31: Chapter 31: Lie to Her and Call Her Brother

"Shiqing, wait a moment, I'll go buy you some supplements. You must take good care of your body when you go back, do you hear me?" Xiao Ran said in a commanding tone.

"I... I don't want them! They're too expensive!" She quickly got up, waving her hands repeatedly.

Xiao Ran frowned.

He could tell that if he forced things on her, she probably wouldn't eat them when she went back.

But sending gifts was a very important step.

It would inevitably affect his subsequent offensive.

The Kun Jiang method was very effective against girls with this kind of personality!

"Shiqing, don't you consider me a friend?"

"No... it's just... they're too expensive! I... I don't have money..." As she spoke, her face flushed, and her eyes welled up with tears.

"How can money be a factor between friends?"

"But... even as friends, I can't accept such valuable items..."

Xiao Ran heard this.

He secretly gave her a thumbs up.

Isn't this much better than my 'received a gift ≠ I accept'?

If everyone in the world had this attitude,

Then the world would surely be much more peaceful, and life would be full of beauty.

Xiao Ran withdrew his thoughts.

He prepared to give her a way out.

"Shiqing."

"Mm... Mm?"

Liang Shiqing didn't know what he wanted to do, but no matter what he gave her, she wouldn't use it. She truly couldn't repay the favor.

"I definitely won't give you things for free; you have to do some things for me."

"I... I'm just a blind person, what can I do for my benefactor?" the girl asked, puzzled.

Xiao Ran clenched his fist.

Had she always been this self-deprecating since she lost her sight?

"Shiqing, we're already friends, so don't call me benefactor anymore. Shouldn't friends use more intimate terms?"

Xiao Ran stated.

Between friends, even if you call him 'Diao Mao' (a crude term), it's at least not so distant, and even a bit intimate.

The term 'benefactor' creates too much distance.

"Then... then what should I call my ben... you?" Liang Shiqing asked somewhat timidly.

"You can just call me Xiao Ran Gege."

Xiao Ran said without hesitation.

Who cares who's older or younger? It's always right to trick her into calling him Gege first; other things can be discussed later.

"Ah...?"

Her social skills hadn't completely disappeared; she could feel that this kind of address... was truly embarrassing.

"Shi Qing Meimei? What's wrong, are you unwilling?" Xiao Ran suddenly leaned closer, his breath almost brushing her pretty face.

"No... it's not..."

The gentle "Shi Qing Meimei" made her watery eyes droop slightly, revealing shyness and timidity, and a ripple formed in her heart.

This was a feeling she had never experienced before!

It was a little tingly, sweet, and moist.

It softened half of her body.

"I've already called you Meimei, and you're still unwilling to call me Gege? Gege is so sad." Xiao Ran began to act coy.

Even he found it disgusting.

Liang Shiqing's heart inexplicably fluttered; he had completely flustered her.

How did it become her fault? "Sigh, I'm sorry, Shiqing, I was abrupt. I won't bother you anymore." Xiao Ran retreated to advance.

Liang Shiqing's face changed dramatically, and she cried out, blushing:

"I... I... Xiao... Xiao Ran Gege."

As her voice fell,

She quickly raised her hands to cover her cheeks.

Her face was flushed with shame, and her earlobes were red.

Her burning skin almost scorched her hands.

She wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into and never come out!

Xiao Ran looked at the shy girl and smiled slightly.

Seduction successful!

"Shi Qing Meimei! Let's continue our previous topic!"

She remained motionless.

But ripples were stirring in her heart.

'What topic?'

'Is it the end of the world?'

"When you go back, remember to apply the medicine well and take good care of your body!"

"Once you're feeling better, Gege will teach you how to make money! Then you can pay Gege back!"

"Ah? R-really?"

Liang Shiqing looked up in surprise.

She was self-conscious about being blind.

She wanted to prove that she wasn't useless!

But she didn't understand,

With her eyes so blind, what could she do?

"Xiao... Xiao Ran Gege, Shiqing... what can she do?"

"It's simple, write novels!" Xiao Ran didn't keep her in suspense.

"No... novels?"

"Xiao... Xiao Ran Gege, but Shiqing is like this, she can't see anything, how can she write?"

"Writing novels doesn't necessarily mean only writing by hand. You can just speak. Just like telling a story, you can record what you want to express and then put it online, right?"

Liang Shiqing's eyes lit up.

That's right, why hadn't she thought of that?

However, the next second,

Her eyes darkened again,

"But... but I can't even use my phone, how can I write?"

"I'll help you! I'll give you a voice recorder. Every time you record a story, I'll just pay you directly."

"Really? Can I really make money?"

"Absolutely!"

Xiao Ran said with certainty.

He was the one giving the money, so if he said she could earn it, she could!

"Tha... thank you, Xiao Ran Gege!"

Her eyes beneath her bangs were already moist.

She hadn't received recognition from others in a long time, and she hadn't been this happy in a long time.

Gege's appearance,

Seemed to light up a spark in her dark world.

But a single spark can start a prairie fire!

At that time, it might just re-illuminate her world!

"That's right, Shi Qing Meimei, you don't need to close off your world!"

Xiao Ran extended his right hand and stroked her head.

The girl's delicate body trembled slightly but did not resist.

The smile on her face carried three parts shyness and seven parts contentment.

He was so gentle, so warm.

Unconsciously,

She even gently nudged the large hand, as if wanting to be closer... "The prescription is ready."

Dr. Li's voice suddenly rang out.

In fact, it had been ready for a while, but seeing Xiao Ran comforting Liang Shiqing, she hadn't interrupted.

She felt like she was watching a TV drama.

A down-and-out young girl meets a warm-hearted young master.

Wonderful!

It was truly wonderful!

"Student Xiao Ran, you go to the pharmacy, I'll stay here with her."

"Okay, Doctor."

Xiao Ran withdrew his hand from Liang Shiqing's head, took the prescription, and looked at it.

It was like chicken scratch, he couldn't understand anything, truly the handwriting of a doctor.

He shook his head and went to the pharmacy... Liang Shiqing listened to the receding footsteps and looked up blankly.

The departure of the large hand made her feel a sense of loss.

"He went to get your medicine."

Dr. Li noticed her disappointment,

"Shiqing!"

"Ah! Sister Li, what's wrong?"

The girl was startled, her face flushed, as if she had been caught doing something bad.

"What do you think of that Xiao-something?"

"Sister Li... his name is Xiao Ran..."

"Oh? You're blushing."

Liang Shiqing buried her head decisively, fiddling with her fingers.

"I think that boy is very good to you. How about, from now on, you let him take care of you?" Dr. Li said somewhat seriously...