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Bear Country.
The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
âAh!â Jiang Xiaoyan stood at the top floor of the office building.
Looking through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, she gazed at the scenery outside.
A pair of eyes gradually veiled in bloodshot.
A certain violent gene within her body was stirring restlessly.
This feeling permeated her whole body, giving her an impulse to destroy everything she saw in front of her.
Without Jiang Xu by her side, she almost couldnât suppress herself anymore.
âTch!â
Jiang Xiaoyan lifted her right hand, eyes fixated outside, and bit down.
A surge of sharp pain came through, but her face, instead, revealed an expression of enjoyment.
The strength of her bite increased continuously, and little by little, fresh blood seeped from her arm.
Just then, her mobile phone on the desk rang.
She glanced at it casually.
The next second, Jiang Xiaoyan instantly went from the depth of winter to the height of summer.
She picked up her phone with the fastest speed, pressed the answer key, and said softly, âBrother Xu~â
As if the bloodthirsty girl from just a moment ago wasnât her at all.
Far away in Magic City, Jiang Xu didnât know he had, once again, unknowingly saved Jiang Xiaoyan.
Well, and many others too.
After all, Jiang Xiaoyan with an episode had an astonishingly terrifying destructive power.
Hearing her pretentious voice, Jiang Xu shivered and complained, âYou disgust me.â
âHehe.â Jiang Xiaoyan sat on the sofa, pulling out a tissue to dab the fresh blood on her arm: âAn Nuonuo can call you that, but I canât, right?â
âCanât be bothered arguing with you.â Jiang Xu didnât pick up the conversation and said, âTomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, and Nuonuo has made mooncakes herself.
Iâve already arranged for a special plane to deliver them; they should arrive around noon tomorrow. Make sure you go and collect them.â
Jiang Xiaoyanâs heart rippled slightly: âWas this mooncake delivery your idea or hers?â
Jiang Xu: âInitially, I intended to casually buy some from the supermarket and send them to you.
But Nuonuo said itâs better to make the mooncakes herself.â
âHmph, homemade definitely wonât taste good,â retorted Jiang Xiaoyan stubbornly.
Even though she was quite touched at the moment.
Jiang Xu knew this girl was very prideful but didnât point it out.
They chatted for a while longer before ending the call.
That one call successfully calmed the turmoil within Jiang Xiaoyanâs heart.
She looked at the wound on her arm, frowning slightly.
Then, she called for a doctor.
The doctor arrived quickly.
Upon seeing the depth of Jiang Xiaoyanâs arm wound, the doctor was startled.
If it had been any deeper, flesh might have started falling off.
The doctor, heart pounding with fear, treated Jiang Xiaoyanâs wound.
In front of strangers, Jiang Xiaoyan assumed an unapproachable demeanor, the archetype of a frosty beauty.
She said coldly, âIf thereâs even a slight scar left on my arm, you can go and kill yourself.â
Doctor: ââ¦â
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On the fifteenth of August, the moon was full.
Thereâs an old saying that during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the rain falls in torrents, and on the streets, Ai Kun is so heartbroken⦠Oh, sorry, wrong set.
The Mid-Autumn Festival.
That evening, Jiang Xuâs entire family, An Nuonuoâs family, Fu Yanjieâs family, along with Chu Youwei, and Bai Xiaoya, who now had no family of her own, all gathered together.
âHappy Mid-Autumn Festival!â Jiang Xu raised his glass: âCome on, letâs drink to it.â
âCheers!â
âHappy Mid-Autumn Festival!â
Everyone clinked glasses and then downed their drinks in unison.
âCome on, come on, have some food, these are crayfish that Iâve made, everyone try them and see how they taste.â
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Bai Xiaoya enthusiastically served vegetables to everyone.
Lately, if she came to play with An Nuonuo, she would occasionally join in and learn to cook.
Well, the things she made looked good, but whether they were edible remained uncertain.
Jiang Xu was the first to eat.
Bai Xiaoya looked at him expectantly, âHow does it taste, is it up to the standards of a professional chef outside?â
Jiang Xu: âI canât say whether itâs up to the standards of a professional chef, but thereâs one thing in common.â
Bai Xiaoyaâs eyes lit up: âWhat is it?â
âThat isâ¦â Jiang Xuâs mouth curled slightly upwards: âThey are all cooked.â
Bai Xiaoya immediately pouted her lips high: âWell said, donât bother saying it next time.â
âHahaha!â
Everyone laughed happily together.
âBang bang bangâ¦â
Fireworks started going off outside.
Strings of fireworks shot into the sky and then burst open, forming a line of big words: Nuonuo, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
These were customized by Jiang Xu especially for her.
The girl saw it, and her eyes twinkled with joy.
âThe fireworks are so beautiful.â Fu Yanjie clapped his hands.
He got pinched by Zhang Yuanyuan at his waist.
Fu Yanjie turned his head, looking at her perplexed: âWhatâs the matter?â
âHmph, big dummy, you donât understand romance at all,â Zhang Yuanyuan pouted, almost dying of irritation.
Look at Jiang Xu, he even knows to set off fireworks to make his girlfriend happy.
Her own Mr. Straightforward could only clap his hands and shout âawesomeâ on the side.
After the fireworks display was over, the elders each went home, leaving the space to the younger people.
A few young people sat in the living room, and Fu Yanjie suggested, âHow about we play mahjong?â
âNo way,â Jiang Xu and An Nuonuo said in unison.
The mere thought of playing mahjong brought back memories of past domination and fear.
Lose every game you play, lose all day as you play.
Mahjong, of all things, was the least fun.
Bai Xiaoya, who knew the inside story, burst into unrestrained laughter.
It was quite rare to see these two at a disadvantage over something.
Eventually, everyone decided to play Fight the Landlord.
The first round was started by An Nuonuo, Bai Xiaoya, and Fu Yanjie.
The loser switches out.
Chu Youwei sat down next to An Nuonuo, blinking her clear and bright eyes: âFight the Landlord⦠how do you play that?â
A very simple game, but due to the environment she grew up in, she didnât even know how to play.
Some people, just to survive, have to use all their efforts.
An Nuonuo felt a bit heartbroken; her sisterâs childhood had been even harder than hers.
Even when she herself had it rough, she had loving parents and later met Jiang Xu, who changed her destiny.
She said softly, âItâs really simple, sister, Iâll teach you.â
All of them, aware of the circumstances, did not mock Chu Youwei but showed the greatest kindness.
Indeed, only those with similar characters could play together.
After all, these young people were good-hearted.
Chu Youwei felt everyoneâs kindness and care, and a smile from the bottom of her heart appeared on her face.
After watching a few games, Chu Youwei also learned to play.
She took her turn to join the game.
Perhaps because of the newbie protection period, Chu Youwei kept winning, filling everyone with the fear of being dominated.
Bai Xiaoyaâs eyes shone: âYouwei, if I had known you were so lucky, I would have taken you to Menâao to have some fun!â
Chu Youwei smiled shyly.
Jiang Xu got up to grab some drinks.
At this moment, his attention was caught by the content playing on the TV.