Xu Xiu subconsciously tapped Xiao Ruoyan's head lightly, "You've had a long day, aren't you going home to rest?"
"You...you didn't rest either, did you?"
"Wow, you've even learned to talk back now?"
Xiao Ruoyan stuck out her tongue, her expression quite adorable.
Since her rebirth, Xiao Ruoyan has been changing every day, although she is still very self-conscious, after all, it is something that has been ingrained in her bones since childhood.
A complete change takes time and effort, but recently this silly boy has become much more cheerful.
Xu Xiu stood up and fetched a chair, letting the simple-minded woman sit next to him. He then told her that her job today was to accompany him while he worked.
Xiao Ruoyan nodded happily, her expression seeming to say, "I just wanted to watch you work."
The two sat quietly, enjoying this rare moment of solitude.
Xiao Ruoyan fell asleep on the table without realizing it. The night was already a bit chilly at the end of September, so Xu Xiu took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders.
It didn't wake up even with such a big movement; it must be really tired.
What Xu Xiu didn't know was that Xiao Ruoyan wasn't tired at all; she was sleeping soundly because he was by her side.
Before long, Xu Xiu noticed that someone was drooling, and his first reaction was to take out his phone and take a picture.
He took a tissue from the table and gently wiped her face.
As soon as he finished wiping his drool, he started talking nonsense again. Xu Xiu laughed and took out his phone to record a video.
She quietly put down her phone after taking a few pictures. "Xu Xiu... I really want to... stay by your side forever... Please don't send me away... okay?"
Hearing what Hanhan said, Xu Xiu gripped his phone tightly and whispered, "Silly girl, I'm back. I'll never leave you in this lifetime. Even if you kick me out, I won't go."
After calming himself down, Xu Xiu continued working. Before he knew it, it was very late. He looked at his son, Hanhan, who was still fast asleep beside him.
He gently shook her, and Xiao Ruoyan woke up with a lazy expression, as if she was still not quite done.
When I opened my eyes, I saw Xu Xiu propping his head up with one hand, staring at me with a smile.
"Ah... I'm sorry... I fell asleep."
Xu Xiu said with feigned resentment, "Xiao, you promised to work with me, but you were sleeping?"
"Ah...ah...Xu Xiu, you can call me that..."
Xiao Ruoyan looked completely bewildered.
The coat she was wearing slipped off, and when Xiao Ruoyan turned around, she saw that Xu Xiu's coat had been draped over her shoulders at some point.
He quickly bent down to pick it up, and in that instant, his chest was exposed, revealing a glimpse of his ample bosom. Xu Xiu quickly looked away, silently thinking:
"If the heart is pure as ice, one will not be alarmed even if the sky falls; one will remain calm amidst all changes; and one will be serene and at peace."
As a result, Xiao Ruoyan stood up and looked at Xu Xiu with a wronged expression, which almost made him lose his composure. He cursed inwardly, "What a useless incantation, it has no effect at all."
A short while later, as the two walked back to their dorm, Xu Xiu asked, "Have you called home recently?"
"No...no."
"Why? Didn't you say the phone calls would be free?!"
Xu Xiu stopped and looked at Xiao Ruoyan.
"Well... neither Mom nor Grandpa have cell phones, so they can only call the landline at the small shop at the entrance of the village."
Xu Xiu slapped his forehead, inwardly cursing himself for being stupid. He hadn't seen Xiao Ruoyan and her family take out their phones during the summer vacation, and he hadn't heard any calls or messages even after staying at their house for almost a day.
But how could a normal person imagine that in this day and age there are still people who don't have a mobile phone? At the very least, they should have a basic old-fashioned phone that costs a few hundred yuan.
It turned out that neither of them had a cell phone.
"...I don't want to fight either. The more I fight, the more I miss my mom and grandpa. Besides, I don't plan to go back for National Day. The round-trip fare will cost a lot of money."
Xiao Ruoyan spoke with her head down, not daring to look up for fear that Xu Xiu would say something to her again.
Looking at Xiao Ruoyan's appearance, Xu Xiu shook his head helplessly.
"Xiao, I'm going back to my hometown for National Day. You can come with me since it's on your way. I'll be going whether I go alone or with someone else."
"And I won't charge you for the ride. Just work hard during the day, and don't fall asleep next to me like you did today."
Xu Xiu spoke with a straight face, but he could hardly contain his laughter.
Xiao Ruoyan was overjoyed to hear that Xu Xiu was going back to his hometown. She really missed her mother and grandfather, and nodded vigorously.
Because their dormitories were in different places, they had to part ways halfway there. Xiao Ruoyan was just about to take off her coat and return it to Xu Xiu.
Xu Xiu said it was cool at night and she had just woken up, so she was prone to catching a cold and asked her to go back to her old clothes and bring them back to him the next day.
Xiao Ruoyan felt a warmth in her heart and didn't think much of it. She ran away, really not wanting to stay with Xu Xiu any longer. Her face was already flushed.
After running for a while, she couldn't help but sneak a glance back. When she found that Xu Xiu was no longer there and there was no one around, she suddenly started skipping and hopping like a little girl, her steps very cheerful.
Little did she know that Xu Xiu had been hiding in a corner watching her, observing Xiao Ruoyan's bouncy movements.
Xu Xiu thought to himself.
"It turns out that it's not that you have all the qualities I like, but that I like all of you."
When Xiao Ruoyan returned to her dormitory, her roommates noticed that she was wearing a boy's jacket and asked her about it out of curiosity.
"Ruoyan, what's wrong with you?"
Du Yuanyuan asked curiously.
"Ah... I just went to the studio and accidentally fell asleep. Xu... Xiu lent me this."
Xiao Ruoyan was not one to lie, and she honestly confessed everything.
Everyone exclaimed in surprise, "Ruoyan, you actually went on a date with your crush!"
"Ah...no, it's just work!"
Everyone had a knowing look on their faces.
Seeing the looks in everyone's eyes, Xiao Ruoyan quickly lowered her head, turned around, took off her clothes, and placed them on her bed. She folded the clothes neatly and put them somewhere out of her reach.
The roommates burst out laughing at the sight; it was just a piece of clothing, yet they were being so careful.
They could already smell the sour stench of love.
The sunshine at the end of September is soft and warm, and a gentle breeze brings a sense of peace and beauty.
There are only a few days left until the National Day holiday. This is the first long holiday after the start of the new semester. Half of the month of university life will be spent on military training.
Xu Xiu usually arrives early for class and leaves last. After class, he stays in the classroom for a while to organize his notes, record the key points of the lesson, and note anything he doesn't understand.
I never put off until the next day to solve any problem that I can't solve. So if I don't understand something, I'll shamelessly ask the teacher or a classmate who knows it.
Although he was the top scholar, he was not omnipotent. Xu Xiu naturally understood the principle that "among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."
Not getting into a top university in his past life must have been one of his regrets.
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