Chapter Sixteen: Isn't It Unrequited Love?

  No need for warlike language commands. In fact, when the war drums are about to arrive, An Ran is already unable to move.

  Is this blatant tofu-eating? But why hasn't anyone come out to correct it?

  Jiang Xinyi sat upstairs, taking a slice of watermelon to eat; Jiang Xinyue sat downstairs, cautiously covering the sign to prevent Zhan Doudou from peeking; Old Man Zhan across the way puffed out his chest and glared, displeased that Zhan Doudou had suddenly appeared and disrupted the atmosphere.

  Why doesn't anyone think that Zhang Ziyi's behavior is inappropriate?

  Her nerves were in a state of extreme tension, her body soft to the touch, and the faint scent of soap on her skin after bathing made his heart skip a beat.

  Her cheek was right next to his, and if he just leaned in a bit closer, his lips could kiss her face. Her small hands were tightly wrapped around his palm, holding him firmly in place.

  "Don't go out with this!" Zhang Da da retrieved the four bars from his palm and inserted them into the pile of cards, then drew out a seven-bar: "Play this card!"

  An Ran was already a bit silly, unable to think, and stupidly followed the command of Zhan Zhu Zhu to play cards.

  "You damned little girl! What wicked idea are you thinking of again?" The old man opposite was originally full of confidence, but as soon as he saw that his opponent had made a move, he immediately shouted: "Don't you know the saying 'A true gentleman does not speak while watching chess'?"

  "Can playing chess be compared to playing mahjong? Hehe, old man, don't think you can bully newcomers just because you have decades of mahjong experience. Xiong Anan is my person!" Zhan Dandan showed a mouthful of big white teeth and leaned on An Ran's shoulder with one hand: "Xiong Anan, don't be afraid, go up!"

  Zhan's warped talent was fully displayed in these things that were considered evil, and after her command, An Ran never fired a shot again. The first loss to Lao Yezi was quickly reversed, and by the time the first round of four came around, An Ran had a thick stack of poker chips in front of him.

  "Come on, come on, big clearance sale! Quick! Old man! Don't go to the toilet! Hand over the money first!" Zhang waved his hand with a sign and shouted: "Our family has only 500 yuan left! Give us money! Faster! Don't drag your feet!"

  Jiang Xinyi and Jiang Xinyue are fine, they readily handed over the money. The old man grumbled and unwillingly took out his money: "Wait a minute! I'll go to the restroom first! I'll be right back!"

  The extremely money-obsessed Zhan patted his pockets one by one, and only then did he smile and hand everything over to An Ran: "Here, you won!"

  Still sweating profusely, are you really betting money? "Forget it, I was just playing along..."

  "What's the big deal, you're going to lose anyway, I guarantee that old man will also come after what you want," Zhan Zhu Zhu stuffed the money into An Ran's pocket without hesitation: "Hehe, forgive me, our family's old master is good at everything, but his poker face is not good! He's so petty."

  "...or you take it," An Ran felt that this was not good, maybe the guest had intentionally lost to her - but this way of politeness was something she had never seen before.

  "No need, no need, you take it! Whether it can be kept or not is still a question, and there's another thing, let's try to skin the old master!" Zhang DaDa rubbed his fists and palms, looking at An Ran's hand with some envy: "No wonder they say new hands have good luck, your card-grabbing skills are really deadly. If you don't make good use of it, it'll be a waste!"

  An Ran subconsciously withdrew his hand a little, and his trembling eyes seemed to hold some other meaning no matter how he looked at him. "Where's Grandpa?"

  "Haha, he's still stuck in feudal superstition. If he loses, he'll go to the bathroom to wash his hands, claiming it's to ward off bad luck."

  The old man came out again, shouting loudly: "I don't believe it, let's have another go!"

  A joyful night, a noisy night, a pleasant night.

  The occasional laughter, the occasional noise, but all flowing with a strong sense of home.

  Even when lying in bed, the corners of his mouth still couldn't help but curve into a smile. The two major battlefields for Chinese people to bond with each other, the dinner table and the mahjong table, he finally got to experience today. Although this is far from his usual life, he slowly accepted, got used to it, and even liked it.

  Still a little envious.

  Daydreaming about all sorts of things during the day, what I think about most is naturally war.

