Fang Bai looked at Ji Yuning with a slightly puzzled expression.
I really don't understand what Ji Yuning needs to relax about.
Ji Yuning noticed Fang Bai's question and calmly explained, "I was very nervous about confessing for the first time, and I need to calm down."
Fang Bai: "..."
She really didn't notice that Ji Yuning was nervous.
"It's my first time, and I don't have much experience," Ji Yuning asked. "What does Auntie think?"
Fang Bai bluntly stated, "It's not very good."
She was terrified.
Ji Yuning chuckled lightly, a serious look flashing in her eyes, "I'll try harder next time."
Fang Bai paused, wanting to say that wasn't what she meant, but rather that it would be best if there wasn't a next time. Before she could say it, Ji Yuning asked her, "Does Auntie need to change her clothes?"
Fang Bai glanced at what she was wearing, the casual clothes she had changed into that morning before leaving the house. "No need to change."
Ji Yuning nodded and said, "Let's go then."
Fang Bai was led downstairs by Ji Yuning.
In the midsummer evening, the temperature is no longer as scorching as during the day, and the evening breeze brings a cool feeling.
Fang Bai assumed they were eating downstairs in the apartment complex and could just walk out. However, she followed Ji Yuning to the car and watched as Ji Yuning took two simple helmets from the trunk, one white and one pink.
Ji Yuning handed the pink one to Fang Bai.
Fang Bai didn't put it on immediately after receiving it; she hadn't figured out what Ji Yuning was going to do.
She stood there, holding the helmet, watching Ji Yuning take out a key from her pocket and walk to the electric scooter parking area not far away…
When Ji Yuning rode her bike up to Fang Bai, Fang Bai finally spoke up: "Is this your bike?"
I can't even imagine it.
Ji Yuning bought the car for convenience when going to school.
She nodded and said, "Come on up."
Fang Bai sat in the back seat and put on his helmet as the car started moving.
Ji Yuning wasn't riding very fast, but there was still a wind blowing in her face.
Strands of hair beneath their helmets fluttered in the wind as they passed by the trees lining the road.
As the car approached an intersection and was about to turn, Fang Bai heard Ji Yuning say, "Fang Bai, put your arm around my waist."
Fang Bai looked up at the slender back in front of her and knew that Ji Yuning cared about her. Fang Bai did not refuse Ji Yuning's request. She pinched the hem of Ji Yuning's clothes with her hand and said, "Okay."
A soft chuckle drifted by on the wind, "Is that a waist?"
Fang Bai blinked, and Ji Yuning's hair blew onto her face. She raised her hand to brush it away, but her wrist was grabbed at that moment.
Ji Yuning grabbed Fang Bai's hand and made him put his arm around her waist.
The hair on my face was blown away by the wind; there was no need to touch it anymore.
Fang Bai wanted to pull her hand back, but when she saw the crowds of people leaving get off work all around, she was afraid that Ji Yuning would pull her back again if she pulled her hand back. The car was heading into the crowded street, and riding a bike with one hand might be dangerous.
Fang Bai had no choice but to give up, and his arms continued to wrap around Ji Yuning's waist.
Ji Yuning's waist is very thin, as thin as a piece of paper.
Fang Bai strongly suspected that if she exerted force, she would strangle Ji Yuning.
As I cycled through several streets, I noticed more and more young people around me. I spotted a few tall buildings in the distance that I could immediately recognize as teaching buildings.
Fang Bai asked, "Is that your school?"
Ji Yuning: "Yes, this is the campus I'm at."
"Can we go take a look?" Fang Bai asked, she was quite interested in the place where Ji Yuning was studying.
“Okay,” Ji Yuning said as the car stopped in front of a restaurant, “but let’s eat first.”
Fang Bai got out of the car. "Okay."
The two entered the restaurant and, seeing that the waiter seemed to recognize Ji Yuning, Fang Bai asked, "Do you often eat here?"
Ji Yuning: "I've been here a few times."
I don't come here often; every time I do, it's He Ziyan who invites me.
The waiter waiting to take orders said with a smile, "This student is so pretty, it's hard for me not to remember her."
Fang Bai smiled gently: "It is very beautiful."
