After being reborn, who wouldn't want to have a younger sister?

Chapter 521 Suitable
Xu Mingyuan had heard Tao Shuxin making a fuss, but he didn't want to cause any trouble for the sake of peace and quiet.

But after listening for a while, I felt something was wrong. There was a lot of noise downstairs, like a fight was going on.

Xu Mingyuan was startled and dared not pretend he hadn't heard.

Xiao Yangzhi had never been in a fight since she was a child, while Xiao Taotao wasn't afraid of even tall and strong boys. She could easily beat both of Xiao Yangzhi by herself, so how could she possibly win in a one-on-one fight?

When Xu Mingyuan ran to the stairwell, he saw Tao Shuxin and Xiao Yangzhi each holding a pillow and throwing them at each other's heads.

To Xu Mingyuan's astonishment, Xiao Yangzhi actually dared to fight back and knew how to fight back.

But what troubles Xu Mingyuan even more is that once someone fights back, there will be a second time and countless times, and he will suffer in the future.

Xiao Yangzhi's attention was completely focused on Tao Shuxin's head, and she didn't even notice Xu Mingyuan walking up to her.

Instead, taking advantage of Tao Shuxin's distraction, Xiao Yangzhi grabbed a cushion and slapped her face twice, making her hair fly wildly.

This angered Tao Shuxin, who grabbed a cushion, jumped up, and slapped it on Xiao Yangzhi's head.

Xu Mingyuan found it amusing, but didn't dare to laugh out loud. He hadn't figured out the cause and effect yet, so he didn't dare to stop them. He just watched from the side.

However, Yang Zhi stopped immediately upon seeing Xu Mingyuan.

The pillow battle was quite physically demanding. Yang Zhi suppressed the urge to pant, her chest heaving and her face turning red.

Yang Zhi looked rather pitiful; her little bun at the back of her head had been knocked askew by Tao Shuxin.

But Tao Shuxin wasn't much better off; her hair was all frizzy from the static electricity on the pillow.

Hmph! Playing the victim again!

Tao Shuxin rolled her eyes at the sight, and angrily grabbed a cushion and hit Xiao Yangzhi twice more.

Yang Zhi didn't say anything, just looked pitifully at Xu Mingyuan, letting Tao Shuxin pat her.

Why are you bullying me?

Xu Mingyuan pulled Xiao Yangzhi, who was standing there taking the beating, away and shielded her behind him.

Even though Xu Mingyuan knew that Xiao Yangzhi was pretending to be pitiful, he couldn't just stay silent and let Tao Shuxin take her anger out on him.

"I bully people? I even hit people!"

Tao Shuxin was furious watching the two of them singing in unison.

Unable to bear it any longer, Tao Shuxin finally snapped, gripped the cushion in her hand, and proceeded to give Xu Mingyuan a brutal beating.

Just now, when she was playing around with Xiao Yangzhi, Tao Shuxin held back, afraid of beating the frail little girl into a vegetable. But when she hit Xu Mingyuan, she used every ounce of strength she had.

The pillow was filled with soft cotton, so no matter how strong Tao Shuxin was, she couldn't hurt Xu Mingyuan.

Xu Mingyuan didn't resist, he just used his arm to block it, but Yang Zhi couldn't stand it anymore, so she picked up a cushion from the ground and hit Tao Shuxin.

"Hum hum……"

Tao Shuxin let out a couple of dry howls after being hit on the head, but ignored the mischievous Xiao Yangzhi and then hit even harder, wishing she could slam Xu Mingyuan into the floor.

Yang Zhi couldn't bear to see Xu Mingyuan being bullied, so she wanted to get her attention to herself.

However, it had the opposite effect. Tao Shuxin ignored it completely and focused her efforts on Xu Mingyuan.

Having exhausted her last bit of strength, Tao Shuxin could no longer lift her hands. Her knees buckled, and she collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the ceiling, panting heavily.

Yang Zhi's physical strength was not as good as Tao Shuxin's to begin with, and she was quite tired at this moment.

Later on, she couldn't even lift her hand anymore. Every time Tao Shuxin hit Xu Mingyuan twice, Yang Zhi could barely retaliate once.

When Tao Shuxin threw down the pillow, Yang Zhi sat on the ground at the same time, unable to maintain her usual ladylike image, and directly wiped the fine sweat from her forehead with her arm.

