Over the next two days.
Xu Xinghe knits gloves at home every day. When she gets hungry, she takes food from her spatial storage and doesn't go to the cafeteria to avoid seeing Li Xingzhou, that disgusting guy.
But Li Xingzhou seemed not to understand human speech, and he persisted, going to the entrance of the courtyard every day to make his presence known.
Sometimes they would bring freshly steamed white flour buns, and sometimes they would bring canned fruit that had just arrived from the supply and marketing cooperative, chatting and saying caring words through the gate.
He always speaks softly and always chooses to do so during his lunch break when there aren't many people around.
Occasionally, someone would see him, but they would only assume that Li Xingzhou had come to deliver something, and would leave in a hurry after just one glance, without staying to watch.
Li Xingzhou's voice slipped through the crack in the door on the cold wind.
"Xinghe, I brought you some food. Come and get it. Don't skip meals just because you're in a bad mood; it's very harmful to your health."
"Xinghe, it's gotten colder today. I brought you brown sugar ginger tea. Drink it while it's hot to warm you up."
"Xinghe, I know you hate me, but I don't want to give up. We had such a good past..."
Before he could finish speaking...
With a bang.
A plate slammed down on Li Xingzhou, shattering into pieces on the floor.
Li Xingzhou was dressed in thick clothes, but he still couldn't avoid feeling pain in his chest.
Xu Xinghe leaned out of the window and shouted, "Li Xingzhou, are you ever going to stop?! I've already told you I don't want to see you, can't you understand human language? Get out of here!"
Li Xingzhou wasn't angry. Instead, he looked hurt and affectionate. He picked up the broken pieces of the plate from the ground with his well-defined fingers and put them in his pocket. "These things can hurt people. Be careful next time. Xinghe, I know you're still angry with me. If smashing me can make you feel better, then smash me all you want. I definitely won't dodge."
"You—!" Xu Xinghe was speechless, choked by his shameless appearance. She could only forcefully close the window and draw the curtains.
She paced back and forth in the room twice, getting angrier and angrier.
This can't go on any longer!
That bastard Li Xingzhou must be kicked out!
He used to have some self-respect, but ever since I spoke out, he's become completely reckless!
Li Xingzhou waited outside for a while, and after confirming that there was no movement, he took the newly bought canned fruit and went next door.
"Hello, Sister Liu, I'd like to ask you for a favor." Li Xingzhou placed the can of food on the ground, along with a bottle of frostbite ointment, and stood apologetically at the door, showing no intention of going in, demonstrating his tact.
Sister Liu wiped the water off her hands. "Oh, it's Dr. Li. What can I do for you?"
“Xinghe and I had a little argument, and she’s angry with me now. Xinghe and I grew up together, and I genuinely consider her my little sister. She’s young, and sometimes when she throws a tantrum, I always give in to her. I don’t know what I did to upset her this time. She won’t pack her things and won’t see me. I’m really worried that she’s holding a grudge and something might happen.”
Li Xingzhou sighed, his tone full of worry, "This girl is stubborn, and I'm afraid she'll mistreat herself. Could you please help me deliver these things to her, Sister Liu? As for this bottle of frostbite ointment, please accept it. It's been freezing cold lately, and it'll come in handy for housework. Consider it a small token of my gratitude for your help. Also, please help me persuade her not to be angry with me."
Li Xingzhou speaks eloquently, is good-looking, and is a doctor, so he naturally inspires a sense of closeness and trust.
Not to mention, he also knows how to conduct himself.
Sister Liu couldn't bear it; she felt so sorry for Li Xingzhou.
She immediately agreed, "It's no big deal, I'll take it over for you right away. It's so cold outside, you should go back now and not stay here in the wind."
Li Xingzhou expressed his gratitude repeatedly before leaving.
Sister Liu picked up her things and went to find Xu Xinghe.
As soon as the door opened, she began her lecture, "Xinghe, look at you! You can't treat yourself badly! Here, Dr. Li asked me to bring this to you. You have to be good to Dr. Li; he truly treats you like a younger sister!"
younger sister?
Xu Xinghe looked at the canned fruit and almost immediately understood Li Xingzhou's plan.
As siblings, they could not only openly care for her and sabotage her relationship with Jiang Linchuan, but also use this relationship to secretly do something else.
Just like the things Li Xingzhou would ramble on about at the door every time he came.
Was that said to a younger sister?
That's clearly for someone he likes!
But outsiders wouldn't listen in, so they just thought of him as an older brother caring for his younger sister!
Sister Liu kept talking, imparting her so-called experience as someone who had been through it all, "Xinghe, don't let Wang Zhizhi's difficult nature fool you, Dr. Li is really nice. He's only been here for two days, and he's already delivering medicine and supplies to every household, asking us to take good care of you. He even mentioned your parents' passing. Since you two grew up together, and he treats you like a younger sister, just treat him like a brother. That way, you'll have a family back home, and someone will help you if anything happens, right? We don't care about these things in Northeast China. I even became sworn sisters with your Aunt Mei's sister before!"
Xu Xinghe forced a smile, "Sister Liu, did Li Xingzhou really do that?"
"Yes, you didn't know?" Sister Liu told her everything she knew.
It turns out that from the very first day Li Xingzhou arrived at the military headquarters, he began to do everything he could to win people's hearts.
Even the incident of Wang Zhizhi stealing things didn't have much of an impact on him, and it passed quickly.
After Wang Zhizhi's whistleblower letter was exposed, he appeared to be in great distress and did everything he could to clear his name...
So although Li Xingzhou and Wang Zhizhi live together now, in the eyes of outsiders, they are not the same kind of people.
Li Xingzhou even gained some goodwill by using the excuse that Wang Zhizhi's family had done him a favor and therefore he had no choice but to take care of them.
Now, the people in the compound not only think that Li Xingzhou is gentle and approachable, a good doctor, but also that he is very kind, righteous, and grateful.
Xu Xinghe felt like throwing up after hearing it.
That Li Xingzhou is absolutely disgusting!
But they're really tough to deal with!
Unexpectedly, he had already laid the groundwork and made preparations as soon as he arrived at the compound.
Even if she ran away now and said that Li Xingzhou had ulterior motives towards her, probably no one would believe her; they might even think she had misunderstood.
After all, Li Xingzhou always treated her as a brother and sister when they were out in public, and he had never done anything out of line.
Even when she occasionally saw Jiang Linchuan outside, she was always very respectful and had a big smile on her face.
Seeing Xu Xinghe's furrowed brows, Sister Liu quickly pushed her into the house. "Look at me, I've been talking too fast. I'm so busy talking that I'm afraid you'll catch a cold! I've delivered the things. You and Dr. Li shouldn't be arguing anymore. Make up quickly. Okay, I'm going back to cook."
After saying that, she slammed the door shut and ran back to check the stew on the stove.
Xu Xinghe took a deep breath to suppress the irritation in her heart.
She had been careless. Her memory of Li Xingzhou was still stuck on the time when he selfishly left in her previous life, forgetting that people are multifaceted.
Besides being selfish, Li Xingzhou also knows how to manipulate people's hearts.
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