  In An Ran's mind flashed countless details, she gave herself steel balls, she applied medicine to herself, she performed artificial respiration on herself, she grasped her own hand, she leaned against her own shoulder...

  Why does she make everything look so natural?

  Why does everyone think she did nothing wrong?

  Did anyone think that she would cause herself endless trouble by doing so?

  He had always been avoiding her, so why was she getting closer and closer to him again and again?

  She isn't really secretly in love with him, is she?

  Lying in bed, tossing and turning, Zhan Yu was doing her daily compulsory homework. There were many things to report today, such as shooting a wild chicken with a slingshot, saving a beauty from a hero, and emptying the pockets of an old man, all of which were very fulfilling for her.

  Wrote a lot with great flourish, thinking my writing skills are quite good and the highlights are vivid and exciting. Finished writing with excitement, especially emphasizing my agility in fighting wild chickens, fearlessness in saving people, and cleverness in playing mahjong.

  When sending emails, I have gotten into the habit of copying Xia Feihan, anyway my thoughts about Xia Zhige don't need to be hidden, and I'm not afraid of him seeing them and teasing me. It's just that recently on weekends, Xia Zhige often follows his piano teacher flying around everywhere, and this itinerary still needs to be grasped by Xia Feihan.

  After sending the email, I still couldn't sleep with a high mood, and I kept flipping through Xia Zhi's emails to me.

  A month, eight... The difference between it and Aunt Flow is that one comes continuously within a month, while the other comes every few days.

  Eight emails were not yet fully read, and a new email arrived. Zhan Zhuang didn't even think about it, intuitively affirming that this was Xia Fei Han - he would be glued to the computer for the rest of his life? As long as she was in front of the computer, he almost always was too. Didn't they say he was very busy? Why did he seem so idle?

  Zhan's classmate did not expect that there was a thing called mobile phone that could send and receive emails at any time, and also ignored the intimacy between a computer science student and a computer.

  "Open, with only four words, obviously enlarged and bolded in bright red: 'Artificial Respiration?'"

  Right, if drowning rescue isn't CPR, what is it? Zhan was about to respond with a "huh?" when she suddenly thought of something - doesn't CPR require mouth-to-mouth resuscitation? Then earlier, her and An Ran...

  Did we just kiss? Does it count as a kiss?

  She subconsciously touched her mouth - really? How could she remember nothing and feel nothing?

  Pfft! Why should I be affected by Xia Fei's coldness? In the face of saving a life, who would care about these personal relationships, isn't that too petty? She is open and honest without any guilt towards Xia Zhi Gege, and I believe Xia Zhi Gege will understand as well.

  "Artificial respiration!" Zhang Doudou returned the original words, only changing the question mark to an exclamation mark.

  Xia Fei Han has gone crazy. Shit! What kind of woman is this? Is artificial respiration something to be done casually? And with An Ran, no less! The last time she mentioned Xia Zhi's first kiss incident, he had just managed to digest it in his heart and hadn't been bothered by the thought for days, so why did An Ran come out now?

  He just left for a month and this bean sprout has quickly developed to this extent with that kid? Have they met the parents? Have they kissed?

  Xia Fei's head was about to explode, he couldn't understand why he would suddenly burst out with such a big temper, but the fact was that as soon as he thought of Zhan Yan's pink lips touching An Ran, he had an urge to go berserk.

  "Up Q!" Xia Fei Han abruptly sent two words to Zhan Yu Yu.

  Come on then, who's afraid of whom! Zhan Liuliuli has never been one to shy away from a challenge in front of Xia Fei Han, and will always charge forward head-on.

  I had just logged onto QQ, and my avatar hadn't even fully lit up yet when a video request came through. As soon as I opened it, I saw Xia Fei Han's face, which was as cold as a refrigerator, and the temperature in Zhong Qiu's room suddenly dropped.

  "Ah! Xia, what's wrong with you?! You scared me to death in the middle of the night!" Zhan Zhu Zhu's strong heart was also startled by Xia Fei Han's expression, and he retreated backward, almost falling off his stool.

  "Great, not bad!" Xia Fei Han's voice was low and husky, with a hint of ominousness: "Did you think my last proposal wasn't bad, so quickly throwing yourself into that kid's arms?"

