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"Take advantage of me."
Just a minute ago, Xu Xingluo was still flexing his fingers eagerly, looking forward to having a duel with his father.
After all, he lost to his mother twice in a row. Even though he accepted the defeat with conviction, he was still aroused by the desire to win.
Although he couldn't beat his mother for the time being, as Xu Yingxi said, he and his father were both novices in this game. Maybe if he tried hard he could beat his father?
However, at this moment, the desire to win that was gradually rising in his heart was instantly extinguished by the thought that he had become a light bulb.
He still knows what is important and what is not. Bringing mom and dad together is much more important than winning a racing game!
Seeing his mother looking towards him, Xu Xingluo hesitated for half a second before suddenly standing up. "Um...it's so hot. I'll go to the supermarket downstairs and buy some iced drinks!"
Xu Yingxi: “…”
It is already late October and autumn has long arrived in the north city. Where is the heat?
Xu Xingluo: "I'll go now, otherwise the supermarket will be closed if I'm late!"
As he said that, the boy ran to the door at lightning speed, changed his shoes, and rushed out of the apartment.
With the sound of the door closing, the apartment fell into silence.
Xu Yingxi was silent for a second, stood up straight, and met Song Siyao's eyes on the sofa.
Song Siyao's expression remained unchanged: "What's wrong?"
Xu Yingxi tapped the back of the sofa with her knuckles: "I'm thinking about something."
Song Siyao: "What's the matter?"
Xu Yingxi thought for a few seconds and asked, "Xu Xingluo was at your house the night before last and yesterday, right?"
Song Siyao: “Yeah.”
Xu Yingxi: "Did you guys secretly talk about something behind my back?"
Song Siyao's eyebrows twitched slightly: "What do you mean by 'secretly'?"
Xu Yingxi looked into his eyes and said, "Just talking about things you don't want me to know."
This time, Song Siyao paused for two seconds before answering: "As far as I know, we didn't discuss such topics."
Xu Yingxi stared at Song Siyao for a moment.
The man's expression was calm, and there was no sign of anything wrong.
He even asked her casually, "What do you think we will talk about?"
Xu Yingxi blinked slowly.
She did have some guesses, otherwise she wouldn't have asked him that.
Just now, Xu Xingluo found such a lame excuse to slip away quickly. How could she not see that Xu Xingluo was deliberately creating an opportunity for her and Song Siyao to be alone.
She was just wondering whether she should speak her mind.
After thinking for a while, Xu Yingxi said, "I think Xu Xingluo really wants you and me to be together. I mean..."
She touched her earlobe a little uncomfortably: "The kind of relationship we have."
Song Siyao: “…”
After bluntly saying the word "fall in love", the subtle discomfort in Xu Yingxi's heart dissipated a lot.
Seeing that the man didn't deny it, Xu Yingxi continued to ask, "So, when you two were alone yesterday, did he say anything like... wanting you to pursue me?"
Hearing this, Song Siyao lowered his eyes, as if he was recalling the story seriously for a few seconds.
Then he answered, “No.”
Xu Yingxi looked into his eyes and said "Oh".
Song Siyao is not a person who shows his emotions, so in fact she couldn't tell whether he was lying or not.
But think about it, he has no reason to lie to her.
"That's good." Xu Yingxi said, "I don't want you to pursue me for this reason."
Song Siyao's heart moved.
The girl leaned her upper body against the back of the sofa, and lowered her voice a little when she spoke the second half of the sentence, without looking at him.
It was more like she was talking to herself than talking to him.
He inexplicably had the urge to ask further questions.
If it's for other reasons, can I pursue her?
This sentence suddenly popped up in his mind, but he didn't have time to ask it out loud.
Xu Yingxi straightened up suddenly and changed the subject: "I wonder why that guy rushed out to buy some drinks or something. Do you want anything to drink?"
Song Siyao: "I'm fine with anything."
Xu Yingxi was not surprised by this answer. She had long discovered that this person had no requirements for the taste of food.
Xu Xingluo should know what kind of drinks she likes. He knew her taste very well when they ate out together a few times before.
