Chapter 137: Chapter 137 What Side Effects
“You little brat, why do you care so much!” For some reason, she felt a mix of annoyance and embarrassment and reached out to knock Zhao Xiaogui on the head.
“Ow!” Zhao Xiaogui clutched his head and, fearlessly muttered, “If you don’t like him, why are you writing letters to him?”
He was used to being hit; he had become immune to it.
But that caught Xia Chuyi off guard.
Although her cousin definitely hadn’t asked that question on purpose, it was truly a trap question for her.
“Xiao Gui, you’re fifteen years old, what on earth is filling up your brain? Always talking about liking this and not liking that, tell me, are you puppy-loving at school?” Xia Chuyi turned the tables, questioning her cousin with righteous indignation.
“Huh?” Zhao Xiaogui had no idea how the topic had turned to him.
“Focus more on your studies, and don’t think about all that nonsense. Study hard to live up to the party and the country, your teachers and parents, and your future self!”
She lectured him so much that Zhao Xiaogui surrendered on the spot.
“Okay, okay, Sister, I beg you, stop talking, I got it!”
He just realized that his sister was even more talkative than he was!
Seeing her cousin capitulate, Xia Chuyi nodded with satisfaction and said, “Good boy, take a little nap, we’ll be home soon.”
With that, she closed her eyes to rest and didn’t speak further.
Only Zhao Xiaogui was left feeling wronged.
Why had his cousin changed so much since coming back from Provincial City?
Before, she was the sister he could play and cavort with, but now, she gave off the feel of another adult!
His sister thought and did things with such maturity, making him appear immature… no, rather, not mature enough.
He already felt insignificant at home, and now his future seemed even bleaker.
As soon as the siblings returned home, Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia were extremely surprised.
“Weren’t you supposed to come back on the twenty-seventh?” Aunt Xia said, very happy.
Carrying their things, they entered the house, just sat down, and prepared to chatter away.
Suddenly, the loud voice of Xia Chengzong came from outside: “Xia Chuyi, come out here!”
Hearing this, Uncle Xia immediately frowned, snorted coldly, and said, “What is this, the Xia Family is bullying their way into my house now?”
He looked ready to get angry.
“No!” Xia Chuyi quickly said to her uncle, “Uncle, it’s nothing like that! Um, actually, it’s my second brother looking for me.”
Both were people who had shown her kindness, and she didn’t want Uncle Xia to be hostile towards him.
“What would he want with you?” Uncle Xia had no good impression of anyone from the Xia Family.
In his eyes, they were probably a bunch of leeches that couldn’t be shaken off. If Mother Xia weren’t still with the Xia Family, he would’ve dealt with those scumbags long ago.
Xia Chuyi was about to explain when Zhao Xiaogui shouted first: “Ah, I know! He must be here to confront you, about that poisoning thing!”
“Poisoning?” Uncle Xia was taken aback.
“Yep, my sister put poison in the drinks for Xia Chengzong and that hoodlum Brother Qiang!” Zhao Xiaogui boasted as if sharing in the glory.
Uncle Xia was silent.
Xia Chuyi was silent too.
Xia Chengzong continued shouting outside, and after some thought, Uncle Xia asked, “Chuyi, that medicine, was it serious?”
Before she could answer, he continued, “If it’s serious… Xiao Gui isn’t eighteen yet, if someone comes after us, let him take the blame.”
Zhao Xiaogui pouted and looked towards his sister.
See, he knew his dad would say something like that!
Xia Chuyi’s heart was touched, but she definitely couldn’t agree. Besides…
“Uncle, the little devil is exaggerating, poison? It was just some extra ingredients, just a side effect,” she explained.
“What side effect?” Uncle Xia went straight to the point.
Xia Chuyi coughed, “Well, you feel really good.”
Uncle Xia, Aunt Xia, Zhao Xiaogui: ???
A hive of question marks.