Growing Fond of You, Mr Nian

Mo Liuxi was shaking from anger.

What did she just say? Was she looking down on him? All right, she was getting more and more arrogant.

Good. He would make sure that she wouldn’t be climbing out of bed for four days and four nights.

He would prove himself. He would go to the ends of the earth to find her; there was no way she could hide from him.

…

When the call ended, Yan Su was shocked by what she had just said over the phone. What on earth did she just say to him? She was almost regretting her conversation and wished that she could retract her statement.

She knew Mo Liuxi well enough to know that he would never let her off the hook.

She was bound to be punished for her words; it was just a matter of delaying her reckoning now.

Yan Su washed her face with some cold water and thought about the situation that she was in. She comforted herself with the hope that he would eventually tire himself out.

What else could he do if she decided to lie still?

Although that was what she was telling herself, she was still intimidated by Mo Liuxi. Over the next few days, she was so anxious that it affected her performance at work. It was difficult for her to concentrate on her music. Finally, Abu asked worryingly, “Susu, what’s going on lately? I’ve got a feeling that your heart is not really here with us. You’ll be in danger tomorrow if you’re like this in the competition.”

“Perhaps I’ve just been too stressed out.” Yan Su nodded her head.

It was Friday and Yan Su rushed to the television station for the competition. When she arrived in the studio, she looked around anxiously. She had been hiding over the past few days from Mo Liuxi but it wouldn’t be hard for him to catch her here at the studio. After all, he did start a fight here and left unscathed.

In the resting lounge, she leaned back and quietly thought about her performance when someone knocked on the door. She jumped like a frightened rabbit and got to her feet.

When Jiaojiao walked over to open the door, it was the television station crew members bringing them supper. “Miss Yan, our director ordered this for you.”

“Thank you so much.” Jiaojiao took over the bags of food and looked over at Yan Su with a bemused expression. “What’s the matter with you? Are you that afraid of Mr. Mo showing up?”

Yan Su forced a tired smile and said, “Well, just lock the door before the competition starts. I’m not going to see anyone, no matter who is asking for me.”

Jiaojiao was speechless.

…

At 7:30 p.m., Yan Su put on her mic as she got ready for her performance. She was the first one up that day and because of her little situation with Mo Liuxi over the past week, she hadn’t been able to perform to her best potential. When she finished her performance, she knew that she didn’t do as well as before.

When she returned to her lounge, feelings of stress enveloped her.

Jiaojiao comforted her saying, “Don’t think too much about it. You were great out there.”

Yan Su shook her head. “I already knew when I was rehearsing. Everyone put in their 101% this time but I wasn’t able to focus on my music. I’m not going to score a good rank this time around.”

“There’s nothing shameful about losing this round today. After all, you’ve come such a long way.” Jiaojiao smiled. “It won’t be a bad thing to get eliminated today. After all, Chinese New Year is coming. You can finally take a break after this and see your parents.”

All of a sudden, Yan Su thought about Yan Yan. It had been a while since she last saw her and she would always end up in tears whenever she video called her little darling.

“Yeah.”

It was about an hour until the voting segment. Yan Su grabbed a quick bite and sat on the couch listening to the music. Jiaojiao had to go somewhere else to settle some things with the director.

Before long, the door creaked open and Yan Su looked up. “What did the director say?”