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◎ "If I miss you very much."◎
After Xu Xingluo left school for the winter vacation, he has been living in Song Siyao's house.
New Year's Eve is coming soon.
This Chinese New Year, Xu Zhaoxue arranged for the whole family to go to a hot spring resort on the outskirts of Beicheng.
The owner of the resort is Xu Zhaoxue's college classmate. Like Xu Zhaoxue, he started his own business after graduating from college and now runs the resort quite well.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the resort's business is booming, and all B&Bs and hotels, big and small, are almost fully booked two months in advance.
That classmate specially reserved a two-story villa for Xu Zhaoxue, which was just right for the whole family to live together.
After booking the B&B, Xu Zhaoxue asked Xu Yingxi, "How about it? Do you want to join us? If you want to spend the New Year with your son and his father, I can also help you cover for him at his parents'."
Xu Yingxi replied decisively: "Of course I'm with you."
Growing up, my family of four has always spent New Year’s Eve together, and this year is no exception.
As for Xu Xingluo, he stayed in the city and celebrated the New Year with Song Siyao.
When Xu Xingluo first heard that he couldn't be with his mother on New Year's Eve, he was indeed a little disappointed.
But he soon convinced himself.
My parents are not married yet, so it is not appropriate for my father to spend the New Year with my grandparents and aunt.
So if he doesn't accompany his father, his father will have to celebrate the New Year alone.
Thinking of this, Xu Xingluo instead developed a sense of mission.
He wants to stay with his father and not let his father be too lonely!
Moreover, Xu Xingluo believed that there would be many more opportunities for their family to celebrate the New Year together in the future!
Two days before New Year's Eve, Xu Yingxi and her family set off for the resort.
Xu Xingluo was even more excited than Xu Yingxi herself.
On the day of departure, Xu Xingluo started sending messages early to inquire about the situation.
Xu Xingluo: [Mom, have you and Auntie already left for the resort? Have you arrived yet?]
Xu Xingluo: [How's the scenery? Is it fun? Are there a lot of delicious food?]
Xu Yingxi: [We just got on the bus and set off. Even if we flew, we wouldn't be able to arrive right now, right?]
Xu Yingxi: [How do you want me to answer your question? ]
Xu Xingluo: [Oh okay, hahahaha, then you must tell me when you get there!]
Xu Yingxi: [I see. What are you and your dad doing?]
Xu Xingluo: [[Picture]]
Xu Xingluo: [Shopping in the supermarket! ]
Xu Xingluo: [[Picture][Picture][Picture]]
Xu Xingluo: [I bought a lot of delicious food hehe! ]
Xu Xingluo: [I also bought your favorite barbecue-flavored potato chips, so you can eat them when you come over!]
Xu Yingxi: [Not bad, you still remember me!]
Xu Yingxi: [But I won't be back until at least the third year of junior high. You wouldn't have eaten all the potato chips by then, would you?]
Xu Xingluo: [That's impossible!]
Xu Xingluo: [I will definitely keep all the barbecue flavors!]
Xu Xingluo: [Even if my dad wants to sneak some, I won't let him. I promise to keep these chips safe until you come back, Mom!]
Xu Yingxi: [Alright, then I'll leave the task of protecting the potato chips to you.]
Xu Xingluo: [No problem! I guarantee to complete the task!]
…
During the holiday, the highway was more congested than usual, and a drive that originally took more than an hour was extended to three hours.
After resting for a while at the service area at noon and having lunch, the family finally arrived at the villa in the resort in the afternoon.
Xu Yingxi's bedroom was on the second floor. After packing her luggage, she sent a message to Xu Xingluo saying that she had arrived.
Xu Xingluo: [How is it? Is the villa big? Is the decoration beautiful?]
Xu Yingxi: [Is it okay?]
She took a photo of the bedroom and sent it over.
Xu Yingxi: [[Picture]]
Xu Xingluo: [Wow! This looks great!]
Xu Xingluo: [What about other places? Is the living room big?]
Xu Xingluo: [Oh, but if you’re tired, Mom, take a rest first! Message me back after you’ve rested!]
Xu Yingxi didn't drive today, so she didn't feel tired.
There was still some time before dinner, and she was a little bored.
Xu Yingxi: [How about a video call? I'll show you what the villa looks like inside.]
Xu Xingluo: [Okay, okay!]
Xu Yingxi made the video call and the other party answered immediately.
A huge smiling face with teeth showing appeared on the screen.
Xu Xingluo: "Hey! Mom! Long time no see!"
The rooms on the second floor of the villa are bedrooms, and the leisure and entertainment areas are on the first floor.
Xu Yingxi took her mobile phone and walked around the first floor of the villa while video chatting.
I don’t know if it’s because the internet in the villa is not good, but the picture occasionally freezes, but it doesn’t affect communication overall.
Xu Xingluo was very supportive and praised every place he went to.
