"Lin Wei, were you scared today?" Xu Nianhua suddenly asked.
Lin Wei nodded firmly and said, "Yes, luckily you were with me to go home together, otherwise, if I had encountered it alone..."
Just thinking about that scenario made Lin Wei tremble. If she really had been alone, she wouldn’t have been able to outrun them, right?
What would have happened then?
Lin Wei was no longer a young girl of fifteen or sixteen. Once they tangled with her, could she have returned home safely and soundly?
If something really had happened, how could she have faced Wenjie?
The more she thought about it, the stronger the feeling of fear grew in Lin Wei’s heart.
"If I had encountered it alone, I definitely couldn’t have outrun them." Xu Nianhua took the opportunity to say, "Luckily my elder brother was with me, otherwise, I would have been scared to death."
Xu Nianhua exaggeratedly patted her chest, and that scared look made Lin Wei wholeheartedly agree and say, "Nianhua, you’re right, I would have been scared to death if I were alone. From now on, I won’t dare to go home alone at night."
"Mr. Liao will take you home." Xu Nianhua was satisfied to hear Lin Wei’s words and, seeing the fear in her eyes, knew she would definitely be cautious.
Although they had avoided trouble this time, what about the future?
Xu Nianhua couldn’t always be by Lin Wei’s side, and this matter still needed Lin Wei to take it seriously.
"Yes, he always takes me home, it’s just that today there was trouble at his house." Lin Wei arrived home with her heart in her throat and was extremely grateful to Xu Nianhua and Xu Nian’an.
Xu Nian’an felt embarrassed by her thanks, saying, "Lin Wei, you are Mr. Lin’s only daughter, it was merely a small effort; don’t worry about it."
Even though Xu Nian’an said this, Lin Wei still felt deeply grateful.
On the way leaving the Lin Family’s home, Xu Nian’an kept glancing at Xu Nianhua, his curious and puzzled gaze making it hard for Xu Nianhua to ignore.
"Elder brother, you were really impressive today."
Xu Nianhua smiled ingratiatingly, praising, "You knocked those guys down in just a few movements, how did you do that?"
As Xu Nianhua spoke, she mimicked Xu Nian’an’s movements. Although Xu Nian’an’s movements were sharp and fierce, when Xu Nianhua replicated them, her soft demeanor made it look more like she was dancing than fighting.
Xu Nian’an couldn’t help but laugh at her antics and corrected her after a few attempts, but even then, the movements looked rather comical.
"Little sister, this isn’t your cup of tea," Xu Nian’an said, shaking his head, "you better not learn this, I’ll protect you in the future."
"Elder brother, that’s really disheartening. How can you say I can’t do it?" Xu Nianhua grumbled all the way home. She thought the way her elder brother fought today was so cool, defeating those drunkards so fluently. She wished she could do the same.
During the trip, Xu Nianhua pestered Xu Nian’an to teach her, but he didn’t hasten to agree. Instead, he looked at her slight figure and said, "Little sister, if you want to learn this, physical fitness is very important. It’s normal to run a kilometer or two every morning. Do you think you can handle it?"
"A kilometer or two? Does it have to be running? Couldn’t I train my physical fitness in another way?" Xu Nianhua’s legs turned to jelly just hearing that.
She worked out regularly, and her favorite activity was yoga, but running... perhaps it really wasn’t for her.
"Of course. If you want to train in self-defense, how could you not run? What if you encounter a bad person and you can’t even run, do you think you could beat them?" Xu Nian’an countered.