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"Then I'll just end up living alone."
After replying the message, Xu Yingxi actually felt a little nervous.
She sat up in bed and looked down at her clothes.
After taking a shower, she changed into loose-fitting long-sleeved cotton pajamas.
If Song Siyao comes to see her, should she... change into something more formal?
But Song Siyao also knew that she had just taken a shower. If she changed her clothes on purpose, he would definitely be able to tell, right?
Wouldn't that make it seem like she cared too much about him?
Xu Yingxi hesitated for a while and decided to see what Song Siyao replied first.
Song Siyao: [Xu Xingluo is looking for playing cards in his bag and asked me if you want to play Landlord with him.]
Song Siyao: [If you want to take a break, I'll help you reject him.]
Xu Yingxi: “…”
There is a feeling of being misplaced.
Xu Yingxi gritted her teeth and typed hard: [Okay! Come on!]
Xu Yingxi: [If I don't beat you two down today, I won't be called Xu!]
…
When Xu Xingluo came to his mother's room with the playing cards, he found that his mother's expression seemed a little subtle.
The boy, accustomed to observing his mother's moods, hesitated for a moment before asking, "Mom...if you want to rest, you don't have to play."
Xu Yingxi glanced at him: "Who said I was tired? I'm not tired at all!"
She rolled up the sleeves of her long-sleeved pajamas, looking as if she was looking for a fight: "Come on! Deal the cards!"
Xu Xingluo swallowed unconsciously, feeling that his mother seemed different after taking a bath.
With a bit of... murderous intent.
After the first round of dealing, Xu Yingxi called the landlord.
Then Xu Xingluo discovered that his intuition was right, his mother really had murderous intent tonight!
Before traveling through time, Xu Xingluo had played poker with his mother and grandparents, but his mother had never been so aggressive.
At first Xu Xingluo was hesitant about whether to let up a bit, but soon he realized that even if he fought seriously he would still be completely suppressed.
Xu Yingxi: "Yes, K, do you want it?"
Xu Xingluo glanced at his father silently.
Song Siyao shook his head slightly.
Xu Xingluo: "Right 2."
Xu Yingxi twitched the corner of her mouth and threw down four cards: "Bomb! I only have two cards left, do you want one?"
Xu Xingluo shook his head like a rattle.
Xu Yingxi looked at Song Siyao: "What about you?"
Song Siyao: "I can't afford it either."
Xu Yingxi raised her chin and flipped out her last two pairs of cards. "Sevens! You two are both terrible. I win. Who shuffles the cards?"
…
After playing poker for almost an hour, Xu Yingxi seemed to be invincible.
All the rounds that Xu Xingluo won were when he was a farmer together with his mother and was led by his mother.
Whenever he drew good cards and called himself landlord, he lost without any chance to fight back. Even the time when he was lucky enough to draw the big and small jokers at the same time, he was unable to avenge his previous defeat.
Xu Xingluo began to doubt himself.
After all, he is his mother and father's biological son. Why does it feel like his card skills have been crushed?
In response to the boy's confusion, Xu Yingxi gave him a few words: "You are still too young."
I have to get up tomorrow morning to continue my journey the next day.
At five minutes to ten in the evening, Xu Yingxi kicked both father and son out of the room: "I want to get some beauty sleep!"
When he went out, Song Siyao paused.
The man turned and looked into her eyes, as if he wanted to say something.
Xu Yingxi kicked him out without hesitation.
"Get out!" Xu Yingxi said, "I'm going to brush my teeth and go to bed. Don't disturb me!"
Who made him waste her feelings before!
No way! You want to stay in her room any longer now!
…
The next day, the three continued to tour the scenic area under the leadership of Xu Xingluo.
Xu Yingxi sighed again, realizing that she was still not as energetic as a sixteen-year-old boy.
After dinner in the evening, Xu Xingluo took a taxi back to the hotel from the restaurant. She looked full of energy and just wanted to go back to her room and lie on the soft bed.
