Xia Xue snorted, seeing Xiao Lin say that, she didn’t bother with him anymore. After finishing breakfast, Xia Xue went to her room to pack up for work, while Xun Xiangxiang stayed in the living room.
As Xia Xue walked back to her room, the mont she left, Xun Xiangxiang’s pathetic look disappeared instantly, replaced by a mischievous expression, smiling broadly at Xiao Lin, making him very frustrated.
"Let’s see if you dare to bully again next ti. What if I tell Sister Xia Xue you tried to molest last night? How do you think Sister Xia Xue will react? Molesting a brother’s sister!" Xun Xiangxiang grinned maliciously at Xiao Lin, speaking in a lowered voice.
Hearing Xun Xiangxiang ntion the brother’s sister again, Xiao Lin’s expression changed abruptly. Just as he wanted to interrogate Xun Xiangxiang, he heard Xia Xue’s voice coming from the room.
"Xiao Lin, did you take my dical case file? I can’t find it!" Xia Xue suddenly shouted from the room.
Hearing Xia Xue’s voice, Xiao Lin temporarily gave up the idea of questioning Xun Xiangxiang, feeling quite puzzled. When did he ever look at her dical case file? He answered, "No, I didn’t!"
"I saw you take it last night. Co in and check. Maybe you left it sowhere!" Xia Xue’s tone increased a bit, seemingly a little upset.
Xiao Lin couldn’t help but glare at Xun Xiangxiang fiercely. Xun Xiangxiang giggled and whispered, "If you dare keep glaring at , I’ll report to Sister Xue!"
Rolling his eyes, Xiao Lin walked towards Xia Xue’s room. As soon as he entered the door, he said, "I didn’t look at your case file last night. Did you leave it sowhere else?"
Once Xiao Lin ca in, Xia Xue casually closed the door. Looking at him, her gaze was extrely gentle as she said, "Xiao Lin, are you angry because of what I said earlier?"
Hearing Xia Xue’s tone, Xiao Lin was quite surprised and couldn’t help asking, "Were you acting earlier?"
Xia Xue shook her head, saying, "Not really acting. Xiangxiang is your best friend’s sister, even if you brought her ho without my consent, I wouldn’t get mad. Mainly, I was upset because you thought I was such a petty person who can’t tolerate even a little girl? And you left your brother’s sister alone at a hotel. Now there’s only her left at our ho, such a lovable little girl; who wouldn’t feel pity for her upon seeing her? But you left her alone at the hotel; how can I not be angry?"
"Why didn’t you just say it like this? Did you need to show such a face?" Xiao Lin said, feeling baffled.
"Little girls are fragile-minded. The impression you’ve given Xiangxiang is too negative; she’s quite afraid of you. To keep her here to live, how can I not give you a stern look?" Xia Xue said.
This made Xiao Lin even more frustrated. Was it necessary for Xun Xiangxiang? Nevertheless, thinking of Xia Xue being so understanding and apologizing to him afterward, it seed like the earlier grievance wasn’t for nothing. But regarding keeping Xun Xiangxiang, Xiao Lin felt rather helpless, not knowing what is really in Xiangxiang’s mind now. Since Xiangxiang hasn’t opposed, just bear with it temporarily; after all, he’s in a tight spot with her.
Moreover, in Xiao Lin’s eyes, Xun Xiangxiang is indeed quite endearing. Even though she’s a bit mischievous, it’s just a child’s nature. Xiao Lin, being a grown man, couldn’t care too much as long as she didn’t cross his bottom line.
"Alright, I’ll be nicer to her from now on. Just stop giving such looks. I’m a man, and I have my pride, okay?" Xiao Lin said bitterly.
"This is ho, not outside. I’m not an ignorant woman, nor a unreasonable one. Outside, I naturally give you enough face, but at ho, it’s my say!" Xia Xue snorted, looking at Xiao Lin.
"Okay, okay, at ho, you call the shots!" Facing Xia Xue, Xiao Lin always couldn’t emanate any domineering aura, whereas Xia Xue, now and then, revealed a queen-like presence, aligning well with his choice.
After Xia Xue’s explanation, Xiao Lin beca calm again. Together, they stepped out of the room, and at this mont, Xun Xiangxiang, holding her school bag and her little turtle, sat adorably on the sofa, looking at Xia Xue and Xiao Lin.
"Xiangxiang, your Brother Xiao Lin will take you to school later. Don’t be afraid of him. Your Brother Xiao Lin isn’t as bad as you think, otherwise, Sister Xia Xue wouldn’t be with him, right?" Xia Xue gently said to Xiangxiang.
Towards Xia Xue, Xun Xiangxiang couldn’t even think of mocking her. Such a gentle and beautiful big sister, genuinely kind, like a breeze in spring. Xun Xiangxiang felt a sense of guilt in her heart and nodded quickly, looking less fearful of Xiao Lin and replied, "Alright, I’ll listen to Sister Xia Xue!"
"What, I have to take her to school?" Xiao Lin was suddenly at a loss. Xia Xue didn’t ntion this in the room earlier, leaving him a bit caught off guard.
"Okay, I’ll take her. No need to trouble you!" Xia Xue glared at Xiao Lin and said to Xiangxiang, "Xiangxiang, let’s go!"
