### Chapter 105: Could You Stop Being So Nice to Me?
On the second floor, watching as Jiang Kekai gave Xia Yu a big bear hug right away, Xia Ling felt quite put out. She tried to pry them apart, saying, “Hey hey hey, what are you doing? This is my sister, alright?”
“Your sister?”
Jiang Kekai suddenly let go of Xia Yu and looked back and forth between Xia Yu and Xia Ling before turning to Xia Yu with a weird expression and asking, “Xiao Yu, did she find out about your little secret?”
“Yeah, only Xiao Ling knows.”
For some reason, hearing Jiang Kekai bring this up made Xia Yu want to cry uncontrollably. Perhaps this was her greatest heartbreak now—she couldn’t be a man anymore.
Xia Ling wasn’t stupid; she could quickly tell that Jiang Kekai also knew about Xia Yu’s situation. Therefore, she reached out to pull Xia Yu closer to her and glared at Jiang Kekai, warning, “If anyone finds out about my sister’s secret, it’ll be bad. No telling others, okay?”
“What secret?”
As she asked, Wang Wenjuan came out from the bathroom, freshly showered.
Seeing how Jiang Kekai, the Jiang family’s young lady, was there too, she was somewhat surprised. “We have guests. Would you like some juice?”
Yes, the Jiang family had given them plenty of money, so Wang Wenjuan naturally heard about the Jiang family from Xia Hong. The Jiangs were the first family in Demon City, even ranking among the top families in the capital.
“No thanks, Auntie. I’m here to play with Xiao Yu. Can I borrow her for a day? I promise to return her tonight,” Jiang Kekai said directly to Xia Yu’s parents, as she wanted to make the most of their time together rather than waste it here.
“Why? Is someone here as a guest?” At this moment, as the head of the family, Xia Hong came down from upstairs.
Instantly, Wang Wenjuan seemed like she saw a savior and explained Jiang Kekai’s intentions. “She wants to take Xiao Yu out to play for a day and then bring her back. What do you think?”
“Sure, why not?” Xia Hong decided quickly.
Indeed, he believed that Jiang Kekai being from the Jiang family shouldn’t mean anything bad.
“Well… I want to go too,” Xia Ling suddenly stood up.
“You need to ask your Jiang sister if she’s okay with it. It’s not like I’m driving you both.”
Laughing helplessly, Xia Hong left hurriedly to clean up in the bathroom.
Right, last night, Jiang Bin called him, saying his daughter had come over and asking him to look after her nicely.
A veteran himself, Xia Hong knew well enough that having Jiang Kekai travel over a thousand kilometers just to see Xia Yu meant something!
So Xia Hong figured Jiang Kekai would likely only take Xia Yu out, leaving Xia Ling behind as an extra burden.
Sure enough, when Xia Hong finished cleaning up, his second son was indeed dragged off by the Jiang family’s young lady, leaving Xia Ling pouting on the sofa like a child who didn’t get their way.
Yup, Xia Yu was already dragged to a car, with Zhao Wei driving. The moment they got in, Jiang Kekai said to Zhao Wei, “Sister Zhao Wei, take us to the nearest city, will you? This place is too small, no fun.”
“Sure thing, Miss Jiang.”
After indulgently completing the sentence, Zhao Wei couldn’t help yawning; after all, she’d been driving all night.
But now their young lady needed more, so she couldn’t sleep.
As the car started, Jiang Kekai finally wrapped one arm around Xia Yu, smiling warmly, “Xiao Yu, are you hungry? Should we eat before we play?”
Jiang Kekai was too enthusiastic, making Xia Yu feel a bit overwhelmed, so she nodded shyly, “Sure, whatever you want.”
In reality, Xia Yu didn’t feel like eating or moving at all, but considering Jiang Kekai’s status, she dared not risk displeasing her. Thus, Xia Yu endured it all.
She wondered why Jiang Kekai was so kind to her, though. Maybe it was because of the surgery? Xia Yu tried to justify it to herself.
