To be honest, Xia Wan really couldn't understand Qiao Qiao's series of strange thoughts and actions just now. Why was she hiding? Did she think she was going to rush up and snatch her book?

You've been reborn, so be it; you're reading, so be it. Why are you distracted by guarding against others? Aren't you tired?

"Xia Wan, could you please speak more politely? After all, we'll be living under the same roof in the future, and I really hope we can get along well." Qiao Qiao suppressed her anger, desperately trying to hide the gloom that flashed in her eyes, and made herself appear as friendly as possible.

After all, she would need Xia Jianguo and Xia Tao someday, so she couldn't afford to have too much of a falling out with Xia Wan.

Xia Wan didn't care what her purpose was, and just retorted: "It's impossible for us to get along well. I don't have the heart to repay evil with kindness."

By the way, did Grandma Xia tell you? I have a sleepwalking problem. When I sleepwalk, I don't even know what I'm doing, so I suggest you don't live with me.

Xia Wan didn't explain much. She thought that someone who had been reborn should know about sleepwalking, right? Even if they didn't understand, it was none of her business. After all, her purpose was just to remind them, not to make them move out directly.

However, Xia Wan overestimated her. Although Qiao Qiao was reborn, she had no idea what sleepwalking was in either of her lives.

Like Grandma Xia and the others, he treated sleepwalking as just ordinary dreaming, only thinking that Xia Wan was particularly noisy when she dreamed at night.

After all, he had lived under the same roof as Xia Wan before without anything unusual happening, so he didn't suspect anything about Xia Wan.

He just nodded perfunctorily, as if to comfort her: "It's okay, Xia Wan, I won't mind if you're noisy."

Xia Wan smiled and ignored her, made her own bed, and lay down to rest with her eyes closed.

She was actually thinking about how to deal with Old Man Xia tomorrow. Although she had agreed to bring him out, the matter of scheming against her could not be easily forgotten. At his age, he had to pay the price for his actions, right?

Xia Wan thought of all sorts of ways to deal with people, but in the end she couldn't decide which one to use and fell asleep.

The next morning, her biological clock, which she had developed since coming to Huaihua Brigade, made her open her eyes while it was still slightly light.

Xia Wan glanced at Qiao Qiao, who was sleeping like a log next to her, and smiled. It was almost time to get to work!

She slowly sat up, her eyes half-open, muttering to herself. Then, she gently raised her hand and slapped it across Qiao Qiao's face. With a "smack," a red handprint appeared on Qiao Qiao's cheek.

Qiao Qiao was jolted awake by the sudden slap. She screamed and jumped out of bed: "Ah! Who? Xia Wan, what are you doing!"

Xia Wan didn't answer her; she was only focused on hitting her, and her muttering grew louder: "Get out! Get out! Piggy, don't run away! Piggy, don't run away!"

Qiao Qiao hadn't realized what was happening yet. She was being ridden by Xia Wan and couldn't move at all, only able to cry and scream.

After Xia Wan had finally had her fill of fighting, she pretended to be exhausted, giving her room to escape.

Qiao Qiao pushed Xia Wan away, scrambled to her feet, and ran outside without even putting on a coat, shouting as she ran, "Help! Xia Wan has gone mad!"

Her voice sounded particularly jarring in the quiet courtyard, but everyone else seemed to be fast asleep and no one paid any attention to her.

Xia Wan chased after Qiao Qiao in the yard for a long time, and Qiao Qiao was so tired that she lay on the ground like a dog, but Xia Laotai and the others still didn't come out.

Xia Wan pouted and swayed back into her house. The Xia family had become smart; they didn't even come out to check on such a commotion.

Grandma Xia and the others all knew how crazy Xia Wan was when she sleepwalked; she didn't dare to make a sound at all.

They waited until midnight last night but there was no sound, and they wondered why Qiao Qiao was able to live in the same room as Xia Wan.

Unexpectedly, she was woken up early this morning by Qiao Qiao's cries, and only then did Grandma Xia reveal a meaningful smile.

Qiao Qiao looked at Xia Wan, her heart filled with fear. Xia Wan, however, lay on the bed, continuing to pretend to sleep, muttering strange words.

Qiao Qiao dared not approach Xia Wan again, so she hid in the courtyard, trembling, and dared not cry too loudly.

Once the courtyard quieted down and Qiao Qiao's crying subsided, Li Cao opened the door to prepare dinner.

Xia Wan lay back down on the bed, closed her eyes, and had a faint smile on her lips, preparing to take another nap.

Qiao Qiao stood at the door, looking at Xia Wan pitifully, her eyes filled with grievance.

But fearing that Xia Wan would continue to beat her, she dared not provoke Xia Wan again and had no choice but to swallow her anger and complain to Xia Jianguo.

When Xia Wan made her move, it seemed she deliberately didn't leave any obvious marks.

Left with no other choice, Qiao Qiao tore her clothes when no one was looking, revealing the wounds on her arms and shoulders.

Only after she felt she had suffered enough did she cautiously push open Xia Jianguo's door.

Her voice was filled with grievance, and as soon as she opened her mouth, tears streamed down her face like a burst dam: "Father, Xia Wan, she..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Xia Jianguo coldly interrupted her: "Xiao Wan has sleepwalking. If you don't want to be beaten, then move out. Sleepwalking is an illness; even if a patient beats someone to death, they won't have to pay with their life!"

His voice was devoid of emotion, as if proclaiming an unalterable fact.

Qiao Qiao stared wide-eyed at Xia Jianguo, her face filled with disbelief.

She couldn't understand why Xia Jianguo would say such absurd things.

What does it mean to kill someone and not have to pay with your life? What does it mean that she has to move out if she doesn't want to be beaten?

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