Chapter 11 (2/2)

Yun Nan cheerfully began peeling prawns to feed them to the young master opposite her. She was quite pleased with the exchange of services.

Her phone suddenly vibrated; it was a call from Fang Xi.

Yun Nan picked up, and Fang Xi’s voice was nasal when she spoke. “Yun Nan, can you come and pick me up?”

“Okay, I’ll be right there. Send me your location,” Yun Nan immediately agreed.

“I’m at home,” Fang Xi answered.

Yun Nan put down her chopsticks and informed Shi Nian, “Something’s come up; I have to go out for a while. You can eat without me.”

In any case, there were other dishes to eat aside from prawns. Although Shi Nian acted childish at times, he wasn’t a child; he could take care of himself. Yun Nan’s thoughts were focused on Fang Xi, and she hurriedly left the house.

As Yun Nan drove towards Fang Xi’s home, she suddenly recalled their conversation after work and realized that something might have happened between Fang Xi and her boyfriend.

When Yun Nan arrived, Fang Xi was already waiting at the neighborhood entrance with two suitcases by her feet. Her thin figure was trembling slightly.

Yun Nan got out and put the suitcases into the car. Fang Xi climbed in without saying a word.

Yun Nan started the car and thought about where to go as she drove. She had no home or place to accommodate Fang Xi.

“Just head to the hotel near the studio. I’ll find a decent place to rent in a few days,” Fang Xi said softly.

“Alright.” Yun Nan turned the steering wheel and drove towards the studio.

Fang Xi was silent, but when Yun Nan turned her head to the side, she saw tears streaming down her friend’s face, so she kept her mouth shut.

“I broke up with him,” Fang Xi said, unprompted.

Yun Nan nodded and reached out to pat Fang Xi’s shoulder. In such instances, words were unnecessary.

Fang Xi looked at the fast-moving streets outside the window, and her tears fell uncontrollably. She only felt safe enough to be vulnerable when she was with Yun Nan. Everyone thought that she was tough, independent, and had a strong heart, including her boyfriend.

The earlier scene replayed in her mind. That fragile woman was on her knees before Fang Xi, begging her, “Miss Fang, I beg you, please give Xi Cheng back to me. I have nothing to offer in exchange, but I promise I’ll repay you in my next life, even if it’s as a slave; is that okay?”

Fang Xi thought,

‘I don’t even have a good life right now, so what’s there to hope for in the next one? I don’t know what I would reincarnate as in my next life, so what use would I have for a slave?’

Fang Xi covered her face with her hands and dismissed the images from her head.

It turned out that being strong was a mistake; one had to endure because they were strong, but why?

After she had Fang Xi settled in, Yun Nan reached out to hug her and patted her back. “Would you like me to stay here with you?”

Fang Xi shook her head and smiled. “Nah, just let me be alone for a bit. It’s nothing, really; it’s just a breakup. There are plenty of men out there. When I get over it, I’ll be the vixen you all know and love again. Now shoo, go home. I don’t want to embarrass myself in front of you.”