Chapter 418: Unrealistic Notions
“Old Xia, this…”
Seeing Xia Yu wearing a beautiful sleep dress, where was the boyishness she was supposed to have? She was clearly a girl! And Xia Yu had the nerve to trick everyone into thinking she was a boy. Xia Hong followed his old friend’s gaze and understood why he was so startled. How could he explain this? He knew… his second son was quite something special.
This was so awkward…
Xia Yu also realized she shouldn’t be wearing her nightgown in front of guests. She quickly pulled Sister Little Ning back to the room, letting her dad handle the aftermath since those people were brought over by him anyway.
Little Cutie seemed to be in trouble, but Jiang Kekai didn’t want to get involved either. She followed Xia Yu to blow her hair dry, worried that Xia Yu might get a headache if her head was still wet.
Xia Ling’s room was right next to Xia Yu’s, so after hearing the door close, Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang also knew that Xia Yu and Jiang Kekai had finished their bath. It was their turn now.
Xia Ling playfully smacked Jiang Hanhang’s b*tt again, teasing, “Didn’t you say you were in a hurry just now? Now you can go take a bath.” “Hmph, didn’t you say you’d never hit me again? Xia Ling always lies.”
Yes, Xia Ling had lectured Jiang Hanhang again earlier, and it was quite embarrassing, making her feel unfairly treated. So she sought comfort from Xia Ling, otherwise, she didn’t want to budge.
She really acts like a kid, Xia Ling thought, and quickly embraced Jiang Hanhang to lift her off the bed. “Alright, alright, go take a bath or else you’ll queue up again when Mom and Dad finish eating.”
“That’s better.”
After being held, Jiang Hanhang calmed down and rubbed her sore behind before getting dressed with Xia Ling and heading out.
Sometimes, Jiang Hanhang could tell when it was best to be stubborn and when it wasn’t. Now, for example. *snap*
Jiang Hanhang and Xia Ling walked together into the bathroom, drawing attention. Another bath session together?
Seeing this, Uncle Li and family couldn’t help but look at each other with increasingly strange expressions. Was Xia Yu and Jiang Kekai dating? If they took baths together, it made sense. But what about Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang taking baths together? They were both girls, and quite grown up too.
“This…”
Just as he finished explaining Xia Yu, Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang gave him another headache. Xia Hong regretted bringing his old friend over. What kind of mess was he dealing with here? The dinner was turning into quite the mess! Although he didn’t like it when Jiang Hanhang and Xia Ling would bathe together, initially it was to protect Jiang Hanhang from Xiang Xu’s bullying.
But now, even after Xia Ling recovered, they still took baths together, becoming the norm like Xia Yu and Jiang Kekai did. By the time Xia Hong noticed, it was already too late. He tried talking to them, but Jiang Hanhang’s tantrums wouldn’t subside, and he couldn’t be harsh on someone else’s daughter. Besides, she was his adopted daughter.
Xia Hong chose to ignore the issue, saying vaguely, “Because of some reasons, Xiao Ling was injured in the past, and Hanhang used to help her. After that, they got into the habit of bathing together. It’s just two girls being comfortable with each other; it’s faster too.”
Uncle Li: “…”
Uncle Li was already surprised by the number of children staying at Xia Hong’s place, but the events unfolding were becoming more and more bizarre. Seeing two young girls take baths together made him imagine all sorts of things, especially given how it was happening to Xia Yu and Jiang Kekai as well.
Xia Le and Lin Jie didn’t seem to notice. They finished their meal and went back to the sofa to continue gaming, passing the time and perhaps… building some chemistry.
After all, Lin Jie had decided to invest in Xia Le as his number one, and chemistry required early cultivation.
“Huhh, lying down is still the most comfortable.”
After drying each other’s hair, Xia Yu eagerly jumped onto the bed, stretching her legs and yawning—definitely not acting ladylike.
But yeah, there was only her and her Sister Little Ning to worry about. They were familiar enough with each other and didn’t have to worry about being seen.
*Slap*
A gentle slap landed on Xia Yu’s behind because she was sprawled so wide she left no space for anyone else.
Seeing Xia Yu being lazy and not moving, Jiang Kekai got angry, pounced on her, hugging her waist. “What’s wrong, Xia Yu? You look exhausted today?”
No words meant she wanted to complain. Xia Yu let out a grumpy complaint, “Your younger sister is too strong. She’s been tormenting me all day. My head feels like it weighs more than my body.”
“I see. But I don’t get what you both are fighting about. Can’t you just get along? Just like before.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to get along, but Hanhang started picking on me first. If I were a boy, I could beat her.”
“If you were a boy, Hanhang wouldn’t fight with you.”
Ruffling Xia Yu’s hair, Jiang Kekai remembered something, asking gently, “How is it now? Are you used to being a girl and do you want to change back?”
“What….”
Without Sister Little Ning, Xia Yu would definitely want to change back.
But now… Xia Yu feared Sister Little Ning wouldn’t like a male version of herself, and Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang didn’t want her to change back either. That’s why Xia Yu hadn’t mentioned it.
If she could, she would have asked Sister Little Ning for help long ago.
But if she remained a girl, what would happen to her identity and to her parents and grandparents? Handling all those complexities was tough. Xia Yu didn’t answer, hesitating instead. But Jiang Kekai knew the answer, of course. She wasn’t going to give up that easily.
“No need to worry, you can’t change back as long as I’m around.”
Piling on more ruffles to Xia Yu’s hair, Jiang Kekai firmly stated. She didn’t want her little darling to have such unrealistic notions.
