Auntie Zhang heard Su Xiyan's answer and her tone became suspicious: "A small business? Xiyan, you're not telling the truth."
Su Xiyan's heart skipped a beat, thinking, could she know something?
"Ah? Auntie Zhang, do you have any doubts?"
Auntie Zhang smiled: "Xiyan, you just started college and you're already driving a million-dollar luxury car. How is that a small business? I see, your parents must have a huge business!"
So that's what she meant?
Su Xiyan's heart instantly relaxed.
Chen Shuo’s mother Xu Mei took the opportunity to invite: “Next time when I’m on vacation, I’ll go visit Xiyan’s home with Shuo Shuo."
"We'll have to ask Xiyan to set aside some time in advance!”
Su Xiyan was drinking soup and almost choked when she heard this.
She thought, her old dad was someone even she, his daughter, barely got to see a few times a year.
Xu Mei noticed Su Xiyan's abnormal reaction and asked, "Xiyan, is... is there some inconvenience?"
Su Xiyan came back to her senses and shook her head repeatedly: "No inconvenience at all, of course it's convenient!"
Xu Mei smiled from ear to ear, thinking she had to stake her claim on such an excellent prospective daughter-in-law first! Nowadays, where else could you find such an outstanding girl?
In Xu Mei’s eyes, Su Xiyan was not only outstanding, but also came from a well-off family.
She was like the holy grail for marriage criteria!
The atmosphere at the dinner table was harmonious!
After the meal, Xu Mei voluntarily offered to go shopping.
Chen Shuo complained non-stop, but he couldn't disobey his mother, so he had to tag along and be the pack mule.
Xu Mei really didn’t hold back when it came to spending money on Su Xiyan! Brand-name clothes were piled up one after another, and Chen Shuo was so weighed down with shopping bags that he could barely carry them.
But seeing the two most important women in his life so happy, no matter how tired Chen Shuo was, it was all worth it!
After an intense shopping spree, they finally went back home.
Outside the window, the cold wind cut bitterly.
That was Su City for you, it seemed like there was never autumn or spring. After a scorching summer, there would only be a brief cool respite, not even enough time to get used to it, before temperatures would plunge off a cliff.
By the time they returned home, it was already ten o'clock at night.
It was as if Auntie Zhang was afraid Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan would regret it, so she hurriedly took a bath and huddled under the covers in the master bedroom with Xu Mei.
The remaining two, Su Xiyan and Chen Shuo, sat in the living room watching TV.
The atmosphere seemed a little subtle...
Su Xiyan broke the silence first: "We have to sleep in the same room again tonight?"
Chen Shuo: "Looks like it."
Su Xiyan: "Same as usual, you sleep on the floor, I get the bed."
Chen Shuo: "...Do you think I have a choice?"
Su Xiyan stood up and stretched lazily before heading into the bathroom to take a shower.
Chen Shuo was making his bed roll in the spare room when he discovered his own bedding had disappeared.
He asked and found out that his mother said she was afraid of the cold, so she took Chen Shuo's bedding to the master bedroom.
This meant Chen Shuo had no covers!
Should he share a blanket with Su Xiyan??
As a guy, it didn’t matter to him, but the key was whether Su Xiyan would be willing.
Just then, Su Xiyan came out after her shower.
She was wearing a fluffy nightgown with a towel turban on her head, bare-faced without any makeup. Su Xiyan was like a water lily newly emerged from the water. Naturally beautiful without any decoration, her pure and clean appearance was extremely refreshing and attractive.
"Chen Shuo? Why haven't you made your makeshift bed yet?"
Chen Shuo: "Don't even mention it, Mom took my quilt."
"I hope there's a gentle young lady out there who can see through my fragility and give shelter to my tattered heart with her warm embrace."
Su Xiyan looked at Chen Shuo as if he were an alien. In an icy tone she asked: "Do I look like a gentle young lady to you?"
Chen Shuo: "......"
He was so focused on cracking jokes that he forgot Su Xiyan's cold personality. He had really shot himself in the foot!
Su Xiyan tilted her head to the side, using a towel to dry her hair, while ordering Chen Shuo:
"Hurry up and take a shower!"
After such an exhausting day, Chen Shuo didn't bother arguing with Su Xiyan either. He gathered his change of clothes and headed into the bathroom.
Su Xiyan leaned against the bed and texted her bestie Cheng Xinran:
Su Xiyan: 【Xinran, what should I do tonight given the circumstances I just told you about?】
Cheng Xinran: 【Xiyan, have you heard this saying before?】
Su Xiyan: 【Hmm??】
Cheng Xinran: 【The easier something is obtained, the less one cherishes it!!】
Su Xiyan: 【Xinran, do you mean I shouldn't be too proactive? But you told me earlier to make good use of my advantages to pursue Chen Shuo! Now how come you're telling me not to be too proactive?】
Cheng Xinran sent an expressionless emoji: 【Speechless.jpg, What I meant was, utilize your advantages to give your Chen Shuo a little sweetness. But just like fishing, when he takes the bait, quickly reel the hook back in. Don't let him swallow it whole. Think about it, if the fish is already full, will it still be interested in your bait? Will you still be able to catch any fish?】
Su Xiyan suddenly understood!
Although she was a formidable demon-hunter, an aloof school belle, and a prodigy swordsman of the fencing club, when it came to relationships she truly knew nothing! She had zero romantic experience. It was as if she were a max-leveled expert on the outside but actually an intern fresh out of newbie village on the inside.
Even though she was a complete novice when it came to relationships, without any know-how whatsoever, Su Xiyan still insisted on putting up a front of being very experienced in front of Chen Shuo.
Who made her the older sister? Who made her used to playing the part of an untouchable goddess?
She could not lose in aura and presence!
When Chen Shuo came back after his shower, Su Xiyan was still on her phone.
Chen Shuo took the hair dryer in and called Su Xiyan over: "Come here."
Su Xiyan: "What for?"
Chen Shuo pointed at the towel turban on Su Xiyan's head: "Take that off."
Without waiting for Su Xiyan to refuse, Chen Shuo reached out and removed her towel turban himself. Her long damp hair cascaded down like a waterfall.
Picking up the hairdryer, although his movements were a little clumsy, Chen Shuo dried Su Xiyan's hair carefully and attentively.
His slender finger bones protruded as he ran them through Su Xiyan's hair, like fishes swimming in the sea.
Lying on the bed with her little head resting by the edge, Su Xiyan let Chen Shuo sit beside her and diligently dry her hair.
He handled her very gently, afraid that touching her hair would hurt her.
The humming of the hairdryer drowned out Chen Shuo's voice. Su Xiyan just saw his lips move but didn't know what he said.
Finally, when every strand was dry, Chen Shuo turned the hairdryer off.
The room was filled with the luscious fragrance of Su Xiyan's tresses.
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