"Shut up!" Qiao Xi kicked him squarely on the right side of his buttocks.
A footprint appeared.
A group of people chased them out the door. With someone on her back, Qiao Xi took off running!
Liao Xinrou, standing at the door and wiping her hands, called out, "Xi Xi, come again next time!"
Before she could finish, Lu Shaoyan pulled her back with all his might.
"Mom, you need to tone it down! You're going to scare Xi Xi to death! You all are in big trouble!" he roared.
At that moment, Qiao Xi had only one thought in her mind—run.
She knew one thing for sure.
A family can have one crazy person.
But they can't all be crazy!
So, in the middle of the night, Qiao Xi ran along the ridge of a field with Yu Siyan on her back. The person on her back was jostled so much it seemed like they were having a seizure, their flushed cheeks particularly noticeable in the moonlight.
Qiao Xi ran a few more steps, and seeing that no one was chasing them, she slowed down.
The midnight mountain air was especially cool, clearing Qiao Xi's head as she walked and muttered to herself.
"Yu Siyan is something else. He actually drank with them?!"
Xiao 6 whispered, "Actually, the villain initially wanted to get you drunk. Since you didn't drink, they made him drink."
Qiao Xi: ?
Xiao 6: "Master, there's something I want to say, but I'm not sure if I should."
"Then don't say it."
Xiao 6 cleared its throat, "It's just that... I think the villain might have a bit of a thing for you..."
"Huh?" Yu Siyan suddenly lifted his head. "Who brushed me with something?"
Qiao Xi turned back, "It was your dad. What's wrong?"
Yu Siyan stared at her profile. In the moonlight, even the fine hairs on her face were clearly visible.
He leaned in close to her neck, breathing in her scent.
The boy seemed to take a light sniff, then lazily leaned on her shoulder.
"You smell nice."
"You reek."
Xiao 6: "..."
Fine, even if it thought the villain had some feelings for its master, could that really lead to anything? Could it?
After a few more steps.
Qiao Xi's earlier four-word response had silenced the drunken butterfly behind her.
But it hadn't been a full minute before the young master lifted his head again. "When are you going to confess?"
He sniffed, "I've been waiting for a long time."
Xiao 6: "What the—!"
Qiao Xi quickly squinted, then switched her voice changer to Yi Han's voice, lowering her voice as she said, "Give up. I don't like you. I like Ye Sisi. If you can win over Ye Sisi first, and I have no choice left, then maybe I'll love you."
She turned to Xiao 6, "How was that? A perfect reverse psychology move."
Xiao 6: ?
Yu Siyan: ?
Xiao 6: "Master! Do you even know what you're saying?!"
"I'm talking to you," Yu Siyan looked at her.
Qiao Xi: "Yes, I'm Yi Han."
"No, you're not. You're Qiao Xi."
Qiao Xi: ?
Xiao 6: ???
Qiao Xi switched back to her own voice and asked again, "What are you talking about? Who am I?"
Yu Siyan jumped down from her back.
His height, a full head taller than her, was especially imposing at that moment.
He stepped forward, and Qiao Xi took a step back.
Finally, she was backed against a tree, quickly reaching out with one hand to push against Yu Siyan's chest, stopping him from getting closer.
The rustling tree branches swayed in the summer night wind. The scent of orange-scented body wash mingled in the air between them, the moonlight filtering through the dappled leaves, illuminating his delicate yet enigmatic face.
His cheeks were still slightly flushed, and even the corners of his eyes carried a hint of drunkenness.
His peach blossom eyes were deep and captivating.
For a moment, both were silent.
Then, Yu Siyan's head slowly lowered, and he whispered in her ear, "You are Qiao Xi, Qiao Xi, Qiao Xi. Did you hear that?"
He called her name three times, each with more lingering affection than the last.
...
With no cars leaving the village late at night, Qiao Xi eventually dragged him to Da Zhuang's house to stay.
Da Zhuang and Aunt Zhao found it inconvenient, so they had bought an apartment near the company and hadn't come back. Before they left, Da Zhuang had given her the house key, telling her to use it freely when she returned to the village.
Lying in bed, with her legs crossed, Qiao Xi said, "Xiao 6, this is a mess. What did he mean by that? Telling me something like that? Isn't he distancing himself?"
Xiao 6: "He might, maybe, possibly..."
There was a pause, then Xiao 6 bravely said, "Like you."
Qiao Xi was silent.
After a while, she let out a long sigh.
"Xiao 6, has your system not been upgraded or something? Do you need a patch? This virus seems to have reached your brain."
"I'm serious!" Xiao 6 was exasperated.
"Impossible."
"Why not? I think it's quite possible!"
"Here's the thing." Qiao Xi sat up, smiling confidently, "I've traveled through twenty thousand worlds, and not once has any man fallen for me. Do you know why? Because I'm confident."
Xiao 6: "..."
It was actually convinced!
But why was there a hint of pride in that statement?!
"And who is Yu Siyan? Think about the things he's done," Qiao Xi reminded.
Instantly, scenes flashed through Xiao 6's mind.
One moment, it was a nude male figurine fighting off rats.
Another, it was stripping and getting into bed, asking for affection.
And yet another, it was wildly waving around underpants...
Qiao Xi concluded, "See, he just mistook me for someone else. In our young master's long life, this is just a minor incident!"
Xiao 6: "True."
"But the good news is, even if he confessed to the wrong person, at least it was to a woman!"
Qiao Xi grabbed her chest with both hands to confirm, looking very satisfied. "Tonight, we can sleep peacefully. There's hope, there's hope."
Qiao Xi slept especially well that night.
When she woke up the next morning, her heart rate was steady. She gave a high-five from across the room to the young master, who was also brushing his teeth. "Hey, bro, you up brushing your teeth too?"
She said this casually as she brushed her teeth, passing by him without a care.
The next second, her hand was grabbed by the young master.
She turned her head, and the two, both brushing their teeth, faced each other.
Qiao Xi couldn't help but marvel; the young master even woke up without eye crust, a testament to his superior initial setup.
The young master raised his handsome face and spat out the water.
Then he leaned in close to her, "I didn't black out."