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◎ "Xu Xingluo's sister's boyfriend."◎
Xu Xingluo's mind went blank.
Today's whole day was happy enough. He went boating in the park with his parents, listened to his mother's stories about her childhood pets, and had a balloon-punching competition with his father.
These were things he had never dared to imagine before.
Looking at the two gifts in his hands at this moment, Xu Xingluo felt that he was completely overwhelmed by happiness.
It turned out that they remembered that today was his birthday and prepared a surprise for him.
Who will pinch him and tell him that he is not dreaming?
I heard my mother's voice in my ear: "Your father bought you the cell phone, and I bought you the headphones. Also, your aunt also prepared a birthday greeting for you."
Xu Yingxi took out a red envelope from her bag and handed it to Xu Xingluo: "Here, take it."
Xu Xingluo walked over and took it in a daze.
Xu Yingxi: "Your aunt asked me to tell you, remember to study hard and don't waste your talent."
These were Xu Zhaoxue's exact words. Last night, after Xu Yingxi told her that Xu Xingluo's birthday was today, Xu Zhaoxue packed the red envelope and said those words.
Xu Xingluo finally came back to his senses.
He still remembered the rule of not calling her "Mom" in front of outsiders. After hesitating for a second, he whispered, "Thank you, Mom. I'm... very happy. Very happy."
Xu Yingxi curled her eyes: "Yeah."
Xu Xingluo seemed to want to say something else, opened his mouth, and then closed it again.
Xu Yingxi was surprised to find that the boy's eyes seemed a little too moist.
This child...isn't he crying?
Xu Yingxi suddenly felt a little troubled. Even being a good mother was something she thought about on a whim, and she had no idea how to deal with a sixteen-year-old boy who was about to cry.
Fortunately, Xu Xingluo didn't make her feel embarrassed for too long.
A few seconds later, Xu Xingluo pursed his lips, turned around, and whispered something to Song Siyao.
Because there was a table between them, Xu Yingxi could not hear clearly what they were talking about.
She guessed that Xu Xingluo was probably saying thank you to his father.
While the father and son were talking, Xu Yingxi waved for the waiter to come over.
Xu Xingluo returned to his seat holding the two gifts, with a corner of the red envelope sticking out of his pocket.
Xu Yingxi: "Do you want to open your gift now?"
Xu Xingluo hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "I'll take it apart when I get back tonight."
He was too embarrassed to tell the reason.
He wanted to wait until before going to bed tonight to open the presents, so that while opening the presents he could think about everything that happened today.
Not long after sitting down, Xu Xingluo slowly opened his eyes.
The restaurant waiter came over with a cake.
Surprises came one after another, leaving him overwhelmed.
The waiter placed the cake on an empty spot on the table, said "Happy Birthday" to Xu Xingluo with a smile, and did not disturb the other guests any further.
The cake was not big, and its shape was the most common fruit cake in cake shops. There were two number candles on it, indicating that today was the boy’s sixteenth birthday.
Seeing Xu Xingluo staring at the cake in silence, Xu Yingxi said, "I ordered the cake from the store yesterday. Time was a bit tight, so I didn't choose a particular style."
Xu Xingluo still didn't say anything.
Xu Yingxi: "Shall we light the candles first?"
Xu Xingluo: “…”
The boy finally nodded: "Yeah!"
Xu Xingluo picked up the lighter provided by the restaurant and carefully lit the two number candles on the cake.
Xu Yingxi has participated in many birthday celebrations. After recalling the process, it was time to sing the birthday song.
She said: "Happy birthday to you——"
When she sang the second sentence, a male voice joined in.
Xu Yingxi was a little surprised: Song Siyao's singing voice was surprisingly gentle, unlike his cold voice when he usually spoke.
After the last birthday song was sung, the surroundings became quiet for a while.
The flickering candlelight made the watery light in Xu Xingluo's eyes more obvious.
In order to hold back the tears, he pursed his lips tightly.
There were other guests in the restaurant. They were singing the birthday song quite loudly, and many guests cast curious glances at them.
It would be so embarrassing to cry at this time!
Xu Yingxi did not urge Xu Xingluo to take the next step.
She knew that if she said "Don't cry" at this moment, Xu Xingluo would probably burst into tears on the spot.
Xu Yingxi has experience. People who are holding back their tears are most afraid of being comforted by others. The more comfort they receive, the more they want to cry.
So she just waited quietly.
Inevitably, his eyes met with Song Siyao's on the opposite side.
The fire flickered, and the man's eyebrows and eyes flickered.
Xu Yingxi suddenly became curious. What was Song Siyao thinking at this time?
She tried to read something in those eyes, but all she saw was flickering flames.
Xu Yingxi calmed down.
"Make a wish?" she asked Xu Xingluo.
Xu Xingluo said "hmm", closed his eyes obediently and clasped his hands together.
