Xia Xi bit her lip to hold back her laughter and shook her head desperately.

Xu Yanfeng felt that her behavior was very strange, and he couldn't understand her, so he didn't know where to start: "If you have anything to say, just tell me, don't make me guess."

"It's really nothing." Xia Xi took a deep breath and his expression returned to normal.

Xu Yanfeng narrowed his eyes and looked at her appearance just now. She didn't look like she was okay.

Xia Xi changed the subject: "Let's go around and have a look. It's been several months since the installation, and I've almost forgotten what each place looks like."

Ziheng followed his parents panting as they toured the villa.

Xu Yanfeng still had a trace of doubt in his heart, unwilling to let it go easily. When he walked to the terrace on the second floor, he held Xia Xi's hand and said, "If you don't tell me, I won't be able to sleep at night."

"What?" Xia Xi put his other hand on the railing, turned sideways and looked at him and smiled.

"Explain why you looked so helpless when you first came in." Xu Yanfeng was not only puzzled, but also very depressed.

Given their current relationship, is there anything she can't say to him directly?

Seeing his slightly furrowed brows and a slightly aggrieved expression, Xia Xi smiled. She turned her head and glanced inside. Ziheng was squatting beside the desk lamp, constantly pressing buttons. The light changed to different colors, warm yellow, light blue, blazing white... Sometimes it looked like a sunset, sometimes like a starry sky, sometimes like moonlight. She said to Xu Yanfeng, "It's nothing important."

Xu Yanfeng said stubbornly: "Then you say it."

Xia Xi let him hold her hand without struggling, turning around and leaning against the railing: "You should still remember what our relationship was like when I was renovating this villa, right?"

Xu Yanfeng nodded. He remembered it clearly and could describe it accurately: "Whenever I approached you, you would stab me with hurtful words, or simply avoid me, refusing to meet or communicate, and you wouldn't even bother to give me a glance."

Xia Xi's eyes were wandering around with guilt. What was going on? It had been such a long time, but when she heard him mention it, she still felt deeply guilty.

"Am I wrong?" Xu Yanfeng lowered his eyes to look at her face.

Xia Xi was so embarrassed that she forced herself to get back to the point: "Yes, yes, that's why I just wanted to finish the installation quickly and hand it over as soon as possible. I didn't have any in-depth discussion with you. You just did whatever you said."

"Any questions?"

"The problem is that people's aesthetic tastes change over time." Xia Xi smiled softly and said, "I designed it exactly according to your requirements, but that was my aesthetic taste many years ago."

After going around in circles like this, Xu Yanfeng finally understood. He was stunned for two or three seconds, his expression the same as when Xia Xi first came in, neither knowing whether to laugh or cry: "You mean you don't like this style anymore?"

"I can't say I don't like it." Xia Xi took his hand and pulled him in. Ziheng was still playing with the lamp. She looked around and said, "After all, I designed it myself. It's still very beautiful, isn't it?"

Especially the decoration inside, she bought it according to her own preferences, because in the later stage of decoration, Xu Yanfeng didn't care at all and just told her to make her own decision.

"Ziheng, let's go."

Xia Xi called Ziheng and went to the third floor. While touring, she pointed out the places that pleased her and explained to Xu Yanfeng the reasons for the design.

Xu Yanfeng remained silent. Xia Xi's voice gradually lowered as he spoke. He tilted his head and stared at him with amusement, "What are you thinking about? I told you, I don't dislike it. This is my work, and I'm very satisfied with it."

Xu Yanfeng looked at her. She really didn't dislike him, she just didn't like him enough.

It was his mistake. He did not take into account the changes brought about by time. The aesthetic taste of a few years ago is not the same as a few years later. She has more life experience and broader knowledge. Naturally, her cognition is richer than that in the ivory tower a few years ago.

"well--"

Xia Xi sighed deeply. She knew it would be like this. If she didn't tell him, he would always be thinking about it. If she told him, he would be entangled again.

She glanced at Ziheng. The little guy looked around curiously and didn't pay attention to what the two adults were talking about. She took the opportunity to kiss Xu Yanfeng secretly. Her movements were so fast that Xu Yanfeng didn't even react. He was stunned for a moment and looked at her, a little suspicious about what had touched the corner of his lips.

Xia Xi pinched his fingers and said, "Life is not like an idol drama. There's no need to strive for perfection in everything. Let's move in when everyone is free."

Thinking about how Lu Mingji had tricked her into taking on this crappy variety show, and how busy she would be, she suggested, "Why not wait until Ziheng's summer vacation?"

Xu Yanfeng nodded slowly, put his palm on the back of her neck, closed the distance, and bent down to kiss her lips. Xia Xi's eyes flickered and her face flushed: "No, the child is still here."

Turning her head, she saw Ziheng looking at them helplessly. When she looked over, he consciously turned his back to them and walked downstairs step by step holding the handrail of the stairs.

Xia Xi punched Xu Yanfeng and pulled him downstairs.

Because visiting the house took a lot of time, it was dark when they went out. Xia Xi understood why Xu Yanfeng bought cakes for her and Ziheng to fill their stomachs.

*

Xu Yanfeng had made a reservation at the restaurant in advance, so he didn't have to wait in line and was led to a private room upstairs by the waiter. Xia Xi lowered her head to reply to a message, slightly behind. Xu Yanfeng asked Ziheng to go in first and waited for her at the door.

Xia Xi received the reply, took a look at it, and put the phone into the bag. Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye. Xia Xi paused and looked at him with a frown.

Seeing Xia Xi standing there in a daze and not coming in, Xu Yanfeng took two steps towards her and followed her gaze to the other end of the corridor: "Did you run into someone you know?"

Isn’t he an acquaintance?

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