Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Shaking her head, Bai Xuan said, ”I don’t mean to blame you, it’s just that Heng talked to me about something last night that made me suspicious about this matter.”

Jie Siyu’s expression instantly turned tense, and she asked Bai Xuan, ”What did he tell you? Is he planning to avenge you? Kids are careless; it’s inevitable they get hurt sometimes. There’s no need for him to investigate these old matters, right?”

Jie Siyu seemed very afraid of Jiang Heng investigating this issue.

Seeing Jie Siyu’s reaction, Bai Xuan became even more convinced there was something strange about this. ”Mom, how did I get this scar?”

Jie Siyu still refused to answer directly, asking Bai Xuan, ”What did Jiang Heng tell you?”

”He said that when I was a child, I was kidnapped by an organization called Rashomon, and he was also kidnapped. This scar is from when I voluntarily cut myself to save him from dying of hunger and thirst.”

Bai Xuan frowned and questioned Jie Siyu, ”Which of you is telling the truth?”

Jie Siyu looked at Bai Xuan.

She sighed deeply before lamenting, ”He’s right; your scar indeed came from getting hurt while saving him.”

Bai Xuan was stunned, ”Really? But why don’t I remember it?”

Jie Siyu said, ”When you were rescued, you were sick all the time, and your brain was feverish, so you forgot things from your childhood. I was afraid knowing these things would scare you, so I hid it from you.”

”Is that so?” Suddenly learning the truth, Bai Xuan actually laughed and repeated, ”So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is!”

For so many years, Bai Xuan never understood why the privileged Jiang Heng would take the initiative to pursue her and remain loyal for so many years.

Faced with a great beauty like Xu Xingguang, he could stay true to himself, which was not easy.

It turns out it was because of their bond formed in childhood!

Now, Bai Xuan’s heart was completely at ease.

”I understand now.” Bai Xuan complained to her mom, ”Mom, how could you? I’m not that weak mentally. If I had known earlier that Ah Heng and I knew each other since childhood and had such a deep bond, I wouldn’t have felt so uneasy about this relationship over the years.”

Hearing Bai Xuan say this, Jie Siyu teased her, ”Everyone in West Continent City knows how devoted Jiang Heng is to you. You’re just not appreciating your blessings.”

Bai Xuan pursed her lips and laughed secretly. Her pale, sickly face looked slightly rosy because of her happy mood.

”Mom, have lunch and dinner here with me today. I haven’t been out recently, so I’m quite bored. You’re here today, so keep me company for a while.”

Upon hearing this, Jie Siyu asked her, ”Have you still not been able to contact that skilled doctor, Medicine Farmer Star?”

”Not yet.”

Jie Siyu frowned and muttered, ”How can a doctor act so high and mighty? Jiang Heng doesn’t lack money, definitely wouldn’t mistreat that person.”

”As a doctor, one should be committed to saving lives. But look at her, acting all high and mighty. Such a doctor can’t be a good person.”

Bai Xuan agreed with Jie Siyu’s words in her heart.

But whether she could live a long life depended on the other person, so she didn’t dare to speak ill of them. ”Mom, she’s a doctor more skilled than the Ghost Hand Divine Doctor. It’s understandable to be a little proud.”

”Hmph, I think she’s just a Jianghu Sorcerer!”

Seeing her mom starting to be unreasonable, Bai Xuan quickly changed the topic to talk about Jie Siyu’s younger brother with her stepfather. ”Little brother is going to middle school this fall, right? I heard his end-of-term grades were pretty good, and Ah Heng plans to send him to International College.”

Hearing this, Jie Siyu immediately smiled.

But soon she looked worried again and hesitated as she said, ”International College is certainly good, but the tuition must be hundreds of thousands a year; Uncle Liu can’t afford it.”

”Don’t worry, Ah Heng said he would sponsor little brother’s education.”

”That’s great!”

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After having dinner with Bai Xuan, Jie Siyu returned to her own home with the driver escorting her.

On the way, Jie Siyu squeezed her phone, thinking about what Bai Xuan said today.

Bai Xuan and Jiang Heng had a life-saving bond from their childhood, which should have been a happy thing, but there was no trace of a smile on Jie Siyu’s face.

Rashomon, the scar on the wrist...

Thinking of something, Jie Siyu’s expression instantly turned wary and harsh.

She unlocked her phone, scrolling through the contact list to find a number saved under the name ’Unnecessary,’ and sent a text message to the person.

Jie Siyu told the person: [Bai Xi, your father’s death anniversary is coming up, and I’ll be going with your sister to pay our respects. I do not wish to see your presence at his grave. He died saving you; you are a jinx and should never appear in front of us again.]