After hanging up the phone, it was Li Lin's turn to get food. He handed the lunch box into the window, ordered a plate of shredded pork with fish flavor and Kung Pao chicken, filled a box of rice, went to another window to buy two servings of sweet soup, and then carried the food back to Xu Wen's dormitory.
Not long after Li Lin left, Xu Wen, sitting on the edge of the bed, received a call from her brother Xu Yilong.
It would have been fine if she didn't answer the call, but when she heard that her brother Xu Yillong was coming to Han River in the afternoon...Xu Wen suddenly became panicked.
She was not yet ready to introduce Li Lin to her family... She knew that her brother Xu Yilong had always been arrogant, and Li Lin had a stubborn temper and would never admit defeat, so the meeting between the two would probably be unpleasant.
But my brother is here, I can’t just avoid him, right?
She thought for a moment, then said to Xu Yilong in embarrassment, "Brother, I still have some work to do this afternoon. I'll call you when I'm done..."
Xu Yilong didn't think much about it and agreed without hesitation, "Well, it will take me two or three hours to get to Han River. I will contact you when I get there."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Wen suddenly felt anxious. She knew her brother's pride very well. If he told Li Lin about her family background in a few words, would it bring some psychological pressure to Li Lin? How would Li Lin see her? Would he think that she was deliberately hiding something and had an impure heart?
"Oh no, how can we avoid each other meeting?" Xu Wen felt a headache. On the one hand, she was worried that Xu Yilong would let the cat out of the bag, and on the other hand, she was afraid that Li Lin would think too much and affect the trust between them... In short, it was not the right time to confess her identity to Li Lin.
Just as she was daydreaming, Li Lin pushed the door open and walked in with a lunch box.
When he saw Xu Wen sitting up, he hurriedly said worriedly, "Didn't I tell you to lie down and not move? Why are you sitting up? Are you going to the toilet? Come, let me help you..."
Putting the lunch box on the coffee table, Li Lin walked forward and held Xu Wen's arm.
Xu Wen shook her head and said, "No, my back hurts after lying down for a long time, so I want to sit for a while..."
"Oh, then don't move, I'll move the table over..."
Li Lin thoughtfully picked up some food for Xu Wen. Xu Wen, who was craving for Kung Pao Chicken, became anxious when she thought of her brother Xu Yilong who would be here soon. Seeing Li Lin eating seriously with his head down, she couldn't bear to hide it from him, so she mustered up the courage to confess to him that she was actually the son of an official...
"Li Lin..."
She had just opened her mouth.
Li Lin looked up and asked her, "Not to your liking?"
"No..." Xu Wen quickly shoveled two mouthfuls of rice and swallowed back what she was about to say.
Li Lin remembered the agreement with Wu Xiongfei, so he said, "I'm going to go out after two o'clock. I'll ask Qiao An to bring you food after five o'clock. I might be back a little late."
Hearing that Li Lin was going out soon, Xu Wen's eyes lit up and she thought, isn't this a chance for her to see her brother?
So she said considerately, "You have a job again? Well, I can take care of myself. I don't eat much at night anyway, so I don't need my cousin to send me food."
"How can you not eat? ... Just stay at home and wait."
Listening to Xu Wen's words, Li Lin felt a little strange. In the past, when Li Lin said he had to go out for something, Xu Wen would pull him and pester him and act coquettishly... Why did she seem to be eager for him to leave early today?
Maybe it's because of the foot injury...
At around 2 o'clock, Li Lin left Xu Wen's dormitory. Before leaving, he reminded her to lie down on the bed and rest, not to move around, and to call him if she needed anything.
Xu Wen was as obedient as a kitten, nodding frequently and waving goodbye to Li Lin. She also reminded him considerately, "Work is important, don't worry too much about me..."
After watching Li Lin leave, another twenty minutes later, Xu Wen called his brother Xu Yilong and said, "Brother, I didn't tell you just now because I was afraid you would worry. I accidentally sprained my foot and can't go downstairs... When you arrive, come directly to Handa. I'll wait for you in the dormitory."
Xu Yilong asked worriedly, "How could you be so careless? Just wait in the dormitory, I'll be there soon..."
At around three o'clock, Xu Yillong successfully found Xu Wen's location according to Xu Wen's instructions over the phone.
Xu Wen was sitting in the room and could hear the "dong dong dong" sound of Xu Yillong rushing up the stairs in a hurry.
The door was not locked, and Xu Yillong pushed it open and walked in. As soon as his tall and burly figure entered the room, the entire dormitory seemed to seem a little smaller.
Seeing Xu Wen sitting on the edge of the bed with her feet swollen like a toad, his eyes instantly became as sharp as an eagle, full of heartache and anger, "How did this happen? Did someone bully you? Tell me, I'll go and settle the score with him!"
As he spoke, he strode to the bedside, squatted down, gently held Xu Wen's feet, and carefully checked the injury.
Xu Wen's eyes were slightly red, and she was very moved. She explained softly, "Brother, I fell accidentally. It's okay. Don't make a fuss."
Xu Yilong was not willing to give up. He took out his cell phone and called the driver downstairs, "Go to the hospital now and buy the best anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medicine. Hurry up!" The driver nodded in agreement. Not daring to delay for a moment, he stepped on the accelerator and rushed towards the nearest hospital.
Xu Yilong sat on the bed, rubbing his sister's feet distressedly, complaining, "Look at you, what kind of boyfriend did you find? You're injured like this, but he's nowhere to be found."
"How could you fall for such a heartless person?...Call him and ask him to come see me. I'll teach him a lesson!"
Xu Wen knew Xu Yilong's temper, so she could only go along with him. The more she argued with him, the more he would get stubborn. So she shook his arm and said, "Brother, Li Lin has been taking care of me these days. He has work and just left."
"What a coincidence that he just left? You are not lying to me, your brother, are you? Besides, what's the point of him hiding when I, the eldest brother, am here?" Xu Yillong frowned and no longer had any good impression of Li Lin.
Xu Wen quickly explained, "Brother, I didn't tell him you were coming..."
"Ah? Why?" Xu Yillong asked with puzzled eyes.
"Because I don't want him to know my family background now. It's not easy for him to get to where he is today... I don't want him to have any psychological pressure, and I don't want him to have any prejudice against me... We just love each other purely, and it has nothing to do with background, do you understand?" Xu Wen said earnestly.
However, Xu Yilong was like a piece of wood. He shook his head with a stern face and said in confusion, "I don't understand! Would it be embarrassing to tell others about our family background? Let that kid know the gap between him and our family, then he will look up to you and become even more inseparable from you... Little sister, you are too simple and naive. Maybe he already knew your identity and deliberately approached you!"
Xu Wen smiled awkwardly and denied, "Brother, you are wrong. I was the one who took the initiative to pursue him..."
"What did you say?!"
Xu Yillong stood there in a daze, his mouth trembling and a look of disbelief on his face.
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