“Hmm? Gege, where’s Sophia?”
Hearing Rose was about to sing, Youxi remembered Sophia, but the latter had already disappeared from sight.
Li Andy raised an eyebrow and, following the faint connection he had developed with his sister from their constant proximity, looked doubtfully towards a balcony, only to see a hard-to-detect red shadow flash by, disappearing into the second floor in the blink of an eye.
“???”
What is that girl trying to do?
Youxi was equally stunned, but when she saw that the stairway led to the backstage of the stage, her face turned pale.
Sophia… does she want to go backstage?
Isn’t listening to the opera enough?
She even wants to go backstage and meet and interact with others?!
Sophia… Sophia…
Youxi’s unfocused eyes were filled with the aura of collapse and death, and her thin pink lips curved into an evil, morbid smile.
“Hehe~”
Naughty children like this, who don’t listen and don’t care about their family, should be tied up with ropes and obediently fastened to the bed…
Ah, does this hotel have ropes?
Oh, no… ordinary ropes can’t hold her.
“Gege~”
Youxi turned to Li Andy and Jasmine, smiling sweetly,
“I’m going to find Sophia, I’ll be gone for a little while, okay?”
Watching Youxi press one hand to her chest and the other to her lower abdomen, breathing rapidly.
Li Andy and Jasmine couldn’t help but exchange glances, both feeling that something big was going to happen tonight!
What the hell is wrong with Sophia?
Li Andy pondered for a few seconds, deciding to save that silly fellow, and said uncertainly:
“Perhaps she discovered something special? Like… a cat seeing a mouse?”
“Hmm~ I think so too~”
Youxi responded very easily, but there was still no warmth in her smile.
Watching the girl’s graceful departing back, Li Andy felt as if countless Night Crows were flying in the shadows that swayed with the crowd, announcing death, forming a deep skirt under the girl’s feet.
Jasmine subconsciously pulled her shoulders in, recalling the feeling of being rejected by the other party back then.
Sister Youxi is a little scary now…
Li Andy was wondering whether to go take a look, but then he saw a vigorous but youthful blonde young man not far away, urged on by a group of men behind him, angrily walking towards him.
“Hey!”
The blonde young man puffed out his chest and sneered sarcastically,
“Heh, you disgraceful fellow, has your philandering been exposed, and that beautiful lady in black disdained you?”
Then he looked at Jasmine, gallantly pressing her shoulder, and said:
“This beautiful lady, don’t be deceived by this fellow. There is a beautiful lady in red who has been deceived out of her life’s freedom by this devil. A partner worthy of you should be an upright knight and gentleman!”
Li Andy frowned, and Jasmine’s eyes also turned cold.
The girl was about to guide her spirituality, but Li Andy stopped her with a pinch of his hand.
“Are you envying me?”
Li Andy spoke calmly, seemingly not caring at all about the other party’s slander and attacks.
The blonde young man froze for a moment, then angrily said:
“Envy? Ridiculous…”
“Want to know how I do it?” Li Andy interrupted quickly.
“Hmm?”
The blonde young man was clearly hesitant for two seconds, and when he came back to his senses, he saw a mocking smile on Li Andy’s face.
“You!” The young man’s face flushed.
“Stop with your ‘you’s, you’re being used as a pawn, don’t you know?”
The young man’s body stiffened.
Li Andy sighed, bullying fools other than Sophia brought him no pleasure:
“Do you want to know how I do it?”
“Huh? Ho… how do you do it…” The young man subconsciously replied.
Li Andy’s meaningful smile made the other party’s face flush even more.
“I… I’m criticizing and scrutinizing you!” The young man stubbornly craned his neck.
Li Andy shook his head helplessly, lowered his voice, and asked mysteriously:
“Have you heard of Harvis Fashion?”
“Hmm?”
“That’s a women’s fashion brand. I often take girls shopping there, and every time, the girls happily go home with me.” Saying that, Li Andy gave the other party a knowing look.
“Just… just that?”
