Xu Siyan is not a person who is very good at showing kindness to others - he can be very polite to his partners at work, but that is not the same as being polite to people he is close to.
Strictly speaking, Xu Siyan had never really "pursued" anyone, so his attitude towards retaining Ruan Yi for dinner seemed very cold.
Wan Liu looked anxious and was about to chase someone. Can't he talk properly? She and Xu Moyan looked at each other and found that Xu Moyan was also rubbing his temples.
Xu Siyan was standing a bit close to each other. There was a height difference of more than 20 centimeters between Ruan Yi and him, and now the whole person was in his shadow.
The only difference is that the sense of oppression he brings to her is far less than before.
Maybe because of the divorce, the shackles she put on herself disappeared.
Ruan Yi: "No."
Xu Siyan: "If I don't come back, you will stay for lunch."
He said, "Then you stay and I leave."
Ruan Yi: "..."
Xu Siyan's words suddenly made her look confused, and she didn't know what he was thinking——
Wan Liu really couldn't stand Xu Siyan's operation.
She stood up and walked to Ruan Yi, holding her arm: "Yiyi, don't worry about him, the kitchen has prepared your favorite dishes. You haven't eaten the shortbread made by Aunt Xu for a long time, right? Let's go Come on, let’s go eat.”
Wan Liu came to keep people in person, and Ruan Yi was too embarrassed to leave again.
When we just chatted, Wan Liu said that today's lunch was prepared according to her taste. It was really inappropriate for the two elders to prepare a meal carefully because she came over. It was really inappropriate for her to leave like this.
Ruan Yi was finally taken to the restaurant on Wan Liu's arm.
Xu Siyan stopped at the door, watching the two of them disappear around the corner, and did not look away for a long time.
Xu Moyan watched the person walk away, and then he asked Xu Siyan angrily: "Can you speak?"
Xu Siyan: "..."
Xu Moyan: "It's you who want to remarry now, not Yiyi who wants to remarry you. With your tone just now, I thought you were giving her a favor to stay for dinner."
Xu Siyan choked for a moment, and after he said it, he recalled it carefully, and it seemed that he had this problem.
He was used to talking like this and couldn't change it for a while: "I understand."
Xu Moyan: "Don't just know, your mother and I have called people over for you, you can seize the opportunity yourself."
Xu Siyan nodded.
Then, the father and son also went to the restaurant together.
——
When eating at Xu's house before, Ruan Yi and Xu Siyan's positions were fixed.
After Ruan Yi entered the restaurant, Wan Liu arranged him to sit down in his original position, Wan Liu was opposite her.
The two of them had just said a few words when they saw Xu Siyan and Xu Moyan coming in.
Before Ruan Yi had time to react, Xu Siyan had already walked to the seat next to her and sat down.
The distance between the two is quite safe, but as a divorced ex-husband and ex-wife, it still seems too close.
But there was no suitable position to change, and moving the chair seemed too deliberate. In the end, Ruan Yi had no choice but to ignore Xu Siyan and pretend that he didn't exist.
When everyone arrived, they started to use chopsticks.
The dishes prepared for today's lunch are indeed Ruan Yi's favorite dishes. The chefs in the Xu family's kitchen are very good at their craftsmanship. The one who specializes in making dim sum is the famous chef Bai An.
Wan Liu: "Yiyi, I asked the master to make two boxes of snacks. You can take them back to your family and let them try them too."
Ruan Yi: "Okay, thank you, aunt."
After sitting down for almost a quarter of an hour, Xu Siyan listened to Ruan Yi chatting with the two elders without saying a word.
There is no sense of existence.
Wan Liu looked anxious. He glanced at Xu Siyan from the corner of his eye and asked about Ruan Yi's current situation: "What are Yiyi busy with recently?"
Ruan Yi: "It's just some teaching work. I follow the old professor to participate in forums to learn."
Wan Liu: "Then you should be able to meet a lot of like-minded people, right? Make more friends, and maybe you'll meet the right one."
Ruan Yi: "Yes, I will."
Xu Siyan's hand holding the chopsticks tightened.
Wan Liu's words were obviously irritating him, but he couldn't find a topic to talk to Ruan Yi.
The two of them broke up on bad terms last time, and Ruan Yi probably doesn't want to talk to him much now.
Therefore, Xu Siyan ignored Wan Liu's repeated reminders.
Xu Moyan saw that Xu Siyan couldn't make up his mind with three sticks, so he simply found a topic and asked him: "How is your injury?"
Ruan Yi happened to hear this question, and she remembered that Yuanye had told her before that Xu Siyan had a car accident.
It seems to be quite seriously injured.
Xu Siyan: "It's okay."
Wan Liu: "Take the time to take care of that scar on your head. It's so ugly."
Ruan Yi glanced at Xu Siyan subconsciously.
She hadn't taken a closer look at Xu Siyan since he came back. Now with this observation, she discovered that there really was a scar on his forehead.
Judging from the scars, the injury must have been quite serious.
Yuanye said that Xu Siyan had a car accident when he came out of her apartment. What she said that night must have really made him angry.
Fortunately it was not life-threatening.
Ruan Yi lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and still did not speak to Xu Siyan.
…
After one and a half hours of lunch, Ruan Yi could be considered a "glorious business".
After lunch, Ruan Yi made an excuse to leave, and Wan Liu and Xu Moyan didn't stop her this time.
He took the snack gift box prepared in the kitchen to the living room, and when he was about to hand it to Ruan Yi, Xu Siyan suddenly stopped over and took it.
Ruan Yi looked towards him subconsciously, and their eyes met again.
Xu Siyan: "It's a bit heavy. Let me help you carry it out."
Ruan Yi: "..."
She felt that Xu Siyan was unusual today.
Wan Liu: "Yes, yes, it's quite heavy. Let Si Yan put it in the car for you."
Ruan Yi: "Oh, I'm sorry to bother you."
After saying goodbye to the two elders, Ruan Yi walked out of the Xu family.
Xu Siyan carried two boxes of snacks and followed Ruan Yi, and the two quickly walked to the car.
Ruan Yi opened the door of the back seat, "Just put it here, thank you."
Xu Siyan put the things in the back seat, turned around, and looked at Ruan Yi with burning eyes: "I didn't drive, so take your car back."
Ruan Yi: "Sorry, it's not my way."
Xu Siyan ignored her refusal and opened the passenger door directly.
Ruan Yi frowned at his behavior.
When Ruan Yi got in the car, Xu Siyan was staring at the butterfly specimen on her car. Various complex emotions and faint anger were surging in his eyes.
Ruan Yi knew what he was thinking of as soon as he looked at his expression, but he no longer had the urge to explain.
She put down her bag, "Where are you going?"
Xu Siyan turned around, grabbed one of her arms, and started to tear off her woolen coat.
Ruan Yi frowned again and pushed him hard, "Are you crazy?"
Xu Siyan turned a deaf ear.
There was a huge disparity in strength between the two, and her coat was quickly pulled off.
Then, Xu Siyan picked up the sleeves of her cashmere sweater.
The ferocious and winding scar on his arm was just exposed to the air.
