Chapter 112 Did we guess wrong?
Zhou Qiao had no idea that her own employee would betray her like this.
After watching the band's performance, she went to check out the bar. People who knew her greeted her and were quite surprised to see her hand injury. They chatted with her for a while before letting her go.
Zhou Qiao chose a spot with the best view and sent a voice message to Xu Songning, "Songning, look! A new handsome guy has come to the bar!"
Xu Songning's phone made a popping sound on the bed.
She had just finished showering and peeled a bowl of fresh lychees for her mother, then brought it to Ms. Xu's room.
"Mom, did you buy these lychees? They look quite fresh."
Xu Songning picked one and put it in his mouth. It was the freshest Hainan Fei Zi Xiao lychee, large, thin-skinned, and with crystal-clear flesh.
Ms. Xu leaned against the headboard reading a book, pushed up her glasses, and looked at her daughter with a mocking gaze.
"I didn't buy it, Xiao Xiang bought it. He was going to send a whole box, but I said the weather wouldn't be good for harvesting for long, so I only sent a bag. And let me tell you, Xiao Xiang really knows how to pick fruit; the fruit he always picks is so delicious."
It turns out that the lychees were a gift from Brother Yun.
Xu Songning pondered to himself, if Xiang Yun had found out, why would he still send him lychees? This just proved that he was safe!
Her eyes darted around, and she took the bowl of lychees that had been offered away back away.
"Hey, goodness, why did you take it again? Are you reluctant to part with it?" Ms. Xu called out to her from behind.
Xu Songning replied from the living room, "Mom, wait for me a moment, I'll bring it to you right away."
I took a picture of a bowl of glistening lychees with my phone, carefully adjusted the filter, admired it for a while by the table, and then slowly sent it to Brother Yun.
Xu Songning: Thank you, Brother Yun, for the lychees. They're very sweet!
After thinking for a moment, she posted another message on her WeChat Moments with the caption: "Is the lychee sweeter or is Sister Xu sweeter?"
The lychee pulp was delivered back to Ms. Xu's room. Ms. Xu was still reading and didn't have time to check her phone, otherwise she would have teased her to her face if she saw her post.
Xu Songning slipped back to her room, but before she could get a reply from Xiang Yun, Zhou Qiao bombarded her with a barrage of messages.
Zhou Qiao: You forgot about me just because you have lychees?
- I'm unhappy
Ouch, my hand hurts so much.
No one cares for me, no one loves me, I'm like an unwanted little cabbage in the field.
Who sent these lychees? It's actually worth Sister Xu posting about it on her WeChat Moments? Is she fishing for them?
As expected of a good friend, she saw right through her little scheme.
Xu Songning replied to her: "Hands hurt? Are you faking it or not? You can send a voice message if you can't type. The lychees were definitely a gift from Brother Yun. Sigh, does anyone really have such a good eye for fruit? Every fruit he picks is delicious."
Zhou Qiao: Hehe! I don't believe it! Unless he sends me a case to try.
Xu Songning: Qin You will send it to you, right? His performance is over, isn't it?
Zhou Qiao: It's over. At least he's changed a bit; he didn't act impulsively. Otherwise, I would have been really disappointed in him.
Xu Songning: Wait a minute, why did you take a fancy to a handsome guy? Didn't you say your hand hurt?
Zhou Qiao: Handsome guys are pleasing to the eye, and I can just look with my eyes, it doesn't get in the way of my hands, and luckily no one's bothering me.
Xu Songning understood; it must be because Qin You was keeping an eye on her when he was around, preventing her from looking at the handsome men in the bar.
After all, the person next to her was so jealous and possessive that they wanted no men within miles of her.
But that's absolutely impossible. Master Zhou once said that it would be a real waste for her to have 5.0 vision if she didn't use her bright eyes to look at handsome men!
Xu Songning urged her to go to sleep, and Zhou Qiao replied that she agreed, but only she knew whether she actually slept or not.
Xu Songning doesn't post on WeChat Moments often, so this time, it made her Moments very lively.
