Volume 1 Chapter 56: On the Possibility of an Illegitimate Daughter
Even though Miss Bai was still sick, and thinking like this did not feel very proper, Tang Xingwan had to admit something honestly.
She liked the current Miss Bai more.
Maybe because the nightclothes Tang Xingwan gave her were too loose on Bai Muxue, the collar was a little too wide. Her delicate collarbone was fully visible, and her slim frame supported her graceful body.
Through the unbuttoned neckline, a large area of fair skin could be seen. Below that were her pale smooth legs, and even her small feet slightly showing from under the blanket.
It was like standing right at the edge of a forbidden area, making it impossible to look away.
“Um...”
The sudden voice of Bai Muxue from the bed startled Tang Xingwan.
She quickly hid the dazed expression caused by her wandering thoughts and showed a proper smile.
“Yes, yes? What is it?”
Bai Muxue gently rubbed the cup in her hands with her fingers, then turned to look at Tang Xingwan. A trace of hesitation flashed across her pretty face.
“Uh... may I... call you Xingwan?”
The moment those words left her mouth, Bai Muxue felt as if her breathing had stopped. Even her heartbeat became unsteady.
I said it.
I still said it.
Of course Bai Muxue knew that for this girl’s safety, the current her should not have too much contact with Tang Xingwan.
But...
Sylvia’s dream had not been meaningless.
It truly stirred up memories in Bai Muxue’s heart that she could never let go of.
Especially now, standing inside this girl’s room and seeing her smiling face, those feelings in Bai Muxue’s heart became even stronger.
Even if she could not tell her the truth, and could never return to their old life, at least let me call her by the name I used before...
That was what Bai Muxue thought.
“Eh?”
Tang Xingwan was stunned for a moment.
Calling me directly Xingwan?
Isn’t that a little too close?
So Miss Bai is the type who looks cold on the outside, but secretly becomes friendlier and friendlier?
And the last person who called me “Xingwan” was my...
Well, Miss Bai is this cute, so I’m not losing anything, hehe...
While staring at Bai Muxue’s slim fair fingers, and at her neat round nails painted dark red, Tang Xingwan unconsciously nodded.
“Mm, of course that’s fine! Then what should I call Miss Bai from now on?”
If possible, I wish you would call me Dad... just joking.
Hearing Tang Xingwan’s positive answer, the tension in Bai Muxue’s heart slowly faded.
She placed the cup on the bedside table and looked at the girl with a gentle and warm gaze.
“Then Xingwan can call me Xiao Xue. Thank you for saving me today.”
“No need to thank me.”
Hearing Bai Muxue seriously thank her, Tang Xingwan shyly looked away.
“It was only a small thing!”
She coughed twice, then raised one finger seriously.
“Dad once said there are two things girls must never do, ignore someone who needs help and waste food!”
Hey, hey, when did I ever say something like that? Don’t put words in my mouth...
Bai Muxue laughed helplessly, but suddenly felt a strange sense of unreality in her heart.
Is this a dream...?
Back then, I thought I would never have any connection with this little girl again.
But now...
Wait.
Speaking of dreams...
The faint smile on Bai Muxue’s face stiffened slightly, and her tone became a little more serious.
“By the way, Xingwan... may I ask you a question?”
“Eh?”
Seeing Bai Muxue suddenly put away her smile for no reason, Tang Xingwan felt a bit nervous.
“Ah, Xiao Xue, go ahead and ask.”
Could it be… Miss Bai—no, Xiao Xue, didn’t let me call an ambulance because she is really being chased? And now she is telling me her secret, and I will leave my peaceful life and start an adventure! And I’m not totally helpless either!
Her thoughts started to drift a little.
“Mm… it’s just…”
Bai Muxue looked straight into Tang Xingwan’s eyes and said word by word,
“Do you like eating carrots?”
“…Huh? Carrots?”
They looked at each other in silence. It was very awkward.
For a moment, the atmosphere became completely quiet.
“Uh…”
Not understanding why Bai Muxue suddenly asked such a strange question, Tang Xingwan played with a strand of hair near her ear and answered carefully.
“N-no, not really… why do you ask?”
So she really doesn’t like them. So this is the real world, not a dream after all?
Heh, though this question doesn’t really mean anything anyway.
Bai Muxue quietly nodded in her heart. Her face showed no embarrassment, still wearing a calm smile.
“I see. I was just asking. Don’t think too much about it, Xingwan.”
“J-just asking…”
Tang Xingwan froze for a moment. She didn’t know how to continue the topic, so she quickly avoided Bai Muxue’s smiling gaze and ran out in a hurry.
“I-I think there should still be some fever medicine and cold medicine at home. I’ll go find it! Xiao Xue, just stay in bed! I’ll be right back!”
Looking at the small, rushing figure, Bai Muxue couldn’t help but smile and shake her head.
This girl is still so careless… when will she become more mature?
“Eh… I remember the cold medicine should be in that cabinet. Why can’t I find it?”
“Is this it? Hmm, no, this is disinfectant alcohol… strange, I didn’t move them…”
Soon, the girl’s slightly anxious voice came from outside the room.
“Did you check the hidden compartment? The one with the stomach medicine?”
Sigh… still putting things everywhere like always.
Bai Muxue sighed in her heart and called out toward the door.
The sound of searching outside slowly stopped. Instead, a confused girl appeared at the door holding a medicine box, her face full of doubt.
“Hey, Xiao Xue, how do you know where my fever medicine is kept?”
Bai Muxue paused for a moment, then smiled playfully and blinked.
“Nothing. I just guessed.”
Just guessed… No way! How could she guess so accurately? That’s my family’s cabinet! No one besides me and my dad would know what’s inside!
Tang Xingwan was stunned by Bai Muxue’s sly smile. For some reason, she felt a strange sense of familiarity from this girl she had only just met yesterday.
“Ah… alright then. Anyway, take your medicine first.”
She swallowed and stopped asking. Then she placed a few pills into Bai Muxue’s palm.
The warmth from Bai Muxue’s soft hand spread through Tang Xingwan’s fingertips, creating a strange, hard-to-describe feeling. She unconsciously bit her lip, feeling an unfamiliar emotion rise inside her.
Ever since their first meeting, she had felt this before… why did Xiao Xue feel so familiar? Like her own dad…
Ah!
Thinking of this, Tang Xingwan suddenly felt a shock in her heart. A bold and shocking idea appeared in her mind.
Could it be… Xiao Xue is actually my dad’s illegitimate daugh—?
No way, right?
What am I even thinking?!
The more she thought about it, the more shocked she became. Tang Xingwan quickly and firmly denied the idea in her heart.