Free Web NovelChapter 601: Chapter 599: Oh, so you can now take leave without my approval, huh?
"Your brother is so busy now, he has no time to cook anymore," Si Wen said, her tone carrying a hint of regret. It had been a while since she had eaten a meal cooked by Xue Yang. Honestly, she really missed it.
Xue Xing noticed her expression and asked, "Sister Si Wen, do you really like my brother’s cooking?"
Si Wen nodded. "His culinary skills are quite good. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have agreed so quickly to let him and Xiao Xi get together." Come to think of it, could Xue Yang have used his cooking to deliberately get my approval? Hmph, what a scheming man.
"Oh..." Xue Xing scooped the congee into his mouth, spoonful by spoonful. He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but the congee didn’t seem as delicious as when he’d first started. It must be getting cold.
Si Wen didn’t notice anything unusual about Xue Xing, her mind already fixated on when she could get Xue Yang to cook again. When people get sick, they often develop a special craving for something. If you can’t have it, your whole body just feels off.
After they finished the congee, it was about time to leave. Xue Yang had sent the plane ticket to Xue Xing early that morning; he was too busy to see his brother off. Lin Xi, however, did come. She had originally bought some gifts for Xue Xing to take back to their parents, but considering he was going directly back to school, she decided against it.
Xue Xing bowed to Lin Xi, saying with some embarrassment, "Sister-in-law, I’m sorry to have troubled you these past few days."
Lin Xi smiled. "You’re Xue Yang’s brother, which makes you my brother. What trouble could there be? Besides, it’s a good thing you came this time. Otherwise, who knows what kind of state a certain someone would be in by now. Plus, you took care of her these last two days. So really, I should be the one thanking you." Lin Xi’s gaze drifted toward Si Wen.
Hearing this, Si Wen rubbed her nose and looked away, not daring to talk back. This girl is usually so good-tempered. How is she still so mad about this? Looks like I’ll have to find another way to coax Her Ladyship. Ugh, how am I supposed to do that? Si Wen was completely exasperated.
Xue Xing quickly waved his hands. "No, no, Sister-in-law, there’s no need to be so formal, really."
It was almost time. Xue Xing packed his things, sent a message to Xue Yang, and the three of them set off.
The car soon arrived at the airport. Si Wen and Lin Xi accompanied Xue Xing to the boarding gate. A box of clothes and a box of study materials had already been checked in, so Xue Xing only carried the backpack he had arrived with.
But now, his entire demeanor was worlds apart from when he’d arrived. Quite a few people in the airport turned their heads to look at him. With two stunningly beautiful women by his side, his head-turning rate skyrocketed. Everyone wondered who the three of them could be, but no one dared to approach them, because behind them stood a female bodyguard who looked like she was not to be trifled with.
Xue Xing scratched his head, burying the reluctance to leave deep in his heart. "Sister-in-law, Sister Si Wen, I guess... I’ll be going now."
"Go on, then. Study hard. I’ll be checking on your academic performance periodically," Si Wen said.
Xue Xing replied earnestly, "Don’t worry, Sister Si Wen. I definitely won’t disappoint you." frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
Si Wen nodded, waving to him reluctantly.
As soon as Xue Xing went through the gate, Si Wen felt the temperature around her plummet by twenty degrees. The chill made her shiver involuntarily.
"Go back and take your medicine!" Lin Xi snapped, turning and walking away.
Si Wen didn’t dare make a sound, shrinking in on herself like a quail. She knew she wasn’t going to get off easy today.
「Three hours later, the plane landed at Huicheng Airport.」
Mom and Dad wouldn’t come looking for me at school, would they? But sometimes, the thing you fear most is the very thing that happens.
Xue Xing had just gotten out of a taxi when he saw two familiar figures at the school gate.
Crap! Mom and Dad really are here.
He wanted to hide, but it was too late. Xue Yuanming and his wife had already seen him. When his mother, Yang Zhaodi, saw him get out of the taxi loaded down with bags, she instantly understood what had happened. She ran over and immediately started scolding him. "Xue Xing, where have you been?"
With no way out, Xue Xing could only brace himself and say, "I... I went to buy study materials."
"You don’t have to explain anything to me. I’ll just call your teacher and find out what you’ve really been up to." Yang Zhaodi immediately took out her phone and called his homeroom teacher. "Hello, Mr. Li? Yes, I have something I’d like to ask you..."
Xue Xing knew there was no escaping this time. He wracked his brain for a way out, but it was obvious nothing would work. He was, after all, facing a mother who had just discovered her son had taken several days off from school without her knowledge.
As expected, the moment she hung up, Yang Zhaodi exploded. Ignoring that they were at the school gate, she grabbed him and started yelling, "Oh, wonderful! So now you don’t even need our permission to take a leave of absence, is that it?"
"Dad, Mom, I’m sorry. This is my fault. I’m the one who asked my brother to request the leave for me; it has nothing to do with him."
Of course, Yang Zhaodi wouldn’t blame Xue Yang for this. She wouldn’t dare. She would only consider it Xue Xing’s fault.
"Tell me, where did you go during your leave?"
"Mom, please don’t ask. I didn’t do anything illegal, and I wasn’t tricked by anyone."
"You’re all grown up now, so you don’t tell your mother anything anymore." Here came the classic mom-guilt trip.
Xue Xing felt his scalp tingle. "Mom, I’m an adult. I have my own thoughts."
"Even if you were eighty, I’d still be your mother, and your business would still be my business!"
"I already told you I went to buy study materials. Take it or leave it. I’m going back to school now."
Seeing her son’s resistance, Yang Zhaodi would have thrown a full-blown tantrum right then and there if they weren’t at the school gate.
Xue Xing fell silent as well, standing with his head bowed, bracing for the coming storm.
Seeing his stubborn expression, an idea occurred to Yang Zhaodi. "Don’t tell me," she said, "you took this time off to go see that girl, Si Wen?"
A woman’s sixth sense is sometimes just that sharp. Yang Zhaodi had hit on the truth with a random guess.
Xue Xing’s eyes darted away. "Mom, I don’t know what you’re talking about. What does me taking leave have to do with Sister Si Wen?" fгeewebnovёl.com
From his reaction, Yang Zhaodi knew she was more or less right. "Xue Xing, I’m warning you. Stay away from Si Wen."
Ever since he met this Si Wen, her son has been growing more and more disobedient. This time, he even went so far as to take several days off just to see her. If they actually get together, won’t he stop listening to me entirely in the future?
"Mom, why do you have such a strong prejudice against Sister Si Wen?"