In the elevator, Xu Yingxi took a sip of milk tea and stretched out her other hand to Song Siyao: "Give it to me."
On the way back in the evening, Xu Yingxi bought a doll souvenir and asked Song Siyao to hold it for her.
Song Siyao: "Let me help you take it to your room."
Xu Yingxi: "Oh...that's fine."
Where she couldn't see, Song Siyao and Xu Xingluo looked at each other silently.
Xu Xingluo nodded to his father.
The rooms they lived in were on the same floor, but Xu Xingluo and Song Siyao's rooms were at the end of the corridor.
As soon as the elevator door opened, Xu Xingluo was the first to rush out.
While Xu Yingxi was still walking slowly behind, Xu Xingluo had already rushed to the door and swiped his card.
Looking at the boy's back, Xu Yingxi frowned.
What is this child doing in such a hurry? Is he in a hurry to pee?
It's not impossible. When they passed by a milk tea shop just now, Song Siyao said he didn't drink it, so only she and Xu Xingluo ordered a cup of fruit tea each.
The cup in Xu Yingxi's hand was still mostly half full, and Xu Xingluo's cup took only three minutes from the time he took the first sip to the time he finished it and threw it into the trash can.
She walked to the door of her room and swiped the electronic lock.
She casually took off her coat and changed into hotel slippers. When she looked up, Xu Yingxi was stunned by the scene in the room.
She looked back at the house number: Am I in the right place?
The petals arranged in a heart shape on the bed, the red petals scattered all over the floor, the pink balloons on the curtains, and the big bouquet of flowers beside the bed...
Xu Yingxi thought of a possibility, turned around suspiciously, and looked at the man behind her who was holding the doll for her.
Song Siyao looked at everything in front of him with a hint of surprise on his face.
This made Xu Yingxi a little confused.
She was originally thinking that maybe this was a surprise Song Siyao specially prepared for her.
Although this arrangement looks a bit tacky, it is their first time falling in love after all, so the requirements cannot be too high.
Looking at Song Siyao's expression, Xu Yingxi felt as if she had guessed wrong.
Yes, this style doesn’t look like Song Siyao’s work at all.
Xu Yingxi murmured, "Maybe the hotel staff got the room number wrong and assigned someone else's room to mine. I'll call the front desk and ask."
As she spoke, she went to the bedside table to look for the phone, but Song Siyao called out from behind, "Wait."
Xu Yingxi turned her head and gave him a questioning look: "What's wrong?"
Song Siyao: "This should be...I prepared it for you."
Xu Yingxi blinked: "What do you mean by should?"
Song Siyao: "Today is Valentine's Day."
Xu Yingxi: "I know."
While browsing her Moments while having dinner in the evening, she saw Liu Xueyi posting a photo of the gift her boyfriend gave her.
But this Valentine's Day was with Xu Xingluo. The three of them were traveling together, and she couldn't just leave Xu Xingluo alone, so she and Song Siyao could spend time alone together.
So she didn't mention it.
Song Siyao coughed lightly: "Xu Xingluo said he would help me prepare a holiday surprise for you, and I agreed."
Xu Yingxi understood: "So...Xu Xingluo asked the staff to decorate this room?"
Song Siyao: "It should be."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
Obviously, Xu Xingluo should have chosen a service such as the "Valentine's Day Surprise Package".
It's a bit old-fashioned, but it can't be said to be ugly.
Xu Yingxi walked to the bed and picked up the big bouquet of red roses.
There should be ninety-nine flowers, very large and heavy, it is a bit difficult to hold them in my arms.
Song Siyao breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that at least she was not unhappy about the surprise.
Xu Yingxi admired the flowers for a while, then looked at him and said, "Although the flowers are beautiful, you're being too insincere. You're actually letting your son do the Valentine's Day surprise."
"And..." she said, "Why are there only flowers and gifts?"
Song Siyao; “…wait a moment.”
Under Xu Yingxi's gaze, Song Siyao took out a box.
