What's wrong with me?

She didn't want to experience that feeling of being worse than death again. Even just in case, she should eliminate any possibility that might cause Xiao Xia to leave her. She turned around and asked Shi Han to see if there was a female student named Yue Ran beside Xiao Xia.

"Well, don't worry, auntie, I will take good care of myself."

Qi Xia nodded, not caring. His social circle was so small, and there were only a few people he knew well and could be called friends in high school. Who would deliberately approach him and have special thoughts about him? He was not a popular person.

"Oh, by the way, Xiaoxia, come shopping with me later. Autumn is coming soon, and it's time to buy you some autumn clothes."

Seeing Qi Xia agreed, Tang Wanxia temporarily felt relieved. She clapped her hands and suddenly suggested with a smile.

"I haven't been out with Xiao Xia for a long time. Let's eat outside tonight. Auntie will treat you to barbecue."

"Ah? Going out again?"

But unexpectedly, just this one sentence suddenly made Qi Xia look bitter.

Qi Xia loves everything about his aunt. He likes her face that always has a beautiful smile, her meticulous love and care for him, her soft lap pillow and her craftsmanship that he always praises. But the only thing is that he doesn't like going out with his aunt.

Of course, he didn't hate shopping with his aunt. In fact, he enjoyed the feeling of shopping with his aunt because his aunt always took his feelings into consideration when they went shopping and would never abandon him aside on a whim like other girls did.

However, my aunt’s shopping is different from others, because she never goes shopping for herself. Every time she goes shopping, she buys a lot of things for Qi Xia, even if Qi Xia may not use those things.

She could buy Qi Xia many things that Qi Xia didn't need, such as the clothes in Qi Xia's bedroom closet that Qi Xia might have only worn a few times, but she was unwilling to save any money to buy herself some new clothes or new cosmetics.

While other girls were trying desperately to get boys to spend money on them, the girls around him, whether it was his aunt or Yue Ran, seemed to have never thought about themselves.

In Qi Xia's memory, the piece of clothing that her aunt wore the most was always the skirt that Qi Xia bought for her with the money he earned from his summer job during his first year of high school.

He looked at her beautiful face as she looked at him expectantly.

I couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

Chapter 22 Barbecue

Qi Xia knew very well that he was incapable of disobeying his aunt. Maybe he had some way in the past, but now, as long as he saw his aunt showing the slightest disappointment in him, Qi Xia would almost surrender.

"Don't you want to go with me, Xiao Xia? If Xiao Xia doesn't go with me, a weak woman like me might be captured by bad guys, and then Xiao Xia will never see me again."

When these words came out of his aunt's mouth, Qi Xia knew that he had failed, completely failed. When he saw his aunt changing into going-out clothes and getting ready to go out, he could only hurry up and follow her.

Although my aunt didn't mean it, her words really hit Qi Xia's sore spot.

He once failed to protect his aunt, causing her to leave him, but this time he vowed never to let history repeat itself.

The bastard who dared to hurt my aunt hasn't moved in yet. If Qi Xia remembers correctly, that guy moved in when Qi Xia was a freshman in college.

When he moves in, even if he hasn't had time to do anything now, Qi Xia will definitely make him pay for his mistakes.

The weather at the end of September has started to cool down a little, not too hot, but not too cold either.

For the entire afternoon, Qi Xia accompanied his aunt to visit all the large and small shopping malls nearby. Although he was a little tired and didn't understand why a girl like his aunt who looked so fragile could have so much energy when shopping, Qi Xia was still tactful and didn't disturb her interest.

Of course, if his aunt didn't always call him here and there, trying this and that on him and playing with him like a doll, then he might be able to feel more relaxed.

The result was naturally just as he had imagined. When they set out on their return journey, he had a lot more bags in his hands. Those were the clothes and other items his aunt bought for him, but his aunt still didn't buy anything for herself.

In the evening, the clouds in the sky were dyed red by the setting sun, and the number of pedestrians on the street increased without him noticing. In the past, every time he went shopping with his aunt or Yue Ran, he would be exhausted by the end, but this time, Qi Xia felt unexpectedly relaxed.

Maybe his aunt felt sorry for him and didn't buy anything heavy, but Qi Xia felt that it was more likely because he had always focused his energy on his aunt. He had been watching her every move and every smile, so he forgot to feel tired.

