Old Bi and Aunt Qin carefully helped Bai Xiaoruo back into the house.

How did the young mistress get injured in just one day?

Bai Xiaoruo wanted to call the doctor to come and take another look, but said it wasn't necessary, as it wasn't that serious anymore.

She asked Aunt Qin to go upstairs and run a bath for her; she hadn't been able to take a proper bath last night, so she needed to take one today.

Anyway, the doctor never said the wound couldn't get wet.

Because Xuan Mingyu had already asked the school for leave on Bai Xiaoruo's behalf, she was able to rest for another day today.

After taking a shower, Bai Xiaoruo lay on the soft bed in her room. She opened the box on the bed, took out her phone, and played with it for a long time, figuring out most of its functions. Estimating the time, she figured Shushu should be home from school around noon, so she decided to call her; otherwise, she was really bored.

Bai Xiaoruo hopped on one foot to her desk and took out her notebook from the drawer where she usually wrote down phone numbers.

There weren't many numbers, only a few: Xian Zhengsen's, Lin Suqing's, Ji Shushu and Ji Ziqian's, and Bai Minglei's.

However, Bai Xiaoruo had no intention of telling Bai Minglei that she had a cell phone. There was nothing to say, as the father and daughter had long since become estranged and no longer had any contact. Even if Bai Minglei were to call her one day, Bai Xiaoruo knew without a doubt that he would have something to ask of her.

After all, now that he has the protection of the Xian family and has their backing, Bai Minglei will definitely be wary of him and won't let Bai Xiaofu cause him trouble anymore.

Bai Xiaoruo sat back on the bed, dialed the number from her notebook, and after two beeps, the call was connected.

[Hello? Who is this?]

Bai Xiaoruo was extremely excited to hear Ji Shushu's voice.

"Shushu, it's me!"

[Xiaobai? What's wrong? I heard from the teacher that you took the day off today. You've been taking a lot of days off lately, are you sick? Where are you? I don't have any classes this afternoon, I'll come find you.]

When Bai Xiaoru heard that Ji Shushu was coming to see her, although she also wanted to see her and go out to play together, she then saw the bruises on her legs...

Sigh! Getting injured at this crucial time means there's nowhere to go.

"I'm not sick, I'm perfectly fine at home. I'm just busy with some things, so I took the day off," Bai Xiaoruo casually made up a reason.

[You seem to have a lot going on at home, it's really troublesome. Whose phone did you borrow this time? We can't have a long phone call again!]

Knowing that Bai Xiaoruo didn't have a cell phone, Ji Shushu knew that every time Bai Xiaoruo called from different numbers, she would only chat with her briefly before returning the phone to someone else. Even when she used a landline, the call wouldn't last long.

"No, hehe, from now on we can talk on the phone for as long as we want. This is my new phone, you should save the number."

[Hey, Xiaobai, you finally decided to buy a phone? Hehe, did you strike it rich recently? Or did your dad give you a lot more allowance?] Ji Shushu immediately thought of these two reasons. Otherwise, with Bai Xiaoruo's financial situation as a student, where would she get the money to buy a phone without her parents' support?

"No, it's just... a friend gave it to me."

Bai Xiaoruo spoke vaguely, but Ji Shushu's curiosity was piqued.

"Oh? Friends? What kind of friends? Male or female?"

Ji Shushu wouldn't believe it so easily. It wasn't her birthday or any important holiday, so what kind of friend would suddenly give Bai Xiaoru a cell phone?

Cell phones aren't exactly expensive, but they're not so cheap as to be considered basic phones for seniors either. However, not everyone will just give them away easily.

"Of course it's a woman, a girl you don't know."

[Hmph, when did you make so many friends? Don't tell me you'll forget about your old friend someday when you're too busy!]

"How could that be? You'll always be my best friend. No matter what happens, you're the first person I think of."

Of course, except for marriage.

It's impossible to tell Ji Shushu directly that the phone was a gift from her husband, Xian Mingyu.

This will definitely scare Shushu half to death.

[That's more like it. So when are you coming to school? Bring your new phone too, I'll teach you how to download games after class.]

"It should take another two days, not too long." Bai Xiaoruo wasn't sure when her leg injury would heal and she could jump around and run like before.

[Okay. By the way, Xiaobai, I have a question for you.] Ji Shushu suddenly spoke in a serious tone.

These words had been bottled up in her heart for a long time.

"What?"

[Xiaobai, don't you really have any feelings for my brother at all?]

"Huh? Feeling? What feeling?"

Bai Xiaoruo was a little confused.

[You mean... that feeling between a man and a woman, the feeling between lovers or boyfriends/girlfriends, haven't you ever thought about it?]

"This..." Bai Xiaoru hesitated for a moment.

How could she explain this? To her, Ji Ziqian was a warm and kind person, like an older brother, who had taken good care of her since childhood. But Bai Xiaoruo had never thought about romantic feelings between them.

After all, she was so disliked in the Bai family, and she wasn't particularly good-looking or outstanding. What right did she have to be worthy of Ziqian?

Besides, she is now married to Xian Mingyu. Even if they are not husband and wife in name only, she cannot do anything to betray Xian Mingyu, and she does not want to let Ji Ziqian down.

"Shushu... what are you saying? Ziqian is my older brother, a brother who is very good to both of us."

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