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◎The interaction between father and son is rare and harmonious.◎
Xu Yingxi crossed her arms and looked between the two men, one big and one small, in the box.
The man in his twenties had a calm expression and leaned back in his chair in a relaxed manner, as if he was happy with the development of the situation.
The sixteen-year-old's eyes wandered everywhere, looking at the ceiling, the wall, and the table, but he didn't look at his parents.
Seeing that the young man didn't answer for a long time, Xu Yingxi said calmly, "It doesn't matter if you don't answer. After all, it's been a long time. It's normal that you don't remember it clearly."
Hearing her say this, Xu Xingluo felt delighted.
He knows his mother is the best!
Last time at KFC, it was his mother who helped him out.
Xu Xingluo raised his head gratefully, but his expression froze when he saw the smile on Xu Yingxi's face.
He had seen this smile on his mother's face before, and it definitely didn't mean she was going to "let him off the hook."
Sure enough, the next second Xu Yingxi spoke lightly, "It doesn't matter if you don't remember. Your father is famous for his excellent memory. He can remember everything he sees. Right, Brother Song?"
Song Siyao nodded slightly, his tone calm: "Yeah."
Xu Xingluo: “…”
Isn't the relationship between his mother and his father not very good? How come they united so quickly?
Xu Yingxi looked at the boy with a smile and said kindly, "So, do you want to say it yourself, or do you want your father to say it for you?"
Xu Xingluo shuddered and blurted out, "I'll say it myself!"
He still understood that turning himself in could reduce the punishment.
Xu Yingxi nodded with satisfaction.
Xu Xingluo took a deep breath and said, "Actually... last Monday, I went to school alone to find my dad."
…
Xu Xingluo explained in detail what happened that day.
Including how he managed to find Song Siyao's class schedule, how he went to block him at the door of the teaching building, and how he was quickly discovered by his father.
Neither of his parents is easy to fool, so his only option is to confess and get leniency.
In fact, Xu Xingluo hadn't intended to hide it from his mother.
But thinking about how he had secretly gone to see his father and ended up slipping away in disgrace after not even saying a few words, he felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to start.
I kept putting it off and never told Xu Yingxi.
A soft laugh came from my ear.
Xu Xingluo moved his fingers, not knowing what his mother was laughing at.
After thinking it over, he looked up cautiously and glanced at his mother.
Seeing the young man look up, Xu Yingxi patted his forehead.
"Hey, are you stupid?" she said. "Not only did you pretend to be a student at S University, but you also chose the computer science department, which your dad is most familiar with. If not you, who will be exposed?"
Xu Xingluo subconsciously covered his forehead where his mother had hit him, and stared at her in a daze.
Xu Yingxi: "If I were you, I would honestly say that I'm a high school student preparing to apply for the Computer Science Department of S University in the college entrance examination. I want to consult with the best seniors in the college about the major."
Xu Xingluo blinked slowly: "Yes... yes!"
Why didn't he think of such a good reason?
His mother is still more powerful!
Xu Yingxi felt the gaze of the man opposite her and asked Song Siyao, "Why are you looking at me?"
If this person dared to have any opinions about the way she educates her son, she would definitely fight back on the spot.
Song Siyao took a sip of tea slowly and calmly: "Nothing, I just didn't expect..."
He paused and said, "Junior sister, you quite approve of me."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She realized that he was referring to the phrase "the best senior".
Xu Yingxi's heart skipped a beat, then she smiled: "Brother, you're mistaken. I was just giving you an example, not really saying that you are the best student in the entire academy."
Song Siyao's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was calm: "That was my misunderstanding."
Xu Xingluo sat aside and didn't dare to interrupt.
It seems that his parents only unite when interrogating him, and they are still at loggerheads with each other at other times.
Xu Xingluo tried hard to reduce his presence so as not to provoke the two of them to "unite against the outside world."
Until he heard Xu Yingxi ask him: "And then what? Your father exposed you, and you just walked away in disgrace?"
Xu Xingluo answered honestly, "Well, I'm afraid if I don't leave now, I'll be treated as a liar and sent to the security department..."
