Love So Sweet

100 Lies

Zhang Li Xue was still staring at her phone when it unexpectedly buzzed. There was a trace of panic when she saw her brother’s name on the screen.

Turning to Bai Xi Xi, Zhang Li Xue signaled the girl to stay silent. Then, she took a deep breath and finally accepted the call.

“Yi Hai?”

“Sister,” Zhang Yi Hai heaved a breath of relief when he finally heard his sister’s voice.

Zhang Yi Hai has been trying to reach his sister since he learned that she had left her ex-classmates gathering. However, no matter how many times he called, Zhang Yi Hai was unable to reach her.

Before he left, Zhang Yi Hai heard from her former classmates that his sister had left due to an emergency. Of course, when he could not reach his sister, Zhang Yi Hai would not stop worrying. Terrifying thoughts came to his mind and he could not sit still.

Through some connection, Zhang Yi Hai tried to look for his sister’s best friend, Fang Su Jin. It was only after Fang Su Jin had said that his sister was indeed with her a while ago that Zhang Yi Hai was finally at ease.

After his phone call with Fang Su Jin ended, Zhang Yi Hai tried to call his sister again and finally was able to hear her voice.

“Why did you call?” Zhang Li Xue pretended that she knew nothing.

.....

“Sister, I’ve been trying to reach you for a while. Why didn’t you pick up the phone?”

“Sorry. I was with Su Jin just now and had turned on the silent mode.” Zhang Li Xue thought of Fang Su Jin’s crying voice and spoke, “She was in a bad mood.”

Fortunately, Zhang Yi Hai did not doubt his sister’s nonsense. He had heard Fang Su Jin’s crying voice and thought that the reason his sister had left the reunion earlier than planned was because of this girl.

Suddenly, Zhang Yi Hai wondered if he should be thanking Fang Su Jin for calling his sister earlier.

“Is she... alright?”
“Who? Fang Su Jin? I guess she should be alright after a while.”

“Then, sister, where are you now?”

Zhang Li Xue glanced at Bai Xi Xi who was cleaning up the dining table quietly. Then, her hand tightened into a fist as she told her brother another lie. “I went out to buy some snacks for Su Jin. She’s still upset. After this, I’ll go over to find her again. Yi Hai, you don’t have to wait for me. I will probably return home a little later..”

“What happened to her? Your friend...”

Zhang Li Xue thought of the reason her friend had been crying. She realized that she could not tell her brother that Fang Su Jin has been crying after watching some drama.

“She broke up with her boyfriend.” Zhang Li Xue closed her eyes tightly. She made a note to herself that she should update Fang Su Jin about these lies otherwise, it would be hard to keep up.

“Boyfriend?” Zhang Yi Hai raised a brow. He had never heard that Fang Su Jin had a boyfriend before.

“What’s wrong with it?”

“There’s nothing wrong.” Zhang Yi Hai coughed. “Then, sister, you go ahead and accompany your friend.”

The siblings chatted briefly before they disconnected.

Zhang Li Xue stared at her phone and heaved a sigh, knowing that her brother believed her words this time.

It wasn’t that she wanted to lie to her brother. It was just that... Zhang Li Xue did not know how she should explain her relationship with the Bai’s siblings.

Anyway, her brother would only scare little Xi Xi.

“Pretty Sister, are you alright?” Bai Xi Xi walked over to her side with a concerned look on her face. “Is your boyfriend worried?”

Bai Xi Xi did not mean to eavesdrop. But, the apartment was small and she happen to overhear Zhang Li Xue lying to the other person about accompanying her friend. If she was not mistaken, she heard a man’s voice.

Zhang Li Xue laughed. “That was not my boyfriend. It’s my troublesome little brother.”

“Sister, you have a little brother?”

“Mmm...” Zhang Li Xue nodded. “He’s five years younger than me. When he was small, he was very cute. Now that he grew up, he became a little trouble maker.” Her lips curled into a smile. “It would be nice if I have a cute little sister like Xi Xi instead.”

Bai Xi Xi smiled and bowed her head shyly. “Then, Xi Xi also hopes to have a pretty sister like you as well.”

Zhang Li Xue giggled upon hearing the girl’s words. Bai Xi Xi was just too cute. It would be better if she could kidnap this girl home. However, there was no way that Doctor Bai would allow her to take away his sister.

She continued to watch the girl and spoke, “Xi Xi, what do you always do whenever your brother was not at home?”

Bai Xi Xi pursed her lips as she pondered over this question. “Usually, I would read a book or do my homework. Brother Bai Qi said it’s important to read more books. It will help me later in the future.”

“Mmm... What your brother said is right,” Zhang Li Xue nodded. “Xi Xi should study hard, get into a good school and good university. This way, your brother would be relieved as well.”

The two of them continued to chat.



Best

Before they realized it, the sky outside had turned darker.

Zhang Li Xue glanced at the time and frowned.

Doctor Bai really took his time to return.

Although she was prepared that Bai Qi would take time before he would return to his apartment again, Zhang Li Xue had not expected that he would take this long.

Turning to the little girl, Zhang Li Xue then asked, “Xi Xi, are you hungry? What about your dinner? Did your brother prepare them as well?”

Bai Xi Xi pursed her lips. “No. Brother Bai Qi was supposed to get home earlier. He said that he was going to cook later. But that’s alright.” Bai Xi Xi forced a smile. “Pretty Sister, I can always eat some instant noodles. Brother Bai Qi said, they are not good for my body, but eating them occasionally is alright.” The little girl walked to the kitchen and took out a few choices of instant noodles. “Sister, do you want them as well?”

Zhang Li Xue looked at the packaging and wondered if she should order some takeaway instead.

As she was browsing through her phone to look at which place she could order from, her ears picked up the sounds of keys rattling from the outside

The knob turned and the door was pushed from the outside.

Bai Qi walked in into his apartment and was dumbfounded upon finding his little fairy sitting in his apartment.