Chapter 600 - Touched

Xue Xi ate a piece of pork ribs and the sweet and sour taste spread in her mouth. The aftertaste was sweet and delicious. It was the most delicious sweet and sour pork ribs she had ever eaten.

After swallowing the food in her mouth, she replied, “Yes.”

The one Ye Li had knitted was finished that night.

Xiang Huai looked at her empty hands and thought, Why didn’t she give it to me after it’s done?

He coughed. “The weather is cold.”

Xue Xi paused and looked outside. “It’s alright.”

Xiang Huai: “...”

Why doesn’t the little kid understand what I mean?

It was not every day that she’d give him a present. Although it was made by his mother-in-law, he still wanted it very much!

Xiang Huai coughed again. “I think the weather is a little cold, especially at night.”

Xue Xi ate another piece of drunken crab. The crab meat was made from raw meat, wine, and seasonings. It was very flavorful and delicious.

She ate two pieces in a row before looking up at Xiang Huai and saying, “You need to exercise.”

Xiang Huai: “...”

Xue Xi continued, “Otherwise, your body will become worse.”

“...”

Xiang Huai sighed helplessly. Seeing that she was eating happily, he did not disturb her anymore.

Xue Xi was indeed famished.

She had been eating buns and bread every day and had not been in the mood to eat. When she saw the delicious food on the table, she finally realized that delicious food was also a form of enjoyment!

She took a small bite of the food on the table and quickly finished one-third.

Xiang Huai could not help but look at her stomach.

Xue Xi’s stomach was still very flat. He did not know where the food she had just eaten had gone.

The corners of his lips twitched as he asked, “Is the project you’re doing very urgent?”

Xue Xi: “...No hurry.”

Xiang Huai was confused. “Then why did you forgo eating and sleeping?”

Xue Xi: “?”

She blinked her blank eyes and said, “Oh, it’s not easy to find something you like. One look and you’ll be infatuated.”

“...”

Alright, Xiang Huai had nothing to say about this reason!

After eating, the two of them went to settle the bill.

The receptionist immediately said, “No need, we...”

Before she could finish speaking, Xiang Huai shot her a glance and shut her mouth.

Xiang Huai said, “Bill.”

The receptionist looked at the bill. “Yes. It costs a total of 3,000 yuan.”

Xue Xi took out her phone. Just as she was about to pay, Xiang Huai threw his phone to her. “You were the one who treated me to lunch at the school. I’ll pay this time.”

Xue Xi: “...Oh.”

She then looked at his phone in confusion.

Why did you give me your phone?

Xiang Huai said, “The password is my birthday.”

Xue Xi: “?”

She tilted her head in confusion. “Your birthday?”

Xiang Huai coughed again. “October 1st.”

October 1st.

It was National Day.

Xue Xi sighed as she entered the password. When she unlocked it and paid for the meal, she realized that he did not have enough money.

Xiang Huai: “?”

Wherever he went to eat, he only needed his face to pay the bill.

Hence, he never noticed his balance. Why was it insufficient?

The service staff also looked at Xiang Huai awkwardly. This person had never paid for his meal. After all, this private restaurant was his.

What should she do now?

Xue Xi sighed. “You don’t have money to spend? Then I’ll transfer it to you.”

After saying that, she transferred 5,000 yuan to his WeChat.

Xiang Huai: “...”

Xue Xi reminded him again, “If you don’t have money in the future, just say it directly. Don’t give me such a hint.”

What a waste of brains.

Xiang Huai: “...”

I was hinting that it was my birthday!

The corners of his lips twitched as he said, “It’s the end of September today, right?”

After paying, Xue Xi nodded. “Mhm. It’s the 28th of September and the holidays will be starting soon.”

Xiang Huai: “...It’s very close to October 1st.”

Hence, it was time to give him a present, right?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Xue Xi said, “Yes, but on that day, our project will not go on vacation. We need to research.”

Xiang Huai: “?”

Alright, he gave up.

After dinner, the two of them got into the car and Xue Xi said in high spirits, “I slept and ate. Can you let me go back to study?”

Xiang Huai: “...Sure.”

Along the way, Xue Xi did not understand Xiang Huai’s various hints.

After arriving at the school and parking the car, Xiang Huai sent her back to the dormitory. He could not help but say, “Little kid, when you prepare a gift for others, you should send it out early.”

Xue Xi paused. “Really?”

Xiang Huai nodded. “Yes.”

Xue Xi nodded. “Okay, I understand!”

Understand?

Looks like there’s hope of getting the scarf today!

Just as Xiang Huai was feeling secretly happy, he saw the little kid lower her head and pick up WeChat to send a message.

Xiang Huai’s phone vibrated.

He picked up his phone in a daze and realized that the little kid had sent him a message on another WeChat account: “Teacher, have you been in the special department? I knitted a scarf for you. When can I give it to you?”

Xiang Huai: “?”

He suddenly looked up at Xue Xi.

His heart suddenly sank and his feelings were a little complicated.

He felt so sour.

The little kid’s scarf was actually not for him!

But it was for him!

He was jealous of himself!

The corners of Xiang Huai’s lips twitched as he looked up at Xue Xi. “Is the scarf for your teacher?”

Xue Xi: “...Yes.”

Xue Xi had mentioned Omnipotent Boss to Xiang Huai before, so he knew.

The corners of Xiang Huai’s lips twitched as he silently sighed. He typed on his phone: “I’ve always been in the special department.”

After typing, he looked up at Xue Xi. “Do you need me to help you send it over? I think you’ve been quite busy.”

Xue Xi: “...That’s fine.”

Xiang Huai had sent her to the special department and knew where it was. It would save time if he sent it there.

Xue Xi said, “Please wait a moment. I’ll go get it now.”

She ran to the dormitory.

Five minutes later, Xue Xi ran out again. She held a bag in her hand and had her other hand behind her back as she slowly walked over.

She walked up to him and passed the bag to him. “This is for the teacher.”

“Oh.”

Xiang Huai took the bag in disappointment. At the same time, he felt an inexplicable sense of melancholy.

The little kid placed great importance on her studies and the teacher. What exactly was he to the little kid?

He paused and looked at Xue Xi. He wanted to say something, but he did not know what to say. In the end, he could only say, “Then, I’ll leave first.”

Just as he turned around, he was grabbed again.

Xiang Huai turned around in a daze and saw Xue Xi say, “That...”

She took out her other hand from behind and held out a similar bag. “This is for you.”

Xiang Huai’s pupils constricted.

Xue Xi stuttered, “The one for the teacher is my mother’s work. I learned how to knit this. It’s a little ugly... I originally wanted to tear it down and knit it again, but it’s almost your birthday and it’ll be too late then. If you don’t like this, I’ll give that other one to you first and I’ll ask my mother to knit another one for the teacher.”