The slap was still coming down, and Zhou Xiaobai was really anxious this time.

He seized the opportunity when Liu Xiaoli raised her hand, leaped up, wrapped his arms tightly around her neck, and then hung on her waist.

Liu Xiaoli swayed and almost fell.

She looked down and saw the little kid clinging to her like a koala, looking up at her with an innocent expression.

"Relax!"

Zhou Xiaobai shook her head and hugged her even tighter.

Liu Xiaoli reached out to pry his head off, and Zhou Xiaobai took the opportunity to bury his head in her arms.

She was both angry and amused: "What exactly do you want?"

Zhou Xiaobai's muffled voice came from his arms: "...You should say you're not going to fight anymore first."

Liu Xiaoli's body was suspended, and she had no way to exert any force with her hands and feet. She couldn't move her hands and feet, but she still had teeth.

Without thinking, she lowered her head and bit Zhou Xiaobai's little face.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Auntie, have mercy!"

Zhou Xiaobai cried out and begged for mercy. It really hurt! This beauty really bit him hard and didn't care at all.

"Auntie?"

Liu Xiaoli loosened her teeth and asked back.

I'm in my prime, and when I dress up I look like a young woman. You call me auntie?

"Ah! Auntie, I was wrong."

"Auntie?"

Her anger intensified, her breath turning icy, and she lowered her head to bite again.

Zhou Xiaobai instinctively tried to push her away, but his hands had nowhere to grip. In a moment of inspiration, they decided to bite each other.

Liu Xiaoli was startled and shoved him away abruptly. She touched the teeth marks on her nose. Forcing herself to remain calm, she glared at him, deciding to retaliate in kind, just like he had tried to extort her: "You dare to act like a hooligan?"

"I'm a pervert?" Zhou Xiaobai's eyes widened, and she touched her face where she had been bitten by teeth, looking aggrieved. "You were the one who started it! Besides, I'm still a child. I'm the one who got hurt, okay?"

Seeing his aggrieved yet outspoken appearance, Liu Xiaoli still felt unsatisfied. She raised her hand and pinched his ear, saying coquettishly, "You little rascal."

"You're the one who's a hooligan! You're bullying a child! I'm going to sue you!" Zhou Xiaobai blurted out, turning her head away.

"Pfft!"

Liu Xiaoli finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Her smile was like a blooming flower, leaving Zhou Xiaobai stunned. She decided to change her address and offer a compliment: "Sister, you are so beautiful."

It looks beautiful, but this is not the time to appreciate it.

Seeing that the other person didn't seem to be injured, Zhou Xiaobai's eyes darted around, ready to make a run for it at any moment.

"What do you know about beauty, you little brat? Do you need to tell me whether I'm good-looking or not?"

Liu Xiaoli was sharp-tongued, but the compliment made her feel inexplicably better. Besides, it was hard to say who had the upper hand in that earlier entanglement; the other person was just a child, so in a way, she had the better side… Ugh, ugh, ugh… What am I thinking!

"Then... can I leave now?" Zhou Xiaobai shrank his neck and asked cautiously, afraid that she would suddenly have another attack.

"Leave?" Liu Xiaoli raised an eyebrow, crossed her arms, and glanced at the ground. "This isn't over yet!"

She was dressed in a pure white dance costume today, and her long, slender legs were particularly dazzling in the sunlight.

It's beautiful, but unfortunately a bit dirty, and this outfit is definitely not suitable for squatting down to clean up the mess.

But Zhou Xiaobai misunderstood. He looked at the dust on her white dress and, without thinking, reached out and patted it off.

"You're still incorrigible, trying to be a hooligan again?" Liu Xiaoli slapped away his outstretched hand, glared at him, and pointed to the ground. "I'm talking about what's on the ground. Aren't you going to pick it up?"

"Well!"

Zhou Xiaobai remained silent. "I had no intention of doing this, but I've been labeled a rogue again."

He wanted to argue, but then he realized that this girl was clearly not one to back down, and he felt that the deeper he entangled himself with her, the harder it would be to extricate himself.

"I'm sorry, sister." He apologized. It was his fault after all, and there was nothing shameful about admitting it.

