Chapter 48 Sister Xu's Verification: He's Not a Scumbag
“You’re an overly responsible person, but this responsibility is a good thing for your profession. Every passenger should be lucky to have a responsible captain like you. What is the significance of the four stripes, Captain Xiang?” Xu Songning looked at him with a smile.
Xiang Yun raised an eyebrow and stretched slightly. "Professionalism, knowledge, flight skills, responsibility."
"The last stripe awarded by the captain—responsibility, Captain Xiang, you are fully worthy of that stripe. In terms of emotions, I don't think it's an excessive sense of responsibility. If I were your ex-girlfriend, I would also be happy to have dated you, and you would still lend a helping hand in the most difficult times. And someone like you is indeed unlikely to have lingering feelings after a breakup, right?" Xu Songning clicked his tongue.
"Someone like me? What kind of person am I?" Xiang Yun pressed, sitting up straight and looking intently into her eyes.
Xu Songning pursed her lips, carefully choosing her words, "You... I deleted you, and you didn't even ask me why I scolded you. How could someone as composed as you ask to get back together?"
Xiang Yun laughed, lightly covering the corner of his lips, suppressing the upward curve, "These are two different things."
These are indeed two different things.
"Alright, the misunderstanding is cleared up. In short, you're not a scumbag, Sister Xu confirms it," Xu Songning said with a smile.
When the small bag vibrated, Xu Songning realized that he had been out for a long time, and Lu Xiaomeng and Zhou Qiao must be getting impatient.
"Hey? Xu Songning, did you fall into the toilet? Do you want me to come and get you?" Zhou Qiao was a little drunk, leaning back in her chair, swirling her wine glass. After finishing her red wine, she ordered some white wine. Lu Xiaomeng didn't dare to drink anymore and covered her glass to stop her from pouring more.
"Sister Xu! Come back quickly! Help! Someone is trying to harm Xiao Lu!" Lu Xiaomeng cried out as she leaned close to her phone.
"Drink less, I'm coming." Xu Songning stood up, gave Xiang Yun an apologetic smile, and said, "I should go back now."
"Okay." Xiang Yun waved goodbye to her.
Xu Songning walked to a seat by the window and suddenly remembered that she hadn't added Xiang Yun back on WeChat! Oh no, the misunderstanding had been cleared up, but her friend list was still empty.
By the window, Zhou Qiao looked normal, while Lu Xiaomeng, who had drunk a glass of red wine, had rosy cheeks and a wronged expression on her face.
"Sister Xu, when you weren't here, Sister Zhou kept feeding me!" Lu Xiaomeng complained, her eyes glancing at the brooch pinned to her skirt, curious but not asking.
"I couldn't get any into you even if I tried to force it, my darling." Zhou Qiao pinched her cheek, her eyes glazed over. She wasn't drunk, just a little tipsy.
"How many glasses of baijiu did she drink?" Xu Songning asked as he sat down.
"How many glasses? A whole bottle! Are all bar owners such heavy drinkers?" Lu Xiaomeng pointed to the empty bottle on the table.
Xu Songning knew that Qin You must have been mentioned earlier. She was prone to overthinking, and when her mind stopped working, she liked to drink. She picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it in Zhou Qiao's bowl, "Eat a few more bites to fill your stomach, or your stomach will hurt later."
"Okay." Zhou Qiao ate her food obediently, eating whatever Xu Songning put on her plate.
After the three of them had finished eating and had their dessert, Xu Songning called a designated driver to take the energetic Lu Xiaomeng home first, and then to the bar to drop Zhou Qiao off.
Zhou Qiao drank a bottle of baijiu, but she still walked quite steadily, not like a drunkard. A gust of wind blew, and after a few steps, her legs gave way, and she almost fell flat on her own turf.
Xu Songning caught her in time and said to the designated driver, "Sir, wait here for me for twenty minutes. I'll take her upstairs and give you extra money so you won't have to wait in vain."
Upon hearing that the extra money would be charged, the designated driver was naturally happy to agree and parked the car at the intersection to wait for her.
Xu Songning pulled the half-drunk Zhou Qiao and led her upstairs. Zhou Qiao, who was drunk, did not cause any trouble and had a very good drinking manner, but her legs were a little weak.
"Are you sure you can do it yourself?" Xu Songning asked.
Zhou Qiao stood firm, holding onto the door frame, and pressed her forehead. "I can manage. After so many times, don't you trust me? Go back now."
"If you feel unwell, have someone come up and take care of you," Xu Songning said.
"Okay," Zhou Qiao said, raising her finger to assure him.
Her slightly rusty brain worked for a moment. "Oh right, last time my little sister asked me if you still wanted the buttons in your drawer. If not, she had someone clean them out, since you've had them lying there for a long time."
"Okay, I'll go get it. What about the seafood? Can I take it?" Xu Songning asked deliberately.
Zhou Qiao's eyes darted away as she stared at the ceiling for a while. "Seafood? I'll have the kitchen make it tomorrow. Take it back; the car will smell later."
"Okay, keep it." Xu Songning smiled, pushed Zhou Qiao into the room, and closed the door for her.
I went to my room, opened the drawer, and there lay the button in the most conspicuous place.
Xu Songning took it out and stared at the button for a long time. A sense of familiarity welled up from the bottom of her heart to the top of her head. She had seen this button before.
Xiang Yun changed clothes in the car that day. The black shirt he put on had these kinds of buttons. The second button was missing, so he replaced it with a regular button.
Four-pointed stars, with a frosted texture, and all the same size.
The second button that she accidentally pulled off that night fell to the ground during their passionate encounter, but she picked it up and put it in the drawer.
Xu Songning's heart pounded. Could it be? Could it really be him?
She hurried downstairs, the music from downstairs unable to drown out the pounding of her heart; only one thought remained in her mind, causing her to lose focus.
Xiang Yun is Mr. X.
She should have realized that Xiang Yun's surname is X.
But one button alone is far from enough; she needs more evidence.
That Ragdoll cat's WeChat profile picture!
Many people have a second WeChat account. Will Xiang Yun have a second one too?
Back in the car, Xu Songning was still in a daze. It wasn't until she got home and stood at Xiang Yun's door that she looked down at the ground with trembling lips.
Xiang Yun was at home; there were shoes on the floor.
Xu Songning's act of deleting Xiang Yun from her friend list has widened the distance between them. Now, is she going to push Xiang Yun away herself?
If she's certain that Mr. X is indeed Xiang Yun, what should she do? Continue the ambiguous relationship with her one-night stand? Or should she be more decisive, push him away, stay far away, and preferably never let him know about it?
But she wasn't the only bad person; wasn't Xiang Yun bad too?
Xu Songning's hands moved faster than his brain; he knocked on the door first.
After knocking on the door, Xu Songning came to her senses and turned to run, but the door opened faster than she could run, and besides, she lived right across the street, so where could she run to?
As soon as the key was taken out, Xiang Yun appeared.
Xiang Yun was drying his hair, his black hair was all tangled and messy, and after seeing Xu Songning's frozen back, he casually ruffled it a few times and straightened it.
"What's wrong?"
They knock on the door, looking like they're up to no good and trying to run away. What are they doing?
Xu Songning reluctantly turned around, touched her bag, and found the clasp hidden in a compartment. She wrinkled her nose and asked, "Um, can I add you on WeChat?"
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