Perhaps from Tan Xingwei’s expression, Little Scissors confirmed that Tan Xingwei was indeed Little X. So, she immediately turned to Su Xu and said very politely, “Hello, Sister Teacher.”
One second, Tan Xingwei was worried about being exposed; the next, she burst out laughing at this form of address.
As expected, Su Xu looked at Tan Xingwei in confusion, her eyes full of the question, “What on earth is a ‘Sister Teacher’?”
A thousand words in Tan Xingwei’s mouth were reduced to: “It’s not important.” Although it was obvious at a glance who was who, Tan Xingwei still made proper introductions. She first said to Su Xu, “This is my friend,” then to Little Scissors, “This is my big sister.”
After speaking, Tan Xingwei nodded her head in Su Xu’s direction.
For some reason, this gesture made Little Scissors laugh. “Okay, hello to you both, hehehe.”
It was clearly the face of a shipper who had just gotten their fix.
If you’re shipping this, Little Scissors, you’ve barely seen anything yet.
Tan Xingwei had booked a restaurant specializing in Haicheng cuisine, a legendary local classic. For all these years, whenever any of her out-of-town friends visited, this was always the place Tan Xingwei would treat them to for their first meal.
Perhaps because they had just met and Little Scissors had seen Tan Xingwei’s surprised look after being called Little X, for the rest of their time together, Little Scissors never called her Little X again, just speaking to her directly.
This showed that Little Scissors was an excellent person who was very good at reading social cues.
After ordering, Little Scissors took out her small gift. It was a few small items based on a drawing. It wasn’t hard to guess that the drawing was of Little X and Sister A. There was a photo frame, a keychain, a decorative figurine, and a button badge, all in two sets.
“I don’t know if you still remember,” Little Scissors said as she explained, “a long time ago, I said I was looking for an artist to draw it.”
Tan Xingwei hummed in agreement. “I remember.”
It was several years ago. Back then, because the series had already ended, Little X disappeared from Weibo not long after, so nothing came of it.
The drawing was very exquisite, but because the two people in the drawing were Little Scissors’ interpretation of Little X and her sister, so…
“It doesn’t look exactly like you,” Little Scissors had the same thought. “But you’re both very beautiful. You’re both more queenly than I imagined, hehehe.” Her voice grew softer. “A pair of queens.”
Little Scissors was shipping them again.
Tan Xingwei accepted the items. “Thank you, they’re very beautiful.”
Before long, their food arrived, and the three of them lowered their heads and ate.
To be honest, it was a bit awkward.
Su Xu was a bit different today. In the past, when Tan Xingwei and Su Xu ate out, it was either just the two of them, or Tan Xingwei was there as Su Xu’s plus-one, or Tan Yinqing was present. Today, Su Xu was in the position Tan Xingwei used to be in; she had become the plus-one.
Little Scissors also seemed to be a person of few words, so for much of the time, the three of them were very quiet.
Fortunately, the meal wasn’t long. They picked up bits and pieces of conversation, ate and drank, and it was over.
After the meal, Tan Xingwei picked out some cultural and creative products that Little Scissors liked from the mall downstairs. Then she and Su Xu took Little Scissors back to her hotel, and their meeting came to an end.
Don’t be fooled by how shy Little Scissors was in person. Once they parted ways, Tan Xingwei received the following messages.
