Chapter 60 Talking about exes is a dangerous topic
"If it's inconvenient, then forget it."
"Is there anything inconvenient about it?"
The two sentences were uttered almost simultaneously, and Xiang Yun's fingers, which had been loosened, pressed down again.
"I'm all ears."
Xu Songning sighed. She had dug her own hole, and now she had to jump in even with her eyes closed. She would never ask again next time! She didn't care what he was doing, as long as he wasn't killing someone in the middle of the night, she could accept it!
"I told you, he's a pilot, right? We're alumni, we met at a social event, you know how social events are. I was pulled in to get extra credits, and so was he."
Oh, he's quite handsome. Xiang Yun thought.
"I wasn't planning on finding a boyfriend, but it's rare to find one who's good-looking."
"Hmm, lust at first sight." Xiang Yun retracted his fingers.
"Later, we added each other as friends, and since we spent a lot of time at school, we chatted and met up, and got to know each other. Everyone around us was dating, so we naturally got together."
Naturally.
"After graduation, we each started working. He flew international routes and was so busy that we could only see each other once every six months. He also made many demands on me, so we naturally broke up. That's all!" Xu Songning ended this suffocating topic.
How natural it all is, even the breakup feels natural.
"Mm," Xiang Yun replied simply.
The doorbell rang by the waiter broke the awkward atmosphere.
"Hello, food delivery."
Xu Songning breathed a sigh of relief; talking about exes was never a good thing.
Several waiters filed in and placed the exquisitely plated dishes in front of the two.
Xu Songning picked up her chopsticks, picking up food while stealing glances at Xiang Yun's face, which seemed a little darker than when she first arrived.
Sigh, exes are definitely a taboo topic. Actually, she felt a little uncomfortable asking Xiang Yun about his ex-girlfriend. After all, they used to be so close. Bringing it up now would not only annoy her but also him.
"Brother Yun, try this."
Xu Songning ladled out a bowl of lotus root soup, scooped up a piece of pork rib full of lean meat with a spoon, placed it on top, and pushed it in front of Xiang Yun.
"Thank you." Xiang Yun didn't drink the beverage and continued eating.
Xu Songning was a little depressed, staring at the bowl of soup, wondering, "Is she angry?"
"Why won't you drink the soup? Are you angry with me?" Xu Songning had to say what was on her mind.
"Angry? No." Xiang Yun put down his chopsticks, his mind agitated. He asked himself, "Am I angry? No, I don't think so. Is a mere ex-boyfriend worth getting angry over?"
"I'm used to drinking soup after meals," Xiang Yun explained.
“Okay,” Xu Songning replied, lowering his head and remaining silent.
The two remained silent, and the atmosphere at the table grew cold. Xu Songning usually did most of the talking. Although both seemed somewhat aloof, Xu Songning's aloofness was merely superficial; she smiled brightly and spoke wittily, like a cat that loved to tease people. Xiang Yun, on the other hand, was genuinely a man of few words. If the conversation didn't go his way, he would simply give a cold shoulder, keeping many things to himself.
Silence fell over the table. Xiang Yun sighed, picked up the lotus root soup, took a sip, and chewed on the crisp lotus root. He finished the bowl of soup and said softly, "It's delicious."
Xu Songning was in a bad mood, but when she caught a glimpse of him finishing a bowl of soup, the dark cloud over her heart instantly flew away, and she became cheerful. "I want some too."
She said she wanted to drink, but didn't actually touch it; she just looked at Xiang Yun with innocent eyes.
Xiang Yun understood immediately and ladled a bowl of soup for her.
Xu Songning held the bowl, blowing on it to cool it down. He didn't eat his rice; instead, he drank a bowl of soup first.
"Slow down, have some soup to fill your stomach, otherwise you won't be able to eat anything later," Xiang Yun said.
"What does it matter? The point is who ladled the soup." Xu Songning put down the empty bowl, his burning gaze fixed on him.
Xiang Yun also had many questions he wanted to ask, but now was not a good time. He was afraid he would lose control and ask about Lily. He needed to investigate secretly whether Xu Songning was Lily.
He couldn't quite explain what he was thinking, but ever since he saw the mole on Xu Songning's back, he had had a nagging feeling that it was impossible for two people to have the same mole in the same spot. Moreover, judging from their figures, Xu Songning, who was wearing a red dress that day, and Lily almost overlapped.
He could sense Xu Songning subtly reaching out to him, occasionally stirring his heart.
He just didn't know whether Xu Songning was just playing around or seriously flirting with him.
Adhering to the principle of "I won't move unless the enemy moves," Xiang Yun decided to first observe Xu Songning's movements. What if he mistakenly believed that she liked him? Would they still be able to remain neighbors and colleagues? The relationship couldn't be broken.
Little did Xu Songning know, she found it amusing, thinking: Xiang Yun can be really clueless sometimes. When I flirt with him, his ears turn red, but his face doesn't show any reaction. Is he really that clueless? Or is he just not interested in me?
No, why would he blush if he wasn't interested? Sigh, teasing him is so much fun.
The meal went fairly smoothly. Even though they started with an unpleasant topic, neither of them held a grudge for long, and a bowl of soup melted away the thin ice.
They chatted about trivial matters back and forth. Xu Songning shared her trip to Xi'an with him and even showed him the photos.
She did it on purpose.
She picked the best photo, capturing her figure and face perfectly, but she didn't post it on her WeChat Moments.
"This is something only VIPs can watch in advance."
Xiang Yun glanced at the photo. Xu Songning in red was indeed very elegant. Symmetrical Miao silver bell accessories hung on her forehead. She held a fan in her hand, which covered a third of her face. Her eyes suddenly looked at the camera. Behind her were ancient city walls and a full moon. The moonlight was reflected on her skirt, and her aloof and cold image was vividly presented.
Then look at Xu Songning, who is holding her phone and smiling broadly.
Her hair was casually clipped back, adorned with a light blue rose hair clip.
With delicate light makeup on her face, her elegant features are exceptionally charming, and she can pull off both light and heavy makeup looks.
Xiang Yun looked at Xu Songning in front of him and said, "You look great, the red suits you very well."
"You have a good eye, Yun-ge. My mom used to take these kinds of ancient costume photos of me when I was little, but I haven't been interested in taking them since I grew up. But my mom was here this time, so she dragged me to take another set," Xu Songning said.
"When I was little?"
"Yeah, I also have photos from when I was little. Do you want to see them? If you do, you'll have to trade me photos from when you were little." Xu Songning smiled slyly.
Xiang Yun thought for a few seconds, "I don't have any childhood photos on my phone. I'll go home and look for old photo albums in a while, and if I do, I'll send them to you."
“Okay, it’s a deal.” Xu Songning said happily. She was quite curious to see what Xiang Yun looked like when he was a child. Anyway, she hadn’t grown up to be ugly, and she could definitely show off her childhood photos.
Judging from Xiang Yun's appearance now, he must have been quite good-looking as a child.
Xu Songning's phone suddenly lit up; it turned out that the cat bed she had ordered online had arrived.
A thought struck her, and she gripped her phone tightly, secretly planning something. "Brother Yun, the cat bed I ordered for Sanhua online arrived, but it needs to be assembled. Can you help me with that?"
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