Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Broken Head (1)_1 Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Broken Head (1)_1 He looked at her, “Go back.”
“I’m just going to wash my hands, look how dirty they are.” Ruan Jiaojiao showed her little palm and explained.
“Hey, don’t pull me.” Being dragged forward by the little antagonist, Ruan Jiaojiao nearly tripped over her feet, barely stabilizing herself and still struggling to keep up with the little antagonist’s pace.
She had no idea why he could move so fast!
Ruan Jiaojiao was tugged along by her sleeve, stumbling forward and hence did not notice that right after she left the bridge where she had been standing, a little boy stood up from beneath it. It seemed he had heard their voices and stretched his neck curiously to look in their direction…
As soon as Ruan Jiaojiao and Xiu Xi left, Wa Yiting from the Wa family began to devour her bowl of porridge hungrily.
She had drunk sweet potato porridge before, but she felt this bowl was the sweetest and best she had ever tasted. Thinking back to the gentle hands that had cared for her while she was in a daze, her eyes became moist.
Clinging tightly to her chopsticks, she lowered her eyes and thought, if only… if only she were Ruan Jiaojiao… How wonderful that would be… She would definitely be more sensible, more lovable than Ruan Jiaojiao…
Ruan Jiaojiao had no clue that because of a kind act from her and the Ruanlin family, the heroine had begun to harbor thoughts of replacing her. At the moment, she was lying beside her family’s washbasin, watching the little antagonist earnestly scrubbing her small hand as he held it.
She wanted to say that it was her hand, and she knew how to wash it; she didn’t need this little antagonist meddling. But seeing him with his long eyelashes lowered, looking as serious as if he were engaged in an important life task, she gave up the thought and let him continue to wash and wash her hand.
Soft, tender, chubby…
Xiu Xi’s hands enveloped her small one, squeezing it repeatedly, his eyes displaying satisfaction, as if he had caressed such little paws in a past life.
By the time her hands had finally been scrubbed clean, they had turned red from the washing. When she withdrew her hand, she noticed that the little antagonist seemed a bit disappointed. Ruan Jiaojiao shuddered involuntarily, thinking that this boy was truly a little antagonist, weird enough to have a thing for hands at such a young age?
When it was time for lunch, Xiu Xi left. The Ruanlin family invited him to join, but he was unwilling. After leaving the Ruan family’s house, he didn’t return to the neighboring house but headed towards the hills behind.
Ruan Jiaojiao blinked, wondering if he had gone back to the hills to catch mice to eat.
Ruan Chi’s elementary school was not far from home. Normally, they would return home one after another after two in the afternoon. But today at four o’clock, there was still no sign of them.
The Ruanlin family initially thought the children might be playing around somewhere. After cursing a few times, they didn’t worry too much. But as evening approached and it began to get dark with no sign of their return, the Ruanlin family started to get anxious.
Just as they were about to go out and search, Little Fatty came running home crying, his face covered in tears.
“Nanny, nanny, Fourth Brother got his head broken open, and he’s unconscious now, you have to come with me! Hurry!” Little Fatty was crying hard, his body trembling, blood on him, and his eyes red. Once home, he couldn’t even bother to drop his backpack and started dragging the Ruanlin family out the door.
The Ruanlin family was startled, and before fully comprehending the situation, they had already followed out of the Ruan family’s main gate.
Ruan Jiaojiao, taking short steps, tried hard to keep up behind them, also running out of breath.