But after thinking for a few seconds, Xu Yingxi decided to call Xu Xingluo and remind him not to buy too much.
Today is Sunday and she has to go back to the dormitory soon.
If you buy too many drinks and leave them in your apartment for too long, they'll go bad and it'll be a hassle to bring them back.
Xu Yingxi reached into her pocket for her cell phone, but found nothing.
She frowned: "Where's my phone?"
Song Siyao: "Can I help you look for it?"
Xu Yingxi: "Okay, then help me go over there and take a look."
She pointed to the desk by the window and started searching near the sofa.
Xu Yingxi remembered that she had just used her mobile phone before playing those two games with Xu Xingluo, so it should be nearby.
However, after looking around on the coffee table and sofa, there was nothing there.
Xu Yingxi felt strange and walked around the dining table again, but still didn't see it.
Glancing not far away, she saw Song Siyao helping her look for it in the work area at the other end of the apartment a few meters away.
As for the kitchen and bathroom, it was even more impossible. She didn't remember going there with her phone.
After thinking about it, Xu Yingxi returned to the original sofa.
The last time she used her phone was when she was sitting on the sofa, so the probability of this being the case was the highest.
I just checked the surface of the sofa and there was no trace of the mobile phone.
This time, Xu Yingxi bent down and carefully searched the gap between the cushions.
I put my fingers into the gap between the cushions and sure enough, I touched something that felt metallic.
I guess she put her phone on the sofa while playing games just now, and then it rolled into the gap at some point and was squeezed in.
The phone was stuck in the jam. Xu Yingxi was half-bent over and had difficulty exerting force, so she tried once but failed to get it out.
There was no other way, so she had to kneel on one knee on the sofa cushion and lean her whole body forward to reach it.
This time, after trying for several seconds, I finally took out my phone.
After a lot of trouble, she finally achieved her goal. Xu Yingxi breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to tell Song Siyao that she had found the phone and asked him not to help find it.
The next second after turning around, a shadow appeared in front of me.
Xu Yingxi was startled by the sudden appearance, and the movement of standing up caused her center of gravity to be unstable. She leaned backward and almost fell on the sofa.
A strong arm quickly stretched out and clasped her shoulders.
The temperature inside the apartment was much higher than outside. Xu Yingxi took off her coat as soon as she came in, leaving only a thin shirt on.
The warmth from Song Siyao's palm passed through the thin fabric to her skin, making her dazed for a moment.
At the same time, the arm exerted a little force and helped her up.
Xu Yingxi subconsciously followed the force and stood up straight, then she slowly realized what had just happened.
Song Siyao's hand was still on her shoulder. They were so close that they could almost hear each other's breathing.
Because of the accident just now, Xu Yingxi's breathing was much faster than usual.
For a moment, she couldn't tell whether it was more embarrassing to be supported by Song Siyao at such a close distance, or to have fallen directly on the sofa behind him just now.
Her heart was beating rapidly in her chest. After stuttering for a moment, Xu Yingxi said, "I've stood firm."
So, there is no need to support her anymore.
Half a second after he finished speaking, Song Siyao withdrew his hand.
The fabric of the shirt was thin, and the palms of his hands and fingertips seemed to still retain the touch of her skin.
After a moment of stunned silence, Song Siyao curled his fingers slightly, and his thumb and index finger rubbed unconsciously.
Xu Yingxi came back to her senses from the shock and finally remembered to ask for accountability.
"Song Siyao." She glared at him, "Why are you scaring me?"
"Sorry." Song Siyao whispered back, his voice slightly hoarse, "I didn't mean it."
Xu Yingxi persisted: "Weren't you just at the desk? How come you suddenly appeared behind me?"
It gave her a fright.
Song Siyao's expression remained calm as he explained, "I saw you stayed on the sofa for a long time, so I wanted to come over and ask if you needed any help."
Xu Yingxi was not satisfied with his response and asked angrily, "Then why are you walking without making any sound?"
Song Siyao: “…”
He didn't deliberately slow down his steps, but the final right of interpretation of this sentence was hers—
It's up to her to decide whether or not she can hear the sound of his footsteps.
