nashuaworldcup Chapter 130 His Sister
Chapter 130 His Sister
The wind and rain continued, but the people in the dilapidated building paid little attention to the weather.
Shen Xi wanted to ask Xiao Jiangci how they met in this world and what their paths crossed. But with the bodyguards present, it wasn't appropriate to ask.
She simply leaned against the money bag, squinted, and casually played with Xiao Jiangci.
The Jiang Ci of today is not the Jiang Ci of twenty years later. He doesn't have a deep mind, nor a face devoid of expression. This makes the current Jiang Ci look very soft and cute.
Shen Xi pinched his little finger, playing with it idly.
Suddenly, she paused. Children's hands are usually very soft and tender, but she found that Young Master Jiang's hands were not like that. His little hands were covered with scratches and old wounds. There were thin cuts that looked like they had been cut by sharp blades, as well as irregular wounds from falls. There were almost no healthy parts on his little hands.
Most of these wounds had scabbed over and turned into brown lumps, but some had been pricked open again, leaving the skin and flesh torn open.
She gently touched the scabbed wound, looked up at the well-behaved and adorable Jiang Ci in front of her, and asked in confusion,
"What happened to your hands? Why are there so many wounds?"
Xiao Jiangci's pupils contracted slightly, and he subconsciously tried to pull his hands back, but Shen Xi anticipated his movement and forcefully pressed his hands down.
Xiao Jiangci blushed slightly with embarrassment and spoke softly, her voice pleading, "It's ugly, don't look."
Shen Xi smacked his head in annoyance, "If your hand is ugly just because it's injured, then I might as well not have my hand either."
After Shen Xi finished speaking, she generously stretched out her hands for Xiao Jiangci to see. Her hands had red and swollen chilblains, some of which had already ulcerated. Her small hands not only had scars but also calluses, which were filled with the hardships of life.
But she couldn't really say she cared that much. Even in her previous life, she had the same hands, but she could still draw and write, and it didn't interfere with anything she did.
Shen Xi thought that the young master was a child who grew up in a sweet world. He had never experienced the hardships of life or the despair of not being able to survive. His simple ugly appearance might make this precious young master feel uncomfortable.
But she was wrong.
Jiang Ci had never paid much attention to his appearance, but he did not want to show his flaws and ugliness in front of Shen Xi, as it would make him feel very uneasy.
Xiao Jiangci's ears were red. He reached out to touch Shen Xi's rough hands, but when he saw that the back of Shen Xi's hands were bony and the palms were calloused, he pursed his lips and carefully touched them again and again.
From Shen Xi's perspective, she could only see the back of Xiao Jiangci's fluffy head, but couldn't see his eyes.
Xiao Jiangci looked down at her hand, his expression indistinct, "It won't happen again...it won't happen again."
Shen Xi understood the seemingly random sentence.
Her nose stung, and her eyes inexplicably reddened. "Yes, it won't happen again."
Shen Xi had previously assumed that she and Jiang Ci only met during their high school years, but who would have thought that Jiang Ci had started caring about her so early on?
She couldn't help but wonder, what have I done to deserve this?
Some things don't hold up to scrutiny once you think about them closely. For example, how could the only young master of the Jiang family have come to this remote place to study with her and even be in the same class? If the young master hadn't come voluntarily, how would they have met?
It turns out that Jiang Ci had already walked so many steps toward her in many unnoticed moments.
At that very moment, as Shen Xi listened to the pattering rain outside, the raindrops pounding down, her restless heart finally calmed down.
On this rainy day, she made a decision that no one knew about.
In any case, in this timeline, she must treat Jiang Ci well; at the very least, she cannot let Jiang Ci in this timeline have any regrets.
In the dim light, the two children huddled together as they had when they were homeless, poking and nudging each other, a warm feeling filling the air.
The bodyguards all peeked inside, and relaxed, their usually serious faces now showing a slight, knowing smile.
……
By the afternoon, the weather gradually cleared up; the rain came down quickly and stopped just as quickly.
After the rain, the air was filled with the smells of earth and grass, and a fresh scent permeated the air.
After just a few hours, the bodyguard realized that it was pointless to talk to the young master about anything else. After asking him, the young master would just turn around and stare longingly at the person next to him, expecting her to make the decision.
Only then did the bodyguard realize that his young master had the potential to be henpecked.
Finally, just as the bodyguard was staring at the dilapidated building for the umpteenth time, fearing it would collapse, the sky cleared up.
So, the captain quickly walked up to Shen Xi and, without even looking at his young master, asked directly, "Miss Shen Xi, would you like to move to our new home with us?"
Fearing Shen Xi might overthink things, he quickly explained, "The place where Miss lives is a dangerous building. This torrential rain will make it even more precarious. We don't know when, maybe even the next second, this building will collapse..."
Seeing how hard the bodyguard was trying to explain, Shen Xi simply replied, "Okay, I'll go with you. Can you take my money bag with you?"
The head of the bodyguards knew a little about the situation and that the money came from Old Master Jiang. He nodded and beckoned to one of his men.
That guy was all muscle, and he carried the money bag like it was nothing, completely unaffected.
Shen Xi took Xiao Jiangci's hand and prepared to get out of bed and walk down.
The bodyguard captain was worried that the rainwater on the ground might contain shards of glass or nails that could hurt the young master, so he reached out to hug him.
As a result, Xiao Jiangci directly avoided his hand.
The bodyguard captain didn't dare let him leave and explained to Shen Xi.
Before Shen Xi could even answer...
Xiao Jiangci raised his dark eyes and spoke first, "What should we do, sister?"
Without hesitation, the head bodyguard replied, "Young master, don't worry, another bodyguard will come and carry Miss Shen Xi out."
Xiao Jiangci's face was pale, and there was a hint of resistance and reluctance in his eyes.
The stalemate didn't last long.
The next second, Shen Xi patted his shoulder and made the decision for him, "Then let's do it this way, thank you, Uncle."
Xiao Jiangci pursed her lips and looked up at her older sister, who was a head taller than her, her eyes showing both assessment and disappointment.
With Shen Xi's support, the bodyguard captain was even more adept at handling things, and he bent down to personally pick up the young master.
Under the increasingly heavy gaze of his young master, the other bodyguard picked up Shen Xi even more carefully.
Shen Xi is still a child at heart, so she wasn't embarrassed. When she was picked up, she tilted her head and smiled, exchanging glances with Xiao Jiang Ci.
Jiang Ci watched the bodyguard carrying Shen Xi ahead, and his little heart felt numb, sore, and very uncomfortable.
It was at this moment that he realized he didn't want anyone to touch his sister.
His sister.