  He wanted to ask her how she could be so intimate with someone so easily, but his pride and personality wouldn't let him.

  "Pfft, don't spout nonsense and make false reports! I have a deep affection for Xia Zhi Gege!" Zhang Doudou wasn't afraid at all, standing upright with confidence: "Xia Leng! You say my thinking is narrow-minded? In the face of life, you're still quibbling over these trivial matters, isn't that ridiculous?"

  It's interesting! How can it not be interesting! Xia Fei Han really wanted to shout at the sky, but he just closed his thin lips tightly, furrowed his brow, and then unbuttoned the first button of his shirt.

  Irritated! Extremely irritated!

  It's only been a month and things have turned out like this, what about in a quarter, a year, four years? Is this how she meant by saying she had deep feelings for Xia Zhiyi?

  Cheater! Big cheater!

  "Hey, Xia Leng, what's wrong with you?" Zhan Zhu Zhu asked, looking at the screen and not getting a response. Today Xia Fei Han was acting strange.

  Furious! No way! Xia Fei Han stared at the screen as the delicate face approached, her eyes fixed on those lips. The moment he thought of them touching An Ran and then touching him, he had an urge to grab 84 disinfectant and go clean it: "Die!"

  This familiar phrase hasn't been heard for a while, and at first, it still feels kind of endearing. But then I think about it again and realize it's not right: "Summer isn't cold! Get out!" Ah, wow, nice rhyme. For a moment, I couldn't help but want to laugh, but I held back and kept a straight face: "One minute you're calling me up, the next minute you're telling me to get out, am I a ball or something?"

  "You're just a ball that's also leaking air, a shriveled up balloon, dead roll!" Xia Fei Han found his familiar rhythm.

  "It's not cold in summer! I, a young lady, didn't stay up all night just to listen to your scolding! If you scold me again, I'll really leave!" Can you understand that it's okay to kill but not to humiliate?

  Her eyes, which were not cold and narrow, flashed a glimpse of a chilly gaze, but she pressed her lips together and surprisingly didn't continue.

  It's different now, not face-to-face. Even if she left before, he could still see her and hear news about her. With half of the globe between them, once she goes offline, he can no longer sense her so clearly.

  Xia Fei Han felt a bit stifled.

  Can't scold these two words, then change two good ones: "Bean sprouts! Have you brushed your teeth? Stinky to death!"

  The mere thought of her having a tranquil scent made him feel limp all over.

  Huh? I've already brushed my teeth. Zhan Yu unconsciously let out a breath and sniffed himself, Xia Fei Han had a cleanliness habit, so his nose was particularly sensitive - but, immediately, Zhan Yu realized the problem: "Xia Fei Han, you're seeing ghosts today! When did computers become advanced enough to smell odors through network cables?"

  Xia Fei's expression flashed with a momentary awkwardness, but quickly returned to normal, and he snorted disdainfully: "Didn't study language arts well, huh? Don't you understand nuance?"

  "How is this used? Zhan Peng was very suspicious. He put his face close to the screen, baring a row of big white teeth: "Look, I've brushed it many times, it's spotless, is there something wrong with your dog nose?"

  He has a problem in his heart today and can't swallow this breath if he doesn't fix her properly. What would he do if she were in front of him?

  No matter what, first get a good scolding, then talk. Let you be heroic, let you have artificial respiration...

  "Xia Feihan, are you okay?" Zhan Zhu Zhu asked with some concern. Today Xia Feihan was really too strange, obviously not in a good state, why did they have a fight and now she's dazed: "Do you have a fever?"

  "Hmm." Xia Fei replied with an air of indifference.

  "What's wrong? What happened? Is there medicine?" Warbler's stance changed quickly, and he immediately became worried.

  "You're really getting on my nerves." Still couldn't help but say it out loud.

  “……I'm so good today, what's wrong with you?” Zhang Liangliang rolled his eyes and said, "You say, I gave someone CPR, Xia Zhige didn't even object, what are you mad about?"

  This is where she can't figure it out.

  It's also something he didn't want to think about.

  Suddenly a flash of inspiration in her mind, she stared at Xia Fei Han with her eyes wide open and pointed at him: "Xia not cold, you won't be... secretly in love with me, are you jealous?"

