Old Cannon's Infatuation

"Your room is small enough."

This is Tan Xiaofei's evaluation after visiting Zhang Xuan's entire house.

While looking at Guo, Zhang Xuan smiled back at him and said, "Of course it can't compare with where you live, but it's okay if I live by myself."

Thinking of the 200-square-meter house in the center of Beijing that his father bought for him, Tan Xiaofei raised his eyebrows and remained silent.

For a while, the two of them were silent, and the surroundings were very quiet. The dishes cooked in the pot made a slight sound, and the air was filled with aroma.Tan Xiaofei leaned against the door frame of the kitchen, looked at Zhang Xuan's back and remained silent.This moment gave him a wonderful illusion, as if he and she had become a happy couple.

"Bring this over here." Zhang Xuan turned around and handed him a dish, "Be careful it's hot."

"Huh? ... oh."

In fact, at this moment, Tan Xiaofei was still a little flattered.Before coming here today, he was prepared to spend the night at Zhang Xuan's door.After all, he had received too much cold reception before, and he didn't even dare to think that she would invite him in and cook for him.

The house is really small, there is no dining table, only a coffee table in the living room.When setting the table, Zhang Xuan frowned and said, "This table is too small to fit."

"It's okay, it's fine."

Tan Xiaofei stared at her and smiled.He is a person who cares about the quality of life, there is no way, it is a habit developed since childhood.But now, he has Zhang Xuan, so other things are not important.

Zhang Xuan looked up at him and smiled, "Well, let's eat."

"Ah."

"I didn't plan to do too much today because I didn't know you were coming."

"It's okay, these are just right."

"Today's Christmas Eve, don't you and A Biao have any activities?"

"Uh." How could it not be, A Biao and the others wished they could grow up in the nightclub, Tan Xiaofei complained in his heart, his face was still calm, "Yes, I don't know."

"Well, it's a pity that you can only come to me to eat simple food." Zhang Xuan also understands the life style of his buddies.

"Alright, I haven't eaten what you made for a long time."

"..."

"Or you can move in and live with me."

"Eh?"

Tan Xiaofei stopped picking up vegetables, and looked at her fixedly, "I'm serious, Axuan, you are too young, you might as well move to my place."

"Forget it." Almost without hesitation, Zhang Xuan shook his head.She is willing to forgive Tan Xiaofei and face up to the feelings in her heart, but this does not mean that she can live with him immediately.

Seeing her refusal, Xiao Fei was not surprised, but a little disappointed.He told himself not to be in a hurry, Zhang Xuan was able to give him a chance to start again, it was already very good.

But man is always a greedy creature, and once he has it, he craves more.

After eating, it was past eight o'clock.Zhang Xuan put away all the bowls and chopsticks, Xiao Fei had never washed the dishes, so he couldn't help, so he leaned against the counter and watched her, chatting with her.

"Do you still remember that we went to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in 08?"

Tan Xiaofei is not usually a talkative person, on the contrary, he is often silent and indifferent.But facing Zhang Xuan, he always hoped to have a few more words with her.

"Remember." Zhang Xuan replied while washing the dishes. From her voice, she could tell that she was in a good mood.

"There were too many people in Nanjing that year for the Olympic Games."

"Well, but the scenery is really good. I like the long steps very much. I have dreamed of it many times afterwards."

"Really, did you dream about me?" Tan Xiaofei leaned closer to her, with tenderness in his eyes.

Zhang Xuan didn't speak, just pursed his lips and smiled.

She didn't tell him that he had appeared in her dreams countless times in the past.

Tan Xiaofei saw that she was smiling and did not speak, and continued the topic just now, "The steps are very long, the time I went with you, I was exhausted."

"Eh? Didn't I accompany you there?"

Zhang Xuan clearly remembered that it was because Tan Xiaofeiyue's test scores were not satisfactory and he was in a bad mood.So Zhang Xuan found a reason, saying that he was going to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, but in fact it was to accompany him to relax.

"But I have already been to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum before that." Tan Xiaofei shrugged, "Well, it was to accompany me."

"Well, I was really tired that time too. But the scenery was really nice."

Looking back now, most of the days with Tan Xiaofei were happy.Just like that trip to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Tan Xiaofei was not very interested at first, and walked in a drag.Zhang Xuan held his hand and kept walking, not mentioning anything about the exam, just kept finding topics to tease him.After walking to the end, Tan Xiaofei's mood also improved, and he walked quickly.On the contrary, Zhang Xuan's physical exertion was a bit heavy, and in the second half, it became Xiao Fei who dragged her to continue walking.

"Later, when you arrived at the gate of Linggu Temple, you refused to leave." Tan Xiaofei said with a smile.

"Yeah, because I'm too tired." Zhang Xuan took a cloth and wiped the plate, "But we're sitting there chatting, isn't it very happy?"

"Yeah, it was dark when we got home at the end of the chat."

"..."

"Ah Xuan." Tan Xiaofei suddenly called her name, "Do you still remember what you said back then?"

Zhang Xuan and him looked at each other, as if they had a tacit understanding, she understood almost instantly what he was referring to.

""I'm with you, I'm not going anywhere." Tan Xiaofei stared at her with a gleam in his eyes, "That's what you said to me at the time. "

Tan Xiaofei did not tell Zhang Xuan how many times he had complained about her leaving without saying goodbye in the past five years.What she promised once seemed to pass away, and she said she would forget it without hesitation.But more often, in the dead of night countless times, he hated himself more.

