Xiao Ji: Protecting the best aunt in the world!
Chapter 86
Habits are a terrible thing, Fang Bai can't deny that.
In the early days after leaving Hushi, regardless of the time difference, she would always wake up at seven o'clock in the morning in China to take Ji Yuning to school. When she opened her eyes and found herself in an unfamiliar environment, she could only sit on the bed with a sense of loss and then give a bitter smile.
Sometimes he would blurt out Wu Mei and Bei Bei's names, but after receiving no response for too many times, Fang Bai gradually changed his habit.
After spending a few days with Ji Yuning, that familiar feeling vaguely returned. Now that Ji Yuning has left, Fang Bai stands in the entryway, looking at the empty living room. The once cozy little house now feels rather desolate.
I slipped on my slippers and went back to the bedroom. There were still wrinkles on the sheets where the two of us had lain.
Fang Bai hesitated for a moment by the bed, then bent down and straightened the bed sheet.
Ji Yuning had very few belongings, and before leaving, she tidied up all her things and put them in the cabinet.
As the sheets were smoothed out, it was as if Ji Yuning had vanished from the bedroom, as if she had never been there at all.
But how easy is it to erase traces of survival?
The blankets on the living room sofa, the extra toiletries on the bathroom sink, the extra groceries Ji Yuning bought in the refrigerator…
Fang Bai thought she might have separation syndrome, or perhaps she had been living alone for too long and suddenly someone lived with her for a few days, and she got used to having someone respond when she talked to her. Now that the person is gone, there is no one to respond to her anymore, and she starts to feel anxious.
Fang Bai closed the refrigerator door, grabbed a can of yogurt, and sat down on the sofa.
Is it because she's getting older and needs someone to keep her company? Or has she been single for too long and it's time to find a companion?
Fang Bai thought.
The phone rang, and Fang Bai glanced at the contact name before answering.
Hao Yingman was driving, her eyes fixed on the road. After hearing Fang Bai say "Hello," she asked, "What's up?"
Fang Bai sipped his yogurt, the cool taste calming him down a bit. "It's nothing."
Hao Yingman clicked her tongue: "Where's your little lover? Gone?"
“I said no,” Fang Bai corrected again.
"I just can't believe it. I asked you to live with me before, and you said you weren't used to living with other people, but then you turned around and brought someone else home." Hao Yingman asked pitifully, her voice trembling with tears, "Am I not good enough?"
Before Fang Bai could speak, Hao Yingman, remembering the purpose of her call to Fang Bai today, coughed and said, "You have unknowingly hurt my young and fragile heart. The crack in my heart cannot be filled. You have to make it up to me."
The last sentence is the key point.
Fang Bai, holding the yogurt in his hand, followed Hao Yingman's words and asked, "How will you compensate us?"
"Come out for drinks with me tonight, I'll introduce you to a friend." Hao Yingman chuckled twice, "She's single too, you two can get to know each other."
Fang Bai paused.
One minute you're thinking about being single, and the next opportunity to find a partner comes along.
Fang Bai called out gently, "Old Man Hao, the Matchmaker?"
Hao Yingman laughed: "Only if it works out can you be called the Matchmaker. Right now, I only have one red thread."
Hao Yingman then asked, "Are you coming or not?"
Fang Bai hesitated for only a second before replying, "I'm not going."
She was just thinking about it and had no real intention of finding a partner.
Despite being rejected by Fang Bai, Hao Yingman did not give up. Instead, she played the emotional card, saying, "It's been so many days since we last saw each other. Don't you miss me? I miss you so much."
Fang Bai neither said she wanted to nor didn't want to. She said, "Then I'll come and stay with you for two days."
If she doesn't find a partner, she can only attribute the problem to having no one to talk to. She should go stay with Hao Yingman for a couple of days to see if that's the reason.
Hao Yingman was completely stunned. "What?"
Fang Bai repeated, "Can I stay with you for a few days?"
"Yes, that's fine, no problem at all," Hao Yingman still couldn't help but ask, "Are you traumatized?"
Fang Bai said in a low voice, "Didn't you say I valued women more than friends, and that you missed me?"
Hearing Fang Bai say that, Hao Yingman was inexplicably touched. She happily said, "Okay, okay, I'll stay."
Hao Yingman said, "Then you should pack your things, I'll come pick you up."
"No need, I'll take a taxi myself," Fang Bai said. "You go with your friend, don't worry about me."
She had been to Hao Yingman's house before and knew her house code, so she didn't need Hao Yingman to pick her up.
"I haven't made plans with her yet." Hao Yingman was the first to call Fang Bai. She turned the steering wheel. "Besides, I'm on my way to your place."
When Hao Yingman knocked on the door, Fang Bai was packing his things.
