My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 66 Nighttime Chat

They returned from the hospital around midnight; they had gone to the county hospital's night clinic.

After a series of tests, the diagnosis was severe malnutrition, but there were no other serious illnesses, which relieved everyone.

The reason he came back so late was because Lu Xingyu needed to have two IV drips.

Not just today, but tomorrow and the day after too.

The rest is just a matter of slowly nourishing your body with food to help it recover.

There were only two rooms in the house, so Lu Xingyu naturally shared a room with Zhou Miao.

Good brothers can lie together and, no matter how sleepy they are, they can brag about the past and chat until two or three in the morning.

However, Zhou Miao and Lu Xingyu talked about their recent situation since arriving in Nanzhen.

After explaining the situation of the fish rafts, the conversation inevitably turned to Lu Xiaoxiao.

"Tell me about your relationship with Xiaoxiao. I raised Xiaoxiao myself. If there was really nothing between you, she wouldn't have deliberately made me misunderstand your relationship."

"And how did she get to Nanzhen? My parents didn't even come looking for her?"

By this time, Lu Xingyu had already calmed down and spoke in a calm tone.

"How should I put it?" Zhou Miao organized his thoughts. "Xiaoxiao came to Nanzhen naturally because of you. As for why she came, I don't know the specifics, but I heard some gossip from my mother."

"She said your parents were arguing fiercely, as if they were going to marry Xiaoxiao off, so she ran away."

After saying this, Lu Xingyu clenched his fists instantly, and an indescribable anger surged from his heart.

He raised his hand and slammed his fist on the bed: "Damn it!"

"Don't be angry. My mom heard it from someone else, so it might not be true. You know how rumors spread in the village; they can get exaggerated over time," Zhou Miao quickly reassured her upon hearing the commotion.

"Phew~" Lu Xingyu let out a heavy sigh. "The rumors might be exaggerated, but they are absolutely capable of doing something like this."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Miao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Could you tell me about your family situation?"

The room was quiet for a moment before Lu Xingyu's voice rang out: "I don't know if you've heard, but my dad wasn't a good person. When he was young, he was a local hoodlum and a good-for-nothing. He did a lot of petty theft and other dirty work."

Zhou Miao grinned: "My dad told me that your dad went to someone's crab farm to steal crabs, and he got caught and had his leg broken."

Lu Xingyu chuckled self-deprecatingly upon hearing this: "Yeah, I stole quite a bit when I was young! Because I had studied martial arts, I even worked as a bodyguard for someone for seven or eight years. Now that I'm old, I come back to dig for bamboo shoots, which has allowed me to save up a million or so."

"How much?" Zhou Miao asked in astonishment, "One million?"

"Yes, his boss is very generous, which allowed him to accumulate a lot of wealth, which he plans to leave for me to get married and have children."

"Your dad is still very good to you."

Lu Xingyu shook his head: "He's just a sexist, he's not really that good to me. He's never really taken care of me growing up. If it weren't for my grandma, Xiaoxiao and I might not have been able to grow up."

"Xiaoxiao is able to study because I forced him to give me money under the guise of retirement."

"Some of the expenses for her university education were covered by me, and some were earned through part-time work."

Zhou Miao suddenly realized: "No wonder Xiaoxiao secretly ran away to Nanzhen. It turns out your dad really doesn't care about her."

As for Lu Xingyu's mother, he didn't ask her directly.

Because from their previous interactions, Zhou Miao already knew that he hated his mother very much.

Lu Xingyu's family situation is not unique; one of his classmates has an almost identical family background.

My father was also a martial artist. He beat his wife away, leaving behind a child who was raised by his grandmother.

In some families, the men not only neglect their families but also frequently have extramarital affairs.

Zhou Miao's third aunt is a prime example. She was a woman who ran a fruit stall, supported her family, and raised her three daughters very well.

The previous generation of women truly held up half the sky.

"Now that I'm back, I won't let Xiaoxiao suffer anymore," Lu Xingyu said slowly.

"By the way, you still haven't told me what's going on between you and Xiaoxiao?"