"Fine, fine, I’ll take her, okay?" Xiao Lin had no choice. As Xia Xue said, affairs at ho are her domain, so he had to accept the suggestion.
The school hospital is very close to the teachers’ dormitory building, so Xia Xue and Xiao Lin seldom drive when going to work. It’s just a few steps, unless they need to go to the nearby market for groceries or run errands at noon. But now that Xun Xiangxiang is here, as long as Xiangxiang stays here, they probably have to drive to and from work.
Xia Xue didn’t sit in the front; she and Xiangxiang went to the back seat together. When getting off at the school hospital, Xia Xue reminded Xiangxiang a few tis, telling her that if Brother Xiao Lin bullied her, she must tell her. This ti, Xiangxiang actually spoke kindly about Xiao Lin.
"Don’t worry, Sister Xue, I think Brother Lin just had a mont of weakness last night. Under your guidance, I’m sure Brother Lin will treat well!" Xun Xiangxiang said with a slight smile.
Xia Xue was quite pleased with Xun Xiangxiang’s subtle complint, got off the car cheerfully, and then said goodbye to Xun Xiangxiang and Xiao Lin.
As for Xiao Lin, he was so frustrated he almost spat blood. What does ’a mont of weakness’ an? What does ’under Sister Xue’s guidance’ an? And he couldn’t even argue back.
"Hmph, now that Xia Xue is gone, just watch how I deal with you!" Xiao Lin thought to himself, refusing to believe that a grown man like himself couldn’t handle a little brat. After all, he was a Dragon Soul Military Doctor. If word got out that the fad Dragon Soul Military Doctor couldn’t deal with a little brat, where would his dignity be?
Xun Xiangxiang, however, seed perfectly confident, not at all worried that with her support, Xia Xue gone, Xiao Lin would dare do anything to her.
Xiao Lin drove slowly, and once they were out of the school gate, he asked in a not-so-friendly tone, "Xun Xiangxiang, what exactly are you trying to do?"
"I’m not doing anything. Did I do sothing?" Xun Xiangxiang replied with a cheeky smile.
As the saying goes, you don’t hit soone who’s smiling at you, and actually, Xiao Lin wasn’t really angry with Xun Xiangxiang either. If anything, it was because he felt a little handcuffed in front of Xun Xiangxiang and Xia Xue, unable to fully express himself.
But thinking back to what Xun Xiangxiang said to Xia Xue, Xiao Lin’s heart gradually hardened. He said, "Xun Xiangxiang, no matter what you’re planning, I hope you don’t cross my line!"
Hearing Xiao Lin’s cold, lifeless words, Xun Xiangxiang was stunned, her eyes welling up with tears she tried to hold back by biting her lip.
This ti, Xun Xiangxiang wasn’t pretending. Xiao Lin’s words were too harsh, and his tone carried a chilling air of hostility. Imagine, how would a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl react to such a heavy tone?
Moreover, Xun Xiangxiang felt genuinely aggrieved; she had never heard such harsh words in her life.
However, seen through Xiao Lin’s eyes, it was a different matter entirely. He’d been fooled by Xun Xiangxiang too many tis, unable to tell if she was truly or falsely aggrieved, genuinely or fakely hurt, and said coldly, "Crying won’t help. As long as you don’t cross my line, I’ll keep playing with you!"
"Your line?" Although Xun Xiangxiang was scared by Xiao Lin’s words, hearing him speak again intrigued her, and she beca curious about what his line was.
"You really don’t know?" Xiao Lin’s tone remained calm.
"How would I know your line, Xiao Lin? How long have we known each other? Forty-eight hours? Or seventy-two hours? What line do you have? What have I done to hurt you?" Xun Xiangxiang seed to have found a breakthrough and asked several questions in a row.
Xiao Lin’s heart skipped a beat. From the rear-view mirror, Xun Xiangxiang’s expression seed genuine—could it be she really didn’t know?
"Why did you say you were my comrade’s sister?" Xiao Lin finally asked, and deliberately pulled the car over to the side of the road, turning back to question her sharply.
"Uh..." Xun Xiangxiang hesitated, feeling a bit embarrassed to admit the reason out loud.
"Hmm? What is it?" Seeing her hesitation, Xiao Lin’s expression grew even more severe.
Faced with Xiao Lin’s intimidating gaze, Xun Xiangxiang blurted out, "Because the wife fell in love with !"
"The wife fell in love with ?" Xiao Lin looked at Xun Xiangxiang strangely. That answer was too bizarre. "What are you talking about—wife fell in love with ? What do you an?" Naturally, Xiao Lin was clueless about Xun Xiangxiang’s explanation!
"You don’t know?" Xun Xiangxiang was the one surprised now, looking at Xiao Lin like he was a monster. "Don’t you read novels?"
"No, I don’t!" Xiao Lin said; he had no ti to read novels, at most only playing so gas.
"It’s a novel serialized on Qidian Chinese Network. I just copied a scene from the book!" Xun Xiangxiang said sowhat aggrieved.
Now it was Xiao Lin’s turn to be speechless. Copying a novel scene? Probably only Xun Xiangxiang would do sothing like that! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian) to cast your recomndation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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