Chapter 66

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoyu was extremely embarrassed. He couldn't let go, as Sun Jingyao was still leaning against him. But if he didn't let go, his hands would still be in sensitive areas. He could only quickly help Sun Jingyao stand up.

During the struggle, he had taken advantage of the situation, but heaven knows, Cheng Xiaoyu had no intention of doing so at all.

Sun Jingyao, with her face flushed red, turned around and saw a lecherous fat guy. Since they were in a private room, Su Weilan hadn't introduced Cheng Xiaoyu to her, so she had no idea that Cheng Xiaoyu was Su Weilan's relative. Thinking about Cheng Xiaoyu's touch just now, she couldn't help but slap him, shouting, "You dirty pervert!"

This time, Cheng Xiaoyu was prepared and covered his face with his hands in advance. Although the slap didn't hit his face, it still made a loud "slap" sound on his hand.

Everyone in front was startled and turned around, seeing the awkward Cheng Xiaoyu with his hands covering his face and the furious Sun Jingyao with her right hand still raised.

Clearly, no one had seen the entire incident, and they didn't feel comfortable asking. But the look in their eyes toward Cheng Xiaoyu was a mix of shock, disdain, and envy.

Even Su Yuxi, who was standing in front, had a surprised expression on her face.

Su Weilan quickly walked over and stared at Cheng Xiaoyu, but then turned to Sun Jingyao, asking, "What's wrong, Jingyao?"

Sun Jingyao didn't know how to answer. After all, the other person probably didn't mean to take advantage of her, and it was to help her stand up. Looking at this little fat guy, who looked like a high school student and was covering his face in a somewhat silly and innocent way, she realized she might have overreacted. But the touch from Cheng Xiaoyu's hands still lingered in her body, making her feel ashamed, and her face couldn't hide her displeasure. She shook off Su Weilan's hand and turned to leave, saying, "Nothing."

Su Weilan looked at Cheng Xiaoyu, wanting to ask but didn't, and then followed Sun Jingyao out.

The people in front, though very curious about what had happened, didn't ask due to their pride. Their looks toward Cheng Xiaoyu were less friendly.

Cheng Xiaoyu felt a bit depressed and wanted to shout his innocence and explain, "What's wrong with helping someone?" But since no one asked him, he didn't feel right to explain without being asked, which would make him look guilty.

If he had known this would be the outcome, he might as well have touched her a few more times. Cheng Xiaoyu regretfully thought that the sensation of that touch was amazing, and it was the first time his body, which was that of a shut-in, had touched a woman.

When Cheng Xiaoyu walked out, it was snowing lightly, and the sky was dark and low, as if it could be touched. The snowflakes seemed to be falling from the nearby sky.

Su Yuxi, Gu Xueren, Sun Jingyao, and a group of people were gathered at the bottom of the steps of Tongque Terrace. Su Weilan and a friend of Gu Xueren were walking to the parking lot to get the car.

Cheng Xiaoyu took a closer look and saw a little girl of about eleven or twelve years old, with two pigtails, a sweet and innocent face, and a dimple when she smiled. She was wearing a patched cotton jacket.

The guitar, which was almost as tall as her, suggested that this little girl not only sold flowers but also sang on the nearby night streets sometimes.

The little girl was holding a small red plastic bucket filled with red roses.

Su Yuxi gently asked the little girl, "Little sister, how much is one rose?"

The little girl replied in a clear voice, "10 yuan, but big sister, you are so beautiful. Can I sell it to you for 5 yuan?"

Gu Xueren, standing nearby, immediately took out his wallet and said, "I'll buy the whole bucket. How much is it?"

The little girl looked at Gu Xueren and shook her head, "Big brother, I don't need your pity. Just buy one for this beautiful big sister."

Su Yuxi patted the little girl's head and said, "Can I buy one for myself?"

The little girl smiled and nodded.

Su Yuxi took out a 20 yuan note, and the little girl gave her 15 yuan in change. Su Yuxi hesitated for a moment and then smiled and said, "Thank you."

When Su Yuxi smiled, Gu Xueren felt as if the sky was filled with flowers instead of snow. His heart raced, and seeing how Su Yuxi cared about the little girl's dignity, he took out 10 yuan and smiled, saying, "I'll buy one too."

The little girl extended her slightly red hands, took the money, and handed Gu Xueren a rose, saying, "Thank you, big brother."

Sun Jingyao, who was nearby, immediately took out money from her Chanel handbag, bought a rose, and then broke the stem in half, removed the leaves, and stuck it in her hair. Normally, a rose in the hair would look tacky, but on the stunningly beautiful Sun Jingyao, it looked particularly beautiful.

Gu Xueren, holding the rose, immediately called Su Feifei, Wu Zixuan, Su Hongwen, and his two friends to each buy one, and also greeted Cheng Xiaoyu.

