Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 695 - Qingli Had It Coming

695  Qingli Had It Coming

Emojis of flying kicks that followed in later messages expressed Fu Junqiu wanting nothing to do with Fu Qingli.

In the end, Fu Qingli resorted to the search engine for answers he believed were beyond unreliable. There were all kinds of replies, but desserts like bubble tea, chocolate, candy, and cake seemed to be an all-time favorite.

Skeptical about the online help, he turned his attention to Jing Yu instead. Fu Qingli typed in the chat. [Fu Qingli: What is Shen Xi's favorite food?]

Before sending the message, he added a few more words. [Fu Qingli: Don't tell Qingye.]

Jing Yu should know better since he had been by Qingye's side.

Having matters to attend to, Jing Yu did not return to China with Fu Qingye. He typed a detailed and honest answer and sent the reply to Fu Qingli.

Qingli had it coming. He had to come all the way to Jing Yu for answers and even did not want Qingye to find out. Qingli must have asked everyone around, but no one gave him the time of day!

Fu Qingli looked at the long list that was segregated into different categories. She enjoyed sweet, sour, spicy, and salty food. In conclusion, she had a penchant for everything and anything delicious.

With perplexity in his eyes, he stole a glance at the girl who obviously wanted to stay away from him. Were all girls like this?

As the car pulled up at the airport parking lot, Fu Qingli gazed at Shen Xi. "Go and get your friend with Yuanxi. I'll get us a quick bite."

Shen Xi responded nonchalantly before getting down the car and leaving with Yu Yuanxi to pick Song Wenye up.

Song Wenye rushed back to the capital on her own after a program rehearsal. Her group was supposed to stay at C City for two more days as they had a New Year countdown event tomorrow night to welcome the New Year.

Coming out of the screening checkpoint, Song Wenye saw Shen Xi and Yu Yuanxi who were waiting for her. Yu Yuanxi was still a new face as his movie had not hit the screens yet. There had not been much of a commotion except for a few passing girls who asked for his number because of his eye-catching looks and bearing.

Shen Xi, on the other hand, had to be suited up. Well known across China, Shen Xi would be recognized in an instant. Even though photos and videos of her were deleted off the web, it would take a while before she could fade out from the public eye. Shen Xi wrapped a scarf around her face, revealing only her eyes while putting on a hooded down jacket that was up to her ankles. The disguise could even fool her friends.

"Xixi," Song Wenye excitedly cried as she ran toward Shen Xi with open arms.

Shen Xi spread her arms only for Song Wenye to walk right past her into Yu Yuanxi's arms. Twitching by the eyes, she scoffed, "Hmph!"

Were they teaming up to get on her nerves with their public display of affection?

Holding Song Wenye, Yu Yuanxi dotingly and helplessly smiled and asked, "Tired?"

Song Wenye bobbed her head while removing her sunglasses to show her eyes. "My eyes are swollen from crying. She has no heart. Does she have any feelings at all?"

Yu Yuanxi broke into a smile and watched Shen Xi scoff and walk away. He whispered, "She cares."

Taking a closer look at Song Wenye's eyes, Yu Yuanxi caressed them with his lean fingers. Song Wenye's heavy makeup was not able to cover the swelling and redness in her eyes.

Song Wenye agreed with his comment. With Shen Xi taking off, Song Wenye pulled Yu Yuanxi along to chase her. "Don't go, Xixi. What's wrong? Are you angry because I didn't hug you? You can hold me twice, ten times? How about a hundred times?"

Shen Xi did not look back.

Song Wenye pursed her lips. "Go hug Toffeecito's Dad."

Shen Xi, "…"

Following Song Wenye's footsteps, Yu Yuanxi tugged a few times to take her backpack off her. He was putting on the backpack when the soft hand he was holding let go in pursuit of the girl ahead. The girls walked out of the airport hand in hand.

Fu Qingli was waiting by the car when the trio got to the basement parking lot.

With Song Wenye drooling over Fu Qingli's looks, she loosened her grip over Shen Xi's arm and bolted toward him. She reached out her hand in thrill. "Hello, Big Brother Fu, I'm Song Wenye."

Oh gawd! Her wish finally came true. This was Fu Qingli in the flesh!

"Hello." Fu Qingli extended his arm and politely grabbed her hand before quickly letting go.

Song Wenye had a silly smile across her face. "Big Brother, thank you for coming. I heard from Xixi. Get in the car. You, first."

Fu Qingli could feel the enthusiasm from the girl, but then he glanced at his ice queen of a sister. Sighing to himself, he looked at Shen Xi and said, "Hop in, Xixi."

Giving a nod, Shen Xi got into the car.

She took the seat in the far back, thinking that Fu Qingli would not sit between two girls no matter what.

It never occurred to her that Song Wenye, the traitor, would pull her to sit in the middle. "I want to sit here. It's closer to your brother."

Shen Xi rolled her eyes. How was it closer? The distance was more or less the same since they were all in one car.

"Take the center seat. I'm tired, so I'd need to catch some sleep later. I want to lean against the door." Song Wenye kept coming up with excuses as she shoved Shen Xi to the middle.

Left with no choice, Shen Xi sat in the middle.

Fu Qingli got his wish at last. His sister was sitting next to him. Grabbing the bags of stuff handed by Xu Xu, he got into the car and passed them to the girls. "I bought some food. Eat it while it's hot."

"Thank you, Big Brother." Song Wenye was glad to help herself.

She was so hungry that she could eat a horse. Since her girl group had to wear a costume that revealed their midriff for their rehearsals in the afternoon, their manager had kept an eye on them to fast the whole day. Otherwise, they would look bad with a belly out during rehearsals.

Shen Xi took two bags and looked inside. It was bubble tea and fried chicken bites. These were from a famous restaurant near the airport.

Song Wenye took out the stuff from the bags. There were cake slices and egg yolk pastries. The last bag contained roasted duck and a huge pizza. The food was mouthwatering.

Shen Xi gave Yu Yuanxi a cup of bubble tea before glancing at the food in Song Wenye's hands. She asked Yu Yuanxi, "Brother, we have cakes, egg yolk pastry, roasted duck, fried chicken, and pizza. What do you want to try first?"

Yu Yuanxi answered, "Give me a slice of pizza to start."

He should start with staple food to ease his hunger.

Feeling jealous about Shen Xi handing Yu Yuanxi food and calling him Brother, Fu Qingli looked out the window.

Song Wenye took another slice of pizza and passed it to Shen Xi. "Give it to Big Brother."