you saw it wrong!"

"I bought you some coffee, with added sugar and milk." Qiao Qiqi didn’t expose his lie and handed over the steaming coffee.

Ning Xiuyuan initially wanted to act proud, but after glancing at the clarity in the girl’s eyes, he weakly accepted the coffee. Although his head remained bowed, oddly enough, he didn’t feel as bad in his heart.

Actually, as soon as she sat beside him, he began to feel less miserable.

Ning Xiuyuan thought he was really pathetic! She had just pushed him aside for the person who hit him!!! Boohoo, he was heartbroken!

"Weren’t you protecting Gu Shili? Why come looking for me?" Ning Xiuyuan spoke with a heavy nasal tone.

"...Because I’m worried about you." Qiao Qiqi answered honestly, full of sincerity. She felt guilty for pushing the injured him, but she absolutely couldn’t bear to see anyone lay a hand on Gu Shili.

The boy who was just heartbroken couldn’t stop the corners of his mouth from lifting upon hearing this, and he tried hard to suppress it to avoid being embarrassed in front of Qiao Qiqi. With a proud humph and taking a sip of coffee to cover it up.

"Feeling better now?"

"So-so." Ning Xiuyuan intentionally turned away, sipping the coffee noisily.

"Ning Xiuyuan, don’t be so impulsive in the future. If you know you can’t win a fight, just run. Acting like this will make people worry." Qiao Qiqi thought that Ning Xiuyuan being hacked to death in a past life must have had something to do with his reckless nature.

"Would you be worried about me too?" Ning Xiuyuan turned back cautiously to look at her.

"Of course, we’re friends, so I’d naturally be concerned about you. It’s not just me; Jiang Yibo and Fu Xinjing, Lin Tingyu, and Wang Yuxin are all worried about you too."

"Oh, I see, I’ll try my best from now on." Ning Xiuyuan automatically blocked out everyone else’s concerns, remembering only Qiao Qiqi’s worry for him.

His heart suddenly felt sweet, blissfully so, and his handsome face started to redden.

Qiao Qiqi glanced at him suspiciously, "You’re not running a fever, are you? Why is your face so red?"

She reached out to check his forehead’s temperature, which made Ning Xiuyuan jump up instantly, putting several paces between them. Avoiding her gaze, he said, "No... no fever; would you like to come see my little brother with me? He really liked the gift you gave him, and he’s really able to make sounds now."