SM Chapter 70

Chapter 70: The Moon Book and the Red Thread “Can you guys not get so close? I…”

Yang Xu pointed at Tan Zhi Xu with a pained expression, “Tan Zhi Xu, you animal, you beast! You watched Shihao grow up, how could you do this?!”

Tan Zhi Xu glanced at him indifferently, “Don’t say it like I raised her.”

Raised?

Not quite.

Zhu Shihao thought about it, feeling that Tan Zhi Xu was only responsible for the extra feeding in her life.

Ran Cai was speechless, “It’s true that they secretly dating behind our backs is not cool, but to be fair, how did you make the childhood sweetheart thing sound so weird? You could say he watched her grow up, but accurately, shouldn’t it be growing up together?”

A beautiful thing suddenly became creepy.

Yang Xu was obviously despondent, hunching his back, looking around, and seemed pitiful, “Am I the only one who didn’t know?”

Tan Zhi Xu raised his eyelids, glanced at him lazily, and mocked, “Blame Wei Wang for half of the reason, he was dedicated to giving you a surprise, and the other half…”

He paused, with some sympathy and ridicule, mostly ridicule.

“Have you considered what you lack? Maybe it’s eyesight, or maybe it’s brains. Otherwise, why don’t you ask Xu Yan?”

The specially invited guest finally got his moment and received everyone’s attention.

Yang Xu abruptly turned his head to look at Xu Yan, who took off his mask, and asked dryly, “What, what do you mean? You knew?!”

Xu Yan, who instantly became the focus, first glanced at Bai Yizhao, who was also staring at him, raised his hand and ruffled her hair, then returned Yang Xu’s gaze, and nodded slightly in front of everyone.

“Actually, isn’t it obvious?”

Not only Yang Xu reacted strongly to this, but also Wei Wang and the others, all with wide mouths and astonishment.

“Obvious? Where is it obvious?!”

Xu Yan curved his lips, smiling very gently, with a friendly aura, understanding their confusion, “You’ve known each other for too long and are too familiar with each other, it’s normal that you can’t see it. It’s said that outsiders see more clearly than those involved.”

That made sense.

For her and Tan Zhi Xu, wasn’t it the same? They clearly liked each other, but for so many years, no one dared to cross the line of friendship.

They were all hiding the same secret.

Zhu Shihao tilted her head to look at Tan Zhi Xu, not wanting to be caught, but it was also good, the moment her eyes met his, a strong sense of happiness arose in her heart.

She smiled unconsciously, as gentle as ever, but obedient and sweet. Tan Zhi Xu withdrew his hand and instead took hers, playing with her hand in his palm.

Looking down, his palm was very large, this hand was warmer and stronger than hers, and could hold her hand tightly, just like it had since childhood.

So, the ending was good after all, wasn’t it?

They got what they wanted, and it was also the person they had been dreaming of.

Although it was only the second time meeting this group of people, he had heard about them for a long time from Yang Xu, and plus the brief interaction last time, he had a good impression of everyone, so he spoke frankly.

“Actually, you can imagine switching the objects. If these things and these behaviors didn’t happen to these two people, you probably wouldn’t think it was so natural and reasonable.”

Following this line of thought, Ran Cai couldn’t help but curl her lips, her features all over the place.

“Such simple and reasonable language, I’m convinced.”

Indeed, with the way these two got along, if it weren’t for the childhood sweetheart story, anyone would think there was a problem, after all, even siblings need to keep a distance after they grow up.

Yang Xu still looked melancholy, and was completely lost in the loss of trust.

He glanced at Tan Zhi Xu again and again, even if this pig was handsome and rich, he couldn’t hide the fact that he had guarded and stolen the beautiful little cabbage.

Mainly, it was done in secret, and he hadn’t been told!

Nodding, Wei Wang suddenly remembered something, and raised his head sharply, staring at Tan Zhi Xu.

“That’s not right, Xu-ge, I remember someone saying ‘You two should just get together’ when we were in school, but you reacted very strongly.”

This happened in high school, many years ago, it wouldn’t have been mentioned if it wasn’t brought up, Hao Hao also had an impression, mainly because Tan Zhi Xu’s reaction was too direct.

He opened his mouth and echoed, “Yeah, his face was so scary, cold air was blowing out, like knives.”

