After finishing their meal, no one got up to leave immediately. They stayed in their seats and chatted. It's rare for people to run into each other unless there's something important to do.
As a result, Xu Xiu had already called the waiter over with a lot of takeout boxes and started packing the food to everyone's astonishment.
Xu Lin was dumbfounded and asked, "Comrade Xu Xiu, what's going on here?"
"Nothing's wrong. It's a shame to throw away so much food that we can't finish it. I'll pack it up and have it for supper tonight."
"No, Xiu, since you were planning to have this for a late-night snack, you didn't need to pack so much, and you even shaved it so clean..."
Xu Lin said disdainfully.
Xu Xiu simply retorted, "None of your business!"
Fang An quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Come on, everyone, since you're all just killing time, help Mr. Xu pack it up. After all, it's Mr. Xu's treat today."
"Cousin, look at Lao Fang's awareness, I don't even want to say anything to you."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh at these words. Xiao Ruoyan watched Xu Xiu packing up all sorts of dishes from the table, thinking that she would ask him for some when no one was around later.
"They should be able to give me some, right?" Just as she was lost in thought, Xu Xiu nudged her from the side, "Xiao, what are you standing there for? Help me pack it up."
"Ah... Oh..."
Wang Wenxin was amused by his silly appearance and said that the classmate Xu Xiu found was so cute.
After packing the leftovers, everyone at the table was ready to leave. The older generation was still drinking and didn't know how long they would eat. Xu Xiu informed the others and then took Xiao Ruoyan to the hotel room.
For some reason, the hotel had prepared a couples' room for him. As soon as Xu Xiu entered, he was hit by an ambiguous atmosphere and was completely dumbfounded.
Xiao Ruoyan looked at the room's decor with confusion, remembering Wang Mengqi's words to her, "Ruoyan, if Xu Xiu wants to take you to a hotel, you absolutely must not go."
"Even if you are going, if the hotel room is strange, do not go in, just turn around and leave."
As it turned out, everything that happened today came true, and now Xu Xiu can't even get clean, let alone jump into the Yellow River or go to the bathhouse.
......
Just as Xu Xiu was in a daze, trying to figure out how to explain, Xiao Ruoyan suddenly spoke up: "Xu Xiu... are you... staying here... tonight?"
Xu Xiu was completely taken aback by these words, wondering to himself, "What's this idiot thinking? Could he have really misunderstood?"
"Cough...cough...Xiao, what are you thinking? How could I possibly live here? There's a difference between men and women. I'm a gentleman."
When Xiao Ruoyan heard Xu Xiu's words, she felt not relief but a little disappointed.
Wang Mengqi once told her that if a boy likes someone or wants to make a move on her, he will tell her that he will sleep on the bed and she will sleep on the sofa or the floor at night.
If someone has no interest in you and doesn't have any ulterior motives towards you, they definitely wouldn't share a room with you.
I'll find an excuse to leave, unless it's some kind of pervert or lecher.
Xiao Ruoyan was certain that Xu Xiu was not a perverted lecher. Since he was unwilling to stay together tonight, it meant he didn't like her. She didn't know what she could do for him.
Xu Xiu noticed that Xiao Ruoyan kept her head down after speaking and didn't go into the room, so he thought she had misunderstood something.
I've never encountered such a treasure of a girl in my past life. I wouldn't use those flirting techniques from my past life on a simpleton like me. My main approach is sincerity.
There was an ice bar in the hotel room. Xu Xiu didn't wait for Xiao Ruoyan's reaction and pushed her in. Then he stuffed all the takeout food into the ice bar.
"Xiao, we'll take these dishes with you tomorrow so your mom and grandpa can eat together."
After saying that, he waved and left. Xiao Ruoyan watched Xu Xiu's departing figure, feeling both happy and sad. She really didn't know how to describe her current feelings.
Looking at the empty room and the ice bar that looked like a mini-fridge, tears streamed down my face as if they were free.
These past few months together have given her a sense of purpose, confidence, and hope, even though the changes aren't very noticeable.
However, Xu Xiu has changed a lot since his rebirth.
Just as she was lost in thought, there was a sudden knock on the door, which startled Xiao Ruoyan.
She didn't know there was a peephole on the door, and her whole body trembled slightly as she didn't dare to open it. Just as she was wondering what to do, Xu Xiu called out from outside the door.
Hearing Xu Xiu's voice, Xiao Ruoyan happily ran to open the door. Upon opening it, Xu Xiu saw Xiao Ruoyan's red eyes and tear stains on her cheeks and asked with concern:
"What's wrong, Xiao? Why are you crying?"
"N-nothing...it's just that I'm a little scared living alone..."
Xu Xiu said with a smile, "If you need anything, you can call the front desk or me. My home is a long way from the hotel, only 10 minutes away."
"I left in a hurry and forgot some things."
As soon as I finished speaking, I turned on the TV for her, found her favorite drama, and told her that she could use the bathrobe and slippers, and that the bottled water, coffee, and tea bags on the table were free.
The snacks and drinks in the other cabinets are chargeable. Then take her to the bathroom and show her how to use the toothbrush, the hairdryer, and the hot and cold water in the shower.
They treated her like a three-year-old, attending to every little detail. If Wang Mengqi were here, she would definitely be suspicious, thinking that Xu Xiu was up to no good.
But in Xiao Ruoyan's eyes, the more Xu Xiu showed concern for her, the more upset she felt, thinking that they would be separated when school started, and that he only regarded her as a classmate.
Looking at Xu Xiu's figure, there was a hint of sadness in her eyes, but Xu Xiu felt that this was nothing. Back when he was a sycophant, the service was much more attentive.
After giving his instructions, Xu Xiu stared at the room for a while. Once he was sure there was nothing else to say, he told Xiao Ruoyan, closed the door, and left.
If in his past life Xu Xiu could have slept with a girl over a single meal, in this life he cherishes this simpleton, wanting to give her the most beautiful love and life in the world.
He shielded her from all darkness, but what Xu Xiu didn't know was that his carefulness only made Xiao Ruoyan's heart restless.
After Xu Xiu left, Xiao Ruoyan watched the TV series on TV and was very surprised. How did he know that she liked to watch this? She didn't seem to have told anyone else.
Xiao Ruoyan couldn't understand it no matter what, because all her secrets from her past life were written in a diary, and that diary was with Xu Xiu.
......
After a sleepless night, Xu Xiu arrived at the hotel early in the morning, or rather, he brought her breakfast. Xiao Ruoyan was already up when the room door opened.
The blankets were made even neater than the cleaning lady's, and the room was spotless, as if no one had lived there yesterday.
Xiao Ruoyan was stunned when she saw the breakfast Xu Xiu was holding, because he had bought tofu pudding and sesame balls, both of which were her favorite foods.
This was the first time Xu Xiu had bought her breakfast. He had been making his own breakfast for the past few months at school because he felt that food outside was unhygienic.
He knew that Xiao Ruoyan liked fried breakfast, but he didn't buy it for her health reasons while she was at school.
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