Chapter 28

I let out a small “Oh!”

“You’re awake?”

Lu Xiao moved his arm slightly.

“Mm.”

I clapped my hands, standing up: “Alright then, you get some good rest, I’m heading back.”

Lu Xiao paused.

“Heading back? What about me?”

I slung my backpack on: “You rest here at the hospital. I can’t stay here watching you forever, can I? The doctor said you can go home once your IV is done.”

Lu Xiao didn’t say anything more.

He lay back down, arms behind his head, silently watching me pack my things.

When I reached the door, I paused for a moment, then couldn’t resist turning back.

I called Dad and Mom, telling them I was sleeping at Chen Qiao’s house tonight.

Then I called Chen Qiao to give her a heads-up.

After all that, I put my backpack down again and took out my books.

Lu Xiao, meanwhile, curved his lips, teasing me: “Still can’t bear to leave your big bro?”

Oh, shut up.

I asked him while doing practice problems:

“How did you know she had mind-reading abilities?”

Lu Xiao: “Even when she was in jail, she could send me letters asking who the girl was who confessed to me.

“After so many times, it wasn’t a coincidence anymore.

“She even admitted it herself later.”

I asked him again:

“Once the alcohol in your system is absorbed, will she immediately hear your thoughts?

“Can you feel it when she reads your mind?”

Lu Xiao hummed, “Now, there’s a subtle feeling.”

He shifted his gaze to the window, his expression bleak: “However, besides drinking, there’s another way to avoid her mind-reading.”

Me: “What?!”

“Taking medicine.”