"The agreed time has passed. When are you coming back? You promised that you would come back this year!" Qin Dongling said.
The man on the other end of the phone seemed very excited, his voice was raised, and Fu Xiaoya could hear it clearly. She had previously searched for Qin Huaichen's identity, but apart from his identity as a singer, there was no other relevant information online. Since Qin Huaichen intentionally concealed his identity, she felt it would be inappropriate to listen to this phone call.
Fu Xiaoya purposely stood a bit farther away.
Qin Huaichen cast a glance at her and declared, "I won't go back." His purpose for entering the entertainment industry was to find someone, and now that he had found that person who also desired to pursue a career in the industry, he believed it was necessary to stay and be with her, to provide her protection and support.
"Oh my, the old man has already stepped down. If you don't come back soon, everything that belongs to you will be taken by your second brother!"
"Beep beep beep..." Qin Huaichen hung up the phone directly.
"Let's go, I'll take you home," Qin Huaichen said to Fu Xiaoya.
Fu Xiaoya felt a bit sorry seeing Qin Huaichen in this state. She didn't know why, but she could quickly sense his emotions.
Fu Xiaoya: "Give me your WeChat."
Qin Huaichen's eyes immediately brightened. "So, you do have some feelings for me, right?" His emotions were stirred.
Fu Xiaoya met his hopeful gaze, and her hardened heart softened in an instant. "I never said I didn't like you." Liking and loving were two different concepts. She didn't actually reject Qin Huaichen. With his looks and physique, no woman would dislike him.
Fu Xiaoya remembered a boring list in the entertainment industry, which asked, "Which male celebrity in the entertainment industry would you most want to sleep with?" Qin Huaichen dominated the rankings with an overwhelming number of votes and remained unbeaten.
Qin Huaichen deserved the title of a heartthrob. He was the nation's sweetheart, the sexual fantasy object of women across the country, and a celestial being that everyone could only look up to.
Fu Xiaoya couldn't help but feel the ripple of Qin Huaichen's downcast emotions gradually dissipating and transforming into warmth. She shook her head, refocusing her thoughts, and looked down at the newly added WeChat profile picture of Qin Huaichen.
Fu Xiaoya had expected Qin Huaichen's profile picture to be cool, perhaps a professional headshot or a scenic photo. But to her surprise, it was a cartoon image, with a dark fantasy style. In the picture, a little boy and a little girl sat on the ground, separated by iron bars. The boy seemed to have injured his hand, blood dripping from it, and the girl gently tended to his wound.
The little girl wore a pink princess dress, with a big bow tied around her waist, like an earthly princess.
Thinking of the princess dresses filling her closet at home, Fu Xiaoya tentatively asked, "Is this little girl me?"
Qin Huaichen replied, "Yes, the cutest and most beautiful little angel in the world."
Fu Xiaoya looked at the girl in the profile picture and found her quite lovely. She asked, "Can I use this little girl as my WeChat profile picture?"
"Naturally," Qin Huaichen responded. He thought that would make them have a couple's profile picture. He opened his phone's photo album and handed it to Fu Xiaoya, saying, "You can choose one yourself."
Qin Huaichen's voice seemed to possess a magical quality, causing Fu Xiaoya's body to involuntarily lean towards him as she took the phone, still retaining his warmth. She looked up at Qin Huaichen, who was also gazing at her. Fu Xiaoya quickly averted her gaze, her ears turning red in embarrassment.
In Qin Huaichen's phone were various portraits of the little girl, seemingly capturing every moment and movement of the girl. Each photo was beautiful and exquisite, making her desire them all. They were just too lovely!
Qin Huaichen noticed Fu Xiaoya's thoughts and said, "I'll send you all the pictures."
Fu Xiaoya replied, "How can I accept them?"
In the end, she saved all the photos Qin Huaichen sent and chose a side profile picture of the little girl as her WeChat profile. The background depicted a golden sunset, in a field of sunflowers. The girl, with her hair in braided pigtails, wore a white dress and carried an adorable rabbit backpack. She bent down to smell the sunflowers, and the warm evening sun illuminated her face, making her look like a beautiful flower fairy.
"Did you draw all these?" Fu Xiaoya's admiration for her new WeChat profile picture grew stronger as she continued to gaze at it.
Qin Huaichen nodded, then asked with concern, "I just wanted to keep a memento. You don't think I'm a weirdo, do you?" For so many years, he was unable to let go of his childhood memories. He had even sought therapy, but the results were minimal.