Looking at An Siyao in front of him, Xia Yu’s heart was filled with confusion. From his memories, there was no relevant experience to refer to—An Siyao had never acted like this before.
A sudden thought flashed through Xia Yu’s mind, but he wasn’t certain.
He decided to observe first and see what An Siyao was planning to do.
An Siyao lifted his hand resting on his lap, turned around, and sat on his lap, placing his arm around her waist.
Smelling An Siyao’s fragrance, Xia Yu was surprised by her bold action.
Nonetheless, since the girl had taken the initiative to come to him, he decided to embrace her first.
Resting his chin on An Siyao’s shoulder, Xia Yu leaned his face against hers, feeling the softness of her body.
Then, he began to think about what was happening.
If An Siyao had just come over and sat on his lap, he would have thought she was merely being affectionate. However, before coming over, An Siyao had clearly glanced at Zhong Yunxin.
Looking at the other arm that Zhong Yunxin was hugging, Xia Yu thought with surprise and confusion: Was An Siyao feeling a bit jealous?
Xia Yu looked at An Siyao’s face. The girl’s expression was calm, as if what she had done was completely ordinary, but the slight blush on her cheeks betrayed her.
Unable to resist, Xia Yu opened his mouth and gently bit An Siyao’s cheek.
Startled by the bite, An Siyao looked at Xia Yu in confusion.
“If you keep looking, I’ll devour you,” Xia Yu teased with a grin.
Feeling that Xia Yu might actually be serious, An Siyao immediately turned her head away and stopped looking at him.
Opposite them, You Xue felt somewhat uneasy. She felt that her brother and An Siyao were flirting, which was something a young girl shouldn’t witness, and she considered whether she should leave.
However, she was still curious to see what would happen next.
The girl thought: Zhong Yunxin sitting close to her brother was a provocation to An Siyao, and then An Siyao sat on her brother’s lap to assert her claim. Now, how would Zhong Yunxin respond?
When An Siyao approached, Zhong Yunxin instinctively wanted to let go of Xia Yu’s arm and run away. However, she suddenly remembered that her biggest support at the moment was Xia Yu. If she let go of him, she would have no support.
An Siyao must have wanted her to let go so she could take advantage of the situation!
Therefore, Zhong Yunxin gritted her teeth and endured her fear, leaning in even closer.
In You Xue’s eyes, this action by Zhong Yunxin meant she was not backing down an inch.
She was eager to watch more drama unfold, but neither An Siyao nor Zhong Yunxin made any further moves.
You Xue felt very disappointed.
After having some fun with An Siyao for a while, Xia Yu started to feel bored. He loosened the arm around An Siyao’s waist and tried to take out his phone from his pocket to check the forum.
However, as soon as he moved his hand, An Siyao grabbed it again.
She repositioned Xia Yu’s arm around her waist and looked at him with innocent eyes.
Thus, Xia Yu gave up on using the arm that was with An Siyao. He tried to use the other arm that was being hugged by Zhong Yunxin to grab his phone.
Before he could succeed, Zhong Yunxin grabbed his hand again.
Zhong Yunxin placed Xia Yu’s hand back into her arms and continued trembling.
“???”
Looking at both of his arms being occupied, Xia Yu didn’t know how to react.
After weighing the situation between An Siyao and Zhong Yunxin, Xia Yu said to Zhong Yunxin, “Can you let go of my hand?”
“No way!” Zhong Yunxin replied firmly.
“You can go hug Hu Lianglu instead,” Xia Yu suggested another option.
Looking at Hu Lianglu, who had already been tamed by An Siyao, Zhong Yunxin didn’t feel safe around her. She rejected Xia Yu’s suggestion.
Xia Yu was at a loss.
So, was he just supposed to sit there foolishly?
A moment later, he had a new idea.
He nuzzled An Siyao’s face and said, “Take out my phone.”
Obediently, An Siyao retrieved the phone.
Xia Yu controlled An Siyao by voice commands to browse the forum.
