Luo Qiqi laughed at Wang Yue's final remark. Thinking it over, she realized he was right. He was a star now, so even if her parents tried to ignore her, countless people would remind them she existed.
Besides, because she was a star, falling out too badly with her parents could hurt her future prospects.
Since her parents had used Yuanyuan as an excuse to reach out to her, she figured she might as well take the opportunity to ease the tension between them.
So she looked at the nervous Yuanyuan and said earnestly, "Don't be afraid. Mom and Dad care about you so much they wouldn't hit you. I'll take you home once I'm done here."
Yuanyuan admired her older sister. Since Qiqi had said that, she nodded and got ready to go home with her.
Qiqi sang the song through once more, and this time she gave an excellent performance. She was pleased with it, and then she left with Yuanyuan.
After the two had gone, Xiaofei asked in surprise, "You're really just letting Qiqi go home like that?"
Wang Yue shrugged, unconcerned. "What else? Didn't you happily go home yourself a while back?"
At that, Xiaofei remembered the time she'd been dating Wang Zheng and had moved back in with her family.
She immediately understood what Wang Yue meant. These kids might keep saying they wanted to run away from home, but deep down, they still wanted their parents' love. They knew that love wasn't entirely genuine, but something was better than nothing.
So she went straight back to recording. She wanted to finish the song soon and go home to enjoy her father's flattery, too.
After Guan He finished her work, she realized Qiqi and Xiaofei had both left. She stayed behind, though, and picked up