Chapter 828 - 809: Trying to Wake Lou Xi
When the door to the lounge opened, Lou Xi glanced inside and saw Xi Siwei collapsed on the ground, presumably quite injured.
But Lou Xi showed no sign of concern; instead, she turned to check Qin Mobai’s hand and noticed that his knuckles seemed to be bleeding.
She immediately felt a pang of heartache, took his hand, and asked, "Why did you do it yourself? Look, you’re bleeding."
With furrowed brows, Lou Xi had the feeling that someone like Xi Siwei wouldn’t have known Qin Mobai would take matters into his own hands.
Qin Mobai watched Lou Xi take the pocket square from the lapel of his suit jacket and wipe the bloodstains from his knuckles.
Lou Xi wiped very carefully, very gently, fearing she would touch Qin Mobai’s wound.
But after cleaning it up, she realized that Qin Mobai wasn’t injured at all. The blood on his knuckles was all Xi Siwei’s; he wasn’t hurt.
"You worried me sick." Lou Xi knew Qin Mobai was joking with her, pretended to be angry, and let go of his hand.
Qin Mobai, however, wouldn’t relent and insisted on holding Lou Xi’s hand. "I know you care about me, so how could I let myself get hurt?"
He leaned into her ear and said, his voice deep and sensual, stirring her heart.
"Are you tired?" Without waiting for Lou Xi to speak, Qin Mobai directly asked her. But even without waiting for an answer, he continued, "I know you must be tired, let’s go home first."
"How can that be okay? Today is your birthday party. If the protagonist leaves, what will happen to the guests?" Lou Xi had never seen Qin Mobai so impetuous.
When the topic of birthdays came up, Lou Xi suddenly remembered something very important.
Qin Mobai never celebrated his birthday because his birthday was the day his mother, Qiao Bi’er, passed away.
But this year, why hold a birthday party?
Could it simply be to openly take Lou Xi away from Xi Siwei and make an appearance in front of everyone?
Thinking of this, Lou Xi’s heart was wrenched painfully.
Qin Mobai made such a huge sacrifice for her.
"Alright, let’s go back!" Lou Xi knew that birthdays were difficult for Qin Mobai, so it was better not to be in a noisy place like a party.
Besides, to be honest, Lou Xi was really feeling a bit tired.
Qin Mobai kissed Lou Xi on the cheek, "Yeah, let’s go back."
With that, Qin Mobai led Lou Xi out through the back door.
Why not through the front door? After all, this was a grand birthday banquet, and as the protagonist, Qin Mobai couldn’t just leave when the party had just begun, could he?
If he left through the back door, everyone would just pretend not to know. The party was full of social elites, and such an event was an opportunity for them to meet each other and foster collaborations, so they were unlikely to leave early either.
Because of this, the birthday party didn’t feel like much of a birthday party at all; Qin Mobai just wanted to go home with Lou Xi.
As the car drove on the way back, Lou Xi, feeling very fatigued, leaned against Qin Mobai’s shoulder and fell asleep.
Qin Mobai simply let Lou Xi lie sideways on the backseat, resting her head on his lap.
When they arrived at the Qin Mansion, Lou Xi still hadn’t woken up, so Qin Mobai carefully carried her back to the room.
Seeing how truly exhausted Lou Xi was, breathing so lightly that Qin Mobai couldn’t even hear her breath.
"Lou Xi?" Qin Mobai gently patted Lou Xi’s cheek, trying to wake her up.
However, Lou Xi didn’t respond to him.