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The doctor took a picture of her injury and confirmed that it was indeed a mild concussion. He applied medicine to the wound and told her to rest more before the two of them left the hospital.

He didn't think that before he reached the hospital, he would receive a call from Shen Xuming. "Hello, Eldest Young Master, why do you miss me so much today …" Ah, you are at the entrance of the hospital... "Alright, we'll be right out."

After hanging up, he looked at Qin Xiaohai's puzzled face and explained, "Shen Xi Ming knows him, right?"

He then answered his own question, "Sigh, I almost forgot about him. It's normal for me not to remember him. Xiangming has lived in England with his aunt and uncle since he was young, so he rarely returns to China."

Qin Xiaotao opened her mouth and was about to say something, but she didn't know what to say. She simply followed him to the door.

In fact, it was the exact opposite. Even though she hadn't seen him often at Grandpa Luo's house since she was young, she still had a deep impression of him.

Grandpa Luo's family's grandchildren would often stay at Grandpa Luo's house when he was young. At that time, Grandpa Luo's house was very lively. When she was young, Qin Xiaotao had often gone with her father to Grandpa Luo's house, so naturally, she had often seen them.

Ye Cheng Mu was the king of children, and Qin Xiaohai would often follow behind him eagerly. Meanwhile, Ye Chimu was always like a big brother, always bringing her wherever they went, regardless of where they went or what tasty things they had.

Shen Ximing, on the other hand, was different. He never messed around with them. Qin Xiaojing often saw him standing alone on the balcony on the second floor, quietly watching them play. Or she could stay in Grandpa Luo's study and read books that she couldn't understand at all.

In his memory, he had only spoken to her once.

She didn't remember how old she was when her father was on a business trip and her mother had to be on night duty. She was sent to Grandfather Luo's house to spend the night with the children of the Luo family under the care of a babysitter.

But it just so happened that she and Shen Ximing were the only two at home that night.

In the middle of the night, thirsty, she got up to get some water.

She had been small then, tiptoeing to the kettle in the middle of the table, just short of it. She had lifted her foot again, but now her foot gave way and she fell to the side.

"Woo woo …" Qin Xiaohai's feet hurt, and he started to cry.

At this moment, the lights in the lounge suddenly came on. Qin Xiaojing was not used to the sudden light, so she subconsciously covered her eyes and forgot to cry.

After a while, a cold sensation came from his ankle. Qin Xiaohai opened his eyes through his fingers and saw Shen Xuming crouching before him, his hand resting on his ankle.

"Big brother Shen." After all, she hadn't interacted much with him. She had only called him 'big brother Shen' according to what her father had told her before.

Little Shen Ximing frowned slightly, but didn't raise his head. He stared at her ankle and said, "It's swollen. I'll go get Aunt Zhou."

Just as he was about to get up, Auntie Zhou came in.

Auntie Zhou was startled when she saw Qin Xiaotao sitting on the ground. "Oh, what's wrong with you, Xiaotao? Why are you sitting on the floor?"

Hearing her concern, Qin Xiaojing blinked, feeling wronged.

"Her feet are swollen." Shen Xi Ming said.

Auntie Zhou looked at her swollen little feet. "Oh, Little Seep, why are your feet swollen?"

Auntie Zhou held her feet, looking worried.

On the other hand, Shen Ximing calmly said, "I just twisted it." I remember there was a medicine chest at home. "

"Oh, right, I'll go get the medicine box." At his reminder, Auntie Zhou quickly picked up Chen, made her sit on a chair, and hurried to get the medicine box.

Shen Xi looked at the kettle on the table and said, "You want to drink water?"

Only then did Qin Xiaotao remember her purpose in getting up. She hurriedly nodded her head. "Yes."

Shen Xuming poured a glass of water and passed it to her, only to see her gulp it down. He then poured another half cup for her and said, "Auntie Zhou put a kettle and a cup in our room."

She took a sip of the second glass and put it down. "I, I don't know." His voice lowered as he spoke.

She did not know that Aunt Zhou had put a kettle in her room. Although she often came to Grandfather Luo's house to play, she rarely spent the night there. Thus, she naturally did not know about the habits of the Luo Family.

Auntie Zhou, who had taken out the medicine box, happened to overhear their conversation at the door. She said, "I forgot to tell Little Hai that if you need anything, just call her Auntie Zhou. It's so late at night, you can come out yourself. It's not safe at all."

Qin Xiaotao didn't think too much about it. Normally, when she was at home, she would get up to pour water for herself when she was thirsty. She just didn't expect that she would be less familiar with the Luo Family.

"I know, Aunt Zhou." Qin Xiaohai answered obediently.

Because it was a simple sprained wound, Aunt Zhou didn't disturb Old Master Luo. She wiped the medicine on Qin Xiaohai and carried her back to her room. She told her to rest for the night and take her to the hospital in the morning.

Considering the injury on her foot, Auntie Zhou waited until she was completely asleep before leaving.

Due to the foot injury, Qin Xiaotao didn't sleep very deeply. Not long after she left, she suddenly felt the area around her feet cool. She woke up at once.

Qin Xiaotao rubbed her eyes. The lights in the room weren't on, but by the light of the moon, she could still see clearly that the person sitting on the bed was Shen Xi Ming. He held an ice pack on his feet.

"Big brother Shen."

Seeing that she had woken up, Shen Ximing turned on the light and sat back on the bed, continuing to place the ice pack at her ankles.

Feeling a little cold on her feet, Qin Xiaotao subconsciously withdrew, while Shen Xuming, as if seeing through her thoughts, pressed his hand on her calf.

"Don't move, my mom said it can reduce the swelling." As he spoke, he looked up at her rosy little face and frowned slightly. "My mom is a doctor," he continued. "I twisted my leg last time, and this is how she cured me."

Only then did Qin Xiaohai realize that his mother was also a doctor, and a good friend of Shen Xi's mother.

"Oh."

Little Shen Xi Ming looked up and saw that her eyes were still red. He thought of her crying and said, "Is it really painful?"

Little Hai pouted, nodding vigorously. "Yeah, it hurts, it hurts."

He smiled but didn't say anything else. He focused his attention on the ice bag in his hand.

However, Little Chen was dumbfounded. This seemed to be the first time she saw him smile.

The next morning, Shen Xuming woke up with an ice-bag in his hand, lying beside her bed. Meanwhile, the swelling and redness around her ankles had almost completely disappeared.

Qin Xiaohai followed Ye Cheng to the entrance of the hospital, where he saw Xuming on the other side of the road.

After they had grown up, they rarely saw each other, especially Shen Xuming, who spent most of his time living abroad with his parents. The time to return home could be counted on one hand.

It had also been a few years since she last saw Shen Xi Ming. Right now, he seemed to have grown taller and thinner. His features became more distinct, and he had also grown a bit more stable.