Shi Xi, unaware of their thoughts, looked intently at Chi Zaiqing and asked, "Where's the restroom?"
"I'll go there."
Chi Zaiqing answered directly, "Go straight ahead, it's at the far right."
"Okay." Shi Xi nodded.
Chi Yan'an remained calm. He glanced at Shi Xi and saw her walking towards the restroom.
Pei Muban glanced thoughtfully at Chi Zaiqing.
This hospital is good, but as far as he knows, the Chi family has their own private doctor, so Chi Zaiqing doesn't have many opportunities to come to the hospital. Besides, the restrooms are in a rather out-of-the-way location, and there are no signs indicating them.
Why would Chi Zaiqing answer so without thinking?
—Unless he had been here before.
Pei Mu, half-transformed into Sherlock Holmes, immediately drew a conclusion in his mind.
I couldn't help but frown.
After washing her hands, Shi Xi dried them with a tissue and returned to her original spot.
He glanced down at Duan Nao and said to the others, "Let's go."
...
Since they were going to the front lines, for convenience, everyone simply rode in Sheng Yingpu's army vehicle.
Sheng Yingpu drove, while Shi Xi and Chi Zaiqing sat together.
Chi Yan'an and Pei Mu sat in the back.
As soon as they got into the car, Chi Yan'an patted Chi Zaiqing, who was clinging to Shi Xi, on the shoulder and said to him:
"Let's chat."
Chi Zaiqing remained silent, exchanging a long glance with Chi Yan'an before finally saying to Shi Xi, "Aran, I'll be right back."
Shi Xi gave a dismissive "hmm".
He guessed in his heart that Chi Yan'an, who was obsessed with his younger brother, would only talk to Chi Zaiqing to tell him to be careful and not to run around.
Like a primary school student being reminded by a teacher about a spring outing, Shi Xi was amused by the scene she imagined. The more she thought about it, the happier she became, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What are you so happy about?" Pei Mu sat down next to Shi Xi and asked.
Shi Xi glanced at Pei Muban and casually made a gesture.
"We feel like elementary school students on a field trip."
Pei Muban: "..."
He really wanted to pry open Shi Xi's head and see what strange and wonderful things were inside.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Yingpu silently smiled.
"I have a few words to say to you." Pei Mu sighed and rubbed his temples with his slender fingers.
Shi Xi, grinning foolishly, said: "..."
"Don't want to hear it?" Pei Mu raised an eyebrow and leaned back in his chair.
"No." Shi Xi waved her hand, moved closer to Pei Muban, and adopted a listening posture: "Boss, please go ahead."
Pei Mu's gaze lingered on Shi Xi's ears. Perhaps from laughing earlier, her earlobes, adorned with earrings, were flushed red. Her violet eyes gazed at him, giving off a feeling of deep affection.
Alpha's grey-green eyes softened, and his voice slowed:
"The front lines are dangerous, the situation is chaotic and unclear, so please be careful."
"Don't wander off when we get there, stay close to me."
"Don't go too far away from me, no more than three meters..."
"No, one meter." After a pause, Alpha corrected himself.
Hearing this, Shi Xi remained silent for three seconds.
"Boss."
\"Um?\"
"You might as well just tie me to your belt."
"It's not impossible," Sheng Yingpu nodded.
If you don't keep a close eye on him, this kid might do something shocking that will send his blood pressure soaring.
"……" Shi Xi.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Yingpu frowned and glanced at Pei Muban through the rearview mirror.
It's the height of summer, and the weather is hot, but the tall Alpha is still wearing a long robe.
Looking at Pei Muban's impeccably dressed dark long gown, Sheng Yingpu couldn't help but recall the rumors about this young master of the Pei family.
It is said that Pei Muban was originally prepared to take over the family business as arranged by his parents, but for some reason, he suddenly broke with the Pei family and decided to start his own business.
Some say he was punished by family discipline for acting impulsively in his youth, others say he was forced into marriage by his family, and still others say he was pursuing true love... The rumors are varied and hard to distinguish between truth and falsehood, but so much time has passed that no one mentions it anymore.
But if we really calculate it, the time when Pei Muban broke ties with the Pei family—
It seems that this happened shortly after he met Gao Buran.
Is it just a coincidence? Or... is the rumor true?
It remains to be seen.
Sheng Yingpu thought to himself.
The conversation in the back row continued.
After hesitating for a moment, Pei Muban asked casually, "Did you take Chi Zaiqing to see Gao Tingyu?"
Shi Xi could vaguely sense a hint of anger in his tone.
Just because she felt that she had taken Chi Zaiqing to see Gao Tingyu, Shi Xi pondered his words.
So it turns out that Master Qingtang cares so much about Chi Zaiqing.
"...Are you angry?" Shi Xi blinked and looked at Pei Muban with a hint of probing.
Pei Muban did not deny it, but stared at him intently and continued to ask in a serious tone:
"What are you going to do if I get angry?"
"Are you really angry?" Shi Xi leaned closer, tilting her head to look at him.
Faced with his obsequious behavior, Pei Muban was not annoyed, but simply lowered his eyes slowly.
"……"
"Don't be angry." Shi Xi propped her head up with her hand, smiling as she looked at Pei Muban. "I didn't take him there."
Seemingly satisfied with the answer, Pei Mu half-stood up and returned to his seat.
My steps were much lighter than when I came.
Shi Xi waited in her seat for a while, but Chi Zaiqing still hadn't returned.
He's finished with everything on his end, surely Chi Yan'an must have given him all the instructions?
Feeling that they were all in the same boat, Shi Xi decided to go and take a look.
...
They hadn't gone far when they could faintly hear voices talking.
Shi Xi was separated from them by a door and couldn't hear what they were talking about.
"...Something feels off...They're hiding something..."
"Be careful... watch out..."
"After this is over...we'll get together..."
They haven't finished explaining yet.
Shi Xi hesitated for a second, then decided to leave first.
Chi Yan'an's words sounded almost identical to Pei Muban's, so he had no interest in hearing them again.
It seemed they had finished talking, because the sounds inside suddenly disappeared.
The next second, the room door suddenly opened, and Shi Xi's gaze unexpectedly met Chi Yan'an's cold and sharp azure eyes.
Chi Yan'an's expression was icy, completely unlike his gentle demeanor in front of Shi Xi.
Shi Xi paused for a moment, then made a gesture of surrender. "I wasn't eavesdropping."
"I was just worried something might have happened since you haven't come back for so long, so I came to check on you."
Upon seeing Shi Xi, Chi Yan'an's eyes softened instantly. He stepped forward and raised his hand to comfort the frightened Shi Xi.
But Chi Zaiqing spoke first, "Big brother, you scared Aran."
Chi Zaiqing wrapped his arm around Shi Xi's, his gaze carrying a faint smile that didn't reach his eyes.
"…I'm sorry." Chi Yan'an ignored Chi Zaiqing and looked at Shi Xi instead. "I thought it was someone else."
"It's nothing." Shi Xi waved her hand. "Let's go back."
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