After all, no matter how he thought about it, Xu Fan's plan seemed far too unrealistic.

He said he had leverage that Han Dongxu couldn't refuse, but doesn't Ke Longxiang have some too?

Besides, how could Han Dongxu possibly trust Xu Fan, this foreigner?

If he could return to the car unscathed, Li Qinghe felt that was already lucky enough.

Just as she had expected, Xu Fan was now leaning on the seat, exhaling deeply.

"It fell through..."

It fell through, which meant that Xu Fan's first move had failed, but what kind of butterfly effect would this have on what was to come?

Li Qinghe couldn't even begin to imagine.

Unsure of how to comfort Xu Fan, and even less sure about whether she should seize this opportunity to extract herself so as not to get dragged down by him later on.

Li Qinghe hesitated for quite a while, but looking at Xu Fan and remembering the words he had said to her the night before, she made up her mind.

She took a deep breath and said, "It's okay, at the very least, they didn't make things difficult for you, right?"

"Yeah, we'll see what happens next."

Xu Fan nodded gravely and then added, "I'll take you home first."

It was getting late, and after Xu Fan drove Li Qinghe home, he returned alone to his hotel.

It was about time to make a trip back to Jinling, Xu Fan pondered. He planned to meet with Miaomiao tomorrow, then head back to Jinling to discuss the next steps.

Back at the hotel, Xu Fan picked up his phone and opened the Douyu Platform.

At this time, Miaomiao was usually live streaming, and Xu Fan wanted to check in briefly to find a time to call her without interrupting her work.

However, when he opened the Douyu app, he discovered that Miaomiao wasn't streaming.

"Huh? Why did this girl flake?"

Upon closer inspection, he could see that Miaomiao hadn't been streaming for the past few days and had been absent for quite some time.

With all the travel he had been doing recently, he had no idea what might have happened and was now somewhat concerned, so Xu Fan immediately called Miaomiao.

"Hello, the number you have dialed is powered off..."

It took a while for the phone to connect, and once he heard Miaomiao's voice on the other end, tinged with a bit of resentment, Xu Fan couldn't help but feel a desire to laugh.

"What's the matter? Little dove, why aren't you streaming?"

"Hmph, I'm not happy, so I didn't stream."

Miaomiao sounded dejected as she stated her reason, which left Xu Fan somewhat bemused.

This silly girl really could be something else. She gained popularity from the New Year's Eve gala performance, and now with her absence, it probably had all but disappeared...

Quite willful indeed.

"Why aren't you happy?"

"Hmph, Brother Qianfan didn't come to see me; there's no point in streaming if you don't care about me..."

"..."

Before asking, Xu Fan had somewhat anticipated this response, and hearing Miaomiao complain made him feel awkward.

It was indeed because he had vanished from the mortal world recently.

He sighed deeply and then said, "I'm currently in Shanghai."

"Really!"

His mention of being in Shanghai instantly perked up Miaomiao on the other end of the phone.

The lethargy vanished without a trace, and she asked with enthusiasm.

"You better not be lying to me, Brother Qianfan."

Miaomiao was a bit afraid that this was just Xu Fan trying to appease her, so she seriously sought confirmation.

"Why would I lie to you? I've been wanting to let you know, I've just been busy, that's all."

"It's okay, it's okay, Brother Qianfan is a busy man; Miaomiao won't act petty or throw a tantrum."

"Hehe, as long as Brother Qianfan keeps Miaomiao in his heart, Miaomiao is happy."

Miaomiao was always such a simple person, she might have the petty nature of a young girl, but she also possessed her own brand of understanding and reason.

After teasing her a bit, Xu Fan shared his location with her.

"Miaomiao, don't you think you should come and keep me company, the poor little soul all alone in a strange place?"

"This..."

Feeling the subtle hint in Xu Fan's words, Miaomiao couldn't help but feel her cheeks getting hot.

It was already close to nine o'clock in the evening, and going there at this time would be so embarrassing.

"Brother Qianfan, as a diligent little live streamer, I..."

"Don't be in a rush to answer me."

Just as she was about to refuse, Xu Fan spoke up, cutting her off mid-sentence.

"If you agree, then just hmm once."

"If you find it inappropriate..."

"Then you'll have to do ten back handsprings."

Listening to Xu Fan's words carefully, Miaomiao thought he was offering her a tactful way to decline his request.

At the mention of ten back handsprings, she almost burst into tears.

That's just bullying!

"Woo woo, Brother Qianfan, you're bullying me!"

Ten back handsprings, she wasn't some kind of circus performer, and now she had fallen for Xu Fan's trick, Miaomiao pouted and began to complain.

"Well... then wait for me a while; I'll come over now..."

But after thinking it over, she didn't really want to refuse Xu Fan just like that.

As the host, she should go and keep him company.

Miaomiao tried hard to find a reason for herself.

This actually took Xu Fan by surprise; he had just made a playful remark without serious intent and hadn't expected it to actually work.

After hanging up the phone with Miaomiao, Xu Fan glanced at the large, soft bed beside him and shook his head.

He feared he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Sitting in the room, after about half an hour, Xu Fan received a WeChat message from Miaomiao.

She had arrived at the hotel's ground floor.

This hotel, under the administration of Lingyan Pavilion in Shanghai, had been prepared for him.

The security measures were relatively strict.

Visitors needed to be announced before they could take the elevator.

Having received the WeChat message, Xu Fan used the room's phone to notify the front desk.

He guessed it would only take a few minutes before he saw Miaomiao.

Xu Fan sat in the room, just waiting to open the door for Miaomiao.

But after waiting nearly ten minutes, there was no one ringing the doorbell.

"Strange..."

Xu Fan couldn't help but frown; something didn't make sense.

Having already notified the front desk, there was no reason for Miaomiao not to be able to come up.

Even if there were miscommunications with the front desk, Miaomiao should have said something to him...

Ding dong.

Just as he was pondering whether she had encountered some trouble, Xu Fan took out his phone, intending to call her when the doorbell rang.

He went to the door and opened it to see Miaomiao standing right there.

Still in her signature style, this time her beautiful legs were sheathed in white stockings, and she was dressed in a sailor suit that screamed anime fashion.

"Brother Qianfan, let me in first..."

She had indeed secretly dressed up before coming; seeing Xu Fan's expression, Miaomiao felt a mix of joy and shyness, and immediately entered the room after speaking.

"Did you run into trouble at the front desk just now?"

Xu Fan welcomed Miaomiao into the room and asked.

Hearing this, Miaomiao nodded with a gloomy face.

"Mm, at the elevator, I ran into an annoying person."

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