Chapter 63 Zhu Liyas Invitation (1/2)

After sucking on Xiaoxiao's finger for a while, Xiao Bing looked up and saw her staring at him. Xiaoxiao retrieved her hand the moment their eyes met. ”I'm... I'm okay now,” she said uneasily.

”Oh. Go and put some ointment on it then.”

”Okay, I'll do it myself. Please help me finish dinner then. I probably can't help you with cooking.”

”It's okay. I can handle it.”

Xiao Bing returned to the kitchen and picked up a turner. Xiaoxiao's flurried eyes appeared in his mind. His mind was stirred when he recalled that Yezi told him about Xiaoxiao's crush on him. He did not want Xiaoxiao to follow her sister's footsteps.

”Does she really like me? Is it even possible...? She just doesn't hate me that much. Maybe I'm thinking too much.”

Xiao Bing managed to eliminate these absurd thoughts and began to cook.

After putting on the ointment, Xiaoxiao put the bottle on her nightstand and sat on her bed. She bit her lips as she recalled what happened earlier. ”Why? Why did my heart beat so fast? Why am I still afraid? Still in a panic...?”

”Urgh!” Xiaoxiao put her hand around her head and shook it hard. Her hair became a mess. ”No, no, no! I must be mad. How can I fall in love with someone with a girlfriend? And he was even involved in my sister's death, my sister who loved him so much...”

Both of them were burdened with thoughts. They only gathered when dinner was ready. By then, Xiao Bing had already cast away these thoughts while Xiaoxiao acted as if nothing has happened. He became even more certain that he was overthinking after seeing how Xiaoxiao behaved.

Xiaoxiao went back to her bedroom to study after dinner. After finishing solving some practice questions, she took a look at Xiao Bing, who was sitting cross-legged in the living room. Then she looked away and spun the pen on her fingertips, looking lost in thoughts.

After looking at his watch, Xiao Bing turned off the TV and stood up. He stretched and said, ”Xiaoxiao, go on with studying. I'm going to bed. By the way, you should visit auntie tomorrow. She must be lonely in the hospital. Yezi can go with me tomorrow.”

”Oh, okay.”

After Xiao Bing returned to his bedroom, Xiaoxiao threw the pen on the table in anger.

Next morning, Su Xiaoxiao went to the hospital alone after giving Xiao Bing her notebook. Lil Bei was already near the entrance as per Xiao Bing's request so he did not have to worry about her safety.

Xiao Bing got ready and waited downstairs. A couple of minutes later, Yezi's car pulled over at the roadside. Xiao Bing walked in and sat next to her.

He found it very convenient when he was with Yezi because her private driver would take him wherever he wanted. Since he was familiar with the driver, he no longer felt awkward when telling Yezi affectionate words.

Yezi was wearing a pink princess dress and colorful bracelets on her wrists and ankles. They made her look like Snow White. Xiao Bing stared at her as if he had been bewitched.

Yezi's eyes gleamed with cunning as she touched her face. She said cutely, ”Am I really that pretty? You look like a fool whenever you look at me.”

Xiao Bing nodded earnestly and kept staring at her like a fool. ”Yeah. Every time I look at you, it's like I'm looking at a fool...”

Yezi instantly realized what he was getting at and laughed. ”How dare you mock me? Let me show you what I'm capable of.”

She pounced on him as she was saying so. Then the two began laughing and playing with each other.

They ran around all day, visiting all the stores on their list. There were only two stores that they could make do with while the rest were unsatisfactory. Xiao Bing decided to ask Auntie Li for advice.

They went home after having candlelit dinner in the evening.

Xiaoxiao seemed happy when seeing Xiao Bing. ”My mom's mental condition is better than ever. The doctor said she can leave the hospital now but it's better for her to stay a little longer.”

”That's great.” Xiao Bing smiled. ”I'm happy for her. Let the professionals take care of your mother. We don't need that money anyway. Let her stay a little bit longer. But one can easily get upset if locked up in the hospital for too long. We should take her around whenever we have time.”

”My thoughts exactly. I'll take a walk with her every evening from tomorrow onward. Oh, I can't do that tomorrow. It's my classmate's birthday. By the way, Brother Bing, do you have any idea what I should get for a birthday present?”

Xiao Bing smiled. ”Compared to you, I'm not an expert in that area. Work it out yourself. Oh right, is it a boy or a girl?”

”A girl... We aren't very close but she invited me this time though. I should buy a present for her if I decide to go. But I don't know what I should get since it's just so abrupt.”

After contemplating for a while, Xiao Bing grinned. Why don't you just buy her a birthday cake? You don't know what she likes since you two aren't very close. It's highly possible that she won't like your present. But a birthday cake is favored by almost everyone.”

Xiaoxiao grinned. Her eyes were gleaming. ”Of course! I'll buy her a birthday cake then. Thanks, Brother Bing.”