Strike Back, Proud Goddess! Novels
04

However, it was satisfying to see that all his experience points improved. It seemed like he had increased his Charm Points by establishing good relations with the people around him recently.

Tang Xi stood up, walked to the window to stare at the distant lake and frowned. As he was in a daze, the door of his ward was pushed open.

Lin Ru walked in and said coldly, "I've already handled the release procedure for you. Now come back with me!” She scowled as she looked at the clothes Tang Xi was wearing. “You did it on purpose! You got clothes! You just want to humiliate me, right?”

Tang Xi looked at her clothes and shrugged, saying, "I just forgot that I still have a set of clothes under my pillow."

“Xiao Rou, I said, You better behave yourself after you return home. If you dare to say something inappropriate in front of your Grandfather, I'm not going to let you get away with it!" Facing Tang Xi's indifferent attitude, she was angry and upset.

"OK," Tang Xi said with an indifferent nod, adding, "I'll say goodbye to my friends. Wait for me at the hospital gate.”

"Xiao Rou, don't you know how busy I am?!" Hearing that Tang Xi wanted to say goodbye to the other patients, Lin Ru lost her patience. “Just because of you, I was absent from the movie investment conference this morning, and now you still have time to say goodbye to that patient? And do you know how much Jinning earns from a job? He refused a job and came to pick you up with me. Are you trying to torture us?”

Tang Xi stopped, turned to look Lin Ru in the eyes and said word for word, "Or you can go first."

“Xiao Rou!”

Pretending not to hear her roar, Tang Xi ran down the stairs and greeted the doctors, nurses, and patients she passed along the way. When he reached the hospital lake, he slowed down his pace. Seeing Aunt Qiao and her son by the lake, she became a little nervous.

Tang Xi, who had lived two lives, felt nervous for the first time. When he died, it was so sudden that he didn't even have a chance to be nervous. Now he finally experienced what it was like.

Seeing a girl walking towards them, Qiao Liang recognized her as the girl who had accompanied her mother some time ago. He looked at his mother and said gently, “Continue your chat; I'll make a phone call there.”

Seeing Qiao Liang turn around to leave, Tang Xi relaxed his clenched fists. He smiled at Aunt Qiao, who was staring at him, and walked over to crouch down in front of him. She said, “Auntie, I came to say goodbye. My family has come to take me home.”

A touch of sadness flashed across Qiao Yuxin's eyes as she nodded and said, “OK. You can still come to the hospital to chat with me while you are free.”

Tang Xi nodded and replied, “Alright, Aunt Qiao. We'll meet again.” He then stood up and turned around.

Qiao Liang, who had made a phone call, came at this moment. Seeing Tang Xi's receding figure, he frowned and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Still staring at Tang Xi's receding figure, Qiao Yuxin smiled hearing her question. “You mean Rourou? He came to say goodbye to me. His family came to take him out of the hospital.”

Qiao Liang nodded and was about to push Qiao Yuxin's wheelchair back to his ward. “Wind is getting tighter. Let's go back."

Tang Xi thought Lin Ru and Xiao Jinning must have left by the time she returned. However, to his surprise, the two were still waiting at the hospital gate. He walked towards them with a smile, opened their car door and sat in the back seat. "I'm sorry for wasting your time. Let's go."

Lin Ru rode in the car with a dark face. Since the two had occupied the back seat, Xiao Jinning had to sit in the passenger seat. As the driver was driving, Xiao Jinning suddenly turned to Tang Xi and said, "Rourou, don't be fickle when talking to Grandpa. Grandpa was old and could not stand the stimulation. Please take care of his health.”

Tang Xi closed her eyes and pretended not to hear what she said.

Lin Ru was annoyed with her cold demeanor. “What kind of behavior is this? Jinning is talking to you. Didn't you hear it?”

"Xiao Rou, you're trying to make me angry, aren't you?"

"Sorry, but I just answered your question," Tang Xi said, glancing at Lin Ru. "If I don't answer your question, I guess you might say I'm ignoring you."

She was Tang Xi, someone who had never lived at the mercy of others. Instead others around him were dependent on his desires and pleasures. Moreover, even though Lin Ru was Xiao Rou's birth mother, she was actually the cause of Xiao Rou's death. He had decided to help Xiao Rou regain the family's love, but that did not mean he would abandon his dignity and beg for their love like Xiao Rou!

He will make them regret and beg for his forgiveness.

He will repay good with good and evil with evil.

“Bu, don't get mad. Rourou is childish. Don't blame him for that, okay?” Xiao Jinning was quite happy to see Lin Ru so angry at Tang Xi that she almost had a heart attack, but she still acted as a peacemaker.

Staring at Tang Xi who had closed her eyes again, Lin Ru said coldly. "If he were half as wise as you, I wouldn't be so angry!"

Tang Xi simply ignored his words. Along the way, Lin Ru and Xiao Jinning continued to talk about Xiao Jinning's upcoming film and new endorsements, completely ignoring Tang Xi, but Tang Xi did not even care.

When they arrived at the Xiao Family home, Tang Xi raised her eyebrows and directly got down from the car. Just then, an old man surrounded by many people rushed to look at him excitedly, asking, "Is this girl my dearest granddaughter?"

Xiao Hongyi and Xiao Hongli supported Grandpa Xiao. A flash of surprise flashed across Xiao Hongyi's eyes when he saw Xiao Rou, but he immediately became expressionless again and nodded, saying, "Yes, he is Xiao Rou."

Grandpa Xiao nodded with a smile, extended his hand to Xiao Rou and said in a trembling voice, “Rourou, come here. Let me see you.”

When Tang Xi saw the loving smile on Grandpa Xiao's face, a feeling of sadness suddenly approached her. Was his grandfather waiting for him to return? His eyes were red thinking about it. He walked up to Grandpa Xiao, hugged her and cried, "Grandfather, I miss you so much."

'How are you? Have you heard of Xixi's death?’

Everyone present was astonished to see Tang Xi's reaction. This was the first time he had met Grandpa Xiao. Why did he say he missed her so much? Who taught him to say this?

“Good, good, I also miss my grandson.” Grandfather Xiao patted Xiao Rou on the back, released her from his embrace, looked at her from top to bottom and frowned as he said, “How much has your suffering been through this? Look how skinny you are!"