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◎Is this the time to have a tacit understanding?◎
There was still a pile of films left in the room waiting to be scanned.
In the following time, Xu Yingxi forced herself not to be dazed anymore.
To do this, she maintained a high level of concentration and was even more tired than when she attended the group meeting in the morning.
During the group meeting, you can occasionally relax and catch some fish.
But Xu Yingxi felt that it was all worth it.
It's about her reputation!
She didn't want to do anything that might cause Song Siyao to misunderstand her and be accused of having a crush on him!
It would be fine if it was someone else, but if Song Siyao thought she had a crush on him, Xu Yingxi didn't dare to think about what Song Siyao would think when she confronted him with the paternity test.
He might think that in the future she would pursue him relentlessly and eventually find ways to get pregnant with his child.
It's horrible, absolutely not!
In order to prevent such a terrible thing from happening, Xu Yingxi kept a tight rein in her mind until the last film in the room was scanned.
Xu Yingxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"We should be able to contact Doctor Wang now," she asked. "Will you come or should I?"
Both of them had Dr. Wang’s contact information saved in their phones.
"Let me do it." Song Siyao said, "Do you want to take a break first?"
Xu Yingxi was a little puzzled: "No, isn't this just the beginning?"
Song Siyao said "hmm" and dialed Dr. Wang's number.
Xu Yingxi was slow to react. Could it be that Song Siyao was saying that she was too nervous just now and that was why she was tired?
She raised her eyes to look at Song Siyao's profile, but could not see any clues from that calm face.
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Regardless of whether he meant that or not, one thing is undeniable: this person is really annoying!
So how did she end up marrying him?
A few minutes later, Dr. Wang appeared at the door of the information room.
"Is the scan done?" Doctor Wang said with a smile. "This job is quite boring, but I didn't expect you to be so efficient. You're worthy of being students from S University."
Xu Yingxi said "thank you" but what she was thinking was: after the daze incident, she was almost concentrating on her work. As soon as one scan was finished, she immediately replaced it with a new one. How could it not be fast?
Doctor Wang: "There are some films from other departments. I've already contacted them. You can borrow them directly. The floor and room numbers are on them."
As he spoke, Dr. Wang took out a piece of paper with words on it, which looked like it was torn from a notebook.
Xu Yingxi took it and said, "Thank you, Doctor Wang."
"It's okay." Doctor Wang continued, "But they may not be like me here, where they organize all the films and scan them directly for you. I guess they will need to organize them again."
"Oh, yes, and there's one more thing," Doctor Wang added. "There may not be a scanner upstairs. If you can't find the scanner after you borrow the films, you can come back to this room. I'll give you a spare key."
As he spoke, Dr. Wang took out a key from his pocket.
Song Siyao stepped forward to take it: "Thank you for your trouble, we will return it to you after we use it."
"Don't worry, just give it back to me before I get off work at 5:30." Doctor Wang smiled and said casually, "You two seem to have a good understanding. Your supervisor often sends you out to work together, right?"
Xu Yingxi's expression faltered slightly.
Song Siyao calmly took over the conversation: "It's okay, this is the first time we've come to the hospital together."
Doctor Wang was very impressed by these two good-looking and polite students. He smiled and said, "Really? If you have any questions, feel free to call me. You're here for a collaborative project between the school and the hospital, and it's my job to cooperate with you, so don't feel embarrassed."
After giving a few more instructions, Dr. Wang locked the door of the information room and left first.
According to what was written on the paper, the next place to go was the third floor.
The Beicheng People's Hospital has a large flow of people, the elevator hall is crowded, and every elevator is full.
As a young man with relatively nimble legs and feet, Xu Yingxi decisively decided to take the stairs.
Song Siyao had no objection either.
Xu Yingxi let Song Siyao walk in front, and she followed behind him, staring at his back openly.
She thought that this person's personality was slightly different from what she had imagined.
Coincidentally, Xu Yingxi had worked on projects with several of her senior classmates, and some of them had collaborated more than once.
The only exception was Song Siyao. The two had never been in the same project team before today. It was also the first time that Xu Yingxi saw up close how he communicated with others while working.
She thought Song Siyao's working style would be the same as his cold personality, everything would be handled in a businesslike manner, so much so that he would appear inhumane.
However, when I saw him talking to Dr. Wang just now, he seemed quite at ease.
Otherwise, one should not easily make a conclusion about a person. She has known Song Siyao for half a year, and she only discovered this side of him now.
So, maybe my future self will choose to marry him because he has some qualities that I haven't discovered yet.
