Just as he was about to stride out coldly, he suddenly heard a faint sobbing sound from behind. The sound grew louder from a whisper, irritating his ears.
Xia Hankong frowned tightly.
He couldn't help but let out a sigh. Reluctantly, he turned around and faced Song Qianqian. "What are you crying for? Am I that heart - breaking just because I rejected you? As far as I remember, we've only met a handful of times, okay?"
"But... but the words you just said were so cold - hearted. They hurt me," she said in a rather affected tone. As she spoke, she covered her nose with one hand and wiped away her tears with the other.
"Sister Qianqian, why are you crying? Don't cry. There are so many people watching. You should mind your image," Li Ruobai quickly handed her a tissue from behind.
However, Song Qianqian didn't take the tissue. Instead, she let her tears flow freely. Her eye sockets were red, and her pupils were constantly rolling in her eyes, clearly thinking about something. Her sobbing grew louder.
The people around began to whisper to each other, seemingly speculating about what had happened between them.
After all, one was a popular rising star, and the other was a sweet - looking actress. The two had stood there and talked for so long. Judging from their previous behavior, they seemed to be arguing, and now Song Qianqian was crying. If someone were to make a story out of this, their relationship would surely be exposed. Who knew how the media would write about it then.
Although Xia Hankong had a powerful background, he didn't want to deal with such trivial matters. Moreover, regardless of the reason for this woman's crying, as a man, it was better for him to stop her from crying.
"Okay, if I said something that made you uncomfortable just now, I hope you can forget it. I'm sorry."
He stuffed his hands into his trouser pockets and lowered his head slightly to apologize. Although his gesture wasn't particularly sincere, it was obvious that he was trying to soften his attitude.
Seeing that he finally gave in, Song Qianqian was overjoyed. It seemed that a woman's ultimate weapon - tears - really worked. She had just shed a few fake tears, and this man had actually stayed in front of her. She couldn't help feeling a sense of accomplishment.
"If you apologize to me, I..."
"Hmm? What are you two doing?" Suddenly, before Song Qianqian could finish her sentence, Qin Qiao'er's voice came from behind Xia Hankong. Xia Hankong and Song Qianqian turned to look at her.
Qin Qiao'er walked over on her own. She was still in her acting costume, a black leather outfit that made her look extremely capable and mysterious. With a light makeup on her face, she looked heroic.
At this moment, her beautiful face was full of confusion as she looked back and forth between the two. When she saw the tear stains on Song Qianqian's face, her eyebrows instantly raised, sensing that something was amiss.
"Were you two just arguing? And why are you crying?" Her brows immediately knitted.
She never expected this woman to cry. It really surprised her. In the past, when this woman bullied her, her expression was extremely arrogant. She had never seen this woman in such a mess. It was quite an eye - opener.
Song Qianqian was also angry that Qin Qiao'er had seen her in such a mess. So she angrily snatched the tissue from Li Ruobai's hand that she had refused earlier and quickly wiped away the tears on her face. But she didn't know that because she had been too involved in the acting just now, her makeup had already smudged.
After wiping with the tissue, her face was a mess of red, black, blue, and green, looking like a colorful flower had bloomed on her face. It was really a sight to behold!
Everyone present looked at Song Qianqian with complex expressions, as if trying to find something special on her face. Li Ruobai, standing behind her, had no idea that the woman he served was now a painted - up mess.
"It's none of your business! What I talk to Hankong about has nothing to do with you!" she shouted rudely, clearly not wanting Qin Qiao'er to show up at this moment.
Her plan was like this. Although Xia Hankong had said those cold - hearted words just now, she believed that he should be a polite gentleman. If she cried, he would apologize to her, and then she could ask him to treat her to dinner. In this way, their relationship would surely get closer. But she never expected that Qin Qiao'er would suddenly appear. Wouldn't this plan go down the drain?
She immediately hated Qin Qiao'er even more in her heart.
"Really?" Qin Qiao'er didn't take Song Qianqian's words seriously. Instead, she looked at Xia Hankong with a puzzled expression. "I didn't expect the two of you to have this kind of relationship..."
Then, as if she had discovered something, she suddenly realized. "Oh, I'm really sorry. I'll leave now. Sorry, sorry."
Then she quickly slipped out. As soon as she left, Xia Hankong felt annoyed. Without looking at Song Qianqian, he immediately chased after her and shouted, "Sister Qiao'er, don't misunderstand. I have nothing to do with that woman."
The two walked out of the studio one after another. The staff in the studio had already been speculating about the relationship between these people in their hearts. It seemed that the story must be quite exciting.
After they left, only Song Qianqian was left standing there. Seeing that no one was around, Li Ruobai quickly stepped forward to comfort her. "Okay, sister Qianqian, don't cry."
Unexpectedly, she turned around and stared at him coldly, scaring Li Ruobai. The face in front of him no longer had the usual delicate and cute look.
It was completely a ghost face!
He let out a scream of "Ah" and then nervously whispered, "Sister Qianqian, it's bad! What's wrong with your face...?"
"What? What's wrong with my face?" She immediately reached out her hands and wiped her face back and forth, but she didn't know that the more she wiped, the messier and uglier her face became. It was simply unbearable to look at.
"Oh, my dear! Look for yourself," he said as he handed her his phone so that she could see what her face looked like.
It was okay if she didn't look, but as soon as she did, she let out a scream that could shake the heavens and earth.
"Ah!!"
The scream pierced through the clouds. The birds resting in the nearby woods flapped their wings and flew away instantly when they heard the ear - splitting scream.
Leaving aside how devastated Song Qianqian was, Qin Qiao'er and Xia Hankong walked out of the studio one after another. Xia Hankong quickly stepped forward, grabbed her, and pulled her to a quieter place.