Tong Su threw herself into his arms and immediately sensed that something was wrong.
The person she hugged had a slender yet strong waist, a thin frame, and smooth muscles. Although she was knocked off balance by her sudden movement, he quickly regained his footing. He was nothing like what Xiao Shisan had said, "so sick that he couldn't even stand up and was about to die!"
She immediately took a step back and let go, but her hand was grabbed by someone; she looked up at the person, whose expression was indifferent, but whose eyes were lowered, looking at her with gentle eyes; his face was indeed pale, and he was weak and bloodless, but he was far from being seriously ill and weak.
“Atractylodes macrocephala,” he said softly.
Tong Su tried to shake off his hand, but failed. She stared at him and said, "Are you not sick? Xiao Shisan lied to me?"
Xiao Lingchen's eyes trembled slightly as he continued, "Bai Shu, are you worried about me?"
Tong Su instinctively said, "I didn't!"
“Okay, you don’t.” A smile flashed in his eyes, his expression softened, and he didn’t refute her. He went along with her words and simply called her softly, “Bai Shu.”
The moment she lunged at me, the moment I heard her speak, it felt as if a missing piece in my heart had been suddenly filled, warm and comforting, fulfilling and satisfying.
He suddenly realized how absurd he had been, almost making a grave mistake for a trivial reason.
He didn't know what would happen if he agreed, but he was absolutely certain that if he really parted ways with her, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
He likes her, without a doubt.
Since she also likes him, he will never let go again!
He gripped her hand tighter and tighter, holding it in his palm. Her hand was two sizes smaller than his, soft and delicate, warm and comforting against his palm. He held it firmly, as if he were grasping some precious treasure that he had almost lost, and he would never let go again.
The little girl's face turned fierce and unpleasant: "You made Xiao Shisan lie to me? Of all the things he could lie about, why did he have to say you were sick! You're already in poor health, and he said you were sick, I—"
She held her breath, unable to utter a word, and her face grew increasingly fierce.
Xiao Lingchen said obediently, "Okay, it's Xiao Shisan's fault. Let's go and scold him together, okay?"
"I'll scold you too!" she said fiercely, frowning as she looked him up and down, then pouted, "You really haven't been eating much, have you? You seem to have lost some weight, and your face looks haggard and unpleasant."
He pleaded obediently, "Without Baizhu, I can't eat anything. Could Baizhu take pity on me and make me something to eat with me?"
Tongsu wanted to keep a straight face and continue to reprimand him coldly, but when it comes to feelings, there is no way to restrain oneself with a cold face.
He simply responded to her words obediently, and she almost couldn't contain the warm sweetness in her heart, wanting only to smile with her lips pursed.
She barely managed to keep her face tense as she said, "What, you don't call yourself your elder brother anymore?"
He sighed, took her arm, and pulled her into his embrace.
"Bai Zhu, I don't want to be your older brother anymore."
It was as if a handful of hot water had been poured over her, melting away the coldness in her heart. She buried her head in his arms, smelling the faint minty scent on him, and smiled contentedly.
"If you don't want to be my older brother, what do you want to be?"
He lowered his head, his warm breath tickling her ear, and whispered, "Shall we eat together tonight and discuss this slowly?"
"snort."
"You've agreed, so you can't go back on your word."
"What if I change my mind?"
"Then, I have no choice but to refuse."
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