"It's nothing really, she just treats me like an older brother. It's just that because of your disappearance, she was terrified of losing me, so she thanked me verbally."

Zhou Miao carefully chose her words, trying her best not to provoke the sister-obsessed man beside her.

Although he seemed very calm at the moment, as if he could accept that there was something between him and Lu Xiaoxiao.

But Zhou Miao wasn't foolish enough to say that Lu Xiaoxiao kissed him, and then hugged her and had a rather heated argument.

"A verbal thank you?" Lu Xingyu was dumbfounded. "What does that mean?"

"Ahem, she kissed me once."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Lu Xingyu suddenly grabbed Zhou Miao's pajamas and shook him violently: "You bastard, you kissed me and you still say it's nothing? You fucking take responsibility!"

"Don't pull, don't pull, you'll tear the clothes!" Zhou Miao grabbed his hand and subdued him. Lu Xingyu was no match for him now.

"I've already suggested that we be boyfriend and girlfriend, develop our relationship, and then get married. But she disagrees, and she seems quite agitated, even a bit mentally unstable. She insists on being like brother and sister to me."

"So I feel that Xiaoxiao might have some mental health issues. Aren't you going to the hospital tomorrow? Why don't you make her an appointment with a psychiatrist or psychiatrist?"

Hearing this, Lu Xingyu stopped struggling.

Since Zhou Miao said that, he wouldn't lie to him about this.

No normal man would disagree with marrying such a beautiful and well-behaved woman for free!

Even if he's a scumbag, you have to win him over first. How could you push him away before you've even tasted him?

Thinking about his own family, Lu Xingyu suspected that his younger sister might really have some psychological problems.

In fact, he felt that he himself had a problem, because he was also very opposed to marriage.

Fortunately, this incident did not affect his liking for Se Se.

"Okay, I'll register her for a psychology appointment tomorrow."

"Um... Also, hurry up and unfreeze your bank card and withdraw the money. Your sudden disappearance almost killed me."

"I know, I know, I'll take care of it tomorrow."

This time, it was Lu Xingyu's turn to force a smile; he was indeed in the wrong.

After discussing the recent situation, the two went to sleep.

The next morning, before six o'clock, Zhou Miao was woken up by Lu Xingyu's snoring.

Staying up late gave him a headache, but listening to the deafening snoring, he couldn't bring himself to go back to sleep, so he had to get up first.

Today, I not only need to keep an eye on the fish rafts, but I also need to find the landlord to rent another single room.

After all, the other siblings had reunited, so it wasn't appropriate for him to continue living there.

After going for a run to warm up and bringing back some breakfast, I saw Lu Xiaoxiao already in the kitchen, preparing to make breakfast.

"Xiaoxiao, you don't need to make breakfast, I brought some back from outside."

Lu Xiaoxiao was surprised to see him return from outside: "Brother, you got up so early today?"

Hearing this address, Zhou Miao was taken aback: "Why are you still calling me 'brother'?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao slowly approached him, pressing her body very close, tilting her head back and blinking her eyes: "Then what would you like me to call you?"

Lowering his head, Zhou Miao was drawn to her pink lips. In this position, both of them could clearly feel each other's breath.

He couldn't help but swallow hard, then took a step back to create some distance: "Whatever! But we should still keep our distance in the future, since you don't date and don't want to get married."

"If we're just like brother and sister, we can't get too close. You can't be like that with Xingyu, can you?"

"What are you thinking? That's my own brother!" Lu Xiaoxiao quickly explained, "I've already told you, I like you."

"Yes, yes, yes, he likes me! Let's have breakfast first. I'll go wake Xingyu up, and you can go with him to the hospital later."

Zhou Miao waved his hand dismissively, showing no interest in playing the lover game with her.

He's not someone who insists on dating or getting married, and he doesn't have any obsession with that.

For Zhou Miao, the choice between taking responsibility and becoming a scumbag is just a matter of a single thought.

He kept his distance because he simply didn't want to harm Lu Xiaoxiao; he couldn't explain that to his good friend.