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"A very important matter."
In the dormitory of S University Affiliated High School, Zhao Jiayuan greeted Xu Xingluo, who had just returned to the dormitory: "You're back."
Xu Xingluo said "hmm" cheerfully, put the shopping bag in his hand on the ground, and took out the clothes one by one.
He moved slowly, pausing deliberately every time he took an item.
Zhao Jiayuan looked at Xu Xingluo and said hesitantly, "Is this... the new clothes you bought?"
"Yes!" Xu Xingluo answered quickly. "How is it? Doesn't it look good? I... ahem, my sister bought it for me!"
Zhao Jiayuan: "It looks pretty good."
After hesitating for a moment, he asked again: "Do you have a sister?"
Xu Xingluo grinned, "Yeah! My sister is a student at S University. She's so beautiful and a very good student. She's amazing!"
Zhao Jiayuan was infected by his expression and raised the corner of his mouth: "That's great."
He was not the type of person who liked to pry into other people's privacy, so he didn't ask Xu Xingluo why he suddenly had a sister.
Xu Xingluo: "Hey, huh?"
He knew that he had not misjudged Zhao Jiayuan. He was a good man and could be his friend!
After sorting out the clothes his mother bought for him, Xu Xingluo remembered something.
He walked over and patted Zhao Jiayuan who was reading a book.
Xu Xingluo: "Brother, can I borrow your notes?"
Zhao Jiayuan turned around and said, "Of course. Which subject do you want?"
Xu Xingluo thought for a moment and said, "I'll take both."
On the way back, his mother said that she could take him out to play during the National Day holiday, provided that he studied hard for the exam this weekend.
Although Xu Yingxi would not come to school to supervise him, since he had promised his mother, he must do it.
Otherwise, if he does too poorly in the monthly exam, his mother will definitely be disappointed and may even think he is stupid!
What's more, Xu Yingxi also said that she wanted his father to attend the parent-teacher meeting, which increased Xu Xingluo's sense of urgency.
Hearing Xu Xingluo's request, Zhao Jiayuan nodded without hesitation: "Okay, I'll look for it."
"Alright, brother!" Xu Xingluo grinned, "I knew you were a good person!"
Zhao Jiayuan rummaged through his schoolbag and pulled out a stack of neatly stacked notebooks, handing them to Xu Xingluo. "These are my class notes. There's also a notebook for my mistakes. Do you want some?"
Xu Xingluo waved his hand: "No, no, I'll just look at these notes first. There are enough for me to read for a while!"
Zhao Jiayuan: "Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask me."
Xu Xingluo: "Okay!"
In order not to disappoint his mother and to make himself feel better at the parent-teacher meeting, Xu Xingluo studied for more than eight hours every day for the two days of the weekend for the first time ever.
Before he traveled through time, he had already started his first year of high school for half a month, but after traveling through time, the teaching content and progress on both sides were somewhat different.
In addition, he had been thinking about the paternity test for some time and had not been paying much attention in class, so it was quite difficult for him to cram before the exam.
Fortunately, I have a roommate who is a top student, Zhao Jiayuan. Not only can I read his notes, but I can also ask him if I don’t understand something.
After studying for two days, I finally caught up with the previous courses.
On Tuesday night, Xu Xingluo received a text message from the paternity testing agency: the test results for him and his father were also out.
He borrowed Zhao Jiayuan's computer again and opened the appraisal certificate in the inbox.
As expected, Song Siyao was his biological father.
The appraisal agency will notify all contacts, so Xu Yingxi must have received the information.
However, Xu Xingluo still sent a text message to Xu Yingxi with a feeling of excitement and fear.
I was excited because I was one step closer to reuniting with my father, but I was also terrified because...
He is really afraid of his father in this time and space.
Not long after the message was sent, Xu Yingxi replied.
Xu Yingxi: [Yes, I also received the test results. I just made an appointment to meet with Song Siyao on Thursday afternoon.]
Xu Yingxi: [Please organize your personal information and send it to me. I will use it when I meet your father.]
As expected of his mother, she is so thoughtful!
Xu Xingluo immediately agreed and started to complete the task assigned by his mother as soon as possible.
