"Xixi—"

"It's really late, I should go back." Shi Xi looked at the time on her phone, it was four in the morning.

"I'll have Dijiu and Dier deliver it to you."

"Aren't you going to see me off?" Shi Xi pouted and complained.

“Xixi, I smell of smoke, you don’t like it. I’m very relieved to give you Emperor Wine and Emperor’s Wine.”

"I want you to give me a ride."

“Okay—” Di Chenxiao could never bear to refuse Shi Xi’s request.

**

Inside the car, Di Jiu was driving, Di Shi was sitting in the passenger seat, and Shi Xi and Di Chenxiao were sitting in the back seat.

Shi Xi's clear voice rang out in the car, "Xiao Xiao, I... I really don't have any other feelings for Bai Yanlang. Please don't be angry, okay? From now on, if I see him, I'll stay far away and avoid him, okay?"

Looking into Shi Xi's sincere gaze, Di Chenxiao smiled and said, "Xi Xi, you said it yourself."

"Yes, I said so."

Di Chenxiao's uneasy heart calmed down at this moment. Shi Xi had once said that her favorite character in the book was Bai Yanlang. This was also the reason why he had been targeting Bai Yanlang for so many years.

Suddenly, Di'er asked, "Miss Shi, you can beat the bodyguards, so have you learned self-defense skills?"

Shi Xi nodded. "I've learned a little Taekwondo. It's okay against most people, but it's far from what you guys are capable of."

Dier then asked, "Miss Shi grew up in the countryside and has a physical condition that prevents her from engaging in strenuous exercise. How did you learn Taekwondo?"

“Di Er,” Di Chenxiao warned.

Di'er remained silent and said no more.

Even if Shi Xi was stupid, she knew that Di Er didn't believe her, at the very least. She couldn't reveal that she'd transmigrated into the book; it was a headache. She wondered if Xiao Xiao had misunderstood her.

"Xiao Xiao, I won't hurt you."

"Xixi, don't listen to Di'er. I believe in you. Don't worry about your health either. I've already asked Di Wu to develop a new medicine, which will definitely cure your illness." Di Chenxiao patted Shi Xi's head.

"Ah—, the Imperial Martial Academy is developing a new drug? Can it suppress heart disease?"

"Yes, it won't be long before you can live as you please without worrying about a relapse of your heart disease."

"That's great," Shi Xi said with a smile.

Di Wu, who had been working day and night researching drugs to suppress heart disease, was on the verge of dying in the laboratory. His unscrupulous master, ever since Miss Shi came into his life, had regained some humanity, but to him, had become even more inhumane. He exploited Di Wu every day.

Of course, Shi Xi and Di Chenxiao both heard Di Wu's complaints. The two of them were whispering sweet nothings in the car.

The time spent together was always too short, and Di Jiu quickly drove to the Shi family's house.

Di Chenxiao gave Di Jiu a cold look, thinking, "Why are you driving so fast?"

Di Jiu shuddered. The journey wasn't far to begin with, and he was already driving slowly enough. He felt wronged—

"Xixi, we're home, but the front door is locked. How are you going to get in?" Di Chenxiao asked, looking at the locked door.

"I'll climb over the wall to get in," Shi Xi said, sticking out her tongue sheepishly. It's pathetic that she has to climb over the wall to get back to her own home.

"I'll take you. Your wrist is injured."

Shi Xi looked at her wrist, which was wrapped in layers of bandages by Di Chenxiao. Anyone who didn't know better would think her wrist was broken!

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore. I'm leaving."

Shi Xi got out of the car and stopped talking to Di Chenxiao, because if she continued, it would be dawn soon.

"Goodbye, Xiao Xiao!"

Goodbye, Xixi.

Di Chenxiao couldn't help but laugh as he watched Shi Xi nimbly climb over the wall.

"Let's go!" Di Chenxiao looked coldly at Di Er. "If you ever dare to doubt Xixi like this again, don't stay by my side."

"Yes," Di'er replied respectfully.

Shi Xi tiptoed into the courtyard. The moment her feet touched the ground, someone approached from a short distance away, calling out, "Who's there?"