Many friends left her messages, and her colleagues also praised the quality of her lychees and asked for the link.
Xu Songning replied to each one with a smile. Some impatient people tagged her in the "Blue Sky Guide" group, asking where she bought the lychees.
Xu Songning replied: Wait a moment, I'll go ask.
The group chat immediately started scrolling with messages.
Xiao Jin: Wow, who sent these lychees to Sister Xu? Is something going on with Sister Xu?
Sister Wang: Songning, you can't hide it from your sister if you have a boyfriend. I have a few great guys I'd like to introduce you to, but if you don't need them, I'll have to decline.
Xu Songning sent a sweating cat emoji and replied: "Nothing's up, it was a gift from my neighbor. Anyone who wants some, wait a bit, I'll get the link for you. Sister Wang, introduce them to the other eligible bachelors, don't worry about me."
Sister Wang: Hahaha, Songning is right. Those of you who are single in the group, come out here, I'll introduce you to someone.
As soon as he said that, the group fell silent again. Xiao Jin also stopped talking. This single man, who didn't want to be in a relationship for the time being, ran away faster than anyone else.
Sister Wang didn't tolerate him and kept tagging him in the group chat, trying to introduce him to potential partners.
Xu Songning looked at the messages in the group and was overjoyed.
A message notification popped up at the top of the screen.
Xiang Yun: You're welcome. Do you like it? And...
Xu Songning: That's enough, Yun-ge. My colleagues are all asking me for the link, Captain Xiang, can you give me one?
Not long after the message was sent, there were several rhythmic knocks on the door.
Ms. Xu couldn't hear any movement with the door closed. Xu Songning jumped out of bed. Xiang Yun on her phone hadn't replied to her messages. Then someone knocked on the door again. A feeling surged in her heart. It must be him!
Xu Songning tidied her hair in front of the mirror and went to open the door with a cheerful mood.
Xiang Yun stood at the door carrying a box of lychees. Xu Songning subconsciously made way for him to come in. This didn't seem like he was there to question her, and Xu Songning felt relieved.
"Brother Yun, why did you send another box? That's enough, there are still plenty of lychees left." Xu Songning helped him get his slippers.
Xiang Yun carried the box steadily, without showing any signs of strain. He looked down at her, his emotions unreadable.
"Take it to share with your colleagues. It was sent by my dad's colleague. There's no link."
The two looked at each other across the box of lychees. Xu Songning patted the box guiltily, "Thank you, but you can just put it on the dining table. It must be tiring for you to carry it like that."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yun placed the lychees on a corner of the dining table. With some mud on his hands from the bottom of the box, he turned and went to the kitchen to wash his hands. "May I borrow some water?"
"Go ahead and borrow it, when are you going to pay it back?" Xu Songning joked.
Xiang Yun washed his hands and glanced at the dishcloths in the kitchen, unsure which one was for wiping his hands. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xu Songning walk over with a pack of tissues, tear off a few sheets, and stuff them into his hand.
"Do you want to pay it back? How about we use lychees to settle the debt?" Xiang Yun wiped away the water droplets and looked at her straight hair without making a sound. He remembered that when he first met Xu Songning, she also had straight hair.
The time he came to Xu Songning's house to borrow the bathroom, her hair was slightly curly, like it was in a bun, and that's how it looked after it was let down.
Whether from memory or from photos seen on Zhou Qiao's Weibo, Lily always had exaggerated big wavy hair, which didn't match the smooth long straight hair of the person in front of me.
He didn't see Lily's hair color clearly that night, but from the photo posted by Zhou Qiao, it was clear that Lily's hair was purple and wavy. Given the nature of Xu Songning's work, it was impossible for her to dye her hair.
Xu Songning turned her head to look up at him, half of her face raised in a subtle curve, which gave her a different feeling than Lily, who wore an Aries mask and had big waves in her hair.
This left him somewhat puzzled and confused. Had he really guessed wrong? He couldn't hide his disappointment.
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