For example, Song Siyao seems to be cold and distant to others, but in fact he is very considerate, gentle and caring to his significant other?
Xu Yingxi: “…”
No, she still couldn't convince herself.
These two words have nothing to do with Song Siyao no matter how you think about it!
Just thinking about it gave her goosebumps.
Xu Yingxi felt that it was more reasonable for her future self to be blinded by lust and be bewitched by Song Siyao's face and figure.
When they reached the third floor, Song Siyao pushed open the fire door on the stairs and held it open for Xu Yingxi to go first.
The two went to the department and borrowed the films they needed. Just as Dr. Wang said, there was no scanner in the room that could be used directly.
Xu Yingxi and Song Siyao discussed it and decided to borrow all the remaining films first and then go to the basement to scan them.
In order to avoid mixing up the films from different departments, Xu Yingxi took out the notepad and pen she carried with her from her bag and prepared to mark the information of the floor and department on the note.
As she wrote the first word on the notepad, a strand of hair floated in front of her eyes.
Xu Yingxi casually brushed her hair up, and two seconds later, the strand fell down again.
It was probably because the high ponytail was not tied tightly enough when I went out, and some hair came out after I was active for a few hours.
Xu Yingxi endured it and finished writing the one in her hand, and did not write the next one immediately.
It's best to tie your hair up again now, otherwise it will get in the way when you do other work later.
The desk is cluttered with all sorts of clutter, making it hard to put down a pen.
It's too troublesome to put the pen back in the bag after putting the cap on and then take it out after tying my hair.
Xu Yingxi naturally chose the most convenient way and handed the pen aside.
She only reacted after she realized that the people around her didn't respond to her immediately.
The person standing next to her now is Song Siyao.
Before today, Xu Yingxi's most recent collaborative project was with Qi Wangzhou.
One of the steps involved using sticky notes to categorize paper documents, which was almost exactly the same as the current situation, making her feel dazed.
This is how intimate relationships are. Even though Xu Yingxi was very sure that she no longer liked Qi Wangzhou, they had been in a relationship for nearly half a year after all, so some past habits would always be picked up.
Every time when they were in love, Xu Yingxi would naturally ask her boyfriend to help her do various things. In her opinion, this was the basic condition for him to become her boyfriend.
Qi Wangzhou was naturally no exception.
When they were working on a project together, she only had to point to the water cup on the table, and Qi Wangzhou would immediately pick up the cup and run to get her some water.
And it must be mixed with half boiling water and half cold water, so you can drink it directly when you bring it to your mouth.
To be fair, although Xu Yingxi was very disappointed with Qi Wangzhou for the incident that led to the breakup, most of the time, Qi Wangzhou did a good job as a boyfriend.
Among her three boyfriends, Qi Wangzhou was the one who could guess what she wanted the first time and respond to her needs quickly.
Realizing that the person next to her was no longer the same person, Xu Yingxi regained her senses in an instant and withdrew her hand.
At the same time, Song Siyao reached out to take her pen.
She grabbed the pen and pulled it back, while Song Siyao was trying to take it from him. The two of them were in a stalemate for a moment.
Xu Yingxi hesitated for half a second and let go of the pen.
Song Siyao also let go at this moment.
The black signing pen fell to the ground with a clatter.
Xu Yingxi: “…”
People tend to want to laugh when they are speechless. At this moment, the corners of Xu Yingxi's mouth twitched.
Could this be a rare moment of tacit understanding between these future couples?
Is this the time to have a tacit understanding?
Song Siyao probably didn't expect such a dramatic plot to happen, and his expression was a little complicated.
The atmosphere was extremely awkward, but Xu Yingxi felt inexplicably relaxed.
It's already like this, how could it get any worse?
Xu Yingxi pointed to the pen on the ground with confidence: "Brother, help me pick it up."
The trousers she wore today were rather slim-fitting, so it was not as convenient for her to squat down as it was for Song Siyao.
Song Siyao looked at her and bent down to pick it up.
Xu Yingxi had already convinced herself in her heart.
Just now, I just asked Song Siyao to help me get a pen, and he hesitated, causing the pen to fall to the ground. It was his fault.
Even if we take a step back, he will be her husband in the future. What's wrong with her giving him orders in advance?
It's just some trivial things, not something to make him go through fire and water!
The more Xu Yingxi thought about it, the more it made sense, and the last trace of guilt disappeared.
She took off the rubber band on her head and tied it into a low ponytail to make it easier to work, ensuring that no unruly hair would come out.
After tying it, she reached out to him again.
