After leaving Tianlu Mall and parting ways with Editor Fan, Xu Rui seemed to have relaxed a lot.
After returning home, Xu Momo was very sure that she heard music coming from the room. She had never seen Xu Rui listen to music before. It seemed that he was in a good mood.
At dinner, Xu Rui unexpectedly scooped a second bowl of rice.
"Ruirui has a good appetite today." Mother Xu smiled." If you have a good appetite, eat more." It seems that it's good to go out for a walk, don't you think?”
Xu Rui nodded slightly and said very cooperatively,"Yeah, it's pretty good."
"By the way, Editor Fan, who came today, looks like a good person.”Mother Xu said," I heard that he graduated from A University too? I wonder if he has a girlfriend."
Hearing this, Xu Rui looked up at Mother Xu.
"Mom, what are you thinking about again?" Xu Momo said helplessly.”
"I'm just joking," Mother Xu said. Why do you have no sense of humor?”
She paused for a moment and smiled."But it's about time you found one. It won't be easy to find one after graduation. Hurry up and get one from your school before graduation.”
Xu Momo chuckled and said,""Other parents are afraid that their children will only fall in love and not study. Why are you making it special?”
"What's the use of just being good at studying? University is not high school.”Mother Xu reprimanded him," You're too much of a homebody. I'm saying this because I hope that you can have some other entertainment activities other than surfing the Internet. Go out more often and interact with your friends. That's the only way to be healthy.”
As she spoke, she looked at Xu Rui again." Look at Ruirui. He went out to play for two days. He looks much better now."”
Hearing this, Xu Rui raised his head and smiled.
Xu Momo looked at Xu Rui and was stunned. Although it wasn't that Xu Rui hadn't smiled before, he had never revealed that kind of smile before.
As if he felt Xu Momo's gaze, Xu Rui suddenly turned to look at her.
Xu Momo felt her heart tighten when she met his gaze. It was as if she was having difficulty breathing.
She quickly lowered her head and continued eating, but she did not notice that Xu Rui was looking down at her side profile in silence.
After dinner, Father Xu still didn't go home.
"He said he would be home before seven. It seems like he has another social engagement.”Mother Xu sighed and turned to Xu Momo." Alright, throw away the leftovers. There's no need to leave any for him."”
"Alright then." Xu Momo said.
Recently, Father Xu had started to expand the factory and introduce new reaction equipment, so he was busy almost every day. He had more social gatherings than before and often came home at eight or nine in the evening.
After cleaning up, Xu Momo planned to go back to her room.
When she passed by the guest room, Xu Momo suddenly heard Xu Rui's voice say,""Wait."
She immediately stopped in her tracks. At this moment, Xu Rui had already changed into his pajamas and was standing by the door looking at him.
He wanted to say something, but paused for a moment.”
Xu Momo was a little surprised. She immediately shook her head."No, no need to thank me. I didn't help much.”
Xu Rui moved his lips.”He suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Momo expectantly." Come in for a moment."”
Why did he want her to go in? Xu Momo's heart tightened slightly.
It was her own home, but she suddenly felt inexplicably nervous.
In the end, she still walked into the guest room.
"Wait a moment." Xu Rui said in a low voice, then turned around and walked to the computer desk.
Xu Momo hesitated for a moment and felt that sitting on the bed was not a good idea, so she stood aside and waited patiently.
Soon, Xu Rui turned around with a familiar booklet in his hand.
"This is for you." Xu Rui handed the booklet to Xu Momo.
Xu Momo immediately recognized that it was the famous artist Red Peppermint's Twilight Doujinshi. Xu Momo especially liked Red Peppermint's drawing style and even used her Doujinshi as her desktop.
"For me?" Xu Momo was surprised.
She subconsciously flipped through it and saw a line of words written on the title page with a marker: " Happy birthday to Guliang! Muah!" Red Peppermint's autograph was at the end.
"I saw your desktop.”Xu Rui explained concisely.
Xu Momo couldn't help but feel touched.
He was Lux, so it wasn't surprising that he knew the big hand who drew Twilight Doujin. She was touched that he actually noticed her computer desktop and even asked the artist for an autographed doujinshi.
"Thank you." Xu Momo said sincerely," I like it very much.”She lowered her head and looked at Red Peppermint's signature again. Wait…why was it Happy Birthday?
"Happy birthday?" She raised her head and looked at Xu Rui in confusion.
"It's shown on your QQ." Xu Rui replied calmly.
Xu Momo didn't know whether to laugh or cry." Uh... I filled in the information in QQ randomly. My birthday is not today."
Xu Rui's eyes widened slightly as if he had suffered some kind of blow." Not today?”
"Yes, not today."
Xu Rui took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice,"Oh…I'm sorry."
" It's okay," Xu Momo quickly explained." It's okay if it's not your birthday. Thank you, really."”
Xu Rui nodded slightly." Yes."
*
After Xu Momo left, Xu Rui returned to the computer.
At this moment, his QQ rang again.
He clicked on the QQ icon, and his friend with the nickname "Yalan's Lifetime Push" sent him a message: "God! Did you receive the doujinshi I sent you? Tell me, do you like it?!”
Xu Rui replied helplessly,"Today is not her birthday." I made a mistake."
Yalan's Lifetime Push was silent for a few seconds before replying,""F * ck, Big Boss, what do you want me to say? At least you have to know when the birthday of the girl you like is, okay?() ü Do you want to watch Japanese action movies for the rest of your life?!”
Xu Rui replied,"…"
Perhaps he felt that he had gone overboard with his complaints," Yalan's Lifetime Pushing " paused for a moment before continuing,""Uh, forget it. I won't ridicule you anymore. Godfather, actually, I think you still have a lot of hope.”
