Chapter 296: It's Hard to Endure

Song Yi frowned, and when he was confused, he suddenly heard Fu Xijing's voice from the other side: "Happy birthday."

Song Yi's hand froze and he raised his head to look at him.

...This gift was given by him?

wrong.

How did Fu Xijing know her birthday?

They have known each other for so many years, but he seems to have never given her a birthday present, and she has never told him when her birthday is.

In the past, she was very aware of her own status, and no lover would ask a sponsor to celebrate her birthday.

However, that year in between, Fu Xijing did coincidentally give her a gift a few days before her birthday...

"Open it and take a look." Fu Xijing's voice pulled Song Yi back from his memories.

"Thank you." Song Yi didn't open it. "But I don't need it. It's not suitable——"

"As colleagues in the same office, there's nothing inappropriate about giving each other gifts." Fu Xijing anticipated her words and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I have no other intentions."

"I know about your relationship with Gu Zhongzhou, and I won't ruin it for you." Fu Xijing assured her, "I'm giving this gift to you as a colleague."

Fu Xijing spoke these words sincerely and frankly, looking directly into her eyes the whole time.

Song Yi was silent for a while, staring down at the gift box, and squeezed out a sentence: "Thank you."

"See if you like it." Fu Xijing nodded at her.

At his urging, Song Yi opened the box.

There were two boxes inside, one large and one small.

Song Yi opened them one by one.

It's a bracelet and a hairpin.

...Doraemon style, inlaid with diamonds.

Song Yi has always liked Doraemon and bought a lot of Doraemon peripherals, but she has never seen a similar style in her memory.

"I saw a pillow like this in your house before, so I asked someone to make it for me." Fu Xijing's next words answered her doubts, "I hope you like it."

Customized and diamond-encrusted, these two elements combined make it clear that this gift must be worth a lot of money.

Song Yi put away some psychological burden, "Thank you, it's so precious."

"Don't feel pressured. It's not much money for me," said Fu Xijing.

Song Yi choked and was unable to refute.

"As long as you like it." Fu Xijing smiled at her and continued working on the computer.

Song Yi looked at the two gifts in the box with mixed feelings.

You shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you. She was the kind of person who was used to being kind to others. When Fu Xijing gave her this gift, she inexplicably felt like she owed him a favor.

Song Yi tore himself apart for the entire morning, and finally, during lunch, he managed to squeeze out a sentence to Fu Xijing: "Are you free at noon?"

Fu Xijing stopped tidying up the table and looked at her: "What's going on?"

Song Yi pursed her lips, her expression unnatural: "I want to treat you to a meal to express my gratitude. If you don't have time, we can change it..."

"We have time." Fu Xijing glanced at his watch. "Let's go now?"

Song Yi nodded and started packing her bag: "What do you want to eat?"

Fu Xijing: "You treat, you have the final say."

Song Yi was really in a dilemma.

When she went out to eat with Fu Xijing before, he was the one who unilaterally decided what to eat and where to go, and she had long been accustomed to it.

Now that the task has fallen on her, she has no idea what to do for the time being.

If she were eating with others, she wouldn't feel any pressure in choosing.

But Fu Xijing.

He's too picky, he won't eat this or that...

Seeing Song Yi's embarrassed expression, Fu Xijing reminded her: "I'm fine with whatever you usually eat with your friends." Song Yi frowned even more tightly. Although she didn't respond, her expression clearly asked: Are you sure?

Fu Xijing was amused by her and asked while playing with his watch, "Am I picky?"

"Not picky?" Song Yi asked back, a rare question.

This kind of conversation mode was something they had never had before.

Fu Xijing was not angry, but nodded thoughtfully, "It seems that Teacher Song has been dissatisfied with me for a long time."

Song Yi: "Yeah, it's very hard to endure."

Fu Xijing: "Congratulations, you don't have to endure it anymore."

Song Yi: "Thank you."

Fu Xijing: "So, Teacher Song decides what to eat for lunch. I will follow you unconditionally."

Song Yi picked up her phone and looked through it. She was quite familiar with the restaurants near the school.

After choosing around, Song Yi decided to go for barbecue.

Usually she goes out to eat with Tang Qing and Ying Xing, either barbecue or hot pot.

But hot pot... Song Yi looked at Fu Xijing in a suit and tie, and then thought about the fact that he had classes in the afternoon, so he skipped this option.

We can't let him go to class smelling like that.

Besides, Fu Xijing doesn't like spicy food.

The restaurant is in the university town, two kilometers away from the University of Economics and Business, and only three bus stops away.

Song Yi rejected Fu Xijing's suggestion to drive and decided to take the bus. There was a serious traffic jam in the university town at noon, and it was very likely that they would be faster driving than walking, but the bus had a dedicated lane, so there was no need to worry about that.

I thought Fu Xijing would be unhappy to hear about taking the bus, but he accepted it with pleasure.

The two waited for a while at the bus stop in front of the school and then got on the bus together.

The car was a bit crowded and there were no empty seats, so Song Yi and Fu Xijing could only stand side by side.

Fu Xijing habitually used his body to protect Song Yi to prevent others from touching her.

Fu Xijing's outfit and height made him look out of place standing on the bus, especially the watch on his wrist. The sunlight shining in from outside was so bright that it almost blinded people.

As soon as he got on the bus, he attracted the attention of almost everyone on the bus.

Song Yi vaguely heard a few little girls exclaiming how handsome he was.

She raised her head and looked at Fu Xijing. He looked normal, as if he didn't notice that everyone around him was looking at him.

No matter where he goes, he doesn't seem to care much about other people's opinions.

"What's wrong?" Fu Xijing felt a little puzzled when he saw Song Yi looking up at him.

"It's okay." Song Yi turned to look at the station name, "We're almost there, get ready to get off."

Fu Xijing nodded, then protected Song Yi behind him and walked with her to the car door.

After getting off the bus, walk a few hundred meters to the restaurant.

They arrived just in time and caught a vacant seat.

Song Yi and Fu Xijing were seated by the waiter, who brought them two menus.

Fu Xijing closed the menu directly and said, "You order, I don't understand."

Song Yi didn't bother to be polite with him. He ordered some of his usual dishes and also asked for dessert: Strawberry Daifuku.

When Fu Xijing heard Song Yi order this, he smiled and teased, "Your taste is exactly the same as Miki's."

He suddenly mentioned Miki, and Song Yi asked, "How is Miki now?"

The last time Miki was hospitalized, her condition seemed very serious. Later she went to Sanya and I don’t know what happened next.

"It's fine now." said Fu Xijing.

Song Yi: "She is... following her mother now?"

"No." Fu Xijing shook his head. "At Zhou Qisheng's place."

Song Yi said "Oh".

Zhou Qisheng was infatuated with Xu Rushuang, and he loved her and Miki too, so he must be the same, but——

"Is she used to it?" Song Yi asked.

Fu Xijing: "She has a good ability to adapt. There is nothing she is not used to."

Song Yi said "Oh".

Fu Xijing changed the subject: "How about you, are you used to it?"

Song Yi: "...What?"

Fu Xijing: "Are you used to this new relationship?"