After this incident, there were fewer rumors about the two of them in the class, at least no one brought it up in public anymore, and no one dared to joke about it.

Hearing this, everyone looked at the two of them.

Ran Cai asked curiously, “There was such a thing? How come I didn’t know, and you never told me.”

Wei Wang rolled his eyes, “Say what? Knowing there’s a tiger in the mountain, but still going towards the tiger mountain?”

Knowing that Tan Zhi Xu was unhappy, still causing trouble? What was wrong with you, besides, it was just everyone joking, it wasn’t a big deal.

Yang Xu was stunned, still a little dazed, “Knowing there’s a mountain, where is it, is it fun?”

Everyone looked at him, “…”

Was the shock that big?

Everyone chose to skip him and refocus their gaze on Tan Zhi Xu.

Faced with so many eyes, Tan Zhi Xu didn’t panic at all, but rather relaxed, even a little casual, “Otherwise, what? I can be happy that anyone can…”

He paused for two seconds, his eyes fell on Zhu Shihao’s face, and he swallowed the “imagine her” that was about to come out of his mouth, and changed his tone.

“Say a few words about her, and you want me to applaud?”

Anyone could use Zhu Shihao to imagine and crack jokes.

His treasure, he couldn’t bear to let her hear a dirty word, how could he let others use her as a source of laughter with strange tones and nonsense.

Zhu Shihao curved her eyebrows, the smile on her lips not only captivated Tan Zhi Xu, but also another person.

Hearing the small “wow,” Xu Yan glanced at Bai Yizhao next to him, and as expected, saw her eyes lit up, her beautiful eyes like two light bulbs, looking at Zhu Shihao with great interest.

Raising his hand to support his forehead, Xu Yan lowered his voice, “Zhaozhao, be subtle, she has an owner.”

That “owner” was not only a vinegar pot, but also very narrow-minded.

Bai Yizhao nodded repeatedly, but her gaze did not subside.

It was hard not to feel such intense gaze. Zhu Shihao, with her head resting on Tan Zhi Xu’s shoulder, looked at her through a few people. Affinity was a very mysterious thing. At that moment, the two who met for the first time smiled at each other.

Tan Zhi Xu glanced at Bai Yizhao lightly, without saying a word.

Halfway through the party, everyone had added Xu Yan and Bai Yizhao’s WeChat, and Yang Xu finally came back to his senses and looked around.

“So Wei Wang, how could you guys do this to me? Are you isolating me, are you still human?!”

Everyone became quiet and turned to him, with undisguised shock on their faces.

Seeing the choked expressions of Wei Wang and the others, Li Chennan couldn’t help but laugh twice, “Your reaction is really a bit slow, it’s not just half a beat, it’s many beats.”

Tan Zhi Xu lazily said, “You can say it directly, brain is dull.”

Yang Xu tapped his toes on the ground, crossed his arms, raised his chin, glanced at him, and glanced at Zhu Shihao who was holding his arm and smiling, and said unhappily, “I won’t talk about Zhi Xu, the glory of humanity has never shone on him, but Shihao baby, how could you do this to me? I’m very hurt.”

Saying that, he put his hands in front of his chest, looking genuinely sad.

“It’s not me, it’s Wei Wang and the others who care about you so much, they wanted to prepare a surprise for you early on.” Zhu Shihao’s words were earnest, and her expression was also very sincere.

Tan Zhi Xu chuckled lightly, without much expression, and said calmly, “Not surprising enough?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone felt sorry for Yang Xu.

Sure enough, Yang Xu couldn’t hold his little heart anymore, pressed it to his chest, breathing rapidly, “Quick, quick, my chest hurts, where’s my medicine?”

“Idiot, there is no cure.”

Tan Zhi Xu’s plain sentence made Yang Xu unable to yell and look for medicine, but just pinched his philtrum and rolled his eyes.

Zhu Shihao tugged him a little, and said seriously, “He’s saying that you are already smart enough that you don’t need smart pills.”

“Shihao baby.” Yang Xu stretched out his Erkang hand to her, “Do you think I have a problem with my ears or am I amnesiac?”

She thought for a moment, “I think that sometimes happiness is given by yourself, it’s rare to be confused.”

Yang Xu trembled and withdrew his hand, “You’ve changed, you weren’t like this before.”