She must have been too focused on reaching for her phone and didn't hear it.
Song Siyao was silent for a moment, then chose to follow the advice: "It's my fault."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
The other party admitted his mistake, so logically she had achieved her goal.
But somehow, I always feel that the atmosphere is a little subtle.
My cheeks were also feeling slightly hot.
It must be because she was too close to him, she thought.
There was only a short distance between the coffee table and the sofa, but the man in front of her didn't know what was going on. He just stood there like a statue and didn't move.
Xu Yingxi took a breath, first moved two steps to the side, then stepped back, finally getting more than one meter away from Song Siyao.
After they had some distance between them, the sticky feeling in the air finally dissipated a little.
Xu Yingxi thought of what she had originally planned to do, tried to ignore the man who was in the same space with her, turned on her cell phone and dialed a number.
The phone was picked up on the second ring.
The boy's voice came from the phone: "Hello, Mom?"
Xu Yingxi cleared her throat: "Have you bought the drinks?"
Xu Xingluo: "Almost... almost. What's wrong, Mom?"
Xu Yingxi curled her lips: If it’s good, it’s good. If it’s not good, it’s not good. What do you mean by almost?
"Just telling you," she said, "two or three bottles will be enough. Don't buy too much or you won't be able to finish them."
The boy responded quickly: "Oh, okay! No problem!"
After a pause, Xu Xingluo asked again: "Then...you and my dad, do you have anything else to tell me?"
Xu Yingxi: "Nothing else, come back quickly after you finish shopping."
Xu Xingluo: "Oh... then, that's fine."
Xu Yingxi frowned.
Why does the boy's tone sound a little disappointed?
Xu Yingxi: "Nothing else, I'm hanging up now. Bye."
"Yeah, bye mom!"
Xu Yingxi hung up the phone, and the apartment returned to silence.
She didn't realize it when Xu Xingluo just left, but now she suddenly realized something.
Now she is alone in a room with Song Siyao, in a space of less than 40 square meters.
For two people who are not that familiar with each other, it is really awkward to be alone together with no one to talk to and nothing to do.
Xu Yingxi didn't want to look at Song Siyao. Her eyes moved around the apartment and stopped at the game interface on the TV screen.
She coughed: "Want a handful?"
…
They played three racing games in total, and the time difference between the two varied, but Xu Yingxi won every time.
Putting down the handle, Xu Yingxi looked at the man next to her.
Perhaps feeling her gaze, Song Siyao turned his head and waited for her to speak.
Xu Yingxi: "You didn't let me go, did you?"
Song Siyao: “No.”
Xu Yingxi: "Really?"
Song Siyao: “Yeah.”
After staring at each other for a second, he added, "But thank you for your appreciation of my gaming skills."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She rolled her eyes at him.
"Don't get me wrong," Xu Yingxi said, "I'm not overestimating your abilities. I'm just deeply impressed by your pretentious behavior, so I don't trust you."
Song Siyao raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at her with an innocent look: "Pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger?"
Xu Yingxi mercilessly exposed him: "When I taught you how to brake and accelerator before, didn't you pretend that you couldn't remember?"
Song Siyao didn't say anything.
Xu Yingxi pressed on: "Stop pretending, it's absolutely true. I saw you smirking just now. You must be pretending not to remember the buttons, just to—"
Halfway through her words, she suddenly stopped as if she realized something.
The air was silent for two seconds, and then the roles switched, and it was Song Siyao who asked her.
The man's voice was low: "For what?"
Xu Yingxi was speechless for a moment.
Her original intention was to expose his little thoughts and let him know that she was very observant and not easy to fool.
However, now that I have come to this point, I realize that something seems to be wrong.
Considering their relationship and the fact that they were now in the same room, it seemed inappropriate to say those words.
But Xu Yingxi really doesn't like to be humiliated.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she finally said the words that were on the tip of her tongue, but her momentum was much weaker than at the beginning.
Xu Yingxi: "To... take advantage of me."
As soon as he said that, the apartment fell into complete silence.
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