C776: Breakup?
Xue Xi asked Ye Li curiously, “Which books are they?”
Ye Li was very agitated and her expression was even more mysterious. “You’ll know when the time comes! You still have a lot to learn!”
Xue Xi’s eyes lit up.
What she liked the most was the novelty field!
At this moment, she really wished that she could reach home in three to four days!
...
After having dinner with Ye Li and Xue Sheng, Xue Xi carefully looked at her maternal grandfather, Ye Lai, and saw that there was really light in his eyes. He did not act crazy anymore. At least, he did not call her Lili.
Moreover, when she heard Ye Li mention that they were going back to their hometown, her maternal grandmother, Song Wenman, was overjoyed. She immediately said, “I’ll go back and pack my things later and also go back to our school to take a look. I’ll revisit my old place!”
Ye Li nodded.
After dinner, Song Wenman excitedly rushed into the bedroom to pack her things. Ye Lai sat in the wheelchair and pushed it in. “Wenman, you...”
Before he could finish speaking, he was pushed out by Song Wenman. “Why did you come in? I’ll just pack my things. Don’t create trouble!”
“...”
Seeing that the family of four was very excited, Xue Xi returned to her bedroom.
Looking at the time, she saw that it was already 9 PM. She wondered, had Xiang Huai and the rest caught the person who asked her to meet at the Purple Gold Pavilion?
Just as she was thinking this, her WeChat rang.
She looked down and realized that it was a message from Omnipotent Boss: “The person was very vigilant and has already run away.”
Run away?
Xiang Huai had personally made a move and the person actually escaped?
How formidable was that person?!
Xue Xi shook her head.
So what if Xiang Huai took action personally? He was someone without special abilities. At most, he was just a little schemer.
Cough.
Just as she thought this, she received another message from the mysterious person. Although that person had changed their number, the content was still garbled. The message after the decryption read: “You really didn’t come. I trusted you so much in vain.”
Xue Xi: “?”
She replied: “You didn’t go at all. How can I trust you?”
The other party paused and replied again: “It’s our first time meeting. We have to test it out.”
Xue Xi: “...”
Indeed, this person did not go to the Purple Gold Pavilion at all, so Xiang Huai could not catch them, right?
The corners of her lips twitched. She felt that this person was even more annoying. Hence, she blocked their messages and set a rule that strangers could not send her messages. She threw her phone aside and focused on picking up her book.
There was no need for her to take the college entrance examination now. This year, she had already scored enough for a four-year degree. Next year, she was going to get a master’s or a computer certificate.
Xue Xi, who liked to study, picked up the mock paper despite being very familiar with it.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
She continued scrolling until 11 PM.
Looking at the thick stack of papers on the table, Xue Xi felt a sense of accomplishment. She threw the finished papers aside and picked up her phone.
In order for it not to disturb her studies, she had already turned her phone to silent mode.
She turned on her phone and realized that there were a few groups that were very lively.
First, it was the Roaring Flame Society. Ever since Gao Yanchen had regained his red hair and no longer hid himself, he had begun using his old WeChat account.
At this moment, in the Roaring Flame Society, Flame Number One was asking: “Brother Chen, where are you celebrating the new year?”
Little Flame: “In the capital.”
Flame Number One: “Just in time. I’m also celebrating the new year in the capital. I’ll accompany you!”
Little Flame: “Oh.”
Seeing this, Xue Xi realized that Grandpa Gao was also in Bin City. Why wasn’t Gao Yanchen going home during the new year? Perhaps he was worried that the mysterious organization would implicate Grandpa Gao while they were pursuing him?
Xue Xi sighed silently.
After leaving the Roaring Flame Society group chat, she saw that the dormitory group had also sent a message.
Li Zixia posted a Weibo trending topic: “Explode! Cen Bai and Qin Shuang are suspected to have broken up!”
This trending topic actually occupied first place!
After Li Zixia posted the content, she asked frantically, “Sister Xi, is it true? Is it true? Hurry up and tell me it’s fake!”
Xue Xi: “?”
She opened the link and realized that someone with a marketing account had said that they had personally seen Cen Bai wanting to sign Qin Shuang’s hand, but Qin Shuang had pushed him away.
According to the news, Qin Shuang had already become an A-list celebrity with Cen Bai’s help, so it was indeed irrational for her to continue being linked to him. They had to break up and develop more in order to reach a high position. After all, which female celebrity would fall in love as soon as they entered the industry?
Qin Shuang had used Cen Bai. Was she planning to shake him off now?
The two of them seemed to have broken up. They would probably announce it to the public soon!
