Bai Wu curled his lips into a faint smile. "What do you think of Xiaobai?"
Zhang Xiaochu didn't hesitate to praise Bai Tang. "She's amazing—gentle, beautiful, generous, and kind. Meeting her is the greatest fortune of my life!"
Bai Wu: "..."
That evaluation was insincere, to say the least!
But the fact that he could smile so naturally while blatantly lying at least proved that, in his heart, that girl was truly wonderful.
"Bro, don't worry. From now on at school, I'll look out for Xiaobai. I won't let anyone bully her."
Zhang Xiaochu spoke with conviction, patting his chest as a guarantee.
He hit a bit too hard, and the impact made him wince, sucking in a sharp breath.
Bai Wu chuckled. "Looks like you're pretty badly hurt!"
"No, I'm in great shape!" Zhang Xiaochu said with a light laugh.
In front of a family member, how could he show weakness? He had to come across as strong!
"Bro, rest assured, I can protect Xiaobai. You don't need to worry!" Zhang Xiaochu promised with a smile.
Bai Wu gave a faint smile. "I believe you."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaochu felt incredibly excited and pleased.
"Bro, you can trust me with Xiaobai!"
Bai Wu couldn't help but want to laugh at Zhang Xiaochu's attitude. "Xiaobai wants to take the college entrance exam. Can you stay by her side?"
"You mean her plan to get into A University?"
Though puzzled, Bai Wu nodded.
Zhang Xiaochu paused for three seconds, then made a solemn promise. "Bro, don't worry. I'll make sure to supervise Xiaobai properly and study with her so we can both get into A University!"
Going to college together—that was actually a pretty great idea!
Even if his grades weren't good enough for A University, he'd pick a school close to it.
With that thought, Zhang Xiaochu felt a burning desire to study.
Bai Wu didn't know about his internal shift, but he was quite satisfied with the answer.
"Then I'll thank you in advance," Bai Wu said.
"Bro, it's my duty. No need to be polite." Zhang Xiaochu smiled.
Family shouldn't stand on ceremony!
"Get some rest. I have things to do, so I'll head out now."
As Bai Wu stood to leave, Zhang Xiaochu said politely, "Bro, take care. Safe travels."
Bai Wu had only taken a few steps when he stopped, turned back to look at Zhang Xiaochu's beaming face, and asked seriously, "Where were you hurt the worst this time?"
Zhang Xiaochu laughed. "None of it's serious. I'm almost ready to be discharged. Really, I'm fine!"
Bai Wu's gaze fell on his right leg, still in a cast. He smirked, a hint of meaning in his smile. "I've already settled the score for your right leg."
Zhang Xiaochu looked completely confused, not understanding, but Bai Wu had already turned and left the hospital room.
He didn't dwell on Bai Wu's last remark or take it to heart.
But thinking about their conversation and Bai Wu's attitude toward him, it was clear he'd passed the family's approval.
Now that he thought about it, it was a truly exhilarating thing.
Compared to Sheng Bailian, he was clearly ahead!
Zhang Xiaochu picked up his phone, the earlier anger from Bai Tang's antics completely gone.
He opened his phone and sent another message to Bai Tang: I'm in a great mood now. Make sure you pay attention during tutoring tonight, and come find me afterward, got it?
After sending it, he felt something was missing, so he added: Xiaobai, your brother really likes me!