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◎ "Do you like my mother?"◎
The singing competition consists of two rounds, and the top three will be decided from the contestants who enter the second round.
Xiao Zhiyu was eliminated in the first round and has no chance to participate in the next competition.
Backstage.
Lin Cheng walked around to the waiting area and found his friend, who was sitting alone and lost in thought. He consoled him, "It's okay, Brother Xiao! You sang really well, it was just a coincidence you lost!"
Xiao Zhiyu glanced at him and curled his lips: "Hmm."
Seeing his good brother like this, Lin Cheng hesitated for a while and said, "Brother Xiao, I have something to tell you."
Xiao Zhiyu looked at him with a lack of interest: "What's the matter?"
Lin Cheng: “…”
"She..." Lin Cheng hesitated, "seems like she's here to watch the game too."
Xiao Zhiyu paused, his pupils instantly focused: "You mean Xixi?"
Lin Cheng sighed, he knew it.
It is said that this guy has been dating since high school. He has so many ex-girlfriends that he can't count them on one hand. He just broke up with one of them a week ago.
But the person he misses the most is Xu Yingxi.
Lin Cheng: "Yes, a friend of mine saw her."
Xiao Zhiyu: "Really? Did she hear the song I sang?"
Lin Cheng: "Uh...right? I heard she came right after the show started. She must have heard you sing."
He didn't want to tell his good friend about this, but seeing Xiao Zhiyu looking so lonely in the backstage, he couldn't help it.
Xiao Zhiyu's gloomy expression faded away. "Great! I knew she could sense my feelings!"
Lin Cheng hesitated, "Um, Brother Xiao..."
Xiao Zhiyu: "Hmm?"
Lin Cheng: "Didn't you just break up with your girlfriend? Since you're so obsessed with the campus beauty, and the campus beauty just happened to break up with her latest boyfriend, isn't now the perfect time for you to win her back?"
Xiao Zhiyu shook his head: "You don't understand..."
Lin Cheng: "What don't you understand?"
Xiao Zhiyu stared at the ceiling, his eyes full of affection. "Xixi isn't an ordinary girl. Even if I went to find her, she wouldn't accept me. Rather than staying with her forever, I want her to know that no matter who I'm with, I'll never forget her..."
Lin Cheng: “…”
He doesn't understand.
He didn't understand why his friend had so many dramas when he didn't study acting.
Do you think you are the leading actor in a tragedy?
Although this buddy's looks are indeed good enough to make it into the entertainment industry, but why should he be like in a TV drama, loving you every day but unable to express it in his heart?
Looking at Xiao Zhiyu who was still intoxicated there, Lin Cheng gritted his teeth.
No, he has to help his buddy!
…
Lin Cheng came out from the backstage, walked along the aisle, and found the seat where Xu Yingxi was before from a distance.
The seats are empty.
Lin Cheng's heart sank. Could it be that Xu Yingxi had already left?
Then he saw a small bag on the chair and felt a little relieved.
Xu Yingxi probably left temporarily to go to the bathroom or something, and would be back soon.
After a little thought, Lin Cheng decided to wait nearby for a while.
He pretended to wander back and forth in the aisle casually, glancing at Xu Yingxi's seat from time to time.
After waiting for a while, Lin Cheng felt something was wrong.
Why does it feel like there is a pair of eyes staring at me?
Lin Cheng touched his head, looked around, and then met the eyes of a young man.
The next second, the boy stood up and walked over.
Xu Xingluo: "Are you here to look for Xu Yingxi?"
Lin Cheng felt a little guilty after being caught and nodded subconsciously.
Then he realized why he should answer obediently?
Lin Cheng asked angrily, "Who are you?"
Xu Xingluo straightened his back: "I am her brother!"
Lin Cheng: “…”
He remembered that there seemed to be a rumor that Xu Yingxi had a younger brother from a relative's family, and he had been getting close to her recently.
I heard that Xu Yingxi treats this younger brother very well, and even brought him to a sharing session some time ago.
It seems that the rumors are true. Xu Yingxi does have a good relationship with this younger brother, and this time she brought him to watch the campus singing competition.
Thinking of this, Lin Cheng's attitude changed 180 degrees: "Oh, I've heard of it. As expected of my senior sister's brother, he's so handsome!"
Xu Xingluo: “That’s it!”
"Wait." Xu Xingluo reacted. "Stop flattering me. Let me ask you, what are you doing here looking for my sister?"
Lin Cheng thought that his brother was really nosy, so he smiled and said, "Haha, it's nothing, just a small matter."
Xu Xingluo's eyebrows furrowed.
If it was really my mother's friend who came to see her, wouldn't she have just sent a message in advance and then came? Why would she have to wander around the aisle so stealthily?
Moreover, he always felt that this person looked a little familiar, especially the yellow hair.
Xu Xingluo frowned and thought for a few seconds, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
He had seen this person at the sharing session!
Xu Xingluo remembered that before Xu Yingxi pointed at Song Siyao and asked if he was his father, she pointed at another man first.