After reading this news, Xue Xi was stunned. She felt that people nowadays were really irresponsible.
If this thread had said that Cen Bai was tired of playing around and the situation was not good for the chatterbox, she might still have believed it. She would have then sought out Cen Bai and taken revenge on him for the chatterbox several times over.
However, whenever the chatterbox saw Cen Bai, she could not even walk. If Cen Bai wanted to hold hands, she would definitely have given him both hands. How could she shake him off?
It was definitely slander!
Xue Xi solemnly sent a message to the group: “It must be fake.”
After sending it, she was just about to chat with Qin Shuang and ask why the public relations department did not deal with this dirt when she saw that the chatterbox, Qin Shuang, had sent her a message two hours ago: “Sister Xi, my husband and I have broken up.”
Xue Xi: “...”
C777: Danger!
Xue Xi looked at the message for a long time and felt that the chatterbox’s WeChat might have been hacked.
She hurriedly replied: “?”
Qin Shuang replied very quickly: “Sister Xi, I’m fine. Let me be alone for a while.”
Xue Xi: “Where are you? I’ll go look for you.”
She could not let Little Chatterbox stay alone.
Her parents did not love her and she did not have many friends. She was too pitiful.
However, she did not expect Qin Shuang, who usually relied on her too much, to send a resistive message at this moment: “No need. I just want to stay alone. I’m fine, Sister Xi. I’m very clear about what I’m doing.”
Xue Xi: “...”
She thought for a while and probed, “Let Little Flame accompany you. Send me the address.”
Qin Shuang: “I’ll send it to him. Don’t worry.”
Xue Xi stared at this message for a long time.
I’m sure the chatterbox needs someone to accompany her right now, but she doesn’t want me to accompany her. It’s even possible that Little Chatterbox seems to hate me?
Although Xue Xi did not know what was going on, she sensitively caught a point: Qin Shuang and Cen Bai’s breakup must have something to do with her.
Why?
She could not figure it out.
However, she also knew that asking Qin Shuang now was equivalent to rubbing salt on Qin Shuang’s wound.
Hence, Xue Xi did not ask further.
After a while, Qin Shuang sent a message: “Sister Xi, I’m really fine. I just don’t know how to face you. Let me calm down for a few days. I’ll give you an explanation after the new year.”
After the new year...
There were only a few days left.
Of course, Xue Xi agreed. After replying, she sent a WeChat message to Little Flame. Half an hour later, Little Flame sent her a message. After confirming that Qin Shuang was fine and that she had just fallen out of love, Xue Xi felt relieved.
Actually, she was worried that Qin Shuang would do something irrational.
After all, there were many patients with depression and mania nowadays.
...
The next day, when Xue Xi went to the special department to work, she received a holiday notice. From tomorrow onwards, she did not have to work until the seventh day of the new year. During this period, there would naturally be staff on duty.
Everyone cheered and packed their things, eager to go on vacation.
In the entire special department, only Xiao Xiao volunteered to stay behind because—
“During the new year, in order to give benefits to the staff on duty, the company’s snacks are endless! I can save money to fill my stomach when I’m on duty here. It’s simply perfect!”
The rest: “...”
In the afternoon, everyone got off work early. Everyone packed their things and left. Xue Xi had nothing to pack, so she hailed a cab, intending to go home early.
What was worth mentioning was that Huaxia University was already on vacation. Xue Xi, the acting director, was already in the clear.
Now, she just had to wait for another two days to return to her hometown.
The cab was parked outside. After Xue Xi got in, the car had just started when she suddenly heard a meow.
She suddenly looked up and saw the black cat, Niohuru Xitara, jump on her from the passenger seat, startling Xue Xi. “Why are you here?”
The black cat: “Meow~” Of course I’m going home with you for the new year. Otherwise, I’ll be bored to death if I stay in the special department. You heartless person. You’re about to take ten days of long vacation and you actually don’t care about me!
As the chauffeur was around, the black cat spoke in cat language, but Xue Xi could understand it.
“...”
The black cat scurried into her arms and found a comfortable position to lie down. “Do you know what cats are most afraid of? Loneliness! It’s too much for you to leave me alone! I don’t care. I’ll go wherever you go this year!”
Xue Xi: “...”
Forget it. Given how much Ye Li and Xue Sheng doted on her, allowing her to raise a cat was definitely not a problem.
She rubbed the black cat’s back and the black cat instantly softened. It yawned comfortably. “Alright, I forgive you! Actually, I just feel that that white cat is too annoying. I’ll go with you to avoid that white cat.”
Xue Xi: “...”
...
At the same time, in the special department.