Having said that, he raised his eyes and glanced at his father, then quickly looked away.
His father still looked calm and composed, and it was impossible to guess what he was thinking just by looking at his face.
Xu Yingxi: "After that, did you secretly visit your father again? Even if you weren't discovered, it counts."
Xu Xingluo quickly waved his hands: "No, no, there really is no more!"
After discovering how terrifying the younger version of his dad was, he didn't dare go there again.
Xu Yingxi didn't ask any further.
Xu Xingluo's heart was beating fast, and he didn't know whether his mother was angry that he had kept this secret from her.
But his father didn't say anything.
Before he traveled through time, if his parents could sit at the same table, even if they just stayed there quietly, he would be happy for a long time.
But at this moment, Xu Xingluo felt a little uneasy.
After hesitating for a moment, he whispered, "Mom, when I came in from the hall just now, I saw some exquisite snacks on the guests' tables. Do you want to try some?"
Xu Yingxi glanced at him.
Xu Xingluo thought, since his mother didn’t say “no”, that means it’s okay, right?
Xu Xingluo: "Then I'll go out and ask them what snacks they have!"
As he said this, he stood up and went to find the waiter.
Xu Yingxi grabbed her sleeve and said, "Stop."
Xu Xingluo touched his head: "What's wrong?"
Xu Yingxi raised her chin: "Look what that is."
Xu Xingluo looked in the direction his mother was looking and found a medium-sized black notebook on the table.
It was actually quite obvious, but as soon as he entered the box, he entered the "interrogation" mode, so he didn't notice it at all.
Meeting his mother's speechless gaze, Xu Xingluo's eyes flashed with three big words: It's over.
He had already left his mother with the impression of being "stupid", and now it was even harder to wash away!
It has come to this.
Xu Xingluo silently took the menu, opened the first page and placed it in front of Xu Yingxi: "Mom, what do you want to eat?"
The menu is not thick, only two or three pages in total.
Xu Yingxi flipped through the pages from front to back and named two dim sum.
Xu Xingluo nodded repeatedly: "Okay! Then I'll go talk to the waiter now!"
Xu Yingxi raised her eyebrows but said nothing.
After standing up and taking two steps, the boy's back suddenly froze.
He seemed to have... forgotten something.
Xu Xingluo turned his body back inch by inch and looked at the man on the other side of the table: "Um, uh..."
Song Siyao said calmly: "It's okay. If other names don't sound right to you, you can continue to call me Senior Song."
Xu Xingluo pursed his lips and said, "Okay, Senior Song."
He didn't know why, but when he saw Xu Yingxi for the first time, he called her "Mom" without hesitation.
But after seeing Song Siyao, that word was always stuck on the tip of my tongue.
Although he will not be as close to his father as to his mother in the future, he has been calling him "Dad" for more than ten years and has never been unable to say it like this.
Xu Xingluo coughed and said, "Senior Song, would you like something to eat?"
He was about to hand over the menu when Song Siyao replied, "One yam cake, please."
Xu Yingxi glanced at Song Siyao.
Xu Xingluo hesitated for a second before nodding, "Okay."
He silently recited the snacks that his mother and father wanted to eat, and went out to find the waiter.
As the boy left, Xu Yingxi said, "When we pay the bill later, we'll split the bill."
She and Song Siyao had just agreed to share all expenses equally, and now they could officially start implementing it.
Song Siyao: "I'll pay. Before today, you were the only one who paid for Xu Xingluo's expenses. Now I should pay more."
Xu Yingxi thought for a moment and said, "That's fine."
Xu Xingluo quickly returned to the private room: "I've ordered, and the waiter said it will take about ten minutes."
Xu Yingxi murmured: "Ten minutes..."
She took two things out of her bag and placed them on the table.
Xu Xingluo looked at the sealed bag and metal tweezers that Xu Yingxi took out, and subconsciously covered the back of his head.
Xu Yingxi: "Brother, let's take advantage of this time to get things done."
She said businesslike, "Like I said before, you take the sample yourself to avoid the possibility of tampering with it."
Song Siyao glanced at Xu Xingluo and said, "Alright."
