On Wednesday, after finishing the afternoon class, Xia Xi said goodbye to his roommate and went to the school gate alone to take a taxi to the agreed dinner place.
Zhou Du and Liang Yuan were relatively free, so they arrived at the restaurant early, booked a private room, and ordered a plate of melon seeds and a snack platter. The main guest had not arrived yet, but the two of them had already eaten half full and were chatting about gossip, of course, about Xia Xi.
Zhou Du chewed on a piece of dried sweet potato harder than a shoe sole, holding his phone in one hand. He watched other people's game live streams while talking to Liang Yuan: "How do you want to test him?"
Liang Yuan held his chin with his hand. "To be honest, I thought a lot before coming here, but once I sat here, I started to back off. That's Xu Yanfeng. If I piss him off, I can't bear to think about the consequences."
Zhou Du scoffed, thinking she was hopeless: "What consequences can there be? If he is really that easily irritated, can he handle Xia Xi's temper?"
"Why don't you come?" Liang Yuan encouraged.
Zhou Du didn't fall for her trick. He stared at the phone screen intently and said, "I'm a man."
"What's wrong with the man?"
"If I target him, what if he gets the wrong idea and thinks I like Xia Xi and treats me as a love rival? Do you think that would be fun?"
Liang Yuan was amused and laughed out loud. This was really possible.
A few minutes later, Xia Xi was led out of the private room by the waiter. The waiter knocked on the door twice, made a "please" gesture, and said with a smile: "Miss Xia, your friend is in this room."
"Thanks."
Xia Xi pushed open the door and saw the two of them sitting with their legs crossed, eating, drinking and chatting. Xia Xi said bluntly, "You guys are quite good at enjoying yourself."
"That's right! I don't know anything else, but enjoying life is my top priority." Liang Yuan stood up, patted the fallen melon seed shells on his body, smiled at Xia Xi, and couldn't help but praise, "Where did this beautiful lady come from?"
Xia Xi didn't dress up specially today. She wore a simple and casual outfit in a sky gray V-neck thick knit pullover sweater with a black suspenders underneath. The bottom edge of the sweater collar revealed a little outline of the suspenders. She paired it with a black A-line skirt that was just above the knee. Dark gray socks wrapped around her slender ankles, and matte black leather shoes. It can be seen that the leather is very soft and comfortable.
Her face is so beautiful that with a little light makeup, even the most ordinary clothes can look eye-catching.
They have known each other for many years, and every time Xia Xi wears new clothes that Liang Yuan has never seen before, she would be amazed.
The waiter asked, "Would you like to order now?"
Xia Xi said: "Wait a little longer, we still have one person."
"OK."
The waiter folded his hands on his abdomen, left the box and helped them close the door.
Liang Yuan was fully prepared for battle, but Xia Xi showed up alone. She tilted her head, puzzled, "Why you? Where's your charming boyfriend?"
What kind of heartthrob? Xia Xi frowned, expressing her disgust at the title. It was too vulgar and did not match Xu Yan's elegant and graceful temperament.
"Didn't I tell you? He has something to do and will come over later." Xia Xi put down her bag, dragged out a chair and sat down, pouring herself some tea. The jasmine tea was fragrant and she took a sip. "Don't worry, he won't break the appointment."
Xu Yanfeng has a strong sense of time. If circumstances permit, he will try his best to keep an appointment early and will not stand anyone up.
Liang Yuan wasn't as tolerant and generous as she was. She immediately put herself in the shoes of her family and started to find fault with the man: "Isn't school over already? What could have happened to him? Why is he late? This shows a lack of care! This attitude is unacceptable. Points deducted."
Xia Xi finished a cup of tea and rolled her eyes at her. "I told you he's a very busy man. Did you think I was kidding? It's not about school. He works for the Xu Group and has been working on some project lately. He's been having meetings all day long and has to work overtime even on weekends."
When Liang Yuan mentioned the "Xu Group," his eyes widened, his neck shrunk, his hands covering his mouth as he took a deep breath, his voice even lowered. "How could I have forgotten that he's the young master of the Xu Group, the richest family in South City, and the future domineering CEO."
Xia Xi: “…”
Liang Yuan looked at Xia Xi with admiration in her eyes. "I think you're awesome now." She changed her previous critical attitude. "You've already got the future domineering CEO, so what else do you need?"
After watching the live game broadcast, Zhou Du pressed the lock screen button and threw his phone on the table. He reached out to Liang Yuan and snapped his fingers, urging her to stand firm: "It doesn't matter if he's a domineering CEO or a prince. As long as he's Xia Xi's boyfriend, you have to bow down to him."
Xia Xi sensed something was wrong and narrowed her eyes. "What do you want to do? Are you going to mess with him? I'm still here. Don't mess around."
Zhou Du raised an eyebrow: "So protective of him?"
"Of course. He's the one I finally got after so much hardship. I can't bear to see him suffer any harm, so please don't make things difficult for him." Xia Xi picked up a hawthorn ball from the platter and took a bite. The sour and sweet taste burst in her mouth. "Besides, he's very good to me."
"Ah—" Liang Yuan shook off goosebumps. Seeing Xia Xi calling Xu Yanfeng "baby" in the group was far less embarrassing than hearing her say it in person.
After Xia Xi finished her second cup of tea, she went outside to use the restroom and came back to continue chatting with them.
Liang Yuan brought up the past: "I still remember when you made a bet with us, claiming to take down Xu Yanfeng in three months. At the time, I thought it was impossible for you to do it. Not to mention three months, even five or ten months would be too much. Zhou Du thought the same thing and helped you extend the deadline to one semester. Although you didn't complete it in the end, it doesn't stop me from admiring you. Xu Yanfeng was a difficult person to conquer at first glance."
"Hey, why haven't they arrived yet?" Zhou Du changed the subject and pressed the phone on the table. The screen lit up and it was almost seven o'clock.
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