I Am the Most Loved

Although Xia Keke had never met Yuxue before, Xia Yu knew that she must have heard of Yuxue and recognized her. Xia Keke was pretending to be ignorant.

Xia Yu had already figured out Xia Keke's situation, and he wasn't in the mood to continue the act with her. He withdrew his hand from Xia Keke's embrace and said to her, "Go sit next to Grandma."

Xia Keke felt the indifference in Xia Yu's words, and after weighing the pros and cons, she decided that it was best to obey gracefully and leave. So, she stood up and sat next to Xia Nianhong.

Yuxue happily returned to her seat and looked at Xia Keke triumphantly.

Xia Keke felt a bit annoyed but maintained a calm expression on her face. In her mind, she thought to herself: "Humph, childish!"

Picking up a drink from the ground, she asked Xia Nianhong to help her open it, and then handed a full cup to Xia Yu. She gave Yuxue a triumphant look as he took the drink, which made Yuxue's eyes widen in surprise.

Yuxue quickly looked around the table for something else to use to show off her good behavior, but she couldn't find anything and became anxious. She realized that if she didn't respond, she would lose the competition to Xia Keke.

Xia Yu noticed the expressions on both girls' faces, and he found it amusing. He picked up a glass of juice from the table and placed it in front of Yuxue.

Yuxue immediately brightened up and smiled at Xia Keke, sending a message through her eyes: "Did you see that? Your brother gave me the juice you poured!"

As Xia Keke was pouring the second glass of juice, she saw this and her hand wavered, almost spilling the juice. She refocused on her task and temporarily gave up fighting with Yuxue.

Her goal wasn't to compete with Xia Yu, so she didn't need to care about such trivial matters. She passed the second glass of juice to Xia Yu, and the fourth glass to An Siyao.

Xia Keke then poured wine for Xia Nianhong and Xia Ye, and finally poured herself some juice.

"Yuyu, try the chicken-mushroom stew your grandfather just learned how to make," Xia Nianhong said.

Xia Yu picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth. The meat was a bit dry, and the soup was bland, but overall the dish was still good.

After he started eating, Xia Nianhong and Xia Ye began to eat as well. Xia Keke noticed the order in which they started eating and was surprised to find that Xia Yu held the highest position at home.

Although he was the eldest child, he was still a college student, and his status shouldn't have been this high. Was it because his grandparents spoiled him too much?

This was troublesome; a family that favored boys over girls wouldn't be conducive to her development. Xia Keke was worried, but she didn't have any other options. Kong Hanyue clearly didn't want to help her, so she had to stay in this family.

At least it's better than staying with Xia Dongyang.

She picked up a piece of chicken breast, put it in her mouth, said it tasted good, and received praise from Xia Ye.

Then, she praised Xia Nianhong's fried potato slices, which made Xia Nianhong smile happily.

Watching her, Xia Yu thought to himself that although this girl was cunning, she really knew how to make people like her. Putting her with Xia Nianhong and Xia Ye to accompany the two elderly people was not a bad idea.

Shifting his attention, he looked at An Siyao.

An Siyao was curiously picking up dishes, some of which she didn't even recognize.

Xia Yu looked at Yuxue again, and Yuxue felt that she had won over Xia Keke, her mood returning to happiness, and she drank her fruit juice contentedly.

If only Kong Hanyue could be caught as well, it would be perfect.

After dinner, the family sat on the sofa, watching the Spring Festival Gala. At ten o'clock, Xia Nianhong told everyone to go to bed, as it would be noisy early in the morning, and they wouldn't be able to sleep long if they didn't go to bed early.

Holding An Siyao's hand, Xia Yu stood up and realized a problem.

There were three rooms in the house, originally one for each of the grandparents, Xia Yu, and Yuxue. Now there were An Siyao and Xia Keke. Where would they sleep?

Xia Nianhong coughed and said to Xia Yu, "Keke can sleep with us, and you and Yao can go back to your room to sleep."

Xia Yu understood the meaning of Xia Nianhong's words, and the old man wanted him to share a room with An Siyao.

Turning his head, looking at An Siyao who was yawning, Xia Yu felt a little tempted.

He pulled An Siyao into his room.

"You go take a shower first, and then come back to sleep," Xia Yu said to An Siyao.

Even if An Siyao was slow, she understood that something was wrong this time. She lowered her head, took her clothes out of her suitcase and went into the bathroom.

The bathroom in the old house was small, fearing that An Siyao was not used to it, Xia Yu also let Yuxue go in with her.

Ten minutes later, An Siyao and Yuxue came out in their pajamas, holding hands, and went to Xia Yu's room to play.

When Xia Yu came out after washing up, Yuxue was still on his bed, playing with the handheld console together with An Siyao.

Turning up the air conditioning by one degree, Xia Yu also got into bed and watched the two of them, who were completely absorbed in the game.

After half an hour, they still showed no signs of stopping.

Xia Yu could only remind Yuxue, "It's time to sleep."

"I don't feel sleepy," Yuxue replied.

"I think you're sleepy," Xia Yu hinted again.

Sensing something was off, Yuxue raised her head and pulled her attention away from the game. She realized that she had become the "third wheel" at night.

Her face flushed, she quickly put away the handheld console and got off the bed.

Before stepping out the door, she made a face at Xia Yu and said, "Naughty brother."

"Close the door!" Xia Yu said.

Yuxue closed the door.

The bedroom suddenly became quiet.

Xia Yu lay on the bed, opened his arms, and beckoned to An Siyao.

The girl lowered her head and crawled into his arms, her back facing him.

Turning off the light, Xia Yu hugged An Siyao and whispered in her ear, "Go to sleep."

The darkness made An Siyao a little uneasy, and she crossed her hands over her chest, waiting.

But until Xia Yu's breathing became long, she did not wait for the "monster in the dark."

Turning her body around to face Xia Yu, An Siyao looked at him with disappointment and closed her eyes.

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The next morning, the sound of firecrackers suddenly rang out.

An Siyao was sleeping soundly when she jumped up in fright, raising her head and bumping into Xia Yu's chin, who had been sneaking a peek at her.

The bump wasn't light, she clutched her head, her eyes brimming with tears.

Xia Yu's chin also hurt a bit, and he touched his chin, glared at An Siyao, and said, "You bumped into me, say, what are you going to do?"

Seeing Xia Yu's unhappy expression, An Siyao was a little panicked and also a little wronged.

It's not like my head doesn't hurt too.

Her eyebrows were furrowed, and her lips were downturned, pitifully discussing with Xia Yu, "There's a company that wants to give you something."

"It's a New Year's gift, not a compensation," Xia Yu replied, grabbing An Siyao's shoulders and not agreeing.

"What should we do then?" An Siyao was a bit scared.

Xia Yu smirked and leaned down to peck the young girl's lips.

As they were playing around, the door suddenly burst open, and Xue jumped in, "Time to get... up?"

The girl covered her eyes, slowly retreating and leaving the room, closing the door behind her.