"Oh! Not being stubborn anymore?" Liu Xiaoli felt a surge of relief. The frustration she had felt earlier was strangely dispelled and dissolved by the child's cowardly demeanor.

With a kind expression, she started counting on her fingers, launching into her scolding mode, "You're lucky you ran into me. What if you ran into an older woman? She'd be in trouble then. She'd pester you, pull your hair, call your parents, and complain to your school..."

She talked on and on, completely oblivious to the cold sweat pouring down Zhou Xiaobai's face.

"Yes, yes, yes, you're right, sister. You're such a kind person," Zhou Xiaobai quickly chimed in, nodding vigorously. He had resigned himself to his fate and no longer had the imposing manner he had displayed earlier.

"Good that you understand. From now on, you must be more composed and obey traffic rules. Don't be so impulsive..." Liu Xiaoli continued her earnest admonition.

This endless sermon was like a demonic chant, even more so than Grandma Wang's nagging at the orphanage.

Startled, Zhou Xiaobai quickly squatted down and began to pick up the things scattered all over the ground.

Liu Xiaoli stood still, her gaze unconsciously following his movements.

The sunlight fell perfectly on Zhou Xiaobai, giving him a soft golden edge, making Liu Xiaoli momentarily dazed, feeling that he was even more handsome than her own little girl.

In the brief moment she was lost in thought, Zhou Xiaobai shoved the packed items into her hands and tentatively asked, "Sister, do you want to go to the hospital to get it checked out?"

"What's wrong? You're injured?" Liu Xiaoli snapped out of her daze, glared at him, and asked, "Are you going to pay for the medical bills or am I?"

Although her words were sarcastic, they were spoken in a gentle tone—she had just secretly checked herself and found that she was indeed not injured, and she also noticed that the other person did not have any obvious injuries.

Although the matter was over and I was in a hurry to get back to work, I still felt that I would not be satisfied without scaring him a little.

Her eyes darted around, and she deliberately dragged out her words: "But... if this collision leaves me with any internal injuries, medical treatment will cost a lot of money in the future. How about this, you compensate me for some medical expenses, and we'll be even."

"Sister, I'm still a child, where would I get the money!" Zhou Xiaobai immediately put on a pitiful expression, but he knew perfectly well that this was a mutual collision, and he could see through that the other party was just bluffing.

"So you're saying I have to pay for my own medical treatment?" Liu Xiaoli raised her eyebrows, as if about to explode.

"I was just worried about you!" Zhou Xiaobai instantly put on a fawning smile, like a frightened little quail. "Sister, please be merciful and spare me!" She said the last sentence with extra caution, afraid of causing any further trouble.

"Hehe, you dare to be so arrogant even though you have no money?" Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but chuckle at his sudden change of expression.

"I had no choice!" Zhou Xiaobai said, turning his empty pockets inside out to show her.

"Sigh! Oh well, I guess I'm just unlucky today." Liu Xiaoli waved her hand helplessly, then asked, "What's your name?"

"Xiao Hei, Zhou Xiao Hei." Zhou Xiaobai's feet had already quietly moved. He couldn't reveal his real name, of course; this beautiful woman was so difficult to deal with, it would be troublesome if she came knocking on his door. He tentatively asked, "Then... shall I leave?"

"Let's go, let's go!" Liu Xiaoli waved her hand, and added before leaving, "Xiao Hei, I think you're just a little hooligan."

After saying that, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Zhou Xiaobai glared angrily, but stubbornly refrained from retorting.

He ran off quickly, and after running about ten meters, he turned back and shouted, deliberately drawing out the last syllable: "Auntie, I have to go to the hospital right away! They keep saying on TV that if you get bitten, you need to get the vaccine... It won't do if you're too late—"

The word "auntie" left Liu Xiaoli bewildered once again. Following his gaze, she saw a small dog leisurely strolling in the distance.

Enraged, she stomped her foot and yelled, "You brat, you stop right there! I'll beat you every time I see you!"

But in the sunlight, that small figure was getting farther and farther away, leaving only a string of triumphant laughter drifting in the wind.

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