Mr. Xuan's substitute little wife

"Xiao Xi, this is my nephew, Ye Xingchen"

"Xingchen, this is Lan Xue's friend, Xia Luoxi"

Mother Lan was so disappointed with her nephew who was playing games. He was quite enthusiastic when he came to see her in the afternoon, but he became nonchalant when she asked him to meet Lan Xue's friends.

"Hello, I'm Xia Luoxi, Lan Xue's friend."

Xia Luoxi looked at the nonchalant boy in front of her. In fact, she didn't have much feeling in her heart. But since it was arranged by the elders, she decided to give him some face and chat with him politely. Although she didn't have much enthusiasm in her heart, she wouldn't be too cold. She just kept a proper distance and chatted with him casually.

Ye Xingchen's eyes accidentally fell on Xia Luoxi, and the momentary intersection was enough to make him fall deeply in love with her. Her beauty was not stunning at first sight, but it had its own unique charm, which firmly attracted Ye Xingchen's attention.

"Hello, I'm Ye Xingchen, Lan Xue's cousin."

Ye Xingchen's sudden enthusiasm changed Lan's mother's view of her nephew. She believed that although they had not yet had a deep relationship, Ye Xingchen's enthusiasm and positive attitude undoubtedly added more possibilities to their relationship.

Faced with the other party's sudden enthusiasm, Xia Luoxi couldn't help feeling a little overwhelmed, and an inexplicable tension surged in her heart. She looked at the other party helplessly.

Lan's mother keenly sensed Xia Luoxi's discomfort, so she quickly smoothed things over for her, "Xiao Xi, how was your study with Lan Xue today? Are you tired?"

"Auntie Lan, I'm not tired. Sister Lan Xue took me to a special place today."

After recalling what Lan Xue had said in the afternoon, Xia Luoxi looked at Lan's mother with a little more sympathy in her eyes.

"Xiao Xi, I forgot to tell you that Xingchen is an internist. I noticed that you didn't eat much at noon today. Is it because you didn't sleep well last night? I asked Xingchen to make you some soothing scented tea. When Lan Xue had insomnia before, it was her cousin who made her some scented tea for sleeping."

When Lan's mother was free, she would always mention her nephew, which made Xia Luoxi feel quite uneasy when dealing with this topic. As for the reduction in lunch intake, it was actually because of the recent hot weather, and she felt a little tired of the food.

"Thank you Auntie Lan and Doctor Ye."

Xia Luoxi accepted Lan Mu's words without hesitation. She knew that it was useless to refuse because Lan Mu would always have other reasons for her to accept.

"Ms. Xia, please don't call me Doctor Ye anymore. It makes me feel like I'm still at work. Just call me Xingchen."

Ye Xingchen's answer was like that of a gentle doctor. His meticulous care formed a sharp contrast with his previous cynicism, which made Xia Luoxi wonder, is this still the same person?

"Okay, then Xingchen, don't call me Miss Xia anymore, just call me Luo Xi"

Xia Luoxi did not think too much about it, but responded politely to Ye Xingchen's question.

"Mom, when are we going to eat? I'm so hungry."

Lan Xue noticed Xia Luoxi's behavior at the moment and realized that she had activated her defense mechanism against interacting with strangers. Her slightly reluctant response revealed her resistance to this social interaction. So, Lan Xue hurriedly asked Lan's mother when dinner would be served.

"You are the greediest"

Mother Lan also patted Lan Xue's head lovingly, and then arranged for the servants to start preparing the dishes.

Xia Luoxi followed Lan Xue's steps to the restaurant. Ye Xingchen followed Xia Luoxi as well. Seeing that she was not walking very fast, he wanted to go up and talk to her.

"Luo Xi, are you following Lan Xue to make desserts now?"

Xia Luoxi nodded. She didn't really want to pay attention to him, but this was Lan Xue's house after all, and he was Aunt Lan's nephew. Xia Luoxi thought she should be polite.

"Luo Xi, if you are free later, can I come and play with you?"

Xia Luoxi didn't expect that their relationship would progress so quickly. They had only chatted for a few sentences and were about to go out together? She seemed to have just introduced herself, why did he suddenly become like a peacock spreading its tail? ? ?

"I know what Aunt Lan means. I don't want to fall in love for the time being. I still want to focus on my studies first. So Xingchen, if I have caused you to misunderstand me in any way, I'm sorry."

Xia Luoxi thought about it and decided to tell the other party clearly about her thoughts, because she had no intention of raising fish.

It was also the first time that Ye Xingchen was so attracted to a girl. After hearing what Xia Luoxi said, he suddenly felt that he was too impulsive, and quickly explained to her: "Luoxi, I didn't mean that. I just think you are very good and I want to be friends with you."

Xia Luoxi felt a little confused. She looked up at Ye Xingchen in confusion. Ye Xingchen also realized that his words seemed a little inappropriate, and scratched his head with a little embarrassment.

"No, oh my! What am I talking about? I just think that if we can't be lovers, we can still be friends, so I thought we could play together when we are free, and call Lan Xue to join us."

For the first time, Ye Xingchen felt that he was really stupid, his EQ was so low that he couldn't even speak. He was too embarrassed to chat with Xia Luoxi anymore. The two of them walked awkwardly, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was so awkward that it exploded.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Lan's mother carefully arranged seats for the two of them to be next to each other, in order to enhance their communication. However, Lan Xue originally chose to sit opposite Xia Luoxi, but considering that Xia Luoxi might feel uncomfortable, she sat next to her instead.

During the meal, Lan's mother mentioned Ye Xingchen's development in Country M intentionally or unintentionally, and asked him to take Xia Luoxi out more often when he was free. Lan Xue wanted to say that their classes were full and refused her.

"Lan Xue, I know you want Xiao Xi to learn quickly, but she needs to combine work and rest, and not be too hard-working. I know you definitely won't take her out to play, so let Xingchen take her out to play, it won't affect her."

"Lan Xue, you worked very hard when you were studying, and we didn't take you out to play. You wouldn't stop Xiao Xi from going out to play for this reason, right?"

Lan's father, who had been silent for a long time, also stood up to help his wife persuade Lan Xue, but this persuasion made Lan Xue look like a parent who treated his children harshly.

"Aunt Lan, Uncle Lan, I may have to go back to S City with my brother, so Sister Lan Xue wants me to learn something quickly."

Xia Luoxi didn't want Lan Xue to be spoken of so badly by Lan's father and mother, so she found an excuse and said that she had to go back, which was why she had so many full courses scheduled.

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Lan Xue with a little apology. However, Lan Xue did not take her parents' words to heart. She knew that it was just a joke, so she gave Xia Luoxi a relaxed look, indicating that she was fine.