"Master, your older brother is calling, Master, your older brother is calling..." A strange ringtone sounded, and Shi Xi took out her phone. "Excuse me, I'll answer the phone."

"Big brother," Shi Xi called softly.

"Xiao Xi, where are you? You didn't go to school today. Where did you drive off to? And the distance you drove is enough to circle the entire capital." Shi Hao asked with concern.

Shi Xi felt ashamed; it was just a short drive around the capital. She has no sense of direction, and even with the GPS, she kept getting lost.

"Brother, I didn't sleep well today and I'm a bit sleepy. I didn't want to go to school, so I asked for leave. I had nothing to do at home, so I drove around for a bit. Don't worry, I'm a great driver, and there were no accidents along the way."

Shi Xi felt guilty and dared not look at Di Er.

Di'er: Ha—

"Little sister, where are you now?"

"I'm at a friend's house."

"Male or female?"

"She's a woman. How could she be a male friend!"

If I told my older brother that she was with Di Chenxiao, he would probably come over and take her home very soon.

"You've just arrived in the capital, do you know any female friends?" Shi Hao continued with his probing question.

Shi Xi was racking her brains trying to figure out how to answer her older brother's question, not noticing that Di Wen and the others had all stood up and were standing respectfully. Di Chenxiao had already walked behind her.

“This friend is from the same village as me. Her whole family works in Beijing, so she came to Beijing with them. I only found out a couple of days ago. I happen to have some free time today, so I'm showing her around.”

Just rambling on—

"Since you're my friend, shall I pay you a visit another day?"

"No, no, my friend is rather shy and sloppy. He lives in a small, cramped house, so you'd better not come."

"I'll be back a little later, don't worry, big brother. If this friend won't bully me, I'll beat him up if he does." Shi Xi continued to make up stories.

Shi Hao didn't say anything more. "Then give me a call when you're coming back, and I'll come pick you up."

"good."

Then Shi Hao hung up the phone.

“My sister is at Xiyuan, she lied to me,” Shi Hao said unhappily.

The assistant said, "Miss may just not want you to worry."

From the moment Shi Xi drove out in the morning, he sent people to follow her until evening. Those people who followed her said that Shi Xi went to Lingshan. And Lingshan is Di Chenxiao's territory.

**

Shi Xi stared at the black screen of her phone and sighed, "Di Chenxiao, Di Chenxiao, for you I lied to my older brother, got lost countless times, stalled my car countless times, and drove all day. If you're still angry with me, then you are—"

"What is it?" A teasing voice sounded from behind.

Shi Xi hurriedly turned around, her big eyes darting around, deciding to strike first. "Xiao Xiao? When did you get here? How could you eavesdrop on my phone call? And you stood behind me to scare me, were you doing it on purpose?"

This little girl talks badly about him behind his back and then turns around and blames him.

Being accused by her big, wet eyes, it really did seem like he was in the wrong.

“I’ll answer all your questions one by one. I came right after you called. I didn’t eavesdrop; you were just so engrossed in your call that you didn’t see me. I shouldn’t have stood behind you and startled you. It was my fault.”

Di Chenxiao walked to Shi Xi's side, squatted down to her left, and looked up at her.

"Hmph—you still won't answer my call." Shi Xi was getting more and more audacious.

Di Chenxiao continued to apologize, "From now on, I will answer your messages and calls immediately, no matter when you do, okay?"

"Hmph—I forgive you."

Wait a minute, wasn't she supposed to be apologizing to Di Chenxiao? How did it turn into him apologizing to me? He shouldn't be angry anymore, right?

Shi Xi nodded and continued, "You're a grown man, and you're still angry with a little girl like me. How petty."