Following Fang Bai into the bedroom, Hao Yingman leaned against the wardrobe and asked, "Why do you want to stay with me?"
Although Hao Yingman was touched by Fang Bai's words, she knew that it was definitely not Fang Bai's true feeling.
Fang Bai picked out the clothes he wanted to take and replied, "It's a bit boring living alone."
Hao Yingman twirled her car keys. "Then you can stay with me forever."
Fang Bai shook his head. "No."
Hao Yingman immediately guessed what was going on, and asked in an ambiguous tone, "Then the child will come back?"
"Yes." Fang Bai did not deny it.
"Alright, stay as long as you like, I don't mind." Hao Yingman plopped down on the bed and watched Fang Bai choose clothes. "We can go shopping together tomorrow and buy a couple of dresses for the banquet."
"What date did you book?" Fang Bai asked.
It was previously said to be held this week, but there has been no definite date yet.
Hao Yingman: "Three days later."
Fang Bai nodded and hummed in agreement.
Yawning, Hao Yingman looked at Fang Bai's wardrobe and thought of something.
She whispered a sound of surprise to the person in front of the wardrobe. When Fang Bai looked at her, Hao Yingman raised an eyebrow and teased, "Is the one I gave you any good?"
It took Fang Bai a moment to understand what Hao Yingman meant. She calmly replied, "I don't know, I've never used it."
She was afraid of pain and never dared to try it, and she could usually satisfy herself with her hands, so she didn't need to use those things.
When this topic came up, Fang Bai recalled the awkwardness of that day, and his voice changed: "We almost got seen."
Hao Yingman instantly imagined the scene if that thing were seen, and after feeling embarrassed for Fang Bai for a few seconds, she couldn't help but tease, "That's perfect, you two can study it—"
Before she could finish speaking, Hao Yingman saw Fang Bai's murderous gaze and immediately admitted, "I was wrong."
Hao Yingman couldn't stop talking, and Fang Bai didn't hold it against her, so she changed the subject, "But I have to say, being so abstinent isn't a good thing, is it?! My friend is really nice, why don't you try getting to know her?"
Fang Bai suddenly sighed, wondering why all her friends were so keen on playing matchmaker.
Liao Li is, and so is Hao Yingman.
However, Liao Li was unaware of her sexual orientation, while Hao Yingman…
"And you?" Fang Bai dodged the question. "Aren't you single too?"
When Fang Bai steered the question towards her, Hao Yingman chuckled and snorted twice, crossing her arms and slightly raising her chin, "I've been through countless romances, what do you know?"
Fang Bai smiled faintly: "Aren't you afraid of stumbling?"
"I haven't failed yet." Hao Yingman sighed wistfully after saying that, "But I've had too many platonic relationships, and I'm also looking forward to something more practical."
As soon as Hao Yingman finished speaking, she saw Fang Bai open a drawer in the wardrobe and throw her a bag.
"for you."
Hao Yingman quickly threw the thing she had thrown into her arms back, "I was actually talking about a person, not this. Besides, I don't need it; my sister bought two."
As soon as Fang Bai heard Hao Yingman say that she bought two, he knew what she was thinking. He glanced at her and said, "Don't take me with you next time you're looking for something unusual."
"Hehe, good things should be shared, right?" Hao Yingman said, as a bell rang.
Hao Yingman looked in the direction of the sound, pointed to the cell phone in the center of the bed, and said to Fang Bai, "Your phone."
The caller ID is saved as "Xiao Ning".
As the call began, Fang Bai's voice softened unconsciously as he asked, "Have you arrived?"
"Mmm." Ji Yuning's voice sounded tired and exhausted.
Fang Bai's heart clenched. "Get some rest and remember to eat dinner."
Ji Yuning called out in a hoarse voice, "Auntie."
Fang Bai: "Hmm?"
“I’ll be very busy, so I might contact you less often,” Ji Yuning said.
Although she didn't know what Ji Yuning was doing, she knew that if Ji Yuning said she was busy, it must be something very important. She said softly, "Even if you're busy, you should take care of your health and eat on time."
As she was speaking, Hao Yingman got up and said she was going to get a drink of water.
When Fang Bai made the phone call, Hao Yingman spoke very softly, but Ji Yuning still heard her.
Ji Yuning frowned slightly. "You have someone with you?"
"Yes, Aunt Hao," Fang Bai replied truthfully.
Hao Yingman, carrying water, walked into the bedroom: "Auntie? Who's my auntie now? Have you packed everything?"
"Pack what?" Ji Yuning's voice was somewhat cold.
"Clothes," Fang Bai said. "I'll stay at her place for a couple of days." (H Wen's daily updates 871683155)
"I'm leaving, Auntie..." Ji Yuning trailed off.
It seems like she's angry.
But what's there to be angry about?