Chapter 84 Then, happy Children’s Day…
In previous years, Tao Siyun’s family of four always celebrated his birthday at home. This year, there were two more people, so they simply booked a table at the hotel.
After Tao Qian picked up the cake, he called Xu Ji on the way back and told him that he was going to pick up Tao Daiming and Qin Shu, and asked him to go directly to the hotel after picking up Tao Siyun from school.
It was already past six o'clock when the school band finished rehearsing. Yuan Xiao held Tao Siyun's arm, and the two talked and laughed along the way.
Yuan Xiao had sharp eyes and saw the familiar car parked not far away as soon as he walked out of the school gate.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, your boyfriend's here to pick you up again! You're watching me so closely, your possessiveness is too strong! Compared to you, Boss Liang just lets me go." Yuan Xiao whined and groaned. "I'm like a sheep he lets out on the hillside, while my shepherd wanders around the foothills every day, too lazy to go up."
Tao Siyun understood her meaning and found it quite interesting. "If you miss him, why not just give him a call? Why act so aloof? There's no signal on the top of the mountain?"
"Boss Liang doesn't like people who are too clingy. Besides, I've been mentally independent since the first day I was with him. Even though we're currently in an online relationship, I can't let the persona I've created around him crumble so quickly!"
“…”
Yuan Xiao made full preparations when planning to pursue Liang Jin, but she still accidentally failed in the end. No one knew what she was thinking at the time. She actually said that online dating was okay, and she would give it a try first, and forget about it if it didn't work out.
But I never expected that Boss Liang was so lazy that he only liked to send emoticons.
In order to maintain her image as a non-clingy person, Yuan Xiao basically only contacted him once every three to five days...
"It's all my fault."
The Range Rover lowered its window, and Xu Ji put his arm on the window sill and looked in their direction.
Yuan Xiao immediately got the signal and gave her a gentle push. "Go ahead, go ahead. If you keep talking to me, your partner will probably get out of the car and come pick you up." Yuan Xiao clutched her heart and said in an exaggerated tone, "His aura is really too strong. I'm a little scared. Unless it's necessary, it's better to keep a distance from him."
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Tao Siyun stood across the street with his cello on his back. While waiting for the red light, he sent a message to Xu Ji: [30 seconds left]
28 seconds
【25】
【20】
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Xu Ji didn't reply immediately. He waited until she started the countdown, and then sent two words just before the green light came on: [Come here]
Tao Siyun looked at the phone screen and smiled faintly, then walked towards him step by step in the twilight.
This was a picture so beautiful that it seemed to exist only in dreams, and it reminded him of the afternoon when he first sent her home in his freshman year of high school.
Xu Ji got out of the car and put her cello in the trunk.
The terminator transitioned from the distant horizon, from light to dark, quickly blurring the outline of the city, and the neon lights on the streets slowly lit up.
…
Along the way, Xu Ji's eyes kept glancing at the passenger seat intentionally or unintentionally.
After parking the car in the hotel's underground garage, Xu Ji glanced at Tao Siyun's legs seemingly unintentionally and asked pretentiously, "Are you cold?"
Tao Siyun said "Ah?", and then he thought he felt that the air conditioning temperature in the car was a little low.
"It's not cold, it's okay."
Today she was wearing a very slim-fitting light blue cotton short-sleeved T-shirt and a white pleated skirt that was just long enough to cover half of her thighs.
The fabric of the skirt even slides up a little more when you sit.
Xu Ji slowly moved closer, raised his index finger joint and gently rubbed her chin, his eyes were forbearing and restrained, and he lowered his voice: "Wearing such a short skirt, how did you play the violin today, huh?"
Tao Siyun was so aroused that she almost lost consciousness. Without time to say anything, she subconsciously pulled her skirt down to cover herself.
However, before her hand touched the edge of her skirt, Xu Ji held it down.
His hand covering the back of her hand made her feel more flustered than if he had touched her directly.
"I want to kiss you."
Xu Ji loosened his hand, staring at her with extremely lustful eyes, rubbing and kissing the palm of her hand that had just been pressed against her thigh.
Otherwise, he did nothing.
Tao Siyun opened his eyes wide, stunned, and passively allowed himself to be teased as their eyes locked.
This feeling is so comprehensive that it is really overwhelming.
After a long while, she heard him say, "Open your hands."
Tao Siyun trembled for a moment and did as he was told.
Xu Ji opened the wet wipes, wiped her palms first, then folded the wipes in half, grabbed her fingertips, and wiped her fingers one by one, deliberately and repeatedly.
Tao Siyun blushed so much that she didn't dare to look him in the eye for a while.
When she looked up again, Xu Ji had a cake in his hand.
A little bit the size of a palm.
Xu Ji lit the candles and held the cake in front of her, "Close your eyes, make a wish first, and be shy later."
The candlelight was dim, like a match stuck in the cake.
"I...I think I can only make one wish today?"
She wanted to save it for later.
Xu Ji looked at her for two seconds, dipped his fingertips in some cream, and tapped her nose lightly. "Then, happy Children's Day."
…
In front of his family, Taos fulfilled his 25th birthday wish.
In the second half of the birthday party, the protagonists changed from Tao Siyun to Tao Qian and Qiao Ying.
Tao Siyun couldn't get a word in. She listened to them talking while peeling shrimps, filled a small bowl with shrimp meat, and pushed it in front of Xu Ji, who had even less say than her.
