Chapter 93 Lin Xiaoxia, You Are So Easy to Cheat

After the Chinese New Year, time seems to pass faster.

Every day Lin Zixia reads books, does homework, reviews previous knowledge points, and previews the new semester's courses in the house.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is coming soon.

Registration was to take place the next day, so she had to leave for Chengdu that day.

Lin Zixia bought a ticket for the morning, packed her textbooks and materials, and dragged her suitcase out of the bedroom.

Lin Anhong went to work, Ye Yinghua also went to school for a meeting in the morning, and only Lin Zirui was watching TV in the living room.

Seeing Lin Zixia dragging the suitcase out, Lin Zirui moved his gaze from the TV screen to her.

He hesitated for two seconds and then asked, "Are you leaving?"

Lin Zixia stopped in the living room. She looked at Lin Zirui who was holding the remote control and nodded. "Well, I'm leaving now. Tell your parents when they come back."

After saying that, she pushed her suitcase out the door.

The feeling of leaving was completely different from when she came back. She actually felt much more relaxed.

The bus wobbled along the provincial road as it edged towards the provincial capital. Lin Zixia pulled out his headphones, put them on, randomly selected a song from the hit playlist, adjusted the volume, and closed his eyes to rest.

The sunlight shines through the glass car window, creating strands of light floating in the air.

When the car arrived at the station, Lin Zixia opened his eyes almost immediately.

Ashin's voice came from the headset, "Me and my last bit of stubbornness, I will hold my hands tightly and never let go..."

The bus was bustling with activity, with passengers scrambling to get up and grab their luggage to get off. Lin Zixia didn't join them, but stayed seated until most of them had left before getting off. She stuffed her headphones back into her bag and headed for the exit.

The hall was bustling with people, including many passengers carrying large luggage. She pushed her suitcase with difficulty through the crowd towards the exit.

A child ran towards her at a very fast speed, and was about to hit her suitcase. Lin Zixia's heart skipped a beat, and she wanted to brake but it was too late.

Suddenly, Xie Fang stretched out a big, bony hand and pressed down her suitcase, while with the other hand he grabbed the child's collar and pulled him back.

The fingers of the hand pressing on the suitcase were white and slender, and faint veins could be seen on the back of the hand. Following the arm up, Lin Zixia saw the familiar profile.

His thin eyelids drooped and his brows were a little cold, indicating that he was in a bad mood at the moment.

"Watch the child carefully. Who will be held responsible if he gets hit?"

He frowned and spoke to the child's parents who came over.

Lin Zixia stood up straight, a look of surprise flashed across his face, and his dark, round eyes widened.

Lu Xiangye turned around and saw the confused girl standing there in a daze.

"Stupid? Did you get bumped into?"

Lin Zixia raised his hand and rubbed his eyes. He was still in front of the same arrogant and stinky person. Only then did he confirm it and asked softly, "Why are you here?"

Lu Xiangye reached out and took her suitcase. He took a step forward with his long legs and said in a clear voice, "I have nothing to do."

Lin Zixia: ...Can you please speak properly?

She quickly raised her foot and followed.

It was not until Lu Xiangye stopped a taxi at the bus station exit and put her suitcase in the trunk that Lin Zixia was sure that he was there to pick her up.

No wonder he insisted on asking what time the ticket he bought was last night.

The two sat in the back seat, and Lu Xiangye told the driver the address of the community.

Lin Zixia sat by the window and looked at Lu Xiangye sideways. "When did you come? Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Lu Xiangye then looked at her, his dark eyes deep and profound, "The time is on your ticket. I arrived ten minutes early."

Lin Zixia pursed her lips and said, "You don't have to come. It's too much trouble."

Lu Xiangye frowned slightly, looked ahead expressionlessly, and said nothing.

They hadn't seen each other for a whole holiday. Although they chatted every day during the winter vacation, when they really met, and it was so sudden, Lin Zixia didn't know what to say for a moment.

Just as she was thinking about what to say, her cell phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Ye Yinghui, asking her when she would arrive and asking Xu Youlin to drive to pick her up.

Lin Zixia raised his hand and replied to Ye Yinghui, saying that he was almost there and there was no need for Xu Youlin to pick him up.

Lu Xiangye remained silent.

Lin Zixia put away his phone, poked his arm with his finger, and called him softly, "Lu Xiangye..."

Lu Xiangye then glanced at her and asked, "What?"

Lin Zixia curled her lips and said, "Thank you for picking me up."

Lu Xiangye snorted lightly, his tone a little unhappy, "I don't think you really want me to come."

Lin Zixia knew she shouldn't have said that just now. She tugged at Lu Xiangye's sleeve and said softly, "No, I don't miss you. I'm very happy."

