Xiao Jingxi was not surprised. Without waiting for Xiao Jinglin to speak, he smiled and said, "I know what I'm doing. You don't have to worry." There was a soothing tone in his voice.
Xiao Jinglin's expression brightened. He continued, "I didn't stop you because that's where you took Yao Qi. You must know better than I do the significance of the ninth floor of the Echo Tower to the descendants of the Xiao family. I hope you won't let me down in the future."
Xiao Jingxi couldn't help but laugh when he heard that, and teased her half-seriously, "You were so protective of her, I would have thought you two were real sisters."
Xiao Jinglin looked Xiao Jingxi up and down, and said with some disdain: "If I hadn't watched you grow up and knew you well, do you think I would give you a chance to get close to her?"
Xiao Jinglin sometimes thought that if she were a man, she would definitely let Xiao Jingxi stand aside and take Yao Qi under her wing. At least she would never hurt her for any reason.
Xiao Jingxi was at a loss for words when he heard this. He was older than Xiao Jinglin, so how could it be that she had watched him grow up?
"I'm serious. If you can't take responsibility and take consequences for your actions in the future, you will be worse than a woman. Yaoqi is my friend. If she is sad because of you in the future, Xiao Jingxi, I will not forgive you!" Xiao Jinglin looked at Xiao Jingxi and said word by word.
Xiao Jingxi sighed softly when he heard this, stood up and walked to Xiao Jinglin, looked at her for a while, then reached out and touched her head.
Xiao Jinglin felt a little awkward, slapped Xiao Jingxi's hand away, and rolled her eyes at her: "Don't treat me like a silly girl!"
Xiao Jingxi smiled when he heard this and sat back down.
Xiao Jinglin stood there in a daze for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses. With a somewhat annoyed look on his face, he said to Xiao Jingxi, "Don't use this trick on me again! You're a grown man, not some stunning beauty. Why are you showing off your stunning smile to anyone whenever you want?"
Xiao Jingxi: "..."
When Ren Yaoqi returned, it was almost the evening hour, and Li and Ren Yaohua had not returned yet.
Today, after Ren Yaoqi left, the climbing party of Yunyang Academy began. Miss Liu and Miss Chen asked about Ren Yaoqi. As Xiao Jinglin said, Mrs. Xu had covered up for Ren Yaoqi, so no one said anything about her leaving halfway.
Mrs. Xu was in poor health. Although she had not had an attack for a long time after taking Ren Yaoqi's prescription, she still could not overwork, so Mrs. Li and several other ladies led everyone to climb the mountain.
Tianqing Mountain has a very gentle slope, and there are stairs in the steeper places, so even ladies who usually stay at home can easily climb up.
Ren Yaohua and Lei Paner were originally walking together, while Mrs. Li, Madam Liu, and Madam Chen were walking a little further ahead. But halfway through, Mrs. Li and the others in front started laughing about something. Chen Zhiyi turned around and waved Ren Yaohua over. Seeing that Lei Paner was tired and was being carried on the back of her wet nurse, Ren Yaohua walked a few steps forward to talk to Chen Zhiyi and Liu Menghan.
When Ren Yaohua finished talking to them and turned around to look at Lei Paner, she found that Ren Yaoying, who had been walking behind her, had come up at some point. Ren Yaoying was standing next to Lei Paner, and was leaning over to whisper in her ear while walking.
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