QIANFANG JOINED THE CONCERT DUO

Despite her companion wanting to establish a conversation, Meixiu doesn't seem to bother her friend. She is so focused in her own world in which she is doing nothing than just eating.

"Finally we hanged out. We became just regular concert buddies and not friends. Meixiu, what is going on with you?", Lein asked her friend Meixiu who is now eating in front of her.

"Hey slow down with the food. Have you been hungry all your life?"

Lein continued after seeing Meixiu shoved all the food in her throat. She hasn't been feeling well lately. The constriction in her stomach feels so painful for her to bear. She never felt this free in Chaoxiang's apartment. That room sucks her oxygen. Just the ambience of that room makes her want to vomit.

"Director Yang, I'm sorry I'm late. I just got off from work."

Qianfang showed up in front of the both of them and Lein wondered who he is. Meixiu, after seeing him rushed to have some water and Lein laughed seeing her.

"You became too conscious after seeing him. Are you two dating?", Lein asked.

"Don't say that. He is only twenty."

Qianfang awkwardly smiled and even scratched thd back of his head. He felt so embarrassed for he is the youngest in this group. Meixiu and him already talked about Lein and Meixiu said she's her senior. He is now aware that Lein gets free ticket from Meixiu for she always hands her friend's letter to Chaoxiang.

"So he's Lee Qianfang and senior Lein, he belongs to the fandom. Is that how you welcome him?"

Lein bowed after hearing Meixiu and Qianfang did the same. Lein feels excited about having another friend to join them attending the concert. And her sole purpose? She is thinking this Qianfang could convince Meixiu to show up and face Chaoxiang.

"Oh so we'll be a trio now huh?"

"I invited him."

"Director Yang paid for my ticket actually.", Qianfang answered.

"She paid for me too. Have a seat first, you see our friend here is so hungry."

Qianfang looked at Meixiu after he sat down in between the two of them. zhe then noticed that her neck's swollen after she bent down to the table to meet her food halfway.

"What happened to your neck Director Yang?", he asked.

"Nothing nothing.", she mumbled, talking while her mouth's occupied.

"Are you trying other ways to die Meixiu?"

"No no. I was allergic with a necklace."

She reasoned out, lying again. Once again, she shoved the food down her throat and continued doing the routine. However, she is thinking she can never get out from Lein's judgments. Meixiu knows her senior is now over thinking, she would probably ask her frankly about the bruise if only Qianfang isn't here. So she started talking once again, to which she said...

"We should welcome Qianfang instead. You order for yourself Qianfang."

"I'm full Director Yang."

"How could you be too formal to her Qianfang? She is our concert buddy now. Besides, Meixiu isn't that old yet."

"Yes.", Meixiu said before her unstoppable hiccups attacked.

"Hey, drink water!", Lein thumped her back.

"I'm alright. I'll take out some snacks for the three of us. You wait here.",

Meixiu said and stood up like nothing happened. She went to the counter and Lein and Qianfang is just staring at her. "She seems very tired and hungry.", Qianfang said to himself until Lein snapped him out.

"Do you like my friend?"

"What? No."

"You look like someone interested."

"She looks like she deserves someone better too.", Qianfang referred to who Meixiu married.

"Hey you answered me so seriously. You really like my best friend."

"It doesn't matter Ms. Lein. Let's focus on being a good concert buddy to her since it's her who bought out tickets."

"Okay okay I'm trying."

They saw Meixiu approaching them so they stood up and the three of them went out of the restaurant. Meixiu is once again feeling that sense of comfort and security whenever she's inside Chaoxiang's world of being an idol. Whenever he performs, she feels like she was being comforted, as if Chaoxiang leans closer to her ears singing his own masterpieces. This is the world where she feels like she is nothing different to other people, that she is just like them, that she isn't inferior.