Xu Momo didn't know when she fell asleep. When she opened her eyes, it was already dawn. She turned over on the sofa and saw Xu Rui sitting on the armchair opposite her reading a book. His face was slightly haggard, and his eyes were red. He looked like he had not slept enough.
"Did you not sleep last night?”Xu Momo asked in a husky voice.
Xu Rui seemed to be shocked. He put down the book, raised his head, and nodded silently.
"Where are my parents?" Xu Momo asked.”
"He went out," Xu Rui said. He paused." Your uncle and aunt are fine. They escaped."
Xu Momo heaved a sigh of relief." That's good.”
Then, she called her parents and finally learned the specific situation.
It turned out that when the earthquake first started, Xu Leping's family had already escaped from their home. When the mudslide broke out, they had already hidden in a relatively safe area, so they were not injured. In the end, the mudslide destroyed a large residential area next to their house. It was indeed a close call.
That afternoon, the Xu couple brought their uncle and aunt back to B City. Father Xu persuaded his younger brother's family to stay in B City for the time being and wait until the county town was safe before returning.
However, where their family lived was a problem.
The Xu family did have several properties, but most of them had been rented out. Only the wedding house was still empty. However, he had already agreed to rent the house to Xu Rui, so he couldn't go back on his word now.
Mother Xu thought of a compromise.
"Why don't we let Ruirui stay with us for the time being? Our house is big enough.”She said," Anyway, Leping's family won't stay for long. At most, it'll be a month. After they move out, we'll let Ruirui move in.”
" But…" Father Xu hesitated." This isn't very good. Let's talk to Ruirui first."”
"You're so stubborn. How do you usually do business?”Mother Xu tapped his forehead." It's just a few weeks. I'll go and persuade Ruirui. He'll definitely agree."”
After Mother Xu's persuasion, Xu Rui finally agreed. When Xu Rui first heard that it was not convenient for the Xu family to let him move over, his first reaction was to find another rental house to live in. He did not want to continue troubling the Xu family.
However, Mother Xu was very determined.
"Just a few weeks." She smiled and said," Besides, I see that you have a good relationship with our Momo. You're about the same age and you both like to write. You two can even communicate often. How lonely would it be if she lived alone? Also, Momo will start school in two weeks. By then, Leping's family should be going back. It won't be too late for you to move there then.”
After hearing this, Xu Rui was instantly shaken.
"Thank you." He said softly," Actually…"
"Actually what?"
What he wanted to say was that they didn't have to be so nice to him. They were not related. The one who saved Xu Momo was Dr. Xu, not him. After so long, he had not helped the Xu family much. Instead, he had received a lot of favors from the Xu family. Therefore, he felt a little guilty now.
However, he still shook his head in the end." It's nothing.”
*
As soon as she heard that Xu Rui was going to stay at home for a while, Xu Momo quickly took out all the pure love novels and erotic novels that she had hidden in the bookcase. He put away the explosive novel. She even secretly deleted the few manga she had saved in the computer in the study room.
As for the book that Xu Rui had read before, Xu Momo later discovered that Xu Rui had used a pencil to mark a few typos on it and even corrected the punctuations.
…Uh, I really can't afford to have obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Maybe he could ask him to help with the thesis next time. Xu Momo thought to herself.
During the time he was staying at the Xu family, Xu Rui did almost the same thing every day. Unlike most otakus who ate irregular meals, his biological clock was extremely accurate. He woke up on time every day, wrote, read, and fed the cat.
Yes, it was unknown when it started, but feeding Charles cat food every day became Xu Rui's job, and he seemed to be particularly happy to do it.
Once, Xu Momo even saw Xu Rui stroking Charles 'head and talking softly to it. He spoke in a particularly gentle manner, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Xu Momo had never seen him talk to anyone so naturally.
Cough, as expected, people who stay at home every day will have some little quirks? Xu Momo thought to herself.
That night, Xu Momo held Charles by the neck, tapped his nose and asked,""Tell me, what do you and Xu Rui talk about every day?”
Charles meowed.
"…Speak human language." Xu Momo knocked its head." I don't understand cat language."”
"Meow."
“……”
Xu Momo patted Charles on the head. Charles turned his ear away unhappily, broke free from her claws, and ran away.
"What are you doing?" Xu Rui's voice came from behind Xu Momo.
Xu Momo turned her head and found Xu Rui looking down at her.
His hair was wet and his cheeks were flushed. He looked like he had just taken a shower.
Xu Momo's face suddenly turned red.
"Haha, it's nothing." Xu Momo scratched her temples and said," What about you? Have you finished typing today?"
Xu Rui nodded.
"Then let me take a look first." Xu Momo said excitedly.
However, Xu Rui answered seriously,"Unupdated chapters will not be leaked." After saying this, he turned around and left.
