Chapter 1235: Chapter 1235: It’s My Cat (4)
Shu Lang parked the car in the yard and let them go inside first; he would bring in the yogurt later.
Jiaojiao walked in front, while Xiu Xi followed behind with their schoolbags on his back, silently trailing.
“My good girl is back? Did anything happen today?” Ruanlin Family asked, walking out of the house.
Jiaojiao shook her head with a smile and chatted with her for a while before going upstairs.
Yesterday, because Yang Xiaona was with her, she could sleep in her own room, but today Yang Xiaona wasn’t here, so Jiaojiao had to sleep in Xiu Xi’s room again. Xiu Xi’s room had two small beds separated by a screen.
Jiaojiao brought her toiletries and was washing up in his room’s sink. As she brushed her teeth, she glanced sideways and saw Xiu Xi sitting by the bed, staring at her without a blink, his eyes deep and intense.
Jiaojiao felt her heart skip a beat under his gaze. Such an expression she hadn’t seen since she just came back six years ago.
She quickly rinsed her mouth, spat out the foam, casually wiped her mouth with a towel, and walked over to ask, “Brother Xiu, what’s wrong?”
During this whole process, Xiu Xi’s gaze had never left her, that sticky look, as if she could vanish into thin air if he wasn’t careful.
Jiaojiao thought, could it be that her own misfortune was making him uneasy?
But she herself had already let go, especially these past few days since meeting Yang Xiaona, she had really let go for the most part. Maybe encountering a lot of bad luck made her care less.
Jiaojiao was still lost in her thoughts, not fully understanding, when she suddenly felt a tightness around her waist, and Xiu Xi pulled her into his embrace.
“Brother Xiu?” Jiaojiao exclaimed in surprise, a bit flustered, “Brother Xiu, what’s wrong?”
“Let’s go back, let’s go back to the forest, okay?” Xiu Xi held onto her tightly, as if his grip could break her waist, with his head buried against her.
He was scared.
This world was out of his control.
Too many people were competing with him in this world.
Her parents, her brother, her uncle, her godmother… and now, out of nowhere, this Yang Xiaona!
Especially with how much Shu Jiao valued her, it made him very uneasy.
His existence in this world, in the Ruan Family, was predicated on his ability to protect Jiaojiao.
But now, another person appeared who could also protect her, and in the eyes of the Ruan Family, or even in Jiaojiao’s eyes, did that mean he was no longer indispensable, entirely replaceable?
Just the thought of it made Xiu Xi feel like his heart was being roasted over a fire.
Jiaojiao didn’t know what Shu Jiao and Yang Xiaona talked about during the late study session tonight, but he overheard.
He was no longer indispensable in this world, and the Ruan Family was trying to bring her closer.
But clearly, she was his cat, his own cat!
He had never regretted bringing her back more than at that moment. In that forest, she wouldn’t face so many dangers, and she wouldn’t belong to anyone else, she… would only belong to him.
Seeing Xiu Xi holding her and almost pleading to go back to the forest, Jiaojiao was truly stunned.
Go back to the forest? Why go back to the forest?
“Brother Xiu, don’t be like this, don’t scare me.” She held him to her shoulder, trying to pull away to ask him clearly, but Xiu Xi wouldn’t let go, holding tightly.