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Girls should stick together!
The unexpected turn of events was completely unforeseen.
A person's reaction in an instant doesn't go through the brain, and Xu Huaihuai subconsciously used her right hand to block it.
The banquet was noisy, with clinking glasses, conversations, and the clatter of cutlery. The newlyweds were toasting at each table, and almost no one noticed the commotion at this particular table.
"Sister Xiao Huai, your hand!"
"Tissues! Tissues!"
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"
The back of his hand burned intensely, and Xu Huaihuai flinched, his face turning pale.
The hot dish that was about to be poured onto the little girl's face was mostly blocked by the back of Xu Huaihuai's hand, with only a little sauce splashing onto the little girl's face. The little girl was frightened and cried. The woman hurriedly comforted the child, and in her haste, she didn't even have time to see Xu Huaihuai's red and disheveled hand. She only asked hastily, "Is your hand okay? Okay, Huanhuan, don't cry... Really, stop making a fuss."
"How can nothing be wrong? Aunt Wenju, look after Huanhuan..." Zhao Yuanyuan was extremely anxious. She hurriedly used a tissue to wipe the sauce dripping onto Xu Huaihuai's hand.
"Water, use water to rinse, water is..." Although it hurt a lot, Xu Huaihuai reacted quickly.
"Over there!" The person serving the dishes also had a pale face, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and pointed in a direction.
Lin Xu weaved through the crowd of guests, grabbed Xu Huaihuai's uninjured hand, and, taking advantage of his height, ran in the direction the person pointed.
"What's wrong?"
Some people looked at the two young people running very fast with a strange expression. It's a new era, why are young men and women running like they're about to elope?
"It looks like the food from that table spilled on me..."
"It's probably okay that he can run that fast. He's probably going back to change his clothes."
The groom vaguely heard some noise. "It's alright if the food spilled. Just have the kitchen refill it. Today is my and Yuexin's big day. Everyone, please enjoy yourselves..."
The water was flowing rapidly.
Lin Xu held Xu Huaihuai's elbow and rinsed it under the running water.
Xu Huaihuai felt a scratchy, stinging pain on the back of her hand and wrist. She dared not look at her hand, afraid of seeing the disfigured blisters.
"Does it still hurt?" Lin Xu asked in a low voice.
"A little. It doesn't hurt as much as it did before."
"Sister Huai, you still don't dare to look at your own hands. How could you have dared to reach out and block them back then?"
"I was too quick. If I had been any slower, I probably would have spilled it on the child's face."
"It's not your child, why are you worried about her?" Realizing her tone was a bit cold, Lin Xu paused and changed the subject, "Sister Huai, you can turn your head now. There are no blisters, just a small area of redness and swelling, it should only be a first-degree burn. We'll go to the clinic in a bit..."
Xu Huaihuai quickly glanced at her right hand. The burned area was indeed only red, without blisters or ulceration.
She scrutinized Lin Xu's expression again. Although there was no obvious change, she had a feeling that something was wrong with him.
"Lin Xu, what's wrong? You seem unhappy."
“I saw it all, Sister Huai. You didn’t have to block it. You wouldn’t have gotten burned if you hadn’t.” Lin Xu frowned.
His eyes showed worry and lingering fear.
"It's just a subconscious reaction, don't take it so seriously. Look, my hand isn't that bad. It's just a little red from the burn, it'll be fine in a couple of days. If it were a child's face, I don't know how much it would hurt."
"Doesn't it hurt?"
Xu Huaihuai wanted to say something, but Lin Xu glanced at the time, turned off the water, and took her other hand, saying, "Let's go to the clinic."
"The treatment was very timely. The burn isn't too serious. I'll prescribe some burn ointment for you. After applying it, wrap it with sterile gauze. Don't get it wet for the first few days." The doctor spoke slowly but wrote the prescription quickly.
"Okay, okay, thank you, doctor." Xu Huaihuai nodded obediently.
Lin Xu pressed on, "How many days is the first few days?"
Xu Huaihuai quickly shook her left hand, which Lin Xu was holding tightly, to indicate that she knew what she was doing.
The doctor lazily lifted his eyelids and glanced at the young couple holding hands. They were such a lovey-dovey pair, cuddling up to the lonely village doctor.
"It's just the first few days. You see how it goes. Be diligent these next few days, and be observant enough to keep the house clean. Before the skin starts peeling and healing, your partner's hands can't touch water. Go pay the bill and get the medicine over there, next!"
Lin Xu carefully applied the medicine to Xu Huaihuai with a cotton swab.
This person applied the medicine stroke by stroke in one direction, creating a very even coating, as if they were applying putty to her arm.
"It's okay, you don't need to be so precise. You can just apply it in circles."
"If you apply it unevenly, the skin will recover at different rates."
She looked at Lin Xu's serious and focused face and remained silent.
When Zhong Xuelu called, Xu Huaihuai's burned right hand had just been properly bandaged. She was trying to tie a bag of medicine with only her left hand. Her right hand fingers would pull on the injured skin on the back of her hand if she moved them. Although it didn't hurt much, she was afraid it would get worse, so she thought it would be better to get used to using only her left hand for the time being.
Lin Xu checked her phone for her. "It's Sister Lu's."
"Your sister probably guessed it, can you help me take it?" Xu Huaihuai started struggling with the small plastic bag.
“My Huai! I’ve arrived! You…” a warm female voice said.
"Sister, it's me."
"Where's Huaihuai? Why did you take her phone?" A cold female voice asked.
"She burned her right hand and is now battling a plastic bag from the clinic with her left hand using only her strong willpower. Do you want to come and see the live scene?"
