Chapter 217

[Ding… Li Xiao is furious, Emotion Points +987…]

In the distance——

Seeing this scene, Li Xiao gritted his teeth so hard they almost shattered.

He paid extremely close attention to the fact that his older sister, Li Yunshu, was together with Xu Hao.

Seeing Xu Hao approach his sister and thinking that Xu Hao harbored malicious intentions, he prepared to step forward and stop them.

Li Xiao was boiling with rage.

He just knew it; he just knew that Xu Hao was up to no good.

After gaining his sister's favorable impression, he sure enough couldn't wait to make his move.

Just as he was about to roar "Let go of My sister",

he saw Xu Hao pluck a petal from his sister's head.

Li Xiao stopped the steps he had already taken forward.

So it was just a misunderstanding?

Wait…

That's not right.

Li Xiao thought about it and felt something was amiss.

He had followed his sister all the way here, and with his sharp observational skills at Ming Jin,

how could he possibly not have noticed a petal stuck in his sister's hair?

Eliminating all impossibilities, there was only one truth.

That petal had been placed there by Xu Hao.

To be precise, he deliberately put on an act of taking it down from his sister's head.

Combined with Xu Hao's sudden move to get close to his sister…

——He understood.

Xu Hao was starting to test his sister.

Having saved a damsel in distress a few times previously, he had gained his sister's favorable impression.

Now, through such small interactions, he was probing his sister's bottom line step by step.

If his sister didn't object,

the next step would be a real kiss.

Shameless, despicable, scum…

Li Xiao's eyes were filled with rage.

His fists were clenched tightly, wishing he could go up and beat Xu Hao until he couldn't take care of himself.

He wanted to go up and tell his sister that everything was Xu Hao's conspiracy.

But thinking of his sister's attitude toward him,

Li Xiao became dejected and discouraged.

His sister definitely wouldn't believe him.

And since he couldn't produce any evidence to prove it, it would only make his sister resent him even more.

So infuriating!

This feeling of clearly knowing it was a conspiracy yet being unable to speak out

choked him with grievance until he was almost suffocating.

"Th-Thank you, Uncle Xu…"

Realizing she had misunderstood, Li Yunshu blushed and expressed her thanks.

Her gaze darted around, not daring to look straight into Xu Hao's eyes.

Xu Hao smiled slightly.

Li Xiao had guessed correctly down to the last detail.

He was indeed testing the female lead.

Just as well, the protagonist was also hiding not far away, so he could farm a wave of Emotion Points.

"Just pay attention next time, but having a flower on your head actually looks quite pretty."

Not expecting Xu Hao to say that, Li Yunshu was stunned.

After her heart beating faster just now, Xu Hao was now praising her for looking pretty.

Li Yunshu always felt there was a hint of a different meaning to it, and her pretty face grew even redder.

Xu Hao knew the principle of stopping while ahead.

The probing of this little female lead for today was almost enough, so he said amiably,

"Alright Yunshu, go busy yourself, don't exhaust yourself, and if there's anything you don't understand, go ask Qingge."

"…Okay."

Li Yunshu stammered slightly.

Just as she was about to leave, seeing the petal in Xu Hao's hand, her steps paused.

"Uncle Xu, can you give that petal to me?"

It was this exact petal that had made her heart race just now.

She wanted to take it back and cherish it as a bookmark.

"Take it."

Li Yunshu took the petal and shyly ran into the company.

Xu Hao stroked his chin, lost in thought.

[Ding… Li Yunshu's heart fluttered wildly, Emotion Points +852…]

[Ding… Li Xiao is blazing with fury, Emotion Points +963…]

Seeing the prompt pop up from the System, Xu Hao withdrew his gaze.

His gaze fell upon a distant corner.

Li Xiao snapped back to his senses from his anger.

Had he been discovered by Xu Hao?

But he had nothing to be afraid of.

You're flirting with My sister, and you still think you're in the right?

At this moment, he saw Xu Hao wave at him.

Li Xiao couldn't help being puzzled; after hesitating for a moment, he still walked over.

"Xiao, didn't you say yesterday that I could come to you for help if anything came up? I thought of it today."

Xu Hao spoke unceremoniously, leaving Li Xiao dazed for a moment.

What kind of relationship did they have anyway?

Calling him Xiao this and Xiao that.

On the contrary, not only were they unfamiliar with each other, but they also harbored deep hatred.

Xu Hao had snatched away two female leads he had set his sights on, his sister-in-law, and a beautiful landlady.

And now he wanted to snatch his sister away from his side as well.

If not for Li Xiao's strength being insufficient, he would have long since chopped Xu Hao into pieces.

Doing his best to keep himself calm,

gradually, he remembered that he had indeed said such a thing to Xu Hao last night.

As long as Xu Hao let go of his sister, he could be approached for anything.

Did Xu Hao mean that he agreed to let his sister go?

But what the fuck was going on with him flirting with his sister just now?!

Could he be plotting to make him do things while simultaneously hitting on his sister?

How could a person be so shameless to this extent?

Inhaling a breath of cold air and suppressing the urge to kill, Li Xiao said in a deep voice,

"Are you sure you're letting My sister go? Maintaining a distance from her and no longer disturbing her life?"

Xu Hao thought for a moment and said,

"Of course. I've always had principles in what I do. Since I'm having you do things, that means I've agreed to your conditions."