Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 21: Harmonious And Heartwarming

Pei Xu wanted to see how long Shen Xi could ignore him. Was she trying to play hard-to-get or not?!

Lin Ge gave him a thumbs up. “Genius, Alpha Xu, your plan is genius, I bow to you!”

Pei Xu directed another kick at him. “I know that I’m a genius, you don’t have to say that again!”

Lin Ge evaded his kick. He thought for a while and realized something else. “But, Alpha Xu, once you start dating Shen Xi, you’re ‘tainted’. Will Goddess Wanwan accept you again?”

Pei Xu boomed, “Get lost!”

Lin Ge rubbed his head. He was certain that he did not say anything wrong!

Moreover, because of Shen Xi, Alpha Xu had offended Goddess Wanwan’s third elder brother, Su Mushi! How would she accept him once more?

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As soon as Shen Xi got home, she placed her bag aside, took two sticks of ice-cream and climbed up the wall.

Yun Jinping looked at her daughter and reminded her tenderly, “Be careful when you climb up the ladder. Don’t fall down.”

Indeed, Xixi was caring towards their neighbor.

Shen Xi acknowledged her mother’s reminder and climbed up the wall swiftly. She was disappointed when the man was nowhere to be seen.

When she looked down, she noticed that the breakfast in the basket was untouched. She bit her lip and felt upset.

A distracted Shen Xi ate her ice-cream.

A stretched Rolls-Royce cruised towards the house and stopped at the entrance. Someone pushed the man in the wheelchair out of the car.

Li Yuan had already noticed the girl by the wall when his car turned into the street. She was still in her school uniform and waiting for him.

Kun Lun pushed the man into the house and overheard someone calling “Brother”. He lifted his head and saw the young girl over there.

In the sunset, the rays of light bathed the girl’s soft and ruddy face with a warm glow, making her seem unusually adorable.

Shen Xi waved at them and held up the ice-cream in her hands. She smiled cheerily. “Brother, we just bought this ice-cream. Do you want it?”

Kun Lun stepped away.

Li Yuan rolled his wheelchair towards the wall.

Shen Xi jolted the rope attached to the basket and pointed at the food in it. She whispered, “Brother, the food isn’t edible anymore. Could you throw it away? My mother always tells me to value food. It’ll break her heart if she sees this.”

Li Yuan could see the dejection in the girl’s eyes, so he nodded.

Shen Xi grinned and said gently, “Brother, what do you like to eat? Tell me, my mother knows all sorts of recipes.”

Li Yuan opened his thin lips and uttered a reply in his emotionless yet husky voice, “Never mind.”

Tears of joy rolled down Shen Xi’s cheeks. The man had started to speak. It had not been an easy feat. She held up the ice-cream. “Well, do you eat ice-cream then? It’s strawberry-flavored, and it’s good.”

Li Yuan shook his head.

Kun Lun, who was standing afar, watched the scene that unfolded before him in disbelief.

The girl next door had propped herself at the top of the wall and was babbling away like a noisy sparrow. She did not care whether the boss listened to her.

There was a book on the boss’ lap. His long, slender fingers would flip the pages momentarily. A slight crease was present between his eyebrows and it seemed as if he was concentrating on his book.

Both of them were engrossed in their own world. The speaker did not care whether someone was listening, whereas the listener did not seem to be paying attention.

It was evident that they were not interacting with one another but submerged in their own universe. Yet, there was something harmonious and heartwarming about this very sight.