Chapter 1009: Jiang Xun (5)
"Here, take it." Jiang Xun said, simultaneously spreading open his palm. Inside were the pine nuts he had just shelled. He had once been in the same class as her, and naturally knew how delicate she was. She never touched anything that had a shell, always waiting for someone else to serve her.
He never thought there was anything wrong with that. On the contrary, he felt it was how it should be. In his heart, she had always been that princess in the castle, deserving of everyone’s affection.
He had even thought before, that if the Ruan Family were to adopt him like they had adopted Xiu Xi, he would be willing to dedicate himself to caring for her.
Jiaojiao frowned as she stared at the shelled pine nuts in his palm, somewhat hesitant. She and Jiang Xun didn’t actually have much of a relationship, so taking the pine nuts he had shelled for her didn’t seem ideal.
Especially since she knew that if she really did take them, that silly wolf back home would probably be mad for days.
Jiaojiao mulled over it, still thinking about how to decline subtly, when a hand reached toward her mouth, accompanied by a voice giving an unsoftened command: "Open your mouth."
Instinctively, Jiaojiao opened her mouth, and the fragrant pine nut kernels were fed straight into it.
"She’s taken care of." At some unknown point, Xiu Xi had returned and was now standing beside Jiaojiao, feeding her pine nuts as he spoke. His hand repeatedly moved to feed the little kernels into Jiaojiao’s small mouth, which eagerly chewed with audible satisfaction.
At the same time, Jiaojiao turned to Jiang Xun and said, "Thank you, but Xiu-ge is already helping me shell them. I’ve had enough now, you should keep the rest for yourself."
She was genuinely sincere, but Jiang Xun glanced briefly at Xiu Xi before withdrawing his gaze, replying faintly, "Alright."