Xu Yanfeng couldn't tell if Xia Xi was pretending or if it was real. She was always like this, telling the truth like a joke and acting like it was real. Even if it was real, with her intelligence, she would have a way to deal with it.
I think her statement of "running away from home" was more of a joke.
Xia Xi rested her elbows on the armrest of the sofa, her chin supported by her palm, and held her mobile phone in the other hand, sliding her fingers back and forth on the screen. After waiting for a long time without receiving a reply from Xu Yanfeng, she knew that he would not reply.
This guy has a quick mind, so he's not easily fooled.
Xia Xi flicked her cheeks with her fingertips a few times and decided to take a step back. "Is it okay for me to use you as a shield? I don't really want you to be my boyfriend. I just want to use your name to fool my aunts and uncles so that I can have some peace of mind."
Xu Yanfeng wasn't that cruel after all: "It's up to you."
Xia Xi curved his lips and smiled, thinking to himself that you have a conscience.
She locked her phone and put it on the armrest of the sofa. She felt secretly happy and glanced at her relatives' faces. She felt that they didn't look so annoying anymore.
"Xixi, don't sit so far away, come and take a look at the photos. Maybe she's your type. I just sent your photos to that guy, and he's very satisfied with you. He even said that if you agree, he'll fly over to meet you tomorrow."
"And this one of mine, take a look at it too. It's a photo I just asked someone for. I guarantee there's no beauty filter or anything. It's just a casual photo of my life. What a handsome young man! You may not be able to tell his height in the photo, but I guarantee you, he's definitely 1.80 meters tall."
"My family has bought two houses and a shop in the city center. If you marry into our family, you will enjoy life and you won't have to do anything."
Accompanied by Lao Wang's sales pitch like selling melons, several mobile phones were handed to Xia Xi. On the screens were photos of boys of all types, tall, short, fat, thin, black, white, wheat-colored, etc.
Out of politeness, Xia Xi leaned forward slightly, patiently looked at each one, and resisted the urge to twitch his lips.
She admired the mental qualities of her aunts and uncles. How could they praise her with their eyes open, saying "this boy is very handsome" or "that boy is 1.8 meters tall"? Did they think her eyes were just for show?
Xia Xi laughed dryly and looked at Su Jinru for help.
These relatives rarely come to visit the house, and Su Jinru didn't want to refuse them, so she said, "How about Xixi, you take a look?"
Very good, my mother won't help me anymore. Xia Xi turned to look at Xia Xuan, who was sitting there leisurely eating melon seeds.
Xia Xuan looked at her sympathetically, her eyes seemed to say: Don't look at me, I can't help you with this kind of thing.
Xia Xi had to use her trump card and raised the corners of her lips to make the smile on her face not so stiff: "Dear aunts, uncles, and aunts, the boys you introduced are all excellent..." She said this against her will.
"In that case, you can meet her anyway. I'm not forcing you to be with the one I introduced you to. It all depends on your own opinion."
"Yes, yes, pick the one you like."
They know that blind dates require mutual consent and you can't force a cow to drink water if it doesn't want to.
Xia Xi changed the subject: "But, I regret to tell you, I already have a boyfriend. We're in a stable relationship and will be getting married as soon as we graduate. Under these circumstances, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to go on a blind date with the guy you introduced me to, wouldn't you agree?"
The relatives looked at each other, and finally looked at Su Jinru, half believing and half doubting, "Why haven't I heard that Xixi has a boyfriend?"
This was the first time Su Jinru heard of it. She stared at Xia Xi with a blank expression filled with confusion and a hint of surprise.
Xia Xi responded with a smile.
Several women noticed Su Jinru's expression and began to speculate. They turned to look at Xia Xi, and one of them jokingly said, "Xixi, you're not just making up a lie to reject us, are you? Look, your mother is shocked."
Xia Xi had a plan. She feigned nervousness as she tugged at the hem of her sweater, glanced at Su Jinru, and said timidly, "I did it secretly. I kept it a secret from my mother. Xuanxuan knew about it."
Xia Xuan was stunned for a moment when her name was called. The first thing that came to her mind was the boy on Xia Xi's phone screensaver. Xia Xi had even asked her to call that boy brother-in-law... Xia Xuan nodded in agreement: "I do know."
The relatives were not happy with this and pressed on, "Is what you said reliable?"
Knowing they would say that, Xia Xi showed the photo on her phone: "Here, this is the one I'm dating. She's prettier than a celebrity, and she's about 187 or 188cm tall."
Xia Xi's cell phone was passed around among relatives and finally fell into Su Jinru's hands.
Everyone was silent. Compared with the boys in the photos, the ones they introduced were indeed not good enough.
After a moment, someone asked cautiously, "Xixi, you're still young and may not understand that being tall and handsome doesn't guarantee a good life. Having good character and ability is key to your life. You have such good qualities, you need to find someone who matches you."
Xia Xi: "I know. This boy is a student in our school, a year older than me. He's very famous in school. His character is obvious to all teachers and students in the school. No one has ever said a bad word about him. As for his ability, there's even less to worry about. He can study three majors and still have the energy to take care of other work. Oh, his family runs a company, and they're involved in quite a lot of fields."
She was reserved in her words and did not dare to say directly that Xu Yanfeng was the young master of the Xu family, the richest family in South City.
The relatives no longer had any questions, had lunch at the Peishan Hotel at noon, and left in the afternoon.
Xia Xi knew that the matter was not over yet. Sure enough, when she returned home, her grandmother and Su Jinru stopped her and asked her what was going on with the boy in the photo and when they started dating.
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