Chapter 98 Chapter 98 "That beast wouldn't even bother you during your period..."
Yao Yingxia pulled her wrist back awkwardly, covered it tightly with her sleeve again, and said, "Brother, I'm fine."
As soon as she finished speaking, someone put their arm around her shoulders and a smiling voice came from behind her, seemingly asking casually, "What are you talking about?"
Yao Yingxia's back straightened instantly, and a creepy feeling started from her tailbone and quickly spread to every part of her body.
Even though Xiao An has lived here for a year, Yao Yingxia would still experience reflexive stress whenever an incident involved the three of them at the same time.
From the perspective of Shen Xingchuan who was walking over from behind, he must have seen Xiao An holding her arm just now. Given his protective personality, the ease he showed at this moment was actually strange.
Yao Yingxia was still thinking about how to get away with it when she heard Xiao An ask bluntly, "Did you hurt my sister's wrist?"
There is nothing wrong with such a justified accusation. After all, he is Yao Yingxia's "brother" and has enough position to support his sister.
Shen Xingchuan readily admitted, "It was me." A somewhat intriguing expression crossed his face. "I'm afraid it's inconvenient to tell you exactly how it happened."
If Xiao An continued to ask questions, the only one who would feel embarrassed would be Yao Yingxia.
So the topic came to an abrupt end, and Xiao An's face became even uglier.
Seeing the tension growing, Yao Yingxia felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen. She whispered to Xiao An, "Brother, my stomach is uncomfortable. Can you make me some sweet soup?"
The angry expression on Xiao An's face froze almost instantly, and then became very strange. He looked at her and asked, "Are you having your period?"
Yao Yingxia nodded.
Xiao An then asked: "When did you come?"
Shen Xingchuan frowned slightly, as if he felt that this question was a bit beyond the line, but he didn't say anything in the end.
Yao Yingxia thought for a moment and said, "It should be the day before yesterday."
Although she didn't know why her brother asked so carefully, Yao Yingxia was happy to see anything that could slightly ease the tense atmosphere between them.
She just couldn't understand why all the emotions in her brother's eyes were replaced by heartache after he learned that she had her period.
Yao Yingxia never felt sorry for herself, but in Xiao An's eyes at this moment, she seemed to be the most pitiful person in the world.
Xiao An didn't expect Shen Xingchuan to be such a bastard. His sister had her period the day before yesterday, and was tortured by Shen Xingchuan last night.
How could he bear it?
Xiao An was silent for a long time, like a crashed computer program that finally overcame the lag and started working again. He took off his apron, walked in front of Shen Xingchuan, and swung his hand to punch him.
The punch was fierce and fierce, carrying long-suppressed anger. Even though Shen Xingchuan had already noticed that something was wrong with him, he was unable to completely avoid it and was still scratched by Xiao An's fist.
A sharp pain quickly spread across his cheek. Shen Xingchuan hadn't suffered such a loss in a long time. Before Yao Yingxia could react, the two of them were already fighting fiercely.
The long-standing dissatisfaction has accumulated to this point, like throwing a match into a haystack, making it difficult to clean up in an instant.
In the past, Xiao An would have had little chance of fighting back against Shen Xingchuan who was awake, but now his legs had not fully recovered, and he would always feel pain that was difficult to ignore when he was under force. For a while, the two of them fought back and forth.
Yao Yingxia found it hard to understand why her brother suddenly lost control. No matter how much she wanted to calm down this sudden war, she was unable to separate the two men whose sanity had been overwhelmed by anger.
It turns out that when a fist hits the body, there really is a terrifying dull sound. In a close-range fight between evenly matched opponents, it is difficult to completely avoid the opponent's attacks like in martial arts movies. Both men's faces were quickly covered with bruises, but no one was willing to stop and admit defeat.
It just so happened that this day was New Year's Eve. The day before yesterday, Shen Xingchuan gave most of the bodyguards a day off, leaving only two people at home. Even though they heard the noise and rushed over to stop it, they were unable to interrupt this life-and-death fight.
The heavy marble dining table was knocked out of place, and almost all the chairs fell over. The originally smooth floor became a mess in the blink of an eye, just like the first half of her life.
Yao Yingxia looked at the ridiculous scene in front of her and suddenly wanted to laugh. She had originally thought that after the college entrance examination, all the hardships would be rewarded and she would have enough ability to control her own life. However, she did not expect that every New Year's Eve after that would be equally terrible.