Xu Yingxi admitted that she did it on purpose this time. She thought that since she had already started to order him around, it would be too deliberate to suddenly become polite.
This time, Song Siyao moved very quickly and handed the pen to her the same second she reached out her hand.
Xu Yingxi took a pen and wrote on the next piece of notepaper.
She didn't write the first stroke, so she frowned slightly, shook the pen, and tried again, but still no ink came out.
Xu Yingxi: “…”
What a crappy pen! It breaks when it falls.
Xu Yingxi only brought this pen with her today and asked Song Siyao, "Do you have a pen?"
Song Siyao: “Yes.”
Xu Yingxi looked at him with an expression that said, "What are you waiting for?"
Song Siyao: “…”
He lowered his head, found a pen, and handed it to Xu Yingxi.
Just as she guessed, it was the most common black gel pen.
Xu Yingxi took it and handed the broken pen to the man: "This pen doesn't write anymore, please hold it for me first."
You don't say it, once there is one, there will be two, and then there will be three. It has become more and more natural for her to order Song Siyao around.
Xu Yingxi wrote on the remaining notes, and then crossed out the departments she had visited on the paper given by Dr. Wang.
After doing this, she put the pen in her hand into her pocket.
"Alright," Xu Yingxi said, "let's go borrow other films."
…
As a Grade A hospital within the second ring road of the northern city, the People's Hospital receives patients from all over the country and is overcrowded every day.
Every doctor and nurse in the corridor was in a hurry, and the process of borrowing films was not always smooth.
Sometimes you have to wait for a long time, and sometimes when you are halfway through a conversation, a patient or family member suddenly rushes into the room looking for the doctor.
It took the two of them several hours to finally scan all the films into electronic versions, and they barely completed the task at 5:20.
Xu Yingxi glanced at her phone.
S University Affiliated High School finishes school earlier every Friday than on Mondays to Thursdays. Xu Xingluo sent a text message around five o'clock, saying that he had already left the school.
Song Siyao also called Dr. Wang and asked him to return the key to the data room at the office door.
When the two arrived, Dr. Wang was coming out of the office with a bag, apparently getting ready to leave work.
Doctor Wang took the key from Song Siyao and put it away. Seeing Xu Yingxi next to him with a tired face, he joked, "How is it? Are we busier than you thought? Are you tired?"
Xu Yingxi nodded and made an exaggerated expression: "I'm so tired."
Doctor Wang was amused by Xu Yingxi: "Hahaha, it's really hard for a little girl like you. Your instructor is quite cruel. Even a beautiful girl like you was sent to a place like ours for field work."
Xu Yingxi said righteously, "Working for the tutor doesn't discriminate between men and women, no matter how pretty you are."
Doctor Wang laughed even harder.
She also came from the student days, and when she looked at Xu Yingxi, it was like she was looking at her younger sister, but also like she was looking at her former self.
And she is a cute sister with beautiful appearance and interesting speech.
"Well, you're doing pretty good." Doctor Wang raised his chin towards Song Siyao. "Unlike the boy who came to us last time, not only was he not considerate of the girls he was traveling with, he even pushed all the heavy lifting work onto the girls. At least, your partner is a pretty good person."
Song Siyao was originally standing aside and listening to the two chatting casually, but the topic suddenly turned to himself and his eyes paused slightly.
Xu Yingxi muttered quietly beside him: "It's just okay."
Song Siyao opened the door for her, picked up the pen, and when she was thirsty, he even bought her a bottle of mineral water.
But the opposite sex around her are usually much more attentive than this.
Song Siyao: “…”
Doctor Wang didn't hear what Xu Yingxi said clearly, so he asked casually, "How are you two going back?"
Song Siyao: "Take the subway."
"Line 4, right? It's the busiest right now," Doctor Wang said casually. "There are a lot of places to eat nearby. If you're not in a hurry, why not have dinner first and then go back to avoid the evening rush hour?"
Xu Yingxi: "Okay, thank you, Doctor Wang."
"That's it for now." Doctor Wang waved to the two of them. "I'm leaving now. Bye."
Whether Dr. Wang said it or not, Xu Yingxi wanted to have dinner with Song Siyao.
She thought about it and realized that although the subway during rush hour was a good place to move around, there were too many people in the subway car and accidents were prone to happen.
If Xu Xingluo fails to squeeze behind Song Siyao, it will be difficult to pull out this hair.
It’s safest to find a restaurant with a lot of people and pull their hair.
This is perfect, she doesn't have to find another excuse.
"Senior Brother." Xu Yingxi broke the silence, "Then let's find a place to have dinner before going back to school?"
