Volume 1 Chapter 17: Guarding Until the End

  Yin's family.

  Early in the morning, Qingchi lay on the bed, wide awake, staring blankly at the ceiling.

  What's wrong with it?

  My whole body doesn't hurt or itch, and my mind is a complete blank, but I just feel that something is off!

  Why am I so restless? Is it that men are a kind of animal with precognitive abilities? Can they sense the arrival of disaster in advance?

  Hmm! It's possible! I'd better be careful today!

  Sheng Shizi Academy, Grade 2 Class 7.

  "Where is Xia Xinyue today?" asked Boy A.

  "Right, why hasn't that clever female classmate shown up?" The guy who was full of classical language and claimed to be the "Fish Tail Pastry Fritter" replied. (Literary and Entertainment Committee Member and League Branch Secretary)

  "Hey, don't you know?" a man said with a smirk. "She's sick and resting at home, my poor little baby..." Xi Yunyong (that guy who tried to borrow an eraser) replied, his eyes shining with tears as if one of his own dogs or cats had fallen ill.

  "What? What did you call her?" Boy B roared.

  "I was just about to..." Meng Yong was cut off by a tall figure pulling him aside.

  He was dressed in black, with a flying windbreaker on which two characters "Ghost Fighting" were prominently printed.

  "What about Xia Xinyue?" Qingchi asked calmly, his tone devoid of any emotion, yet to others it felt as cold and eerie as snow in June.

  Zhou Zhijia adjusted his glasses and sat back in his seat, picking up an English book to read.

  Two men, A and B, went to the toilet together.

  He gritted his teeth and asked: "You... who are you to her? What brings you to her?"

  Qing Chi listened and suddenly felt a surge of interest, the corners of his mouth curled up into a pleased smile. He didn't respond, just stared at Jing Yong, who felt his whole body hair stand on end, cold sweat streaming down.

  At some point, He Tong suddenly appeared, with one arm around Xiao Yong's shoulder, jokingly saying: "Hey hey hey, you two classmates shouldn't be so hot-headed, there are things to discuss, don't make a fuss over a girl and become unhappy! What is your honorable surname and name, do you know where my brother's wife went?"

  "Brother's wife?" Yong was taken aback.

  "Don't listen to his nonsense, Xia Xinyue, she's my sister!" Qingchi covered He Tong's mouth and said hastily, feeling particularly ridiculous, he himself didn't know why he said that.

  "Sister?" Is that referring to a sister? But she doesn't look like one at all. "Alright, she's absent due to illness, apparently she has a high fever, and her father even came to ask the teacher for leave."

  "Oh, okay." Qingchi turned and left, Hetong shrugged and followed.

  "What did you find her for?" Yu Rong asked closely.

  "It's none of your business." Qing Chi threw down this sentence without even turning his head and walked out of the classroom.

  "How cool!" Girl A crossed her fingers and stared blankly at the door.

  "How handsome!" The girl's eyes were full of sparkling stars, with a infatuated expression.

  "Which class is she in?"

  "It's so strange, I didn't know about this handsome guy before, he's obviously a campus heartthrob!"

  "Oni no Daito", wow, so cool!"

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  The boys shook their heads in disdain and dispersed separately.

  Xie Yan took out a book, thinking angrily to himself, what's with the posing? Does he think he's Rubber Man or something? Ugh! Only those ugly and brainless girls would be so infatuated with this kind of superficial guy.

  Only someone as pure and lovely as Xia Xinyue wouldn't be moved, or perhaps someone like Yu Duo who is intelligent and thoughtful also wouldn't have any reaction. Alas, birds of a feather flock together!

  "Oh right, Yu Duo, I'll let you handle my Chinese homework then?" (Yu Duo is sitting behind Tong Yong)

  No response...

  "Anything else?"

  Still no response...

  Yu Duo turned around, only to see that he was staring blankly at the classroom door with his hands supporting his cheeks, his eyes dull and his mouth slightly ajar, drooling all over the table...

  Summer home.

  "Summer heat, don't go to school this afternoon, just stay home and take care of your sister." Xia Xin patted his little son on the shoulder, speaking sternly like a commander giving orders to a soldier: "Dad's not here, you're the only big man now! Even if the sky falls, you have to hold it up with both shoulders, got it?"

  "I understand! Daddy!"

  Xia Xin tidied up her luggage, stretched out her head to take another look inside the bedroom, and then reluctantly left, couldn't help but sigh, thinking vaguely, oh, if it wasn't for the dog mom's difficult labor that made me go deliver, I would never leave my daughter's side!

  Xīn yuè fáng jiān lǐ.

  Xia Yan sat on the edge of the bed, quietly watching his sleeping sister, and inexplicably felt a sense of pride in his heart. Tank lay by his feet, with a muzzle already covering its mouth, but the poor dog didn't seem to mind, as if it knew its owner's intentions, remaining motionless and guarding the bedside.

  The only man! Even if the sky falls, I will hold it up with my shoulders!

  As soon as he thought of this sentence, Xia Yan's heart was filled with excitement...

  Turning her head, her sister seemed to be sleeping poorly, every now and then she would stretch out her small hand, randomly placing it on one side. At this time, Xiaoyan gently lifted that tender arm, like putting an egg in the quilt, and then smoothed out the bed sheet.

  After all, kids are kids. In less than ten minutes, Xia Yan lost his patience. His sister seemed to have become obedient as well, tightly pursing her small mouth and remaining still, looking like she was having a wonderful dream with a happy face.

  Twenty minutes later.

  Summer heat is getting restless, under helplessness took out a comic book to read.

  Thirty minutes later.

  The comic book was thrown aside, Xia Yan took the ultimate action, moved the game console over, turned off the sound effects, and played in front of the mirror in the closet, through which he could see his sister sleeping on the bed.

  An hour later.

  The game console was thrown aside, Xia Yan stood in front of the window, looking out with a sorrowful expression. A group of children were playing outside, holding wooden guns and singing "I'm not afraid of hardship, I'm not afraid of tiredness, I only fear that you won't give me protection fees! This place doesn't allow watching, that place doesn't allow peeking, sister, you're so boring!"

  Xia Yan was delighted, her heart itchy with excitement, and she really wanted to follow them and have some fun. However, she didn't want to abandon her sister, so she could only watch wistfully as they passed by in front of her, because Xia Yan knew that this was a man's task entrusted to her by her father!

  "Hmm?" Suddenly hearing his sister's moan, Xia Yan immediately ran over and felt her forehead with his hand. It was scorching hot!

  "Xia Yan, why aren't you going to school?" Xinyue opened her eyes, her voice a little hoarse.

  "There was a meteor shower yesterday, and our school got hit by a meteorite! Can't go there now!"

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