Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1453 - 1275: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1453: Chapter 1275: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Tian Xiaobei shook his head again, "Perhaps, it was just an illusion."

"Do you know any lady who resembles the one we just saw? Would you like me to inquire at the General Residence for you?" Pang Yanyan asked somewhat resentfully, yet thinking to herself, didn’t Tian Xiaobei say he had no sweetheart?

It was because he said he had no sweetheart that she had asked him out to the theatre. Tian Xiaobei, currently nothing but a student at the Imperial Medical Institute, would one day become an imperial doctor, someone truly her match.

Although she liked to socialize and gather with the gentlemen of the Capital City, deep down she preferred ambitious men.

Tian Xiaobei shook his head, "No need, that person... couldn’t possibly be here."

If his family had connections in the Capital City, they would have mentioned it when his parents were objecting.

"So who is this person you know?" Pang Yanyan pressed on.

"Just a childhood playmate," Tian Xiaobei replied, somewhat distractedly.

"Is that so..." Pang Yanyan was somewhat skeptical.

"Yanyan, I think I’ll go back and study for a while. Next month, I’ll need to delve into another case," Tian Xiaobei thought of Xia Dabao and lost the desire to continue his outing with Pang Yanyan.

Pang Yanyan laughed lightly, "Even on a day off, you can’t put aside your studies and relax. You really are a bookworm."

Tian Xiaobei smiled faintly, "I’ll visit your grandfather at your house tomorrow."

...

After leaving the theatre, Xia Dabao felt a weight lifted off her shoulders.

It was also at this moment she realized her feelings for Tian Xiaobei weren’t deep. Initially, he had said he wanted to marry her, so she went to clear things up; later, he asked her to wait for him, and she returned to see things through.

Perhaps, to Tian Xiaobei, she was just an emotional support during a dark time, and after this period, he would return to his true world.

Their past, just treat it as a memory of youth.

Instead, it was Long Aixi.

Having corresponded for so long, and during this time, always being by her side, Long Aixi was the one who treated her well consistently, no matter her circumstances.

In fact, these past few days, she had faintly felt her fondness for Long Aixi growing, especially last night when he carried her to bed, she truly wanted to surrender herself then.

"Xiao’ai, thank you for your care during this time!"

On the carriage, Xia Dabao said to Long Aixi, looking more serious than ever before.

"Taking care of you... It’s my duty," Long Aixi replied.

Xia Dabao’s eyes, unlike usual, held a touch of tenderness—perhaps it was just her imagination, but he felt it there.

"Being with you always feels especially safe, reassuring," Xia Dabao continued.

"..." Long Aixi smiled.

"Xiao’ai... I was thinking..." Xia Dabao looked at him, hesitating to speak.

"What is it you want to do?" Long Aixi, seeing her delay and the mild shyness in her eyes, suddenly felt a flicker of hope.

Xia Dabao wanted to say that she hoped to be with him every day from now on.

But when the words reached her lips, she found herself unable to speak them.

Having just let go of Tian Xiaobei, it seemed too fickle to now speak of wanting to be with Long Aixi; it would be better to wait some more time before saying such things.

"I think... I want to go back, I no longer want to stay in the Capital City. It’s not fun here," Xia Dabao said.