After everyone had left one after another, only four or five people remained in the department that originally had more than a hundred people. The special department instantly became quiet.
Crack, crack, crack!
Xiao Xiao found a bag of chips from the huge pile of snacks in the lounge and ate them casually. She slowly walked around the special department.
As she ate, she walked. She could digest the food and eat more. She should be able to finish the huge pile of snacks in the pantry today.
Someone would deliver more tomorrow!
Hehe!
Just as Xiao Xiao was walking happily, she suddenly saw a white figure swaying at the door. When she walked out, she saw the white cat squatting at the door and staring at the car in the distance.
She did not know if it was just her imagination, but why did it feel as though this white cat had been abandoned?
Just as Xiao Xiao felt that she was thinking too much, a pale voice suddenly sounded. “That...”
Xiao Xiao turned around and saw a dirty beggar wearing a tattered coat standing beside her. This beggar’s hair was dirty and covered her face, but from her figure, she seemed to be an old woman. She trembled and said, “I-I want to find someone.”
Xiao Xiao was very kind. Her big eyes blinked. “Auntie, who are you looking for?”
The beggar said, “Fang Yi.”
Xiao Xiao suddenly understood. “Ah, but the special department is on vacation!”
Of course, she knew that it was the holidays!
Under the beggar’s messy hair, her black eyes were filled with cunning and hatred. She couldn’t very well have killed Fang Yi at the entrance of the special department to avenge Huang Tao, right?
The beggar coughed. “Ah, it’s only three...”
Xiao Xiao replied, “It’s the holidays today, so everyone left a little early.”
The beggar sighed. “I asked her out today to receive treatment. She might have forgotten. Can you tell me her address?”
The address of anyone in the special department was confidential.
Xiao Xiao did not suspect anything. The pure-hearted person was instantly fooled. “Okay, okay! She lives in...”
Xiao Xiao shared Fang Yi’s residential block number clearly. The beggar was extremely grateful. After the beggar was gone, Xiao Xiao stuffed a piece of potato chip into her mouth. “Ah, although I hate Fang Yi, I still helped her. I’m really a good person~!”
...
Xue Xi brought the black cat home.
Just as she entered, she saw Ye Li walking over. “Xixi, you’re back? Eh, this cat...”
Just as Xue Xi was about to introduce the black cat, she lowered her head and saw that the black cat was looking at the living room. It suddenly stood up as though it had been frightened. All the hair on its body stood up and it made an attacking posture. “Meow~”
Sister Xi, danger!
Danger?
Who... was in the living room?!
Xue Xi turned to look.
C778
Xue Xi instinctively thought that the mysterious organization had come looking for her. She immediately looked warily at the living room!
She saw three people sitting in the living room: her maternal grandfather, Ye Lai, her maternal grandmother, Song Wenman, and an unfamiliar person. She was wearing an expensive-looking white sportswear and had a Gucci bag on her waist. Her long hair was smooth and her facial features were exquisite and beautiful.
She was incredibly beautiful.
She was the most beautiful person Xue Xi had ever seen, whether it was a man or a woman.
Compared to Cen Bai, she seemed even more exquisite. Compared to Xiang Huai... Mhm, there was no way to compare. Xiang Huai’s charm lay in his cold and shameless aura, but the person in front of her had an arrogant expression. Her eyes seemed very high up on her head, making her look unapproachable. Her entire body was filled with nobility and coldness.
Xue Xi frowned hesitantly. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Ye Li say, “Xixi, this is your maternal grandfather’s student, coming to visit him after hearing that we’ve come to the capital. The name is... is...”
“It’s Ai Si,” Song Wenman explained. “Ai meaning mugwort and Si as in to manage.”
Seeing that Song Wenman and Ye Li seemed to fancy her, Xue Xi nodded and greeted, “Hello, Sister.”
“...”
The entire living room fell silent.
Then—
“Pfft!”
Song Wenman was the first to burst out laughing. Following that, Ye Li also burst out laughing.
The elder sister frowned and seemed a little angry. However, she suppressed her anger and said coldly, “Are you blind?”
This voice was very cold. In the middle of winter, it gave off a very cool feeling in this heated room. It was simply hard to tell if it was a male or a female voice.
Ye Li poked her arm. “Ai Si is a man.”
Xue Xi: “...”
She seemed to be a little surprised and looked at Ai Si in amazement. She felt that this person was simply ridiculous. Why was a man so beautiful?
However—
The person who’d contacted her from the mysterious organization spoke in a very ingratiating tone. Since this person’s attitude was so cold and arrogant, he was definitely not that person.