Cheng Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Sun Jingyao didn't want to go over, but everyone else had bought a flower, he couldn't appear cowardly and make it seem like he had done something wrong. As he was walking and taking out money, he realized his money in his pocket was gone.

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoyu felt completely at a loss. Should he go over and say he dropped his money? Should he ask Su Yuxi for money to take a taxi home? Should he accept if someone offered to help? A myriad of thoughts raced through his mind. In the end, he decided that it would be too embarrassing to do any of these things. He turned back to the KTV, hoping to find his money on the sofa.

The group of people was puzzled. They called for Cheng Xiaoyu to buy a 10 yuan flower, but they didn't understand why he ran away. Seeing Sun Jingyao nearby, they were even more convinced that Cheng Xiaoyu had been a pervert.

Cheng Xiaoyu, out of breath, ran to the KTV reception and asked if anyone had found money in V88. When he got a negative answer, he recalled that he might have dropped the money when he paid the taxi fare on the way there.

Cheng Xiaoyu walked out, searching all his pockets to see if he had enough money for a taxi home. Standing at the entrance of Tongque Terrace, he watched as Su Yuxi and the group walked far away toward the parking lot exit before he came down the stairs.

Thinking about not having enough money to get back to the hotel, he felt a headache. It was truly a case of misfortune piling up. He took out his phone, but there was no number to call.

Cheng Xiaoyu looked at the guitar on the back of the flower-selling little girl and had an idea.

Since there were still some people around Tongque Terrace, he could try to sing for money. Cheng Xiaoyu made up his mind and walked over to the little girl, saying, "Hey, little sister, can you help me?"

The little girl, seeing the slightly fat Cheng Xiaoyu, seemed startled and lifted her bucket of roses, ready to run.

Cheng Xiaoyu quickly stopped and stood a bit away from her, squatting down to be at eye level with the little girl, which would make it easier to gain her trust. He smiled and said, "Little sister, I'm not a bad person. I just want to borrow your guitar."

The little girl held the guitar strap tightly and said, "This is my most precious thing. Mom said I shouldn't give it to anyone."

Cheng Xiaoyu thought for a moment and took out his phone, handing it to the little girl, "I'll leave my phone with you. I'll rent the guitar for a bit. I'll give you all the money I earn from singing, and you just need to give me enough for a taxi home. Okay?"

The little girl looked at the phone in Cheng Xiaoyu's hand but didn't take it, hesitating, "Can you play the guitar well? Can you sing well?"

Cheng Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, "Of course. If you don't like it, you can keep the phone."

The little girl shook her head, "I don't want your phone. But you must earn enough for your taxi fare. It's hard to earn money by singing!" She then took off the guitar.

Cheng Xiaoyu smiled, put away his phone, and took the guitar from the little girl. He strummed a few times and started to tune it. Clearly, the little girl wasn't very good at playing the guitar, and the strings were out of tune.

The little girl watched Cheng Xiaoyu nervously, afraid he might run away.

Cheng Xiaoyu reached out to pat the little girl's head but was dodged. He laughed, realizing that this was also a world where looks mattered. When Su Yuxi touched her, she didn't dodge.

Cheng Xiaoyu, after tuning the guitar, asked, "What's your name, little sister?"

The little girl replied in a clear voice, "I'm called Xiaoyan." She then asked, "Can you sing the songs on this list?" and held up a few song sheets.

Cheng Xiaoyu shook his head.

The little girl looked a bit disappointed, put away the song sheets, and started looking around to see if anyone wanted to buy flowers.

Cheng Xiaoyu, who had never sung on the street before, wasn't very confident about earning enough money in this light snow. But he had no other choice.

Cheng Xiaoyu gently strummed the guitar and thought for a moment, then started to play a fitting song, "Serious Snow."

The snow falls so deep, so earnestly,

Reflecting the scars on my body in the snow.

In the quiet of the night, it's love,

Secretly controlling my heart.

Reminding me to be ready to love you at any time.

The music is quiet, but it's still about love,

Gradually devouring my heart.

Falling in love with you, I lost myself.

Loving you so earnestly, so earnestly,

But I still hear you say it's impossible.

Shanghai, which hasn't had snow for over a decade, suddenly has snow,

Right when you said you wanted to break up.

The snow falls so deep, so earnestly,

Reflecting the scars on my body in the snow.

I don't care how many scars I have,

But I care who will be with you in the future.

Loving you so deeply, more earnestly than anyone,

But in the end, I'm left alone.

The snowstorm, please don't wipe away my tears,

After all, she was the woman I loved the most,

After all, I was the one she loved deeply.

As Cheng Xiaoyu was singing intently, he didn't know that Su Weilan and Gu Xueren's two cars were parked on the road behind him, with the windows open, watching him sing.