13 Warm Like A Summers Day (2/2)

Qin Song told a little white lie. He had actually been there the whole time watching Li Xiuying interact with Little 4th. He was just about to say something when a light laugh entered his ears and traveled down to his chest to put a small crack in the wall surrounding his heart.

Qin Song tapped his chest. 'it must just be indigestion. I should have a full body check up, my eyes and ears are clearly malfunctioning and I don't think a heart is meant to skip. I'll get my PA to scheduled it in later.'

Qin Song looked over at Little 4th.

Qin Song: ”What are you doing Little man?” His voice warmer and his tone more gentle.

Little 4th:” I was checking on big sister YingYing.” He emphasized the word checking.

Little 4th felt proud he had accomplished his job and learnt a new skill.

Qin Song looked over to Li Xiuying once more. His voice regained an arctic undertone.

Qin Song:”Your clothes have been washed and dried and are currently in the wardrobe, there is a set of toiletries in the bathroom and a towel for you to use. I will explain everything once you are done freshening up. We will be waiting downstairs.”

Qin song opened his arms wide for little 4th. Little 4th walked over to his eldest brother and allowed Qin Song to pick him up.

Li Xiuying heard little 4th's voice shouting front the hallway.

Little 4th: ”Big Sister YingYing I'll be waiting downstairs. Don't take too long freshening up.”

There was a moment of silence before Little 4th's voice rang out again, it sounded further away this time.

Little 4th: ”Big Brother I can call her Big Sister YingYing if I want to!!! If you try and force me to stop then I'll just ignore you forever.”

Li Xiuying smiled to herself.

She stood up and walked to the wardrobe to take out her clothes. She carried them to the bathroom and locked the door.

She grabbed the bottle of shower gel that smelled of lemon and the mango-scented shampoo stepped into the shower.

Li Xiuying took a long shower to release some of the tension from her aching muscles. Her body was covered in scratches and bruises. But she didn't mind. It was a small price to pay for her freedom.

Li Xiuying turned off the shower and stepped out. She dried herself and then wrapped the towel around her. She brushed her teeth then moisturized her skin.

On the counter next to the sink there was also new set of underwear in her size.

It was white but instead of plain white cotton it was made of lace and had a delicate floral design

Li Xiuying looked at the underwear now in her hand.

She was horrified: 'Who would be so evil as to make me wear this? It doesn't look comfortable at all. It will have to do since there's nothing else. '

Li Xiuying got dressed and exited the room. She descended down the spiraling staircase.

At the bottom of the staircase there was a woman in a maids uniform waiting for her.

The maid spoke sharply: ”Please follow me. Everyone is waiting for you in the dinning room.” She thought that Li Xiuying was considerate to make people wait for her for so long.

Li Xiuying followed behind the maid with clear passive aggression issues. Li Xiuying decided to call her attitude Ang-Yin.

Attitude Ang-Yin led Li Xiuying to a large dinning room.

When Li Xiuying entered the room. All the members of the Qin family looked up. They all had different expressions on their faces which ranged from happiness and curiosity, to indifference and annoyance.

At the head of the table sat Elder Qin. Qin Song sat to his right , followed by Qin Jie and Qin Xian Jun. On his left sat a woman who looked to be in her late 50's and next to her was Little 4th.

It looked like she was about to face the Spanish inquisition.