After the sun went down, there were suddenly more street food shops. Qi Xia stared at the sky in a daze. He had many experiences of going out with his aunt, but he had never cherished them at all. He and his aunt walked side by side, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the place where his aunt used to take him to eat barbecue.

"Hey, isn't this Wanxia? Are you bringing Xiaoxia to have barbecue this time too?"

The air was filled with the shocking smell of cooking fumes, but when Qi Xia smelled it again, he did not hate it, but felt nostalgic instead.

Behind the long barbecue grill stood a middle-aged man with a hairnet and a slightly bald head. Perhaps because he has been dealing with oil fumes for many years, his face had a weathered look.

Qi Xia didn’t know his name, he only knew his last name was Wu, so his aunt and he always called him Old Wu.

"Well, Old Wu, is there any room outside?"

"Yes, of course. The best seats have always been reserved for you two siblings."

Old Wu was in a good mood, brushing sauce on the grilled skewers skillfully. He didn't seem to know that Qi Xia and his aunt were not siblings, but it seemed that his aunt was too lazy to explain to him.

"That's good, Xiao Xia, just go get whatever you want to eat."

"it is good."

After walking around for such a long afternoon, he was indeed hungry, so he took a lot of lamb skewers and other meat dishes, while his aunt was still the same as he remembered, and simply took some vegetarian food such as corn and broccoli.

After handing all the ingredients to Old Wu, my aunt took Qi Xia to a place with fewer people and sat down. After nightfall, the barbecue restaurant became a little noisy.

"Come to think of it, Xiao Xia, why did you fall asleep in class this morning? Did you stay up too late last night?"

My aunt had been holding her cell phone and talking to Lin Shihan from the beginning. She seemed to be talking about something important. Qi Xia yawned while lying on the table covered with a tablecloth. When he looked up, he saw that my aunt had put down her phone and was looking at him with a smile.

"Well, I found a movie that interested me last night, so I stayed up a little late." Qi Xia said lazily while supporting his chin and looking at the pedestrians on the side of the road.

Next to his aunt, he didn't seem to need to deliberately maintain his image or anything. He pursed his lips and looked at the pile of bags of different sizes placed at his feet.

"Aunt, how is your dance studio business going recently? Buying so many things at once, won't it affect the family's finances?"

This is what Qi Xia has always been worried about. Obviously, his aunt's dance studio doesn't make that much money, but every time she takes him out, she spends money so lavishly. If he hadn't seen his aunt frowning while holding the account book sometimes, he would have thought that his aunt's money came from a lot of money.

"Xiao Xia, are you concerned about me? Hehe, it's okay. I've made a big deal recently, so you can rest assured."

Tang Wanxia blinked her eyes, and looked at Qi Xia in front of her with her bright and pure eyes, revealing a graceful smile.

She was very happy because she had just learned from Shihan that Xiaoxia did not have a classmate named Yueran in school, and it seemed that she was just worrying too much this time.

"Isn't the National Day holiday coming up in a few days? Xiao Xia, do you have any plans?"

She looked at the boy's nose, then at his lips, and once again discovered that there seemed to be nothing on Xiao Xia that she disliked.

"Eleven... I don't have any ideas. At most, I'll just go out and play some games with Lao Jia and the others."

"Then do you want to go to the dance studio with me? I can teach you to dance. Don't girls nowadays like boys with many talents?"

She clapped her hands happily. Her beautiful face and lovely smile startled a passerby, who almost threw away the barbecue in his hand.

"Ah? Auntie, please don't make it difficult for me. The dances you teach are all for girls, right? Besides, all your students are girls. If I go there, I'll be the only guy there. Wouldn't it be so awkward?"

"That's right, let's just forget it then."

Tang Wanxia nodded. Although she wanted to spend more time with Xiaoxia, there was no need to be so anxious. The dance studio only accepted girls, some of whom were about the same age as Xiaoxia. If Xiaoxia fell in love with a girl there, then she would be losing the big picture for the small one.

She stared at Qi Xia, and saw how Xiao Xia felt like she had a headache when she imagined herself being alone in the dance studio as a grown boy. Her creamy skin couldn't help but turn a pink with joy.

But suddenly, Qi Xia's words brought her back to her senses.

"By the way, aunt, if I want to give a girl a gift, what do you think I should give her? I want to ask for your opinion."

