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At the entrance of the private room, Xia Kexin listened to the commotion coming from inside, which made her already uneasy heart jump even further into her throat.

"Qianqian, maybe... maybe you should give my glasses back to me, I really can't..."

"Stop! We've come this far, and now you're going to desert?"

Zhang Qian turned around, placed her hands on Xia Kexin's shoulders, and stared intently at Xia Kexin's almond-shaped eyes, which were unfocused due to nearsightedness, trying to appeal to her emotions.

"Today might be the last time you see Li Xiao. Don't you want to stand before him looking your best, truly and simply this once?"

"After tonight, everyone goes their separate ways. With Li Xiao's background and aura, he'll definitely be surrounded by socialites and heiresses who will fawn over him. Do you really want him to only remember a blurry figure with his head down, wearing thick-rimmed glasses, whose name he can't even recall?"

Zhang Qian's words undoubtedly struck a nerve with Xia Kexin.

Yes, Li Xiao is now shining brightly. If I don't even have the courage to let him look at me, then this unrequited love that I've kept hidden for three years will truly just be a silent drama buried deep inside.

The door to the private room was still blurry, but the door in her heart, which had been closed for three years, was kicked open by Zhang Qian at this moment.

"Okay, I'll go in with you."

Inside the banquet hall, Zheng Hao was wandering around with a wine glass in his hand. He had just finished a round of drinking with his class monitor, Wang Lei, when he turned around and saw Li Xiao still sitting in his seat, idly twirling a lighter on the table. So he came over and plopped down on the table. "Brother Xiao, are you feeding fish with this wine? I haven't seen you drink much of it in all this time."

Li Xiao glanced at him, too lazy to pay attention, and took a sip of his wine.

"Speak your mind, or spit it out."

Zheng Hao chuckled and asked curiously, "Brother Xiao, I can understand you adding Lin Xiaoran; she's beautiful, has a great figure, and is a real head-turner. But Xia Kexin..."

Zheng Hao scratched the back of his head, considered his words carefully, and continued, "I'm not saying this to be mean, but she used to be like a ghost in class. And her looks were... well, let's just say they were terrible. With those glasses on and her hair covering her face, she looked like a wild man. How did you decide to add her as a friend?"

"And I saw it clearly just now. When you added Lin Xiaoran, you didn't even bother to change her nickname, but when you added Xia Kexin, you made sure to type her full name and even toasted her, saying something about getting to know each other again. Brother Xiao, isn't your preferential treatment a bit too obvious?"

Li Xiao stopped the still-spinning lighter, turned his head to look at Zheng Hao, and asked, "What do you think?"

"I?"

Zheng Hao pointed to himself, chuckled dryly, and said, "If I could figure it out, I wouldn't be asking you. Just tell me, I really want to know..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zheng Hao heard the sound of the banquet hall door being pushed open and subconsciously looked up. Xia Kexin, now free of the black-rimmed glasses that had been used to seal her away, unexpectedly entered everyone's line of sight.

There were two people standing at the door. One was Zhang Qian, whom he recognized; she was known as the fiery hothead in their class.

As for the other one, Zheng Hao rubbed his eyes hard before he dared to confirm that the girl standing next to Zhang Qian, wearing a floral dress, was Xia Kexin, whom he had just described as being no different from a savage.

Zheng Hao turned to look at Li Xiao, his mouth agape for a moment before he finally managed to squeeze out, "Brother Xiao, didn't you figure it out a while ago?"

Li Xiao didn't answer, his gaze sweeping over the girl in the doorway who was squinting slightly and looking around blankly. "Oh? What do you think I've figured out?"

"Keep pretending, keep pretending."

Zheng Hao was now completely in awe of Li Xiao.

"Brother Xiao, your eyesight is practically X-ray vision! Through that thick layer of beer skin and that messy hair, you could still see right through to the stunning beauty hiding underneath? I was just wondering if you'd lost your mind and decided to help someone in need, turns out you're the only one in the whole class who understands! I'm the clown!"

Not only Zheng Hao, but everyone in the banquet hall, both men and women, stared in disbelief.

That originally old-fashioned floral dress, when worn by Xia Kexin now, was stretched into an amazing curve by her straight back, exuding a cool and broken feeling that was untouched by the world.

Her eyes, slightly unfocused due to nearsightedness, looked as if veiled by a layer of mist, and her timid appearance instantly shattered the psychological defenses of all the teenagers present.

Xia Kexin, who was the focus of everything, was completely unaware of what she had caused. With her high myopia, the world in front of her was just a blurry patch of color after she lost the protection of her glasses.

"Qianqian, why is everyone so quiet?"

Zhang Qian forced a smile that she couldn't suppress, leaned close to Xia Kexin's ear and whispered, "Everyone was stunned by you! Don't be shy, stand up straight and follow me."

The atmosphere in the banquet hall only eased slightly after Zhang Qian led Xia Kexin back to her seat.

The clinking of glasses and the exchange of pleasantries filled the private room again. It was as if everyone had agreed not to mention the brief collective lapse in composure just now. However, when they were talking, they would always glance at Xia Kexin's seat, intentionally or unintentionally.

When Lin Xiaoran finally finished her makeup and returned to the banquet, she immediately sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. After glancing at Xia Kexin, she quietly returned to her seat.

Zhao Yue, Lin Xiaoran's best friend, looked at Lin Xiaoran, whose smile remained but whose brows held a hint of defeat. She sighed, unsure of what to do.

It's not that Lin Xiaoran isn't strong; it's just that her opponent is too monstrous.

Lin Xiaoran might be considered pretty in the school and in Jiangyang County, but she was not on the same level as Xia Kexin at this time.

You are a genius, one in a million, but please remember that among a population of 1.4 billion, there are 140,000 geniuses like you.