Chapter 2288
In the silence.
Ruan Hao spoke first, "Xiaoxi, it’s fine for you and Jiaojiao to move out, but you shouldn’t turn off your phones entirely. When the family couldn’t reach you, it caused a lot of worry."
Duan Qianyang immediately coughed, agreeing, "Yes, yes, son, you were wrong about this. Go apologize quickly."
"Apologizing won’t do a damn thing!" Ruan Jianguo lowered his voice and shouted, "Xiaoxi, your uncle is not an unreasonable person. Jiaojiao’s health is frail; she can’t handle being mistreated like this by you!"
"Cough, cough, cough..." This time, Duan Qianyang was genuinely coughing.
Ruan Hao’s expression was also a bit awkward.
After all, it’s a bit over the line to meddle in a young couple’s private life, especially speaking so bluntly.
It’s just that Duan Xi went a bit too far this time. Ruan Jiaojiao isn’t in good health and at home, we don’t even let her carry bowls. Duan Xi is in the prime of his youth, and two days ago, they didn’t come home for three days straight. The Ruan family wasn’t happy but didn’t say anything.
After all, everyone has been through this age, and when emotions run deep, sometimes it’s hard to hold back.
But it was just a day apart this time, and he did it again, luring Ruan Jiaojiao out and not answering calls. He looks like he wants to take her away for several more days. That really worried Ruan Jianguo and Ruan Hao, genuinely afraid she couldn’t take this.
Duan Xi glanced at Duan Qianyang, who was coughing his lungs out, then at the furious Ruan Jianguo, and was about to speak when a voice came from the room.
He immediately stood up, forget everything else, and turned to go into the room, followed by Ruan Jianguo and Ruan Hao. Duan Qianyang got up, but then sat back down thinking of something.
And then, the scene when Ruan Jiaojiao woke up happened.
Ruan Jiaojiao was surprised to see Ruan Jianguo and Ruan Hao there, clutching Duan Xi by the bed, "Brother Xi, why are dad and big brother here?"
Duan Xi reached for the coat hanging on the nearby chair, putting it on her as he responded, "Duan Qianyang is here too."
"Ah?" Ruan Jiaojiao looked at him in shock, "Did something happen?"
Duan Xi shook his head, his gaze lingering on her neck.
In the heat of youth, even with tenderness, restraint often flies out the window. Initially having no plans to take her home, it just made things unrestrained. Seeing the marks on her neck, he was aware that he had a problem, wondering how he’d survive if anyone else saw.
Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t notice his gaze, adjusted her coat as he helped her, then lifted her hand to tie her hair back, though Duan Xi stopped her, instead rearranged it to fall in front.
Ruan Jiaojiao looked at him suspiciously, unsure what he meant. Then, recalling the marks she spotted that morning, her face changed, pushing him away and stood before the dressing table mirror.
In the mirror, her neck was simply unspeakable!
"Brother Xi, look what you’ve done!" She turned and slapped him, filled with anger.
"Mm, I did it." Duan Xi hugged her from behind, tone brimming with pride.
"..." Ruan Jiaojiao could hardly be bothered with him. She turned back to the mirror, "Cover it with a scarf? But wearing it right away feels obvious. Or should I say I caught a cold yesterday and it’s from a gua sha treatment?"