Little Scissors: 【Ahhhh, you and Sister A are so beautiful! I’m fainting from your beauty, help!】
Little Scissors: 【Coming here on a business trip was so worth it! Wuwuwu, you’re both so gentle, I’m going to die! I’m going to love you for a lifetime!】
Little Scissors: 【You two are so sweet! I saw Big Sister tie your hair and pick the fish bones for you! Big Sister is so good to you!】
Little Scissors: 【Little X, you’re so good too! You even remembered my dietary restrictions, I could cry.】
Little Scissors: 【Dinner was delicious, and the creative products are so interesting. I’m so happy, so happy. I haven’t been this happy in a long time.】
Little X replied: 【Thank you, we were very happy too.】
Little X: 【Sister Teacher just said her office desk was missing a decorative piece. She plans to put the small photo frame there.】
Little X: 【She likes it a lot. She said the little expression looks a lot like me.】
Little Scissors: 【Ahhhh, that’s great! I’m so honored.】
Little Scissors: 【I described your past self to the artist to get that little expression. It’s the cute Little X.】
Tan Xingwei turned her head and said to Su Xu, “My friend said she had me drawn with this expression based on our story.”
After hearing this, Su Xu asked, “What story of ours?”
Tan Xingwei’s sweet smile suddenly froze on her face. Her mouth was too fast; the words had come out before her brain could catch up.
With others, she could have made something up. The problem was, she didn’t want to lie to Su Xu. So in the end, Tan Xingwei could only give a dry laugh. “Haha, I told her a little bit before.”
Su Xu didn’t press the issue. She asked something else, “Is this the first time you’ve met this friend?”
“Yes,” Tan Xingwei asked, “Why?”
Su Xu smiled. “It’s the first time I’ve seen you trying so hard to find topics for conversation. It’s a little amusing.”
Tan Xingwei said, “Is it because you think I’m cute?”
Tan Xingwei said this with a hint of pride, making Su Xu burst out laughing. “Tan Xingxing, you say things like this now.”
“So what?” Tan Xingwei said, super confident. “In your eyes, I’m top-tier cute.”
Su Xu nodded. “Yes, yes, our Xingxing is super cute.”
Tan Xingwei said smugly, “Of course.”
Although Su Xu didn’t ask for details, on the way back, Tan Xingwei was constantly struggling with whether to tell Su Xu about the Weibo account.
Of course, she wanted to build a perfect world with Su Xu where they had no secrets from each other, where your business was her business and her business was yours, where they could share everything with each other.
But this was Weibo. A Weibo account that made Tan Xingwei herself cringe with embarrassment when she looked back on it.
So, she decided to shelve it for a bit. She would tell her later.
They didn’t go straight home. The two of them went to the supermarket to buy sandwiches for the next morning and also bought some other snacks and drinks.
On the way upstairs, Su Xu asked Tan Xingwei, “When are you going back to school?”
Tan Xingwei said, “The 23rd.”
Su Xu hummed. “I heard a neighbor’s dad wants to drive you.”
Tan Xingwei was speechless for half a second. “What else did Tan Yinqing tell you?”
Su Xu: “She said this neighbor was your elementary school classmate, and you often went to and from school together.”
“What the hell, she said that?” Tan Xingwei was very surprised. “We live in the same complex and were classmates, so we just used to run into each other on the way to and from school.”
Su Xu seemed unperturbed by this. She just said, “I plan to take the 23rd off.”
It took Tan Xingwei a second to process this, and when she understood, she was instantly overjoyed. “Are you coming with me?”
Su Xu nodded. “To participate in your university life… the tail end of it.”
Tan Xingwei said happily, “Okay, okay.”
People tend to get lazy on Friday nights, not worrying about the passage of time, staying up as late as they want.
Back home, the two of them organized the refrigerator together, took showers, and then ate watermelon while watching TV together.
Tan Xingwei loved spending time with Su Xu so much. Lately, her energy for work each day came from receiving messages from Su Xu, and her motivation to get off work was seeing Su Xu in the evening.
Just like now, even though she had already brushed her teeth and washed her face, she had to stand aside and watch Su Xu.
“Big Sister Ah Xu is so beautiful,” Tan Xingwei said.
Su Xu was already used to this side of Tan Xingwei. She hummed vaguely, continued to gargle, and continued brushing her teeth, as if Tan Xingwei didn’t exist.
Of course, this wouldn’t do. Tan Xingwei wouldn’t allow Su Xu to ignore her.