At this thought, Xue Xi relaxed her guard and looked at her blankly. Oh, no, at him. She then retracted her gaze and said, “Sorry.”
A snort escaped Ai Si’s nose. He first swept his eyes across her face disdainfully, as though it held contempt. Then he followed her gaze to the cat she was holding.
Being stared at by him, the black cat instantly became even more frightened. Xue Xi could even feel the cat’s body trembling slightly.
The two of them—No, it should be said that the man and the cat knew each other?
Just as she was hesitating, she saw Ai Si smirk and say in disdain, “This cat is so black and ugly!”
Xue Xi: “...”
If it were any other time, the black cat would have exploded when it heard this and would have shouted, “Stupid humans have no taste!”
However, at this moment, this cat only glanced at Ai Si as though it was afraid of something and did not speak.
Xue Xi sensitively sensed that this cat was afraid of something. She instinctively hugged it and rubbed its back comfortingly to calm the black cat down before saying, “There’s no one to take care of the company’s cat during the new year, so I brought it back.”
After saying that, she said calmly, “Ugly or beautiful, everyone has their own taste. But at least it is easy to tell that this one is a female cat.”
Everyone: “...”
Wasn’t Xue Xi being sarcastic?
After saying this, she carried the black cat to her bedroom and closed the door. She also closed the door on Ai Si, who had reacted, and she did not see his expression change instantly.
The moment the door was closed, Xue Xi turned to look at the black cat in her arms and asked, “Do you know him?”
C779: I’m Looking for Xue Xi
The black cat seemed to be frightened and was trembling. Xue Xi’s heart ached when she saw it.
Although in the special department, this black cat had a bad mouth and always looked down on this and that, no matter what, it was still one of them.
Xue Xi frowned and smoothed its fur again.
She did not dare to ask anything further. She was afraid that this cat would become ill from fear. She continued to comfort it. The black cat gradually stopped trembling and seemed to have returned to normal.
After some time, the black cat finally whispered, “Sister Xi, that person is very dangerous. You must stay away from him.”
Xue Xi frowned. “What exactly happened?”
The black cat gritted its teeth. “Anyway, you have to remember that he is a lunatic!”
After saying this, the black cat did not even want to talk about it. It found a corner on Xue Xi’s bed and curled up.
After shrinking for a while, the black cat probably still felt that it was unsafe. It darted into the wardrobe and locked itself inside. After a while, the black cat stuck its head out from the cabinet. “Sister Xi, can you send me back to the special department?”
Xue Xi: “...”
How insecure was it feeling?!
The corners of her lips twitched. She ignored the cat and sat on the chair to start reading.
As for the person in the living room—did it have anything to do with her?
However, she was still distracted and paid attention to the conversation in the living room. After a while, she did not hear anything more and slowly frowned.
It was not that she was curious. After all, if it had nothing to do with studying, she was never interested. She was just worried that the lunatic mentioned by the black cat would hurt her maternal grandparents.
She stood up and walked to the door. When she looked out, she realized that the atmosphere in the living room was... a little strange.
The man called Ai Si was sitting on the sofa. Her maternal grandparents were also sitting there. Which meant the three of them... just sat opposite each other.
No wonder her sensitive ears did not hear what the three of them were talking about. It turned out that the three of them were not speaking at all!
Xue Xi: “...”
After an unknown period of time, Song Wenman sighed. “Ai Si, it’s been years. Why are you still so quiet?”
Ai Si: “...Mhm.”
Song Wenman: “You see it too. Your teacher is fine. If you don’t have anything else to do, why don’t you stay for dinner?”
Ai Si stood up. “No, I’m going back.”
The moment he said this, Ye Li and the housekeeper, Xiao Fang, who were hiding at the side, heaved a sigh of relief!
They had really never seen such a person. He came to visit his teacher and even brought fruits, but he really just stared at his teacher for an hour without saying a word?
This person was finally leaving!
Ai Si left without hesitation. He walked to the door and changed into a pair of black leather boots.
A white sports attire paired with leather boots should be a strange combination, but when worn by him, they actually gave off a cool and beautiful feeling.
He pushed open the door and walked out without waiting for anyone to send him off.
Everyone: “...”
Xue Xi: “...”
Ye Li walked to Song Wenman and said, “Mom, what kind of student was that? Why is he so strange?”
Song Wenman smiled. “He’s always been like that. He’s boring. Perhaps it’s because he’s too good-looking. He gets confessed to every day in school, so he keeps people away from him by being an ice block.”
Xue Xi also returned to her desk and continued reading while listening to Ye Li’s complaints.
After a while, someone knocked on the front door.
