Chapter 88 Indirect Kiss

  My grandmother isn't one to easily show off her skills, although she seems relatively free at home, but generally speaking, cooking and household chores are still done by my dad and mom. However, when my mom is busy, my grandmother will quietly take care of things. I glanced at Xuan Yuan Ruo and said: "Today, you're in luck! My grandmother rarely makes her signature dish, which just so happens to be my favorite. I wonder if it's thanks to me or thanks to you that we get to enjoy this meal?"

  Grandma smiled and said, "You've loved to fight since you were a kid. Xuan Yuan is a guest, do you still want to fight with him like you do with your cousin? Grandma specially made this for you and Xuan Yuan, okay, I won't say anything else. I'll go take a look at the small market downstairs first, you bring Xuan Yuan to watch TV or something."

  Xuanyuan said: "Little girl, don't be jealous, it's all thanks to you. Grandma, walk slowly, or I'll accompany you to the small vegetable market."

  Grandma took the basket with a cloth bag inside, shook her hand and said: "No need, no need, it's not far, just a few minutes, don't look at Grandma being old, but my body is still good." After finishing speaking, Grandma went out.

  I was sitting on the sofa in the living room with Xuan Yuan, but I saw that the remote control was still on the TV cabinet and the power button hadn't been pressed. Were we just staring at each other? How boring would that be?

  Just as I was about to get up, Xuan Yuan Ruo spoke up and said: "Are you going to watch TV? Sit back down, I'll go grab the remote. If there's anything else you need, just call me to get it for you, okay? No big deal, although this is your home, if you're not comfortable, I'll make myself at home."

  Xuanyuan Zong always thinks so considerately, I nodded and said: "Oh, you've been busy all afternoon. You haven't even had a sip of water, are you thirsty? Do you want to drink purified water, soda water, tea or eat an ice cream?"

  "I'll just have a glass of water, no need to trouble you, the water dispenser is right there, I can get it myself. By the way, what about you? Do you want something to eat or drink, I can help you get it."

  I muttered to myself that you are a guest and only drink purified water. What if I'm holding a bottle of soda and drinking it? How can I explain to grandma when she comes back? Forget it, I'll just drink a cup of purified water instead. "You also pour me a cup of purified water, right? My cup is... forget it, you just use a disposable cup to pour me a cup."

  Xuanyuan smiled and said, "Forget it, don't bother. Where's your cup? I'll help you get it, no big deal." /Very literary/ "Besides, I've noticed that you always bring a small cup to drink water with, others say you have a mild case of mysophobia, but I think it's just a habit."

  Yes, Xuan Yuan's guess was not wrong at all. However, it's all because of that person I've been hiding in my heart and didn't dare to mention to others. Since high school, I've insisted on using a small cup, which has continued until now. At that time, I would carefully pay attention to the news leaked from his fan group, such as saying he liked to use a beautiful small cup to drink jasmine tea. And never share that cup with others because he said water is the most beautiful substance, and the cup for holding water should be beautiful too. In fact, water is also one of the dirtiest things in this world because it always has to clean other things, but because he said so, I've been stubbornly saying that water is the cleanest. Even in college, I had a fight with someone in my dormitory over this. His favorite season is winter, his favorite color is white, and the country he wants to visit is England...

  My thoughts suddenly flew far away. Xuan Yuan suddenly interrupted me, saying: "Little girl, what are you thinking about again? You won't forget where you put your own cup, will you?"

  I came to, a bit dazed, and said: "Who says that? This is my home, I can find it with my eyes closed. Not only do I remember, but my things are very organized, the tea is right next to the third shelf of my bookcase in my room, and there's even some leftover jasmine tea inside."

  Look at you going on and on, like you're not going to stop. Xuan Yuan Ruo hurriedly interrupted, saying: "Okay okay, I know you have a good memory, no need to say more, I was just teasing you earlier, why didn't you just say so earlier? By the way, do you really only drink purified water? I think your expression seems to be yearning for soda and the like. Earlier when I mentioned soda, your eyes lit up, and you kept looking at the fridge."

  I'm so annoyed, I'm really annoyed, and Xuan Yuan Ruo saw through me again. How can he be so sharp? I said irritably, "Yes, someone wants to drink soda water, but you, this guest, insist on drinking purified water. When my grandma comes back, she'll definitely scold me."

  Xuanyuan smiled at my expression and said, "Don't worry, you absolutely won't be scolded by grandma. I just don't like drinking soda that much, it's just a habit. Which kind of soda do you want to drink? I'll go get it from the fridge for you?"

  "I want to drink Sprite, it seems like there's only Sprite left in our fridge at home. Hey hey hey, Xuan Yuan, the fridge is over here, why are you walking that way?"

  Xuanyuan didn't even turn around and said, "Help you carry your cup. I've been to your house twice, I won't remember wrong, it's just that each time it was only you and your cousin at home."

