Act with Impunity – Chapter 54

During the two days of her mother’s birthday, Tan Xingwei unlocked a new side of Su Xu.

The junior Su Xu, the Su Xu who would make polite conversation with relatives, the Big Sister Ah Xu who would be surrounded by a group of children wanting to play with her, the daughter Ah Xu who bustled about at the banquet.

Under Su Xu’s guidance, Tan Xingwei gradually relaxed. She also felt what Su Xu meant by “they haven’t accepted it, but they haven’t opposed it either.”

“Haven’t opposed” was even a bit of an understatement; they were very good to Tan Xingwei.

After staying at home for two days, her mother was very reluctant to see them go. Before they left, she repeatedly told Su Xu to bring Xingxing home to visit more often, saying there were still many fun places in T County they hadn’t been to yet.

Not only that, but she also moved a lot of things into the trunk of Su Xu’s car.

This scene feels familiar, doesn’t it? So, let’s also designate tonight as the wedding night, yay.

Su Xu’s mother watched them leave from the doorway. Tan Xingwei leaned against the car window, waving goodbye to her mother. Once her mother was out of sight, Tan Xingwei rolled up the window.

“My parents really like you,” Su Xu said, turning on the music.

The corner of Tan Xingwei’s mouth lifted. “I think so too.”

Su Xu: “After all, they carry a bit of my genes.”

Tan Xingwei grinned, showing her teeth. Then Su Xu added, “Who wouldn’t like Tan Xingxing?”

Tan Xingwei manually pressed down the corners of her mouth, starting to act. “Stop, stop, you’re making me blush.”

Having been by Su Xu’s side for so long, the skill that had been most fiercely ignited in Tan Xingwei was becoming very smug.

Of course, being smug by herself wasn’t enough. Smugness not flaunted in front of others was smugness wasted.

She found the sole victim of this matter from beginning to end: classmate Tan Yinqing.

Tan Xingwei sent the photo she had just secretly taken of the full trunk to Tan Yinqing, along with the message: 【From now on, two moms】

Tan Xingwei: 【What should I do? Big Sister Ah Xu’s mom loves me too much.】

Tan Yinqing: 【…】

Tan Yinqing asked: 【Don’t you have any other friends?】

Tan Xingwei had developed a condition where the harsher Tan Yinqing’s retorts were, the more thrilled she became.

Tan Xingwei: 【Big Sister is my best friend】

Tan Xingwei: 【Heart gesture】

Tan Yinqing copied Tan Xingwei’s picture and drew a circle on it with a red pen.

Tan Yinqing: 【Give me this box of chocolates】

Tan Yinqing: 【As compensation for being tormented by you】

Tan Xingwei: 【If I give you the chocolates, it won’t just be at this level anymore, you know】

Tan Yinqing: 【Don’t give them】

Tan Yinqing: 【I don’t want them anymore】

Tan Xingwei: 【They’ll be mailed tomorrow】

Tan Xingwei: 【Big Sister Yinqing will love us forever, right?】

Tan Yinqing stopped replying to Tan Xingwei, but a message she sent to Su Xu popped up on the car’s display screen.

Tan Yinqing: 【Can you please control your wife】

Tan Yinqing: 【I’ve really had it】

Tan Xingwei burst out laughing.

Su Xu asked, “What did you do to her?”

Tan Xingwei: “Nothing much.”

This wasn’t the first time Tan Xingwei had done something like this, so Su Xu understood immediately. “Here, use my phone to reply.”

Tan Xingwei had already let go of her mischievous mindset, but Su Xu’s words stirred it up again.

She pointed at Su Xu. “You’re so bad.”

Su Xu raised an eyebrow as if to say, “You too.”

So, Tan Xingwei unlocked Su Xu’s phone and opened the chat with Tan Yinqing.

Su Xu: 【Guess who this is】

Tan Yinqing: 【?】

Tan Yinqing: 【…】

Tan Yinqing: 【.】

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The scent of summer grew stronger. Another season passed, roads were repaired and then repaired again, and pedestrians came and went.

To others, July 25th was just an ordinary Friday, but for the couple Su Xu and Tan Xingwei, it was a big day.

It was Tan Xingxing’s birthday!

Hehe.

Thursday passed quietly, and Friday arrived quietly.

