Chapter 35
“What kind of stupid question is that?” Xia Linxia asked with a laugh, “Of course I’ve carried them. Lots of younger siblings come over during the holidays, and they love to have me carry them. I’m telling you, they’re completely wild, unlike these kids we met today who are so polite…”
As the conversation drifted further, Ji Fengxue didn’t press further. Perhaps it was the dizziness that made her ask such a question. She said, “That’s because your younger siblings are happy.”
“That’s true, they are quite happy,” Xia Linxia sighed. “When I was little, my parents were really busy with work. I might not see them for a week. Back then, I felt like an orphan. You say these kids don’t see their parents all year round, how do they manage?”
“They have to get by, even if it’s difficult. No one said life is easy,” Ji Fengxue said. Suddenly, her back hurt. The moment she frowned, Xia Linxia noticed.
“Forget it, you shouldn’t talk anymore. Go to sleep. I’ll wake you when we get home,” Xia Linxia said, turning her head and leaning it on her shoulder. “We’ll be there soon.”
Ji Fengxue obediently closed her eyes.
Xia Linxia stroked her head and chuckled softly, “You can be this well-behaved too.”
As the car drove up the mountain, she turned to look at the mountain scenery outside. She opened the window, and the mountain breeze immediately rushed in, blowing all her loose hair up and into Ji Fengxue’s face.
She quickly took out a hair tie and casually tied her hair into a ponytail. Resting her hand on the window frame and looking at the scenery, she lowered her gaze slightly and saw the bracelet. She couldn’t help but get lost in thought.
The last time, after Ji Fengxue had finished guiding Xue Hui to the auction, she had said that what was bought wasn’t important, as long as the other person could feel the thought behind it.
So, what was Ji Fengxue’s intention?
Could it be that she wanted to bury the hatchet with her?
Come to think of it, Ji Fengxue didn’t seem to have any major grudges against her, at most she found her displeasing. And because of Xiao Yuran, she had always thought Xiao Yuran had spoken ill of her to Ji Fengxue, so the other party shouldn’t have any good feelings towards her.
But after spending time together recently, Ji Fengxue didn’t seem to harbor any hostility towards her.
Perhaps, they could really shake hands and make up, and be good friends?
After the car stopped, just as Xia Linxia was about to wake her, she felt her shoulder lighten. Ji Fengxue got out of the car as if nothing had happened.
“Huh? Was she asleep or not?” she wondered, thinking that if she herself dozed off, she would never wake up so clear-headed.
“Do you want to go to the hospital?” she chased after her, seeing that the back of her white chiffon shirt was stained with dirt and grass. “Let’s change your clothes first.”
“No need to go to the hospital, it’s not serious,” Ji Fengxue walked into the living room and paused. “Do you have the medicine you prescribed last time here?”
“Yes, I didn’t take it back.” Xia Linxia quickly went back into the house to get the ointment, medicinal wine, and other items. After thinking about it, she still took a photo and sent it to her family’s private doctor, explaining the situation, unable to rest assured.
“The doctor said only this ointment can be used, and the wound needs to be disinfected first,” she said.
“Okay, good.” Ji Fengxue took the items from her and walked towards the bathroom. Half a minute later, she looked back, “Why are you following me?”
“To help you disinfect it. Can you do it yourself?”
“No, I can’t.”
“No, what if your wound gets infected!” Xia Linxia threatened, lowering her voice. “If it gets infected, it’ll be hard to find a partner. When you take off your clothes, she’ll see your scar…”
“…Alright, alright.” Ji Fengxue, unable to stand it any longer, handed her the alcohol and cotton. “You know how to do this, right?”
“What’s so difficult about this? At most, I’ll be gentle,” Xia Linxia said, closing the door. “Take off your clothes.”
[Here we go again, the exciting bathroom!]
[Words of a tiger and wolf]
[They’re talking about something very serious, but my nose is bleeding!]
[I feel like the car wheels have run over my face, but I can’t find any trace of it]
Xia Linxia waited for a while, and seeing that she hadn’t made any move yet, she urged, “Hurry up and take them off, what are you dawdling for?”
Ji Fengxue looked up, took a deep breath, and began to unbutton her shirt, revealing a large area of her back.
“Wow, the skin is broken and bleeding. Wait a moment.” Xia Linxia picked up her phone and took a photo of her back with a “click.” “Your back is really beautiful, and you have butterfly bones too! But this wound looks a bit cool. I want to post it on my Moments, is that okay?”
Ji Fengxue’s face darkened: “No.”
“Oh, then I’ll send it to you to see yourself.” Xia Linxia sent the photo and then brushed all the hair behind her to the side before dipping a cotton swab in alcohol and gently wiping the small scratches around the wound.
Ji Fengxue frowned and subtly turned her head to look at her. She saw Xia Linxia’s serious expression, and as she wiped, she pouted and blew warm air, “I’m being kind today. If it were before, would I care about you?”
Ji Fengxue didn’t want to reply.
Xia Linxia distracted her while applying the medicine to the deepest wound. The moment she touched it, she felt the other person’s body stiffen. She quickly patted her back, “Good girl, good girl, it doesn’t hurt at all! Hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo~”
Ji Fengxue: “……”
“Oh no, I still need to take off your inner wear to apply it.”
