Chapter 2130: Chapter 2130: Eighteen Coming-of-Age Ceremony (12)
Actually, what she really wanted to ask was if she could still feel Lu Xian’s affection for her, especially since suddenly bringing a child back was indeed quite surprising.
But Ruan Jiaojiao misunderstood. She thought of what Duan Xi said last night, looked up from her phone, leaned her head out from the back of the chair, and said to Shu Jiao, "Mom, Brother Xi said that Brother Xian and that kid Amon both have a strong scent of blood."
"What do you mean?" Shu Jiao turned her head.
Ruan Jiaojiao shook her head, indicating that she didn’t understand either.
After dropping Ruan Jiaojiao off at school, Shu Jiao didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she sat in the car and called Duan Xi to ask what the blood scent on Lu Xian meant.
But Duan Xi’s answer made her a little uneasy: "It’s not a blood scent; it’s the smell of death, a very strong smell of death."
Duan Xi’s sense of smell was the sharpest when he had just become human, and as his time as a human increased, these supernatural abilities of his slightly weakened.
However, the smell of death on that kid and Lu Xian was too strong. Even though his sense of smell had declined, he could still smell it clearly. But at the moment, he couldn’t determine if the scent was something they picked up outside and hadn’t faded, or if one of them inherently carried it.
The smell of death?
Hearing these three words, Shu Jiao’s eyelid twitched: "Could it affect Jiaojiao..."
"No," Duan Xi immediately replied.
That was also why he was still able to go out with peace of mind today. Whether it was Lu Xian or that little boy, they both bore no malice towards Ruan Jiaojiao. Especially the little boy, who, like all animals, particularly liked Ruan Jiaojiao.
"Then Lu Xian should be fine, right?" After all, he was a child she watched grow up, and Shu Jiao also didn’t wish for anything to happen to Lu Xian.
"I’m not sure about that," Duan Xi replied honestly, "I haven’t seen him show any problems so far."
"Alright, you go ahead with your day," Shu Jiao sighed with relief. After hanging up, she said to Ruan Hao, "Try to pick her up and drop her off in the coming days. I still don’t feel completely at ease."
Ruan Hao nodded.
After finishing two classes in the morning, Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t rush back. She had already made plans in the morning with Yu Rou, who was now a student at Ye University, to visit Duan Xi’s office building in the afternoon. She had never been there and was quite curious.
However, since Yu Rou still had two classes in the afternoon, Ruan Jiaojiao went back to Hengya first and watched TV for a while. The hottest show right now was Princess, airing day and night, yet still drawing many viewers.
Ruan Jiaojiao also enjoyed watching it. Even though she watched it just last night, she still chuckled happily at the rerun today.
After watching the rerun, Ruan Jiaojiao curled up on the couch for a nap. Half-asleep, her phone rang. She squinted her eyes, groped for her phone, and glanced at it—it was Aunt Tang calling.
Ruan Jiaojiao guessed she was being asked if she wanted to have lunch.
Ruan Jiaojiao answered the call, and sure enough, Aunt Tang’s voice came through, asking if she was at home or at Hengya, and if she wanted lunch.
Ruan Jiaojiao touched her stomach and sat up from the sofa. Just as she was about to respond, she saw a news report on the TV about a major drug case at the border, even broadcasting footage of the riot. Ruan Jiaojiao wasn’t sure if she was seeing things, but she felt she might have seen that little boy Lu Xian brought back in the footage?
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