I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 189 Xia Lian Did Not Come to Work

At Lakes Entrance, crabs are mainly sand crabs, which are relatively large, have rich roe and delicate meat.

Compared with ordinary sea crabs, they are slightly smaller in size.

The way to eat it is the same as the hairy crabs in China. First steam it, then dip it in vinegar and ginger to enjoy.

"Ah!" Saori, who was handling crabs, suddenly had her fingers pinched by a crab.

Blood immediately flowed from the white and tender index finger. Chen Xi ran over and punched the crab so hard that its shell was flattened.

Then he quickly picked up Saori, picked up the medical box and started treating the wound.

When the girls nearby saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel a thrill in their hearts.

"Pfft~"

"Why are you playing crab?"

Saori was amused.

"Who allowed it to bully my Saori?"

"Giggle~"

Although her finger was pinched by a crab, she still felt sweet in her heart when she heard Chen Xi's words, and her injured hand didn't seem to hurt so much.

"Hmph~ Daddy, give me a hug." Cherry, who was standing by, saw this scene and rubbed against Chenxu's body.

The time to cook the crabs passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, plates of crabs steamed to an orange color were served on the table.

As foreigners, Saori and Nana had no idea how to eat crabs. Chen Xi carefully peeled the crabs and put them in their bowls. Ouyang Ming and Chen Xu stared at them, wondering what the relationship between the three was.

"Eating from the bowl and looking at the pot." Zhang Ruoxi muttered softly, and then Shen Xinyi kicked her calf and she immediately shut up.

"We'll go back tomorrow." Halfway through the meal, Chen Xi cleared his throat and said to Chen Xu.

"Oh? Don't you want to play for a few more days?"

"No, there are still so many things to deal with." Chen Xi waved his hand.

The cram school was about to open, and Alin was injured, so he didn't dare stay outside for too long.

"After dinner, let's play some games. How about Werewolf?" Cherry looked at everyone excitedly.

"No."

It seemed that because everyone had a bad impression of Cherry, everyone tacitly gave the same answer. This made Cherry feel very aggrieved, and she immediately crawled into Chen Xu's arms for comfort.

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Chen Xi said, "We still have to drive tomorrow, so let's go to bed early tonight."

After all, Chenxu is his second cousin, so he has to give him some face.

In the bedroom at night.

"We have to get up early tomorrow, what are you doing?" Chen Xi asked as he looked at Saori who changed into the black suit again.

"Just lie down and I will serve you." Saori lay on the bed, her eyes seductive as she lowered her head silently.

"Fuck...Cao." Chen Xi was about to say something when he felt a warm sensation coming over him.

Perhaps it was because there was too much ginger in the crab seasoning tonight, Chen Xi's body felt warm.

There was a cold wind outside the villa, but it was warm as spring in the bedroom. The heating was floating gently, even making people feel a little warm.

Due to the huge temperature difference between indoors and outdoors, a thick layer of fog condensed on the glass, causing Saori to only see a hazy white.

She opened her mouth curiously and licked the white mist gently. With this lick, the white mist instantly dissipated.

"Sorry, babe."

"Next time, tell me in advance."

Chen Xi looked apologetic, then put his hands behind his head and narrowed his eyes.

Happy times always pass by especially quickly. The next day, Chen Xi drove with a few women on their journey home.

In stark contrast to the dull atmosphere when we came here, this time the car was filled with laughter. Several women were chatting and laughing, as if they had become old friends.

After sending the girls home safely, Chen Xi went to Sihai Company.

He originally planned to ask Xia Lian about her work situation, but after knocking on the office door for a long time, no one responded, so he pushed the door open and found that the office was empty.

"Old Song, where is Xia Lian? Didn't she come to work today?" He turned and asked Old Song who had just come in.

"Are you talking about the new girl? She seemed to be sick and asked for leave from me yesterday." Old Song was busy typing on the computer and complaining from time to time.

For older people like them, they are not very skilled in operating computers.

"What's wrong with you?"

"How would I know? I'm not a doctor."

Old Song really wants to smash this computer now. He doesn't know pinyin and he has to edit the information of a Chinese client. He is so busy that he can't type a single word for a long time.

"Um...I'll go to Xia Lian to check on the situation."

"No way, why are you so nervous? It's just a sickness."

"From now on I will call you Lover."

Watching Chen Xi's departing figure, Dong Dong and Xiao Ming couldn't help but shake their heads. They couldn't understand how Chen Xi could manage so many women around him.
"Damn it, I'm so tired." As soon as he got in the car, he leaned back in the seat. Saori served him thoroughly last night. Although he didn't move, he was still a little tired.

He also didn't understand where Saori learned so many new tricks. No matter how he asked her, she always said she learned them from anime.

He rushed all the way to the door of the shabby apartment where Xia Lian lived.

I stopped the car and looked up at this slightly old building. The mottled marks and faded paint on the walls revealed the traces of time.

He walked to the door of the apartment and knocked gently.