First of all, basic information such as name and gender.
When writing about his birthday, Xu Xingluo was stunned for a while.
His birthday is in early October, and he always celebrates it during the National Day holiday.
In previous years, Xu Xingluo looked forward to his birthday very much, because on this day not only could he eat cake and receive gifts, but it was also a rare opportunity for his parents to meet.
Although the three of them were not together alone, his parents and aunt went to his grandparents' house, and the five of them helped him celebrate his birthday together.
But for Xu Xingluo, seeing his parents sitting at the same table to eat and occasionally talking to each other is still a very happy thing.
However, his life had changed drastically since he traveled through time, with too many messy things happening. Occasionally, the thought "my birthday is coming soon" would flash through his mind, but he had no time to think about it.
At this moment, Xu Xingluo looked at the numbers of his birthday, and his thoughts drifted away.
How will he celebrate his sixteenth birthday this year?
Will his parents join him in celebrating?
Reason told Xu Xingluo that this was difficult. Judging from his mother's attitude, her favorability towards his father was probably failing.
But deep down in his heart, he still had a faint hope.
After being in a daze for a while, Xu Xingluo took a deep breath and threw away the messy thoughts in his mind.
He continued to rack his brains and wrote down all the information he could think of.
After finishing writing, he checked it twice and then sent the written information to Xu Yingxi.
…
Half an hour ago, in the girls' dormitory of S University.
Xu Yingxi looked at the paternity test results in the mailbox and sighed.
The electronic version of the report is out, which means the paper report should arrive by tomorrow at the latest.
She couldn't help but feel a little emotional when she thought that she, a beautiful woman in her prime, had to take a certificate of identification to identify her son's father.
After feeling sad for five seconds, Xu Yingxi took out her cell phone and found Song Siyao's name in the address book.
Xu Yingxi: [Senior Brother Song, if you have time on Thursday, can we meet? I'll return your pen to you.]
Last Friday night, Song Siyao sent a message saying that her pen was left with him.
When Xu Yingxi received the message, she couldn't help but complain in her heart——
The message this person sent was too brief, just a statement. Who knows if he wanted to meet her to return the pen to her, or if he was hinting that she had taken his pen as well?
However, the results of the paternity test had not come out at that time, so there was no point in meeting Song Siyao in advance.
So Xu Yingxi made up an excuse, saying that she was too busy recently and would go to him to get a pen when she had time in a few days.
By the way, she asked Song Siyao whether he would stay in Beicheng during the National Day holiday. After receiving a positive answer, she never contacted him again.
It was not until she got the identification results that she sent another message to Song Siyao.
The other side quickly responded.
Song Siyao: [What time?]
Xu Yingxi: [Around three in the afternoon.]
She had carefully considered this time. She had to get up early in the morning to meet, and she would feel sleepy after lunch, so this afternoon time was the best.
If all goes well, she can even stop by for dinner after the talk.
Of course, she would go alone, and at most bring Xu Xingluo with her. By then, Song Siyao would probably need someone to calm down.
Song Siyao: [Yes.]
Xu Yingxi raised her eyebrows in slight surprise.
Any normal person, upon hearing words like "You are my future husband and the father of my child", would definitely react by thinking that the other person is talking nonsense.
So Xu Yingxi had already thought about it. This kind of thing must be confronted face to face with evidence. Otherwise, not only will it be difficult to explain it clearly over the phone, but it will also be easy for people to think she is crazy.
Before the meeting, she didn't intend to tell Song Siyao why she was looking for him.
Because she felt that the excuse of "returning the pen" was not sufficient, she had already prepared several other reasons.
For example, if she wanted to ask him questions about the code, or wanted him to look at a paper, she could even lie and say that Professor Zhang asked her to talk to him. In any case, she had to ask him out.
I didn't expect that none of these would be useful, but Song Siyao agreed so readily.
Xu Yingxi simply took the initiative and did not discuss the meeting place with him. She directly sent him the place she had chosen in advance.
Talking about such things requires privacy. In fact, her apartment is quite good, but she doesn't want to bring Song Siyao to her private territory.
