T R C L W (COMPLETE)

8: Mid-Autumn Festival

In a flash, Xie Zhen had run over, and fussed over Xie Zhen. Thankfully her little sister hadn't actually gotten injured, otherwise she would have immediately burst into tears.

She turned her head, and her dark round eyes glared at Gao Tongtong angrily.

Gao Tongtong guiltily looked back at her, before her eyes turned to Xie Rong, and not knowing where to put her hands, she said, "I didn't, I didn't do it on purpose..."

Xie Rong expressionlessly asked, "What exactly did Xie Xun do wrong to provoke Second Miss Gao's displeasure?"

If he hadn't come at that exact moment, Xie Xun would have struck the fake mountain. She was only three years old, if something had happened to her, how would he explain it to his parents? Only such a poisonous and cruel person would actually harm such a small child.

Gao Tongtong had finally found him after so long, yet she'd never thought that they would meet like that.

As she was already eight years-old, she already knew quite a bit.

She started to regret her earlier actions; if she'd known that he was coming earlier, she would've been nicer to Xie Xun...Afraid that her standing would drop in his eyes, she immediately started making excuses, saying, "She wanted to see my hairpin, but this was the birthday present that Gao Xun gave to me. I was afraid that she would break it, so I didn't let her see...Later on she wanted to snatch it away, so I accidentally pushed her..."

Although Xie Xun was still crying, her ears were still sensitive, and hearing this she immediately raised her head, saying, "Big brother I didn't snatch it, I didn't..."

Xie Rong looked to her, and used his hand to gently wipe away her tears, asking, "You wanted her hairpin?"

Xie Xun's face was full of tears and snot as she nodded, face full of grievances.

Xie Rong didn't mean to blame her one bit, and gently patted her little bun, saying, "It's nothing, tomorrow Big Brother will get a prettier one for you. Ah Xun already is pretty, so you should have an even prettier hairpin."

The underlying meaning of his words was that Gao Tongtong's hairpin didn't look good enough.

Gao Tongtong flushed, his words were even more humiliating than a direct admonishment. She immediately felt embarrassed, before she'd dressed up so well, yet he hadn't even taken a second glance at her.

After he'd comforted Xie Xun, Xie Rong looked at her again, his expression returning to his usual peaceful one. "This is Xie fu, and this is Ah Xun's house, since Second Miss Gao came as a guest, you should follow proper etiquette. If you don't know this, then you shouldn't come next time."

Despite his young age, Xie Rong was extremely protective of his younger sisters. They were his two baby sisters, if any short-sighted person bullied them, then he wouldn't be polite.

Gao Tongtong was a prime example of this. She'd been excessively spoiled by her family, and there'd been numerous people who fell at her feet. After being scolded so harshly, her anger and humiliation lead to her spitting out one sentence. "What's so good about coming, if I can't come then I won't come!"

Saying this she tossed her head back and ran out of the courtyard.

From afar the two children playing on the swings saw their sister running, and didn't think much about it, continuing to play.

Having witnessed the entire scene play out, Gao Xun apologised on behalf of his sister, saying, "I'm really sorry, when I go back home I'll report this to my family elders so that they can talk to her."