The door panel made a dull sound, echoing in the empty surroundings.

After waiting for a while and seeing no one answer, he knocked again, a little louder than before.

However, there was still no movement.

He frowned and thought for a moment, then took out his cell phone and prepared to call Xia Lian.

Just as he was about to dial the number, the door suddenly opened. A girl appeared at the door. The girl was tall and slender, wrapped in pajamas, holding a bowl of steaming ginger soup in her hand and looking at him in confusion.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Is Xia Lian here?"

"you are?"

"I am his friend."

"Oh, she's sick. Please come in first."

The girl swiftly moved aside, making room for Chen Xi to enter.

When he stepped into the house, he looked around and his eyes fell on the shabby furnishings in the house, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.

The girl obviously noticed his reaction. She felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously blocked his view with her body. Then she pointed to the door of a small room.

Chen Xi gently pushed open the door, and the scene behind the door made his heart suddenly tighten.

The room was cramped and the wallpaper, moldy from moisture, had been crudely re-pasted on the wall.

A makeshift wardrobe made of plastic sheeting, with a few worn-out clothes hanging inside, stood in stark contrast to the sophisticated attire seen in the other girls’ rooms.

A figure was curled up on a worn-out spring bed, shivering all over.

"It's so cold, why don't you turn on the air conditioner?"

"..."

The girl did not respond to Chen Xi's words, but rolled her eyes. Chen Xi looked around the room, then lowered his head in embarrassment, because there was no air conditioning installed in this room.

"Xia Lian, are you okay?" Chen Xi asked with concern, and at the same time he gently shook the trembling figure on the bed.

Hearing someone calling her, Xia Lian stuck her head out from under the quilt. Her complexion looked very bad, pale and haggard.

"Why are you here?" Xia Lian asked dazedly, her voice weak and trembling.

"I just returned to Mo Village, and Lao Song said you were sick and didn't come to work."

"Yes... I'm sorry, I'll go to work now..." Xia Lian seemed to be confused. When she heard Chen Xi's words, she quickly got up and prepared to get out of bed.

So cold!

Chen Xi touched her little hand, which was as cold as an ice lump.

"You'd better go out, so as not to infect yourself. I'll change my clothes and go to work."

"I'll take you to the hospital."

Seeing Xia Lian shivering violently, Chen Xi immediately hugged her tightly in his arms, trying to use his body temperature to bring her a little warmth. Xia Lian wanted to push him away, but at this time she was too weak to do anything, so she could only let him hold her like this.

"Um...are you her boss or her boyfriend?" Xiao Qian asked with some confusion as she watched the scene.

Xia Lian once told her about her past experience working in a friend's company, but the intimate behavior of the two people in front of her clearly went beyond the scope of an ordinary superior-subordinate relationship.

"boss."

"friend."

They both answered at the same time.

"Hehe, drink the ginger soup first. It's almost cold." Xiao Qian handed the ginger soup to Chen Xi, who then took it and gave it to Xia Lian.

"Go to the hospital first, and I'll find you another place to live." Chen Xi held her little hand with some heartache.

"No, thanks. It's too expensive to go to the hospital and I don't have medical insurance." Xia Lian quickly shook her head and refused.

Hospital costs in Australia are so high, and she has no medical insurance, so she might as well just stay in bed and take some medicine.

She had been lying in bed for two whole days, but her condition showed no signs of improvement. This seemed to be more than just a simple fever.

"Put on your clothes and go to the hospital."

Chen Xi picked up a piece of clothing from the closet and handed it to her.

"Do not bother."

"Hurry!" Chen Xi said in a firm tone.

"Wait a minute, I feel a little dizzy, hey~ what are you doing?"

"It's not like I haven't seen it before."

"I'm going out first, hehe~"

Worried that Xia Lian would find an excuse not to go to the hospital, he simply sat on the bed and dressed her.

"Don't... I'm not wearing any underwear."

Xia Lian begged desperately, her face burning as fire and she wanted to die.

Ten minutes later, Chen Xi came out of the room holding Xia Lian. Xia Lian buried her hot face in Chen Xi's arms. Xiao Qian had been eavesdropping at the door, and when she saw the two of them coming out, she quickly opened the door for them.

In Australia, people usually go to a clinic to see a doctor, and generally they need to make an appointment in advance.

However, Chen Xi knew there was a clinic in Box Hill where the doctor was someone he knew.

So he immediately made a phone call to inquire about the situation and rushed to the clinic before getting off work.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"No."

"Pay first, three hundred."

At the front desk, a staff member handed Chen Xi a list with an expressionless face. This was the special rule of this clinic: if you didn't have an appointment, you could pay a little more and see the doctor directly.

Apparently, this is a way for doctors to earn extra income.

Despite Xia Lian's objection, Chen Xi took out three hundred yuan and handed it to the other party without hesitation.

Xia Lian looked at the banknotes and felt heartbroken.

For her, three hundred yuan is a considerable sum of money and it takes a long time to earn it.

Happy New Year to all readers!
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