Love So Sweet

The thought of meeting Bai Qi after work made her excited. Zhang Li Xue began to work diligently as she anticipate the time to clock off.

A few minutes before it was time to leave, the phone on her desk buzzed again.

Seeing Bai Qi’s name on her screen made her smile sweetly.

However, the moment she read his messages, the smile on her face stiffened.

“I’m sorry. I got caught in an emergency. It might take a while before I can go back. Would you mind meeting a little later?”

Zhang Li Xue reread his messages a few times. Then, she sent out her reply before putting her phone back on the table.

It was arranged for her to head over to his apartment first. Then, she will accompany Bai Xi Xi while waiting for Bai Qi to return.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Li Xue decided that she should not mind much about it. After all, she would still be able to see Bai Qi after he was done with his work.

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Still... Chasing after a doctor would not be an easy thing.

It seemed that she will have to get used to having their plan change because of his work. Bai Qi was a surgeon and he would often meet an emergency situation such as this.

Zhang Li Xue coaxed herself that it would be better this way.

At least, she could prepare herself for the future. If she wanted to be with Bai Qi, this was what she will have to face a lot.

Zhang Li Xue stiffened.

Thinking about their possible future made her shy and giddy at the same time.

She began to wonder when did she begin to be this shameless?

After her work ended, Zhang Li Xue tidied up her desk before she headed out.

She informed her mother that she would be having dinner with a few friends before heading over to Bai Qi’s apartment.

The moment she arrived at his door, Bai Xi Xi greeted her with a bright smile on her face.

“Pretty Sister!”

Zhang Li Xue laughed upon seeing how the little girl had reacted. “Xi Xi! Did you miss me?”

Bai Xi Xi nodded enthusiastically. “Pretty Sister, you haven’t come to see Xi Xi for a long time. Of course, I miss you a lot.” She turned her head to her left and right as she pointed at her hair clips. “These were the ones you bought for me the other day. It’s very pretty.”

“Mmm... I’m glad that you like it.”

Bai Xi Xi laughed. “Pretty Sister, let’s go in and wait for my brother together.”

She changed her shoes and noticed that Bai Xi Xi had given her brand new slippers. It was pink, fluffy, and had small flowers embroidered on it.

Zhang Li Xue thought that the slippers were adorable.

“Pretty Sister, do you like it? My brother and I bought it, especially for you,” Bai Xi Xi said. “This is what my brother chose for you.”

Bai Qi chose this one for her??

Her heartbeat accelerated. Zhang Li Xue examined the pair of slippers again. The more she looked at it, the more that she began to like it. She thought that Bai Qi had such good taste.

Of course, Zhang Li Xue would never guess that the reason why Bai Qi chose this particular design was that he had always thought of her as his little flower fairy.

After a while, Zhang Li Xue turned to Bai Xi Xi again. “It’s cute and comfortable. I like it a lot.”

Bai Xi Xi heaved a breath of relief. “That’s good. My brother said we’ll have to get you special slippers since you might be visiting us again. Pretty Sister, you must come over often to see me.”

Zhang Li Xue patted the girl on her head. “Un. Then, I will come over often to see you.”

A thought came to her mind and Zhang Li Xue began to think that this would be the perfect time for her to find out a little something through Bai Xi Xi.

“Then... Other than me, did anyone else have their own special slippers?”

Once she asked the question, Zhang Li Xue immediately felt a little guilty. She was tricking an unsuspecting little girl in the hope to chase after the big brother.

“Pretty Sister, you’re the only person who has special slippers in this house,” Bai Xi Xi said. “Other than you, there is no one else who would come to this house.”

Bai Xi Xi’s words meant that other than her, Bai Qi had never invited anyone else to his apartment, right?

Her heart was jumping in joy and she was feeling giddy again. But, Zhang Li Xue had to control herself before Bai Xi Xi would think that she had gone crazy.

Zhang Li Xue looked around the house and saw a few books on the table. “Xi Xi, what were you doing before I came over?”

“I was doing some practices,” Bai Xi Xi said. “I’m going to start school soon. My brother said I have to study hard so that we both can live comfortably in the future. Then, no one would look down on both of us.”

Hearing the little girl’s words made her heart ache.

Zhang Li Xue wondered just how Bai Qi managed to raise an adorable and obedient child as Bai Xi Xi on his own.

If it was her, Zhang Li Xue did not have the confidence that she could do it. She was spoiled from a young age. It was hard to imagine her life without her parents around.

Zhang Li Xue walked over to the coffee table and looked at the mathematics workbooks before turning to Bai Xi Xi again. “Xi Xi, you have worked hard.”

Her brother was not around to supervise her, but Bai Xi Xi was studying diligently.

Bai Xi Xi smiled shyly.

“Do you understand everything well? If you have anything you don’t understand, you can ask me. I’m very good at mathematics.”

Bai Xi Xi’s eyes lit up. “Then, Pretty Sister, can you teach me? There are a few questions that I don’t quite understand.”

Zhang Li Xue sat down together as she taught Bai Xi Xi how to solve the questions. The two of them had a serious look on their faces as they looked at the workbook together.

When Bai Qi entered his apartment, this was the scene that he witnessed.