Xu Mingyuan went to get two bottles of juice, turned the air conditioner down two degrees, and picked up a broom to clean up the overturned trash can.

Xiao Yangzhi wanted to help, but Xu Mingyuan held her back.

Actually, it wasn't just Tao Shuxin who harbored resentment; Xiao Yangzhi was the same, except she transferred all her resentment towards Xu Mingyuan onto Tao Shuxin.

After all, Xu Mingyuan was truly inhuman; no normal person would do something like letting the two of them live under the same roof.

After the pillow fight ended, Tao Shuxin sulked and didn't eat lunch. After resting, she went back to her room without saying a word and locked the door.

"Why did you get into a fight with her?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"She kept wiping away tears, which annoyed me, so I stuffed a tomato into her mouth," Yang Zhi said apologetically.

"Ha, what's bothering you? You've been shedding fewer tears lately?" Xu Mingyuan laughed.

“I used to wipe away my tears secretly, but she always did it in front of me,” Yang Zhi retorted, frowning.

"What difference could there be?" "Yes, she'll cause your brother trouble."

"Ha, stop thinking about useless things."

Xu Mingyuan smiled and pinched her cheek.

From any perspective, Xiao Yangzhi was impeccably good to him, a fact that not only Xu Mingyuan understood, but Tao Shuxin also knew.

"Here, the room key."

Yangzhi opened her palm and gestured with her lips, indicating that the door was closed.

"Ah."

Xu Mingyuan responded and took the still-warm key.

"Brother, please take this bowl of rice to Sister Tao Tao, and be careful not to let her spill it."

"it is good."

Xu Mingyuan nodded; he and Xiao Yangzhi didn't need to say anything more.

Xiao Yangzhi knew he would definitely comfort Tao Shuxin, so she wouldn't stop him. Even if she wasn't willing, she would play the role of a caring younger sister, giving Xu Mingyuan a little nudge and making him feel guilty.

It has to be said that Xiao Yangzhi is quite good at manipulating people's hearts. If it weren't for Xu Mingyuan having been in contact with her for a long time, and Tao Shuxin sharing some of the burden, she would have been much better off.

Given Xiao Yangzhi's way of doing things, even if she wanted the stars in the sky, Xu Mingyuan would likely try to find a way to get them.

Click.

The door lock was turned twice before it was opened.

Where did you find the key?

Seeing Xu Mingyuan bring in a full bowl of rice with toppings, Tao Shuxin turned over unhappily.

"Xiao Yangzhi has all the room keys, and she also has the cabinets in the house."

Xu Mingyuan put the rice bowl on the table and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Why does she have so many keys?" Tao Shuxin asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, she's a collector, isn't she? If there's a lock in the house she can't open, she gets really upset. You know, Xiao Yangzhi has a bit of OCD." Xu Mingyuan chuckled and continued, "Also, Xiao Yangzhi is afraid I'll lock her out, so she keeps the room key."

"Ah……"

Tao Shuxin sneered and turned her back to him, ignoring him.

"Come on, eat your food first. Xiao Yangzhi picked out all the dishes you like, including braised pork ribs."

"Don't eat."

"Do we need to feed him?" Xu Mingyuan asked with a smile.

"Need not!"

"Fine, then we won't eat. We'll just go hungry."

"..."

Tao Shuxin was stunned, not expecting Xu Mingyuan to say such a thing, and she trembled with anger. But she didn't say anything, just clenched the bed sheet in her hand, pouting and holding back the urge to cry.

“Little Yangzhi doesn’t have many friends, didn’t you notice? She likes you quite a bit,” Xu Mingyuan continued.

"Hehe, I didn't realize that. I think she hit me pretty hard."

"Can't she see that if she hits you once, you hit me twice? Little Yangzhi is very good at manipulating people's hearts. She thinks that once you vent your anger, you won't cause trouble in the future," Xu Mingyuan said with a sigh.

"She's making it sound so easy for her," Tao Shuxin said with a sneer.

"At least she tried."

Tao Shuxin remained silent for a while before finally saying, "She's so good to you. You two are the ones who should be together."

“No one is more suitable than us,” Xu Mingyuan said.

"I……"

Tao Shuxin wanted to say that she used to think that way too, but not anymore.

But the words wouldn't come out; once spoken, they were like spilled water, hurtful and difficult to say.

Tao Shuxin had never argued with Xu Mingyuan before, nor did she want to. So she simply turned her head away, staring blankly at the clouds outside the window, and stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)