Send me your location.
The call ended.
Lin Xu put Xu Huaihuai's phone back in her bag, and then sent her location to Zhong Xuelu.
"Sister Lu will be here soon."
As soon as Zhong Xuelu entered the clinic, she spotted Xu Huaihuai sitting by the door playing with a plastic bag.
"My Huai! Waaah! You've suffered!" Zhong Xuelu threw herself onto Xu Huaihuai, sat on her lap, and hugged her neck, sobbing.
"I'm fine, I'm fine, look, it's all wrapped up."
Xu Huaihuai was no stranger to Zhong Xuelu's face; there were many photos of Zhong Xuelu in "her" phone album and WeChat Moments.
She has the appearance of a stunningly beautiful woman with a cool and aloof demeanor, just like her name, which is like snow in winter.
What arrived before her was her fragrance, a cool scent unlike the medicinal smell of the small clinic.
Xu Huaihuai had actually imagined their meeting many times. Would she find that she was different from before? Would she feel that her personality had changed drastically? If she discovered that she wasn't the same Xu Huaihuai, would she be angry and sad?
She never imagined that Zhong Xuelu would have a personality like a sticky rice ball—sweet, soft, and affectionate.
Even though it was only our first meeting, we felt so close. It was like hearing her voice for the first time.
Zhong Xuelu carefully raised her bandaged right hand in Xu Huaihuai's arms, "Was it my brother who did this? I'll kill him."
Lin Xu, who had just returned with two glasses of water, was surprised to see his older sister sitting unceremoniously on Xu Huaihuai's lap: "?"
"No, no, it was just my own carelessness, it has nothing to do with him."
"Sister, have some water. Sister Huai, have some water." Lin Xu handed her the water. "Sister, it's not appropriate for you to sit on her like that."
"What's wrong with that? When I kissed Huaihuai, you didn't even know if it was a fertilized egg..."
Lin Xu: "..."
He thought for a moment and felt he could retort, "I also q..."
"!" Xu Huaihuai pinched Lin Xu's waist in Zhong Xuelu's blind spot to mute the voice, "Um, how about we leave? The doctor seems to be looking at us strangely."
"Haven't you ever seen a pretty girl sticking her tongue out before?"
"Little brother, what were you going to say? What did you say?" As they walked out of the clinic, Zhong Xuelu took Xu Huaihuai's left arm. She hadn't forgotten what Lin Xu hadn't finished saying.
Lin Xu picked up his bag and took the medicine from Xu Huaihuai's right side. Xu Huaihuai turned her head and looked at him with a smile.
He touched his nose. "I don't even know if I was a fertilized egg when you two were kissing."
"Oh, you were probably still wearing open-crotch pants when we kissed," Zhou Xuelu recalled. "Huaihuai, do you remember how old we were when we first kissed?"
"Haha, I don't quite remember either." Please, please don't bring up any more topics about kissing or lip-kissing, okay? I'm so guilty. What's going on? How come both siblings have been kissed by "Xu Huaihuai"?
Could it be that all the people named Xu Huaihuai are this brother and sister?
“I don’t remember, so let’s give each other a kiss now! Anyway, that bastard Ling Zhou is gone! There’s nothing standing between me and my daughter!” Zhong Xuelu kissed Xu Huaihuai on the corner of the mouth.
Then, from this success, I received a mysterious, shy face and my younger brother's resentful eyes.
"What? What's wrong with your eyes? Haven't you seen any pretty girls getting close to you?" Zhong Xuelu rolled her eyes at her younger brother with disdain.
"Heh." Lin Xusui sneered.
Xu Huaihuai was caught in the middle between her siblings and was in a very difficult position. She was struggling with how to tell Zhong Xuelu, who knew nothing about it, that she had kissed, touched, and almost slept with her brother Lin Xu.
Zhong Xuelu could tell that Xu Huaihuai had something to say, so she tossed the car keys to Lin Xu and said, "Little Lin, go back the car."
"What's wrong? What do you want to tell me? Oh my god, Huai, looking at your conflicted expression, you don't mean you want to sleep with that bastard Ling Zhou, do you?"
"No……"
Xu Huaihuai's refusal was drowned out by Zhong Xuelu's resounding and impassioned words: "Listen to your sister's advice! Men should be treated like massage sticks, replaced regularly! Look at that bastard Ling Zhou, his warranty has expired, just replace him! Men, once used, are like chewed sugarcane residue, throw them away when you should! Don't be reluctant!"
"Um, I really didn't mean that."
"That's great! So what do you want to tell me?" Zhong Xuelu nuzzled Xu Huaihuai's shoulder. "You smell so good..."
The sentence structure looked so familiar. Before Xu Huaihuai could recall its origin, Zhong Xuelu said, "It smells like braised pig's feet."
"..." There was no way to refute it. That bowl of braised pig's feet was really flavorful.
She pondered her words.
I messed with your brother.
Too straightforward.
That's not appropriate.
Xu Huaihuai decided to be tactful when talking to Zhong Xuelu, "What I meant was that I did *that* with a guy younger than me."
Zhong Xuelu looked at her in surprise, then said with great satisfaction, "You've finally figured it out! But how young am I, a college student?"
"almost?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, college students who've been completely taken advantage of by older women, how far have you gotten? How is it, is the new one better than the old one?"
"No, it hasn't come to that yet..."
"Then what are you two doing?"
"We just kissed and touched each other..." Xu Huaihuai said softly.
"Are you two high school students or elementary school kids? Acting so innocent? Is this little boy impotent?"
[Author's Note]
My amazing helper sister [three-colored cat head emoji], quickly say thank you sister!
(bushi)
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