Chapter 23 Covet

"By the way, aunt, if I want to give a girl a gift, what do you think I should give her? I want to ask for your opinion."

The end of September still carries a bit of the residual heat of late summer, and Lao Wu's barbecue restaurant is always crowded all year round because of its large quantity and affordable prices.

But when Qi Xia said this, he suddenly felt a little cold for no reason, as if a biting cold wind blew into his shirt from his neck.

Tang Wanxia was still smiling peacefully and gently. The bright moonlight and the lights from thousands of homes fell on her snow-white skin, which seemed to be radiating a bright glow like a beautiful jade. Qi Xia couldn't help but think that the feeling he just had was just an illusion.

Tang Wanxia didn't rush to answer. As if she wanted to see through Qi Xia's thoughts, she just looked at Qi Xia with a smile.

The bright eyes were as clear and bright as spring water, but in the depths that no one could see, traces of ink quietly melted away, like the cold and lonely night, revealing a strong sense of anxiety and jealousy.

"Oh? Which lucky girl is Xiao Xia going to prepare a gift for?"

She spoke softly, just like usual, but her hands under the table suddenly exerted force, as if she wanted to strangle something that shouldn't exist in this world, and she tightly grasped the phone in her hand until terrifying blue veins appeared on her beautiful white hands.

Faced with his aunt's questions, Qi Xia didn't want to hide anything.

He had been thinking all afternoon.

God has given him such a precious second life. What should he do to not waste this opportunity and to make up for the mistakes he made due to his naivety and carelessness.

The answer he came up with was very simple, which was to try his best to do the best he could and never let the tragedies that had happened happen again before his eyes.

The first step is to end this ridiculous cold war with Xinyao that has lasted for more than a year. He and she are childhood sweethearts, and the ending between them should not be like before, separated by death. He decided to save her.

"Well... I was planning to give it to Jiang Xinyao. Auntie, you know that Xinyao and I haven't had any contact for more than a year and a half, but after all, she and I are playmates who grew up together. It's not good to keep quarreling like this."

Qi Xia scratched his cheek and said a little embarrassedly.

His aunt had been staring at him since the beginning. Although she was his most trusted aunt, she was such a beautiful woman after all. He still felt a little embarrassed to see her staring at him like this.

"For Jiang Xinyao?"

Tang Wanxia calmly withdrew her gaze from Qi Xia, as if she was thinking about something. She lowered her head and lifted the soft hair on her forehead, covering her long and slender eyelashes and willow-like eyebrows.

She didn't want Xiao Xia to see her expression at the moment, because under the dark shadow, her expression must be very terrifying, like a hungry wolf that wanted to tear everything apart, full of ugliness.

Jiang Xinyao! It's Jiang Xinyao again!

She felt extremely jealous and angry. That bitch had already snatched Xiao Xia away from her once, but she was still not satisfied and even wanted to snatch her away a second time!

There was a crackling sound from her fingertips, and Tang Wanxia came back to her senses. She lowered her head and saw that the bottle of drink in her hand had been squeezed into pieces by her, and it looked shriveled and pitiful, just like what she wanted to do to Jiang Xinyao at this moment.

She took a deep breath, and pulled the corners of her mouth hard, finally revealing a somewhat ridiculous, weak and dry smile.

"If you want to ease the relationship with her, Xiaoxia, I think you don't need to take the initiative. It was she who hurt Xiaoxia in the first place, not you who hurt her... However, if Xiaoxia insists... then give her something she likes. The gift is about the thought, not the price. As long as you put your heart into it, she will definitely understand your thoughts, Xiaoxia."

Tang Wanxia said softly, suppressing the emotions surging deep in her heart. But after saying this, she felt as if she had eaten something she shouldn't have, and she felt so nauseous that she wanted to vomit.

"That's it."

Qi Xia nodded. He actually thought so too.

Jiang Xinyao's family was actually very wealthy and owned several properties in the city center of Nanshan City alone. However, after spending so much time with this beautiful and optimistic girl, he always subconsciously forgot the fact that he and she were not in the same "class". Only when Jia Shuai and his friends often called Xinyao Miss Jiang would they remind him of this.

In his memory, although Xinyao was not yet at the level where she had a luxury car to drive her away whenever she went out, it could be said that she had everything she needed in her daily life.