In the end, she chose a business tea restaurant, which was not far away, had good privacy, and was not likely to run into acquaintances.
Xu Yingxi: [Going here?]
Song Siyao: [Okay.]
Xu Yingxi: “…”
How to say it, she was worried that Song Siyao was unwilling to come out, but now that he was so easy to talk to, she felt weird.
He wasn't surprised. It was just a pen, why should he go to a tea restaurant?
Xu Yingxi stared at the word "good" for two seconds and told herself that it was useless to think too much.
In short, as long as you make an appointment, it's fine.
Xu Yingxi exited the chat box with Song Siyao and sent a message to Xu Xingluo, asking him to compile a copy of his personal information and send it to her.
Not long after, she received the "resume" from Xu Xingluo.
Xu Yingxi read on and paused when she saw the birthday column.
October 3rd, isn't that four days from now?
…
Wednesday, the day before the National Day holiday.
During this rare short holiday, most students choose to go home or go out and play.
Several of Xu Yingxi's roommates were no exception. Liu Xueyi and her boyfriend went on a trip to the neighboring city, and Chai Mengtian and Zheng Lei also packed their luggage and left the dormitory in the afternoon.
Xu Yingxi, a native of North City, was the only one left in the dormitory.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to go home, but her parents booked the plane tickets early and have already checked into the hotel’s luxurious sea view room.
Even if she went home immediately, she wouldn't be able to see her parents. Tomorrow she would meet Song Siyao near S University, so she decided not to go back.
Xu Yingxi's mother retired two years ago when she turned 50. Her father is the director of a law firm and is very busy with work.
This time, my father managed to clear his schedule for the holiday and most of the month after the holiday. He assigned work to several of his lawyers and went on vacation to the beach with my mother.
When Xu Yingxi and Xu Zhaoxue heard about this plan for the first time, they were a little worried and asked their parents whether they wanted to go as a family.
The father refused: "No, just your mother and I will be fine. While your mother and I are still able to walk, let's spend some time together. We may not have this opportunity again in the future."
Xu Chengdong was actually joking when he said this, and was even hit by Ms. Cen Min for this, who scolded him for "talking nonsense in front of the children."
But if you think about it carefully, it makes some sense.
Since having a child, the family always brings the whole family with them wherever they go. It has been a long time since the father and mother had the opportunity to travel alone.
Now that my two daughters have finally grown up, they are in their early fifties and still have plenty of energy. It would be nice for them to go on vacation together.
So Xu Yingxi and Xu Zhaoxue stopped insisting and each arranged their own short holiday schedule.
Later, Xu Yingxi canceled her own travel plans and did not tell her parents. She just called her sister to complain about Qi Wangzhou.
There was no need for her and Qi Wangzhou's little affair to affect her parents' mood.
On Wednesday night, Xu Yingxi made a video call with her parents, took out the paper version of the paternity test report she had just received during the day to confirm it again, and then went to bed.
Her sleep quality has always been very good. Even on the day before the college entrance examination, she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
This time too, she fell asleep quickly.
At 2:50 p.m. the next day, Xu Yingxi arrived at the door of the tea restaurant.
She usually arrives on time, but this time she arrived ten minutes early.
Xu Yingxi sent a message to Xu Xingluo, telling him that she was about to meet his father.
After comprehensive consideration, she decided to talk to Song Siyao alone first, and then call Xu Xingluo over when the conversation was almost done.
Xu Yingxi introduced her name to the waiter at the door.
The waiter checked the register and said with a smile, "You are Ms. Xu, who reserved a private room on the second floor three days ago, right?"
Xu Yingxi: "Yes."
She really put a lot of effort into meeting Song Siyao, the future "father"!
Not only did he arrive ten minutes early for the appointment, he also made a restaurant reservation three days in advance.
You have to know that usually when she makes an appointment to meet with people of the opposite sex of the same age, it is always the other party who takes the initiative to do these things.
Xu Yingxi silently kept this account in mind, thinking that she would get it back from Song Siyao when she had the chance.
Waiter: "Your companion arrived five minutes ago and should be waiting for you in the private room. I'll take you there."
