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◎It's so annoying!◎
S University campus, smoking area.
Qi Wangzhou stood in the shadows, leaning against the wall and smoking half a pack of cigarettes.
He comes from a wealthy family and is very generous when hanging out with his brothers. He is quite popular in school.
When acquaintances passing by saw him smoking, they couldn't help but ask a few questions.
"What happened to Master Qi? Did you have a fight with our school beauty?"
"Mr. Qi, didn't you quit smoking for your girlfriend? Is this because you couldn't help it and secretly smoked two cigarettes behind her back?"
As soon as Qi Wangzhou got Xu Yingxi, he immediately announced it on his WeChat Moments and invited many friends to dinner.
In addition, Xu Yingxi was quite famous in the school, so almost everyone around them knew about their relationship just a few days after they started dating.
In the following months, Qi Wangzhou posted many posts on his Moments showing off their love. It is no exaggeration to say that this relationship was known to everyone in the college.
Faced with the concern of acquaintances, Qi Wangzhou just responded with "hmm" and "ah".
He was not ready to tell anyone that he and Xu Yingxi had broken up.
He knew how many eyes were staring at Xu Yingxi in this school.
Even when the two were showing their sweet affection, there were still men with evil intentions who wanted to steal her away.
Once they knew Xu Yingxi was single again, wouldn't those guys go crazy?
What's more, Qi Wangzhou didn't think that he and Xu Yingxi really had no chance.
In the days after the breakup, Xu Yingxi's attitude was very resolute.
But the emotional foundation that the two had been dating for five months was not fake.
Before breaking up, Xu Yingxi had agreed to travel with him during the National Day holiday.
When he tentatively asked her how many rooms she wanted to book, Xu Yingxi said she would tell him later.
Nowadays, when a couple books only one room in a hotel, it basically means that they are bound to have sex.
Qi Wangzhou thought that Xu Yingxi didn't say to book two rooms outright, which meant that she was at least considering taking the next step with him.
The relationship between the two of them has developed to this point, and he is the one she has been with for the longest time and has the best conditions among all her exes.
Qi Wangzhou believed that as long as he persisted in winning Xu Yingxi back, she would come back.
When there was only one cigarette left in the box, another acquaintance patted Qi Wangzhou on the shoulder.
"Mr. Qi, are you in a bad mood? Don't smoke alone. How about we get together tonight and have a drink?"
Qi Wangzhou raised his head with a cigarette in his mouth: "Drink!"
The visitor was surprised: "Oh, Master Qi is so cheerful today? Isn't he usually henpecked and has to check in with his school beauty girlfriend first?"
Qi Wangzhou glanced at him and said, "What you said is one thing. Reporting is one thing, but when has my girlfriend ever really stopped me?"
"Okay! Then I'll go call Brother Wang and Brother Cong and the others. See you tonight, Mr. Qi!"
…
When Qi Wangzhou returned to the dormitory, Song Siyao was about to go out.
Seeing him come back, Song Siyao frowned: "Don't come in with the smell of cigarettes in the future."
Qi Wangzhou felt a little unhappy.
Who does he think he is to care whether he smells of cigarettes or not?
However, Qi Wangzhou would still stay in the dormitory for a few days occasionally. The two were roommates and worked in the same laboratory, so it would be bad if they had a falling out.
So he endured it and smiled: "I had a fight with my girlfriend, and I was in a bad mood and smoked a few cigarettes. Please forgive me."
Having said that, I couldn't help but say a few more words.
It’s not that Qi Wangzhou likes to complain to Song Siyao, but he knows that his brothers are all talkative. If he talks too much about himself and Xu Yingxi, it will inevitably spread outside and cause people to talk.
Song Siyao is different. He will never gossip with others.
Qi Wangzhou threw the almost empty cigarette box onto the table with an angry look on his face.
"Ever since I started dating her, I've celebrated every one of our ten-day, one-month, and one-hundred-day anniversaries!"
"Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day... I even gave her gifts on Qingming Festival! Now she's angry with me over such a small matter. Don't you think I'm wronged?"
He complained but didn't get the response he wanted.
Song Siyao just glanced at him and said in a flat tone: "Why don't you say these words to her in person."
Qi Wangzhou: “…”
He dared to say this to Xu Yingxi unless he really didn't want to get back together.
Qi Wangzhou sighed: "We are all men, why are you——"
"I'm leaving." Song Siyao interrupted him, "Remember to lock the door when you go out."
…
In front of Xu Yingxi, Xu Xingluo straightened his upper body, waiting for her to ask questions.
The boy had a well-behaved expression, like a kindergarten kid waiting for the teacher to give him a red flower.
Xu Yingxi couldn't help laughing and pointed at the corner of her mouth: "Rice grains."
