Chapter 55: Chapter 55: The Female Lead Asks for Medicine (6)_1 Chapter 55: Chapter 55: The Female Lead Asks for Medicine (6)_1 Xiu Xi carried a basket all the way to the Wa Family, not stopping once on the journey. But without Ruanlin Family cradling her this time, she dared not enter through the main room’s path, fearing bugs on the walls might fall on her. Standing hesitantly at the door for a while, she ultimately had no other choice but to grit her teeth, close her eyes, and, holding the corner of the little antagonist’s clothing, she followed him inside.
As for why she didn’t let the little antagonist deliver it alone, it was naturally because she feared he would have too much contact with the female protagonist!
Wa Yiting had drunk water and taken medicine before, and now more than an hour had passed, the medicine had largely taken effect, and she was much clearer-headed, lying on the bed staring blankly at the moldy ceiling.
Upon hearing footsteps, she immediately turned to look, her eyes shining brightly, but when she saw the arrivals were Ruan Jiaojiao and Xiu Xi, the light in her eyes instantly dimmed.
“What are you doing here? I don’t want to see you!” Wa Yiting turned her head away.
“My grandma made porridge for you to eat.” Ruan Jiaojiao placed the basket on the ground, picked up the small bowl inside, and set it on the bedside table, which was also dirty enough, a black mess. Ruan Jiaojiao wiped it with her hand, and her palm immediately turned black.
Frowning slightly, she placed the bowl on the table, withdrew her hand, and looked at Wa Yiting.
She wondered if it was her imagination, but she always felt that Wa Yiting’s eyes brightened a bit when she heard her speak those words, yet she couldn’t understand what about her words would make her happy.
Wa Yiting looked at the porridge, saying nothing, but her eyes were bright.
Ruan Jiaojiao waited a while, but seeing she still didn’t seem to want to speak, Ruan Jiaojiao could only say, “Then you drink first, and when you’re better, return the bowl.”
This time, Wa Yiting nodded.
Ruan Jiaojiao took another look at her, still feeling that this Wa Yiting was somewhat strange.
After leaving the Wa Family, Ruan Jiaojiao exhaled, relieved that the female protagonist didn’t seem likely to die, which meant this world wouldn’t collapse. That was truly good!
Turning her head to look at the little antagonist, she even found him pleasing to the eye, and with a grin, she said, “Let’s go back.”
Ruan Jiaojiao was quite close, and when a gentle breeze came, Xiu Xi seemed to catch her scent, fragrant and soft, like the smell of flowers mixed with the smell of milk, deeply familiar, an aroma that had seeped into his soul.
He, too, couldn’t help but smile, a touch bashful.
“Wow! You look really nice when you smile!” Ruan Jiaojiao exclaimed, looking at him with astonishment. It was her first time seeing the little antagonist smile, and he really did look good. He looked different too, not as thin as when she first saw him, having gained a little weight, his face even more refined.
Xiu Xi looked into Ruan Jiaojiao’s eyes, which reflected his own image, his smile broadening, a feeling of indescribable contentment washing over him.
He gazed at Ruan Jiaojiao’s dangling hand by her side, soft and tender, as if boneless. Every time he saw the Ruan brothers and Ruanlin Family holding her hand, he felt an urge to hold it too, but the opportunity never came.
Now, watching, he felt a strong impulse to take her hand, but Ruan Jiaojiao moved quicker, stuffing the basket into his hands.
“Here, you take it back. Come on, let’s go home,” she said, and then she bounced ahead.
Xiu Xi could only follow, his expression slightly forlorn.
When they passed a small bridge made from house beams, Ruan Jiaojiao stopped, looking at her blackened palm, considering going forward to wash it, but Xiu Xi held her back.