Chapter 2437

Chapter 2437: Chapter 2437

Just this once—there will never be a second existence this special.

Listening to him, Jiaojiao couldn’t stop the sweetness that flooded her whole chest.

She rested her head on his chest, listening to his strong, powerful heartbeat, and couldn’t help thinking of those days back when they were still in the forest.

She lifted her head and asked him, "Brother Xi, if back then we’d never come back, would you have met me?"

Duan Xi fell silent.

He’d actually thought about this question too, but he wasn’t sure of the answer. After coming to this world, his feelings for her had grown clearer and clearer with time. It’s not like he wasn’t influenced by this world—just to name a couple, Shu Jiao and Ruan Jianguo could both be considered his emotional enlightenment teachers.

If they’d stayed in that world, it might’ve been hard for his feelings to become clear—but that wasn’t important. Even if they never became clear, he would still stay with her, keep raising her, maybe even better than in this world, because although his feelings were vague, they could stay together forever and ever, just the two of them, never anyone else.

Jiaojiao waited a long time without getting an answer, then lifted her head to look at him.

Duan Xi lowered his head and kissed her bright, shining eyes, then answered very honestly, "I don’t know. But I would always protect you and stay with you."

Jiaojiao smiled, and she understood what he meant almost instantly.

"Ring ring ring..." Just then, the phone beside them started ringing.

Jiaojiao glanced over, picked it up, and answered. Ruan Lei’s booming voice came through at once: "Aren’t you two done yet? Hurry back! Everyone’s here! Move it!"

Jiaojiao scrambled out of Duan Xi’s arms, replying guiltily, "Okay, we’re coming back now."

Duan Xi didn’t want to go back. Tomorrow was Ruan Jie’s wedding, so all the relatives who were supposed to come to Beidu had already arrived, and his so?called excuse about there not being enough places to stay didn’t hold water at all. The Ruan Family had several hotels in Beidu; even if those were full, they could book other hotels or guesthouses. There was simply no such thing as not having room.

Of course, the main reason was that Jiaojiao wanted to go back. Now that they were grown, it was really rare for everyone to gather together again, especially with absolutely everyone present—those moments were far too few.

So even though Duan Xi didn’t want to, the two of them still packed up and returned to the Ruan Family villa. When Jiaojiao walked into the hall, her brothers were either sitting or standing or piled up in small groups here and there, but the moment she stepped inside, every one of them looked over.

Jiaojiao swept her gaze around at her brothers and realized only Ruan Qun wasn’t there yet. She asked Ruan Feng, who was playing chess with Ruan Bo, "Brother Feng, Brother Qun still hasn’t come?"

"He’s on the way, almost here." Ruan Feng’s eyes stayed on the chessboard in front of him, but his hand dropped onto Jiaojiao’s little head and gently rubbed it.

Beside them, Ruan Bo chuckled and deliberately said, "With a whole room full of brothers, you only notice that your Brother Qun isn’t here, huh? Jiaojiao, you’re playing favorites way too hard."

Just as he finished speaking, there came the rumbling sound of a luggage cart rolling across the floor by the door. Jiaojiao looked over, and her eyes lit up at once.

Ruan Qun was studying flight at an aviation university. Now he was wearing a full uniform, one hand hauling his suitcase as he walked in. He was tall and long?limbed, with great proportions, and in that uniform he looked explosively handsome.

Even though he was her own brother, it didn’t stop Jiaojiao from going starry?eyed over him—she stared until her eyes went blank, then the next second she threw herself at him: "Brother Qun!"