The magic of love

With Xiao Lie and Bai Lixi around, nothing serious was likely to happen. Even if something did, those two could certainly handle it without anyone else's help.

After learning that the matter had been resolved, Xiao Jinyi felt a faint twinge of guilt. He had come to help his younger sister escape her misery, yet he had been so absorbed in spending time with Shen Shixu that he had forgotten something so important.

Thankfully, Xiao Lie and Bai Lixi had come along today.

To apologize, Xiao Jinyi treated everyone to lunch. During the meal, Xiao Jiayi noticed something very interesting.

Why was her icy Fifth Brother so gentle with Lord Shen? Just as she was privately marveling at their deep friendship, she happened to see how Xiao Lie and Bai Lixi interacted, and a new possibility occurred to her.

Xiao Lie peeled shrimp for Bai Lixi, removing the heads and shells before placing the sweet, tender meat in his bowl.

He did the same with the fish, picking out the bones before putting the boneless pieces in Bai Lixi's bowl.

Seeing how attentively her imperial uncle cared for Bai Lixi truly stirred Xiao Jiayi's heart. She wanted such a considerate sweetheart herself.

Consort Shu had previously looked for a prospective husband for Xiao Jiayi, but Xiao Jiayi had not wanted to marry then and had turned down the idea on the grounds that she was still young.

Now, watching the sweetness between Xiao Lie and Bai Lixi, she wanted to marry too. With a hazy figure already occupying a place in her heart, she longed all the more to marry and experience what it felt like to be cherished.

As Xiao Jiayi pondered this, she noticed Xiao Jinyi doing exactly what Xiao Lie was doing. Only, the person he was