Xu Xingluo was startled for a moment, and quickly wiped his mouth with a napkin: "Are you done?"
Xu Yingxi thought that this boy’s upbringing didn’t seem that bad, as she could tell from the way he wiped his mouth.
In addition, knowing that he was a student from a key high school, she felt a little less wary of him.
"Okay." Xu Yingxi said, "Xu Xingluo, I have a few questions for you."
Xu Xingluo's eyes lit up, and he sat up straighter: "No problem, ask!"
Xu Yingxi: "Didn't you insist that you were my son, and that you traveled from twenty-one years later? Then tell me, what will I be like twenty-one years from now?"
Xu Xingluo was stunned.
In addition to familiarizing himself with the environment and going hungry during these two days, he also made some preparations.
For example, he searched online for the channels for paternity testing, what needed to be provided, and how long it would take to get the results.
He also thought about how he should answer if Xu Yingxi asked him about his family situation, how the mother and son got along, who his father was, and other questions.
But Xu Xingluo didn't expect that what Xu Yingxi asked was: "What do I look like?"
It has nothing to do with him or his father.
Just herself.
After thinking for a few seconds, Xu Xingluo replied, "Twenty-one years later... Mom, you will still be as beautiful as you are now."
Xu Yingxi scoffed, "Do you even need to tell me that? I've never been ugly since I was little. I was the cutest kid in kindergarten. I'm sure I'll still be a beauty in my forties, and even at eighty I'll still be a beautiful old lady!"
Xu Xingluo: “…”
Although he also agrees with these words, but...
No one told him that his 21-year-old mother was so narcissistic?
But he also likes this confident and outspoken mother.
Xu Yingxi tapped her fingers on the table. "Tell me something I don't know. What kind of job will I have in the future? Will I be busy? Will I have money?"
Xu Xingluo was a little unsure of where to begin, but after hearing Xu Yingxi's question, he opened up: "Oh, Mom, you're a shareholder in several companies and you're quite wealthy. But it seems like you don't have to go to work every day like an office worker, you usually work from home..."
Speaking of this, he felt a little guilty.
Because he actually didn't know exactly what she did at home, Xu Yingxi didn't like him to disturb her in her study when she was working.
Fortunately, Xu Yingxi didn't ask any more questions.
"Very rich... That's good." Xu Yingxi sipped her soda nonchalantly. "Speaking of money, since you've traveled through time, you should know the stock market trends for the next few years? Or the winning numbers for the Double Color Ball lottery, do you remember them?"
Xu Xingluo: "Uh..."
He was just a freshman in high school before he traveled through time. Although his parents had told him some simple financial management concepts, he had never paid much attention to it.
What's more, it was twenty-one years ago, five years before he was born, so it was even more impossible for him to know these things.
Seeing that he couldn't say anything, Xu Yingxi curled her lips.
Xu Xingluo felt very aggrieved.
No one told him in advance that he would travel through time in his sleep!
If he could prepare a few days in advance, he would guarantee to remember the stock market trends and lottery numbers clearly and help his mother become a rich woman in advance!
In order to regain his mother's trust, Xu Xingluo racked his brains: "But I know that housing prices will increase a lot in 20 years. Mom, you can buy more houses!"
Xu Yingxi said, "Oh," and said, "The price of gold will also skyrocket, right?"
Xu Xingluo's eyes widened: "Mom, how did you know?"
Xu Yingxi rolled her eyes. "It's just empty talk, who can't make it up? I can't travel back twenty years to verify it."
Xu Xingluo: “…”
"Alright." Xu Yingxi seemed to have suddenly lost interest in his questions. "You can continue eating. I have something else to do later, so I'll be leaving first."
Xu Xingluo was anxious: "Um - Mom! I know you don't believe me yet, but can I make one last request?"
Xu Yingxi frowned slightly: "You say."
Xu Xingluo: "Can you... leave me your contact information?"
Xu Yingxi: “…”
He is really persistent.
"Okay," she said. "WeChat?"
Xu Xingluo looked hesitant: "Let's just ask for a cell phone number..."
His phone is not a smartphone, so he can’t add WeChat.
Xu Yingxi reported a number.
Xu Xingluo was initially afraid that he might remember the number wrong, but then he was pleasantly surprised to find that his mother's cell phone number had not changed in more than 20 years.
After giving her phone number, Xu Yingxi stood up and prepared to leave.
Xu Xingluo couldn't help himself after all, and called out to Xu Yingxi just before she left: "Mom, let's do a paternity test! I've checked, and the results will be out in a week at most! Then you'll know that everything I said is true, not a single word of falsehood!"
After finally finding his biological mother, he was unwilling to let her go.
After saying that, Xu Xingluo looked at Xu Yingxi expectantly.