Too much time had passed and he was too nervous at the time, so he only had a general impression of what the man looked like.
Now seeing this golden hair, Xu Xingluo suddenly remembered everything.
The person his mother was pointing to at that time was contestant number two who had just sung on the stage, and the blond man was sitting next to Xiao Zhiyu!
All his memories came flooding back at once, and Xu Xingluo blurted out, "I know you! You're a friend of contestant number two!"
Hearing Xu Xingluo say this, Lin Cheng was stunned.
Are you really that famous?
Or is it that Xiao Zhiyu has become so proficient in being an internet celebrity that even his roommate can be recognized by others?
Before Lin Cheng could figure it out, he saw the expression of the boy in front of him change.
From the slight vigilance just now, he became completely unfriendly.
Xu Xingluo: "Why are you here to see my sister? You're not here for contestant number two, are you? Are you trying to persuade my sister to get back together with contestant number two?"
Lin Cheng: “Uh…”
He actually guessed it right.
Xu Xingluo: "Let's go! My sister has long disliked contestant number two, so don't bother her!"
Lin Cheng felt a little uncomfortable being spoken to in this tone by a boy who was much younger than him.
Thinking of his good friend, Lin Cheng patiently said, "My dear brother, I know you are doing this for your sister's good, but how do you know what she thinks? Your sister should be single now, right?"
Xu Xingluo snorted, "So what if she's single? My sister already has better suitors around her. That Xiao She has no chance!"
Lin Cheng's expression changed.
Xu Xingluo said proudly: "Got it——"
Before he finished speaking, a female voice rang out, "Xu Xingluo, what are you doing standing here? And...Lin Cheng?"
The two people whose names were called froze.
Xu Yingxi crossed her arms and looked between the two of them: "Why are you two talking here?"
There was a moment of silence.
After a few seconds, Lin Cheng broke the silence: "Senior sister, I came to see you."
Xu Yingxi raised her eyebrows: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Lin Cheng glanced at Xu Xingluo and knew that there was no way to get rid of this troublesome young man for the time being.
He simply got straight to the point: "I want to tell you... the song that Brother Xiao sang on the stage today was actually dedicated to you, Senior Sister."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Lin Cheng: "Also, Brother Xiao is single again now. He has always had you in his heart, so I think..."
Xu Yingxi interrupted him: "It doesn't matter what you think, it doesn't matter what Xiao Zhiyu thinks, what matters is that I don't want to, OK?"
Lin Cheng: "But Brother Xiao—"
Xu Yingxi didn't give him a chance to continue. "You're all in your third year now, so you should be thinking about getting into graduate school, right? I remember Xiao Zhiyu said you planned to continue your studies at this university after graduating."
Lin Cheng was stunned: "I..."
Xu Yingxi: "Third time is better than last time. This is the second time you've come to me. If there's a next time, I don't mind telling everyone about your harassment."
Lin Cheng: “…”
His grades are just around the admission line for postgraduate study, and he has been working hard to improve his GPA recently.
If he is reported by someone with ulterior motives, all his efforts will be in vain.
Lin Cheng: "Sorry, Senior Sister, I understand."
Xu Yingxi nodded: "Yeah."
She patted Xu Xingluo's shoulder and they walked away together.
Lin Cheng looked at the backs of the two men and saw them walking towards their seats. Then a man next to them stood up.
The three people said something.
Lin Cheng narrowed his eyes and felt that the person who stood up looked familiar.
He was searching in his mind to find out who this person was when he saw the man turn around and look at him.
When their eyes met, Lin Cheng's heart trembled.
Although they were several meters away, he could clearly feel the other person's cold aura and the warning in his eyes.
Then Lin Cheng remembered who this person was.
It was Song Siyao, the science and engineering genius from the School of Information, who was so famous that even he, a student from the School of Humanities, had heard of him.
In an instant, a thought popped up in Lin Cheng's mind——
There seems to be really no hope for my good friend.
…
Nothing unexpected happened afterwards. No ex came on stage to sing, and no ex-roommate showed up for no apparent reason.
Xu Yingxi occasionally chatted with people around her, but spent most of her time enjoying the songs.
The game ended and the audience began to leave the auditorium.
Song Siyao sat to the side and walked in front.
Xu Yingxi followed the crowd out and glanced at the time. It was already nine forty.
She turned around and asked Xu Xingluo, "Isn't it a bit too late for you to rush back to the middle school now?"
Xu Xingluo's eyes flickered: "Hmm... probably, maybe."
His mother was not a boarding student when she was in high school, so she didn't know that the dormitory doors of S University Affiliated High School would open later than usual every Friday, so she just had to go back before 10:30.
There are still fifty minutes left, so we can definitely make it.
The auditorium was in chaos, with audiences leaving everywhere. Xu Yingxi didn't notice the hint of guilt in Xu Xingluo's eyes.
She lowered her head and whispered in Xu Xingluo's ear, "Since your dad is going to help you with your homework this weekend, why don't you just stay at his place tonight?"
