"You know? How could you..."
Before the question could be finished, the events of the past few days flashed through Qiu Xi's mind.
"It must be that girl Dai Yao, right?" Qiu Xi asked with a smile.
Besides that, she couldn't think of anyone else.
Nan Hua nodded with a light smile, "Xi Xi is so smart, it's her."
"I contacted Zhao Huasheng not long ago and asked him to help me connect with Song Dai Yao, and not to tell you about this matter."
"Alright, since that's the case, I won't dwell on it."
"It's also good that it's only for this day. If you wanted her to act for three to five days, perhaps no secrets would be left."
"It's fine, I calculated the time."
"That's true, otherwise you wouldn't have kept it from me."
"Okay, this is my fault, I apologize."
"Sorry, are you not angry anymore?"
Qiu Xi slowed her steps and looked up at Nan Hua, "Okay!"
"Seeing as you're in such a good attitude, I won't hold it against you."
"Okay~"
"There will definitely be no more times like this."
"Then let's go."
"Let's go."
After clearing the air, Qiu Xi followed Nan Hua and they walked leisurely again.
"Ah Hua, are you on leave this time?"
She had said before that the experiment was not finished, but now he was back, and she could guess the answer.
Nan Hua nodded lightly, "Yes, I took leave from my professor and will be back after staying for a few days."
Qiu Xi lowered her head, as expected.
"Then did you tell Aunt Chu and them when you came back?"
She hadn't received any news about this sudden return, and she guessed Aunt Chu hadn't either.
"Except for Zhao Huasheng and Song Dai Yao, no one else knew about this before I returned."
The time they had agreed upon was delayed due to the experiment, preventing him from returning to the country on time.
Of course, although he couldn't complete his studies abroad and return for now, it didn't stop him from wanting to fulfill their promise.
It was just that he hadn't expected that Xi Xi would also have this idea.
So he simply moved up his schedule, just to be able to return before this time.
Fortunately, every overtime session he had put in was not in vain!
Under his persistent arguments, he finally got the professor to compromise.
"Mmm... Your secrecy work is quite good."
"Alright, I've finally managed to rush back, will you accompany me for a late-night snack?"
"Okay~"
"I'll listen to you, let's go."
"Here, let's go."
Saying that, Nan Hua took Qiu Xi's hand and went to their destination.
By the time the two finished their late-night snack, it was already very late.
"Let's go, time to head back."
"Okay."
They went back, but the seating arrangement had changed.
...
The next morning-
"Knock knock knock~"
"So early, who is it?"
The three people, still half-asleep, were woken up by a knock on the door.
"Dai Yao, go open the door."
"Okay..."
Getting up, rubbing her eyes, Song Dai Yao tidied her clothes and went to open the door.
"Xiao Xi, why is it you?" Seeing the person who arrived, Song Dai Yao directly moved aside to make way.
Qiu Xi glanced at the sleepy person and walked in.
"Did I disturb your sleep?"
"We got up early, and I remembered I didn't take my things yesterday. I brought breakfast for you and came to get them."
Qiu Xi placed the breakfast she brought on the table.
"Xiao Xi, you're here."
"Yes, why don't you wash up and eat breakfast first?"
"Okay, I'll be right there." Liang Yunfei, who had woken up, shook her head and walked towards the bathroom.
"Xiao Xi, you and Nan Hua, you two were busy until so late, how come you're already up so early in the morning?" Song Dai Yao's mind cleared up after she came in, and she looked at Qiu Xi with a gossip-filled expression.
"..." Qiu Xi's expression didn't change upon hearing this, but her ears slowly started to heat up.
"You're blaming me!"
"You and Zhao Huasheng, you've been hiding this from me?"
Turning the tables, Qiu Xi decided to first find fault with the two of them for deceiving her.
"That... that wasn't your Nan Hua asking us to do it, he said he wanted to give you a surprise..." Although Song Dai Yao was a bit uncomfortable at first, the more she spoke, the more she felt she was in the right.
"..." Qiu Xi, annoyed, smiled and glared directly, "I'm still your sister, and you're playing this trick on me?"
"Sisters are sisters, men are men. Sometimes... male charm can be quite captivating..." Song Dai Yao mumbled as she spoke.
Qiu Xi, who heard her clearly, "..."
"Song Dai Yao, I really thank you!"
This sister, who sometimes forgot her friends for her man, really made one's teeth itch.
"Hehe~" Song Dai Yao feigned a silly smile, "We're sisters, you're welcome~"
"..."
"Xiao Feifei and Yan Yan are also out, I'll go wash up first."
"Remember to save some breakfast for me~"
Qiu Xi smiled, "Get lost!"
"If you're any slower, I won't even leave you the dregs!"
"Hehe~ I'll be quick."
"Don't mind her, we'll eat first." Qiu Xi greeted Liang Yunfei and Shen Yan, who had already tidied up.
"Mmm."
"Xiao Xi, you're here, where's Nan Hua?" Liang Yunfei asked idly, biting on her fried dough stick.
"He's waiting in the room. I came to get something and have breakfast with you guys."
"Oh~ after one night, and you're still leaving him to spend the night alone?"
"Xiao Feifei is right!"
Seeing the two bantering back and forth, Qiu Xi rolled her eyes at them, "You two are just a pair of talkers!"
"Besides, I just came out to get something, how can it be like what you're saying?"
"Do you still want to eat breakfast?"
"Eat, eat, eat!"
"We're eating now!"
A certain girl was shy, so they couldn't continue talking.
"I'm here!"
"Save some for me!"
Song Dai Yao, who came out last, looked at the breakfast on the table and squeezed in without a word.
"Yours, no one is snatching it."
"Hehe~ I'm not afraid of being snatched, I just genuinely want to eat." Song Dai Yao looked at the three with a smile.
"..."
She already knew that this was just a subconscious remark.
After the four of them had a playful time, breakfast was almost finished.
"Then you guys continue, I'll head over first."
"I won't be coming over later, we two plan to go straight home."
Looking at the time, Qiu Xi said to the three.
"Go ahead, don't keep him waiting for too long~"
"That's right!"
"Let's go, we'll meet up again in a few days."
"Then I'll leave first, remember to send me a message when you get home."
"Got it, hurry up and go, lest you keep him waiting."
"...Okay, I'll leave then."
"Go, go, bye bye~"
"Bye bye~"
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