Jiaojiao nodded. Zhao Li said the neighbors were easygoing, so they should really be easygoing. But she was quite curious about the twin boys she ntioned—they were good-looking, smart, and got into Qing University without needing to take the college entrance exam. That’s really impressive.
When Duan Xi ca in carrying things from the trunk, Zhao Li rembered she had unfinished chores at ho. She pulled Jiaojiao’s small hand, saying there was delicious food saved for her at ho and she should pick it up later, then headed back.
After Zhao Li left, Jiaojiao eagerly spilled the gossip to Duan Xi: "Brother Xi, the people next door are actually a pair of twins. Aunt just said they’re about our age, direct admissions to Qing University, and even won big awards abroad. They’re really impressive!"
The more Jiaojiao spoke, the more interested she beca in their new neighbors. She ran over and grabbed Duan Xi’s hand, excitedly suggesting, "Brother Xi, why don’t we go over and see them too?"
But Duan Xi was only thinking about the person they had just t on the road, uninterested and coldly questioned her, "Aren’t you worried about Xiaobai?"
Only then did Jiaojiao rember that Xiaobai’s issue was unresolved. She quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, Xiaobai is more important now. Brother Xi, when will you go look for it?"
"After dark," Duan Xi replied, then thought of sothing and pulled her into his arms, "Be good and stay at ho, don’t run around, okay?"
"I’ve always been good," Jiaojiao answered with so bafflent. Besides the incident at the zoo, she hadn’t done anything worriso recently, right?
Feeling Duan Xi’s unusual deanor, she reached out and hugged him back, asking cautiously, "Brother Xi, what’s wrong with you? Did sothing happen?"
Jiaojiao found it strange. They seed fine when they returned, but now Duan Xi seed a bit off, carrying a feeling she couldn’t describe.
Duan Xi just held her tight, unable to pinpoint why himself.
Ever since eting that person, he felt a sense of unease, a feeling he hadn’t experienced even when Jiaojiao’s life was threatened before.
It seed like sothing that had been overlooked was suddenly erging, making him feel unsure.
Jiaojiao was held in his arms, not understanding what was wrong with him, so she just obediently let him hold her.
Around six o’clock in the evening, the sky gradually darkened.
After finishing dinner, Jiaojiao sat on the balcony of her room on the second floor, enjoying the evening breeze. She was relaxing on the swing, while Duan Xi was reading beside her.
The villas in their community were quite spaced out, about a hundred ters apart, and big trees blocked the view between yards, making it nearly impossible to see into others’ yards.
However, standing on the balcony might allow one to see so things in the opposite yard.
Now sitting on her balcony, Jiaojiao seed to see a silhouette moving on the balcony a hundred ters away, eventually standing still.
Jiaojiao quickly tugged on Duan Xi next to her, pointing at the opposite balcony, "Brother Xi, look there, isn’t soone standing there?" She blinked, trying hard to distinguish, "I even feel like they’re looking at us, too. Brother Xi, look quickly."
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