Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door

Qu Chaozong stared expressionlessly at Zhang Xin, paused, and still replied, "Meimei’s father is in the hospital. I came to see him."

Zhang Xin was startled, "Meimei? Ah, that little girl! Her dad’s sick? Is it serious?"

Qu Chaozong: "Pneumonia."

Zhang Xin nodded, indicating she understood.

Qu Chaozong said goodbye, "Well, if there’s nothing else, I’m leaving now. Goodbye."

After he spoke, he raised his leg to continue climbing the stairs. Before he could reach the landing, he heard the clatter of high heels striking the ground from behind him.

Qu Chaozong turned his head, looked down at Zhang Xin following closely behind him, and glared at her coldly, "Anything else?"

Zhang Xin’s face blossomed into a smile, with an air of a weasel offering New Year’s greetings, "Meimei’s dad is sick, I’m quite concerned too. Let’s go see him together, I’m not busy right now anyway."

Qu Chaozong sneered, "Doesn’t that make it boring for you?"

Zhang Xin smiled slightly, "As long as I think it’s fun, it’s fine."

Qu Chaozong had been in a hurry earlier and hadn’t noticed. Now he felt sweat sticking to the collar of his down jacket, so he pulled open the zipper, loosened the tight grip on his neck, pressed one hand on the stair rail, let the other hand hang naturally, and fixed his gaze on Zhang Xin. He looked very cool, with a cold demeanor, exuding a sense of masculinity.

Qu Chaozong and Zhang Xin exchanged glances in a confrontational manner, glaring at each other for a full half-minute.