The nearest big city to Xia Yu’s home was Tianyang City, a low-grade sixth-tier city. Though not high-tier, it’s better than nothing, right?
Looking outside increasingly bustling scenery, Jiang Kekai told Zhao Wei, “Sister Zhao Wei, once you drop us off at a restaurant, you can rest. Xiao Yu and I will do our own thing.”
“Okay.”
Everyone knew that someone was assigned to protect her, so Zhao Wei wasn’t worried at all.
She also felt incredibly tired, so she agreed readily.
At a random diner,
Jiang Kekai walked Xia Yu to the front desk. With her airs, she said, “We’d like to reserve a private room upstairs.”
The staff smiled politely, “Young ladies, where are your parents? Eating here is pricey.”
“I know. Quick, book the room. I’ve got money.” Jiang Kekai replied assertively.
The front desk staff, seeing her determination, smirked and shrugged. “Alright, follow me to room 202.”
“Ladies, please step this way.”
…
Thus, Xia Yu followed Jiang Kekai into the private room. Not used to seeing such fancy things, Xia Yu watched everything Jiang Kekai did.
“Here’s the menu. What would you like to order?”
The waiter presented them with menus and a pen ready to take notes. Despite Xia Yu and Jiang Kekai’s young age, the staff treated them without disrespect.
Xia Yu was initially calm, but the high prices on the menu made her panic.
What the heck? A single vegetable cost more than twenty dollars! And a fish was eighty? That’s expensive.
While Xia Yu was surprised, Jiang Kekai seemed more relaxed. “Get some sweet and sour ribs, steamed tilapia, spicy crayfish, and mapo tofu…”
Once she placed her order, Jiang Kekai turned to Xia Yu and said kindly, “Xiao Yu, order what you like.”
Remembering Jiang Kekai ordering so much food, Xia Yu declined, “No, those are enough. Really.”
Clearly, Jiang Kekai recognized Xia Yu was trying to save money for her.
So, Jiang Kekai patted Xia Yu affectionately. After Xia Yu timidly submitted, Jiang Kekai ordered to the server, “Just bring what I ordered.”
As the waiter left, Jiang Kekai hugged Xia Yu tightly, whispering, “Xiao Yu, let’s talk about something.”
“What?” Xia Yu blushed deeply, feeling uncomfortable by such closeness. Especially since it was from a girl.
Xia Yu still held onto her past identity as a boy, albeit slightly less so. She still missed her former life as a boy but couldn’t turn back time.
“Think about transferring to my school. With me looking out for you, no one will dare bully you.”
Holding Xia Yu’s neck as if she were a bossy elder sister, Jiang Kekai declared.
Due to their close proximity, Xia Yu could slightly smell Jiang Kekai’s scent.
This made Xia Yu feel even more embarrassed: “N-no, really, Xiao Ling and I are moving soon anyway. Those bullies won’t bother us again.”
“But which school? New ones still might have troublemakers. Let me transfer with you. My Dad will cover everything. How about you live at my place?”
Jiang Kekai wouldn’t give up.
“This seems wrong. Uncle will be upset. They know I used to be a boy, so they won’t be okay with you getting too close. The surgery already happened, and I’m not mad at you. So please…don’t be so nice to me.”
Xia Yu had never spoken so much before.
Because Xia Yu was truly fearful. As the saying goes, you don’t accept gifts without good reason. Xia Yu felt too shy to accept Jiang Kekai’s kindness.
“Nonsense! You’re a girl now, and we sisters share everything. If you act so distant, I’ll be upset.”
Jiang Kekai actually pouted, pretending to be angry.
Seeing this, Xia Yu, usually quiet, remained silent, hands clasped together, afraid to upset Jiang Kekai.
Seeing she scared Xia Yu, Jiang Kekai sighed, then smiled again. “Fine, fine, you don’t have to if you don’t want to. But call me Little Ning from now on, okay?”
“Mmm.”
Xia Yu’s voice was choked with emotion, her face revealing her hurt.