After seeing this, Tao Qian started to be sarcastic again: "Have you peeled enough? Do you want me to order another plate for you to continue peeling?"
"No, I'm going to wash my hands."
Tao Qian: "..."
Tao Siyun went to the bathroom, and coincidentally, he met Xiang Yipeng again.
The Peacock Princess was a little surprised to see her. She blinked and said, "Hi~" and took the initiative to greet her, "Tao Siyun, are you here for dinner today too?"
Tao Siyun smiled politely and didn't specifically mention that it was his birthday today. The two of them exchanged a few polite words.
After washing her hands, Xiang Yipeng showed her the ring on her hand, like a little girl showing off, "I'm engaged."
Tao Siyun said "Wow" in his heart.
Her relationship with Xiang Yipeng was average in high school, but during these two meetings, Peacock Princess was overly enthusiastic, which made her particularly uncomfortable.
"Congratulations, then."
"Thank you, um...that...uh..."
The Peacock Princess' eyes were wandering, and it was obvious that she was really conflicted.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke hesitantly, "I, I have something I want to tell you, but I haven't found the right opportunity..."
Tao Siyun had never seen her like this before, and for a moment he didn't understand what she meant. "Just say what you want to say."
"It was the art performance in the second semester of my senior year..." Xiang Yipeng bit her lip and stopped talking halfway.
When this was mentioned, Tao Siyun's mood suddenly became a little complicated.
She really brings up things that are not related to the topic.
Tao Siyun originally wanted to say, let’s just forget about it.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Yipeng said awkwardly, "Although I didn't do it, it was still caused by me."
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"Tao Siyun, I apologize to you on behalf of Zhang Qi. I'm sorry. He was impulsive at the time and immediately regretted it after dirtying your performance clothes. I only found out about it later..."
The sudden turn of events left Tao Siyun a little unresponsive.
What is going on?
"I used to be jealous of you. This is a fact recognized by everyone. There is nothing to hide. I admit it, but I really didn't want to deliberately ruin your performance, nor did I let Zhang Qi do those things. I... I'm not that bad."
For the first time, Xiang Yipeng opened up to her and apologized for his past immature self.
Tao Siyun finally understood now.
Li Huan said that Zhang Qi was Xiang Yipeng's bootlicker when he was in high school. Now it seems that it is not an exaggeration at all.
Zhang Qi probably thought that she had stolen Xiang Yipeng's show, so he deliberately soiled his own performance clothes?
No wonder, the last time they met in the cinema, Zhang Qi looked at her evasively. She felt strange at the time and thought she was overthinking it, but she didn't expect this was the reason.
It turns out that he is guilty!
Thinking of this, Tao Siyun's already complicated mood became even more complicated.
All along, she thought the same as other classmates, that Xiang Yipeng was the one who did it.
After all, the teacher chose someone from between the two of them, and her relationship with Xiang Yipeng was indeed like that.
Although they didn't go to the point of being confrontational, Peacock Princess always tilted her neck when she spoke to her in high school.
Many times, people have a stereotype about controversial people around them.
She is no exception.
She has always seen Xiang Yipeng's attitude. Tao Siyun is not a saint. She knows what's going on and it's inevitable that she will have some subjective prejudice against the Peacock Princess.
This is the main cause of misunderstanding.
Tao Siyun washed off the foam on his hands and instantly felt relieved.
At the same time, she also understood one thing: the Peacock Princess did not have that much ill will towards her.
Although their relationship never reached the point where it could affect their mentality, who in their right mind would like to be hated and targeted for no reason?
Tao Siyun still said thank you to her.
Thank you Xiang Yipeng for telling me the truth.
Although she may also want to prove that she is indeed innocent.
Tao Siyun didn't delve into it any further.
I hope she and Zhang Qi can be happy in the future.
After all, Zhang Qi liked her so much that he was willing to do such an excessive thing to her who was innocent at the time.
Tao Siyun still has nightmares from time to time these past few years, all of which are about the despair of having his costume splashed with ink before going on stage...
Although she was speechless after learning the truth, she decided to let it go after thinking about it.
Tao Siyun advised himself this way: If someone doesn’t make mistakes when he is young, just forgive him.
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She was quite generous, but this made Li Huan, who hated Zhang Qi, very angry.
"Look, look, I've told you he's not a good guy. Do you believe me now?"
"Yes, letter."
Li Huan hissed, "Has that male green tea watched too many palace intrigues? No, I think he was most likely a eunuch in his previous life, spending every day in the harem, guarding his Concubine Xiang wholeheartedly. Anyone who dares to compete with his Concubine for favor, hmph." Li Huan made a fierce expression to the camera, suddenly switched roles, and said in a pinched voice: "I will let Eunuch Qi dirty all your beautiful clothes~"
This superb acting skill is comparable to that of the acting queen Bian Chengzi.
"...This is too much." Tao Siyun turned over and lay on the sofa and sighed, "Is there such a thing?"
"I am the Imperial Concubine, and you are just a mere—" Li Huan poked the camera with his index finger, and his eyes caught a glimpse of Xu who flashed by in the background opposite. He immediately returned to normal and began to praise: "Beautiful lady."
Tao Siyun: "..."
The use of the same word but different meanings has finally made it clear to you.
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