Chapter 481
"What's the matter?" Xia Qingrou asked, puzzled.
"If, I mean if, you guys ever break up, make sure to tell me," Xia Xuexu whispered.
Xia Qingrou blinked, nodding in confusion, "Oh…"
"Just remember not to tell your second sister, only tell me!"
"Why?"
"Your second sister loves to steal your things, don't you know her? If she finds out you broke up, she'll definitely make a move on Shen Mochen. She hasn't stopped mentioning his name since she got back!"
"Even if it's her, I doubt she would…"
Xia Xuexu's face was full of sincerity, "Do you trust me? Would I lie to you?"
But you used to cheat me out of my pocket money when we were kids... Xia Qingrou thought to herself.
Always saying, "Your second sister will definitely steal it, so let me keep your pocket money safe…" and then somehow her pocket money would mysteriously become hers.
Of course, Xia Qingrou was not a petty person. After all, so many years had passed; they had grown up from their childish ways.
"I got it," Xia Qingrou agreed.
Xia Xuexu nodded in relief, then reached out and hugged Shen Mochen, "If you have time during the New Year, come visit home with Xiaorou."
"Oh, sure, if I'm not busy."
Xia Qingrou watched Xia Xuexu hugging Shen Mochen and felt a bit uncomfortable. But she did not stop it, it was just a hug... hmm, no need to overreact.
"Well, goodbye then!" Xia Xuexu slightly lifted Shen Mochen's cheek and gave him a light kiss.
"Hey, what are you doing!" Xia Qingrou panicked.
"Look at you getting all jealous, it's just Roman etiquette," Xia Xuexu huffed, then pecked Xia Qingrou on the cheek as well, "One for each, now it's fair!"
Xia Qingrou, puffed up with anger, covered her face and said nothing.
Xia Xuexu smiled, waved her hand, and turned to enter the departure hall.
Shen Mochen watched her leave until his arm began to ache.
"Still looking, can't bear to let her go? If you can't bear it, why not go back to Beijing with her?" Xia Qingrou said sarcastically.
"What are you talking about, just being polite!" Shen Mochen took Xia Qingrou's hand, "Let's go, it's time to head back."
Xia Qingrou looked at her empty wrist, where the bracelet she had given him had been.
"What a pity, the token of love she gave you is gone! I wonder how you'll explain that to her!"
Xia Qingrou deliberately looked at Shen Mochen's similarly bare neck, feigning schadenfreude.
Though she also regretted that the bracelet she gave him was gone, the thought that he had lost it while saving her sweetened her heart, showing how important she was to him.
"It's okay, it should be delivered soon..."
Shen Mochen was saying when Xia Qingrou's phone rang.
"Who is it?" Xia Qingrou took it and saw an unfamiliar number.
Shen Mochen took the phone, "Ah, hello, oh, yes, yes, um... okay, thanks, I'll go pick it up shortly!"
"Who's looking for you?" Xia Qingrou was surprised, wondering why someone would call her phone for Shen Mochen.
"Police," Shen Mochen said, "I set your number as my emergency contact."
Shen Mochen hadn't really had an emergency contact before. When he dated Xia Qingrou, he set it to her number, and even after they broke up, he didn't change it.
First, he didn't have time, and second, he couldn't be bothered. Both Xia Qingrou and Han Muxue would do, but Xia Qingrou was at least more convenient.
"What do the police want you for?" Xia Qingrou grew even more curious.
"They said someone found my stuff and asked me to retrieve it."
On his way to save Xia Qingrou, Shen Mochen had used Cai Yuncui's superpower to transform. In that instant, he couldn't leisurely take off his belongings, and during the moment the jewelry burst, he took it off and left his Buque Certificate along with the stolen motorcycle.
Given his current fame, if someone found it, they would surely return it.
Even though the cross and the watch bracelet were damaged, they only cracked open a bit and were not too troublesome to repair.
"You still have my number as your emergency contact…" Xia Qingrou pouted slightly.
"Yeah, maybe that's not so good. I should change it to Xia Xuexu's in a few days," Shen Mochen said, deliberately.
Xia Qingrou was taken aback, pouting angrily, "Hmph! Suit yourself!"
Shen Mochen laughed, "Jealous, aren't you?"
"I am not!"
Xia Qingrou stubbornly retorted.
Holding Xia Qingrou's hand as they left the airport, Shen Mochen said, "Let's go. First, follow me to the police station, and we'll need to get some stuff repaired later. We might get home late today."
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"Yes, it went smoothly," in the departure hall, Xia Xuexu complained on the phone while wearing a Bluetooth headset, "I really shouldn't have taken this job from you. I almost lost my life."
"Hahaha, I saw the news. There was some mishap at Yu Huai's end?"
"That wasn't just some mishap—I was right there! I was this close to death!"
"That's too coincidental, are you alright?"
"Barely. It was a close call!"
"I'm really sorry. How is Shen Mochen?"
"His superpower is really strange… 'offensive.'"
"I've known about this; it is indeed very strong. What do you think of him as a person?"
Xia Xuexu paused for a moment, "He has at least three pieces of jewelry that don't match his personality, definitely not all from Qingrou... But Qingrou seems to know about these things. I can't make a further judgment right now. He's definitely not the pure and modest type, and he can't help sneaking glances at me, but not much, with a good sense of propriety. He and my sister must have had a relationship; it's clear he loves Qingrou deeply… He's decisive, adept at reading others, breezes through tasks, and is emotionally intelligent with both courage and strategy. From an individual's perspective, he's a pretty great guy. If he weren't my sister's boyfriend…"
"What are you thinking?" a taunting voice came from the other end of the phone. "It's the first time I've heard you speak so highly of a man."
"I don't think Qingrou alone can tame him," Xia Xuexu said. "She's too soft. I don't really see them ending up together."
"So you want to try yourself? Aren't you embarrassed, you're six years older than him!"
"It's actually five years and eight months. Besides, as long as I keep up my maintenance, what's this small difference! I am still very young, okay? Nowadays, young boys like older sisters!"
"That's terrifying, Xia Qingrou considers you a sister, and you actually covet her boyfriend, that's too much!"
"If she can't keep him, that can't be blamed on me… Shen Xinyue, I am curious, Shen Mochen is just an abandoned child from Yu Huai Slum, right? Why do you care so much about him? Did you even ask me specifically to watch him? Could it be that he and your family…"