“Alright, you should go, I’ve said enough.” Li Andy’s face hardened, and his tone was cold.
The young man was stunned, scratched his head, frowned and turned away somewhat displeased, muttering something in confusion as he walked… Harveys, the most fashionable brand for women…
Andy Gege is… helping to promote his own brand?!
This operation made Jasmine’s small mouth slightly open, and the personalities in her mind also looked astonished.
Li Andy, however, looked calm, as if it was a basic operation not worth fussing over.
But seeing new justice seekers approaching, he couldn’t help but frown.
What did that silly Sophia say?
Tsk, it seems he can’t get away for a while.
“Oh?”
At this moment, a young man dressed in an Imperial military uniform came up to him, sneering mockingly with a rogue air,
“Is it a closed-off Qingzhou fellow? Why no pigtail?
“Beautiful lady, come with us, hehe, there’s no future with a closed-off and old-fashioned Qingzhou fellow.”
Li Andy’s face darkened, his previous patience gone.
But in order not to affect the reputation of his own industry, he still controlled his methods to be as “gentle” as possible.
The shadow beneath him flickered slightly, and the military-uniformed young man in front of him suddenly clutched his crotch in pain.
It was as if the innermost boxer briefs had scratched his bells with a needle.
“Ouch, friend, what’s wrong?”
Li Andy kindly helped the other party, asking with concern,
“Is the clothing quality not good? Was something constricting you? Alas, I’ve experienced it before too, why not try Harveys’s clothing? Soft, comfortable, and breathable fabrics and designs, there’s always one that can satisfy you…”
The young man waved his hand in pain and fled in embarrassment.
Subsequently, the clothes of those who tried to approach Li Andy more or less developed strange problems.
Such as itching, scratching, constricting flesh, pinching…
But since they were in an elegant ball, no matter how painful and unbearable it was, they had to force themselves to maintain their decorum and dared not speak to others.
Amidst the hurried footsteps in and out of the restrooms, the name Harvis Fashion quietly spread.
Jasmine, who witnessed everything, couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh, like a delicate white flower blooming.
Her slightly curved eyes, looking at Li Andy, were full of sweet affection.
As this small interlude ended, the stage curtain was drawn.
The big star Rose, in a red and blue gown, stood smiling in the center of the spotlight.
“Distinguished guests, the dance drama we are about to perform is titled 【The Unfalling Empire】!”
In the VIP section below the stage, Governing Madam’s face immediately darkened.
The Major raised an eyebrow in surprise, revealing a triumphant smile.
Charles, the head of the troupe, turned pale, looking at the stage in disbelief.
“Madam… this… I…”
The head of the troupe explained in a panic, clearly, this change was completely out of his control.
Governing Madam sneered:
“It seems your troupe’s formation is not unified.”
With that, the Madam got up and left, leaving Charles, whose body was somewhat limp.
“Major, should we send someone to follow?” A soldier leaned in and asked the Major.
“No need.”
The Major picked up a melon seed, looked at Rose on the stage who was winking at him, and curled his lips,
“Sit down and listen to the play.”
On the other side, behind the stage curtain.
Sophia tiptoed through the dim environment.
After coming out of the mindscape, she found that her mental control had improved by more than one level.
She could temporarily shield her aura, moving silently through the darkness like a bat.
Following the marked scent, she came to a somewhat secluded room.
In the center of the room, the gray-dressed girl was silently chanting towards the empty space in front of her.
The confined room, the absorbed expression, the muted performance…
Everything looked incredibly eerie, like a possessed cultist performing a sinister ritual.
Sophia stood frozen in astonishment, apparently forgetting that the effect of her aura shielding was disappearing.
The gray-dressed girl seemed to hear something and looked back in doubt.
But she saw a pale young girl in a red robe suddenly appear in the darkness.
She was so scared that her breathing hitched, and she instinctively screamed loudly:
“Ah—!!!”
At the same time, the big star Rose, who was twisting her waist and singing outside—also suddenly shrieked!