Song Siyao: "Okay, what do you want to eat?"
Xu Yingxi was surprised that he was so easy to talk to. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then let's go out and see what's available to eat, and then make a decision."
This was probably an unexpected success. When she first came today, she felt a little uncomfortable being alone in the room with Song Siyao.
After the incident of dropping the pen, she returned to her normal state of mind.
Anyway, the most embarrassing thing has already happened, so what is she afraid of?
The two walked out of the hospital gate and after a few steps they saw a row of restaurants on the street.
Song Siyao didn't say anything, so Xu Yingxi took it as his intention to listen to her.
She thought that the more people there were, the better. If there were few people, any small move would be easily discovered.
Xu Yingxi looked around and decisively pointed to the KFC not far away and said, "Let's go there."
Song Siyao is usually very busy.
In addition to writing papers and writing code, which everyone in the laboratory must do, Song Siyao also co-founded a company with two partners at the beginning of this year, focusing on artificial intelligence business.
Although he is currently only responsible for technical work and has left other trivial matters to the other two partners, it still takes up a lot of his time.
He had to allocate his limited energy to the most important things, and unimportant things like what to eat were excluded from his thinking.
He only chooses the canteen windows that he is familiar with and has relatively few people. The braised chicken at the south gate of the school tastes good, so he goes there once or twice a week.
Therefore, Song Siyao did not intend to express his opinion on where to eat dinner. He was ready to agree to whatever Xu Yingxi said to eat.
However, the word "OK" in his mouth stopped after he looked in the direction she pointed.
There are several restaurants nearby, some are deserted, while others have a moderate flow of customers.
Only the KFC was full of people, and even through the glass you could see it was so packed that it would take some effort just to squeeze in.
Not to mention how much time it takes to queue up to order and find a seat.
Song Siyao: "...You really want to eat this?"
Xu Yingxi nodded. "Yeah, I've been wanting to eat KFC fries for a long time, but I've been too busy lately and haven't been able to. Their fries are just the right amount of saltiness and softness, and they're not as delicious as anywhere else. And they have to be freshly baked to taste the best!"
He had a righteous expression on his face, as if to say: I just want to eat this, do you want to go or not?
Song Siyao: “…”
He was silent for two seconds.
Song Siyao: "Let's go then."
Xu Yingxi raised the corners of his lips and revealed a smile from the heart: "Okay, Senior Brother!"
It was so rare to see Song Siyao being humiliated that she almost wanted to laugh out loud three times.
The girl walked in front of him with brisk steps, and just from her back one could tell that she was in a very happy mood.
It’s just eating KFC, is it worth being so happy?
Song Siyao thought so and followed her.
He didn't even notice that his expression had become much softer than usual.
When you push open the door of the restaurant, you are greeted by the unique aroma of KFC and the noisy voices that rush into your ears.
Everywhere you look, you can see middle school students coming together after school, college couples holding hands, young parents holding babies, and families of three with their children.
Xu Yingxi quite likes such lively and popular places, especially when she is not in a hurry like now.
"Brother, let's form two separate lines." She raised her voice so that the other party could hear clearly, "Whoever arrives first can order their own first."
Song Siyao agreed.
Xu Yingxi chose the team on the far right and texted Xu Xingluo while waiting in line: [How are you? Are you almost at the mission location?]
Five minutes later, the other side came back.
Xu Xingluo: [There was no signal in the subway earlier. I just got off the train and was about to leave the station!]
Xu Yingxi thought, that means it will be there in about ten minutes.
God was helping her, the timing was just right.
Xu Yingxi: [Song Siyao and I are at the KFC near the People's Hospital. Exit the southwest exit of the subway station and walk south.]
Xu Yingxi: [I'm waiting in line to order food. I haven't sat down yet. I'll tell you where we're sitting later.]
Xu Xingluo: [Okay! No problem!]
Xu Yingxi curled her lips.
You agreed so readily, there won't be any problems, right?
After finally squeezing to the front of the line, Xu Yingxi ordered a set meal, including a hamburger, chicken wings, French fries and a Coke.
After the food was served, she looked around and found that Song Siyao had actually found a seat for two people.
It has to be said that Song Siyao's vision in this regard is much better than hers.
Previously on the subway, the passenger he was waiting for got off after one stop, but when she left the car, she took a special look and found that the passenger she chose did not stand up until she got off.
Or maybe he's just luckier?
The seat Song Siyao found was at the long table facing the window. Although it was not the best seat, it was already great to be able to find a seat so quickly in the crowded store.