There wasn’t anything interesting on the forum. With An Siyao and You Xue around, he couldn’t stir up controversies like he used to, so he felt bored.
At this moment, he thought of “White Bird,” which had been adapted into a TV series based on Wen Ziying’s work.
The TV adaptation of “White Bird” had already aired six episodes, and Xia Yu started watching it from the beginning through the TV station’s website.
The opening theme began playing—it was a relatively fitting little love song.
“White Bird” wasn’t Wen Ziying’s earliest work, but it was the one that brought her fame. It told the story of a couple and a small town.
The novel “White Bird” contained a large amount of psychological and descriptive writing about the scenery. Its main attractions were the sweet, bittersweet, and melancholic atmosphere created through Wen Ziying’s masterful writing.
Xia Yu wasn’t particularly optimistic about the adaptation of such a novel into a TV drama. After all, the camera couldn’t delve into the characters’ inner thoughts, nor could it recreate the novel’s atmosphere.
However, with some effort, the atmosphere could still be achieved, as long as the cinematographer was skilled. And even if the cinematographer wasn’t up to par, appropriate background music could help compensate.
When the opening theme ended, Xia Yu stopped thinking and began to enjoy the show.
Seeing familiar plots and characters, his mood became cheerful. Although the questions he had considered hadn’t been completely resolved, they no longer mattered.
The screenwriter inserted many dialogues to give auditory and visual expression to Wen Ziying’s psychological descriptions. The cinematography was also decent, creating a good atmosphere.
After watching the first three episodes, Xia Yu felt that this drama might become a hit, so he eagerly had An Siyao open the fourth episode.
At the beginning of the fourth episode, he was smiling, but as time passed and the plot progressed, his smile gradually faded. By the end of the episode, he had already furrowed his brows.
After watching the remaining two episodes, Xia Yu sighed.
A TV drama that had the potential to become a masterpiece had withered before it could fully bloom.
Starting from the fourth episode, the female lead’s acting was completely off. In a story that lacked particularly exciting plot development and relied entirely on atmosphere, the collapse of her acting led to the collapse of the atmosphere and, ultimately, the collapse of the entire TV drama.
What was wrong with this actress?
Xia Yu couldn’t help but complain in his heart. He then had An Siyao open another TV drama and started watching it.
This continued until 8 p.m., when Yu Ningmeng called to urge An Siyao to go home.
When Monday came again, Xia Yu took over Tina’s body.
His purpose this time was to observe whether there had been any changes at the Qiao family. If there hadn’t been any changes, he wouldn’t need to monitor Tina every day.
At nine o’clock, the hospital driver brought her to the familiar small villa.
In the morning, only the elderly matriarch was at home. Xia Yu continued teaching Tina Chinese, and they had progressed to writing.
Looking at Diyu, the elderly matriarch felt some concern.
She noticed the attitude of Qiao Yang, Qiao Ting, and their mother toward Diyu.
It was definitely not a good attitude.
This wouldn’t do—how could a child grow up healthily in such a hostile environment?
The elderly matriarch made up her mind. She said to Xia Yu, “Tina, how do you feel Auntie and your older brother and sister have been treating you?”
Xia Yu looked up at the elderly matriarch and thought about what she was trying to do. He answered according to his own interests, “They’ve all been very good.”
The elderly matriarch was momentarily taken aback. With such an attitude, they were still considered good?
She thought that Xia Yu was holding back due to concerns, so she said to him, “As long as you explain everything clearly to your father, he will understand you. He is your partner.”
Hearing this, Xia Yu understood the elderly matriarch’s intention. She cared about Tina and didn’t want her to continue staying in such a hostile environment. She wanted Tina to explain the situation to her adoptive father, Qiao.
But he had worked hard to successfully subdue the three Qiaos. How could he give up his achievements and leave now?
He said to the elderly matriarch, “They really are very good. If you don’t believe me, just wait and see when they come back for lunch.”
Muttering to herself, the elderly matriarch thought to herself that she had already seen clearly what those three were like.
She sighed and decided to talk to Qiao, the adoptive father, herself.
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