It seems that Song Siyao arrived earlier than her, a quarter of an hour earlier.
He was quite gentlemanly and didn't keep her waiting.
Xu Yingxi followed the waiter up to the second floor.
The guests who come here all value privacy and don't like to be disturbed.
The waiter understood this very well. After taking Xu Yingxi to the door of the box, he said, "Call me if you need anything," and left.
Xu Yingxi pushed open the door and saw a man wearing a light brown shirt sitting at the table.
There was an open laptop in front of Song Siyao. It seemed that he was not idle while waiting for her. He was probably either writing a paper or typing code.
It fits her impression of him very well.
The light in the box was dim, and the fluorescent light of the laptop was reflected on Song Siyao's face.
Ordinary people would probably become ugly if exposed to such blue light, but Song Siyao was not affected at all. It just made his already sharp eyebrows and eyes look even more cold.
He already looked quite aloof, and now he seemed even more unapproachable, with an aura that kept people at a distance.
Hearing the sound of the box door being pushed and pulled and her footsteps, Song Siyao raised his eyes and their gazes met.
For no reason, Xu Yingxi's breathing paused for a moment.
Realizing her own reaction, she quickly adjusted her breathing with some annoyance and snorted in her heart.
He looks so cool and aloof, like a god who is detached from the world. Won't he marry her and have children in the future?
Song Siyao closed the laptop in front of him: "Junior Sister Xu."
Xu Yingxi nodded, walked forward, put the bag in her hand on the chair next to her, and sat opposite Song Siyao.
Before, she was quite polite to him because they were senior brothers and sisters, and she would always greet him politely, "Hello, senior brother" whenever they met.
This time she was going to talk things out, so she didn't even bother with the small talk.
Xu Yingxi reached into the inner pocket of her bag and took out the black signing pen that she had taken a few days ago.
"Brother, your pen." She placed the pen on the table. "I'll give it back to you."
Song Siyao's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Then he picked up the pen and put it away, then took out a white gel pen from his bag.
Xu Yingxi didn't really care about the broken pen. She took it and put it on the table near her.
In the quiet air, the two looked at each other, and no one spoke.
Xu Yingxi: “…”
The atmosphere is getting weirder and weirder.
She didn't understand what Song Siyao was thinking. She made up an excuse of "returning the pen" to ask him out, and he agreed easily.
Now that the pen has been returned, he still says nothing.
But at this point, there's no point in thinking about it.
Xu Yingxi took a sip of the hot tea at hand. After a few seconds of mental preparation, she looked into Song Siyao's eyes and said, "Brother, I'm asking you to meet this time because there's something very important that I must tell you in person."
Song Siyao didn't look surprised and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
Xu Yingxi cleared her throat. "First of all, I want to make it clear: what I'm telling you is entirely based on objective facts that cannot be changed. It has nothing to do with my personal feelings for you at this moment."
In order to ensure that Song Siyao took the conversation seriously, Xu Yingxi kept staring at Song Siyao's face while speaking, observing his micro-expressions.
Perhaps her words were too sudden, and a hint of surprise flashed in Song Siyao's eyes.
Soon, his expression returned to calm, and he looked at her without showing much emotion: "Okay."
Xu Yingxi nodded, satisfied with his reaction.
She continued: "Secondly, this may sound incredible at first, but I am absolutely serious and not joking at all. Of course, you have the right to ask questions and doubts, but please don't think I'm talking nonsense."
Xu Yingxi admitted that her attitude was a bit tough, but what she was about to say contained too much information, so such an advance statement was necessary.
Based on her understanding of Song Siyao's character, he is a relatively rational person. Even if he feels unhappy after hearing it, he will at least agree with her on the surface.
Sure enough, after a brief silence, Song Siyao responded again: "Okay."
Having laid the groundwork, Xu Yingxi got to the point: "Do you remember the boy you saw at KFC on Friday night, the one I said was my brother?"
Song Siyao's eyebrows moved, and he quickly replied: "I remember."
Xu Yingxi thought: Very good, it saves her some trouble.