Ji Yuning looked up at Fang Bai, then handed him the menu. "Auntie, is there anything you'd like to eat?"
Fang Bai didn't take it. She said, "Order whatever you like."
Ji Yuning: "Mm."
She ordered several dishes that Fang Bai liked to eat.
Ji Yuning thought the food here was pretty good, which is why she brought Fang Bai here, but Fang Bai probably rarely eats in restaurants like this, where there are too many people and too much variety.
After the dishes were served, Ji Yuning asked, "Are you used to eating here?"
Fang Bai replied, "Isn't it all just eating? It's the same everywhere."
Ji Yuning pursed her lips and said, "I thought you would mind the environment here."
Fang Bai laughed: "Then why did you bring me along?"
Because I can't enter your life, I can only bring you into mine.
I want you to... get to know me.
Ji Yuning pointed at the dish with her chopsticks, "Delicious."
Fang Bai was taken aback. Was it because it was delicious that he brought her here? To share it with her?
Fang Bai silently picked up a bite of food, tasted it, and then smiled and said, "It's quite delicious."
Ji Yuning smiled and said, "Mm."
After lunch, Ji Yuning took Fang Bai into the school.
After a brief visit, the two arrived at the playground.
Exam week is over, and there are fewer students on campus, but there are still quite a few people on the playground.
It might also be related to the fact that the playground is open to the public, so all kinds of people come here.
Fang Bai walked on the playground. Although many people ran and walked by, and the environment was a bit noisy, Fang Bai's heart suddenly calmed down. She hadn't felt this way in a long time, as if it had brought her back to the campus.
Ji Yuning took the helmet from Fang Bai's hands, leaving her empty-handed. She swung her arms back and forth slightly, tilting her head back and letting the wind blow through her.
At that moment, she was truly relaxed.
She seemed to have forgotten what had happened in the past few days, and she no longer held back when it came to Ji Yuning.
She can't keep feeling awkward just because Ji Yuning likes her, right?
Facing it honestly is the right way to handle it; constantly avoiding it is just admitting your cowardice.
Ji Yuning and Fang Bai were one step apart, walking one after the other.
Neither of them spoke, quietly enjoying the moment.
Fang Bai forgot how many laps he walked around the playground, but he remembered that when he was about to go back, the streetlights suddenly turned on where the electric bikes were parked.
The light shone on Ji Yuning, casting most of her face in shadow. Her dark hair gleamed in the light, and her ambiguous expression startled Fang Bai, so much so that he didn't react at all when Ji Yuning put the helmet on her.
As she fastened the button, Ji Yuning met Fang Bai's gaze. Noticing Fang Bai's eyes, the clarity in Ji Yuning's eyes was replaced by a smile. She reached out her fingertips to brush aside the stray hairs that were obscuring Fang Bai's eyes and said to him with a smile, "Let's go home."
The voice was soft.
Fang Bai quickly turned his head away, shifting his gaze.
She didn't go to see Ji Yuning again.
That's too dangerous.
Author's Note:
Xiao Ji: You little rascal, watch my honey trap (just kidding)
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Xiao Ji: It's my first time, I have no experience. What do you think, Auntie?
Aunt Fang (holding her waist) stubbornly replied: It's not very good.
Chapter 107
Fang Bai's mindset changed quickly. When facing Ji Yuning, he felt normal except for feeling awkward when making eye contact or having small physical contact.
Moreover, Ji Yuning had been leaving early and returning late these past few days, so Fang Bai only saw her in the evenings, spending less time together. This made Fang Bai less awkward and reserved than before.
That day, Ji Yuning entered the house and saw Fang Bai kneeling beside the coffee table, with a soft carpet beneath him and a computer with a document open in front of him.
Fang Bai's long hair was casually tied up at the back of her head. She was wearing a beige knitted short-sleeved shirt and simple shorts.
Hearing the noise, Fang Bai turned around and asked, "You're back?"
The light green gardenia earrings swayed slightly with the movement.
It struck Ji Yuning's heart directly.
Ji Yuning: "Mm."
After changing into slippers, Ji Yuning walked towards Fang Bai. "What are you doing?"
Fang Bai's hands were still typing on the keyboard when he replied, "Writing a resume, preparing to find a job."