I had no appetite.
Even my favorite dishes tasted like chewing wax.
Listening to Ye Qingxian talking with someone else, the bitterness in my heart nearly overflowed. I stared at the bowls and chopsticks on the table, blinking until everything blurred.
I hadn't forgotten...
Those were my own words.
I was the one who'd told Ye Qingxian to get lost.
It was only natural that she was ignoring me now.
Was Ye Qingxian heartbroken?
In the quiet banquet hall, Ye Qingxian's voice rang especially clear.
The heaviness in my chest grew stronger and stronger.
Just as I was about to take the initiative and break the silence,
a beautifully dressed fairy cut me off.
"Senior Sis—"
Her voice drowned out my already quiet words.
"Senior Sister Qingxian, could you tell us more about the time you left the sect to fight our enemies?"
Zisu gazed at the girl beside her with undisguised admiration. Every frown and smile was coy, and her voice was coquettish.
"Sure." Ye Qingxian calmly told the story.
Listening to that woman's sugary voice, I was about to poke a hole through my food.
I'd already cursed Zisu countless times in my heart.
At last, when that topic finally ended, I worked up my courage again and called out, "Senior Sis—"
"Senior Sister Ye Qingxian, I heard that even Quasi-Supremes aren't your match these days. You're incredible! Could you tell us about the other people on the current prodigy rankings?"
Ye Qingxian furrowed her brow, but still answered at length.
Interrupted again, I lowered my head in hurt. Tears were already welling in my eyes.
Yue Wuhua thought, Oh no.
Don't do this. You can't seriously think everyone's thick-skinned.
You're going to make the poor girl cry.
*She's finally making an effort to talk to you. You