Xu Xingluo's mind flashed back to that nightmare, as well as the look his father gave him after he pulled his father's hair at KFC.
He suddenly felt a phantom pain in his scalp.
Xu Yingxi patted her on the back.
Xu Xingluo swallowed.
If you stick your head out, you will get a knife; if you hide your head, you will also get a knife!
Xu Xingluo mentally prepared himself, slowly stood up, and walked to his father's side.
Song Siyao picked up the tweezers on the table and stood up.
Xu Xingluo felt like a fish on the chopping board and closed his eyes ready to die.
one two three……
Xu Xingluo counted to ten in his mind, but the expected pain still did not come.
He couldn't help but open one eye and froze.
Xu Xingluo: "Already...ready?"
Xu Yingxi suppressed a smile and said, "It's been a long time since I got better."
Xu Xingluo turned around and saw Song Siyao sealing the sealed bag that contained the hair sample.
The boy blinked in a daze, and after two seconds he couldn't help but let out a relieved smile: "Really? Hahaha, that's good!"
He thought it would be painful, but in the end he felt nothing.
It seems that his father in this time and space also has a gentle side!
Xu Xingluo was thinking this happily in his heart when a low voice came to his ears.
Song Siyao said calmly: "It has something to do with the technique."
Xu Xingluo's body stiffened.
The time when he pulled his father's hair at KFC, he was too nervous and used a little too much force.
It’s over. Will his father always hold a grudge against him?
Xu Xingluo nervously raised his eyelids and glanced at his father, only to find that his father wasn't even looking at him.
Song Siyao packed the sealed bag and said to Xu Yingxi, "I'll tell you after the identification results come out."
Xu Yingxi: "Okay."
"Do you need to pull out a few more strands of my hair to prove that Xu Xingluo and I are mother and son?" she asked, showing her generous attitude.
Song Siyao: “No need.”
Xu Yingxi: "Okay."
He's sensible.
If she wasn't Xu Xingluo's biological mother, she wouldn't bother to have anything to do with the father and son.
The door of the box was pushed open, and the waiter brought up some snacks and left with an empty tray.
Xu Yingxi took a bite of the donkey rolls and found it tasted pretty good.
She took another bite of the handmade biscuits next to her and commented in her mind: The snacks in this shop are quite delicious.
As for the yam cake ordered by Song Siyao, she didn't touch it at all.
She hated eating yams the most. It turned out that she and this man were not suitable to be husband and wife!
After eating two snacks, my phone vibrated.
Xu Yingxi glanced at the caller ID: "I'll take a call."
It was Xu Zhaoxue who called, and Xu Yingxi felt there was no need to avoid the father and son.
If there is something you don't want them to hear, just leave at that time.
I pressed the answer button, and a competent female voice came from the other end of the phone: "It's the first day of vacation, are you home yet?"
Xu Yingxi: "No, there's no one at home, why should I rush back?"
Xu Zhaoxue laughed: "Hearing you say that, it seems quite aggrieved."
Xu Yingxi: "My parents are on vacation, and you're traveling around Europe, and you don't allow me, who's left behind in North City, to suffer a little?"
Xu Zhaoxue: "I don't know who it is. He refused to come to Europe with me because of his boyfriend."
Xu Yingxi curled her lips: "What boyfriend? He's my ex-boyfriend. And don't mention it anymore. It makes me angry!"
If she has to choose between her family and her boyfriend, she will definitely choose her family without hesitation.
But Xu Yingxi had originally agreed to travel with Qi Wangzhou during the National Day holiday, and the two were already discussing which city to go to.
A few days later, Xu Zhaoxue said that she was going to Europe for a meeting and asked Xu Yingxi if she wanted to apply for a visa. After her meeting, they would meet up there and play together for a few days.
Xu Yingxi was not a person who went back on his word, so she rejected Xu Zhaoxue.
Later, when she broke up with Qi Wangzhou, it was too late to apply for a visa.
Xu Yingxi didn't notice that when she said the word "ex-boyfriend", the other two people in the box stopped what they were doing at the same time.
Xu Xingluo hadn't swallowed the donkey roll in his mouth yet, but he looked up at his father for some unknown reason.