“I didn’t, I’ve always been like this.” She said solemnly.

Glancing at her, Tan Zhi Xu approved of this sentence.

Zhu Shihao was never a gentle person without a temper, she seemed easy to talk to, but that was only when she was willing to talk to you, otherwise, she would be stingy with a glance.

Thinking of this, he approached Zhu Shihao’s ear, and the words spoken by his lips almost rubbing against her earlobe.

“You’re right, you’ve always been like this, sulking and losing your temper, and being secretly bad.”

Punching him, Zhu Shihao resolutely denied it, her eyes and tone were reproachful, “I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense and label me.”

Tan Zhi Xu let her hit him a few times, before raising his hand to cover her small clenched fist, lowering his voice but smiling clearly, “Well, usually not, they all come to me.”

Zhu Shihao pretended to think, and then smiled brightly, “Not happy?”

In such a lively, crowded place, with a strong fragrance, noisy people, music, and slowly circulating air, her voice was soft and gentle, like a breeze brushing past and entering his ears.

“Accustomed to it, and willing.”

The DJ in the distance changed to a very familiar song, and even the people who were playing their own games started singing and swaying their bodies, the noise was even louder, but his voice seemed even more low and magnetic.

All this temper, besides heredity, was almost entirely indulged by him.

Looking at this, it was true that Yang Xu’s expression was a little distorted, “Can you guys not get so close? I can’t stand it now!”

That was inevitable, impossible.

Tan Zhi Xu’s eyebrows were cold, but he stuck closer to Zhu Shihao, “What are you thinking, don’t force others to do things they can’t.”

Yang Xu: “?”

How did it rise to forcing others to do things they can’t?

He was eager to find a sense of identity, and turned his target to Xu Yan, trying to get a teammate on the same front.

However, Xu Yan hugged Bai Yizhao tighter, shrugged slightly, nodded, but was on the opposite front, “Zhi Xu is right, it’s really not good to force others to do things they can’t, don’t be like this.”

“I…” Yang Xu looked at him, and then looked at Tan Zhi Xu and Zhu Shihao, and fell backward decadently, “How did I forget, you are a person who can smile just by thinking of your wife, you are like Zhi Xu, probably just wanting to stick together.”

The two men looked at each other, smelled the same kind, Tan Zhi Xu nodded proactively and friendly, and looked at Yang Xu with rare appreciation, “You have sharp eyes.”

Some people were still confused by this compliment, but Zhu Shihao understood it clearly, curled her lips, glanced at him, and said nothing.

Both host and guests were happy, thinking that they were all on vacation for the New Year, they didn’t play too late, but said to continue next time. Before parting, Zhu Shihao also asked Bai Yizhao, and got the answer that she would only leave Sangzi after the New Year, and happily invited her to play together later.

Sitting in the back row, the arms of the two people were wrapped together, Tan Zhi Xu pinched each of her fingers and palms, as if still not satisfied, he pulled her other hand and pinched it again.

After this time, it seemed that he was going to do it again, Zhu Shihao grabbed his right hand, raised her face and looked at him, “What were you praising Yang Xu for?”

A familiar itch came from the root of her finger, on the left side, Tan Zhi Xu lowered his eyes, her nails lightly scraped on the faint mole, the action was casual and so light that it was almost imperceptible, and she herself didn’t seem to realize her small action.

Perhaps it was the connection between the ten fingers, this itch seemed to be able to reach the heart.

Tan Zhi Xu didn’t stop her, just like when she was very young, she had to squeeze him to sleep even on the hottest days, sometimes grabbing his hand, sometimes pinching his ears.

Actually, it wasn’t comfortable being trapped, he couldn’t even turn over, but seeing her sleeping soundly, it wasn’t so unbearable.

The corners of his lips turned up, such an arc was always cheap when facing Zhu Shihao.

“Don’t you know?”

Zhu Shihao rolled her eyes, blinking, “Do I know?”

Tan Zhi Xu approached her, bowed his head and pecked her lips, deliberately pressing his voice low.

“Shihao, when are you going to call me husband, hmm?”

That night, two moments on WeChat exploded with comments.

Tan Zhi Xu: [Well, mine, always mine.]

Zhu Shihao: [The moon book and the red thread, until death, I am yours, and you are mine.]