Lu Xiangye lowered his head, looking at the two white and tender fingers tugging at his sleeve, then looked up at the girl in front of him who was pretending to be innocent and sincere, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "I didn't notice."

Lin Zixia's eyebrows were half curved, and she tilted her head back and smiled at him, the dimples on her lips faintly visible. "Do you see it now?"

Lu Xiangye's fingers moved slightly, and without any hesitation, he raised his hand and pinched her cheek, saying fiercely, "Don't try this on me."

But there was a gentleness between his eyebrows, even a hint of smile.

Lin Zixia raised his hand and rubbed his cheek, muttering softly, "If you hadn't come to pick me up, I wouldn't have given it to you."

Lu Xiangye raised his eyelids slightly, and asked lazily, "What did you just say?"

Lin Zixia said seriously, "I didn't say anything."

Lu Xiangye snorted lightly, his voice teasing, "What a promising future."

The distance from the station to the community is not far, it only takes twenty minutes.

After Lu Xiangye paid the money, he took down Lin Zixia's suitcase and the two of them entered the community together.

Lu Xiangye walked in front dragging her suitcase, and Lin Zixia followed behind him with her schoolbag on her back.

When they reached the door, Lu Xiangye handed her the suitcase and glanced at her with his eyes lowered. "Text me after dinner. I need to talk to you if I need anything."

There was some confusion in Lin Zixia's eyes. What was it that had to be said after dinner? Couldn't it be said now?

Before she could ask, Lu Xiangye had already opened the door and went back.

Lin Zixia stood at the door, looked at the closed door, pursed his lips, took out the key, opened the door and went in.

Hearing the noise, Ye Yinghui and Xu Chengpeng in the living room turned around and said, "Xiao Xia is here, why didn't you call your brother to pick you up?"

"Is such a big suitcase heavy?"

Lin Zixia smiled and said, "It's okay, auntie. I took a taxi here. It's not heavy."

Ye Yinghui looked at her and said, "Then go and pack your things. I'll make lunch."

Lin Zixia nodded, "Okay."

Lin Zixia entered the room and found that her bed sheets and pillowcases had been replaced with new ones, with different patterns. The window in the room was open, and the breeze from outside blew in gently, without any dull smell.

She was stunned for a moment, then she took out all the books from the suitcase and arranged them on the table.

After cleaning up, Lin Zixia went to the living room, Ye Yinghui cooked in the kitchen, and Xu Chengpeng helped pick vegetables at the table in the living room.

Lin Zixia also helped. Seeing that Xu Chengpeng was no longer in a wheelchair, she took the initiative to ask, "Uncle, how is your foot?"

Xu Chengpeng smiled and said, "I'm almost healed. It takes 100 days to heal a broken bone. As long as I rest well and don't walk too much, I'll be fine."

Lin Zixia nodded, "That's good, auntie doesn't have to worry anymore."

Xu Chengpeng smiled and said, "Your brother is going to school soon, and I will be leaving soon. Then it will be just you and your aunt at home."

"Fortunately, you are here now, and your aunt has a companion."

Lin Zixia pursed her lips and asked, "Uncle-in-law, are you going over so soon?"

Xu Chengpeng picked the green beans in his hand and threw them into the basket. "Yeah, I haven't been there for a few months, and there are a lot of things waiting for me to deal with."

The sound of the range hood rang out in the kitchen, and Ye Yinghui's voice came from inside, "Old Xu, bring me the food."

“Here I come!”

Xu Chengpeng stood up and walked slowly into the kitchen, where he could immediately hear the sound of two people whispering.

Lin Zixia smiled and didn't go in to be a third wheel. He went back to his room and put everything in order.

It was lunchtime when Xu Youlin came out of the house, wearing a pair of slippers, with sleepy eyes, looking as if he had not yet woken up.

Seeing Lin Zixia, he put his hand on her shoulder, like a brother, and yawned, "When did you arrive? Why didn't you let me pick you up?"

Lin Zixia's shoulder was leaning on him, it felt heavy. She tried to stand up straight, "I just arrived not long ago, Brother Yulin."

Ye Yinghui looked at his boneless and lazy appearance and couldn't help but say, "You sleep until noon every day. By the time you go to pick up Xia Xia, the daylily is cold."

Xu Youlin then walked over to the dining table, pulled out a stool, and sat down, saying nonchalantly, "I'm going to school in two days. When I'm here, you're annoying me, and when I'm not, you miss me. It's really hard to deal with you."

Ye Yinghui placed the bowl in front of him. "I miss you? Just wait."

Randomly greeted Lin Zixia, "Xia Xia, come and eat."

"Let's have a simple lunch at noon, and then we'll go out to eat for Lantern Festival in the evening."

