Brother Hua, why are your hands and feet so small????

"Do you want to go for a walk over there?"

Xia Yan quickly finished the three fresh jiaozi, wiped his hands clean with a wet wipe he carried, placed his helmet on the car, and turned back to ask.

His tone had unconsciously gained a hint of gentleness.

(I just want to see what other tricks you have…)

Hua Xin lifted her long sleeves and swayed them forward like a cute little imp.

(…)

"Okay, you've gotten a lot braver recently."

Xia Yan smiled happily and patted the girl's shoulder. Because of Hua Xin's actions just now, he had let go of the caution he had always held.

(It hurts so much…)

(I feel like my whole body is falling apart…)

(Damn it… has he started acting already?…)

(Where's my hammer?… My hammer is in my schoolbag.)

The moment Hua Xin handed him the jiaozi, he felt as if he truly saw his past self in the girl.

He was genuinely happy to see Hua Xin now.

Not only could she attend school with him normally, but she also understood how to interact with "friends" and how to express her feelings.

These were things she had been lacking.

Xia Yan felt like he was Dororo helping Hyakkimaru find his lost body parts; this feeling… gave him an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Yan looked back at Hua Xin, who had stopped and turned around, and asked with some confusion.

Uh…

She'd been discovered.

(My hammer.)

(Where is he taking me? Can't he find a place for me to fly? This place is good for disposing of a body and no one would know.)

Hua Xin silently shook her head, then stiffly took a step.

(It's fine, he just wants to laugh at me, just wants to tease me… Murder is illegal… He's not Great King Xi, why would he kill me… There are still people around here.)

Xia Yan deliberately waited for a moment, allowing Hua Xin to walk alongside him.

If he had had someone like this accompanying him, walking forward together, would it have been easier to become who he is now?

The thought flashed through his mind, and Xia Yan's lips curved slightly upward:

"For the welcome party after the National Day holiday, do you want to come and watch my performance?"

"I have a solo. As a good friend, could you come and support me? It's lonely when no one cheers you on…"

(Why is a big guy like you acting cute…)

(And… so he called me out today just to play the 'friend game' again?…)

(Does he think it's too early to reel me in?)

Hua Xin kicked a stone on the ground with some confusion, almost flinging off her oversized shoes.

So… play along?

The black helmet on the girl's head bobbed up and down.

Maybe she could even get a free meal from this hypocritical man… If you don't try, you don't get anything.

Thinking of food, Hua Xin, feeling quite pleased, took a large step forward with her right foot.

Xia Yan only saw an unidentified pure black object fly into his field of vision.

Hua Xin: ????

Xia Yan: ????

(Don't panic.)

(Bounce, bounce, bounce…)

She tried to maintain her composure, but inwardly, she was already in a panic.

(I need to quickly use the money from my online relationship to buy rice… buy shoes!)

(This is too embarrassing, too embarrassing… This hypocritical guy must be overjoyed, right?…)

Aaaahhh!

In her haste, a sharp pain suddenly shot through her ankle, making Hua Xin instantly understand the consequences of trying to hop on one foot with ill-fitting shoes.

(My life…)

(This is probably it...?)

The girl watched her body fall forward. Even with the helmet's protection, her arm would still get hurt, right? What if there was a needle on the ground? Or... a landmine?

(Am I going to see my life flash before my eyes...?)

(No, not this!)

"Careful!"

Xia Yan instantly scooped up Hua Xin, holding her around the waist. Because the girl had been anxiously lunging forward, he hadn't reacted in time. After steadying her, he asked with some urgency:

"Are you okay, Little Hua?"

"How's your ankle?"

Strange... why is it so soft... Just as Xia Yan was about to casually put his arm around Hua Xin's arm, his hand accidentally brushed against her chest area through her clothes.

The thought flashed through his mind, "Slap!!"

His arm was suddenly slapped away by Hua Xin. Watching the girl sit down on the ground, Xia Yan looked somewhat bewildered.

(I was groped, I was groped, I was groped... I was touched by a man on my slime...)

(It's over, am I going to get pregnant! This is so scary!!)

(Huh? Wait a minute.)

(Am I a man or a woman right now?)

(Sigh... As long as Tsunako doesn't flow into Huhu, how could I possibly get pregnant??)

For a moment, Hua Xin's clever little brain went into overdrive. The small face hidden beneath the helmet turned bright red, as if steaming enough to boil water.

She hadn't tied any bandages because she thought they were just going out for a walk!

Xia Yan's movements were both sudden and forceful, directly rubbing off her bandage.

(I'm a man, what's the big deal, it's all good, bro.)

(I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you, I'm not clean anymore...)

!

Suddenly, she felt a large, warm palm grasp her right ankle.

She saw Xia Yan gently putting her shoe, which had been flung off, back onto her foot.

"Can you walk?"

"Do you want me to carry you?"

Hua Xin looked up slightly with watery eyes. She saw that Xia Yan had no other emotions, still smiling gently at her.

"I... I can walk by myself."

The girl somewhat flusteredly pushed herself up from the ground with her hands and quickly retreated. She tried moving her left ankle, and there was no piercing pain.

Thank goodness...

Xia Yan stood up, wanting to reach out and help the girl but then stopped himself. He could only say softly:

"Go home?"

"You walk slowly first..."

Only after seeing that Hua Xin could walk normally did he slowly let out a sigh of relief.

"Xia Yan?"

A pleasant female voice suddenly came from behind, sounding quite surprised.

Xia Yan paused, then chuckled, "Senior Lin, what a coincidence."

"Out for a run so late?"

He looked at Lin Qingyu, who was wearing yoga pants and a sports bra that perfectly outlined her figure, and a flicker of something unusual flashed in his eyes.

"Yeah..."

"I'm all sweaty right now, you don't mind, do you?" Lin Qingyu said, half-jokingly.

Her hair was slightly damp, and a bit of sweat had appeared on her body due to the exercise and the weather. She placed her hand on her exposed waist and smiled, saying:

"Want to grab some late-night comfort food together? You still owe me a meal."

(You two dogs, you two dogs, you two dogs, you two dogs...)

Hua Xin hid behind the motorcycle, watching the two of them "chatting happily," and let out a cold snort.

It really is like this...

They planned to come and laugh at me...

I'll get my phone, I'll get my phone...

I recorded the video of them mocking and beating me, and I'll expose them... Hua Xin, with tears streaming down her face, took out her phone and shakily opened the recording app.

"Sorry, Senior, it's very late today. I'll definitely make it next time."

"I'm leaving now. Good luck with your run."

Unexpectedly, Xia Yan rejected Lin Qingyu's invitation and turned to walk towards the girl.

Lin Qingyu, having been rejected, showed no anger. Instead, she calmly watched the two of them.

I've got my eye on you.

She thought to herself.

"Let's go home."

In Hua Xin's recorded video, only Xia Yan's approaching figure was visible, along with that casually spoken sentence.

What's going on??

The girl dazedly got onto the motorcycle, watching Xia Yan turn the key.

On the keychain, a slightly worn gray wolf head acrylic charm caught her attention, and then Xia Yan's figure blocked her view.

This looks so familiar...

Xia Yan put on his helmet and started the bike.

I hope Hua Xin understands how to refuse people. I demonstrated it clearly just now, she should have seen it, right?

He knew very well that the girl had trouble refusing others.

However...

Xia Yan thought of that soft touch again, and her small jiojio when she put on her shoes, feeling a slight confusion.

Brother Hua??... Why are your hands and feet so small?