Ji Fengxue: “…………”
After a long silence, Ji Fengxue said, “I won’t apply it anymore, it’s enough.”
“How can that be? I’ve almost finished treating it all, how can I give up now?” Xia Linxia put on a stern face and started to lecture her. “Your body is your own, why are you being hard on yourself? You said you don’t dislike me, are you afraid I’ll stab you in the back?”
“……” Ji Fengxue really didn’t know how to describe this woman’s brain. If she had to choose a reference, it would be like sharing a brain with Xia Wudi.
“Hurry up, if you don’t do it, believe it or not, I will?” Xia Linxia threatened.
Ji Fengxue had no choice but to unfasten her bra, her entire back exposed to Xia Linxia’s sight. She lowered her head, carefully holding her clothes and bra, blocking out her senses, and began to space out.
Xia Linxia finished cleaning the last bit of the wound and was about to speak. Her gaze lingered on her back for a moment. The curves of her body were perfect and delicate, her skin as smooth as fat, and her skin was icy and clear. Then she noticed a small mole, which was brown. She couldn’t help but poke the mole.
Ji Fengxue turned her head to look at her: “What are you doing?”
“Poking you.”
“…Speak properly.”
“I am poking you,” Xia Linxia poked the mole again righteously. “Poking you, poking you.”
“Hurry up and apply the medicine!” Ji Fengxue roared in exasperation, wishing she could flay her with her eyes.
“Why are you so fierce? I’m helping you, and I don’t even get a good word,” Xia Linxia rolled her eyes, squeezed the ointment onto her fingertips, and smeared it on without mercy. “I hope it hurts like hell.”
Ji Fengxue pursed her lips, feeling too embarrassed to look at herself in the mirror, only feeling a bit hot. After the other person finished applying the medicine, she silently fastened her buttons and pulled up her clothes.
“It really smells bad,” Xia Linxia sniffed her fingertips, looking extremely disgusted. She squeezed Ji Fengxue to the side and occupied the vanity, washing her hands frantically. Glancing sideways, she saw her still buttoning her shirt and couldn’t help but comment, “Your skin is quite good. What do you eat to whiten it?”
Ji Fengxue’s hands paused, and she said, “I eat Tianshan snow lotus.”
“Really? Is it useful? Where did you buy it? Do you have a link?” Xia Linxia pressed.
“……” Ji Fengxue fastened the last button, adjusted her collar, and looked at her doubtfully. “You actually believe me? Then I’ll say I eat shit…”
“Don’t say it!” Xia Linxia immediately covered her mouth, her eyes wide. “Damn it, we’re beauties, we can’t say that word!”
Ji Fengxue: “Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm…!” Let me go!
[Program team, can we discuss installing a camera in the bathroom! (What am I saying, sob sob sob)]
[I really want to see what happened inside! What are you poking! I’m now a hundred times curious!]
[I feel like the exciting content between them is all in the bathroom!]
[Ji Xiannu’s voice… my phantom limb is hard!]
[Goddamn beauties can’t say shit, hahaha, happy source Xia Linxia, Xia Hua will accompany you to the ends of the earth!]
Ji Fengxue tightly grasped her hand and moved it away, finally able to breathe freely, and warned in a low voice, “Don’t move around.”
“I won’t move if you don’t move, look how precious you are,” Xia Linxia retracted her hand sheepishly, feeling her palm hot and full of heat. She quickly rubbed it on her clothes. “Since you’re changing clothes anyway, wipe my hands.”
Ji Fengxue opened the door speechlessly, returned to the room, and closed the door to change. Just as she put on her clothes, she suddenly stopped, turned to look in the mirror, turned her back to look at her wound. A cool white ointment was applied to it, but she still felt a bit hot.
Thinking of something, she shook her head helplessly and smiled.
It was almost time for school to end, so the program team let them rest at home.
Ji Fengxue opened the refrigerator door, planning to cook a few dishes so that they could eat when the four of them returned.
Xia Linxia leaned over and asked, “You can cook too?”
“Naturally,” Ji Fengxue said. After speaking, she realized her tone was a bit proud. She didn’t know why she was proud, but it inexplicably made her feel a bit childish and amusing.
Xia Linxia clapped like a seal: “Amazing, amazing.”
She smiled and suddenly understood why she was proud.
Xia Linxia watched her wash and scrub, and casually washed a cucumber. She took a bite, and it was crisp and sweet. She was a little surprised and shared it with Ji Fengxue, handing it to her: “This is so sweet, try it, I promise I’m not lying to you.”
Ji Fengxue did a tactical backward lean.
Xia Linxia followed and fed it to her mouth: “Are you being uncooperative?”
Ji Fengxue: “……” Who is being uncooperative?
She finally understood that Xia Linxia had to be completely indulged, otherwise, it would be considered disrespecting her. This also included all actions that did not carry any ambiguous meaning.
For an old friend, this was too difficult.
“Try it quickly,” Xia Linxia continued to recommend, “It’s really delicious.”
