156: Chapter 156 Preparing to Go Back

In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.

Counting it, Xiao Ran had been gone for five days!

These past few days, Xiao Ran had been living a carefree and incredibly relaxed life.

Every day, besides eating and drinking, he was either scrolling through videos or playing games, completely putting his girlfriend's troubles out of his mind.

After a few days, his wound had scabbed over.

As long as he didn't do strenuous exercise or have the wound touched forcefully, going out for a stroll was no problem.

So, it was time for him to return!

And he would return with a dramatic debuff!

The girls would surely be surprised!

After lunch, Xiao Ran immediately arranged for a car to take him to Xingfu Community.

"Shiqing must not have eaten or slept much these past few days~"

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Xingfu Community, scorching hot.

"Shiqing! Why aren't you eating again!" Xu Qianqian looked at the girl on the sofa with a slight headache.

Throughout the days Xiao Ran had been gone, Xu Qianqian had almost daily been taking care of Liang Shiqing.

Besides Su Lan and the Murong Sisters, the other girls would also occasionally come to check on her.

However, this girl was simply too stubborn.

If it weren't for threatening her with Xiao Ran every day, she probably wouldn't have consumed a single drop or grain!

Apart from when she was truly too tired to stay awake, she would take a short nap for two or three hours.

Then, for the rest of the day, she would just sit on the sofa, waiting foolishly!

Xu Qianqian was completely exasperated!

If she hadn't been staying with her, Liang Shiqing would probably have starved or died of thirst!

Liang Shiqing sat there, her gaze vacant, her face pale.

She stared blankly ahead, as if her soul had lost its tether.

On the coffee table in front of her, a plastic bowl and chopsticks were laid out.

It was filled with cold food.

Xu Qianqian, helpless, could only utter slightly cruel words:

"Shiqing! If you don't eat and something happens to your body, then Brother Xiao Ran won't want you anymore!"

These few short words seemed to inflict immense pain on the blind girl.

But at least they had some effect.

"No... he wouldn't... Brother Xiao Ran wouldn't abandon me!" Liang Shiqing's soul seemed to return, and the expression on her face finally changed.

But it was limited to that.

Xu Qianqian took a deep breath, hands on her hips, her cheeks puffed out.

After exhaling, she continued to persuade: "Shiqing! If you finish your meal, I'll tell you news about Brother Xiao Ran!"

Yes.

Up until now, they hadn't told Liang Shiqing about Xiao Ran's injury and disappearance.

Everyone knew how deep this girl's feelings for Xiao Ran were.

So deep that even Lin Yaner felt ashamed in comparison!

If she were to know about Xiao Ran, she might even faint!

Liang Shiqing turned her head, looking towards an unknown direction.

"Qianqian..." Her voice was slightly hoarse, making people involuntarily feel pity.

Xu Qianqian, helpless, took a few steps forward and stood in the direction she was looking: "What's wrong, Shiqing?"

"Qianqian, can you tell me what exactly happened to Brother Xiao Ran?"

Liang Shiqing's eyes were swollen, filled with anticipation.

She asked this question countless times every day.

"Shiqing, didn't we say? Xiao Ran went on a business trip to another city!" Xu Qianqian told a kind lie.

"No! I don't believe it!" Liang Shiqing shook her head repeatedly, like a rattle drum.

"You lie to me every day! I'm just blind! I'm not stupid! Why won't you tell me news about Brother Xiao Ran!"

Her throat felt as if it were clogged with a ton of sand, dry and hoarse.

Yet, it seemed to release emotions that had been suppressed for a long time!

Xu Qianqian seemed to be going crazy.

She couldn't help but grab her pigtails and tug hard, as if to pull them off!

'So annoying!'

'Brother Xiao Ran! If you don't show up soon! I'm going to tear up the ransom note!'

"Qianqian. Please tell me, okay?"

"Or, you can help me call Brother Xiao Ran! Please!"

Liang Shiqing's tone was full of pleading, as if she was begging for a shred of warmth.

Hearing that last sentence, Xu Qianqian couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Did she really think she hadn't called Xiao Ran?

Almost every girl had called him!

Without exception, it was always the "beep, beep, beep" tone!

What did that mean?

They were either blacklisted! Or Xiao Ran's phone was turned off!

They were helpless too!

"Shiqing..." Xu Qianqian was a bit bitter, not knowing where to start.

So, she decided to tell a half-truth:

"Brother Xiao Ran got a minor injury while saving someone, and he's currently recuperating in the hospital!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Shiqing's eyes finally lit up, and she shot up from her seat:

"What? Brother Xiao Ran is injured? Where is he? I want to go take care of him!"

Xu Qianqian quickly pulled her back.

Looking at her, a gust of wind could probably blow her away!

If she got hurt, when Brother Xiao Ran came back, he'd surely skin her alive!

"Alright! The other girls are taking care of him! We were just afraid you'd be hysterical, so we didn't dare tell you the truth!"

"Besides! Look at your sickly appearance, how can you take care of Brother Xiao Ran? You should get your health back first!"

"When Brother Xiao Ran comes back and sees you looking like this, neither human nor ghost, he might really dislike you!"

After saying all that, Xu Qianqian herself felt a bit ashamed and blushed.

Was it too immoral of her to deceive her like this?

Although this lie was as fake as could be, with a little thought, one could find it full of holes.

The strange thing was that Liang Shiqing seemed to have really believed it!

She even wondered if Brother Xiao Ran had cast some kind of spell on her?

She was actually this foolish!

"Qianqian, you're right! Brother Xiao Ran said he likes slightly chubby girls!"

"It wasn't easy for him to fatten Shiqing up! She can't lose weight now!"

Liang Shiqing muttered to herself, then lowered her head and fumbled on the coffee table.

Soon she touched the bowl of cold food, and the next second she was about to start eating.

"Stop, stop, stop! Shiqing, it's cold! You'll get a stomachache if you eat it! I'll go warm it up for you!"

"Mm! Thank you, Qianqian!"

Xu Qianqian's face instantly turned red.

Lying was too shameful!

As she entered the kitchen, she subconsciously glanced at her own slender figure.

'So, is there a possibility that Brother Xiao Ran doesn't like my type?'

'No! I need to eat more too!'

After hearing Xu Qianqian close the kitchen door.

The light in Liang Shiqing's eyes suddenly dimmed.

Her hands hung weakly by her sides, fingertips trembling slightly.

As if this world had lost its touch and warmth for her.

"Shiqing isn't stupid... Brother Xiao Ran... what exactly... happened to you..."

Just as she was feeling down!

"Click~"

The front door suddenly opened~

"Shiqing! I'm home!"

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