Lin Zixia curled her lips and said, "Okay."

In the afternoon, Lin Zixia rested in the room for a while, preparing to get into shape for the start of school.

In the middle of the meeting, Xu Youlin pulled him over to play games.

Looking at the screen showing another failed outcome, Xu Youlin put the controller on the table and sighed, "Xia Xia, I have so many gaming equipment in my room, why don't you play with some when you have nothing to do?"

Lin Zixia held the controller and said confidently, "I'm just Brother Yulin, just making up the numbers. I don't like playing games."

Xu Youlin: “…”

In the evening, four of us went to eat hotpot. The aroma filled the air in the steaming hotpot restaurant. The spicy hotpot flavor gradually reached our noses, stimulating our taste buds.

Xu Youlin ordered a lot of dishes. When he handed the menu to Lin Zixia, Lin Zixia was silent for a moment. He had ordered everything he wanted to order and there didn't seem to be anything else he wanted to add.

Xu Youlin sighed as he ate his tripe, "Only at home can you eat such authentic hot pot. When I go to South City, I will definitely miss this."

Ye Yinghui picked up a piece of beef for him and said, "Don't talk so pitifully. Eat, eat, eat."

Lin Zixia just pursed her lips and smiled.

After dinner, Xu Youlin went to see his friends, saying that he had to make an appointment for a midnight snack before leaving.

Lin Zixia followed Xu Chengpeng and Ye Yinghui home.

After returning home, Lin Zixia charged his phone for a while before sending a message to Lu Xiangye.

【I'm back after dinner】

Lu Xiangye: [Go downstairs]

【Wear something thicker】

It was getting dark outside. Lin Zixia put on his coat, scarf and gloves, then said goodbye to Ye Yinghui and went downstairs for a walk.

Ye Yinghui didn't say anything, but just told her not to go to places with few people and to be careful.

Lin Zixia put his cell phone in his pocket, wrapped himself tightly and went out. As soon as he walked out of the elevator, he saw a figure leaning on the side.

The voice-activated lights in the corridor came on, and she could see the tall figure clearly. It was Lu Xiangye, who was looking down at his phone.

There was a bag at his feet, but it was hard to tell what was in it.

Hearing the noise, he raised his head, his eyes fell on Lin Zixia, and he chuckled softly, his voice lazy and low, "Quite obedient, wrapped up like a ball."

Lin Zixia glared at him, "What do you want to tell me?"

Lu Xiangye picked up the bag at his feet, turned around and walked out, "Follow me and you'll find out."

Lin Zixia didn't understand why, but he still followed.

Lu Xiangye took her to an open area behind the community. There were few buildings around and relatively few people.

Lin Zixia crossed his arms and asked, "Why did you bring me here?"

Lu Xiangye looked at her reaction and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why, are you scared?"

Lin Zixia swallowed and looked around. The surrounding buildings were relatively old and there were not many people around. Especially at night, it looked a bit creepy.

But she still insisted, "What's there to be afraid of?"

Lu Xiangye deliberately scared her, "Have you ever watched those suspense dramas or detective dramas? The places where accidents and crimes often happen are very similar to this one."

Lin Zixia stiffened his neck, but his feet moved involuntarily towards Lu Xiangye.

Lu Xiangye leaned over, his voice teasing, looking at her with a half-smile, "How long have we known each other? You trust me so much that you come here with me so late at night?"

Lin Zixia's pupils trembled slightly, and his eyes suddenly widened.

Lu Xiangye chuckled softly, and a faint voice came from beside her, "Look, what's over there?"

Lin Zixia subconsciously looked in the direction he pointed.

The next second, someone suddenly patted my shoulder.

"ah--"

Lin Zixia was startled and stepped back screaming, bumping into Lu Xiangye's chest.

She grabbed Lu Xiangye's arm tightly, looked back in panic, her heart beating extremely fast, she was scared.

Nothing.

Suddenly, a muffled laugh came from above his head, and Lu Xiangye's shoulders began to tremble. "Lin Xiaoxia, you are so easy to fool."

Lin Zixia came to her senses and realized that it was Lu Xiangye who was behind this. She shook his hand off and glared at him angrily, "Lu Xiangye!"

Lu Xiangye still couldn't help laughing, but seeing that Lin Zixia was getting angrier and angrier, he had to try hard to hold it back.

Lin Zixia felt as if all the blood in her body was rushing to her head, and she was so angry that she was almost suffocating.

She didn't say anything, just stared at Lu Xiangye without blinking, her cheeks puffed up with anger.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore."

With a smile in his eyes, Lu Xiangye bent down and took out the things in the bag.

Lin Zixia glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and was slightly stunned.