The eyes of the two people met in mid-air.
Xu Xingluo: “…”
Song Siyao: “…”
After staring at each other in silence for a few seconds, they both looked away almost at the same time.
Xu Xingluo continued to chew the donkey rolls, but at a much slower pace.
He had a feeling that at this moment his father must be listening to his mother's words with his ears perked up, just like him.
Suddenly, Xu Xingluo felt that his mood became very good.
Even his powerful father is still like him, secretly eavesdropping on her mother's phone call!
Thinking of this, Xu Xingluo suddenly felt that he was closer to this younger version of his father.
Xu Yingxi didn't know that the two people, one big and one small, in the box had already exchanged eye contact right under her nose.
Xu Zhaoxue said on the phone, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about him. By the way, I called to tell you that I flew back home early."
Xu Yingxi was surprised: "Huh?"
Xu Zhaoxue: "Well, there was an urgent work that required me to return to Beicheng, so I ended my trip early and changed my flight back. It was midnight in China when the plane took off, so I didn't tell you."
Xu Yingxi was shocked: "You mean, you are already in the country?"
Xu Zhaoxue: "Yeah, I just got off the plane and am waiting for my luggage to be checked in."
Xu Yingxi was speechless for a moment.
After a few seconds of silence, she said, "That is to say, if I had agreed to go visit you, I would have been abandoned in some European airport by now."
Xu Zhaoxue: "Not necessarily. Maybe you won't have enough time to fly."
Xu Yingxi: "Thank you, Xu Zhaoxue."
Xu Zhaoxue: "Didn't you reject my invitation because of your boyfriend? We're even now."
Xu Yingxi: "Ex-boyfriend!"
Suddenly, there was a "bang" sound in her ears. Xu Yingxi turned around and found that Xu Xingluo accidentally knocked the teacup tray on the table, and some tea spilled out.
Song Siyao handed Xu Xingluo a tissue, and Xu Xingluo took it and began to wipe the table in a hurry.
The interaction between father and son is rare and harmonious.
Xu Yingxi withdrew her gaze.
Xu Zhaoxue: "Okay, okay, ex-boyfriend! Isn't this what we call getting used to? Anyway, I called to ask if you want to meet me tonight and have dinner at my house?"
Xu Yingxi: "Don't you have to work?"
Xu Zhaoxue: "I don't have anything to do tonight. I have to meet a client the day after tomorrow afternoon. Domestic flights here don't run every day, so I had to rush back early. How about you come?"
Xu Yingxi glanced at Xu Xingluo beside her.
The boy had just wiped the table and sat up straight in an instant when he saw this, looking a little guilty.
Xu Yingxi was puzzled and didn't know why he reacted so strongly.
She thought about it and replied to Xu Zhaoxue: "Okay, but I want to bring someone to see you."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds.
Xu Zhaoxue asked in surprise, "Have you met true love? Are you bringing your boyfriend home for me to vet for the first time?"
Xu Yingxi thought: It's much more terrifying than true love. It's a living eldest son, and a future husband comes with it.
"Not a boyfriend," Xu Yingxi said. "It's hard to explain over the phone. Anyway, he's a very important person."
Xu Zhaoxue thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then you take care of it. I estimate it will take about forty minutes to get home. You can calculate the time and bring that person directly over."
The two chatted for a while.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Yingxi found Xu Xingluo staring at her blankly.
Song Siyao didn't stare at her, but he only touched one piece of the yam cake in front of him.
Xu Yingxi gloated for a second: I asked you to order pastries made of yam, you deserve it if they don’t taste good.
She simply explained to Song Siyao: "My sister called."
Then he said to Xu Xingluo, "We need to change our plans for tonight a little bit."
Xu Xingluo: "Going to see my aunt?"
Xu Yingxi gave him a teachable look: "Yes."
Xu Xingluo: "We... two people?"
Xu Yingxi: "Yes."
Shouldn't he have heard everything? She said she wanted to take someone back with her.
The corners of Xu Xingluo's mouth twitched for a moment.
When Xu Xingluo heard his mother say "a very important person" just now, he was confused for a long time, wondering whether this person was his father or himself.