She went around behind Su Xu and hugged her from behind.
They met eyes in the mirror, and Su Xu smiled too.
But she still continued what she was doing.
Hey!
Tan Xingwei was not satisfied. And.
She suddenly.
Had a mischievous idea.
She hadn’t even done anything yet, but Tan Xingwei’s heart started to race.
Her heart was already racing. Can’t let it race for nothing, right?
Tan Xingwei slipped her hand inside Su Xu’s clothes.
“Mm…” In the mirror, Su Xu’s eyes widened, and the movements of her hands stopped.
Tan Xingwei hugged Su Xu tightly and lowered her head, burying it in Su Xu’s back.
The two of them seemed to be frozen in place. Tan Xingwei’s heart beat even faster.
It wasn’t that she had suddenly thought of this today. Tan Xingwei had wanted to do this for a long time.
She had been holding back for so long!
So, when Su Xu resumed brushing her teeth, Tan Xingwei took it as tacit permission and became even bolder.
She moved slowly, her breathing quickening as a result. The sound of brushing teeth echoed in the air, and Tan Xingwei’s fingers gradually grew warm.
As she neared the edge, the air suddenly fell silent. Tan Xingwei touched it lightly, and Su Xu’s muffled groan came through the air.
Tan Xingwei secretly looked up. Su Xu had the toothbrush in her mouth, one hand gripping the edge of the sink. Probably sensing Tan Xingwei’s gaze, she met her eyes, her eyes seeming to say, “You?”
Tan Xingwei froze.
But Su Xu moved.
She suddenly lifted the hand that was on the sink, grabbed Tan Xingwei’s wrist, moved it upward, and pressed it down.
Tan Xingwei almost screamed.
In the mirror, the look in Su Xu’s eyes changed. It was completely provocative.
Thinking about it was one thing, but doing it was another. Being so brazenly guided by Su Xu, Tan Xingwei’s mind went blank.
In the end, she didn’t even know what she did. She fumbled around for a bit before pulling her hand back, then kissed Su Xu’s neck from behind and fled back to her room.
That encounter had really made Tan Xingwei nervous. Back in bed, she pulled the covers up tightly.
How long could brushing teeth and washing one’s face take? So before Tan Xingwei could recover, Su Xu came in.
The door opened, closed, and the light went off.
Tan Xingwei’s vision was plunged into darkness. Her pupils hadn’t adjusted to the lack of light yet; she could only hear Su Xu’s footsteps gradually approaching the bed.
Unlike usual, Su Xu didn’t go to her side of the bed. She came to Tan Xingwei’s side.
The edge of the bed dipped, and Tan Xingwei could now see a little more clearly.
Su Xu’s hair was down. She half-knelt onto the bed, and without lifting Tan Xingwei’s blanket, pressed it all down under her knees as she straddled her and looked down at Tan Xingwei.
Wow. Damn. What an amazing view.
Tan Xingwei couldn’t stop the corners of her mouth from turning up. “What are you doing?”
“What am I doing?” Su Xu bent down slightly. “Tease me and run?”
Her eyes curved into crescents. “Yeah.”
Su Xu blinked slowly, lifted Tan Xingwei’s chin with her hand, and kissed her.
Such a different kiss. It was very different from the daily pecks they’d shared for so many days. The same touch, the same exploration, but with a different force, even a little painful.
It was even more thrilling.
The kiss from Su Xu left Tan Xingwei completely dazed and dizzy. After they separated, Tan Xingwei was in a fog, her mind sluggish.
By now, her eyes had fully adjusted to the darkness. Su Xu’s beautiful and mature face was displayed right before Tan Xingwei. Tan Xingwei’s breathing was a mess.
She knew things were starting to change.
But she didn’t know what possessed her. Just then, she yawned.
“…”
“Sleepy?”
Su Xu didn’t give Tan Xingwei a chance to answer. “You’re not allowed to sleep.”