What interrupted this memory was the ringtone of Zhang Xuan's cell phone.

Zhang Xuan wiped her hands and walked to the living room, picked up the phone and looked at it, but was stunned.It was my younger brother Zhang Xiaobo calling.

"Hello, Xiaobo?"

"Hey, sister, where are you?"

"I'm at home, what's the matter?" After meeting Aunt Xia last time, she left her phone number, so Xiaobo will know sooner or later.It's just that she never received a call from Aunt Xia and Xiaobo.

"I called you a few days ago, why didn't you answer?"

"Oh, I went to the hospital the other day. Maybe around that time."

"Go to the hospital? Sis, what's wrong with you?" Xiaobo asked eagerly.

"It's okay, I'm sick." Sensing his younger brother's concern, Zhang Xuan didn't explain much, "Bo'er, what do you want from me?"

"Sister, can you go home tomorrow? Here in the courtyard." Zhang Xiaobo's voice was low, as if he was suppressing something, "Zhang Xuejun wants to see you."

"……what?"

"He already knows about your return."

After a few more words, the phone hung up.The phrase "Zhang Xuejun wants to see you" still echoed in his ears, and Zhang Xuan's knuckles holding the phone turned slightly white.

"What's the matter?" Tan Xiaofei walked up to her, looked at her slightly dazed face, "What does Zhang Xiaobo want from you?"

"...Did you hear that?"

"Hmm. Is something wrong?"

"My dad said he wanted to see me."

"……when?"

"tomorrow."

"Then are you going?"

Zhang Xuan froze for a few seconds before nodding, "I'm going."

Tan Xiaofei looked at her, held her shoulders, and made her look up at him, "Then do you want me to accompany you?"

"Oh, forget it." Zhang Xuan rarely laughed, "If you show up at my house, Xiaobo and my father will definitely go crazy."

Tan Xiaofei didn't smile, he stared at her smiling face without blinking, and suddenly hugged her in his arms.

"Xiao Fei?"

"I'll take you there tomorrow. If you have anything to do, you must come to me. No matter what your father and brother said, Ah Xuan, don't leave me."

"...Okay." Zhang Xuan sighed silently, and hugged him tightly.

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From the moment she left home nine years ago, Zhang Xuan never thought that one day, her father Zhang Xuejun would offer to see her.

Sitting on Tan Xiaofei's supercar, looking at the increasingly familiar streets, Zhang Xuan was still in a daze.

What kind of expression should I use to face him for a while?Resentful, sad, missing, or irrelevant?It seemed that none of them were appropriate, and it seemed that none of them could fully express her feelings.

Before he finished thinking, the car had already stopped at the entrance of her alley.

"I really don't want to see him." Looking at the place where she grew up, Zhang Xuan's tone was calm and lonely.

"Then let's go back now?" Tan Xiaofei looked at her side face, as long as she looked at her, he could immediately take her away.

Staring at the intersection for a while, Zhang Xuan looked back at him, "I'd better pass, Xiaofei, you go back first, don't wait for me here."

Looking at her expression carefully, Tan Xiaofei finally said nothing to stop her.He reached out and stroked her face gently, and said, "I still want to spend Christmas with you."

Zhang Xuan laughed, "I'm not a foreigner."

"..."

"At night. It's only here for a while, we can go out at night."

"Ah."

"I'm leaving."

Zhang Xuan was about to push the door to get out of the car, but was suddenly pulled back.Not knowing what else he wanted to tell her, she turned her head, but he pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

Tan Xiaofei's kiss was soft and long, and he treated her carefully like a jewel.The soft tip of the tongue touched the lips, painted the lip lines, and gently licked her teeth and palate.In fact, it was only a short time, but Zhang Xuan felt as if he had fallen into a sweet and tender dream.

Before the kiss became more intense, Tan Xiaofei suppressed the eagerness in his heart, turned his head to hug her, and kissed her earlobe lightly, "...I'm waiting for you here?"

"... No, you can go to your business first. I'll call you when I'm almost done here."

"Alright. Remember to call me, I'll pick you up."

"Ah."

Finally let go, Zhang Xuan straightened her clothes and hair, pushed the door and got out of the car, but Tan Xiaofei called her to stop, "Ah Xuan!"

"Huh?" Zhang Xuan stood on the green bricks on the sidewalk and looked back at him.

"I love you."

As if a gust of wind had blown by, Zhang Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then lowered her head and covered her red ears with a scarf.Standing in the wind, she showed him a warm smile through the car window.

"Understood. Drive slowly on the road."

Watching Tan Xiaofei's car gradually drive away, Zhang Xuan was still smiling, and when the beating in his heart gradually calmed down, when he turned around, he found Xiaobo standing at the entrance of the alley, looking at her.

"Xiaobo?" Seeing his younger brother's expression clearly, Zhang Xuan's smile suddenly disappeared.

"Sister, who is that?"

This question is actually a waste of a question, Zhang Xiaobo has been waiting at the entrance of the alley for a while, so how could he not know who owned such an obvious car.

Without hiding anything, Zhang Xuan replied directly: "Tan Xiaofei."

Hearing her confession, Zhang Xiaobo took a deep look at his sister, but turned around without saying anything, "Let's go, Aunt Xia and the others are waiting."

She didn't know what was waiting for her next, but she was not afraid.Maybe it was because of that sentence "I love you", that Zhang Xuan felt that she had gained endless courage.