Xu Rui's fingers paused for a moment." There's hope?”
"That's right! No matter what, you are Lux, give yourself more confidence ~=3="
"Oh."
"Actually, my opinion is to directly push the girl down ~"
“……”
"Uh, Almighty, what do you mean by 'push down'?”
"…I know." Xu Rui said helplessly.”
"Pfft, then what are you waiting for? All the best, I support you!!^ o^" and " Yalan's Lifetime Pushing " replied excitedly.
She probably didn't realize that she was actually instigating a crime…
Xu Rui sighed helplessly and closed the QQ chat box.
In fact, he had never told " Yalan's Lifetime Push ", the painter Red Peppermint, whether he liked Xu Momo or not. However, Red Peppermint insisted that he liked her, and he did not deliberately explain.
Perhaps it was because the truth was just as Redmint said…
Thinking of this, Xu Rui suddenly felt a little heavy. He opened the document and closed it again. He could not calm down to write.
In the end, he closed the document, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long breath.
*
After returning to the room, Xu Momo played mobile games for a while. Suddenly, she felt a little thirsty, so she went to the refrigerator to get a bottle of iced orange juice.
"Momo, help me bring the watermelon to Ruirui. The remaining one is yours." Mother Xu pointed at the fruit platter on the table and said to her.
Xu Momo agreed and went to the guest room with the fruit platter.
The door of the guest room was slightly open. Through the crack, Xu Rui could be seen reading something in front of the computer.
Xu Momo pushed the door open and was about to speak when she saw Xu Rui turn around and look at her in panic. Then, he quickly closed the web page on the computer.
Xu Momo looked at him in confusion.
What was he doing? Why are you being so secretive?
Xu Rui hesitated for a moment, cleared his throat, and asked with a tense face,""Ahem…what's the matter?"
"Watermelon." Xu Momo pointed at the fruit plate in her hand.
"Oh, thank you." Xu Rui said with a stiff expression.
Putting down the fruit platter and leaving the room, Xu Momo was still wondering what Xu Rui was doing just now.
Maybe, maybe, maybe, he was definitely not watching that, right? Xu Momo thought to herself. However, it seemed like all the boys at Xu Rui's age knew how to…
Xu Momo quickly shook her head to stop herself from continuing to daydream.
Soon, Xu Momo threw this matter to the back of her mind.
The weekend passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was Sunday night.
At night, Editor Fan came again. He wanted to confirm tomorrow's schedule with Xu Rui.
Xu Rui didn't say anything during the conversation. He kept his head lowered and remained silent. Occasionally, he nodded to show that he was indeed listening.
"Don't give yourself so much pressure. It's not like a celebrity is holding a concert.”Editor Fan comforted him." You don't have to give a speech of thanks. You just have to sit there. However, it's not good to be late, so you have to get dressed and ready before I come tomorrow, understand?”
Xu Rui nodded. Fan Jiayi patted him on the shoulder." Alright, have a good sleep today. Don't think too much." I'm leaving."
After Editor Fan left, Xu Rui still looked troubled.
"Don't worry too much about tomorrow." Xu Momo thought for a moment and comforted her.”
Xu Rui immediately looked up at her.
Although she didn't know if it would work, she still said,""I'll be there tomorrow too."
Hearing this, Xu Rui suddenly curled his lips slightly.”
*
The next day, when Xu Momo woke up, it was already past nine in the morning.
The moment she opened her eyes, she remembered that today was the day of the meet-and-greet. Thus, she immediately became much more energetic and sat up abruptly.
However, as soon as she went out, she saw Xu Rui sitting on the sofa and watching TV listlessly.
She was a little surprised because she had never seen Xu Rui watch television before.
She walked over. She wanted to say " Morning ", but when she thought about the time, she stopped herself.
Xu Momo yawned as she sat on the sofa beside him.
Xu Rui looked up at her and nodded slightly.
Xu Momo noticed that the dark circles under his eyes seemed to be more obvious, so she couldn't help but ask,""Did you not sleep well last night?"
"It's alright," Xu Rui said hoarsely.
…But he didn't look like it at all.
At noon, Xu Momo cooked some spaghetti for lunch. Xu Rui only ate a little, as if he had no appetite.
Editor Fan arrived more than half an hour earlier than expected. As soon as he entered, he frowned and said,"What happened to you? Did you not sleep last night?"
Then, under Editor Fan's strong request, Xu Rui had no choice but to apply concealer to cover up the dark circles under his eyes.
Fan Jiayi skillfully applied concealer on him and said,""Fortunately, I came early. You look like you've just recovered from a serious illness. Those who don't know better would think that you want to cosplay Panda or L.”
Xu Momo couldn't help but laugh.
After a simple treatment, Xu Rui looked much better.
After changing into the clothes that he had just bought, Xu Rui finally managed to change his appearance. He had the aura of a prince charming and looked no less than the school hunk of A University, Xu Yi.
"Put it on, put it on." Editor Fan put his sunglasses on Xu Rui's face and smiled." Yes, Perfect."”
Xu Momo looked at Xu Rui in a daze.
She suddenly felt Xu Rui looking at her through his sunglasses. She immediately felt her face heat up. She cleared her throat and said,"Then let's go."
"Yes, yes, there's not much time left. Let's go, let's go.”The impatient Editor Fan urged.
After going downstairs, Xu Momo noticed that Editor Fan didn't drive the Mazda from last time. Instead, he drove a silver-gray Cadillac.
"I borrowed it." Editor Fan said proudly," This is in line with Lux's low-key and luxurious taste.”
Xu Momo was speechless.
Xu Rui had no reaction to this. To him, all cars were the same.
After getting into the car, they headed straight for the meeting venue.
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