After returning to the villa, Leng Xuan started cooking, while Ling Xuejiu and Li Mengjie, the two young ladies, sat on the sofa watching TV.
"Ai, Xiao Jie, I want to ask you something!" Ling Xuejiu suddenly said out of the blue.
Li Mengjie said with a giggle, "What’s that? You’re being so mysterious."
"Is there a secret between you and Leng Xuan?"
"Huh?" Li Mengjie was taken aback, wearing a puzzled expression as she said, "What do you mean?"
Ling Xuejiu said, "I feel like he really listens to you. Today at school, during the lunch break, when he ran down to buy ice cream, I found it quite strange. Given his personality, he shouldn’t be so obedient. Also, just now in the car, when you told him not to forget what he promised you this morning, he quickly cut you off as if he’s really afraid of you..."
Li Mengjie certainly knew what Ling Xuejiu was referring to, but it was a secret between her and Leng Xuan and naturally, she wouldn’t reveal it. Otherwise, what else would she use to threaten Leng Xuan to obediently listen to her in the future?
Laughing, she responded, "Xue Jiu, you really have quite the imagination! I couldn’t tell! You should write novels and become a great author!"
Ling Xuejiu rolled her eyes and said, "What are you blabbering about? Stop beating around the bush. Tell me the truth, what’s going on?"
"Wow, it smells so good!" Li Mengjie suddenly stood up, still giggling, "I’ll go see what delicious dishes your family’s bodyguard has cooked up!" With that, she ran toward the kitchen.
"Ai, Xiao Jie, you little..." Ling Xuejiu, feeling frustrated, clenched her teeth, thinking, ’Why has Xiao Jie changed so much since Leng Xuan arrived, even having secrets she won’t share with me?’ Just thinking about this made her inexplicably angry, and she huffed, resenting Leng Xuan even more.
In the kitchen, Leng Xuan was cooking a dish of braised carp. He felt someone come in, but didn’t pay much attention. With only three people in the house, no one would launch a sneak attack. However, he was surprised when someone suddenly slapped his back right where Baldy had punched him earlier in the day. Although it was no longer a serious injury, it still hurt quite a lot, and he couldn’t help crying out in pain, "Ah!"
"Hey, what’s wrong?" Li Mengjie asked, curious.
Turning his head, Leng Xuan saw Li Mengjie’s innocent face and said irritably, "If you’re going to greet someone, just greet them. Why do you have to hit so hard?"
Pouting her lips, Li Mengjie said, "I didn’t hit hard. It’s you who are acting as if it hurts so much. Why’s that?"
Thinking to himself, ’What do you mean ’acting’? It really hurts...’ Leng Xuan kept these thoughts to himself and remained silent. He had no way to deal with this girl and was about to just accept his bad luck and focus on cooking when Li Mengjie, noticing he was upset, suddenly reached out to massage the sore spot on his back. The pain made him cry out again, "What are you doing?"
Li Mengjie seemed genuinely upset and said, "Hey, I was just trying to give you a nice rub. Why are you screaming? No good deed goes unpunished!" Then, as something occurred to her, she continued, "What happened to you? Did you get hurt? Just a light rub from me and you’re in so much pain?"
Leng Xuan was caught off guard and at a loss for words when Li Mengjie lifted his shirt. Next, he heard her exclaim with a gasp, "Your undershirt is all purple with blood, what happened? Did you get into a fight today?"