Xu Yingxi widened her eyes slightly: It turned out that he really prepared another gift.
After seeing what was in the box, Xu Yingxi was stunned for a moment again.
Inside the box was a diamond bracelet.
She knew it was a little inappropriate, but she couldn't help but think of it—
The incident a few days ago was because Qi Wangzhou posted a picture of the bracelet he had given her on his Moments.
Xu Yingxi couldn't help but wonder if there was any deeper meaning behind Song Siyao's choice of the bracelet as a gift.
She raised her eyes to look at Song Siyao.
Song Siyao saw through her thoughts and sighed softly.
"I ordered the bracelet a month ago," he said. "Xu Xingluo had already given you a necklace at that time, so I chose the bracelet among several other options."
Xu Yingxi said "Oh".
Song Siyao: "But I admit..."
He looked at her and whispered, "I hope... to take the place of others in your heart."
Song Siyao spoke in a very soft voice, and Xu Yingxi also breathed softly.
After a moment, Xu Yingxi replied: "Really?"
"Then maybe..." she said slowly, "You will be disappointed."
Song Siyao's eyes dimmed slightly.
Xu Yingxi: "Because those people you mentioned have long been thrown out of my heart. Not to mention a place, I didn't even leave them a trace of air."
There was a hint of astonishment in Song Siyao's eyes.
Xu Yingxi raised her chin: "What's wrong? I am a woman who likes to turn my back on people. If we break up one day, I will also-"
Song Siyao: “No.”
Xu Yingxi was stunned when she was interrupted unexpectedly.
Song Siyao: "We won't break up."
Xu Yingxi stumbled. "How can you be sure? Even if we get married in some future time and space, it doesn't mean that we will always be together in this world..."
"It's not because of this." Song Siyao said, "It's because I know that I will never leave you."
Xu Yingxi's train of thought was interrupted by this sudden promise. She was stunned and subconsciously replied, "What if... I have to leave you?"
Song Siyao said calmly: "Then I will have to live alone until the end of my life."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
It was unbelievable that she actually believed such sweet talk that was completely unskillful for a moment.
Did he give her some kind of magic potion?
Xu Yingxi turned her face away: "Oh, then you will live alone for the rest of your life, don't expect me to feel sorry for you."
Song Siyao realized she said that on purpose and changed the subject: "Shall I put it on for you?"
Xu Yingxi glanced at him and stretched out her wrist.
A cold touch fell on her wrist bone, and Xu Yingxi subconsciously curled her fingers.
The man's hands were bony, and his fingertips brushed against her fair skin, pressing the clasp of the bracelet closed.
Xu Yingxi raised her hand, and the silver chain swayed with her movement. The diamonds folded the warm yellow light in the room into tiny fragments of light, like a dream.
"You have a pretty good eye for jewelry," she said, then remembered something. "You said you ordered this necklace a month ago. Weren't we still together then?"
Song Siyao: "Well, I originally wanted to give it to you when I could express my feelings to you."
He himself did not expect that he would impulsively go to see her on New Year's Eve.
Xu Yingxi: "That's a bargain for you, so you don't have to prepare a gift."
Song Siyao: "After returning to North City, I will prepare another Valentine's Day gift."
Xu Yingxi: "That's about right."
"By the way." She pursed her lips and said uncomfortably, "I also prepared something for you."
Xu Yingxi opened the suitcase and found a scarf from the deepest part.
"Didn't you say you wanted a gift I made myself?" she said. "Here you go."
Handicrafts are not Xu Yingxi's strong point. She really can't make a gift of the same level as that kite.
After much deliberation, she decided to ask her mother for help and knit a blue and white scarf.
Xu Yingxi: "Let me make it clear first. Although my cooking skills are average, if you dare to dislike it..."
Song Siyao: “No.”
He had already taken the scarf from her hand and hung it around his neck.
Xu Yingxi curled her lips and muttered, "The room is so hot, what are you doing around it now?"