After looking at several rooms on the first floor, Xu Yingxi asked Xu Xingluo what he was doing.
Xu Xingluo: "I was just playing games with my dad! Oh, and I asked my dad to say hello to you too!"
Xu Yingxi: “No need——”
Before he finished speaking, the camera turned and a man's face appeared in the picture.
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Although I know in my heart that Xu Xingluo has always wanted to bring them together, this is too abrupt.
Xu Yingxi curled up the corners of her mouth and forced a smile: "Hello, Senior Brother Song."
Song Siyao: "Hello, Junior Sister."
Xu Yingxi glared at him silently, wondering why he was so serious.
The two were nearly a hundred kilometers apart and stared at each other through the phone screen for a few seconds without saying a word.
If Xu Yingxi hadn't seen Song Siyao blink, she would have thought the network was stuck again.
As she watched, Xu Yingxi was distracted for a moment, wondering if the video had a beauty filter effect.
Why does Song Siyao's face look particularly good on the phone?
Speaking of which, she went out without makeup today, and she had been traveling for several hours...
Thinking of this, Xu Yingxi subconsciously smoothed her hair and tucked it behind her ears.
After doing this, she saw on the screen of her mobile phone that the corners of Song Siyao's mouth seemed to rise slightly.
Xu Yingxi suddenly woke up.
wrong!
Why does she need to fix her appearance?
She is a beautiful woman who has been very confident about her looks since childhood. When has she ever been anxious about her appearance?
Xu Yingxi cleared her throat and tried to explain, "My hair flew to the front and blocked my view."
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but after saying this, the smile on the man's lips seemed to become more obvious.
Xu Yingxi: “…”
"Hey." Xu Yingxi couldn't stand it anymore, "Song Siyao, could you please stop being silent?"
Song Siyao: "Sorry, I rarely video chat with people, so I'm not used to it."
Xu Yingxi frowned: "It means very little, but it still happened?"
Who else has he video chatted with?
Xu Yingxi wanted to ask, but felt that asking would make her seem like she cared a lot.
Who did he video chat with? What does it have to do with her?
Song Siyao: "They are all people related to study and work."
Xu Yingxi: "...I didn't mean to ask that."
Song Siyao: "I know, I just want to explain it to you."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Song Siyao: "Xu Xingluo just went out, and now I'm the only one in the room."
Xu Yingxi blinked: "Oh."
After a pause, she added, "It makes no difference whether he's here or not."
Song Siyao: "I know."
Xu Yingxi pursed her lips slightly.
For the first time in my life, I felt that making a video call seemed to be a more ambiguous thing than I had imagined.
Looking at him through the phone like this always makes me feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
It’s strange. Why didn’t I have this feeling at all when I was video chatting with Xu Xingluo just now?
Xu Yingxi was searching for a topic to break the silence in her mind when the person opposite her spoke first.
Song Siyao: "Xu Xingluo bought a lot of snacks today, saying he would wait for you to come back and eat them."
Xu Yingxi smiled: "I know, I heard what he said."
Song Siyao: "Maybe it's the first time he's been so far away from you, he mentioned you much more frequently than usual recently, almost every three sentences he mentioned you."
Xu Yingxi: "It's not that far, it's not even a hundred kilometers."
Although she said this, Xu Yingxi's eyes softened a lot.
It feels good to be remembered by others.
So Xu Yingxi said again: "Tell Xu Xingluo that I will be back in the city in a few days, so don't worry about me so much."
Song Siyao: "Okay."
He looked at her and said, "Xu Xingluo and I will be waiting for you at home."
Xu Yingxi's heartbeat became irregular for a moment, and her cheeks seemed to be a little hot.
She was thankful that the pixel of the mobile phone video was average, so even if she really blushed, the other party would definitely not be able to see it.
Xu Yingxi: "Why do you sound so pitiful? Don't you have your own things to do? It's not like you're waiting for me."
Song Siyao: "Besides waiting for you, there's actually nothing else to do."
The man's voice was light and his tone was calm, as if what he said was a matter of course.
But the way he looked at her was very serious, without a trace of joking.
Xu Yingxi subconsciously looked away, her heart beating frighteningly fast.
Several words to respond to him came to my mind, but my tongue seemed to be tripped and I couldn't say a word for a while.
Cen Min's voice came from upstairs: "Xixi, are you down there?"
As if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, Xu Yingxi immediately said, "My mom is calling me. I'll hang up first. We'll talk again when we have time!"
As she said this, she quickly clicked the video, as if she would be caught with something if she was a second late.
"Xixi?" Cen Min stood at the stairs, looking down at her daughter with some confusion. "Are you feeling unwell? Why is your face a little red?"
Xu Yingxi blurted out: "Not at all! I'm fine!"
Cen Min looked at her daughter thoughtfully.