When the bodyguard heard the laughter, he looked back at her and found that Miss Yao had a very strange and bright smile on her face. Although he didn't know what she was laughing at, the scene was really too weird.
There was no time to be distracted for too long, as a loud bang was heard in front of him. Shen Xingchuan had just dodged Xiao An's attack by moving sideways and slammed him onto the coffee table.
After all, the bodyguard was employed by someone. Even if he had a good relationship with Xiao An, he reacted quickly and stepped forward to hold him down.
Seeing Xiao An being restrained, Shen Xingchuan was unable to calm down his anger. There was a plate of freshly washed strawberries on the coffee table with two silver fruit forks in it. Shen Xingchuan picked up one and stabbed it into Xiao An's wrist.
He just held Xia Xia here——
However, the fork encountered resistance halfway, and another cup of water was poured over her head. Through the water column, Shen Xingchuan saw the tip of the teeth sink into Yao Yingxia's palm, leaving two bloody holes.
The water on the hair fell like a downpour, and the boiling blood finally cooled down slowly. Her cold and ethereal voice seemed to come to my ears again - never touch Xiao An, otherwise I will fight you to the death.
Her unyielding look at that moment told him the same thing.
Drops of water ran across his cheeks and eyelashes in a messy manner, as if rain was falling in his eyes.
Shen Xingchuan couldn't even feel angry. He obviously shouldn't have any expectations, but Yao Yingxia always managed to pull his heart out of the abyss and stomp on it a few more times, not letting him have any remaining hopes.
He lowered his eyes expressionlessly, wanting to check Yao Yingxia's injuries, but she seemed not to feel any pain. She just clenched her palms, not wanting Xiao An to see the two bloody holes.
Fortunately, Xiao An was blocked from view by the bodyguard just now and had no idea that she was injured. The conflict cannot continue to escalate, and an explanation must be given to today's incident.
Yao Yingxia placed the empty mug in her hand on the coffee table, looked at Xiao An and asked, "Why did you do that?"
Xiao An refused to speak, but pushed away the bodyguard who was holding him down, pulled Yao Yingxia out the door.
Shen Xingchuan stood still, looking at them as if he were not involved, as if her stay or leave was up to him and had nothing to do with him.
But Yao Yingxia knew that if she dared to walk out of this door today, the consequences would be unbearable.
After being dragged a few steps by Xiao An, Yao Yingxia finally pulled her hand free with all her might. She tried hard to temporarily control the situation: "You go to the hospital first. I'll pack the things here for you."
Xiao An's eyes were filled with pity for his misfortune and anger at his lack of resistance: "You're not leaving?"
Yao Yingxia lowered her eyes: "This is my 'home'." She said this to Shen Xingchuan. He has always been vindictive. If he can't completely calm down, I'm afraid no one can escape unscathed.
Xiao An sneered: "Home? What kind of home is this? That beast wouldn't let you go even when you were on your period."
Now even the bodyguards around felt embarrassed and wished they had ears. After looking at each other, they temporarily retreated to the balcony.
Yao Yingxia was completely confused. It was true that she had her period, and Shen Xingchuan was not so perverted as to not let her go. Even though he achieved his goal through other means last night, he did not take the last step.
Why did my brother say that?
Even though she had ample time to react, Yao Yingxia still couldn't believe what she had just heard. Her face flushed bright red, then gradually lost color: "You misunderstood, he didn't touch me."
"You still want to protect him?" Xiao An's words were so sure that it seemed as if he had watched a live broadcast. Yao Yingxia only thought about whether this was really possible for a moment, and she felt her whole body was shaky.
Her chaotic thoughts were interrupted by a cold voice behind her. Shen Xingchuan had come up behind her and held Yao Yingxia's shoulders. "Xiao An, I suggest you see a psychiatrist."
Xiao An certainly didn't think he was sick, but at this moment, Shen Xingchuan once again angered him: "Don't touch my sister!"
He just took a step forward and saw Yao Yingxia standing in front of Shen Xingchuan. It was a completely protective posture, but Xiao An didn't understand who she really wanted to protect.
This was the first time Yao Yingxia saw such a disappointed look on Xiao An's face, as if she was a complete traitor. The farce ended with a loud bang of the door slamming.
Yao Yingxia stood there in a daze for a while. After the buzzing in her ears disappeared, the room became dead silent. Everyone had a way to retreat, but she didn't.
Yao Yingxia turned around stiffly and looked up at Shen Xingchuan. The skin at the corner of his eye was broken, and his whole body was shrouded in a layer of dark clouds, as if a storm was about to come at any time.
