It had been over a week since Lin Xuelei last turned into Xia Xi’s right hand.
Back when the two of them returned to normal, Lin Xuelei didn’t feel anything unusual either.
The only strange thing was that she had no idea why she ended up sleeping in Xia Xi’s bed.
At the time, she even thought Xia Xi had teamed up with the young lady and An Xiaoyu to drug her, but thinking back carefully, it seemed like she was the one who volunteered to sleep with Xia Xi.
Recalling how proactive she had been back then, this inexperienced college girl, just like her usual shy self, blushed bright red and ran all the way back to her school dormitory.
Xia Xi didn’t plan to explain anything either. What could she say? If word got out that he had turned her into his right hand and then done all those teasing things to her at school, those three women, who were already good friends, would probably tie him up and interrogate him again…
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That day, Xia Xi was woken up by the noisy ringing of his phone. The caller was his mischievous little sister.
“Big brother!!! Save me!!!”
That’s all that came through the phone, and then the line went silent.
And then…
“So this is what you meant by ‘save me’?!”
Xia Xi brought Luo Xinyu and An Xiaoyu along, looking utterly helpless as they stared at Xia Yue, who was lying lazily on a hospital bed, sipping milk tea.
When he first heard Xia Yue’s cry for help, his immediate reaction was that she had been kidnapped, so he didn’t waste a second and hailed a taxi to go find her.
As for An Xiaoyu and Luo Xinyu, they insisted on coming along to help once they heard something had happened to Xia Yue.
But when they found her, she was lying on the hospital bed, playing on her phone—on that damn game, Honor of Kings!
And on the small table next to her bed sat two empty milk tea cups, plus a steaming hot one that looked like it had just been delivered.
“Hehe, don’t be mad, big brother~ I just missed you~”
Seeing Xia Yue put on an embarrassed expression, Xia Xi finally lost it. He stepped forward, grabbed her cheek, and gave it a hard pinch.
“Oww! That hurts! Big brother, let go!”
Xia Yue placed her tiny hand over Xia Xi’s big one, trying to pull it away, but there was no way a little girl could overpower him. All she managed to do was get her cheek stretched even more.
“Do you know what you did wrong?”
Usually, when Xia Yue made small mistakes or played tricks on him, Xia Xi wouldn’t get angry. But this time was different. The girl had actually cried out “save me,” making everyone worry like crazy.
Luo Xinyu had even been ready to call her family for backup.
So now, watching Xia Xi get back at Xia Yue, Luo Xinyu just stood by in silence.
She was probably even thinking, “Good! She deserves that!”
“I know I was wrong! I shouldn’t have spoken halfway and left things unclear, like some kind of riddler!!!”
With the enemy strong and herself weak, Xia Yue finally gave in.
She hadn’t expected that just one sentence from her would send her big brother rushing over like that. She thought he’d at least call a few more times to ask for details…
“Alright, as long as you know. But don’t joke about something like this again.”
In the end, Xia Xi didn’t punish Xia Yue too harshly.
After all, she was his little sister, the only family he had left. What else could he do as her brother? He just had to spoil her.
“Hehe, no next time, no next time~”
Xia Yue rubbed her pinched, reddened cheek and giggled.
Even though her brother had pinched her pretty hard, seeing how much he cared about her warmed her heart.
“Oh, by the way, big brother, since you’re already here, your dear little sister has a favor to ask~”
Xia Yue tossed her phone aside, completely ignoring the four teammates struggling through a tough match on her screen.
Glancing at the chat messages constantly popping up on the screen, Xia Xi could only imagine that this match of hers was definitely a losing one!
“I swear, just spit it out already.”
Xia Xi shot her an exasperated glare.
To come find this annoying little sister of his, he had skipped two whole water classes! Didn’t she know he was a studious, good student?!
“Umm… Could Xinyu older sister and Xiaoyu step outside for a bit?”
“What’s something they can’t hear?”
Xia Xi was puzzled now.
What kind of college student favor could be so secret that the young lady and his own girl couldn’t hear it?
Unless—was Xia Yue messing around with some blonde delinquent and needed him to help with some gang fight or something equally ridiculous?!
“I feel like big brother is thinking about something really bad right now…”
Noticing the increasingly suspicious look on her brother’s face, Xia Yue complained before quickly explaining.
“I mean, they can listen, but it’s kind of embarrassing to say with so many people around.”
As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Luo Xinyu, who had been standing silently nearby.
Luckily, Luo Xinyu was sensible. She just walked over and lightly tapped Xia Yue on the head with the back of her hand.
“If you ever need anything, just call me directly. Your sister Xinyu has quite a bit of influence. Don’t always bother your brother.”
“I know~ Sister Xinyu is the best to me~”
After getting a sweet response from Xia Yue, Luo Xinyu took An Xiaoyu by the hand and headed out of the hospital room.
“I also have a house near your school. I’ve sent you the address on WeChat. You guys can stay there tonight~”
She left those words for Xia Xi before stepping out.
Xia Xi clicked his tongue in amazement.
What else could he say? That’s just how the young lady rolled—she had properties everywhere…
Even though Xia Xi was pretty wealthy now, he hadn’t planned on buying a house or a car.
For one, his cozy little home was already good enough; there was no need for a new place. And for two, as a soon-to-be-graduating college student, he still hadn’t even gotten his driver’s license!
“Alright, they’re gone now. Spill it.”
He thoughtfully peeled an orange for Xia Yue and fed her a slice, still keeping up his impatient tone.
Of course, Xia Yue knew that even though her big brother acted annoyed, he actually really cared about her~
“Hehe, well, I hurt my foot, so I can’t go to school.”
Xia Yue had been messing around with Bai Xiaocha when she accidentally fell down the stairs and injured her leg.
“Uh-huh, and?”
Xia Xi already had a feeling where this was going.
“So, we have a mock exam in two days, and I made a bet with Xiaocha about it…”
“A bet on what?”
Xia Xi frowned.
“On who gets a higher rank. Whoever loses has to wear a maid outfit to class for an entire week!”
After saying that, Xia Yue looked at him with pleading eyes.
“My most wonderful big brother~ You wouldn’t just stand by and watch your cute little sister show up to class in a maid outfit, would you~”