He took a sip of water and thought about what he should give to avoid her misunderstanding and improve his relationship with her. But when he looked up, he quickly said, "Well, actually I wanted to give a gift to my aunt. Isn't her birthday next month? I just suddenly remembered Xinyao's matter and asked. What do you want, I will buy it for you on your birthday."

After several years of working in the society, even if it was just a little bit, he had acquired some ability to read people's expressions. Qi Xia noticed that his aunt's expression seemed a little unhappy from the beginning. She was probably afraid that he and Xinyao would get together again and affect his studies in his senior year of high school.

Hearing Qi Xia's words, the bitterness and jealousy in Tang Wanxia's eyes suddenly dissipated. It turned out that she was the protagonist this time, and Jiang Xinyao's cousin was just a side effect. Moreover, Xiao Xia actually remembered her birthday and wanted to give her a gift and give her a surprise. Oh, that's not right, Xiao Xia remembered his birthday every year.

Tang Wanxia suddenly felt like she was flying to the sky. She really wanted to touch Xiaoxia's face that fascinated her and tell Xiaoxia how important he was to her. However, she couldn't because she was still his aunt.

Resisting the throbbing and joy in her heart, Tang Wanxia could not help but clamp her legs together due to the heat and astringency rippling from deep within her body. Her snow-white skin was once again covered with large patches of lovely and beautiful red... Although she was his aunt, she felt that she could no longer hold back her desire for Xiaoxia——

She wanted to take him away, bring him to a place where no one could find him, treasure him up, and make him Xiao Xia who belonged to her alone forever.

"Hey, sorry to have kept you two waiting. I put a few more kebabs for you. Consider it my treat. Enjoy your meal. I'm going to get back to work."

Old Wu's voice startled Tang Wanxia, ​​and she pushed the plate full of barbecue in front of Qi Xia.

"Xiao Xia, you don't need to give me any gifts, because to me, Xiao Xia is the biggest gift. Come on, eat quickly. You must be starving after spending the whole afternoon with me. I'll make you some midnight snacks when we get back."

Chapter 24: Flirting

"Xiao Xia, the bath water is ready, you can take a bath now."

"Got it, auntie, you wash first, I'll finish the test paper."

Qi Xia, who was working late into the night at his desk, answered casually while eating a crispy egg tart in one bite.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, Qi Xia came back from outside with his aunt. Lao Wu's barbecue stall was indeed very affordable, with larger portions and cheaper prices than other stalls. But it was barbecue after all, and not only did his aunt spend more than two hundred yuan, she was still not full, so as soon as they got home, his aunt made him some egg tarts as a midnight snack.

It's strange to say, but my aunt has always been disgusted with him eating out, saying that the food outside is not clean and unhealthy. However, every time she takes him out to eat, she is very unambiguous, as if she doesn't actually object to him eating outside, but simply hates that he is not by her side when he eats.

He took out his cell phone from his pocket. There were several unread messages on WeChat. After he called, he found that they were sent to him by the squad leader and Lao Jia in the afternoon.

"Qi Xia, why didn't you come to school this afternoon? Are you sick?"

"Mr. Li gave us a math test paper to take home this afternoon. I'll send it to you after school."

"Qi Xia, why don't you reply?"

"Qi Xia, you were not at home when I went to your house, so I stuffed the test paper into the crack of your door. Remember to do it well, and don't let your grades fall behind."

Looking at the words displayed on the screen, Qi Xia smiled slightly.

The monitor is still the same monitor, so dedicated that he even delivered the test paper to him personally. No wonder he and his aunt saw a test paper stuffed in the crack of the door when they came back. He didn't even get the chance to slack off.

He felt a little nostalgic, remembering that when he was in the second year of high school, he was infected with urticaria from someone. At that time, his aunt asked for a week's leave for him. He thought he could have a good rest at home for a few days, but later he found that he was thinking too early.

As soon as school is over, our class monitor will show up at his house on time and hand him the homework assigned by the teachers that day. She will even come to check and collect his homework early the next morning, rain or shine.

Her aunt had clearly warned her that she might be infected by herself, but in the following days, the monitor still came to hand him homework as usual, and even lent him her notes and helped him make up for the days he missed classes. However, when she was helping him make up for the lessons, she sat far away from him in disgust.