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"Let's go, don't keep everyone waiting."

Because her glasses had been removed, Xia Kexin couldn't see the way, so she could only hold Zhang Qian's hand and slowly move into the banquet hall.

"Qianqian, slow down, I can't see clearly."

"Don't worry, I'll support you, you definitely won't fall. Also, remember what I just said, stand up straight and hold your head high. You're now the undisputed face of our class, so you need to be confident and not shrink back when something happens."

Xia Kexin smiled bitterly to herself. Was confidence something she could possess?

At this moment, everything she saw seemed to be pixelated. This sense of loss of control due to the lack of visual support made her instinctively want to hide herself back in that safe shell.

But Zhang Qian wasn't about to give her that chance. "What are you doing? Trying to shrug your back again? Straighten up! Today we're going to dazzle these stinky boys!"

No sooner had they finished speaking than they heard a burst of laughter coming from around the corner in the corridor ahead.

"Xu Zi, you'd better keep an eye on things for me when we get back. That bastard of a squad leader is acting like a madman today, he's been getting me drunk all the time..."

While rubbing his bloated stomach, Zhao Qiang hooked his arm around Wang Xu's neck and walked towards the bathroom.

As soon as the two turned the corner, they bumped into Zhang Qian and Xia Kexin, who were walking towards the private room.

"So beautiful!"

He said it without thinking, and he probably didn't even realize why he said it.

Wang Xu's hand, which was rubbing his neck, froze in mid-air. He turned his head and looked at Zhao Qiang with a "Are you crazy?" expression.

Zhao Qiang was dumbfounded. He realized something was wrong as soon as he said it and hurriedly tried to cover his mouth, but words spoken are like water spilled; how could they be taken back?

After hearing someone praise her, Xia Kexin subconsciously squinted in the direction of the voice, but could only see a blurry outline of a person and couldn't tell who it was.

This was the first time Xia Kexin had been complimented on her beauty by a man. Upon hearing this, a blush spread from her ears all the way down to her neck, turning her originally fair skin into a beautiful rosy red, adding another layer of unique beauty to the already pretty Xia Kexin.

Under the corridor lights, the girl's old-fashioned floral dress looked strangely familiar.

A completely absurd thought suddenly exploded in Zhao Qiang's mind: "You are... Xia Kexin?!"

He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things. The girl who was being led by Zhang Qian's hand, who looked as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, was indeed wearing the same floral dress that Xia Kexin had worn when she entered the private room earlier that day.

The problem is, this is a completely different person from Xia Kexin who was just now, huddled in a corner, wearing old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses, and wishing she could hide herself in a crack in the wall!

"No...you...I..."

Zhao Qiang's tongue seemed to be tied in knots, and he couldn't even speak a complete sentence. He looked at Xia Kexin and then at Zhang Qian. The expression on his face changed from amazement to shock, and then from shock to a kind of indescribable complexity.

He recalled how he had mentally placed Li Xiao and Zheng Hao in another world just now in the parking lot, but now, even Xia Kexin seemed to have traveled from another world.

Was he the only mortal? He turned to look at Wang Xu beside him, and finally felt a little better. Oh, so he wasn't the only mortal.

Wang Xu remained silent as always, but it was quite noticeable that his gaze lingered on Xia Kexin's face for several seconds longer before he silently looked away when he realized Xia Kexin was looking at him.

But in a corner where no one could see, Wang Xu's ears had already quietly turned a barely noticeable red.

"Where...where are your glasses?"

After holding it in for a long time, Zhao Qiang finally asked the most unprofessional question of the night.

Zhang Qian rolled her eyes, almost laughing in exasperation. "Zhao Qiang, are you really bad at talking or just pretending? What do you mean by 'glasses'? So in your eyes, Xia Kexin is just black-rimmed glasses? You don't recognize her just because she's not wearing glasses?"

"No, no, no. That's not what I meant! I meant... oh dear, I..."

The more he explained, the more confused he became. Finally, he simply grabbed Wang Xu and used him as a shield, saying, "Come on, come on, hurry up and go to the toilet, I really need to pee!"

Wang Xu's face remained expressionless, but the faint red at the base of his ears subtly deepened under the light of the corridor wall lamps.

