“How is it? Are you alright?” Ruan Xingzhuo asked.
He reached out, wanting to touch You Huan’s ankle and carefully check her injury.
But just as his fingers were about to brush her ankle, he stopped himself.
At that moment, Baiyi came rushing back.
“werwerwerwer! werwerwerwer!”
“werwer! werwerwerwer!”
“werwerwerwer! werwerwerwer!”
Without Ruan Xingyao there, neither Ruan Xingzhuo nor You Huan could understand what Baiyi was saying.
You Huan was in too much pain to care, and Ruan Xingzhuo was so worried about her that he didn’t pay Baiyi any attention either.
Seeing that both of them ignored it, Baiyi grew frantic, pawing at the ground and circling anxiously.
After a moment, as if realizing something, Baiyi suddenly bolted toward the stairwell.
Find Xingxing!
Find Xingxing!
Find Xingxing!
That was the only thought in Baiyi’s little head—if it could find Xingxing, then Xiao Zhuo and Huanhuan would be able to understand what it was saying.
Ruan Xingyao was woken up by Baiyi’s scratching at the door and its loud “werwer” cries.
“werwerwerwer! werwerwerwer!”
【Xingxing! Help! Xingxing! Help!】
Ruan Xingyao turned over in bed but was finally forced awake by the noise.
“So noisy! Stupid Baiyi!”
She got out of bed without even putting on slippers, stomped over to the door, and pulled it open.
The moment she did, she saw Baiyi scratching frantically at the ground with its legs.
As soon as it saw her, Baiyi started barking even louder.
“werwerwerwer! werwerwerwer!”
【Xingxing! Huanhuan is dead!】
“What did you say?” Ruan Xingyao was shocked.
She grabbed Baiyi and lifted it up to eye level.
“werwerwerwer! werwerwerwer!”
【Xingxing! Huanhuan is dead!】
Ruan Xingyao’s mind went blank, her body swayed uncontrollably, and she nearly dropped Baiyi to the ground.
Thankfully, her rational mind still held—after setting Baiyi down, she dashed toward the stairs.
Before long, Ruan Xingyao reached the lower floor.
From afar, she saw You Huan sitting on the ground, clutching her leg with her head lowered, while Ruan Xingzhuo knelt on one knee beside her, spraying medicine onto her ankle.
Only then did Ruan Xingyao breathe a sigh of relief, shooting Baiyi a fierce glare.
That rotten child—who had it learned such nonsense from, scaring her like that!
Ruan Xingyao ran toward Ruan Xingzhuo and You Huan, stopping beside them.
Before she could speak, both Ruan Xingzhuo and You Huan looked up at her at the same time when they heard her.
“Sis! Why aren’t you wearing shoes!” Ruan Xingzhuo exclaimed.
You Huan, flustered, reached out to touch Ruan Xingyao’s bare feet, forgetting all about the pain in her own ankle.
Ruan Xingyao pointed at Baiyi and said, “This rotten dog told me Huanhuan was dead—how could I care about anything else?”
You Huan hugged Ruan Xingyao’s leg and whined, “Xingxing, I knew you loved me most.”
Ruan Xingyao sat down beside her on the ground and gently touched her ankle. “What happened? Poor thing.”
You Huan pouted, pointing at Baiyi with teary eyes as she tattled to Ruan Xingyao, “That stupid Baiyi ran too fast, I couldn’t hold on, and it dragged me down—I twisted my ankle.”
The girl looked so pitiful, with those pretty eyes brimming with tears, anyone who saw her would feel their heart ache.
Ruan Xingyao pulled You Huan into her arms, patting the back of her head to comfort her softly.
“Alright, alright, when we get home, we’ll punish little Baiyi by not letting him eat jerky,” Ruan Xingyao said.
Baiyi, who had been spinning in circles nearby and sniffing at You Huan several times to make sure she was still You Huan, finally lay down beside her with his tongue out.
But the moment he heard Ruan Xingyao’s words, he suddenly shot up from the ground.
“werwerwerwer! werwerwerwer!”
【Bad human! Bullying dog! Dog can’t live anymore!】
Ruan Xingyao immediately reached out and held Baiyi’s mouth shut, stopping him from continuing his loud “werwer” cries.
However, Baiyi’s inner voice still kept pouring into Ruan Xingyao’s ears.
That brat kept whining and crying about injustice, making her head ache.
Ruan Xingyao patted Baiyi’s head and said, “Alright, alright. You calling me down here—though a little exaggerated—makes up for it. So I won’t take away your jerky, okay?”
Hearing that, Baiyi finally calmed down, satisfied.
You Huan poked Baiyi’s head and said, “You little stinky dog, always scheming.”
Ruan Xingyao laughed, then turned her eyes back to You Huan’s ankle and asked, “How is it? Should we go to the hospital for a check-up?”
After the little distraction, You Huan felt like her ankle didn’t hurt as much anymore.
She twisted her ankle lightly and said, “This medicine works pretty well. I don’t think I need to go to the hospital.”
Hearing this, Ruan Xingyao exchanged a glance with Ruan Xingzhuo, raising her brows.
This guy’s pretty reliable, huh!
Ruan Xingzhuo looked away uncomfortably, refusing to take the hint.
He said, “Why don’t we just head home first?”
Ruan Xingyao nodded and helped You Huan up.
Suddenly, You Huan’s eyes flickered, and she lifted her injured foot with an “Ouch.”
“What should I do? I feel like my foot still hurts a lot,” You Huan said.
Both Ruan Xingyao and Ruan Xingzhuo immediately looked at her ankle.
It was only a little swollen—normally, once the sharp pain passed, it should’ve eased by now.
Ruan Xingzhuo said, “Maybe… we really should go to the hospital?”
But You Huan shook her head like a rattle-drum.
She raised her gaze at Ruan Xingzhuo, her cheeks dusted pink, and said, “Ruan Xingzhuo, can you carry me upstairs?”
Ruan Xingzhuo opened his mouth in surprise, then looked at her helplessly.
This little girl… is she being a bit too bold?
But You Huan’s sparkling eyes were fixed on him, and the refusal he had on the tip of his tongue never came out.
Her eyes lit up even brighter.
Not refusing—that was already a good start.
You Huan tugged Ruan Xingyao’s sleeve and said, “Xingxing, you can wear my shoes upstairs.”
Ruan Xingyao nearly burst out laughing.
So that’s the little girl’s plan, huh.
Since she said it like that, of course she’d play along.
Ruan Xingyao nodded. “Okay, then, Huanhuan, give me your shoes.”
You Huan immediately slipped off her shoes, standing barefoot on the ground, and looked at Ruan Xingzhuo with expectant eyes.
For a split second, Ruan Xingzhuo thought about being ruthless and saying that if Ruan Xingyao could walk downstairs barefoot, then You Huan could also walk upstairs barefoot.
But such ungentlemanly words just couldn’t come out of his mouth.
With a silent sigh, he turned around and crouched down in front of You Huan. “Come on.”
You Huan instantly hopped on one foot and climbed onto his back, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck.
This time, it wasn’t like at the hospital when he carried her out of fear.
This time, it was Ruan Xingzhuo who voluntarily offered her a piggyback.
Though… she did shamelessly wheedle her way into it.
Ruan Xingyao pressed down the corners of her mouth to stop herself from grinning too widely.
She quickly slipped into You Huan’s shoes, took Baiyi’s leash, and led the way into the stairwell.
— The end of the Chapter–
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