He remembered the voice in his dream telling him that although his identity in this world was brand new, his body had not changed at all compared to the future.
In other words, he inherited his parents' genes 100%. As long as a paternity test is done, the truth will be revealed!
As long as his mother agrees——
The next second, Xu Yingxi rolled her eyes: "Who doesn't know that paternity testing costs money? You're so poor you can't even afford a meal. If you want to do the test, don't I have to pay for it?"
Xu Xingluo was speechless.
"Well..." He held on to the last glimmer of hope, feeling guilty even as he said it, "When I save enough money later, I will return all the money to you."
Xu Yingxi: "You think I'm a fool? Dream on!"
…
After warning Xu Xingluo not to follow her, otherwise she would sue him for harassment, Xu Yingxi walked towards the store door alone.
As she walked, she thought about what had just happened.
She shouldn't have been so kind as to treat that guy to dinner, let alone give him her cell phone number.
After all this trouble, he still wanted to cheat her out of her money.
Fortunately, it didn't delay her too long. She didn't have any classes in the afternoon anyway, so she just took the opportunity to experience the diversity of human beings.
Xu Yingxi reached into her pocket, ready to ask her roommates in the group how they were preparing, what time they would leave for KTV, and where they would go for dinner before leaving.
Just as she took two steps out of the door, a figure appeared in front of her.
It's not even five o'clock in the afternoon yet, there are few customers in the braised chicken restaurant, and there are not many people at the door.
Xu Yingxi subconsciously turned her head to take a look, then paused slightly.
Their eyes met, and Xu Yingxi cursed in her heart.
What day is it today? In just one afternoon, she met three annoying people in succession.
An ex who cheated on her, a high school liar, and now this...
Song Siyao, the famous academic genius of S University, her future senior.
The man in front of him had a tall and slender figure, clean and neat facial features, handsome features, and a slightly cold look between his eyebrows. He was undoubtedly a top handsome guy.
But in Xu Yingxi's eyes, this person was hateful.
The relationship between the two began half a year ago.
In the second semester of her junior year, Xu Yingxi began preparing for admission to graduate school. She carefully selected a laboratory team with a good reputation. With her good grades and professional knowledge, she won the favor of Professor Zhang, the team leader and industry leader.
Professor Zhang expressed his welcome for her to apply as a graduate student, and asked her to familiarize herself with the laboratory environment and get to know her senior colleagues when she had time.
According to the tradition of S University, this means that Xu Yingxi has basically been admitted and can work for her supervisor as half of the labor force in the laboratory.
It was at that time that she met Song Siyao and Qi Wangzhou, who were both first-year graduate students.
Xu Yingxi almost immediately realized that Qi Wangzhou had that kind of intention towards her.
Facts proved that her intuition was correct. Within a few days, Qi Wangzhou began to pursue her formally.
As for Song Siyao, Xu Yingxi not only didn't feel that he had any feelings for her at the beginning, but she also gradually discovered that this person didn't seem to like her very much.
After she came to the laboratory, other students in the laboratory, especially the senior students who were also Professor Zhang's students, all took care of her to some extent.
For example, ask her if there is anything she is not used to, tell her that she can ask them for help at any time if she encounters any problems, and invite her to the cafeteria for dinner.
Only Song Siyao, her future senior brother, never took the initiative to chat with her.
One time she went to get some information, and it happened that there were only the two of them in the laboratory. Song Siyao didn't say a word to her except telling her where the information was.
Of course, this is not enough for Xu Yingxi to care. She is used to accepting kindness from others, but she does not expect everyone to like her.
The most crucial thing was the incident two weeks ago——
She had just returned to school not long ago and had not yet discovered that Qi Wangzhou had dated his blind date several times during the holidays without telling her.
The two hugged each other goodbye near her dormitory building and happened to meet Song Siyao.
Xu Yingxi still remembered that day when Song Siyao saw them, his eyes swept across her and Qi Wangzhou's faces and stayed there for a few seconds.
She guaranteed with her 5.2 eyesight that the expression on Song Siyao's face at that time was definitely sarcastic!
At that time, Xu Yingxi still didn't think much about it: Song Siyao was a flower on the high mountain, and she thought she was noble, so it was normal that she couldn't stand these vulgar people hugging each other.
She didn't care at all about what Song Siyao thought of her.
But now when Xu Yingxi thinks back to that day, she can't help but grit her teeth -
Song Siyao must have known at that time that she was cheated on!
Xu Yingxi is not an unreasonable person. Song Siyao has no close relationship with her and he really has no obligation to remind her.
But he actually laughed at her?
It’s so annoying!
【Author’s words】
There's a misunderstanding between the two of them. The male protagonist isn't mocking Xixi, nor does he mean to laugh at her. But from Xixi's perspective, he's really annoying.
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