When Bai Xiaoruo woke up again, Xuan Mingyu was no longer by her side.
Today is Sunday. Isn't he usually not supposed to be at work at this time?
She changed her clothes and went downstairs, but apart from Xuan Xingze, who was lazily lying on the living room sofa watching TV, there was no sign of Xuan Mingyu.
Has he left?
"Where's your brother?" Bai Xiaoruo walked to Xuan Xingze's side.
Xuan Xingze yawned lazily and replied casually, "How should I know? Little one, hurry up and make breakfast, I'm starving."
Bai Xiaoruo rolled her eyes at Xuan Xingze, annoyed. "Eat, eat, all you ever do is eat."
On second thought, oh well, it's Xuanmingyu's freedom to go wherever he wants. They are husband and wife in name, but in reality they don't interfere with each other. Even if I really call him, he might not be willing to tell me.
Despite having prepared a large breakfast, Xuanxingze ate the most, wolfing it down without even trying to eat slowly.
"Eat slowly, I'm not going to take it from you."
Xuan Xingze took a bite of the sandwich in his hand, then drank some milk from the table and swallowed it all before answering Bai Xiaoruo's question: "Little one, I think the best thing about my brother marrying you is that your cooking is just too delicious. It's better than any five-star restaurant I've ever eaten at. This trip was definitely worth it, and I don't want to leave."
Suddenly showered with such praise, Bai Xiaoruo felt a little embarrassed. "Is it really that exaggerated? Hey, let me ask you, what kind of person do you think your brother is?"
"My brother? Little one, don't be silly. You're closer to him than I am to him, you can tell that yourself."
"That's not what I meant... I mean, what kind of person do you think he is?"
"Him? Let me think..." Xuan Xingze took another bite of his sandwich, looking very serious as he pondered. "My brother has always been better than me since we were little. He gets good grades and learns everything quickly, so my parents always tell me to learn from him. When we were kids, my brother was a real shut-in, always aloof and arrogant. He wouldn't talk to anyone, no matter what I did or how I tried to get his attention, he wouldn't even glance at me. The only person who could change him was probably Su Yuluo. I only found out about her when I was in my third year of junior high. You're the second one, I guess. It's obvious my brother values you a lot." Otherwise, he wouldn't have called me and yelled at me while I was eating the other evening. That was the first time my brother had ever talked to me so much since we were kids.
"Su Yuluo?" Bai Xiaoruo heard this name for the first time.
What is a girl's name? Who is she? And what is her relationship with Hsien Ming-yu?
Realizing he had let something slip, Xuan Xingze buried his head in his sandwich and didn't dare say another word to Bai Xiaoruo.
"Why did you stop halfway through your story? Who exactly is this Su Yuluo? You still haven't told me." Bai Xiaoruo really wanted to get to the bottom of it.
"Who does 'who'? He's just a person. Anyway, you're already married to my brother, what are you afraid of?"
"Really?" Bai Xiaoruo fiddled with the fried egg in the bowl, pondering Xuan Xingze's words.
Does marrying Hsien Ming-yu and becoming his wife truly make her fearless?
Why do I still feel insecure, and why do I still have so many worries?
***
At noon, Bai Xiaoruo received a call from Annie, inviting her to her house to taste the snacks she had just made, and Bai Xiaoruo readily agreed.
Since staying at home is boring anyway, and Hsien Ming-yu hasn't come back yet, I might as well go out for a walk to clear my head.
Annie's boyfriend is very busy with work, so she is often home alone.
In addition, she wasn't a local of L City, so apart from Gu Yao and Bai Xiaoruo, she really didn't have any friends here.
Bai Xiaoruo stood at the door and rang the doorbell a few times. Annie quickly came to open the door.
"Xiao Ruo! Hehe, it's been so long! I've missed you so much, you little girl!" Annie hugged Bai Xiao Ruo tightly; she really adored this little sister.
"I miss you too, Sister Annie. I'm sorry, my home is a bit far, I've kept you waiting."
It would normally take nearly twenty minutes to walk out of the community, but with the added step of waiting for the bus at the bus stop, it took Annie more than an hour from the time she called Bai Xiaoruo until now.
"It's alright, it's alright, I'm so glad you're here. Come on in, come on in, come on in and try the pastries I made. You're the first person to try them, even Gu Yao doesn't have this chance. I made a lot, all according to the method you taught me last time. If you like them, take some home, I have all the boxes and bags I need." Annie pulled Bai Xiaoruo into the house, chattering on and on.
When Bai Xiaoruo saw the table full of exquisite boxes and bags, she couldn't help but tease, "Sister Annie, are you planning to switch careers and open a pastry shop? There are way too many of these packaging boxes!"
Annie scratched her head, feeling a bit annoyed. "I bought them all online. I just ordered whichever ones looked nice, and before I knew it, I had bought so many... It's okay, you come to my house often anyway, so you can just pack some to take home each time you come."
"Then thank you in advance. You can come to my house to play when you have time."
Bai Xiaoruo thought that since Xuan Mingyu was usually busy with work and only came back at night, it shouldn't be a problem if Sister Annie had time during the day and invited her to her home. After all, it would be impolite to always go to other people's homes to freeload.
"Of course! Look, these are all the desserts I made. Try them!"
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