Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door-Chapter 387 - 386: The Most Concerned

The house is big, with a duplex layout upstairs and downstairs. In those days, was this type of house probably very expensive?

Zhao Meimei moved from the first floor to the second floor, lying together with Zhang Xin on the wide double bed in the bedroom, looking up at the most popular crystal lamp with tassels hanging on the ceiling.

Zhao Meimei said, "Sister Xin, your house is really big."

Zhang Xin turned over, propping her head with her arms, "It is quite big. Before, our family of three lived here, adding the maid made four people, but at that time, it didn’t feel big at all, there was no place to hide playing hide and seek."

Zhang Xin spoke with infinite emotion and nostalgia, pulling at certain memories deep in Zhao Meimei’s mind.

Zhao Meimei said, "The house my brother used to live in was also like this layout, but the two rooms on the first floor were locked, filled with factory machines. The stairs from the first floor to the second were particularly beautiful, spiraling, making you feel swaying as you walked up."

Zhang Xin listened earnestly at first, but later laughed, "Were the stairs straight up and down?"

Zhao Meimei thought for a moment, "Not exactly, they were slightly slanted."

Zhang Xin asked, "Meimei, how did you and your brother meet?"

Zhao Meimei laughed sweetly as she retold the story of hanging on the iron gate. Many things are only realized to be deeply memorable when you take the time to seriously revisit and recount them.

Zhang Xin looked at Zhao Meimei’s face, watching her happily recount her memories, her eyes showing a trace of envy.

After Zhao Meimei finished recounting how she met Shi Yang, she curiously asked, "Sister Xin, how about you? How did you and Brother Chao meet?" She suddenly remembered something and said, "I remember, weren’t you first introduced at the school’s office? I was there too, because I was helping a friend in a fight, my brother thought I was bullied and asked Brother Chao to come to school to save me."

Zhang Xin laughed, the corners of her eyes forming a fine wrinkle, complementing her dark pupils nicely, "Actually, that’s not it."

"Not?" Zhao Meimei leaned sideways on the bed, looking at Zhang Xin, "Did you meet before that?"

Zhang Xin smiled with her eyes, "Yes, earlier at the night market, I accidentally bumped into your Brother Chao, and he asked me to wash clothes for him."

Zhao Meimei had no recollection of this, but it did not affect Zhang Xin as she recounted her memories.

Zhang Xin said, "Your Brother Chao was very fierce at the time, saying I was crazy for wearing sunglasses at night, but actually, I had just had double eyelid surgery."

Zhao Meimei was genuinely surprised, leaning closer to examine Zhang Xin, "Really? It doesn’t look like it."

Zhang Xin’s laughter couldn’t stop as she fondly touched Zhao Meimei’s head, "Silly, it’s press-fit, thread embedding, understand? No marks."

Zhao Meimei didn’t understand, and Zhang Xin didn’t elaborate; she softly continued recounting her and Qu Chaozong’s story, from meeting to falling in love, all the sweet and happy moments.

After hearing the whole story, Zhao Meimei murmured, "Sister Xin, you and Brother Chao are truly romantic."

Zhang Xin said, "Actually, there are many things you don’t know. If you did, you’d find it even more romantic. Chaozi is the best man I’ve ever met."

Zhao Meimei nodded in agreement, "That’s true."

Zhang Xin seemed to be speaking both to Zhao Meimei and to herself, "So no matter what happens, I won’t break up with him."

Zhao Meimei’s eyes shifted, tentatively asking, "Sister Xin, does your family not approve of you and Brother Chao being together?"

Zhang Xin replied straightforwardly, "Yes, my dad disapproves, but my grandfather really likes Chaozi."

Zhao Meimei immediately expressed discontent, "Why? My Brother Chao is so good, what kind of judgment does your dad have?" Right after, she regretted her indiscreet words.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xin laughed suddenly, showing a mouthful of neat white teeth, "Exactly, he has no judgment, messing up his marriage, yet wants to interfere in my life."

Zhao Meimei, seeing that Zhang Xin wasn’t bothered by her previous comment, immediately perked up, saying candidly, "Sister Xin, you must stand firm in your stance, my Brother Chao is indeed a great person. If you miss out on him, it’ll definitely be your loss!"

Zhang Xin suddenly leapt up, hugging Zhao Meimei, and gave her face a playful kiss, "Meimei, how can you be so lovable!"

Zhao Meimei chuckled twice, intentionally saying, "Because I’m cute."

Zhang Xin laughed heartily, the previous hint of gloom in her eyes completely vanishing.

The two stayed inside the house until evening, Zhang Xin said, "Let’s go, I’ll take you home. If you don’t go back now, your brother might report you missing."

Zhang Xin parked the car at the community gate, accompanying Zhao Meimei as they waited for Shi Yang to come and pick her up.

It wasn’t long before they saw a figure running out from the community.

Zhao Meimei exclaimed joyfully, "It’s my brother, Sister Xin, I’m leaving now!"

Zhang Xin looked at Shi Yang running over in a hurry, laughing as she said, "Meimei, your brother is really good to you, watching makes one envy."

Zhao Meimei said, "Sister Xin, you and Brother Chao should cherish each other, he will definitely be especially good to you too."

Zhang Xin suddenly asked, "Meimei, tell me, if someone tried to use something you deeply care about to coerce you into breaking up with your brother, what would you choose?"

Zhao Meimei replied without hesitation, "Definitely my brother, in this world, he’s the most important person to me!"

Zhang Xin further asked, "Even more than your parents?"

Zhao Meimei thought for a moment, "It’s not about more important, it’s that my parents would definitely not allow others to do something like that. How could they possibly let others threaten me? They love me so much."

As Zhao Meimei spoke, Shi Yang had already reached the car, he opened the car door, and when he saw Zhao Meimei, he gently smiled, reached out to rub her head fondly, and chided, "Didn’t you see me? Not getting out of the car?"

Zhao Meimei explained, "I was just talking with Sister Xin."

Zhao Meimei got out, Shi Yang naturally helped her put on her hat and fasten the collar, then lowered his head to say to Zhang Xin, "Drive slowly on your way back, be safe."

Zhang Xin waved her hand, "Goodbye."

Zhao Meimei joined Shi Yang in saying goodbye to her, then turned to walk away.

Zhang Xin sat in the car, watching Shi Yang tuck Zhao Meimei’s hand into his down jacket pocket, the natural gesture making one feel warmhearted.

In a lifetime, encountering someone who loves and cherishes you like this, indeed, nothing is worth exchanging for it. Moreover, if they truly love you, how could they bear to force you to choose?