"We're going out for dinner tonight," Cen Min said. "Your dad and I are choosing a restaurant. Would you like to come over and look around with us?"
Xu Yingxi: "Okay!"
…
After settling down in the villa, Xu Yingxi had dinner that evening, took a walk around the neighborhood, and went to bed early.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.
Since we have chosen to celebrate the New Year here, we will naturally have the New Year’s Eve dinner in the restaurant in the resort.
Xu Zhaoxue's classmate helped arrange the restaurant and recommended several signature dishes.
Xu Yingxi sat in the box, took a few photos and sent them to the group.
Xu Yingxi: [[Picture][Picture]]
Soon Xu Xingluo replied with double the pictures.
Xu Yingxi clicked on it and found that it was also a photo of the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Xu Xingluo: [My dad and I made this together! How is it?]
Xu Yingxi: [Not bad, which one did you make?]
Xu Xingluo: [[Picture]]
Xu Xingluo: [I made this green pepper and egg scramble by myself!]
Xu Xingluo: [[Picture]]
Xu Xingluo: [And this brown sugar rice cake, I also made it myself, with my dad helping me out!]
Xu Xingluo: [I heard that rice cakes can be kept for a long time in the refrigerator. You can try some when you get back, Mom!]
Xu Yingxi: [Okay, this rice cake looks pretty good.]
Xu Xingluo: [Hehehe, right?]
Because her parents were nearby, Xu Yingxi didn't make a video call.
After chatting in the group for a while, she put down her phone and had the New Year's Eve dinner with her family.
There was fish and meat, and some red wine.
After dinner, the family took a walk nearby and returned to the villa to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
Cen Min and Xu Chengdong haven't had the habit of staying up late to celebrate the New Year for many years. They go upstairs to wash up and rest before 10 o'clock in the evening.
Only Xu Yingxi and Xu Zhaoxue were left on the first floor.
Xu Zhaoxue looked at Xu Yingxi: "If you don't want to watch the Spring Festival Gala, then don't watch it. You seem distracted."
Xu Yingxi: "I'm not distracted..."
Xu Zhaoxue: "In the last show, was the singer a man or a woman?"
Xu Yingxi: "...female?"
Xu Zhaoxue: "The last show was a skit."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Xu Zhaoxue gave her a look that said "Just watch".
Xu Yingxi thought, as expected, her thoughts could never be hidden from Xu Zhaoxue.
She was indeed distracted.
Just now she suddenly wondered what Xu Xingluo and Song Siyao were doing at this time.
In fact, there was a constant flow of messages in the group. Xu Xingluo would post a few messages from time to time to comment on the Spring Festival Gala programs.
But the more this happened, the more Xu Yingxi couldn't help but imagine the situation over there.
Xu Zhaoxue: "If you miss them, just video call them or give them a phone call."
Xu Yingxi bit her lower lip lightly.
Xu Zhaoxue: "What's wrong? If he doesn't call you, you don't want to call him?"
Xu Yingxi widened her eyes slightly.
Xu Zhaoxue sneered: "Don't I know you? You're just like that. Even if you want to call, you have to wait for the other party to call you first, right?"
Xu Yingxi was silent for two seconds before uttering, "Shouldn't he have taken the initiative to find me?"
Xu Zhaoxue: "He doesn't know your situation here. If he wants to call you, he has to worry about whether it will disturb our parents."
"Besides," Xu Zhaoxue said, "I've never seen you so conflicted about relationships before. Is this time so different?"
Xu Yingxi: “…”
She admitted that what Xu Zhaoxue said was right.
In the past, she was definitely not such a passive person.
After confirming that she and someone of the opposite sex have mutual affection, Xu Yingxi prefers to actively send out signals and control the rhythm of the relationship.
But when it comes to Song Siyao, she always seems to hope that he can take on all the active obligations, as if this is the only way to prove something.
The phone suddenly vibrated.
Xu Yingxi picked up the phone and after seeing the content of the message, the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose a little.
Seeing this, Xu Zhaoxue immediately understood: "Okay, it seems that someone got what he wanted. I'm going upstairs and won't bother you here."
After Xu Zhaoxue went upstairs, Xu Yingxi replied to the message.
Soon the phone call came.
The man's cold voice came through the phone: "What are you doing?"
Xu Yingxi: "Watch the Spring Festival Gala."
Song Siyao: "Me too."
Xu Yingxi: "Then why did you suddenly think of calling me?"
Song Siyao: "I was worried that calling at this time would disturb you and your family, but after thinking about it, I think what Xu Xingluo said makes sense."
Xu Yingxi: "What did he say?"
Song Siyao: "He said..."
The man paused for two seconds, his voice low but clear: "If I miss you very much, I should let you know."
As they were talking, a bunch of fireworks rose outside the window of the villa and bloomed in the dark night.
【Author’s words】
It's coming to an end, and the text is expected to have 50,000 words~
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