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Chapter 423: Not Taking Any Action

To be fair, what Xiao Lingfeng said was quite pertinent.

If it were someone else, they might be moved when hearing this.

But Xiao Xixi is a salted fish.

Xianyu just wants to lie down comfortably for the rest of her life. She doesn’t care what others think.

Xiao Xixi: "You are right, but I don't want to listen."

Xiao Lingfeng frowned even more tightly: "Why are you so ignorant? Do you have to experience the pain of falling out of favor before you know how important your family is to you?"

Xiao Xixi looked down at her toes: "I have always known the importance of family, but you are not my family."

She had already made everything clear to Xue. If Xue and Xiao Lingfeng were sensible, they would not have any more expectations of her.

But judging from Xiao Lingfeng's attitude, not only did he not give up his expectations of her, but he also tried to change her mind.

This made Xiao Xixi feel quite boring.

Since the other party didn't intend to take her thoughts into consideration, she was too lazy to beat around the bush and simply said everything she wanted to say.

As for the result? Whatever happens!

Xiao Lingfeng was very dissatisfied with her attitude.

"I'm your father, how can I not be your family?"

Xiao Xixi: "You are only my father in blood relationship. I don't acknowledge you as my father emotionally."

Xiao Lingfeng: "Do you really need to distinguish them so clearly?"

Xiao Xixi: "For me, it is necessary."

Xiao Lingfeng couldn't understand her thoughts.

Even if he had treated her badly in the past, that wouldn't stop them from joining forces.

To say the least, the more he owed her, the more beneficial it was to her, because she could use this to make the Xiao family do more for her.

No matter how you look at it, accepting the Xiao family's help will be of great benefit to her.

Xiao Lingfeng tried his best to be more sincere: "Yes, we were sorry for you in the past. We did not fulfill our responsibilities as parents to you. I can apologize to you and I am willing to compensate you. If you really can't get over it, it's okay. I won't force you to be a filial daughter. You just need to put aside your prejudice and understand that our Xiao family is on the same side as you!"

Xiao Xixi asked back: "Isn't our current relationship good enough? We each live our own lives and don't interfere with each other."

Xiao Lingfeng felt that he had already humbled himself, but Xiao Xixi still refused to be persuaded.

His last bit of patience ran out and he couldn't help but curse.

"What on earth are you thinking about? Why do you ignore your family members and make yourself live like an orphan?!"

As soon as he said it, he regretted it.

He looked at Xiao Xixi's face, but she kept her head down, so he couldn't see the changes in her expression.

Xiao Lingfeng tried to make amends: "Sorry, I was too emotional just now, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Xiao Xixi: "You're right, I'm an orphan."

Before she traveled through time, she was an orphan.

Her parents died in a car accident, leaving her alone. Her relatives were unwilling to adopt her as a burden, so she had to be sent to an orphanage.

The conditions in that welfare home were very poor, and the children often had no food to eat.

Xiao Xixi has been in a state of hunger all year round.

It is precisely because she is afraid of being hungry that she likes to eat so much.

She only felt at ease when she was full.

She could understand Xiao Lingfeng's desire for power, but she didn't want to be that kind of person.

For her, as long as she has enough food to eat, warm clothes and a place to sleep, that's enough.

Intrigue is too tiring and she can't do it.

Xiao Lingfeng's face looked very unhappy.

He just said those words in anger on impulse, but Xiao Xixi admitted it without hesitation. She really thought of herself as an orphan.

Xiao Lingfeng gritted his teeth and said, "Your mother and I are not dead yet!"

Xiao Xixi didn't say anything else.

No matter what Xiao Lingfeng said next, she remained silent.

She neither made any noise nor a fuss, but just stood quietly in front of him.

She used silence to erect an invisible barrier in front of herself, refusing to receive any information from Xiao Lingfeng.

When Xiao Lingfeng faced Xiao Xixi like this, he felt both disappointed and at a loss as to where to start.

Just then, the prince came over.

In fact, the prince had already noticed the movement here, and his eyes had been glancing over here.

He saw Xiao Lingfeng and Xiao Xixi standing together and talking. Due to the distance between them, he couldn't hear what the father and daughter said, but he could clearly feel that both of them were in a bad mood.

At first he could still see Xiao Xixi talking, but later Xiao Xixi lowered her head and remained silent, leaving only Xiao Lingfeng still chattering.

This scene made Luo Qinghan feel uncomfortable.

Seeing the prince coming over, Xiao Lingfeng immediately calmed down and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Luo Qinghan ignored him and kept his eyes on Xiao Xixi.

Xiao Xixi had her head down originally, but when she learned that the prince had arrived, she raised her head slightly, glanced at him, then lowered her head again and called out in a muffled voice.

"Your Highness."

She didn't say much, nor did she cry, but in the eyes of the prince, she looked extremely pitiful.

At this moment, all the ideas of keeping distance and restraint were gone!

Luo Qinghan wanted to hug her in his arms and comfort her immediately.

However, since there were people watching nearby, he didn't want to give outsiders the impression that Concubine Xiao was frivolous, so he could only suppress the urge to hug her. He raised his hand and rubbed her head, and asked in a low voice.

"Have you eaten yet?"

Xiao Xixi shook her head: "No."

"Let's go eat together."

As Luo Qinghan spoke, he took her hand and led her forward.

After walking two steps, he stopped again and looked back at Xiao Lingfeng. There was still no expression on his face, but his tone suddenly became cold.

"Stay away from Concubine Xiao from now on."

Xiao Lingfeng was startled and hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes."

He looked at the backs of the prince and Concubine Xiao walking away, feeling extremely complicated.

He was both delighted at the prince's attention to Concubine Xiao and annoyed at her rejection of the Xiao family.

It would be fine if only Concubine Xiao rejected the Xiao family, but what if the Crown Prince was influenced by her and also developed a rejection of the Xiao family?

Luo Qinghan brought Xiao Xixi back to his carriage.

Eunuch Chang had a ready-made low table, and he quickly placed the meal on the table. Then he tactfully left, leaving the space in the carriage for the Crown Prince and Concubine Xiao.

Due to limited conditions in the wild, the meals prepared by the imperial chef were relatively rough, but at least there were both meat and vegetables, and the taste was pretty good.

When Xiao Xixi saw the delicious food, she immediately put all the unhappy things behind her.

She ate it happily.

(End of this chapter)