Chapter 63

"Xiao Bing, your move was too violent just now..." Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Bing were dining in a restaurant. Because of the earlier incident, they were taken to the police station, and it was only after calling Yezi that the matter was resolved.

Although Xiao Bing and Yezi were in the right, as the man had been the one to make the first move, the conflict that followed was indeed due to Xiao Bing's excessive brutality. He had broken the man's wrist, which was tantamount to causing serious injury. But that wasn't the most important part; the most important part was that he had directly used a tree branch to assault the man's private area...

Xiao Bing was eating his rice bowl in large bites while saying, "What I hate the most in my life is these kind of scumbags who only know how to take advantage of girls on buses. It's a pity that it wasted half a day, and today we can only visit two fewer stores."

"There's nothing wrong with that, but you must not be so brutal in the future. I think it would be enough to give them a lesson and then hand them over to the police. In a place like ours, unless you have power and influence, the methods used in the military won't work."

Xiao Bing put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said, "I understand. You eat slowly, I'll go have a cigarette at the door."

Xiao Bing walked to the restaurant's entrance, took out a cigarette, and put it in his mouth. The smoke drifted in front of his eyes, and his mind was filled with the image and laughter of Su Peiya.

Xiao Bing had never had romantic feelings for Su Peiya, but at the moment of her death, his grief was no less than if he had lost his most intimate lover. Lovers are hard to find, but a soulmate like Su Peiya is even harder to come by.

"What are you thinking about?" Su Xiaoxiao appeared behind Xiao Bing.

"I'm thinking about your sister." Xiao Bing's voice was low, and his eyes were deep. If not for the smoke blocking the view, you could see the gloom hidden in his eyes.

"Xiao Xiao, do you know, I wish I could immediately uncover the truth and avenge your sister."

"I want to see that day too... but..." Su Xiaoxiao sighed, "These days, I've been thinking a lot. I've hated you countless times in my mind, but no matter how much I hate you, can my sister come back to life? My sister is gone, and the living should live on well."

Xiao Bing looked at Su Xiaoxiao in surprise. He couldn't imagine that Su Xiaoxiao would say such words. Su Xiaoxiao's eyes were firm and pleading as she said, "I don't want you to live in self-reproach and pain, but if there's a chance, I also hope to see you avenge my sister, so she doesn't die in vain."

"Rest assured, I can do it!"

In the afternoon, Xiao Bing and Su Xiaoxiao visited two stores. They felt the layout was pretty good, but overall, it wasn't entirely satisfactory. As the sky grew dark, they discussed and decided to cook at home. They then went to the nearby market to buy ingredients.

"I'll cook for you tonight. I'll tell you, my skills aren't just the noodles I learned from your sister. I can cook and stew anything."

Su Xiaoxiao said indifferently, "We'll see after I taste it."

"You don't believe me... What do you want to eat? Just name it, and I'll cook it for you."

As they talked, they entered the market. Su Xiaoxiao walked to an old lady's stall. The old lady smiled warmly when she saw Su Xiaoxiao, "Xiao Xiao, you haven't been here for a few days. Is this big brother your boyfriend?"

Su Xiaoxiao's face turned slightly red, and she pouted, "Auntie, what are you talking about? How old am I? How can I have a boyfriend?"

The old lady looked at Xiao Bing for a moment and then laughed, "I think this young man looks pretty good. How old are you? Aren't you in college? Nowadays, college students, tsk tsk, it's hard to find a girl as good as you. They all go to hotels in pairs. Isn't having a boyfriend normal?"

Su Xiaoxiao's heart suddenly raced, and she pouted, "Auntie, you're talking nonsense. Bing Ge, look for something you want to buy. We always buy vegetables from Auntie."

"Okay." Xiao Bing agreed and started picking some vegetables. After paying, as they were about to leave, the old lady muttered, "This young man is indeed pretty good. Xiao Xiao, this girl has good eyes."

As they walked away, Xiao Bing smiled, "Did you hear that? The old lady was praising me."

Su Xiaoxiao said disdainfully, "Did you see how old the old lady is? She's already half-blind."

Xiao Bing said regretfully, "Do you think I'm not handsome?"

"Not really... but you're passable..."

"..."

They bought some meat and a fish. Xiao Bing insisted on carrying everything himself and walked out of the market with Su Xiaoxiao, heading home.

