"You dare laugh at me?"
As Xu Xiu spoke, he tickled Xiao Ruoyan's armpits. Just as Xu Xiu was gaining the upper hand, a terrifying scream came from the TV, instantly wiping out his advantage.
Xiao Ruoyan deliberately let her hair down, spread her arms, and imitated a voice from TV, saying, "I've come to take your life...!"
Xu Xiu was speechless. I'm afraid of ghosts, but not you. If all ghosts were as beautiful and cute as you, what would I be afraid of?
At this moment, Xu Xiu had countless thoughts in his mind about wanting to pounce on the "female ghost" in front of him.
Just as the two were flirting, Xu Xiu's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Xu Tinglong calling, so he answered it directly.
"Dad, did you receive the car?"
"You brat, what do you mean by 'if the car breaks down, why don't you get it fixed locally and then drive it back'?"
Do you know how expensive towing fees are?
"Dad, I'm just worried that a repair shop I don't know well won't be able to fix it properly."
"Surely I can find a Volkswagen 4S store?"
Xu Tinglong was speechless. He was working overtime at the factory that night when the security guard called him out of the blue, saying that his car had been towed back and was at the factory gate, asking him to come and take a look.
When he arrived at the door, the deliveryman said the shipping fee was two thousand yuan, and Xu Tinglong cursed under his breath.
"Dad, you've said this car is very important to our family, so we should definitely tow it back to our usual repair shop. Besides, what if something goes wrong on the way back after it's fixed?"
"Is your son more important or your car?"
Xu Xiu shouted at the other end of the phone, questioning him.
"Is that even a question? Of course the car is more important; the son is nothing."
Xu Tinglong answered without hesitation on the phone.
"Hey, you surnamed Xu, be careful, or you won't have anyone to take care of you in your old age."
"Oh, you're threatening me? You've really grown some guts, haven't you? If you're so capable, then don't come home for the New Year."
"If I'm not coming back, I'm going to my girlfriend's house for the New Year!"
Xiao Ruoyan thought Xu Xiu was serious, so she quickly tugged at his sleeve. She didn't want to cause any problems in the relationship between Xu Xiu and his son because of her.
Xu Xiu gave her a reassuring look.
"Having a girlfriend is nothing special, I have a wife too."
Because Xu Xiu had the phone on speakerphone, Xiao Ruoyan couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard Xu Tinglong's words.
Xu Tinglong overheard this and immediately asked on the phone, "Xu Xiu, where are you? Why is there a girl's voice?"
"I'm warning you, you can't do anything reckless outside."
"Hello, Uncle, I am Xiao Ruoyan."
Upon hearing that it was Xiao Ruoyan, Xu Tinglong felt relieved, but then he suddenly felt something was off. There was television sound coming from the phone; at this hour, they weren't outside, but in a room with a television...
Where are you?
Xu Xiu knew his father was overthinking things.
"The school allocated me a separate staff dormitory, a two-bedroom apartment. Ruoyan and I came to clean it today, and we'll stay here on weekends from now on."
Upon hearing that there would be a house to be allocated, Xu Tinglong felt inexplicably happy and a sense of pride welled up within him. He thought, "He truly is worthy of being Xu Tinglong's son."
"Xiao Xiao, if Xu Xiu bullies you, just call your uncle."
"Thank you, Uncle. He won't bully me."
"You can know a person's face but not their heart; be careful when you're out in the world..."
"Dad, how can you talk to your own son like that?"
Xu Xiu couldn't stand it any longer and quickly interrupted.
"Alright, alright, I won't disturb your time together. Xiao Xiao is coming over for the New Year..."
Before Xu Tinglong could finish speaking, Xu Xiu hung up the phone.
Xu Xiu hung up the phone, looking indignant.
"Xiu, stop talking back to your uncle."
"I hate that old bastard Xu so much..."
Xu Xiu was speaking when he saw Xiao Ruoyan secretly wiping away tears.
Then she remembered that her father had left when she was very young...
Xu Xiu quickly pulled Xiao Ruoyan into his arms and comforted her:
"Silly girl, don't cry. You'll have a father someday, and a loving husband who will cherish you..."
"You're taking advantage of me again."
"What do you mean? Everything I said is true."
Where are your hands?
"Ah...sorry, I wasn't paying attention, it was a mistake!"
"Uncle was right after all; you can know a person's face but not their heart."
After saying that, Xiao Ruoyan deliberately turned her head away and ignored him in a huff.
Xu Xiu deliberately went up to scratch her, and Xiao Ruoyan lost her temper in less than three seconds.
"Xiu, how come I never realized you were so annoying before?"
"I should have known better than to like you."
"As expected, love does fade. It hasn't been that long and you don't like me anymore."
Xu Xiu sighed deliberately.
Seeing Xu Xiu's melancholy expression, Xiao Ruoyan tilted her head and said sweetly, "But there's no going back in this world. I've already fallen in love with you, so I'll only ever love you in this lifetime."
“You were my childhood sweetheart, and I want to say that to you in reverse.”
Xu Xiu was stunned for a long time before he understood the meaning of the last sentence. Just how many cheesy pick-up lines had this silly guy memorized?
Since that's the case, I can't lose. After all, I'm a man who's done the research.
"Ruoyan, do you know that there will never be anyone in this world who can move my heart like you did?"
"You didn't have me by your side for the first half of your life, so let me accompany you for the second half."
Xu Xiu's main approach is to cooperate and make reasonable use of each other; what's the use of just rote memorization?
Luckily, there were only the two of them in the house, so they could say whatever they wanted without anyone complaining.
The two exchanged heartfelt confessions, and the movie on TV was coming to an end. A horror movie isn't complete without a kiss and a hug.
Just as the atmosphere between the two was incredibly ambiguous, the male and female protagonists on TV passionately kissed.
Xu Xiu turned his head to look at her, then turned back to look at Xiao Ruoyan.
"Ruoyan, I'm absolutely certain about our relationship now, all that's missing is your kiss!"
Xiao Ruoyan was also speechless. Where could someone be so blunt?
If she stayed any longer, she would definitely be taken advantage of. Xiao Ruoyan stood up and said she was going to wash up and go back to her room to sleep.
Xu Xiu didn't care and got up to turn off the damn TV. He thought, "If I can't kiss you, neither can you."
After they finished washing up, they returned to their respective rooms. In the middle of the night, Xu Xiu went directly to Xiao Ruoyan's door and knocked.
Xiao Ruoyan opened the door and looked at Xu Xiu with a puzzled expression.
"Xiu, what's wrong? Why aren't you asleep so late?"
"Ruoyan, would you believe me if I told you I'm afraid of ghosts and don't dare to sleep alone at night?"
Xiao Ruoyan: "..."
In the end, unable to bear refusing, he let Xu Xiu sleep in his room.
Instead of letting him sleep on the floor, they had him bring his blanket over so that each of them could sleep with their own blanket.
Xu Xiu slept soundly that night, without any other thoughts.
But now it was Xiao Ruoyan's turn to be unable to sleep. All night long, she kept thinking about whether or not she should sleep in his bed.
Xiao Ruoyan struggled and agonized all night. Whenever Xu Xiu made even the slightest move, she could convince herself to fall asleep.
Xu Xiu was exhausted from shopping today, and he was sleeping soundly next to Xiao Ruoyan.
Don't talk about any deviant behavior; he's sleeping like a log.
Xiao Ruoyan shone her phone flashlight on him and thought to herself, "So he really is afraid of ghosts."
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