"What, you want to move out of Li Garden?"
Just as the three of them arrived at Jinlin Garden, before Li Zihan had even started to eat, Tang Xiaowan dropped the bombshell on him.
The young master was totally stunned after hearing this.
"You’re not joking, are you?"
"No," Tang Xiaowan’s head shook like a rattle drum.
Li Zihan turned his gaze to Cheng Shi sitting nearby.
"Don’t look at him, this was my own idea."
Hearing Tang Xiaowan clarify immediately that it was her decision, Cheng Shi felt touched, but he knew this was not the time for a bodyguard to intervene, so he left the dining hall without even picking up his bowl.
The small wooden pavilion in the courtyard was a good escape.
Seeing this situation, Li Zihan grew even more perplexed: "Does my brother know? Probably not, right? He definitely wouldn’t agree. Aren’t you afraid he’ll confine you again, maybe he won’t even let you go to school?"
"I know, that’s why I’m telling you first."
Li Zihan leaned sharply backward as if he wanted to immediately distance himself from Tang Xiaowan.
"Spare me, please; I really can’t help you pass the message. You should think this over—wait, where do you plan to move to? You’re not thinking of going back to Qingcheng, to Mei Garden, are you?"
"What a mess, forget it. How many classes do you have this afternoon?"
"Four, all labs, I probably won’t be out until after 5:30. Why are you asking, you’re not planning to take action this afternoon, are you?"
"I have to wait for you, anyway, so I needed to know when exactly. What are you imagining!"
"When the time comes, you better not..."
"Don’t worry, I won’t leave without saying goodbye."
Li Zihan let out a long sigh of relief: "Oh, that’s good. Otherwise, my brother would go crazy!"
Tang Xiaowan didn’t continue the conversation but started picking out dishes on her plate until she thought it was enough; then, she began scooping some white rice before taking them all to the courtyard.
Throughout this process, Li Zihan watched intently.
There was even a moment when he felt that Tang Xiaowan’s treatment of Cheng Shi had already far exceeded that of a regular master-servant relationship.
Damn, if my brother saw this, he would probably knock over dozens of vinegar jars!
Could it really mean that?
No, no, no, impossible, just a bodyguard!
As Li Zihan was still puzzling over this, Tang Xiaowan had already returned to the dining hall.
"Boys should eat more, look how thin you are!"
As soon as her words fell, a piece of rib landed in his bowl.
This treatment, this tone of voice, suddenly made Li Zihan cancel his previous thoughts, thinking he was just being paranoid.
"You should eat more, too."
And just like that, a piece of rib also found its way into Tang Xiaowan’s bowl, and the atmosphere became much lighter.
They began talking about the sports meet.
When Li Zihan learned that Tang Xiaowan had given up her spot as a sign holder to a classmate, he was extremely surprised.
At Jin City University, if you want to apply for the national scholarship, being selected as a sign holder is a great bonus. Therefore, many students strive eagerly, almost flitting daily around their advisor, yet Tang Xiaowan had voluntarily given it up.
"Your sense of duty is impressive!"
"Friends, right? It’s just a little help. You don’t know how much that girl likes Chen Nan; when she talks, her eyes actually sparkle, truly, I’m not exaggerating."
"What about my brother? How much do you like him?"
The question nearly choked Tang Xiaowan.
After pausing for a while, she squeezed out a few words with a smile: "Your brother, he’s quite good!" Official source ıs n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
Li Zihan’s brow suddenly furrowed, and he added another rib to Tang Xiaowan’s bowl: "Xiao Wan, listen to my advice, don’t move out of Li Garden, otherwise... I really fear what my brother might do."
Tang Xiaowan’s smile gradually faded.