Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1156 The Joy of the Ordinary
Su Yue stood outside the restroom, chatting slowly with Xia Shou.

For some reason, she felt that something was off.

Even though Xia Shou was talking to him, he didn't seem nervous at all.
Doesn't he know how bad things he's done?
How come you're not worried at all when you hear yourself sounding so dejected?

And... is the shower head too loud? I often feel like I can't hear Xia Shou's voice clearly, it's muffled and seems to be drowned out by other sounds.

In addition, she always felt a very subtle feeling, could it be described as pleasant? Or excited?
There's nothing to be excited about in this situation, but I feel a strange mix of emotions, like ants crawling all over my heart. My chest feels heavy, and I have a vague, slightly drowsy feeling.

Even though their conversation was uninteresting and awkward, she was happy to stand there and chat with him casually.

Perhaps... this is the power of love?
No doubt about it, it must be true!
Ten minutes later, the bathroom door finally opened, and Xia Shou came out after changing his clothes. He held a soft towel in one hand and dried his hair. He gave Su Yue a gentle smile, like the smile of a big brother next door to his little sister who often came to play at his house.

That smile made Su Yue a little dazed, almost drawing her into that relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, and causing her to forget the image she was supposed to portray.

Fortunately, her professional acting skills came into play at this moment, allowing her to instantly realize the emotion she should express just before her performance faltered.

"Xiaoyue, why do you look... like you're in a bad mood?" Xia Shouming asked knowingly.

"It's nothing, I probably just didn't sleep well last night," Su Yue said with a wry smile.

"You need to get some rest! As an idol, you should pay even more attention to your schedule. Why didn't you come yesterday? I waited for you for so long, and texting and calling you didn't help." Xia Shou asked knowingly.

Su Yue's eyes twitched, and she felt a little angry. She thought to herself, "I'm so sad, why don't you comfort me instead of teasing me? You clearly know what happened."

Brother Xia Shou isn't usually like this. Why does Brother Xia Shou give off such a strange and unsettling feeling today?
Isn't he going to confess his feelings?
After all this, shouldn't you confess your feelings?

"I... I'll get some rest. So... I'll go back now?" Su Yue asked tentatively. Although she didn't want it to end like this, the current situation was unbreakable.

Su Yue felt like Kojiro, who had just challenged Miyamoto Musashi to a duel. She had already figured out how to defeat him, but then he brought her a specially made oar. It was simply... impossible to know where to begin.

"Remember to get some rest. Oh, by the way, the department head said there's a department dinner today. Should I decline it for you?"

"Ah, no need, no need, I'm fine, a short nap will do." Su Yue waved her hands repeatedly, giving a smile that she thought was enough to express the complex emotions at the moment, and turned to walk out of the dormitory.

No sooner had Su Yue left than Xia Shou walked into the bathroom, looked at Su Weiyu sprawled in the bathtub, and teased, "Weiyu, you're usually quite outgoing, what's wrong with you today?"

Su Weiyu turned her head in a daze and met Xia Shou's gaze.

How could you be so mean?

The voice was so low it was almost inaudible.

It resembles a statement, yet also an interrogation.

With a hint of reproach, yet filled with satisfaction and lingering rebuke, the restrained emotions of both anticipating and fearing a next time are fully contained in this sentence, which is both a criticism and an internal evaluation.

Xia Shou was also stunned. In that instant, he seemed to understand Su Weiyu's incredibly delicate state of mind, which made him feel a little unsatisfied. However, he realized that without Su Yue's presence, the frenzy just now could not be replicated.

In an instant, Xia Shou understood what thirst truly meant. So that's it!

Is this what Jin Fenglong meant when he said that children who eat steamed buns will eventually grow up to be gourmets and lose interest in steamed buns altogether?
Xia Shou quickly snapped out of this peculiar state of mind, realizing that he might have been influenced by Su Weiyu's dreamy gaze.

His frenzied thoughts subsided, and a series of fantastical images flashed through Xia Shou's mind, sketching out another picture of anticipation. It was like someone who had eaten too much for dinner, lying in bed drinking a beverage, listening to their family members say that dinner was really delicious, that they wanted to eat a certain dish again tomorrow, and that they wanted to go to a certain restaurant to eat at.

This kind of casual conversation about food after a hearty meal doesn't mean they want to have another big meal; it's simply an expression of satisfaction with this everyday routine.

It's as if someone is saying to you, "Are you full? Feeling satisfied? You'll still have plenty to eat tomorrow, and I'll even cook you an even more delicious dish."

Right now, Xia Shou just wants to carry Su Weiyu out of the bathroom, let her rest for a bit, and then they can put on loose clothes together and slowly walk to the department gathering, chatting about everyday things along the way.

He would talk about her dog, what kind of life she wanted to live after retirement if everything was resolved, or guess which restaurant the dinner party would be at later, and how much money Fatty would lose.

"The minister said there's going to be a dinner party, should we make some preparations?"

"Wait for me a little longer." Su Weiyu let out a sigh of relief and stood up with her legs crossed.

"Hmm." Xia Shou nodded casually.

He suddenly thought of Sister Yan.

The ordinary happiness I just felt overlapped so much with my own life before college. Even though that kind of routine wasn't really routine, when the regular non-routine became unattainable, it became routine.

But given the current situation...

Xia Shou sighed, his relaxed mood being pulled back to the high-pressure level he usually experienced at work.

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6:30 in the evening.

The staff from all three departments have arrived at the private room one after another. Only a few overtime workers who haven't finished their work will arrive a little later. The work experts have already gathered together.

Xia Shou sat on the sofa, sipping his cola through a straw, and chatted earnestly with Bai He about the issue of enrolling children in tutoring classes.

"Xia, do you think children's education is so urgent these days? Why is everyone signing up for tutoring classes? They're still in elementary school, do they really need to attend classes?"

“Then I won’t apply. I also think school is meaningless. What’s the use of studying? It’s just a waste of time,” Xia Shou agreed.

If it were the Xia Shou of the past, he would definitely think that studying was very important, but the extraordinary world has overturned his worldview. Now, looking at those future flowers in the school, learning that the earth is round and Newton's three laws, he always feels that it is a bit of formalism.

Although he knew that these things were important to mortals and crucial to maintaining the inner and outer worlds, he could no longer change his view that this knowledge was essentially "useless."

(End of this chapter)