In the middle of the game just now, Xu Yingxi thought that Xu Xingluo might not be able to make it back to school in time tonight, so she asked Song Siyao in advance if he could take Xu Xingluo to stay with him.
Song Siyao gave her a positive answer.
Xu Xingluo let out a low "ah".
Xu Yingxi raised her eyebrows: "What's wrong?"
The boy's expression changed rapidly several times.
Finally he nodded: "Oh... OK then!"
In fact, Xu Xingluo wanted to live with his mother and aunt, just like during the National Day holiday.
However, thinking that Xu Yingxi might have her own things to do and his aunt was also very busy at work, Xu Xingluo immediately and tactfully agreed to live with his father.
Anyway, no matter what, it’s much better than living in a school dormitory!
Xu Yingxi nodded and said softly, "Then follow your father first. After we get out, go home directly with him."
As she said that, she patted Xu Xingluo on the shoulder and asked him to take two quick steps to catch up with Song Siyao in front.
The boy didn't move.
Xu Yingxi: "What's wrong?"
Xu Xingluo pursed his lips.
Xu Yingxi laughed: "What are you doing? Can't bear to leave me?"
Xu Xingluo felt it was a bit embarrassing to admit it like that.
He is already sixteen years old, but he is still so reluctant to leave his mother. It seems that he is too dependent on his mother.
But this time, he started looking forward to watching the singing competition with his mother on Sunday and waited for five whole days.
In the blink of an eye, he was separated from his mother again.
Xu Xingluo felt that the two hours tonight had passed too quickly. Why couldn't the competition invite more classmates to participate so that he could have three, four, five, or six rounds?
Thinking of this, he said weakly, "Hmm," "I don't know when we'll meet next time."
Xu Yingxi: "I've accepted a job recording a radio drama. I should be going to the apartment to record this Sunday."
Xu Xingluo's eyes widened slightly.
He remembered that his mother had told him before that he could help out during the next recording of a radio drama.
So his mother is inviting him to join in!
After figuring it out, Xu Xingluo couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth: "Then——"
Xu Yingxi interrupted him: "But you have to study hard first and finish all your homework."
Xu Xingluo readily agreed: "No problem!"
Being able to work with my mother, doing homework is nothing!
Xu Yingxi waved her hand: "Okay, then go quickly."
Xu Xingluo nodded hurriedly.
Thinking that he would see his mother again the day after tomorrow, Xu Xingluo's steps instantly became lighter and he went to find his father.
Xu Yingxi saw the two people meet up and looked away.
Someone patted me on the back.
Chai Mengtian: "Xixi, I'm back!"
Anticipating a crowd when exiting, Chai Mengtian went to the restroom two minutes in advance.
Chai Mengtian looked around and said, "Hey? Why are you alone? Where's your brother?"
Xu Yingxi: "He went back first."
Chai Mengtian: "Oh..."
Then she remembered something: "What about Senior Song? Where did he go?"
Xu Yingxi blinked: "I think he went back to the dormitory. I don't know."
Hearing this, Chai Mengtian glared at her: "Xixi baby, don't think you can get away with this!"
Xu Yingxi: "What are you trying to fool?"
Chai Mengtian: "What do you think? Senior Song is pursuing you! How could you be so patient? Such a big thing, and you didn't even tell us!"
Xu Yingxi thought about it, because she only found out today that Song Siyao was pursuing her.
Chai Mengtian couldn't wait to say, "Hurry up, hurry up, when we get back to the dormitory, I'm going to interrogate you with Xueyi and Sister Lei!"
…
The other side.
Xu Xingluo followed his father away from the crowded auditorium and came to an empty path.
Song Siyao walked in front, his pace neither fast nor slow, just the right speed for Xu Xingluo to follow behind him.
Xu Xingluo followed his father for a minute and finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Dad!" He trotted over and came to a position side by side with Song Siyao. "Can I ask you something?"
Song Siyao turned his head and glanced at the boy, slowing down his pace slightly: "What's the matter?"
Meeting his father's gaze, Xu Xingluo's heart skipped a beat: "Um...why did you suddenly come to see me and mom tonight?"
Song Siyao's voice was indifferent: "Do you need a reason? I came here because I have nothing else to do."
Xu Xingluo: “Oh…”
He clenched his fists, his heart beating faster and faster.
In fact, this is not what he really wants to ask.
Although Xu Xingluo was not as afraid of his father as before, he still didn't dare to ask his father certain questions directly.
The two walked in silence for another half minute.
Xu Xingluo gritted his teeth and spoke again: "Um, Dad..."
Song Siyao: "Hmm?"
Xu Xingluo: "I heard from Aunt Chai... Did you tell her that you were pursuing my mother?"
Song Siyao: “Yeah.”
Xu Xingluo: “…”
Song Siyao tilted his head, as if he could see through the boy's thoughts: "What do you want to say?"
Xu Xingluo took a breath silently and felt that his heart rate must have soared to triple digits.
He swallowed: "Dad, you..."
After hesitating for a long time, the boy finally mustered up the courage to ask the remaining half of the question: "Do you like my mother?"
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