Chapter 11 - A Busybody

While Wang Rouxi was busy moving around in the kitchen to prepare food for the both of them, Xia Jiannan, who was supposed to be resting, had his phone on his left ear.

He was listening to his younger brother's rant about how he should have informed them if he planned to go somewhere.

"Bro, you really should have told us, you know! Secretary Cheng almost went crazy looking for you!"

Hearing his brother's loud voice at the other end of the line, Xia Jiannan could visualize Secretary Cheng biting his nails off.

It was an old habit of his secretary when he was anxious or troubled.

"He was even prepared to mobilize the whole Xia Family's security to look for you. Anyway, where are you now? Why can't I contact you earlier? Are you in trouble? Do you need me to come? "

Xia Jiannan pinched the space between his brows. This brother of his was such a blabbermouth. "Somewhere. Busy. No. Don't."

Four words. Brief and concise.

Just with this, anyone could already tell the difference between the two Xia brothers.

One was a chatterbox while the other treated words like gold.

There was a brief pause on the other line before a very pitiful voice could be heard speaking...

"Bro! Bro! Come on! I heard from Secretary Cheng that you got into another car. I'm really really really really worried about you! So, pleaassseeee... tell me where you are..."

Just as Xia Jiannan was about to reply to his childish younger brother, there was a knock on the door before it was carefully opened.

"Mr. Xia..." Seeing Xia Jiannan on the phone, Wang Rouxi stopped short on her sentence.

But it was enough for the gossip-lover Xia Jinhu to imagine a lot of things. "Oh."

Realizing that the busybody brother of his might be listening in, Xia Jiannan immediately cut off the call.

Turning to the woman who had just entered, Xia Jiannan's face was devoid of emotions. "What is it?"

Wang Rouxi revealed an apologetic expression, "Sorry about that. I just wanted to let you know that the dinner is ready. Would you like to eat now? "

"Hm." Xia Jiannan was about to stand up, but Wang Rouxi held him down by his shoulders.

"Stay here. I'll go get the food." She did not want him to work himself up since he had just been starting to feel well.

On the other hand, Xia Jiannan did not want Wang Rouxi to tire herself any longer. She had already done a lot for him, and he would not know how he could repay her if she continued on with her benevolence.

"I'll go with you. I'm feeling alright now."

Wang Rouxi looked at him, her eyes scrutinizing, before nodding her head slowly.

"If you say so, then let's head downstairs for dinner." With that, she lifted her hands off his shoulder, turning towards the door.

Just as Xia Jiannan was about to follow after her, something registered into his mind. "Dinner?"

Wang Rouxi looked at him curiously. "Yes. It's already 8 o'clock in the evening. Is there any problem?"

Xia Jiannan then glanced at the window. Indeed, the sun had already set and he could now see countless stars littering the calm night sky.

"Nothing."

Having said that, he turned around and followed Wang Rouxi downstairs.

. . .

At the same time.

At the Xia Family's old residence.

A certain busybody could not contain his excitement...

What did he just hear?!

Is that a woman's voice?!

Although it was only faint, Xia Jinhu was a hundred percent certain that the voice he heard over the phone belonged to a woman.

His brother... His emotionless older brother... is meeting up with a woman at this hour!?

He could not help but feel emotional...

Xia Jinhu could not wrap his head around the mind-blowing information that he had just been privy into.

His usually grinning handsome face was now filled with bewilderment.

What was that?

His blood brother of twenty-six years had actually fancied a woman!

A woman!

It's. A. Woman!

He had even questioned his older brother's sexual orientation before!

Now, it's all cleared up! His brother does NOT like men!

This was clearly something that he hadn't seen coming...

When did his unfeeling older brother started to like women?!

Oh. My. Goodness!

Is the world going to end soon?!

At this thought, Xia Jinhu's shocked expression suddenly morphed into a horrified one.

In that split second, he was able to visualize many ludicrous things...

'Would I really die at such a young age? I still haven't gotten a gift from santa. I haven't even met my one true love yet...'

Xia Jinhu's eyes glistened with unshed tears.

He did not know if this was luck or a misfortune...