Meanwhile, Bai Xiaoruo was painting in her studio—
Achoo!
She sneezed unexpectedly, put down her paintbrush, and rubbed her nose.
Strange, it's not very cold now, and I'm wearing enough clothes, so why am I sneezing?
Could it be that someone is insulting me?
"Xiao Bai, what's wrong?" Ji Shushu, who was sitting next to Bai Xiaoruo, looked at her. "Do you have a cold? The semi-finals are in two days. You have to take good care of yourself."
"Yes, I'm fine."
“That’s right, Xiao Ruo, I’m worried about you too. Take good care of yourself. I heard it’s easy to run into something unclean this season.” Xiao Ya Ran, sitting behind Bai Xiao Ruo, looked very concerned about her.
"Hmm..." Bai Xiaoruo responded casually. Perhaps she really hadn't paid enough attention. With the semi-finals approaching, she couldn't afford to be careless.
"What unclean thing? You're not talking about yourself, are you? As long as you stay away from Xiaobai, Xiaobai will be perfectly healthy~" Ji Shushu glared at Xiao Yaran with disgust. The two of them had been at odds with each other since the first day they entered the class.
"You! Humph!"
Xiao Yaran turned her face away and continued painting, no longer saying a word.
Although she was angry, she didn't confront Ji Shushu directly again. She didn't take Ji Shushu seriously; the person she really wanted to deal with was Bai Xiaoruo.
Didn't she always think she was so great? The real winner of this competition is still uncertain.
......
Xian Mingyu's words left Aunt Qin momentarily at a loss for how to defend Bai Xiaoruo.
It seems best to wait until the young mistress returns from school before telling her. We can't let this misunderstanding continue. Given Xian Mingyu's character and his ambiguous nature, even if others don't help him investigate, he'll investigate himself if he becomes suspicious.
"Young master, I will definitely take her to get a proper check-up in a few days. She's just a servant, so you don't need to worry about her so much."
"Alright then, tell me after the check-up is done. Don't drag it out too long. Have two people at home keep an eye on her... Oh, and especially, don't let her get too close to Bai Xiaoruo. That idiot probably doesn't have any sense of caution towards anyone."
I can hardly remember that face anymore. We've only met a handful of times, and I don't know much about her. But she's still my wife in name only. If something really happens to her, my grandparents will blame me first.
I don’t know what my grandparents saw in her, but they saw that she was well-behaved and hadn’t caused them any trouble in the past few months, so their impression of her wasn’t too bad.
This was the first time Aunt Qin had heard Xian Mingyu mention Bai Xiaoruo, and she was genuinely happy. It seemed that the young master wasn't completely indifferent to his wife, and that the young couple's relationship could slowly improve.
"Yes, young master. Please eat your food. I'll go back and have someone keep an eye on things later."
"No need, I don't have much of an appetite." Xuan Mingyu took a tissue from the table and wiped his mouth.
Today, Xuan Mingyu only ate a few mouthfuls of the food Aunt Qin brought, and didn't touch the soup at all. For some reason, he didn't have much of an appetite. Maybe he was just tired of eating too much. He'll ask Aunt Qin to bring something different next time.
"Go back and tell Bai Xiaoruo that I'm coming home for dinner tonight, and tell her not to run around like last time, disappearing during mealtimes."
"Yes, I will definitely tell the young mistress. She will be very happy to know that you are back for dinner."
Aunt Qin suppressed a laugh. The young master really didn't recognize the young mistress at all. That day, the young mistress wasn't missing; she was right in front of the young master.
Aunt Qin packed up the lunchboxes and went back. Judging by the time, the young mistress had said before leaving in the morning that she had no classes this afternoon and should be back early.
He has lost his appetite for the food I made for him. It seems he has fallen in love with the young mistress's cooking.
***
As the bell rang, the last class of the day came to an end.
Bai Xiaoruo and Ji Shushu were busy packing their bags and drawing boards when suddenly a series of infatuated screams rang out from outside the corridor.
"It's Senior Ji! He's so handsome!"
"Why is Senior Ji here? Oh my god, is he looking for someone?"
"Isn't Ji Shushu, Senior Ji's sister, in our major? I'm so envious, she has such a handsome brother~"
......
The girls completely blocked the corridor, making it impossible for Ji Ziqian to move an inch.
He truly deserves his status as a campus heartthrob; with his good looks, height, and excellent grades, he's incredibly popular wherever he goes.
What's the situation outside?
As soon as Ji Shushu and Bai Xiaoruo stepped outside, they saw Ji Ziqian, who was blocked by girls and unable to move forward. The girls were desperately trying to get close to Ji Ziqian. They had finally encountered the school heartthrob from the building across the street, so how could they let him go so easily?
Ji Shushu was speechless. Was her brother just bored? He knew that a lot of his loyal fans were in their building, so why did he still come here?
"Go away, go away, everyone go away! My brother came to pick me up, what are you all doing here!"
Seeing Ji Shushu approach, the girls, though unwilling, reluctantly made way for her.
After all, Ji Shushu is Ji Ziqian's precious younger sister. If you anger her, wouldn't that be no different from going against Ji Ziqian?
It's so enviable to have such a handsome older brother protecting you.
Finally free, Ji Ziqian breathed a small sigh of relief and walked straight toward Ji Shushu and Bai Xiaoruo.
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