The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

After a while, Xu Nian's electric scooter honked twice behind them.

"elder brother!"

Xu Xi turned her head and jumped into her brother's arms, rubbing her fluffy cat ears against him.

"Sorry, the order I just delivered was a bit far, so I'm late."

Xu Nian rubbed the little guy's head.

"It's okay!"

Xu Xi took a string of crab sticks from the bowl, deliberately dipped them in extra chili oil, and offered them to her brother's mouth.

"Brother, try it! It tastes great."

Trusting the little guy, Xu Nian took a bite without hesitation.

Soon, he felt like his throat was on fire.

"Phew! Spicy spicy spicy spicy spicy spicy spicy spicy spicy spicy!"

Xu Nian frantically rummaged through the water bottle and drank several mouthfuls of water before she felt a little better.

Looking at the little one laughing so hard she was doubled over, he pinched her cheek with a hint of annoyance.

"Well, you've got the nerve to play tricks on your brother!"

"No way~ It's really delicious when it's spicy, you can ask Yao Yao if you don't believe me."

After saying that, she turned her head and winked at Wen Yao.

Wen Yao shook her head with a mischievous grin, as if to say to Xu Nian, "Xu Xi is here specifically to trick you."

"Ah! Hahahaha... Brother, stop tickling me, I'm sorry! Wahahahaha..."

"Who is he...?"

Zhao Lin leaned close to Wen Yao's ear and asked her.

"This is Xu Xi's older brother. Their parents have passed away, and he raised Xu Xi."

Wen Yao introduced it to Zhao Lin in a low voice.

After hearing this, Zhao Lin immediately felt a sense of respect for Xu Nian.

At the same time, recalling how she had spoken rudely to Xu Xi's mother, she felt even more ashamed.

To say such things to an orphan is utterly immoral.

"You're Zhao Lin, right?"

Xu Nian stopped tickling the little guy and looked at Zhao Lin.

"Ah, yes! Hello..."

Zhao Lin quickly waved to Xu Nian.

Xu Nian smiled and said, "I'm Xu Xi's brother. I heard about you from Xiao Xi and I admire you very much."

He was referring, of course, to Zhao Lin using her father's inheritance to pay her wages.

"No, no, I just did what I was supposed to do..."

Zhao Lin lowered her head with some guilt.

Having been disrespectful to their mother, how could I possibly accept their praise?

Wen Yao was about to get on the back of the electric scooter when she realized that the three of them were going home together.

Xu Nian's electric scooter can only carry two people on the back seat, so obviously a third one cannot be added.

There can't be one person sitting in an incubator.

Xu Nian also realized this, and he frowned, momentarily at a loss.

Xu Xi was already sitting behind them. It didn't seem right to let Wen Yao or Zhao Lin get in the car and leave the other person behind.

These two girls seem to have a good relationship with Xu Xi. If one of them is left behind, it might affect the relationship between the little one and her.

What should we do?

"Um... Brother Xu Nian, you take Xi Bao and go first. Zhao Lin and I will wander around and find a couple of shared bikes to ride back."

Wen Yao waved to Xu Nian, signaling them to go first.

"this..."

Xu Nian thought about it and realized that this seemed to be the best option.

"Wait for me a moment, I'll wander around and look for it for you."

Xu Xi also breathed a sigh of relief. She had originally prepared herself to get off the bus and let her brother take Wen Yao and Zhao Lin home.

This way, no one has to walk home anymore.

After school, a dense crowd of students squeezed out of the school gate. Those who lived nearby walked home, while those who lived far away were picked up by their parents in a car. Some went to the bus stop near the school to wait for the bus, while a large number of students headed straight for the nearby shared bicycle parking area.

The shared bikes that were usually full of bikes when students were at school were now all snapped up.

Not good.

Xu Nian scratched his head, circled around the area again, and finally found a car.

However, these are not shared bicycles, but shared electric bikes.

"Wen Yao, can you ride an electric scooter?"

Wen Yao, who rushed over upon hearing the news, twitched at the corner of her mouth when she saw the only electric scooter.

"Probably... yes."

She had only ever ridden a bicycle, never an electric scooter.

However, since they are both two-wheeled devices, there shouldn't be any difference.

She took out her phone and scanned the QR code to unlock the electric scooter.

"Zhao Lin, please sit in the back."

Zhao Lin nodded and sat on the back of the electric scooter.

Wen Yao took a few deep breaths, mentally prepared herself, and then twisted the throttle of the electric car.

"rub!"

"Aa ...

Wen Yao didn't control the force well and twisted the accelerator all the way to the bottom.

In an instant, the electric scooter shot off like a wild horse.

However, she was not used to the weight of the electric vehicle and quickly lost control of it.

At the critical moment, Zhao Lin reached over Wen Yao's body and placed her hand on the brake, slowly pressing it down while keeping her balance by touching the ground with her feet. She finally managed to bring the vehicle to a stop.

"You sit in the back, I'll ride."

She said to Wen Yao.

"Phew...can you ride it?"

Wen Yao's heart was pounding; she hadn't yet calmed down from the dangerous situation she had just been in.

She kept kneading her chest with her hands, still feeling a lingering fear.

Zhao Lin nodded.

"That's great, come on over!"

Wen Yao readily switched seats with Zhao Lin and hugged her waist tightly.

Zhao Lin shook the front of the car to feel its weight, then gently twisted the accelerator.

The electric scooter moved smoothly forward and soon caught up with Xu Nian and Xu Xi.

"I never knew you were such a good rider."

Wen Yao patted Zhao Lin on the back and praised her.

In her memory, Zhao Lin used to be driven around by a driver, and she never had to walk or ride a bike to get anywhere.

Someone like that shouldn't be able to ride a bike, yet they ride it so well.

Zhao Lin nodded slightly.

A few years ago, in order to go against her father, she bought a racing motorcycle and went out every day to race with her so-called friends, feeling the speed turn into a gust of wind passing by her, and exclaiming how exciting it was.

Her father was extremely worried and tried to persuade and stop her time and time again, but she just ignored him.

Now, I can no longer hear my father's nagging and advice.

As for that expensive motorcycle, it has probably already been seized and auctioned off to offset the debts left by his father.

The two cars drove side by side. Xu Xi hugged her brother tightly around the waist, and with one hand free, waved to Wen Yao, who was also hugging Zhao Lin around the waist.

Wen Yao smiled and copied her, making the same gesture.

"Hmm? Your hands are getting restless again?"

Xu Nian stopped at the traffic light, turned around, grabbed the little guy's hand that was raised in the air, and placed it on her waist.

Xu Xi stuck out her tongue and pressed half of her face against her brother's back, looking obedient and happy.

Looking at the two people being very intimate with each other, Wen Yao raised an eyebrow and suddenly remembered the conversation she had overheard at the hospital some time ago.

"My embrace is reserved for the one I love."

"This is a privilege that belongs only to him, and no one can make me break this ironclad rule."