Sure enough, that person was him!
This is a very complicated feeling. Deep down, he hopes that his mother and father can love each other and become the most important people to each other.
But when he heard his mother say in person that she was more important than his father, he couldn't help but feel happy.
Xu Xingluo suppressed the corners of his mouth that were curled up: "Okay!"
Xu Yingxi nodded.
"Senior Brother Song," Xu Yingxi said, "We've pretty much finished our discussion today. Have you remembered everything we talked about before?"
Song Siyao: “Yeah.”
Xu Xingluo looked at his parents with some curiosity, wanting to know what they had talked about before he came.
However, since Xu Yingxi didn't say anything about this, he decided not to ask any more questions.
In short, she is worthy of being his mother. She dealt with his father so quickly!
Xu Yingxi patted Xu Xingluo on the shoulder and said, "Give your bank card to your dad."
Xu Xingluo: "Oh... OK."
Before coming, he packed everything his mother told him to bring.
Xu Xingluo took out his bank card and handed it to Song Siyao obediently.
Soon, Song Siyao transferred the living expenses through mobile banking and handed the bank card back to Xu Xingluo.
He said briefly: "Check."
Xu Xingluo was a little confused.
Xu Yingxi: "Check if there's any text message about money arriving."
Xu Xingluo: "Oh, okay!"
Every time he is with his mother, his phone is always on silent.
Xu Xingluo frantically took out his phone and clicked on the text message: "Yes, yes, 800 yuan has arrived."
He looked up to say thank you, but found that Song Siyao's eyes were on his mobile phone.
Xu Xingluo looked down at his phone and found nothing unusual.
When he raised his head again, Song Siyao had already looked away.
Xu Xingluo: "Um...thank you, Senior Song."
Song Siyao: "Nothing, it's what I should do."
Xu Yingxi glanced at the two of them.
If she hadn't done a paternity test, she would have doubted whether the two were father and son.
Why are you so polite?
Xu Yingxi: "Would you two like to leave each other's contact information?"
Although she can contact two people at the same time, it is more convenient for each person to add one separately.
Xu Xingluo and Song Siyao exchanged phone numbers.
Xu Yingxi watched from the side and complained inwardly: Really, she needs to remind me of this.
After the two of them finished, Xu Yingxi stood up and said, "Okay, then I'll take Xu Xingluo away first. Brother Song, we'll contact each other later if we have anything to do. You don't have to see us off."
The footsteps faded away, and the box that originally held three people was left with only one person, and it suddenly became quiet.
Song Siyao was not in a hurry to pay the bill and leave.
He leaned back in his chair and gently closed his eyes.
Only he himself knew that he was not as calm as he appeared.
Thoughts are swirling.
…
After leaving the restaurant, Xu Yingxi took a taxi to her sister's house.
A moment after I got in the car, my cell phone vibrated.
Xu Yingxi thought it was from Xu Zhaoxue, but was a little surprised after seeing who it was.
Didn’t they just leave not long ago? If Song Siyao had something to say, why didn’t he say it to his face just now?
She clicked on the message.
Song Siyao: [Xu Xingluo's birthday is the day after tomorrow, and I want to buy him a new phone as a surprise.]
Xu Yingxi stared at the line of words for several seconds.
Maybe there's something wrong with her eyes.
Someone like Song Siyao would actually prepare birthday surprises for others.
Could it be that this person seems to be very calm about Xu Xingluo's existence, as if it doesn't matter whether he has this son or not, but in fact his fatherly love is overflowing?
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She silently said to herself that it was absolutely impossible and threw away this weird idea.
After thinking about it, she replied: [Sure, then buy it.]
She herself was not planning to develop any relationship with Song Siyao beyond that of a partnership, but he and Xu Xingluo were father and son after all. Xu Yingxi felt that even if she didn't help, there was no need to prevent the father and son from strengthening their relationship.
And Xu Xingluo’s broken cell phone really needs to be replaced.
Song Siyao: [But I don't really know his preferences. Do we want to choose together?]
Xu Yingxi frowned.
She didn't understand what was said.
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