Uh, alright…
To be honest, Xu Rui had been staying at her house for a few days, but Xu Momo did not feel that their relationship had changed at all. Instead, as time passed, they had fewer opportunities to talk. Every day, Xu Rui would stay in the guest room and use his newly bought notebook to type and search for information. Other than eating, he rarely went out of the room.
At night, Xu Momo couldn't help but post on the forum.
My idol is living under the same roof as me in the tree hole, but nothing has happened.
This was illogical. Where were the benefits of living together?!
It meant that he hadn't even seen him bathing in the fog!
Didn't the male and female protagonists in novels always have some kind of relationship?!
In the end, the replies below were more and more shameless…
[F * ck, we're all living together, and you're still telling me that nothing happened.] What are you waiting for?!
"Stupid, Second Brother will teach you!" Pry open the door, night attack, strip naked, eat!
[Girl, you can create your own benefits. For example, when you take a shower, deliberately open the door. Maybe the male god will peek ~ Of course, the premise is that you have a good figure.]
Xu Momo replied,[] I'm sincerely asking you guys!]
----We are also answering you sincerely, pfft pfft.
- - Let me show you this document ~ for inspiration! [Details: ** Eighteen Forms Illustrated]
[F * ck, what did you post upstairs!]
"Pfft, hahaha, Ninth Brother!"! I've already downloaded the attachment, so I'll report it to you.
Xu Momo was embarrassed.
[Damn it, can't you give me a more reliable reply?]
She knew that coming to the tree hole in the Wei River Forum was a mistake.
Then, she took advantage of the fact that the moderator, Red Coat, wasn't here to download the diagram…
When she opened the " Diagram " compressed package, she realized that there were actually more than ten wallpapers of Happy Goat and Big Big Wolf inside…Xu Momo was instantly confused.
Therefore, some people started to express that Brother Nine was not kind at all. He actually lied.
She scrolled through the page and suddenly saw a rather reliable reply.
[Girl, haven't you heard of the veil separating a woman from a man?] Take the initiative and find a chance to confess, really. Don't let yourself regret it.
Xu Momo immediately thanked the enthusiastic person for his reply and closed the webpage.
However, that person's words were deeply imprinted in her mind.
*
At night, two unexpected visitors came to the house.
It was Doctor Xu and Auntie Chen. They had just gotten their marriage certificate not long ago, but the wedding had not officially taken place yet.
Their purpose of coming was very obvious. Of course, it was for Xu Rui.
When they found out that Xu Rui was going to stay here for two weeks, the husband and wife were very surprised. It seemed that they all thought that Xu Rui had only rented the Xu family's house to live in.
Seeing that his father had come, Xu Rui suddenly changed his attitude in the Xu family and stayed in the guest room.
"He's already an adult. Logically speaking, I can't control him now.”Doctor Xu sighed.
"Old Xu has been talking about Ruirui recently.”Auntie Chen smiled." That's why I said that if you're too worried, we should go and see Ruirui. That's why I dragged him over.”
In the evening, the Xu family invited the two of them to stay for dinner. During dinner, Xu Rui did not leave his room.
"Ruirui is actually angry with me." Doctor Xu sighed.
"Why do you say that?" Mother Xu asked.
Doctor Xu sighed and shook his head." You don't know this. Xu Rui was the most clingy to his mother when he was young. He was the closest to his mother. I suddenly want to get married now, and I didn't discuss it with him beforehand. He must have a knot in his heart.”
The Xu couple looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"I've already said that you're overthinking things." Auntie Chen laughed. Do you remember what I told you last time? Ruirui told me to treat you better. He actually cares about you a lot."
Doctor Xu smiled and did not say anything.
After dinner, the two of them went back.
Before he left, Doctor Xu kept expressing his apologies.
"I'll find a chance to talk to Ruirui. It's not a good thing for him to keep disturbing you. It wasn't like he didn't have a place to stay at home.”he said.
"You're treating us as outsiders by saying that.”Mother Xu smiled and said," Besides, he has a good relationship with our Momo now. I see that Ruirui is much more cheerful than before. It was good to let him change his environment occasionally.”
Doctor Xu was surprised." Really? Has Ruirui really changed a lot?"
"Yes, I am. He was a boy, after all. It was only healthy for him to go out and walk around. If he was always cooped up in the same room, all kinds of people would be suffocated.”Mother Xu said.
After hearing Mother Xu's words, Dr. Xu seemed to be relieved. When he left, there was a smile on his face.
After sending Dr. Xu away, Xu Momo went to find Xu Rui with the food because she knew that Xu Rui had not eaten dinner yet.
Just as she pushed the door open, she found Xu Rui lying on the bed with his eyes closed.
Was he asleep?
Xu Momo quietly placed the food on the table. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly realized that something was wrong with Xu Rui.
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