Xue Xi was multitasking when she heard Ye Li open the door. Her voice instantly rose. “Ai Si? You... Why are you back?”
After saying this in surprise, she seemed to have realized that there was something amiss with her tone. Hence, Ye Li coughed and said, “Are you here for dinner?”
“No.”
Ai Si said coldly, “I’m looking for Xue Xi.”
Xue Xi, who was doing advanced questions: “?”
She instinctively looked up and heard a bang. Just as the black cat was about to escape from the cabinet, it hid itself again.
Xue Xi: “...”
C780: Little White
Xue Xi hesitated and reluctantly put down the pen in her hand. She opened the door and walked out, only to see Ye Li frowning and looking at Ai Si warily. “Why are you looking for Xixi?”
Even Ye Lai and Song Wenman, who were sitting on the sofa in the living room, looked over curiously.
Ai Si frowned and slowly extended his hand to pull out a white cat. “This cat is looking for her.”
After saying that, he let go in disdain and turned around to leave again.
Everyone: “...”
Xue Xi: “...”
Xue Xi lowered her head to look at the cat he had thrown on the ground. The white fur on its body had been completely dirtied. It was gray, and some of its fur was stuck together. The cat’s claws seemed to have been pared off because it had walked too much. There was blood on it. After being thrown to the ground, it stared at Xue Xi for a while before saying, “Meow~”
Xue Xi: “...”
Wasn’t this Little White?
Why did he come here from the special department?
Xue Xi was instantly a little speechless. Just as she was thinking this, she heard a bang. The black cat also rushed out of the room. When it saw Little White, its fur stood on end. It felt as though someone had snatched its private space. “Meow!” White Lotus, what are you doing here?
Seeing the black cat, Little White became even more excited and pounced on it. “Meow~”
Blackie, I finally see you. Wuwu, I missed you so much!
The black cat took a step back in disdain. “Meow!” Scram!
Unfortunately, she saw the blood on the white cat’s claws. She paused and was pounced on by the white cat. “Meow, meow, meow~”
Blackie, I’m so happy to see you. Don’t leave me, alright?!
The black cat: “...”
The black cat looked at Little White in disdain, but its eyes seemed to have softened.
On the other side, Ye Li exclaimed, “Xixi, is this Little White also from your department? Ah ah ah, it looks so pitiful!”
Ye Li had already reached over and hugged Little White. “It’s so pitiful. Why is it so dirty? I’ll go wash it.”
After Little White was carried away by Ye Li, the black cat, whose attitude had just softened, became wary.
Xitara knew it. That white lotus! It was purposely trying to gain sympathy! Look, it had hooked Sister Xi’s mother!
Wasn’t that white cat just relying on its looks?
The black cat turned around angrily and left the room.
The white cat that Ye Li had taken away: “Blackie. It’s not what you think. Listen to me...”
Xue Xi ignored Ye Li and looked at the closed door in confusion. How did Ai Si know that this white cat was hers?
She looked at the black cat hesitantly. Just as she was about to ask, the black cat shrank its neck. “Don’t ask. Even if you ask, you won’t know! I won’t say it. If I do, I’ll be silenced by the devil!”
After saying that, the black cat said, “Eh, why is my superpower gone? Why can’t I speak human language all of a sudden? Meow?”
Xue Xi: “...”
The corners of her lips twitched. Forget it, forget it.
...
Xiang family.
Xiang Huai had just parked his car and entered when a slipper flew toward him.
Xiang Huai did not turn around but still nimbly dodged. He reached out and grabbed the slipper. When he turned around, he saw Lin Jing standing there angrily and staring at him. “What a pitiful child whose parents are not home for the new year and who has no one to accompany him!”
Xiang Huai: “...”
Lin Jing had her hands on her waist and was very angry. “You really go to such lengths to please your mother-in-law. Did that mouth of yours just imply that I only birthed you and was done afterward? Did I not care for you since you were young?”
Xiang Huai: “...”
Lin Jing was about to explode from anger. “I especially stayed in the capital this year to accompany you for the new year. In the end, you’re going away without saying anything? Indeed, boys are more outgoing!”
He extended both hands and made a begging gesture. “Alright, Mom. Then I won’t go to Bin City for the new year. I’ll accompany you at the capital!”
Lin Jing instantly took off her other slipper and threw it over again. “Are you trying to anger me to death? It’s not easy for you to get this chance. Hurry up and go to their house. I’m telling you, if you can’t even bring a wife back by next year, I won’t acknowledge you as my son and will just directly acknowledge my goddaughter!”
Xiang Huai: “?”