Ma Li saw Xiaofei staring blankly after Wang Zheng's retreating figure. After hesitating for a moment, he said earnestly, "Wang Zheng sings beautifully, but he isn't right for you!"
Xiaofei thought Ma Li was jealous, so she shook her head and said, displeased, "How well do you know me? How do you know he isn't right for me?"
Seeing that Xiaofei was getting angry, Ma Li didn't say anything more. He quickly changed the subject. "Xiaofei, it's getting late. I'll take you back first. It's not safe outside."
Xiaofei noticed people glancing at her from time to time, and only then did she start to feel afraid. She didn't refuse Ma Li's kindness, but because their earlier conversation had gone badly, she remained silent as they returned to the residential complex by the school gate.
Deep down, Xiaofei understood that no fan would hold someone so intimately and refuse to let go. Only a girlfriend could do that.
But she didn't want to believe it. She was sure Wang Zheng would turn over a new leaf for her.
In the quiet of the deep night, both their hearts felt desolate. Yet, like streetlamps in the darkness, neither had quite given up. They both clung to that sliver of hope.
After Xiaofei returned, Wang Yue went downstairs. He wasn't living at home now, but in the apartment below theirs, partly so he could protect the two girls.
Early the next morning, the three of them went to the company, eager to be the first to learn how many copies the album had sold the day before.
Ma Li had gone to the company to report for duty just as the album was released. It made him feel as if he were still a long way from his goddess.
Xiaofei and