The next morning, Xia Xi woke up before the alarm went off, grabbed her phone to check the time, and saw an alarming number of unread messages on WeChat, all from the same person.
Xu Yanfeng: "I'm sorry, can you forgive me?"
Xu Yanfeng: "I was wrong."
Xu Yanfeng: "I shouldn't have lied to you."
Xu Yanfeng: "I was distracted for a moment. I promise I won't do it again."
Xu Yanfeng: "You believe me."
Xu Yanfeng: "Every word I said to you is true."
Xu Yanfeng: "It's okay if you don't forgive me now, but can you please say something back to me?"
…
It was just the same few sentences over and over again, and he didn't feel tired at all, repeating them so many times.
Xia Xi put down her phone, got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up.
There was a noise in the living room outside. It might be Su Jinru or Xia Yue getting up.
Xia Xi opened the door and saw no one in the living room. She went to the kitchen and saw Xia Yue cooking preserved egg and lean meat porridge. In the steamer were dumplings and steamed buns she had made herself. Steam was coming out of the holes in the lid.
"Is there anything I can help with?" Xia Xi turned around, not knowing where to start.
"You're not needed here. I can do it." Xia Yue smiled and pushed her. "Go wake Ziheng and Youyou up."
"There's an alarm in their room. They'll get up on their own when the time comes, without me having to call them."
"Then you can help clean up the dishes."
"That's fine."
Xia Xi took five bowls and rinsed them under the faucet.
Just at this moment, the doorbell rang. Xia Yue pushed Xia Xi's arm and said, "Let me do it. You go open the door."
Xia Xi dried her hands with a towel, walked out of the kitchen, went to the entrance, and opened the door.
The man outside the door raised his hand and was about to press the doorbell again, but the door suddenly opened. His hand was still in mid-air, his expression slightly stunned. He looked at Xia Xi inside the door, pursed his lips, and said in a slightly lowered voice: "Xia Xi."
It was Xu Yanfeng.
He took a step forward: "I..."
Before he could finish his words, Xia Xi's eyelids twitched slightly and he slammed the door.
With a "bang", the door was closed in front of him. If Xu Yanfeng had not reacted quickly and taken a step back in time, the door panel might have broken his nose.
Xia Yue brought a pot of porridge to the dining table and looked towards the entrance. Seeing Xia Xi standing there stupidly, she asked, "Who is it? Knocking on the door so early in the morning?"
Xia Xi had no expression on her face and her voice was even, "I'm a courier."
Xia Yue didn't doubt it and said, "Ah": "Where's the delivery?"
Xia Xi: "It was delivered to the wrong address."
Xu Yanfeng heard her talking outside the door: "..."
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