Huang Li could see Fan Xiao Yao's shaking shoulders.

She was really crying...

He didn't want to mind her business but if he left her like that, s.h.i.+ Enxi might not like it, right? After all, Fan Xiao Yao was now her artist and taking care of her was her job.

Wasn't s.h.i.+ Enxi reading for Fan Xiao Yao's big screen time?

What should he do? He was not close to Fan Xiao Yao so he can't just go and comfort her for s.h.i.+ Enxi's sake.

Just then, he felt Vanilla rubbing her head on his ankle. He looked down and stared at the cat for a while.

He gently pushed the cat inside Fan Xiao Yao's room with his foot before he closed the door without making a sound.

Vanilla was displeased with what Huang Li did. She was looking at the door and meowed loudly.

Her meows caught Fan Xiao Yao's attention. 

"Vanilla... How did you come in?"

The white feline turned to Fan Xiao Yao with a look as if saying, 'Are you an idiot? Do you think that I can open this huge door all by myself?'

Somehow, the way the cat looked at her reminded her of s.h.i.+ Enxi.

Fan Xiao Yao's lips curled up a bit. She wiped her face dry before she got off the bed and went to pick Vanilla.

"Meow!" Vanilla tried to struggle from Fan Xiao Yao's hold.

"I guess... You don't like me too, right?" She sat and placed the cat on the ground. "Am I that hateful?"

Vanilla stared at Fan Xiao Yao's teary gaze for a while.

'Since you've been feeding me delicious food, I'll let you touch my fur just this once silly human!' Vanilla jumped on her and rubbed its head against Fan Xiao Yao's cheek.

Fan Xiao Yao was surprised by what the cat did. Vanilla usually didn't like being touched by others but at that moment, she was rubbing her head on her!

A soft chuckle escaped her lips, "You're just like your master."

When the cat saw that Fan Xiao Yao was smiling, she jumped off her and turned to the door as if wanting to go out.

"You want to go out?" She stood up and opened the door for Vanilla.

Vanilla went out and casually went to the living room.

Fan Xiao Yao was about to close the door but she suddenly smelt something from the kitchen. She went and saw Huang Li, cooking something.

Eh? Didn't Huang Li leave?

"Why are you still here?" Fan Xiao Yao couldn't help but ask.

"Xiao Xi told me to check on you." He smoothly lied.

"Oh... I see..."

When he took a glance at her, he saw her red and puffy eyes. He turned back to the omelet he was cooking. "Instead of thinking about other things, you should focus on your work. Do you want to get scolded by Xiao Xi again?"

Fan Xiao Yao looked at the wall clock and saw that she wasted too much time crying when she should be practicing the sword dance that s.h.i.+ Enxi told her to do.

She lowered her head, "I'm sorry."

Didn't she tell herself that she should stop being weak? And yet, there she was, being consumed by her sadness again.

"Don't apologize to me." He turned off the stove and transferred the food on the plate. "Here, you should eat up first."

She clenched her fists tight and looked up at him, "Thank you, senior Huang."

He walked toward her and patted her head, smiling at her. "I'm looking forward to seeing you on the screen."

Her lips curled up into a soft smile. "I'll work hard to make everyone love the character that I'll be playing!"

"That's the spirit." He chuckled lightly. "I should take my leave now."

"Ah, won't you be joining me for breakfast?" Fan Xiao Yao invited.

"I am a busy man. I have lives to save today as well."

"Ohh... I wish you luck then! I hope that you'll have a successful surgery!" She grinned brightly at him.

Huang Li stared at Fan Xiao Yao's smiling face for a while. Despite having red and puffy eyes, her smile was beautiful and genuinely sweet that unexpected warmth rushed in him.

Fan Xiao Yao was grateful that Huang Li was there. Even if he didn't do much, what he did make her feel better... especially with the cat. There was no way Vanilla could have entered her room on her own.

"If you need someone to talk with, just chat me up." Hang Li offered all of a sudden.

"Huh?"

"Xiao Xi won't be always there to listen to your complaints so I'll lend you my ears."

"Aren't you a busy man?" 

"Mm, yeah, I am. Since I am a busy man, expect very slow replies from me."

She giggled softly at what he said. "I'll keep that in mind then."

Huang Li took his phone out, "Give me your WeChat ID. I'll add you."

She blinked a few times, "... You were serious?" She thought that he was just kidding!

"Of course. Besides, if I can't reach Xiao Xi, I'll have to contact you, right?"

"But... There are times where I can't contact Xi'er either... She usually ignores my messages."

"Then I guess we have to look for her together." He chuckled. "Well? Are you going to give it to me or not?"

"Well..." She looked at him for a while before she turned to her phone. "I guess it's fine." She took his phone and typed her ID in it and added it.

When Huang Li checked on her profile picture, it was a cute bunny, eating a huge carrot. Aside from that, Fan Xiao Yao's ID in We Chat was 'CarrotKiller'

"..." CarrotKiller?

"There. That should be it. My phone is in my room so I'll just accept your request later, okay?"

Huang Li looked at her and nodded a bit, "Okay. I really should get going now."

"Take care on your way, senior Huang!"