Xu Yingxi sent a message to Xu Xingluo, telling him that she was sitting facing the window on the right hand side as he entered through the main entrance.
To avoid Song Siyao's suspicion, she walked over and sat next to Song Siyao without waiting for Xu Xingluo's reply.
After putting the plates away, she pulled a wet wipe from her bag.
Considering that Song Siyao had been working hard today, Xu Yingxi took out another one and handed it to him.
Song Siyao's eyebrows moved slightly and he accepted it.
Their relationship wasn't yet at the point where they could share food, so they ate their own food.
Xu Yingxi wiped her hands clean and couldn't wait to pick up her chicken wings and start eating them.
She was really hungry. She had been waiting in line for half a day, smelling the aroma, and now she couldn't wait to feast on the food.
After finishing a piece of chicken wing, Xu Yingxi picked up a French fry and then remembered that she forgot to squeeze ketchup.
She glanced at Song Siyao. He only ordered a chicken roll, and he ate it in an elegant manner.
Xu Yingxi snorted in her heart: They are indeed not the same kind of people. What's the point of someone being so polite even when eating at KFC?
His fingers were clean, though.
Unlike her, her hands were greasy from chewing chicken wings.
Anyway, I've already ordered him around many times today, so it doesn't matter if I order him around one more time, right?
Thinking of this, she said, "Brother, help me tear the ketchup."
Song Siyao was silent for a moment, then helped her tear open the ketchup package.
Xu Yingxi raised her chin towards the burger in front of her and said, "Open the packaging of the burger."
Song Siyao: “…”
Xu Yingxi raised her eyebrows. "What's the matter? I'm used to squeezing ketchup on the lid of the hamburger packaging. It's convenient for dipping."
Song Siyao looked at her silently and did as he was told.
Xu Yingxi: "Thank you."
She was polite enough.
When she was with her previous boyfriends, she wouldn't even say "thank you".
Xu Yingxi ate French fries while finishing the other chicken wing.
After eating, she wiped her hands with a tissue and just in time saw her phone light up.
Knowing that someone like Song Siyao would definitely not intentionally peek, Xu Yingxi simply blocked it with her left arm and naturally opened the text messages on the table with her right hand.
New messages keep popping up.
Xu Xingluo: [Mom, I'm here.]
Xu Xingluo: [I think I saw you. You and my dad were sitting side by side, right?]
Xu Xingluo: [I'm behind you guys, a little to the right. What should I do? Should I go in now? Or should I wait for the right time?]
Xu Xingluo: [Mom, I feel a little nervous. What should I do?]
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She pretended to turn her head casually and saw Xu Xingluo, who was less than half a meter away from her on the right behind her.
The young man was pursing his lips, and the nervousness on his face was clearly visible.
After meeting Xu Yingxi's eyes, he froze, swallowed his saliva, and looked like he was about to vomit.
Those who didn't know would think that he was going to carry out some extremely difficult and dangerous mission, and that Song Siyao was not his biological father, but some kind of monster.
Xu Yingxi sighed silently and turned back.
Her son really didn't inherit her courage at all!
If this continues, Xu Xingluo will definitely become more and more nervous. At this time, he needs a push.
Xu Yingxi quickly typed on her phone: [Yes, now! I'll give you ten seconds to prepare. After ten seconds, I'll start talking to your dad to distract him. Seize the opportunity and pull his hair! Remember, be steady, accurate, and ruthless!]
After pressing the send button, she locked her phone and counted to ten in her mind.
"Senior Brother Song." Xu Yingxi called Song Siyao, her tone a little gentler than usual.
Song Siyao's eyes flickered slightly and he looked at her.
Xu Yingxi pushed the fries toward him, her expression serious as she spoke, "The fries here are really delicious. They're very crispy, not too mushy, but not too crunchy to taste bad. The saltiness is just right, and paired with ketchup, it's perfect. And look, the color is perfect too, golden yellow. Aren't they very appetizing?"
She repeated every sentence she could think of to describe French fries, speaking slowly and with the ending syllable drawn out much longer than usual.
Apart from a slight fluctuation in his eyes, there was no major change in Song Siyao's expression.
No matter how calm he was, he would definitely not react like this if someone suddenly pulled his hair.
Obviously, Xu Xingluo hasn't taken action yet.
Xu Yingxi took a deep breath silently and complained in her heart.
How could she give birth to such a cowardly son?
"So, Senior Brother." Xu Yingxi picked up a French fry and held it in front of him, "Do you want to try it too?"
This action is as if she is feeding him personally.
At this moment, an emotion called "surprise" finally appeared on Song Siyao's usually calm face.
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