Chapter 183: A Sense of Story

Liu Xie was still feeling indignant.

She held her breath, enough to make her soft, pleasant-to-touch cheeks puff out.

She would say huffily, “I really didn’t hit him enough when we were little. It’s fine if he scolds me, but now he actually wants to cast me aside. Am I someone you can just toss away whenever you want?“

She only had a phone in her hand, not even a small bag.

So, she took her anger out on the phone.

Her phone case featured a goofy turtle; it wasn’t part of the initial settings from when she turned into a girl, but something she bought later to match.

She had wanted to use this phone case originally, but as a grown man, using something so cartoonish would inevitably be criticized.

But now, as a beautiful girl, there was no problem at all. This was also the first advantage of becoming a girl that Liu Xie acknowledged.

She turned the back of the phone toward herself, raised her fist, and began to pummel it repeatedly.

“That’s for not taking me seriously, for being so self-righteous, for refusing me…..”

Then, she even stretched out two fingers and pinched the little turtle’s neck, as if trying to make Liu Anran pay the price this way.

“If you won’t let me know, then I’ll make it my business to know.“ Liu Xie was still muttering, “I’m going home, and later I’ll ask Mom and Dad what kind of nonsense you’re up to. When you can’t handle it yourself, it’ll still be your brother calling Mom and Dad to help you.”

“Speak up, do you still dare to lock your brother out?”

“Speak!looking my eyes!”

She brought her eyes close to that poor, innocent little turtle, looking down on it with a condescending gaze.

She was so good to Liu Anran, even wishing she could dig out everything she had to give to him.

After something happened today, not only did Liu Anran not tell her, he didn’t even want to see her and even tried to chase her back home.

Listen to that, is this the kind of thing a younger brother should do?

Moreover, if Liu Anran really wanted to do something, would she not understand?

It was just as Liu Anran had told her before; she needed the right to know.

Now, she could only vent her anger on the little turtle.

But the little turtle was just a pitiful little turtle; it was only a charm on the back of the phone case and couldn’t respond to Liu Xie to calm her down even slightly.

Liu Anran wouldn’t work either; he probably wouldn’t even answer her calls.

But in reality, if Liu Xie truly and desperately wanted to know what her dear brother was doing, she only needed to do one thing.

She just needed to make a single call, and Liu Anran would definitely pick up.

Then, she would only need to stuff a mouthful of wasabi into her mouth and, with a sobbing voice, tell some stories of their past—stories that belonged only to the two of them back then.

At that point, Liu Anran would naturally rush down from the company building, soothing Liu Xie while revealing everything, even down to what he ate this morning.

But Liu Xie wouldn’t do that, so Liu Anran’s secret remained safe.

“Beautiful, were you hurt by your partner?“ The taxi driver had naturally seen Liu Xie’s crazy-looking behavior through the rearview mirror.

He had picked up a girl who had been drinking just yesterday, also hurt by her partner.

Yesterday, that girl asked him if he believed in love.

He said he told the girl that three of his wives had already run away, and his current wife was the car.

That girl seemed to get fired up; while vomiting, she said his car might have been driven by others too, the kind where the gas pedal is floored into the fuel tank, and he wouldn’t even be able to hear outside that the car’s final cries were all his name.

He knew the girl was talking about vehicle inspections.

But his runaway wives had indeed been “driven” by others.

“It’s not a partner.” Liu Xie only seemed to realize there was a driver in the car after he spoke, and she quickly restrained her overly casual behavior.

“Aiya, I’ve been driving for so many years and seen so many passengers; you were definitely hurt by your boyfriend, I can tell at a glance.” The middle-aged driver began to talk volubly.

“No… sigh… forget it, have it your way.” Liu Xie didn’t have the heart to argue.

“Let me tell you, as long as it’s not a matter of principle like cheating, it’s actually just caused by a lack of communication. As long as both parties can talk things through, most problems will be solved.”

The driver seemed exceptionally experienced in this area, “Whatever you do, don’t just casually abandon a guy who’s good to you.”

“He’s good to me, but it’s not like I’m abandoning him……. ” Liu Xie muttered, “It’s just that this guy hides everything he does from me and won’t let me know.”

The driver’s smiling face suddenly froze.

His runaway wives also didn’t let him know anything before they left. By the time he found out, it was because Old Wang next door was holding a promotion banquet for his son.

Not Old Wang’s own son, but his son.

Right, he even paid a gift money contribution for his own son’s promotion banquet.

“If it’s emotional matters he’s hiding from you, it’s better to cut ties cleanly as soon as possible.” After hearing this news, the driver seemed to have aged significantly, with an indelible sadness in his eyes.

“It really is a matter of feelings, I guess.“ Liu Xie thought about it, “But cutting ties or whatever is a bit much, isn’t it? ”

“A bit much? You’ll know once you find out the person he’s contacting is jumping right in your face.”

The driver’s tone seemed to carry a sense of frustration at her for not living up to expectations.

“What would those two jump in my face for? I shouldn’t be affecting them, right?”

“Two?” The driver looked shocked, “Not only did you find out, but there are two women?”

“One man and one woman, how could it be two women.” Liu Xie frowned.

“Still one man and one woman ?! “ The driver quickly spoke up, “Listen, little sister, hurry up and settle things with him, then run as far as you can. Staying near a guy like that will only hurt you.”

“He’s different.“ Liu Xie replied.

The driver was stunned at first, then hesitated to speak, and finally gave a resigned smile.

Still a love-brain.

“Uncle used to be like you, always believing in these illusory things. Now, Uncle has three children, and none of them are mine. Their three biological fathers even pay child support on time. The child support alone is enough for my retirement; I only come out to drive to experience life.”

The driver sighed again: “Forget it, I can’t say much more to someone like you. We’re here. Seeing as you’re so pretty and live in such a wealthy area, let’s just say that brat who provoked you has no eyes.”

Liu Xie got out of the car, and the driver sighed as he drove away.

She always felt that this driver was a man with a story; that sense of a story overflowing from the inside out almost hit her in the face.

However, it seemed their conversation wasn’t on the same wavelength. She felt like the driver was saying something incredible, but she couldn’t quite bring herself to interrupt him.