"Actually, Xiao Xiao, if you were to look for a partner, what kind of person would you want?"

"I don't know, just not someone like you."

"..." Xiao Bing said helplessly, "Xiao Xiao, do you realize how sharp your words are?"

"No, I only talk like this to you..."

"..."

Although Su Xiaoxiao appeared cold, she actually enjoyed the banter with Xiao Bing.

"Are you angry? Why aren't you walking?"

"No, I saw someone I know." Xiao Bing pointed to a distance. Su Xiaoxiao followed his gaze and saw Zhang Gui walking hand in hand with a woman named Yoko. Today, Yoko wasn't as heavily made up as usual; she had only a light touch of makeup, and she looked completely different from her usual streetwalker image, almost like a virtuous wife.

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "Do you know that woman?"

"No, I know the man."

"..."

"That man is the husband of the new owner of the restaurant next to our noodle shop. The woman is probably a streetwalker. This Zhang Gui is out looking for women again behind his wife's back."

"Streetwalker?" Su Xiaoxiao carefully observed the affectionate couple and then shook her head, "I don't think so."

"Oh? Why not?"

Su Xiaoxiao analyzed seriously, "I haven't met streetwalkers, but from a woman's perspective, this woman doesn't show any pretense or falseness in front of the man. Her expression is full of sweetness. Honestly, this man's appearance... is quite ordinary. She definitely isn't in love with his looks, and he doesn't seem to be a particularly wealthy tycoon. Although his family can afford to run a restaurant, I can guarantee that this streetwalker genuinely likes this man, and he likes her too... Is it possible that clients and prostitutes can also have true love now?"

Xiao Bing couldn't help but laugh at Su Xiaoxiao's serious analysis, "You're so good at analyzing. You should study psychology."

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, "People who study psychology have too much mental pressure. If their mental strength is weak, they can easily go crazy."

"I think you're already a little crazy, hahaha!"

Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at Xiao Bing.

When they got home, Xiao Bing cooked, and Su Xiaoxiao helped. As Xiao Bing was stirring the wok, his phone rang. Su Xiaoxiao said, "It must be Yezi. Answer quickly, I'll help you stir."

"Okay." Xiao Bing agreed and answered the phone, walking to the living room.

"Hello, Big Brother Xiao, what are you doing?"

"I'm cooking at home. Do you want to come over and eat?"

"Are you cooking yourself, or is Su Xiaoxiao cooking for you?"

Xiao Bing laughed, "Of course, the master chef is cooking himself, showing off my superb skills."

Yezi laughed, "I really want to come and taste it, but I'm afraid Xiao Xiao won't welcome me."

"How could that be?" Xiao Bing said, "She's cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She's actually very kind."

"Oh, so she's already showing her warm side to you?"

"Hey, don't jump to conclusions. Do you want to come over? If you do, I'll cook more."

"Hehe, okay, I was just teasing you. I won't come over... I've already cooked at home. I just called to ask how the house search is going."

"It's okay. The two places we looked at today are usable, but not entirely satisfactory."

"Business isn't something to rush. It's better to expand a few days later than to settle for something unsatisfactory."

"Right, the incident this morning took too much time. Otherwise, we could have visited two more today, but we can do that tomorrow."

"Okay, let me know if you need help."

Xiao Bing smiled, and his tone suddenly became gentle, "Yezi..."

"Um?"

"Do you miss me...?" When Xiao Bing asked this, his heart raced, and he was actually quite eager. Many women had asked him this before, and he always thought it was childish. He never imagined he would have such a day, feeling eager and nervous in front of a girl.

Before Xiao Bing could hear the answer, he heard a cry from the kitchen. He was startled and quickly said, "I'll call you back later. I need to see what's wrong with Xiao Xiao."

He hung up and rushed into the kitchen. He saw Su Xiaoxiao holding her hand, frowning, and tears welling up in her eyes. Xiao Bing grabbed her hand, looking at it with concern. It turned out she had a burn blister. Seeing Su Xiaoxiao's watery eyes, he blamed himself, "It's all my fault for answering the phone."

"It's not your fault. I often cook by myself, and I was just too careless this time..."

Before she finished speaking, Xiao Bing bent down and started to suck on Su Xiaoxiao's wound, gently licking the burn blister. Seeing Xiao Bing's caring and gentle expression, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly felt the pain lessen. She looked at Xiao Bing in a daze, feeling a bit moved and entranced.