Apart from feeling weak and lacking energy, Fang Bai felt there wasn't much of a problem.
After drinking a few sips of warm water, Fang Bai lay down on the bed. It wasn't until around three o'clock in the afternoon that his body felt better, and his dislocated limbs finally came back together.
Fang Bai had only been awake for a few minutes when his cell phone, which was lying beside him, rang.
It was a call from someone identified as Manager Zhang.
Fang Bai didn't hesitate and immediately clicked to connect.
The moment the phone was brought to her ear, a deep male voice came through the receiver: "Hello Ms. Fang, this is Manager Zhang from Fengrui Group. There are a few questions I'd like to ask you about the project you invested in with our company last time. Is this a convenient time for you?"
While Manager Zhang was speaking, Fang Bai got out of bed, took a sip of water to moisten her throat, afraid that her voice would be too hoarse to speak.
Fang Bai's tongue swept across his palate as he said softly, "It's convenient. Ask me anything you need to know."
Manager Zhang: "Okay, I..."
The phone call lasted ten minutes.
Finally, after a few words of blessing from Manager Zhang, Fang Bai hung up the phone.
During the call, Fang Bai came down to the living room in his slippers and was sitting on the sofa, drinking the hot water that Wu Mei had poured for him.
Seeing that Fang Bai had ended the call, Wu Mei asked with a smile, "Miss, do you have a boyfriend?"
She overheard that the person on the other end of the phone was a man.
Fang Bai chuckled and shook his head in denial: "No, it's about work."
Wu Mei asked in surprise, "Work?"
When did the prostitute find this job? And aren't all jobs office jobs? Why is she at home...?
Wu Mei didn't think about it anymore, since many tasks could be done at home.
Fang Bai drank his water and said, "Mmm."
Wu Mei still hadn't expected Fang Bai to be so unemployed. She hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "Why did you suddenly start working, Miss?"
Fang Bai: "I'm bored at home."
Wu Mei thought about it and realized it made sense. Ever since she came to the villa to serve the young lady, she had never seen the young lady go to work. Every day, the young lady was eating, drinking, and having fun with those people. Now that the young lady had cut off contact with those people, things should be developing in a positive direction.
Wu Mei smiled knowingly and said, "Master would be very happy to know that Miss has started working."
Fang Bai paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I don't work for him."
Wu Mei: "...Is it for Xiao Ji?"
"Why did you think of Xiao Ning?" Fang Bai asked, her eyebrows curving and her eyes smiling as she looked at Wu Mei. "It was for myself."
The last time Fang Bai thought about how if he still couldn't get rid of Ji Yuning's hatred after two years, he could only think of escaping Hushi City, and the first step in escaping was money.
She can't use the original owner's money, but she can use it to make investments and generate profits.
After thinking it through, Fang Bai spent two days studying the current situation, so much so that he forgot to communicate his feelings with Ji Yuning during those two days…
Wu Mei didn't know why she thought of Ji Yuning; she just blurted it out.
Meow~
A meow caught their attention, and they both turned to look. They saw Beibei walking gracefully down the stairs.
Fang Bai then realized that she hadn't paid any attention to Bei Bei since she brought her home yesterday.
Fang Bai sat up straight and called softly, "Beibei~"
Following the sound, Beibei wagged its tail and walked towards Fang Bai. When it got to Fang Bai's feet, it tried to rub against Fang Bai's feet like it did yesterday. But as soon as it made a move, Fang Bai picked it up.
Watching the interaction between the two, Wu Mei's eyes lit up with a smile. "Miss, I think this cat is very intelligent."
Fang Bai held Bei Bei in his arms. "What do you mean?"
"I offered it water this morning, but it just sniffed it and didn't drink a drop. But when Xiao Ji came into the room, before I even poured the water, it kept rubbing against Xiao Ji's hand. It was so affectionate."
Fang Bai smiled slightly after hearing this: "After all, it was Xiao Ji who found it, so it's normal for the little guy to trust her. After spending some time with you, it will get to know you better."
Wu Mei nodded: "Yes, that's what I think too."
Fang Bai gently stroked Bei Bei's side, and when he met Bei Bei's golden eyes, he couldn't help but think of Ji Yuning.
As Beibei spends more time with Wu Mei, she will become familiar with Wu Mei. Will Ji Yuning become familiar with her after spending time with herself?