  "No, the Sprite in the fridge is a small bottle, no need to use a cup, drinking directly from the bottle feels better." Xuan Yuan didn't say anything, but it didn't matter, anyway even if he brought it over, I wouldn't drink from a cup, and there's nothing disturbing me. I turned on the TV and started looking for some good channels to watch, this time slot is perfect for watching cartoons.

  Xuan Yuan Ruo entered Nan Xiao Xiao's room and indeed saw a cute little cup on the third shelf of the bookcase, with a cute Garfield cat on it. However, next to the little cup was a used band-aid, or rather, an ordinary band-aid that had been used before. On top of the band-aid was a post-it note with the words "I met you among the lotus flowers" written on it, which seemed to be a quote from Xi Murong's poem. It felt strange that such an ordinary band-aid would have such a sentence stuck on it, but Xuan Yuan Ruo couldn't help but wonder about it.

  Xuan Yuan took the cup directly to the kitchen, poured out the jasmine tea leaves that had been soaked in it, and then carefully washed it. He went to open the refrigerator door, and indeed there were only a few unopened bottles of Sprite left inside. When Xuan Yuan returned to the living room again, he found Nan Xiao lying on the long sofa with her feet flat on the floor, wanting to lean back but without a pillow, so she could only slightly tilt her body backwards, watching cartoons. "Xuan Yuan, you're so slow! Finally brought it over, give it to me. I'll watch 'Cardcaptor Sakura' while drinking Sprite and feeling refreshed. If we had some delicious shrimp crackers, that would be even better, but unfortunately we finished them off yesterday." As she spoke, she smacked her lips.

  "You're already a junior high school student, but you still like watching Cardcaptor Sakura like an elementary school kid?"

  "Who says junior high students can't watch Cardcaptor Sakura? I like watching it, what's it to you? Besides, no one is home, so just put this guest on hold for now. After all, I'm the patient here and I get to decide. And aren't guys always watching stuff like Pokémon and Digimon anyway? My male cousins love watching that kind of thing too."

  "What you said makes sense, I won't compete with you for this guest. You're the biggest, but I don't like watching things like 'Treasures' and such, it's too childish. Take your time to watch, take your time to drink, no one is competing with you, I'll accompany you to see what charm this has that fascinates all of you young girls."

  "It's really great, Skull badges are very popular now, and Xiaoying and Xiaoming match well too. Unfortunately, the ending is open-ended, so it can only be understood but not expressed in words. If I were Xiaoying, that would be wonderful."

  "Are you envious of Xiaoyan's magical powers or envious of his having Xiaoming?" "I'm envious of both." Xuan Yuan suddenly lowered his voice and said something, I didn't hear anything, only heard him mention Xiaoming and Xiaoyan, I stared at the TV while saying: "What? Speak louder, I didn't hear it."

  Suddenly Xuan Yuan's voice became very high again and said: "Forget it, nothing was said, just look at your Baibian Xiao Ying."

  "What's wrong with you? You're so curious, but then you just stop talking."

  At this time, I heard the door ring once, and it was my grandmother who came back to buy vegetables. My grandmother saw me and Xuan Yuan watching TV, of course, also saw that there was only one bottle of Sprite on the coffee table, and said: "Girl, isn't there still several bottles of Sprite in the refrigerator? Why did you only take one bottle, and it's still in your hand, what do you let Xuan Yuan drink?"

  I glared at Xuan Yuan, thinking to myself that I was right, and sure enough, Grandma had seen us. Xuan Yuan chuckled and said: "Grandma, we're not particularly thirsty, besides, it's hot outside and drinking cold things isn't good for the stomach either. The two of us can just share a bottle of Sprite, you see, the Sprite is in her hand because she's using a small cup to drink from, I'm using the bottle to drink from, look, I've already started drinking!" As he spoke, Xuan Yuan took the Sprite from my hand and began drinking.

  "Ah, I see. But you young people don't care about these cold things now, but when you're as old as Grandma, your body will pay back for the recklessness of your youth. I don't like drinking iced soda water myself. Xuan Yuan, Grandma made some sour plum soup, let me pour you a cup to try, see if you can get used to it."

  My grandmother walked into the kitchen, and Xuan Yuan looked at me with a pleased expression, as if waiting for me to praise his quick thinking. My mind was already racing, my face flushed red. I had been drinking from this bottle of soda first, but then he suddenly took it and drank from it too. I hadn't been on guard at all - now that he's drunk from the same bottle after me, isn't that just a fancy indirect kiss?

  Xuanyuan handed me the remaining half bottle of Sprite and said, "Don't worry, I won't snatch your Sprite, this is still yours."

  Goodness, I really can't drink anymore. You don't know about indirect kissing when drinking, do you? If I drink again, wouldn't that be intentional? Do I want to indirectly kiss Xuan Yuan Zei? How embarrassing! The more I think about it, the hotter my face feels.