Song Siyao's expression remained unchanged: "I can't wait to feel the gift from my girlfriend."
Xu Yingxi: “…”
"Then you take your time to feel it," she said, "I want to -"
Before she could finish her words, Xu Yingxi screamed and someone put his arms around her waist.
She glared at him: "What?"
Song Siyao: "Last night...why did you deliberately drive me away?"
Xu Yingxi didn't expect him to bring this up so she subconsciously replied, "It's all because of you..."
Then she realized he was tricking her: "When did I deliberately chase you away? I was just tired after playing cards and wanted to rest. Is that weird?"
Song Siyao could tell her duplicity and patiently explained, "I originally wanted to come to you alone, but Xu Xingluo suddenly said he wanted to play poker. I saw he was in high spirits, and he had been looking forward to this trip for a long time..."
Xu Yingxi snorted: "I know you're a good father, and I'm the bad guy, okay?"
Song Siyao smiled lightly.
"I was wrong yesterday," he said. "Today is Valentine's Day, just the two of us."
Xu Yingxi struggled: "Who wants to be with you? I want to be alone——"
The hotel's disposable slippers were a bit slippery, and there were flower petals scattered on the floor.
Xu Yingxi lost her balance and fell onto the bed.
She thought with lingering fear, fortunately there were only flower petals on the bed and nothing else.
Xu Yingxi: "It's all your fault... Ugh!"
The tail end of the syllable was swallowed back by the sudden kiss, and Xu Yingxi's eyes suddenly widened.
…
Xu Yingxi had no recollection of the entire process. She only knew that the two of them first exchanged each other's saliva with their lips and teeth, and finally both fell on the bed.
She and Song Siyao had only been together for a week and was not ready to take things to the next level so soon.
But there was a moment when Xu Yingxi felt that if Song Siyao insisted, perhaps she really had no way to refuse him.
His body seemed to have some kind of strange attraction to her. In those moments of passion, she had long forgotten her rationality and just wanted to be closer to him... closer.
However, Song Siyao ultimately failed to cross the final limit.
All the petals on the bed were scattered and fell in a mess on the sheets.
The scarf she gave him was taken off by him at the beginning of their kiss and placed on the bedside table.
Song Siyao's coat was not so lucky. She had torn it off at some point and thrown it on the carpet in the room.
Xu Yingxi looked at the chaos in front of her, and the temperature on her cheeks, which had just cooled down, rose again.
This scene is so...
Song Siyao himself didn't look very well either.
The man lowered his eyes, his chest heaving, and there were red marks on the exposed skin on his chest. It must be... her doing.
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Xu Yingxi cleared her throat and broke the silence with a little worry: "Song Siyao..."
Song Siyao raised his eyes, actually still in the mood to tease her: "What's wrong, are you worried about me?"
Xu Yingxi glared at him and replied resolutely, "Yeah, I'm worried about you! We've only been together for a short time, and I'm worried that if you force yourself to hold it in too often, you might develop health problems."
Song Siyao smiled grimly.
"Hearing you say that," he said, "I suddenly feel like time seems to be stretching too long."
"You're only a senior now. By the time you finish graduate school...you still have more than three years left."
The topic jumped too quickly, and Xu Yingxi was dazed for a few seconds before she realized why he suddenly brought up her graduation.
"Song Siyao, you're thinking too far ahead." She said, "The probation period for new employees is at least one month. You think of me as your boyfriend, and I haven't even finished my probation period yet, so how can you think of getting married after graduation?"
Song Siyao smiled, didn't answer, but just held her hand.
Xu Yingxi looked down at her hand wrapped in the man's palm.
She is still young, and marriage is certainly not something she would consider now.
She chose to be with Song Siyao simply because she liked him and wanted to have a relationship with him.
She would not consider him her husband just because of the "future" that had not yet happened.
But at this moment, Xu Yingxi discovered that she actually had some expectations deep in her heart.
perhaps……
One day in the future, she would really look into his eyes and say "I do".
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