At that moment, they only heard a loud bang as the door of the room where the two had stayed was shut, followed by a burst of shouting.

"Who are you! Let me out now!"

It seemed that the female attendant he had arranged inside had locked the door from the inside, trapping the reporters in the room for at least half an hour before they could leave.

Xu Fan looked towards the path leading to the elevator and shook his head. If they continued in this direction, they would probably encounter other reporters rushing over.

By then, repeating this trick might not be effective anymore. Looking at the other side, it seemed that taking the stairs was their only option to avoid the reporters.

"Let's go quickly; I'm sure more reporters are on their way."

Li Qinghe nodded and followed Xu Fan towards the staircase.

Just as Xu Fan had expected, there was only a cleaning lady sweeping the floor at the entrance to the staircase, with no one else keeping watch there.

Xu Fan breathed a sigh of relief. This way, as long as they went down the staircase, they could evade the reporters...

"Come on, let's hurry down."

Dragging Li Qinghe, Xu Fan rushed into the stairwell and they began running down the stairs.

Fortunately, their room was not on a very high floor, and soon they were about to reach the second floor.

Just as they were nearly at the first floor and about to slip out of the hotel lobby to escape the reporters' pursuit, they suddenly heard a group of people talking below.

"Bro, why are we guarding the staircase? Why don't we just take the elevator up with others? This is Li Qinghe, big news..."

"Idiot! Li Qinghe isn't stupid. She must know people are coming for her. I bet she might escape through the staircase. We'll wait here, and the exclusive news will be ours!"

"…" Xu Fan was rendered speechless, the paparazzi were relentless, seeming to appear wherever they went.

Li Qinghe looked at Xu Fan with an innocent face as if to say, this wasn't her fault.

Xu Fan shook his head and sighed. With people waiting below and possibly more coming from above soon, they were effectively trapped. They were really in trouble now.

Just rush downstairs?

Xu Fan was confident he could knock down the few reporters waiting below, but who knows if that would draw attention in the lobby.

What to do...

Xu Fan thought, unless he could fly, they were out of options. However, in his desperation, his gaze fell on a window to the side, half-open and creaking.

That's it.

A glint of realization shone in Xu Fan's eyes. He leaned over to Li Qinghe's ear and whispered, "There's only one way now, we need to jump down quickly..."

"..."

Li Qinghe's eyes widened as she stared at Xu Fan. She definitely couldn't fly!

But given the current situation, it seemed they had no choice but to go with Xu Fan's plan.

Li Qinghe bit her lip and looked down, her face turning pale immediately.

Damn it, that was at least four meters high. Jumping down, wouldn't her legs break?

"Xu Fan, no..."

Li Qinghe shook her head; knowing this wasn't like shooting a film without wires, the height was simply too much for her.

Xu Fan didn't respond, and in that moment, he swung the window fully open, pointed his toes, and like a skylark, leapt out of the window!

Li Qinghe looked and her face turned deathly pale, this guy just jumped without saying a word!

She hurriedly rushed to the window, stuck her head out, and looked down!

Below, Xu Fan stood with his hands behind his back, looking up with a smile on his face at Li Qinghe peering out.

"..."

Li Qinghe's face was full of disbelief, how could this guy be so incredible, to jump from such a height and not die?

"Come down quickly, I'll catch you."

After Xu Fan spoke, he opened his arms, signaling Li Qinghe to hurry and jump down, but Li Qinghe instinctively shook her head.

"No... I can't do it...."

It was just too high, Xu Fan's jump without a scratch was already a miracle. How could she believe that jumping herself would also end without harm? Li Qinghe didn't believe a second miracle would happen!

"Trust me."

"I..." Li Qinghe couldn't get the words out. She did trust Xu Fan, but she didn't trust herself...

The height was indeed too much, and she was really scared!

"Jump down confidently, don't worry, I've got you."

Xu Fan was still calm, with his arms open, waiting for her to jump down, and Li Qinghe's conflicted heart wavered slightly.

Staring intently at the confident smile at the corner of Xu Fan's mouth, Li Qinghe took a breath and said, "Okay, let me mentally prepare first."

As she spoke, Li Qinghe took off her black high heels, now in her bare feet, though her legs still looked flawless without the black stockings.

Since she was going to jump down, naturally she couldn't do it in a pair of high heels, which would surely twist her ankle otherwise.

Throwing down her high heels, Xu Fan went to catch them, but the shoes didn't make it into his hands, instead they fell straight to the ground with a clatter!

"Uh... my mistake... don't be afraid, I can definitely catch you." Xu Fan touched his nose, clearly feeling embarrassed about the mishap.

Li Qinghe's heart thudded, feeling somewhat tearful, "Xu Fan, you big meanie, don't scare me like that. If you don't catch me, I might get smashed to a pulp!"

"Xu Fan, let me think about this some more..."

Li Qinghe felt unsure again, but before she had much time to consider, noise came from downstairs.

"What's that sound? Sounds like someone's up there!"

"Dammit, it might be Li Qinghe! Let's hurry up!"

With that, a rush of urgent footsteps began! Li Qinghe's heart sank, without needing to think further, if she hesitated any longer, she would probably be caught by the reporters in less than a minute.

If she were to escape in such a hurry, she probably wouldn't be able to explain herself afterward.

Li Qinghe gritted her teeth, climbed onto the window sill, and looking down at Xu Fan who was smiling at her, she prayed silently, "Xu Fan, you better catch me," and then she closed her eyes and jumped!

As her feet left the window ledge, a sensation of weightlessness surged, feeling the wind rushing up from below, Li Qinghe's heart reached the pinnacle of fear.

At that moment, she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her, forcefully negating the force of the fall, and she landed smoothly on the ground.

Li Qinghe's highly strung nerves finally began to relax, and just as she was about to open her eyes, a gust of warm air blew into her ear.

"Remember, with me here, you will be safe."

His voice was steady and confident, and Li Qinghe, still shaken, immediately felt a great sense of security. She opened her eyes and stared intensely at Xu Fan, vowing to etch his face deep into her heart…

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