He had already thought of his birthday wish for this year: he hoped that his mom and dad would fall in love with each other.
But he would never say it out loud until this wish actually came true.
.
After Xu Xingluo's birthday, there are still four days of vacation left.
Xu Zhaoxue had work arrangements for the next few days, so Xu Yingxi did not stay at her place for the remaining days of the holiday.
Xu Xingluo took the initiative to suggest returning to the school dormitory early.
When asked why, the boy said that he would spend the rest of the holiday in the dormitory doing his homework and reviewing to prepare for the monthly exam.
I don’t know if he was inspired by Xu Zhaoxue’s words, or if he was simply afraid of not doing well in the exam and was being tutored by his father.
During the remaining days of the holiday, Xu Yingxi took a part-time job dubbing for commercials and also found time to meet with her childhood friend and best friend.
During this period, Qi Wangzhou sent her several harassing messages, asking her if she wanted to come out and meet him.
Xu Yingxi ignored him.
She didn't block him simply because they were in the same lab. Unless the task assigned by her supervisor required it, she didn't plan to reply to any of Qi Wangzhou's messages.
On the last day of the long holiday, Xu Yingxi received a message from Song Siyao saying that the results of the paternity test were out.
Probably because it was a statutory holiday, the report was produced slower this time than Xu Yingxi's previous two times.
However, the result was as expected, Xu Xingluo was indeed Song Siyao's biological son.
After returning to school after the holiday, Xu Yingxi was a little busier than before the holiday: not only did she have to complete her homework and tasks assigned by her tutor, but she also had to prepare the proposal report for her graduation thesis.
On Xu Xingluo's side, he faced his first monthly exam after entering high school.
Xu Yingxi was busy those days, so she only sent a message to ask about Xu Xingluo's exam situation.
It’s just that Xu Xingluo seems to be obsessed with his new mobile phone and suddenly becomes very fond of sharing his life with her.
On WeChat, Xu Yingxi would receive various photos sent by Xu Xingluo from time to time.
Thursday.
Xu Xingluo: [First day of school, the lunch in the cafeteria tastes delicious!]
Xu Xingluo: [[Picture][Picture][Picture][Picture]]
Xu Yingxi looked at the string of photos that popped up on her phone, feeling both amused and helpless.
Any good person would take four photos in a row when eating in the cafeteria, with a close-up of each dish and a whole photo at the end.
If you don’t know, you might think he is eating some delicacies from land and sea.
Xu Yingxi: [Why don't you give me a plate of white rice as well?]
In less than ten seconds, Xu Xingluo really sent a close-up photo of rice.
Xu Yingxi replied with six periods.
Friday.
Xu Xingluo: [After the exam today, I teamed up with my classmates to play a friendly game. I made quite a few three-pointers!]
Xu Xingluo: [[Picture]]
Xu Yingxi looked at the basketball photos on WeChat and felt like her IQ was being rubbed on the ground.
Who can tell her why Xu Xingluo sent her a picture of a basketball?
Do you think she doesn't know what a basketball looks like?
Saturday.
After receiving the photos of the pile of fallen leaves on the school playground taken by Xu Xingluo, Xu Yingxi finally couldn't stand it anymore.
She couldn't be the only one being bombarded with messages from Xu Xingluo.
Xu Yingxi found someone in the address book, and then added him, Xu Xingluo, and herself into a group.
…
S University, Information Science Laboratory Building.
Song Siyao was preparing the PPT to be shared at the group meeting next week when suddenly a new message popped up.
[Xu Yingxi invites you and "Xu Xingluo" to join the group chat]
Xu Yingxi changed the group name to "S University Campus Beauty Xu Yingxi Support Group"
Song Siyao: “…”
He chuckled softly.
The male student sitting next to me was in his first year of graduate school. He was feeling dizzy and overwhelmed by his thesis. He just turned his head and saw this scene.
The male classmate asked in surprise: "Brother, what good news did you receive? Why are you so happy?"
After such a long time, this was the first time he saw Song Siyao reading messages and laughing while working.
Song Siyao's expression has returned to normal: "Nothing."
Male classmate: “…”
Could it be that it was just his illusion?
Could it be that I have been dizzy and having auditory hallucinations because I have been revising papers these past two days?
New messages are constantly popping up in the "S University Campus Beauty Xu Yingxi Support Group".
Xu Yingxi: [From now on, this will be a group for the three of us.]
Xu Yingxi: [@Xu Xingluo, if you have anything you want to share with me or your dad, you can post it directly in this group chat.]
Xu Xingluo: [Okay, okay!]
Xu Xingluo: [The monthly exam just ended today, and my classmates invited me to dinner!]
Xu Xingluo: [It's a hot pot restaurant near S University's East Gate. I don't know if it's good, I haven't been there.]
