Lanlan wasn’t saying that Long Aixi was indifferent to everyone but quite nice to her?
Perhaps Lanlan said this just to please her? How long could Lanlan have possibly spent with Long Aixi?
Zhou Xianzhi looked at Xia Dabao and knew she was being upset.
But wasn’t this exactly what she wanted?
Zhou Xianzhi then bit her lip, “I grew up in the Dragon’s Teeth Gang because my mother was the top courtesan. I was bullied by other children from the courtyard since I was young. Fortunately, Xiao’ai always took care of me; otherwise, I wouldn’t have known how to survive.”
“He always took care of you?” Long Aixi’s hand holding the lantern shook slightly, and she didn’t know why—could it be… jealousy?
No, why should she be jealous? They were clearly just like siblings.
Zhou Xianzhi, watching Xia Dabao’s expression, had already understood somewhat; Long Aixi was kind to Xia Dabao, and Xia Dabao must care about Long Aixi as well.
Zhou Xianzhi felt a faint pain in her heart.
But now, seeing Xia Dabao’s expression, Zhou Xianzhi felt that the two of them seemed to still be at a superficial stage, not having shared their true feelings with each other.
This kind of relationship was the easiest to break.
So, Zhou Xianzhi turned to look at Xia Dabao, a hint of shyness in her eyes, “Yes, every time the children in the yard mocked that my mother was the top courtesan, Aixi would be the first to e out to protect me. Sometimes when I was isolated, he would call me over to play together, particularly that time in Iceland, we were almost inseparable. It was during that time that our feelings gradually developed. But then, because of my mother, my father left the Dragon’s Teeth Gang, and we slowly drifted apart.”
Having said this, Zhou Xianzhi then looked to the distance, her face showing a hint of melancholy, “Aixi always liked helping the weak, whoever had no friends, he would play with them. Whenever he helped someone, he did it wholeheartedly. Sister Dabao, wouldn’t you agree?”
A fire seemed to burn in Xia Dabao’s heart.
Playing with whoever had no friends?
And always helping Zhou Xianzhi.
Being inseparable in Iceland?
It was during his time in Iceland that they hadn’t municated by letter for months.
She looked again at Zhou Xianzhi, this girl dressed neatly, with a very beautiful appearance, truly a rare beauty. And when Long Aixi first met her, she was just a country girl. Why wouldn’t he be nice to others, only to her?
Or was it because he was considering their years of correspondence?
Forget it. That kind of bond was hardly worth mentioning.
She had always regarded their correspondence as merely a practice in letter-writing and a means to keep in touch between the families, merely keeping in touch. How could that pare to the deep bond formed by daily interaction?
Zhou Xianzhi observed Long Aixi’s expression, knowing that Xia Dabao must have been stung by her words.
For the first time, she felt she might really be a bad girl.
But without doing so, wouldn’t she have no chance at all?
“Hey, isn’t this the daughter of the brothel’s top courtesan?”
From behind the tree, a voice appeared, and soon a figure emerged—it was Chen Lingyun.
Upon seeing Chen Lingyun, Zhou Xianzhi instinctively stepped back.
This action was precisely seen by Xia Dabao, confirming that Zhou Xianzhi was indeed the one being bullied.
Chen Lingyun approached Zhou Xianzhi aggressively, “Shameless, your dad has already left the Dragon’s Teeth Gang, yet you keep ing back here, as if the Dragon’s Teeth Gang is your family’s refuge?”
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