Her face was expressionless. She took a deep breath and spoke calmly, "His name is Xu Xingluo. His true identity is not my brother, but a future son who traveled from twenty-one years in the future. He is your and my biological son."
After the words fell, the air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Song Siyao: “…”
Xu Yingxi bit her lower lip silently, staring at the other person intently, trying to figure out what the expression on his face meant.
She thought that if Song Siyao showed any sign that he thought she was talking nonsense, she would immediately take out the paternity test from her bag and throw it in front of him.
After all, the decision to conduct an appraisal before telling him the truth was to have enough confidence during the confrontation.
However, after the first two seconds of shock, Song Siyao remained silent.
Xu Yingxi felt a little regretful about choosing the tea restaurant as the meeting place.
The dim light, coupled with the man's usual reserved emotions, made it impossible for her to tell whether he believed it or not.
However, since he didn't express doubt immediately, it probably meant that he was thinking seriously about what she said.
You can't be thinking that there's something wrong with her brain, right?
Thinking that he might need some time to digest the sudden information, Xu Yingxi held back what she wanted to say next and waited for him for a while.
However, her patience was limited.
Half a minute later, Xu Yingxi couldn't help it and took out a folder from her bag.
Inside were two reports, one for her and Xu Xingluo, the other for Xu Xingluo and Song Siyao’s paternity test results.
In addition, there is a personal profile of Xu Xingluo, which contains his photo and simple information such as his date of birth.
After Xu Xingluo sent it yesterday, Xu Yingxi read it once and then went to the printing shop to print it out.
The sound of her picking up the folder broke the silence, and Song Siyao looked up at her.
Xu Yingxi pushed the folder in front of Song Siyao and said, "There's some evidence in here that proves what I said. Take a look."
Song Siyao picked up the folder and began to flip through it.
It was another long wait, which was torture for Xu Yingxi.
She would rather Song Siyao ask her a bunch of questions or question her so that she can refute them one by one.
He didn't say anything like now, and she didn't know how to start convincing him.
Also, was he really still reading the document she handed him? Why did he stop at one page and not move for so long?
I don’t know how long it took, three minutes, or five.
Xu Yingxi finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Senior Brother Song," she said, "could you please stop being silent?"
Song Siyao's fingers moved, as if he suddenly came to his senses.
"Sorry." He looked up. "I'm a little surprised."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She nodded: "I understand."
After a pause, she said sympathetically, "I know that even after reading the paternity test report, you might find it hard to believe such a bizarre thing. So I've thought about it. Xu Xingluo and I can work with you to do another test. You can watch us pull out the hair with your own eyes, and you can contact the testing agency yourself to eliminate any possibility of tampering."
"Of course." Xu Yingxi smiled, "Brother Song, you will have to pay for the relevant expenses."
Not asking him to pay for the two appraisals before AA was already a kindness on her part.
Song Siyao was silent for a few seconds: "Okay."
Xu Yingxi had never hated his frugal nature with words so much.
She said patiently, "Do you have anything you want to ask me now? Just ask."
Hearing this, Song Siyao's eyes moved slightly.
"We went to KFC for dinner that day," he asked, "Did Xu Xingluo show up because you asked him to come over and secretly pull out my hair?"
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She didn't expect his first reaction to be to ask this, when there were so many more worthy questions.
Moreover, although this is true, why does it sound a bit sarcastic when it comes from the mouth of the person in front of me?
Xu Yingxi: "Yes. I know this isn't a good idea, but if I just ask you for your hair for identification, you definitely won't agree. This is the only way I can do it."
Considering that the person opposite her was the father of her child, she reluctantly explained.
Next, he should ask some more meaningful questions, right?
Xu Yingxi looked at Song Siyao, waiting for him to continue asking questions.
No one knew what Song Siyao was thinking. He lowered his eyes slightly and didn't speak for a long time.
Xu Yingxi noticed that he seemed to glance at the gel pen with a purple plastic flower next to her.
She didn't understand why he was looking at her pen at this time?
Finally, Song Siyao spoke: "If you ask me directly, I think I should agree."
The man's voice was neither loud nor soft, and seemed a little helpless.
Xu Yingxi was stunned when she heard this.
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