However, Xia Xiyao couldn't help but click into the browsing history.

Upon doing so, she found that there were three more chapters.

Xia Xiyao couldn't resist and started reading again. After savoring it, she regretted it immediately, feeling that she had done something quite detestable.

"Character and work should not be confused!"

"How could I read the works of such a person?"

"Forget it, I'll just read the book then!"

In the end, Xia Xiyao persuaded herself to add the novel back to her bookshelf and set it to the top again.

She couldn't stop thinking about this book and even rewarded it with a thousand bucks.

Xia Xiyao wasn't like Rong Xiyi, who didn't lack money; a thousand bucks was already a considerable amount for her. She received a monthly allowance of three thousand, with her parents, post-divorce, each giving her fifteen hundred for living expenses until she graduated from university. In fact, Xia Xiyao's parents had remarried and formed their own families two years ago, and now Xia Xiyao lived with her grandparents. This is what gave her common ground with Rong Xiyi—both had somewhat complicated family situations. The difference being, Rong Xiyi was more fragile, lacking and yearning for love, whereas Xia Xiyao had grown accustomed to it and was indifferent.

"Yaoyao, do you think Xu Lin is sleeping with that girl?"

Rong Xiyi spoke again.

In the past, Xia Xiyao might have blurted out something like "maybe" or "can we stop thinking about this bastard," but this time she was uncharacteristically reticent, remembering that Xu Lin had just posted a piano video and updated his novel.

Xia Xiyao then said, "Not necessarily, maybe he's busy with other things."

Rong Xiyi thought it made sense. "That could be the case..."

"Xiyan, I'm going back to the guest bedroom to sleep!"

"Yaoyao, I'll sleep with you, otherwise, I can't fall asleep."

"No, I want to listen to music tonight, so I'll be sleeping late. You should sleep in the master bedroom!"

"Ah, alright then!"

After returning to the guest bedroom, Xia Xiyao put on her headphones and continued listening to the piano pieces played by Xu Lin.

In Xia Xiyao's view, putting aside that Xu Lin was a jerk, his playing was truly excellent.

The sorrowful emotion filled her entire soul, making it hard for Xia Xiyao to let go for a while.

"Such talent, yet such a heartless jerk!"

"What a waste of talent!"

Xia Xiyao despised how Xu Lin conducted himself.

It truly affirmed the saying that character and work should not be confused.

Just a few minutes later, there came an exclamation from Rong Xiyi's side.

"Yaoyao, Xu Lin replied to me!"

"Oh."

Xia Xiyao merely responded as she continued to listen to Xu Lin's piano music.

Moreover, compared to the guitar piece, Xia Xiyao found the piano music indeed more melodious, with a richer tone that was more captivating.

Can sorrowful music be entrancing?

It certainly can.

Meanwhile.

It was almost midnight when Xu Lin finished his shower, returned to his room, and finally opened his phone to reply to Rong Xiyi.

Xu Lin: "?"

Xu Lin: "Busy."

Rong Xiyi questioned: "Xu Lin, what are you busy with? Do you have a girl with you?"

"Are you kidding me? Can't I be busy? Do you think I just sleep around all day?"

"I didn't mean that..."

Rong Xiyi asked him, "Can you go out with me tomorrow?"

"Go where?"

Xu Lin opened Chi Linyue's notebook, as he still had a few things to take care of.

Like the lyrics-writing event, checking the situation, and chatting with Ranzhi.

Rong Xiyi got up and ran over to ask Xia Xiyao.

"Yaoyao, Xu Lin is coming out tomorrow. I want to go out, will you come with me?"

"Where to?"

Xia Xiyao was also bored.

Rong Xiyi: "Let me think!"

She thought for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Hiking? How about we watch the sunrise? I've seen short videos recently saying you can watch the sunrise at Lingxiu Mountain, and lots of people go nighttime hiking!"

"Watch the sunrise?"

"Yes!" Rong Xiyi nodded,

Xia Xiyao also got interested, "Watching the sunrise sounds good. I've never seen a sunrise and never hiked at night."

"Then let's watch the sunrise!"

Rong Xiyi got excited and replied to Xu Lin.

"Xu Lin, let's go hiking tomorrow night and then watch the sunrise."

Rong Xiyi added: "Oh, and Xia Xiyao will be there too!"

Xu Lin: "Xia Xiyao too?"

Rong Xiyi: "Yes, she's my good sister! My best friend! The three of us will go together!"

Xu Lin: "An extra person, you don't understand the need for preventing a best friend from interfering?"

Rong Xiyi: "No, she's my best friend!"

Xu Lin: "Alright, whatever. I have things to do during the day, let's meet around seven or eight in the evening."

"Xu Lin, I'll rent a car tomorrow. We need to prepare stuff for nighttime hiking!"

Rong Xiyi: "How about we do a barbecue at night, like DIY style?"

"Alright, let's talk specifics tomorrow."

"Xu Lin, what kind of car should I rent?"

"I'll handle the car rental, don't worry about it."

"Okay, you take care of the rental, and tomorrow night we'll prepare the barbecue, Xia Xiyao and I will handle that!"

"Okay."

Xu Lin didn't actually plan to rent a car since Chi Linyue had a car, and he could just borrow it.

Speaking of which, as they say, speak of the devil and he shall appear, Xu Lin was in the room playing on the computer when Chi Linyue came in.

Xu Lin heard the door being pushed open, instinctively looked back, and saw Chi Linyue entering in her nightdress.

It was one of those ultra-short dresses, with the hem reaching just a bit down from the upper thighs, meaning a slight bend would reveal the mysterious scenery underneath.

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