Watching the two flee in disarray, Zhang Qian smiled triumphantly, like a victorious general, and pulled Xia Kexin along as they continued towards the private room.

"See that? That's what you call charisma! They've been blinded for three years, but today they've finally seen the light. Once we're inside, you'd better maintain this demeanor, you hear me?"

At this moment, Xia Kexin's mind was still replaying Zhao Qiang's praise, and the heat in her ears just wouldn't subside.

She muttered softly, her voice tinged with a hint of unease and uncertainty, "But Qianqian, did Zhao Qiang... not recognize me just now?"

"It's good that you didn't recognize me! What does that mean? It means that your previous outfit was a complete waste of your natural beauty, completely obscuring your stunning looks. Remember this: from now on, you're no longer that invisible girl who only knows how to bury her head in her homework; you're Xia Kexin, the one who can leave those boys speechless!"

The two fled to the bathroom, and Zhao Qiang turned on the tap and splashed two handfuls of cold water on his face.

"Holy crap... Xu Zi, pinch me! Am I hallucinating from drinking fake alcohol tonight?" Zhao Qiang wiped his face, recalling the scene in the corridor just now, his voice full of disbelief, "Was that really Xia Kexin? She just went to the restroom, how did she become so beautiful?"

Seeing that no one answered him, Zhao Qiang turned around and found Wang Xu staring blankly at the mirror.

"Hey, what are you thinking about? Have you lost your mind in the hallway?"

But Wang Xu didn't respond and remained standing there, stunned.

"Xu? Xu Zi?" Zhao Qiang waved his hand in front of Wang Xu's eyes, but found that the other party still did not react. His eyes were fixed on a certain point in the mirror, as if his soul had been bewitched by something.

Zhao Qiang couldn't help but follow his gaze, only to find that there was nothing in the mirror except for the two of them, grown men.

"What's going on? Is this kid really possessed?"

Seeing that Wang Xu didn't respond after calling him for a while, Zhao Qiang was afraid that he was really possessed, so he reached out and pushed him.

Pushed by Zhao Qiang, Wang Xu staggered forward half a step before finally regaining his senses.

Why did you push me?

Zhao Qiang crossed his arms, tilted his head, and scrutinized him. "I called you eight times, and you didn't answer once. Who else should I push if not you?"

Zhao Qiang then looked Wang Xu up and down, his gaze lingering for a moment on Wang Xu's noticeably reddened ears. He seemed to realize something, then looked at Wang Xu with a mischievous grin and said, "Xu Zi, you wouldn't happen to have fallen for Xia Kexin, would you?"

After Zhao Qiang's words exposed his secret, Wang Xun panicked instantly. He stammered, "You... what nonsense are you talking about! Who... who likes her!"

Zhao Qiang leaned closer and pointed to Wang Xu's bright red ears in the mirror. "Tsk tsk tsk, still being stubborn? Look at your face, it's as red as a monkey's bottom, you can't even speak properly. Brother, I know you too well. This is the first time you've ever had a smile on your face!"

Wang Xu was so embarrassed and angry by his teasing that he slapped his hand away, turned on the tap and splashed his face with water, but he couldn't suppress the sudden flutter in his heart.

"But Xu Zi, as your brother, I advise you to give up on this idea as soon as possible." Zhao Qiang's playful demeanor vanished, and he suddenly sighed, "You won't have a chance."

"I."

Wang Xu was about to retort when he suddenly thought of something. He lowered his head, and his fingers, which had been gripping the edge of the sink tightly, slowly loosened. The thoughts that had just surfaced instantly subsided.

"Didn't you see it in the private room just now? Xia Kexin mustered up so much courage, her hands were even shaking when she was toasting, just to add Li Xiao on Fetion. Right now, all she sees is Brother Xiao, there's no room for us mere mortals."

Upon hearing the name Li Xiao, Wang Xu's already silent face became even more bitter.

Yes, Li Xiao.

Li Xiao, who drove a Porsche Panamera and exuded a calm and confident aura, was like an insurmountable mountain.

What does he have to fight for? His meager allowance, or his personality that makes him afraid to even speak loudly?

That sense of wonder and excitement that belonged to an eighteen-year-old boy was doused with the cold water of reality before it could even take root and sprout, leaving not even a spark.