Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Jin Garden became a little more lively with her presence.
He also decided to take care of her.
If she moved to the old house like this, wouldn’t he be the only one left in Jin Garden?
Qi Jing suddenly regretted mentioning his cousin.
“You have to get up half an hour earlier every day if you live there. It was the Old Master’s request for my cousin to stay there. You don’t have to suffer like this.”
Getting up half an hour earlier every day was indeed quite torturous, especially in the winter.
Xia Yunshu silently felt sorry for Qi Jing’s cousin for a second.
“Then I’d better not move to the Qi family’s old mansion. Even if Uncle Qi and Aunt Qi come back, I’ll stay.”
As expected, Qi Jing’s expression turned a little better when he heard her words.
He really couldn’t withstand a joke.
However, his reaction proved one thing.
He really didn’t want her to move to the Qi family’s old mansion!
Excellent.
“When you went upstairs just now, my parents called and asked if you’re adapting well to school on your first day. Do you want to call them back?”
Qi Jing’s tone became a little lighter, and it wasn’t hard to see that he was in a good mood.
“Of course I want to. I’ll call them back when I go upstairs later.”
Since Uncle Qi and Aunt Qi knew that it was her first day of school today, it was impossible for her father, who asked Uncle Qi to take care of her, not to know about it. However, he didn’t even give her a call.
Oh, it seemed that he hadn’t called her to ask about her condition even for the many few days since she returned to China.
She even suspected that he didn’t have her phone number.
Outsiders still cared and greeted her, but the people closest to her.
Tsk.
She lowered her head and ate in silence.
Qi Jing could not help but look at her.
His gaze was fixed on her face.
He quickly figured out the reason for her sudden depression.
“Shushu.”
Xia Yunshu, who was immersed in her own emotions, was startled when she suddenly heard Qi Jing call her. “Huh?”
Shushu…
She heard her heart thumping.
Some called her by the codeword S, reserved for the Tyrant’s leader, some called her Xia Yunshu, some called her Yunshu, some called her Sister Shu, some called her boss, some called her Miss Yunshu, some called her Seven… but no one ever called her Shushu.
Not even her parents, who both called her Yunshu.
Now that she recalled, her father called her Yunshu, but called her stepmother’s daughter, Fu’er.
It was obvious that they were closer.
Xia Fu was the daughter of her stepmother and her ex-husband.
Her stepmother only changed her surname to Xia after she married her father.
As for what Xia Fu’s surname used to be…
Sorry, she didn’t care at all.
Qi Jing also blurted out these two words without him realising.
It was only when he saw Xia Yun Shu’s surprised reaction that he realised that he had made a mistake.
However, now that he had said it, he couldn’t take it back.
Besides, since he treated her as his sister, it was better to address her more intimately.
Otherwise, the child would think too much that no one cared about her.
“I’ve said before that you can treat me as your biological brother. Since I’m your biological brother, my parents are your parents, and my home is your home. I don’t know about others, but you have to remember that I’ll always love you.”
This wasn’t something Qi Jing would say, but he did.
Even though he felt uncomfortable after saying it, he didn’t regret that this didn’t fit his personality.
The child’s experience had made her overly sensitive, so it was better to say some things directly so that she would not let her imagination run wild again.
Xia Yunshu looked at him in a daze.
She should be happy that she was worth something in his heart, but her reaction was a little strange.
Her eyes were bitter, and she felt trapped.
She had been in the hospital for five years.
Others thought that she had not returned home for five years, but they did not know that she had not returned home for fifteen years.
Regardless of whether she had been in the hospital bed for five years or if her soul had drifted to that mysterious world for ten years, she had been alone and helpless.
She returned to the Xia family after she woke up.
To her, she returned home fifteen years later, but home was no longer what she was familiar with.
At that moment, she truly understood that she probably didn’t have a home anymore.
That was why she did not even look for her stepmother to settle the old grudges.
She followed their arrangements and immediately returned back to China.
That was because Junliu had given her accurate information.
That her mother was with the Du family in Yu City.
She had thought that if her mother was still the way she remembered her, even if she had to live under someone else’s roof in the future, she would be willing to live with her mother in the Du family.
She had also thought that if the Du family could not accommodate her daughter, she would leave with her mother and take care of her.
In any case, she was not short of money.
She had never expected that her mother would treat her so disdainfully.
She did not have a home anymore, not at all.
Now, he was telling her that his parents were her parents and that his home was her home.
He also said that he would always love her.
She had her own capabilities. Being loved and cared for by others was not a priority for her.
However, when she heard him say this, she felt a lump in her throat.
She lightly pursed her lips and smiled at Qi Jing. “Brother, you’re so good to me.”
Qi Jing didn’t like her smile.
It didn’t look any different from her usual smile, but it gave a different feeling.
Her usual smile was so sweet that it made others’ hearts soften.
However, her smile now made him feel as if there was a breath stuck in his heart, that was very uncomfortable.
“You are so good to me. I will treat you well in the future too.”
Qi Jing paused for a moment and replied, “Okay.”
He raised his hand and rubbed her head lightly. “Let’s eat..”