It's so late, why isn't she asleep yet?
Could it be that she is waiting for him?
Xiao gently pushed the door open and walked in. Hearing the sound, the woman quickly put down the phone in her hand and looked up, "You're here."
Xiao explained in a duplicity: "I just wanted to take a peek at you, and when I saw you weren't asleep, I came in."
He stood by the bed, feeling a bit bewildered, and asked tentatively, "Why aren't you asleep so late? Are you waiting for me?"
The woman still had injuries on her face. She pulled the corners of her mouth slightly and explained leisurely, "No, I just slept too much during the day and couldn't sleep at night."
"Oh!" Somehow, Xiao seemed very lonely when he heard this.
The woman seemed to have noticed something. She looked at him and said sincerely, "Thank you for coming to see me so late at night. Thank you for helping me when I was desperate..."
Xiao scratched his head embarrassedly, "You are Xiao Xingchen's friend, so you are naturally my friend. There is no need to be so polite between friends."
"Xingchen...is she okay?" Li Li lowered her eyes and asked weakly.
Speaking of which, she hasn't seen Xia Xingchen for a long time. In the past, when Xia Xingchen was around, she could still talk to Xia Xingchen, but now she can only stare at the empty table next to her in a daze every day.
Xia Xingchen has now signed a contract with Gongxia and is busy with work every day, so naturally he has no time to come to Xinghai.
"She's a good person. She definitely can't stand being wronged in the prince's company." Xiao hadn't seen Xia Xingchen for a while, so he just speculated.
"Oh!" Li Li responded lightly and kept snapping her fingers.
Xiao didn't notice Li Li's little emotion, he said: "The police are now arresting Xia Xingkong..."
"I know." Li Li responded weakly.
Suddenly, Xiao was a little angry. "Since you know, why don't you take this opportunity to testify against Xia Xingkong? As long as you testify against her in person, she will be finished!"
Li Li also understood this truth, but... she didn't dare.
After all, she was just an ant with no family or background. Even if she testified against Xia Xingkong this time, what would happen?
When she comes out, Xia Xingkong will still be the eldest daughter of the Li family, and it will only take a few minutes to crush Li Li to death.
She didn't want to cause trouble for herself, she just wanted to live a good life with her own unremitting efforts and bring honor to the Li family.
The hospital was silent for a moment. After an unknown amount of time, Li Li's weak voice finally reached Xiao's ears. "After all, she is still Xingchen's sister. I don't want to embarrass Xingchen."
"She's a shitty sister!" Xiao complained, "If Xingchen knew that you were bullied by Xia Xingkong because of her, Xingchen would definitely stand up for you."
Li Li shook her head vigorously. "Forget it. Less trouble is worse than more."
"Li Li, what are you afraid of?" Xiao was speechless.
This sentence seemed to have touched her sore spot, and her eyes were filled with tears.
In fact...she is afraid of everything!
She tried hard to hold back her tears, not letting them fall. Then, she raised her head and said in a pleading tone, "Xiao, can you take me home?"
In the past two days, not only have reporters come to harass her, but even the police have visited her home and asked her to testify against Xia Xingkong, but she refused them all. After being rejected, they came to the hospital to look for her more than once, and she was very upset...
During that time, her parents kept calling her, but she didn't dare tell them the truth. Now, the wound on her face has healed a lot, and even if her parents ask about it when she goes home, she can still get away with it.
Li Li didn't have much to pack in the hospital, even her simple toiletries were bought by Xiao.
After being discharged from the hospital, the two walked on the side of the road. Li Li said sincerely, "Xiao, I will find a way to pay you back for the money I spent on this hospital stay."
Xiao said generously: "No, I can still afford this little money."
The nights at the beginning of winter were really cold. Xiao was afraid that Li Li, who had just been discharged from the hospital, would catch a cold, so he suggested taking a taxi to send her home.
But Li Li refused, saying that it was nice to just walk on the road.
After working all day, Xiao, who was very tired, still respected Li Li's decision very gentlemanly.
The two of them walked forward slowly. After an unknown amount of time, Li Li slowly stopped, and then her stomach began to rumble.
She smiled awkwardly.
She hadn't eaten much in the hospital these two days. Apart from the free food provided by the hospital, there were also snacks that Xiao brought her.
She couldn't even eat enough, but she was too embarrassed to tell the nurse, so she had to go hungry.
Seeing this, Xiao said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go get you something to eat."
About ten minutes later, Xiao came back with five steaming hot meat buns.
"Eat it while it's hot." Xiao handed it to Li Li.
"Thank you!" After Li Li took it, she sat on the curb and started eating.
Xiao sat down next to her. Seeing her wolfing down the buns, he felt surprised and distressed. So, he reached out and wiped the oil from the corner of her mouth. "Eat slowly. No one is trying to snatch it from you. If you don't have enough after you finish, I'll buy you more..."
Hearing this, Li Li, with her mouth full of buns, suddenly burst into tears, and then leaned her head on Xiao Houshi's shoulder.
Seeing Li Li like this, Xiao was a little at a loss for a moment. He raised the hand that had just wiped her mouth and was about to ask her what was wrong.
Li Li mumbled, "From childhood to adulthood, besides my parents, you are the first person who has been so kind to me..."
*
After Xia Xingchen went to Gongxia, he was immersed in his work and had no idea that Xia Xingkong's negative news was flying all over the place.
Maybe... she never thought that this day would come for Xia Xingkong.
She would only occasionally see a few missed calls from Choi Jung-sook, but she didn't reply.
One morning a few days later, Xia Xingchen dragged his tired body downstairs to have breakfast.
At this time, grandma was already sitting at the dining table.
Gong Bingye kept his word. After they moved in, he seldom came and really didn't stay here at night. He just kept sending her various gifts every day.
Grandma took a few sips of milk, looked at Xia Xingchen and said, "Xia Xia, yesterday Ah Bing gave you a set of limited edition gold jewelry. Not to mention the weight, the style alone is unique in the world."
This should be something that all girls like, but Xia Xingchen is not interested at all. "Return them all, I don't need them."
I don't know what Gong Bingye is up to. A few days ago, he gave her brand-name clothes, limited edition bags, and top-tier diamonds, and now he's giving her gold...
What did he take her for?
Gold digger?
She doesn't need any of this, okay?!
Grandma also knew that Xia Xingchen didn't like these material possessions, but after all, they were a little token of Gong Bingye's love. Wouldn't it hurt him too much to just return them like that?
Taking this into consideration, grandma advised Xia Xingchen to accept it.
Unexpectedly, Xia Xingchen got a little angry and said, "Grandma, I'm an adult now. Can I make my own decisions about my own affairs?"
As she spoke, she called the servant over and told her to return the gifts she had received in the past few days unopened...
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