Chapter 222: Chapter 222

Gong Ruini yawned and was just about to turn over and get some more sleep.

"Ni Zi, you’re awake." Although Gong Ruwen was reading and doing homework, he was also keeping an eye on his sister.

Awake? Gong Ruini waved her hand, "Brother, what time is it, should I get up?"

"It’s almost time to sleep, do you want to eat something?" Gong Ruwen reached out to touch Gong Ruini’s forehead, worried if this little girl might catch a cold.

Today had really scared Gong Ruini quite a bit; no one knew that Zhao Xuran carried her back home.

"Huh, almost time to sleep?" Gong Ruini didn’t come to her senses at first, then she remembered that midway she couldn’t walk anymore, and someone had to carry her back.

Initially, Gong Ruini just wanted to rest a bit and then walk back home herself, but leaning on Zhao Xuran’s back was just too comfortable. Of course, Gong Ruini said it was because she was too tired, so she fell asleep.

Wait, did she sleep all the way home? Gong Ruini was stunned. Although Zhao Xuran was a boy, he wasn’t that old—she herself was still a half-grown child.

Even if he exercised often and had good stamina, Gong Ruini was no longer a girl so thin that she could be blown away by the wind; her weight was rather considerable.

"It was Brother Xu Ran who carried me home." Oh my, Gong Ruini was really about to cry. Although she had walked most of the way home, the remaining road was still long, and it was quite embarrassing to let Zhao Xuran carry her back.

Luckily, her own sister knew who carried her home, "Yes, you, if you can’t walk anymore, don’t rush to come back."

"You don’t even know, when Brother Xu Ran came back, he looked so pale." Gong Ruwen didn’t mention that when Hua Miaozhu saw Zhao Xuran, her expression wasn’t good. Fortunately, Zhao Xuran said he was fine, and Aunt Zhan took his pulse and said he was okay too.

Otherwise, the foolish girl in their family wouldn’t know how many people would hold a grudge against her.

Adults are easier to deal with, but Zhao Guangran won’t be easy, "Guangran is really jealous of you now."

Jealous of me? Of course, "Brother Xu Ran has never carried him, right."

"But he’s so heavy, Brother Xu Ran would get crushed by him."

Gong Ruini was very happy. Anything that could annoy Zhao Guangran always made her feel good. Unfortunately, since Hua Miaozhu came, Gong Ruini had been holding back in all sorts of ways. This time, it really wasn’t intentional; things just happened to work out this way.

Zhao Guangran heard the Gong family siblings talking next door. Although he didn’t want to go over, hmph, he remembered that big brother actually carried Gong Ruini back. Although big brother said it was because Gong Ruini was tired, he was just jealous.

Zhao Guangran hadn’t even vented his frustration on Gong Ruini yet when his own big brother asked him to check on Gong Ruini.

Zhao Guangran was reluctant, but he couldn’t resist his big brother’s compelling gaze.

Helpless, Zhao Guangran came to see how Gong Ruini was doing and unexpectedly heard Gong Ruini’s words, "Ah, Ni Zi, you’re too much."

"You can’t just mock people like that."

"I am chubby, but you’re not light either, otherwise my brother wouldn’t be so tired." Zhao Guangran still felt a bit for his big brother.

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"Hmph, do you know that you could have harmed my big brother?" Zhao Guangran said seriously to Gong Ruini.

Gong Ruini was startled by Zhao Guangran’s voice, but the words he said next shocked her even more. It couldn’t be that bad, could it? Could she really harm Zhao Xuran?

Even though Gong Ruini kept comforting herself that Zhao Guangran was trying to scare her, the little chubby’s face was stretched out, and Gong Ruini knew he probably wasn’t just trying to scare her.

"I’ll go check on Brother Xu Ran." Gong Ruini suddenly remembered she hadn’t gone to see Zhao Xuran after waking up for so long.

No matter what, this boy didn’t abandon her, didn’t even say thank you to him, instead, she first mocked Zhao Guangran. Gong Ruini couldn’t help but blame herself, her mind was getting narrower by the day.

As she passed by Zhao Guangran, "Brother Guangran, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that earlier."

If it were Gong Ruwen carrying another girl, Gong Ruini would probably be just as unhappy, always thinking her big brother was being taken away.

Poor Zhao Guangran wondered why she held such a grudge, it’s not like she was always trying to take Zhao Xuran away.

Oh, Gong Ruini actually apologized to him? Zhao Guangran’s anger decreased considerably after hearing her apology.

Zhao Guangran knew that no matter who it was, even if he couldn’t walk anymore, his own big brother would carry him home. "Well, it’s my bad temper."

"It’s my fault." Gong Ruini still needed to sincerely apologize, she really shouldn’t have fallen asleep because the back was too comfortable.

Gong Ruini remembered that if a child exhausted themselves too much when they were young, it could easily lead to an accident, especially since Zhao Xuran’s bones hadn’t fully developed, if something happened while carrying her, it wouldn’t be something that could be fixed with apologies.

The more Gong Ruini thought about it, the more she felt sorry for such a little brother like Zhao Xuran. If she really broke such a promising young man, it wouldn’t be enough even to kill her.

Although it was just the next room, Gong Ruini walked very slowly. It wasn’t just because she was weak in the legs; she was also deliberating on what to say, whether to comfort or express guilt.

The little fox shouldn’t need her comfort; that would make him feel like he was a poor child.

Maybe guilt is the way to go, Gong Ruini pondered for a long time and felt this was the only way.

With a clear direction in mind, Gong Ruini was at ease, as for what to say, she would determine that as it happened.

The problem was when Gong Ruini reached the next room, ready to apologize, she saw Zhao Xuran sitting by the kang table reading a book, not lying on the bed as pale as she had imagined.

What was going on, her own brother actually messing with his sister? This situation was more than a bit overboard; Gong Ruini was quite annoyed.

No, now wasn’t the time to get angry, "Brother Xu Ran, thank you."

"I’m really sorry, I don’t even know how I ended up falling asleep like that." Gong Ruini apologized sincerely.

Watching Gong Ruini with her head bowed variously in front of him, Zhao Xuran wasn’t quite used to it. Even though Ni Zi had apologized many times before, she’d never been this earnest.

"It’s not your fault." Zhao Xuran knew none of this could be blamed on Gong Ruini; he was the one who acted tough.

"Earlier Aunt Cai told me to wake you, but I didn’t agree, you were actually exhausted too." Zhao Xuran hadn’t expected things to become so serious.

"That was my fault." Gong Ruini felt a bit of regret too, "I overestimated my strength; I shouldn’t have tried to be so tough."

Gong Ruini was one to regret it; she shouldn’t have attempted to join in the excitement back then. Yes, she experienced the excitement, even though it wasn’t herself who had an accident, yet Zhao Xuran got involved.

Gong Ruini deeply felt she had become a bit too complacent, and she couldn’t make such mistakes in the future.

Looking at the two who were both saying it was their fault, Zhao Guangran felt a bit upset, realizing he ended up playing the villain. Had he known it would end up , he wouldn’t have stuck his neck out for his big brother.