The girl blinked and twisted her hands together, looked down and said, “I’m going to cook.” Then she ran out.
As soon as the girl left, Xia Mo rose from her chair.
She glared at Xiao Yi angrily and put both hands on her waist, showing her displeasure. “Uncle Xiao, why are you attracting women everywhere you go?”
Xiao Yi raised his head and looked at the angry Xia Mo. “What?”
Xia Mo scoffed. “That girl likes you.”
Xiao Yi had no expression on his face, nor did his eyebrows move. “Really?” He pursed his lips. “But what’s the problem?”
Xia Mo was speechless.
Indeed, it seemed like there was nothing wrong with it!
After all, a handsome and charming man could not be unpopular. The girl was aided by him and it was not unreasonable for her to have feelings for him!
As long as he had no designs towards that girl.
Thinking in such a way, Xia Mo felt more at ease. Xiao Yi put down the teacup and looked at Xia Mo. “Who’s your sister?”
Xia Mo was stunned.
Thinking of how she had mentioned to the girl that he was her brother-in-law, Xia Mo scratched her head and laughed, embarrassed. “I just said it casually!”
“Don’t link me with her anymore.” Xiao Yi took out a cigarette from his pants pocket and put it back when he remembered he was in a school.
Xia Mo was startled and understood immediately who Xiao Yi meant by ‘her’.
“Uncle Xiao, is it really impossible between you and Chief Editor Xia?”
Xiao Yi said nothing and stood up to leave.
…
After dinner, Xia Mo interviewed the principal and some children.
Xia Mo returned to the dormitory the principal had arranged for her to stay, but she saw that girl standing in the corridor outside Xiao Yi’s door, her shoulders shaking as if she was crying.
Xia Mo frowned. This girl was pestering Uncle Xiao, wasn’t she?
Xia Mo was about to say something when she heard the girl say, “My brother suddenly suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. I heard from the principal that there are doctors from the city who came with you. Can you ask the doctor to take a look at my brother?”
So her brother had fallen sick! Xia Mo still thought girls from the mountains were so scheming!
Xiao Yi quickly put his windbreaker on and had no expression on his face. “Where is he?”
“In the dormitory.”
Xiao Yi strode towards the student dormitory.
Xia Mo thought about it and then took a flashlight before hurrying after him.
Xiao Yi carried the girl’s brother on his back and Xia Mo shined the flashlight for him. The girl wanted to follow, but she was on the night shift tonight, so she asked Xiao Yi to take good care of her brother.
After asking around, Xiao Yi learned that Junyuan was in the Niu family’s house in the village.
The road was difficult to walk on and by the time Xia Mo and Xiao Yi arrived at the door of Grandma Niu’s house, they were covered in mud.
Xia Mo knocked on Grandma Niu’s door, while Xiao Yi stood on one side with the little boy on his back. Before long, the door was opened and Junyuan stood inside.
Xia Mo did not know the relationship between Junyuan and Xia Yanran and thought he was just a doctor and said hurriedly, “Doctor, this child is vomiting and having diarrhea. Take a look at him quickly!”
Junyuan looked to the side of Xia Mo.
Seeing Xiao Yi carrying a little boy on his back, he seemed slightly shocked, but he was a doctor, no matter how he treated Xiao Yi, as long as it was a patient, he would treat the boy fairly.
He stepped back. “Bring him in quickly.”
Xia Yanran and Wen Qian had gone to the village to check on the other elderly and were not back yet. There were only Grandma Niu and Junyuan in the house.
Junyuan took them into a small clean room.
Xiao Yi put the little boy down and briefly described his condition. Knowing that Junyuan did not want to see him, Xiao Yi went out of the house after letting Xia Mo know.
Xia Mo did not know what had happened between Junyuan and Xiao Yi, but she could feel that there seemed to be an invisible barrier between the two men.
After Xiao Yi went out, Xia Mo stood behind Junyuan and looked at him examining the little boy.
Xia Mo looked at the doctor clearly for the first time.
It was fine if she did not look at him, but once she looked at him, she found that he had a beautiful and amazing face.
There was a shallow dimple on his right cheek when he looked serious with a slight purse of his lips.
Ah, ah, ah. Xia Mo had no resistance to men with dimples.
Xia Mo’s gaze slowly moved from the man’s face to his hands. He was indeed a doctor. His hands were fair and slender, his nails cut cleanly, they were neat. His temperament was refreshing.
Why didn’t she see such a good-looking doctor when she went to the hospital before?
“Is it uncomfortable here?” The man suddenly spoke, his voice was deep and warm like a refreshing spring flowing over a mountain stream. Xia Mo looked at him and found that he was asking the little boy on the bed, his gaze gentle and an approachable smile on his lips.
When he smiled, the dimple on his cheek became more obvious.
Xia Mo looked at his delicate face, glass-like eyes, red lips… He was as beautiful as a God from the heavens, but was not sharp nor aggressive.
He was so gentle.
Xia Mo was distracted when she suddenly heard the man say, “These are the symptoms of dyspepsia that is caused by improper diet. I don’t have the medicine here and have to take some from the village doctor. Look after him for a while.”
Xia Mo nodded.
Ten minutes later, Junyuan returned to the house.
Xia Mo saw that he had returned with the medicine and she volunteered. “Doctor, you need hot water, right?”
Junyuan hummed in agreement.
“Then I’ll get a cup.”
Junyuan’s attention was on the little boy and he nodded. “Thank you.”
Xia Mo went to the kitchen to pour a cup of hot water. She was worried that Junyuan would be waiting so she ran out after pouring the water. There were thresholds in every room of Grandma Niu’s house and Xia Mo was afraid of tripping over so she lowered her eyes. When she reached the room Junyuan was in, she was about to cross the threshold when Junyuan came out from inside.
They accidentally bumped into each other and the cup in Xia Mo’s hand fell to the ground with a crash.
Xia Mo was startled. “Ah, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to drop it. You didn’t get scalded, did you?” Xia Mo saw that Junyuan’s pants were wet and she took out her handkerchief and crouched down to wipe his pants in a panic.
The water spread from his lower abdomen to his left thigh. Xia Mo was simply afraid that the hot water would scald Junyuan and did not care about whether her actions were appropriate.
He reached out his hand and grabbed Xia Mo’s collar, pulling her up.
“I’m fine.” His voice was cold.
