"..." The two walking ahead suddenly remembered such a character.

Ruan Jie glanced at Lu Xian by his side, and Lu Xian kept winking at him, the hint being quite obvious. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Ruan Jie stretched lazily and said with a smile, "Alright, I won’t disturb you guys then. There are some peaches at home downstairs, remember to eat them. Hmm, bye then, won’t disturb you."

After saying this, Ruan Jie completely ignored Lu Xian’s murderous gaze from the side and leisurely went back.

Hehe.

Bullying his sister right in front of him, did they really think her brother was dead?!

Ruan Jie left in high spirits, and before going out, he even considerately helped them close the main door downstairs to ensure no one would disturb their conversation, and then returned next door.

When he got home, Ruan Jiaojiao was sitting on the sofa holding a peach, munching on it. This peach’s variety was pretty good, it was brought back by Xiu Xi from the front mountain years ago, plump and juicy.

Ruan Jiaojiao’s little mouth was glistening as she ate, happily talking to Xiu Xi on the other end of the phone, "So will Brother Xi be home tonight?"

After Xiu Xi won a trophy in his first Math Olympiad, his life seemed to have a cheat activated; no matter what competition he participated in, he could get first place. His medals, trophies, and certificates had long filled her room, and this time he went to Changling for a physics competition.

Because Ruan Jiaojiao couldn’t be away from him for more than two days, while others rushed to Changling yesterday afternoon, he went there at dawn this morning, and after the exam, followed the main group back at night.

Ruan Jiaojiao felt sorry for him and wanted him to go with them last night, thinking a day or two was okay for her occasionally, but Xiu Xi didn’t dare to try easily. So he preferred to bear the hardship himself, not allowing her any potential danger.

This call was made by him right after the exam, and they would be back in half an hour, with a four to five-hour car journey to the city, which might be dark by then.

God knows what he said that made Ruan Jiaojiao burst into a brighter smile, and excitedly, she handed the half-eaten peach to Ruan Jie by her side, saying over the phone to Xiu Xi, "Alright, then Jiaojiao will ask Grandma to make lots of delicious food, waiting for Brother Xi to come back. Jiaojiao will also take Rou Rou to greet Brother Xi at the door."

"..." Ruan Jie.

Watching his sister’s joyful expression, Ruan Jie took a fierce bite of the peach in his hand, smacked his lips twice, then frowned, finding this peach a bit sour.

After hanging up the phone, Ruan Jiaojiao still had an undissipated smile on her face. She turned her head and saw Ruan Jie nibbling on her unfinished peach, pouting, "Bro, that’s mine. There are more over there, why don’t you peel one yourself."

"..." Ruan Jie’s hand paused: "Wasn’t it because you couldn’t finish it?"

Ruan Jiaojiao sat cross-legged, pointing at the peach in his hand that she had only taken three bites of, asked, "This big? I didn’t even eat a fifth of it, what do you think?"

"..." Okay, he was used to it, thinking she handed it over because she couldn’t finish it.

He handed back the peach he had nibbled into pits, "Then here you go."

"I don’t want it." Ruan Jiaojiao retorted with disdain, "It’s just like Rou Rou gnawed it."

Rou Rou, who was coming out of the kitchen holding a whole peach in its mouth, paused upon hearing this, then looked at Ruan Jie... and the peach, disdainfully shaking its head.