Ji Fengxue lowered her eyes, looked at the bitten part for a few seconds, then lowered her head and took a bite from another spot. After chewing a few times, she nodded: “It is quite delicious. The neighbors sent it this morning, just picked from the ground.”
“Wow, is it produced here?” Hearing this, Xia Linxia immediately took out her phone and sent the address to her family’s nanny.
Not long after sending the message, Mother Xia called via video call.
“Xiao Bao, Happy Birthday!!!”
“Mom!!!” Xia Linxia frantically signaled, “I’m recording a show, don’t shout randomly, I don’t know who you’re talking about.”
“Oh, is that so? Then I’m calling Ji Xiao Bao.” Mother Xia responded quickly.
Ji Fengxue, who was cutting vegetables, suddenly stopped: “……”
“Yes, that’s right, Ji Xiao Bao is preparing dinner,” Xia Linxia gave her clever mother a thumbs-up and turned to bring Ji Fengxue, who was beside her, into the frame. “Mom, I’m telling you, the cucumbers here are so fresh. Can you ask Sister Zhang to stock up on fresh goods here next time?”
“It’s too far, why don’t you bring some back?”
“That’s fine too.”
“No, Xiao Ji… isn’t Xiao Ji injured? Why are you letting her cook?” Mother Xia said unhappily.
“How do you know?” Xia Linxia was surprised. She exchanged a glance with Ji Fengxue, and then, remembering something, asked in surprise, “You’re not watching the live broadcast too, are you?!”
“Of course, I’m even sending bullet comments and rewarding Little Flower,” Mother Xia said proudly. “Quick, praise me, hehe.”
Xia Linxia: “……”
Ji Fengxue: “……”
Speaking of this, Mother Xia couldn’t help but ask, “What were you doing in the bathroom just now? Was it really just applying medicine?”
Xia Linxia: “…………”
Ji Fengxue: “…………”
[Hahahaha, take a break, hahaha, hahaha, hahaha!]
[I’m laughing my head off, hahaha!]
[Xia Linxia’s mom is too funny! A divine mother! Hahahaha!]
[It’s okay to lead the charge in shipping your daughter’s romance, hahaha!]
[Mother Xia has asked the audience’s thoughts, be honest, what exactly were you doing in the bathroom! What were you poking!]
[xswl, what is the experience of having your own mother watch you and your partner the entire time?]
[Hahaha, I’m embarrassed for Xia Linxia to the point that my toes have dug out an Egyptian pyramid.]
[Oh my god, maybe some sisters in the bullet comments are actually Mother Xia. Everyone, please pay attention to bullet comment etiquette! If you want to sleep with Xia Xia, or cuckold Teacher Ji, say as much as you can, hahaha!]
Xia Linxia really didn’t expect her drama-addicted mother to be so engrossed in watching their variety show. She lowered her voice and said, “Doesn’t brother manage you?”
Mother Xia chuckled and said, “Why would he manage me? I even shared your sweet moments with him!”
Xia Linxia became agitated: “What sweet moments do we have!”
“Hah, look at what you’re saying. Let me check my memo…” Mother Xia put on her reading glasses, and after a moment, she reported formally, “The first day the show started, the weather was sunny, and you fed Xia Wudi together. That night you also slept together, and you never sleep with others… And today is your birthday, Xiao Ji got up early to make you longevity noodles and gave you a sun bracelet, tsk tsk, isn’t this fulfilling her previous interview where she said you were like the scorching sun…”
Xia Linxia: “……”
[Ahhh, so there are so many hidden candies! Ah!]
[Thank you, Mother Xia, everyone, quickly take notes!]
[Found a new way to ship √, opening my memo immediately.]
[Hahahaha, I lost, I lost. When it comes to shipping couples, no one can beat our Mother Xia!]
“Okay, okay, I’ve received the birthday wishes. We’ll talk later!” Xia Linxia felt too embarrassed to communicate with her mother anymore and quickly said a few words before wanting to hang up. But Mother Xia stopped her repeatedly.
“Wait! Just a few more words!” Mother Xia raised her voice. “You’re still recording the show, right? I don’t know if the other mother is watching the show, so I’ll take this opportunity to tell her that we should arrange a meal sometime.”
Xia Linxia: “!!!”
She glanced at Ji Fengxue awkwardly, hung up the phone directly, and found an excuse to escape.
[Haha, she’s shy, she’s shy, she’s shy, she’s shy.]
[Let’s arrange it, I agree to this marriage on behalf of the other mother!]
[I really want to meet this Mother Xia! She’s provided all the laughs for this episode.]
Only Ji Fengxue was left in the kitchen. She continued to cook as if nothing had happened. After a long time, she suddenly laughed urgently, her eyes filled with smiles.
After preparing all the necessary ingredients, she glanced at the time and started heating the pot.
At this moment, Xia Linxia appeared from somewhere, stood behind her, patted her shoulder, and whispered, “Um… is the bracelet really meant what my mom said? Not because it’s pretty, but because you’re like the scorching sun?”
“Yes.”
Xia Linxia received a positive answer, couldn’t help but smile and bump her shoulder, making a heart shape with her hands. “Then thank you, I love you.”
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