Xu Xingluo: [[Positioning]]
Xu Xingluo: [This is the one! ]
Xu Xingluo: [@Xu Yingxi, Mom, have you ever been there?]
Xu Yingxi: [No, ask your dad.]
Xu Yingxi: [@Song Siyao]
Song Siyao: [I haven’t been there either.]
Xu Xingluo: [Then I'll go try it first to see if it's delicious! If it's good, you can try it later, Mom and Dad!]
At the same time, the first-year graduate student sitting next to Song Siyao said: "..."
He seemed to have seen Senior Brother Song smile again just now?
Correcting the paper was so terrifying that it actually caused him to suffer from hallucinations one after another!
The male student quickly stood up and prepared to go to the bathroom to wash his face with cold water to clear his mind.
…
The weekend passed in a flash.
Although they had a common group chat, Xu Yingxi had not met Song Siyao this week.
Xu Yingxi did not deliberately keep a distance from him.
But she is an undergraduate student and doesn't usually have to punch in at the laboratory. Under such circumstances, it is indeed difficult for her to meet Song Siyao, who is a graduate student.
Until Monday morning, the regular group meeting.
This time, there was no need to hide from Qi Wangzhou like she did during the last group meeting. Xu Yingxi sat in an inconspicuous corner as usual, silently listening to her seniors report progress to the professor.
As Professor Zhang's favorite student, Song Siyao had a project result to share with everyone at the group meeting and sat closest to Professor Zhang.
The two people's seats were exactly diagonally opposite each other, almost the two farthest seats in the entire room.
When Song Siyao finished sharing, Xu Yingxi applauded Song Siyao like everyone else, and saw that Song Siyao's mobile phone screen seemed to light up.
Xu Yingxi lowered her head and found that her phone was also lit up.
In the group of three, Xu Xingluo said, "The cafeteria has opened a new window today, selling bibimbap!"
Xu Xingluo: [It looks delicious! ]
Xu Xingluo: [[Picture]]
Xu Yingxi couldn't help but laugh.
Xu Xingluo’s new phone was well worth buying, at least he made full use of the camera function.
Looking up, Xu Yingxi met Song Siyao's eyes diagonally across from her.
I don’t know what’s going on. Although there was no other communication, Xu Yingxi was inexplicably convinced that Song Siyao must have just finished looking at the photos sent by Xu Xingluo.
This feeling is hard to describe, but at this moment, Xu Yingxi suddenly had a strong experience that the two of them were sharing the same secret.
It wasn't until Professor Zhang suddenly started talking that she came back to her senses.
After the weekly meeting, Xu Yingxi sat in the corner and did not leave immediately.
When everyone had mostly left, she sent a message to Song Siyao: [I have something I want to discuss with you. Should we meet?]
Song Siyao: [Okay, where to go?]
Xu Yingxi: [The side door of the laboratory building.]
There is only a small open space outside the side door, which cannot be used for a shortcut, so people usually go through the main door.
Song Siyao: [Okay.]
When she arrived at the side door, Song Siyao was already waiting for her there.
Xu Yingxi walked over and asked: "Do you still remember what I told you about the parents' meeting?"
Song Siyao: “Yeah.”
Xu Yingxi: "You heard it at the group meeting just now. Professor Zhang asked me to meet with him on Thursday afternoon to discuss my thesis proposal. So I probably won't be able to go to the parent-teacher conference. You have to go."
She hesitated slightly: "I came to you to ask, are you sure you want to go?"
When Xu Xingluo mentioned the parent-teacher meeting before, Xu Yingxi deliberately said that she wanted Song Siyao to attend.
But she did it on impulse at the time, and now after thinking about it carefully, she is a little hesitant.
Song Siyao lowered his eyes to look at her: "You don't want me to go?"
Xu Yingxi: "Not really..."
Song Siyao understood: "Do you think it's troublesome to explain my identity to outsiders?"
Xu Yingxi's eyes flashed with surprise: "Yes."
He actually understood what she meant at once.
Now many people in the school know that she is Xu Xingluo's sister.
If Song Siyao did the same thing and said at the parent-teacher meeting that he was Xu Xingluo's brother, it would inevitably arouse suspicion if the news got out.
After all, she and Song Siyao are both quite famous in school.
After thinking about it, Xu Yingxi felt that it was not necessary to attend this parent-teacher meeting, and there was no need to cause herself unnecessary trouble.
Song Siyao looked at her.
Because of the cramped space, she was forced to get a little close to him, and he could see his reflection in her pupils.
Song Siyao lowered his eyes.
His voice was calm, as if everything was a matter of course: "I've thought about it. I'll tell the other parents that I'm Xu Xingluo's sister's boyfriend."
【Author’s words】
I haven't been in a good state recently, so I won't set a fixed update time. I'll post it after I finish writing it every day. Please don't wait for me on time. [Red Heart]
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