Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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After staring at each other for what felt like an eternity, Su Xi gradually sensed that the air was becoming strange.
Her ears inexplicably felt hot, and she couldn’t help but scratch her head, look away, ending the inexplicable staring contest. She coughed and said dryly, “I have to do my homework.”
Lu Huan’s face also turned slightly red. He also nodded and said, “I’ll come too. There are still military matters to be dealt with.”
….
Ten minutes passed, and neither of them seemed to be in the zone.
Su Xi felt awkward sitting in the chair.
She used to study with her chubby-cheeked little one, her phone screen on. She would do her homework under the lamp while her little one read Sun Tzu’s Art of War by candlelight. It felt incredibly warm and cozy.
But now she felt tense all over. One minute her face felt hot and she couldn’t help but rub it, the next she was spacing out and thinking the room was too messy and it would be too embarrassing if someone saw it, so should she tidy it up?
Lu Huan on the screen was the same; although she was behind the screen, she looked very close to him and would occasionally look up at him.
So he didn’t turn a single page of the military intelligence report in front of him for a long time.
….
Su Xi felt her mouth was dry. It was fine before when her son couldn’t see her, but now, why was she doing her homework while video chatting with Lu Huan?
She couldn’t help but say, “Should I log off?”
After Su Xi’s explanation, Lu Huan already knew that “going offline” meant leaving.
The boy on the screen paused, looked up, pursed his lips, and said good-naturedly, “Whatever you say.”
But as soon as he finished speaking, a fan-shaped pattern of three parts resentment and seven parts disappointment immediately appeared in his eyes.
Su Xi: …
Now she didn’t even need any sad leaves to appear above his head; she could understand what he meant. Damn!
….
After Su Xi realized that the cub could see her, she couldn’t help but become very conscious of her image. The next day was the weekend, and Su Xi was going out to have dinner with her two childhood friends as usual.
Gu Qin and Huo Jingchuan grew up together with her and they were extremely close. In the past, she might have just worn a baseball cap and a simple white T-shirt, but today, she didn’t know what she was thinking, she suddenly wanted to wear a nice dress…
In this way, Lu Huan would no longer see her wearing an oversized school uniform all the time…
Su Xi quickly stopped herself from thinking about it, desperately telling herself that wearing pretty dresses was just for her own enjoyment, and had nothing to do with a boy from another era who might not understand modern aesthetics at all!
However, her body still honestly went to open the wardrobe, carefully selecting several dresses, and holding them up in front of herself.
Last night, Su Xi went to sleep, while Lu Huan stayed up late into the night. Today, it was only morning here for Su Xi, but the sun had already set for Lu Huan.
He saw her choosing clothes in front of the mirror and subconsciously recalled the saying in an ancient book: “A woman adorns herself for the one who appreciates her.”
His eyelids twitched involuntarily, and he asked, “Xiao Xi, who are you going out to see today?”
Su Xi didn’t open the mobile game, so she couldn’t see his question.
However, Su Xi received a text message on her phone. Su Xi walked to her desk and swiped the message open.
She looked up at the sky and figured her son was probably on his way and wouldn’t have time to go online. She quickly replied to the text message her mother had sent.
Mom: “Our family and Huo Jingchuan’s family are going to a restaurant for lunch, so I won’t be home to cook. Remember to change your clothes. I’ll send you the address later, and you can come by yourself.”
The Su family and the Huo family lived in the same neighborhood. Mother Su and Mother Huo were best friends. They had always regarded Su Xi and Huo Jingchuan, these childhood sweethearts, as a couple.
So every few months, the two families would have a meal together, which was something that Su Xi and Huo Jingchuan had become accustomed to.
Su Xi texted: “But Gu Qin and I already made plans.”
Mom: “You two can go buy whatever you want tomorrow. We’re having dinner with your Uncle Huo’s family today. I heard that some schools will start their own admissions process next semester. Let’s discuss today which city and university you and Xiao Chuan should attend so you can focus on your studies during the summer. Your aunt and I are planning to have you both participate in some schools’ independent admissions programs. Since your grades are similar, you can help each other if you get into the same university.”
Su Xi thought to herself, “Here comes another one from mom. Every time I and Huo Jingchuan are forced into marriage by our parents, I want to roll my eyes.”
But Huo Jingchuan always cleverly avoided arguing and passed the buck to her.
Su Xi quickly replied: “Why do I have to go to the same university as Huo Jingchuan?”
Mother Su said, “If you go to university in another province, your health isn’t very good. You’ve always been unlucky and sick since you were little. Wouldn’t it be good to have someone take care of you? Our two families know each other well.”
Su Xi didn’t know what to say. She and Huo Jingchuan had heard these kinds of words countless times since they were children. Their mothers were best friends and had impulsively arranged a marriage between them when they were little. As the two grew up, Su Xi’s mother and Huo Jingchuan’s mother became a little anxious when they saw that the two disliked each other.
She threw her clothes back on the bed without replying, but her mother added one more thing: “Be on time.”
Su Xi frowned for a while before calling Gu Qin to explain that something had happened at home that day. After hanging up, she sighed and went to the entrance to change her shoes.
….
On the other side of the curtain, Lu Huan’s face turned completely white in an instant.
He hadn’t confessed his feelings yet, nor had he completed all the tasks to accumulate two hundred points as quickly as possible. In fact, she only felt affection for him as if he were a child, showing no signs of ever realizing his feelings at this time— and yet, her mother was already arranging blind dates for her?!
Was this a blind date?
Lu Huan was unsure of the meaning behind what her mother had just said.
Not only did the host mother have this attitude, but Xiao Xi also specially dressed up that boy…? Just now she was turning around in front of the mirror with a face full of anticipation.
Lu Huan clenched his fists, feeling a buzzing in his ears and an overwhelming sense of crisis in his heart.
Composing himself, Lu Huan leaped onto his horse. He instructed his officers to petition General Zhenyuan to return to the capital as soon as possible; he needed to complete his mission quickly. Meanwhile, he opened the curtain to see the positions of Su Xi’s parents and inquired about their preferences.
He saw the host mother buying fruit at the market with a friend, and she seemed to say something like, “Why are cherries so expensive now?”
Suddenly, Lu Huan had a flash of inspiration. He took out his silver notes and exchanged them for ten baskets of the freshest cherries from the mall, which he then delivered to Su Xi’s mother’s workplace.
His expression was solemn. He decided that he had to address both sides firmly, and that he should start working on Xiao Xi’s parents’ side as soon as possible.
The author has something to say:
Little One: ! She wore pretty clothes to show off to others.
Su Xi: Ever since I discovered I was being stared at by the cub’s death stare, I’ve decided to wash my hair every day, dress nicely every day, and tidy myself up a bit. (Clenches fist!)
Little one: !! I don’t want to live anymore! She wears pretty clothes every day to show off to others!!
Mom: Am I welcoming my second spring?
Father Su: …! Old Wang from next door, come out here!
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