  "Xia Fei Han on the other side of the screen was clearly a mixture of being frightened and infuriated: 'Warrior! Are you brainless?! You can be narcissistic but please don't insult my aesthetic sense, ok?'"

  She let out a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and calmed down: "I told you, how could that be? I'm telling you, Xia Fei Han, although this girl is so lively and lovely, everyone loves her when they see her, but you mustn't fall in love with me. You said that if I like Xia Zhi Gege and you like me, the relationship would be too complicated. I want to marry Xia Zhi Gege, and we three will meet every day, how inappropriate is that? And most importantly, Xia Zhi Gege has such a good heart, what if he can't bear to see you and rejects me because of it? Who would I cry to?" This scene was just written in the previous book by Little Aunt.

  The speaker is insincere, the listener is self-conscious. A hint of gloom flashed across Xia Fei's forehead, but the expression on his face was even more disdainful: "Don't worry, even if the sun rises in the west, this kind of thing won't happen. Your face is too big, my eyes can't fit you."

  Are you scolding yourself again? Zhan Liuliuli crossed her arms: "If you don't have a crush on me, what are you being jealous about?"

  "Who says I'm jealous? I just think that you, with your dirty habits, don't deserve Xia Zhi! I advise you to give up now, this lifetime you'll never set foot in the Xia family's door!"

  "Pfft, pfft, pfft! You're so narrow-minded and short-sighted, I'm too lazy to talk to you. Let me tell you again, I will definitely become the daughter-in-law of the Xia family and treat your parents as my own! Just wait and see!"

  This sentence is a bit ambiguous... Xia Fei's eyes wandered slightly.

  "Hmm, I've decided that next summer vacation, I'll become a lifeguard or something. If someone accidentally drowns, I'll give them CPR." Zhang Dandan said with ill intentions, deliberately teasing Xia Feihan: "Hey, why don't you take the medical exam in university and study urology?"

  Xia's face turned cold, and goosebumps rose all over her body. She couldn't bear it anymore, gritting her teeth: "Zhan Zhan, get rid of those filthy thoughts for me!"

  "A doctor's heart is like a parent's, saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Don't you understand? I'm accumulating virtue and doing good deeds!" Zhan Zhu felt great, today's argument seemed to be completely in his favor, washing away the defeat and depression of last time: "Hey, Xia Fei Han, don't say that your sister-in-law doesn't take care of her own people. If you have any unspeakable secrets in the future, I'll come to help you treat them!"

  That Xia Fei suddenly became quiet, with a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, making Zhan Doudou feel a bit creepy.

  "Oh, is it? I'm afraid you won't have the guts to help me when the time comes. I'm afraid you'll be too scared to death."

  "What's 'die of a broken heart'?" Zhan Zhan was puzzled for a moment.

  "I'm afraid that you, the great male doctor, will be bleeding from your nose while treating me and won't be able to hold on." Xia Fei Han thought of the two times she had a nosebleed, feeling both heartache and ridicule.

  This reminder is too explicit. As soon as the scene appears in my mind, I feel a surge of bubbles in my nostrils. My heart starts racing, but I pretend to be calm: "Pfft! Don't worry, when the time comes, I'll have seen countless people, and seeing you will be like seeing an ant - I won't have any thoughts!"

  "Die!" Xia Fei Han's words were decisive and stern. "You've seen many people? You dare!"

  He swore that for this lifetime, if she dared to take any elective courses related to medicine, he would make her life so miserable that she couldn't take care of herself.

  Wait a minute, what did she just say? Seeing him is like seeing a small maggot?

  Xia Fei's self-esteem was suddenly provoked. What did he look like a worm? Among his peers, he was absolutely talented, wasn't he?

  It's just a pity that I couldn't take it out to prove it.

  She made a ghostly face and stuck out her tongue: "I'm so scared of you!"

  "War!" Xia Fei Han was annoyed because of the little worm. "You wait for me!"

  "Come on, come on...... I'm waiting for you!" Zhan Doudou sneered: "Half of the earth, big brother, fly over and beat me up?"

  "You think I don't dare?"

  Digression

  The fan likes it when DouDou and XiaoGe argue with each other. Haha.

  What you said about not liking me is a huge blow to Xiao Ge. Can he be brave?