Yao Yingxia was like a weed in the gloomy weather, accustomed to bending in the wind. "I'm sorry, please don't bother with my brother."
The way she was being humble was really annoying, and it was all for Xiao An. Shen Xingchuan said coldly, "Why would I bother with an outsider?"
His tone was relatively calm, and Yao Yingxia was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard Shen Xingchuan say, "No matter how little your brother has studied, he should know not to have improper desires for blood relatives, right? Incest has a high probability of producing a deformed child."
She had always known Shen Xingchuan to be mean, but she had never imagined him to be this mean. After a moment of shock, Yao Yingxia finally grasped the key point of his words—Shen Xingchuan had sensed that Xiao An's feelings for her went beyond siblings.
Yao Yingxia must not have known how pale and fragile her face was right now, so everything she said next was completely unconvincing: "You think too much."
Shen Xingchuan did not comment and was not prepared to settle accounts with her at a moment like today. He just took the medicine box and applied medicine to Yao Yingxia's palm.
Although the injury was not serious, Xiao An would eventually be held responsible for it. One thing after another, at some point in the future, it would accumulate to the point of breaking through the defense line and burying him in an instant.
Before that, he could give Yao Yingxia unlimited patience and opportunities, and the choice was always in her hands.
The sky gradually darkened and lights were lit in every house. Unlike the lively and festive New Year atmosphere outside, the hospital was the desertedest on New Year's Eve.
When the ward door was pushed open, Sister Zhao was on the phone with her daughter: "I really can't leave. Someone has to stay in the ward. You guys eat first. You really don't have to wait for me..."
When she looked up at the sound, Sister Zhao was quite surprised. She said goodbye hastily and hung up the phone. Then she smiled and said hello, "Mr. Xiao, why are you here at this hour?"
Xiao An pointed to his face and said, "I got hurt accidentally. I came to the hospital to get treated. I came to see you by the way."
"You are so thoughtful." Just as Sister Zhao finished speaking, her cell phone rang again. The caller ID showed that it was her stubborn daughter who insisted that she go home for New Year's Eve dinner today.
Seeing Sister Zhao's embarrassment, Xiao An said smoothly, "I still have some time today and can stay in the hospital until about ten o'clock. You can go home and eat first, and then come over."
Sister Zhao was obviously moved, but also a little embarrassed: "Is it too much trouble for you?" After all, it was New Year's Eve, which should have been an important moment for family reunion.
Xiao An smiled indifferently: "It doesn't matter. I'm going to be alone today anyway." His sister was trapped by Shen Xingchuan, Xiao Ruo and Song You returned to their family home, and he was the only one with nowhere to go.
Sister Zhao showed a bit of sympathy, but didn't ask any more questions. "Thank you so much. I wish you a happy new year in advance."
"Happy New Year."
The door was gently closed, and the ward became silent in an instant. The smell of disinfectant seemed to have a wonderful calming effect. Xiao An felt that he was more awake than ever before.
He had really gone too far just now. He shouldn't have put his sister in such a difficult position. She had never been able to control herself.
Approaching Xu Nian's bed, Xiao An glanced at the bedside monitor. Except for the slightly low heart rate, everything else was normal.
His eyes then fell on Xu Nian's face. The younger sister's facial features perfectly inherited all the advantages of her mother. Anyone who has seen them mother and daughter said that Yao Yingxia looks very much like her mother.
But after being bedridden for three years, even though the nurses took good care of her, Xu Nian's face showed signs of decline.
Xiao An let himself be empty for a long time before he said softly, "Aunt Xu, Happy New Year."
As expected, there was no response, but it didn't affect anything. Xiao An dipped a cotton swab in water and moistened her dry lips: "In a few days, it will be the second anniversary of Xia Xia's marriage certificate. Do you know if she is married?"
Xiao An waited patiently for a few seconds, and sure enough, he saw the electrocardiogram waveform on the monitor suddenly rise.
When he came here before, he accidentally discovered that Xu Nian was conscious. Although it was only a low-probability event and could only last for a very short time, he happened to encounter it today. Who can say that this is not God's will?
Xiao An lowered his eyes, thinking he was doing the right thing: "Xia Xia sold herself to Shen Xingchuan to save you. I heard that you were with his brother."
It was visibly obvious that Xu Nian's lips trembled, his breathing became heavy, and his lifeless face seemed completely shrouded in sorrow.
Xiao An asked apologetically, "Aunt Xu, Xia Xia has really tried her best. Are you willing to save her?"
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