Su Xu had originally planned to secretly make a small cake for Tan Xingwei, but unexpectedly, a call from a shop a few days ago led Tan Xingwei to discover the plan.

So in the end, they both took the afternoon off and went to make a cake together.

It was a very new experience, starting from the cake base, completely from scratch, making it from beginning to end.

At first, they could still listen to the instructor and make it properly. But not long after getting the hang of it, the two started playing around, smearing flour on each other’s faces like in a TV drama.

Gradually, it wasn’t limited to flour; whatever new ingredient came along, they smeared it.

In the end, the cake was done, and their faces were a mess.

However, the birthday girl was very satisfied. The rarely seen, pitifully messy little kitten Su Xu was pulled by Tan Xingwei to take many photos.

After frosting it with cream, Tan Xingwei and Su Xu drew stick-figure portraits of themselves on the cake and wrote down the date.

Both were very satisfied with today’s cake, especially Tan Xingwei. She spent a long time arranging it, taking pictures, and fiddling with it before finally boxing it up.

Finally, they tied a ribbon on the box, bringing today’s activity to a perfect conclusion.

There was still time, so the next part of the plan was to go to the supermarket.

The thing about Su Xu was, the good part was that everything she made was delicious, and the bad part was also that everything she made was delicious. This caused Tan Xingwei to struggle for a long time yesterday, adding and removing items over and over before finally settling on a menu.

Following the list, they bought many vegetables, drinks, and fruits, and also bought wine.

The wine was bought by Su Xu. Oh my, who knows what this person is planning? It’s so hard to guess.

In the hot summer, spending an extra minute outdoors was torture. After finishing their shopping, they hurried home and hurried upstairs.

Su Xu had already turned on the air conditioning in advance. Tan Xingwei carried the fruit and the cake.

“I’m going to cut the watermelon as soon as I get inside,” a hot Tan Xingwei said while unlocking the door with her fingerprint. “I’m dying of thirst… Whoa!”

Opening the door, Tan Xingwei was astonished.

On the table by the entrance, several rows of brightly colored small balloons of various sizes were arranged artfully. Nestled beneath the balloons were two three-dimensional figures of them, just like the ones they had drawn on the cake.

A small, goose-yellow table lamp illuminated them, creating a very cute and warm scene.

Tan Xingwei smiled at Su Xu and walked inside.

Unexpectedly, as she walked, the balloons started to move. The two highest ones, red and blue, suddenly moved to the sides, revealing a small banner between them that read, “Tan Xingxing, Happy Birthday!”

Tan Xingwei let out a heartfelt “wow” and turned to throw herself into Su Xu’s arms.

“When did you set this up?” Tan Xingwei asked.

Su Xu said, “I took the morning off.”

Tan Xingwei threw herself into Su Xu’s arms again. “I’m going to cry. Thank you.”

Su Xu stroked Tan Xingwei’s head. “Happy birthday, baby.”

Tan Xingwei: “Mhm, mhm.”

There was more inside. There were balloons on the living room coffee table, balloons on the TV stand, and even more balloons on the dining table.

They were already arranged beautifully, on both sides of the square table, high and low, a riot of color.

Su Xu took Tan Xingwei’s hand, led her over, placed the cake in the middle, and had her sit down.

Su Xu: “Do you remember the first time we met?”

Tan Xingwei understood immediately. “I remember, I remember.”

Su Xu caressed Tan Xingwei’s face. “Thank you to the eighteen-year-old you for meeting me.”

Tan Xingwei also said, “Thank you for coming to my eighteenth birthday.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Xu turned off the lights and lit the candles.

Then let’s begin.

Tan Xingwei quickly sat up straight, her hands clasped in front of her chest. Su Xu, sitting opposite her, began to sing, “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.”

“Happy birthday to you~” Su Xu also said, “Say your third wish out loud.”

Tan Xingwei was still thinking about what to wish for. When Su Xu said that, she knew.

“I wish,” Tan Xingwei said with a smile playing on her lips, “for a beautiful big sister to fall from the sky and fall in love with me!”

After speaking, Tan Xingwei opened her eyes. She looked at Su Xu in astonishment, watching as Su Xu smiled and said to her, “Little Sister Xingxing, happy birthday.”

Tan Xingwei asked, “Who are you?”

Su Xu said, “The beautiful big sister who’s here to fall in love with you.”