Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 284 Sunset from the Nine Heavens
The two sat at a 90-degree angle to each other on one side, with six dishes and a soup laid out on the table, seven delicious dishes that looked and smelled wonderful.

Compared to the slight restraints her mother used to impose on her, An Xiaoqian now eats more unrestrainedly.

She eagerly picked up a piece of crispy pork coated in red chili oil, gently blew on it, and slowly brought it to her mouth. The piece of meat burst with hot juice between her teeth.

"Mmm~ It's delicious! Xiao Bei, you should try some." With that, she fed the small piece of crispy pork that she had only taken a small bite of to Hu Xiao Bei's mouth.

Hu Xiaobei skillfully opened his mouth and took a bite, chewing as he pointed to the dish: "Try the local specialty mixed dish and see if you like it."

An Xiaoqian scooped up a small spoonful of the stew and savored it carefully. The crispness of the magnolia petals, the chewiness of the pork skin, and the firmness of the meatballs seemed to create a symphony on her tongue.

However, she only ate a small bite of each dish before feeding them all to Hu Xiaobei.

After tasting almost all the dishes, An Xiaoqian picked up a tomato from the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and solemnly fed it to Hu Xiaobei.

After he savored it carefully, he asked expectantly, "How is it? Isn't it refreshing and delicious? It's not much worse than your cooking, is it?"

Hu Xiaobei didn't expose her little scheme, but nodded decisively and chose to sincerely praise her.

"Hmm~ It's more than just not much different; it's the finishing touch among many dishes. I think you have the potential to become a master chef. Not bad at all!"

An Xiaoqian's lips curled up slightly, and as she quickly raised her chin, her beautiful eyes darted around, her smug expression seeming to reply—of course!
That adorable little face made someone's mind wander.

With delicious food in his stomach and a beautiful woman before him, Hu Xiaobei's appetite was whetted, and he couldn't help but have some thoughts. So he deliberately smacked his lips to attract An Xiaoqian's attention.

"Hmm~ Little lady, are you teasing me?" After saying that, she deliberately stuck out the tip of her tongue and quickly smeared it across her lips from left to right, making a slurping sound.

An Xiaoqian sensed something was wrong and warily stared at the corners of his lips, which were still slightly oily: "What do you want to do?"

Hu Xiaobei repeated the action he had just performed, raising his eyebrows twice, and replied with a smile, "Yes, I want to kiss you."

An Xiaoqian knew, of course, that he wasn't being sincere, and she felt that there was something behind his words, as if he was trying to take advantage of her, but she didn't quite understand it.

Even so, she was still quite happy when her crush teased her.

However, she turned her head away and refused, saying, "Your lips are too oily, I don't want them~"

Although she pursed her lips, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, showing no sign of displeasure whatsoever; she was clearly making a request.

"I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the gutter." Hu Xiaobei shook his head, then changed the subject: "How about you kiss me?"

Upon hearing this, An Xiaoqian's eyes lit up, and she immediately replied, "That's a great idea!"

She quickly picked up a piece of meat, wiped it lightly on the corner of her mouth, but didn't put it in her mouth.

Then, looking at Hu Xiaobei smugly, he mimicked Hu Xiaobei's earlier smiling tone and tried to threaten him, "Hehe, then I'll just have to swallow my pride and give you a kiss!"

After saying that, he thought of getting up and moving closer to launch another attack on Hu Xiaobei.

Hu Xiaobei, however, was not in a hurry at all, and simply said, "Okay, after you're done kissing, it'll be my turn!"

An Xiaoqian was slightly taken aback, but decisively abandoned the idea of ​​starting a war and immediately fell silent.

"Hmph~ Don't even think about it~ I won't kiss you~" She snorted and fed the meat she had just wiped her mouth back into Hu Xiaobei's mouth.

Although there were no kisses, she was quite content eating while playfully joking around.

In the past, when her mother was around, she could only secretly feed her once or twice, and she dared not feed her so openly all the time.

The two of them didn't eat very fast this time; it took them a full hour to finish the meal.

Looking at the glorious results before her, An Xiaoqian couldn't help but feel a little smug, thinking, "I can eat quite a lot too."

Although... she only ate half a bowl of rice and a little bit of vegetables. After the meal, Hu Xiaobei escorted An Xiaoqian back to the suite next door, and then returned to his own room under the watchful eyes of the security cameras.

It was nearly 6:30 PM, just as the sun was setting, and the sky wasn't exactly dark.

But precisely because it was not yet completely dark, and the nightlights had not yet been turned on, the shadows blocked the light and the view, so there was no fear of being seen.

As for being photographed, that's even more impossible. The area within a radius of nearly 100 meters is within Hu Xiaobei's perception range, and a camera five meters away wouldn't be able to capture a proper shadow.

As soon as Hu Xiaobei closed the door, he used his shadow ability to open and close the window while secretly flying into An Xiaoqian's room, intending to bring her back.

The reason for making things so complicated is because of the fear of public opinion.

After all, Liu Xiaoli wasn't around, and both of them were adults. A man and a woman spending a long time alone in a room at night could easily become the subject of gossip.

With time still early, how to get through the night "safely" is a huge test for Hu Xiaobei.

First, stay away from the bed.

Secondly, stay away from the room.

Uh…that doesn’t seem very realistic.

It's okay, we can buy some time.

Hu Xiaobei glanced at the sunset that had just disappeared outside the window and suggested, "Qianqian, would you like to fly up into the sky to watch the sunset?"

An Xiaoqian followed his gaze and asked, puzzled, "The sun has just set, are you trying to say we should look at the stars? I just can't do anything with you~" She habitually stretched out her hands.

Hu Xiaobei smiled slightly, offered no explanation, and reached out to hug her.

With a thought, the shadows changed shape, and the two slowly floated out of the window.

At the same time, the shadow tentacles closed the window and quickly transformed into a pair of huge shadow wings, carrying the two of them stealthily into the sky.

As shadowy wings pierced the twilight, protected by the shadows, An Xiaoqian reached out and touched the damp wisps of cloud first.

(PS: In this state, it's like wearing a thin film glove. You can feel the temperature, shape, and touch of the shadow outside the film, and it also provides protection.)

"Xiao Bei, do you think that when the ancients wrote about the heavens, if they could fly up here like us and take a look, would they feel that their poems weren't beautiful enough?"

An Xiaoqian's voice was filled with a hint of excitement and a touch of emotion: "When I used to read those poems, I always felt that the sky was an unattainable fantasy. I never thought that I could actually fly in the sky."

She closed her beautiful eyes slightly, feeling the fine mist gently brushing against her face through the gaps, as Hu Xiaobei allowed it to pass by. She felt a sense of peace and wonder.

The cotton-like clouds quickly enveloped the two of them, enhancing their experience.

Hu Xiaobei manipulated his wings to stir up the airflow, and fine cloud particles brushed past the protective screen wall, condensing into shimmering stardust in the twilight.

"So this is what it's like inside the clouds!"

An Xiaoqian peered through the thin film of shadows, her fingertips lightly touching the shimmering cloud layer: "It feels like entering a completely new world, where every gust of wind and every cloud tells a different story."

The voice just fell.

Hu Xiaobei, however, suddenly accelerated upwards with the Shadow Wings, breaking through the thick, milky-white cloud layer overhead with overwhelming force.

In an instant, orange-gold light flooded the field of vision like a tide—the setting sun that should have been setting was now suspended above the sea of ​​clouds, burning the sky into a flowing amber color.

(End of this chapter)