Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 638 - 639: Concealing from Each Other

Chapter 638: Chapter 639: Concealing from Each Other

Over an hour later, Song Xiaoru and the others had already returned home. Xiaoqiang and Gangzi stayed for a while, but Song Xiaoru then told them to go back first. Both of them felt that they couldn’t be of much help staying there, and they also sensed that the atmosphere was a bit off with Song Xiaoru’s group, so it wasn’t appropriate to linger any longer.

All four of them were wide awake, their minds a jumbled mess, all sitting on the edge of the bed looking at Song Xiaodong, who lay motionless.

Fortunately, Song Xiaodong’s breathing was steady, and he had been able to move freely when he assaulted Song Xiaoru, otherwise, they really would have had to take him straight to the hospital.

The next morning, Song Xiaodong woke up and saw Song Xiaoru, Miao Qingqing, and Miao Xuanxuan sitting beside him, with only Xiao Yingying nestled by his side, asleep.

"It’s morning already, did you all stay with me the whole night?" Song Xiaodong frowned.

"Dongzi, are you alright?" Miao Xuanxuan hurriedly asked.

Song Xiaodong sat up slowly and said, "Shouldn’t be a big problem, don’t worry about me. Are all of you alright?"

Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan’s gazes instinctively drifted toward Song Xiaoru, while Song Xiaoru quickly said, "It’s nothing, we’re all fine."

Although Song Xiaoru was trying to hide something, the glance exchanged by Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan a moment ago, and Song Xiaoru’s somewhat evasive eyes, suddenly turned Song Xiaodong’s face pale. He gripped Song Xiaoru’s shoulders urgently and asked, "Sister, did you get hurt in some way?"

"No... really, no!" Song Xiaoru shook her head vigorously, "If you don’t believe me, ask Qingqing and Xuanxuan, I’m really fine."

Miao Xuanxuan was quick to respond and immediately said, "Sister Xiaoru’s fine, she just got a bit startled at the time."

"Really?" Song Xiaodong turned his gaze to Miao Qingqing.

Miao Qingqing felt an inner bitterness but could only nod and say, "Look at us now, aren’t we all safe and sound at home with you? If anything had happened to us, how could we have come back home?"

Song Xiaodong truly trusted Miao Qingqing’s words and let out a sigh of relief, "You had me worried there for a moment; I thought my sister..."

Seeing Song Xiaodong’s reaction, Song Xiaoru too breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Song Xiaodong didn’t remember what he had done the previous night. She glared at him reproachfully, "You always think the worst of me."

Song Xiaodong said with remorse, "Sorry, I was just too anxious, nerves a bit too taut."

Then he looked at the three of them and said, "Look at the bloodshot in your eyes, none of you got any rest. Go get some sleep now, I really am fine."

Song Xiaoru, Miao Qingqing, and Miao Xuanxuan, now feeling somewhat guilty, each agreed and walked out, then all went upstairs.

Song Xiaoru followed them into Miao Xuanxuan’s room, let out a light sigh, and said, "It’s a relief Dongzi doesn’t remember. Thanks for earlier."

Miao Qingqing gave a bitter smile and said, "But you can’t keep the truth wrapped up forever."

Song Xiaoru gently shook her head and replied, "It’s okay, as long as we don’t tell, Dongzi will never know. I hope you can come to terms with this matter and not let it affect your relationship with Dongzi."

Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan exchanged glances before Miao Qingqing softly said, "Sister Xiaoru, this matter is really too sudden for all of us. We’ve suffered a great shock, and it’s not that we blame you, but we need some time to process it."

Song Xiaoru nodded and said, "You’re right. Sigh, you all know that Dongzi and I have no blood relation now, don’t you?"

Both Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan nodded, and then Miao Xuanxuan hurriedly said, "So, Sister Xiaoru, don’t feel any guilt about it. As long as you’re not biological siblings, being involved with each other isn’t such a terrible thing."

Song Xiaoru gave a wry smile and said, "Even if we aren’t related, it feels almost the same. Anyway, I’m going to rest now, and you should rest early too."

Watching Song Xiaoru leave, Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan looked at each other again and for a moment, they didn’t know what to say.

Song Xiaoru returned to her room, didn’t even take a shower, and just lay straight on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

Her relationship with Song Xiaodong had also been progressing by leaps and bounds lately. Even when she was with Song Xiaodong, she would do some rather daring things, but it was between the two of them in private, and at least there was a limit.

But this time it was different. Not only had she and Song Xiaodong crossed the last line, but it was also under the circumstance that Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan were aware. This made her really not know how to face them now.

No matter what, in Song Xiaoru’s heart, her relationship with Song Xiaodong was definitely different from that with other women. Even without a blood relation, she was still Song Xiaodong’s sister. This was a bond cultivated from more than a decade of living together, an affection grown from their shared childhood, deeply rooted in her mind and utterly inextricable.

Having such a relationship with her brother, Song Xiaoru now truly felt a sense of chaos within her, and this feeling was torturously burning in her heart.

Song Xiaodong at this moment wasn’t thinking as much. He had been seriously injured this time, and although he managed to take Su Zhentian’s punch in the end, the gap in strength between them and the fact that he had forcefully stimulated his True Qi as a desperate measure led to serious consequences—his meridians were severely damaged. While his Kung Fu wasn’t completely ruined, his strength was greatly compromised.

Even if he could repair his meridians later, he didn’t know if he could ever reach his original level again.

And the Su Family and the Sun family had let him go just like that, probably because they knew this, his strength, if insufficient, wouldn’t pose any threat to them anymore.

"Su Family, Sun family! You’ve treated me like this; one day, I’ll get my revenge with interest," Song Xiaodong vowed in his heart, then quietly got out of bed and entered Xiao Yingying’s room to start treating his internal injuries.

It wasn’t until the afternoon that everyone appeared in the living room.

They all had their own troubles, but everyone kept their concerns hidden, behaving almost as usual.

"By the way, did anything happen after I fainted last night?" Song Xiaodong asked casually.

This question hit where everyone felt most vulnerable. Xiao Yingying hastily looked down at her phone, and fearful that someone else might slip up, Song Xiaoru quickly said, "Nothing happened, we couldn’t move you, so we called Xiaoqiang and Gangzi to carry you back."

"Oh, that’s good then," Song Xiaodong nodded, turned his head, and suddenly noticed that Xiao Yingying, who was checking her phone, looked extremely pale. He immediately asked with confusion, "Yingying, what’s wrong with you?"

"Nothing, nothing," Xiao Yingying hurriedly replied, then swiftly hid her phone behind her back, but her expression was one of complete panic.