Fang Bai stroked the cat's fur quietly, his mind racing, but he couldn't come up with an answer.
Fang Bai could only curl up on the sofa with the cat, basking in the afternoon sun.
Thursday evening.
Ji Yuning opened her phone and received a message from Fang Bai.
Fang Bai changed his profile picture to Bei Bei at some point. In the photo, Bei Bei was curled up on the sofa, and only her profile could be seen. Her curled-up body showed that she was much healthier than when he found her and was not as thin.
Ji Yuning's gaze shifted from Fang Bai's profile picture to the white chat box.
Aunt Fang: [I suddenly discovered today that Beibei likes to eat carrots, and she can eat a lot of them.]
Aunt Fang: [Do you think it might be a rabbit reincarnated?]
For three days in a row, Fang Bai would send her messages every day. At first, he would ask her about her life, but starting yesterday, the messages were all about Beibei.
It seems that Ji Yuning won't ignore messages after reading them if she realizes this.
Ji Yuning glanced at Fang Bai's profile picture again and tapped a few times on the keyboard with her fingertips.
Ji Yuning: [No.]
A cat is a cat. Even if it loves carrots, it's still a cat, not a rabbit.
The person on the other end seemed to be playing on their phone; they received a reply almost immediately after sending the message.
Aunt Fang: [Are you done washing up?]
Ji Yuning: [Mm.]
Fang Bai looked at Ji Yuning's indifferent reaction on the screen, raised an eyebrow slightly, and typed:
[Do you miss Beibei? Do you want me to record a video for you?]
Fang Bai noticed from chatting with Ji Yuning these past few days that Ji Yuning's attitude only softened when the topic turned to Bei Bei.
Sure enough, Ji Yuning replied the next second:
[good.]
Fang Bai was sitting on the bed on the second floor, in the room where Bei Bei was.
Upon seeing Ji Yuning's message, Fang Bai's lips curved slightly. He looked up at the cat playing with a ball in the distance, patted the side of his leg, and softly called out, "Beibei~ come here quickly."
Upon hearing Fang Bai's call, Bei Bei paused for only a moment before rushing to the bed without hesitation.
When they reached the bedside, Fang Bai picked it up and put it on the bed.
“…”
Ji Yuning waited a while, and then Fang Bai's video was sent over.
Aunt Fang: [Video]
Ji Yuning didn't have headphones, and she subconsciously wanted to turn the volume down to the lowest setting before clicking on the video, but when she pressed the volume button, she realized that she hadn't turned the volume up at all.
Ji Yuning's dark eyes narrowed as she pressed the volume up button.
Fang Bai rubbed Bei Bei's ears with his hands, the rhinestones on his manicure sparkling in the light, and Bei Bei's golden eyes sparkled along with them.
The dormitory was very noisy, and increasing the volume by one notch had no effect at all; the sound in the video was muffled.
Ji Yuning turned off the video, returned to the homepage, and started sending messages.
Just as Ji Yuning pressed the send button, she heard someone calling her name.
"Ji Yuning".
It was He Ziyan's voice.
Ji Yuning raised her eyes slightly and looked at He Ziyan.
"I didn't expect you to watch kitten videos."
In He Ziyan's mind, Ji Yuning was a cold person who could never like small animals.
Ji Yuning frowned and remained silent, her eyes darkening as she looked at He Ziyan.
He Ziyan instantly understood the meaning in Ji Yuning's eyes. She crossed her arms and said, "I didn't peek at your phone. I just glanced at it by chance when I was passing by. The dorm is so big, you can't stop me from passing by, can you?"
After He Ziyan finished speaking, she noticed that everyone in the dormitory was looking at her and Ji Yuning. She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and coughed lightly, saying, "If you're going to watch a video, just watch it loudly. Why are you hiding it?!"
He Ziyan snorted, turned around, hooked a black earphone from her bed, and threw it at Ji Yuning, saying, "Here you go, give it back to me later."
After throwing the earphones to Ji Yuning, He Ziyan felt that this was inconsistent with her character, and explained with a cold face: "Don't think I'm a nice person. If I hadn't promised... promised Teacher He to get along with you amicably, I wouldn't have cared about you."
Ji Yuning looked down at the earphones that had been thrown into her arms, picked them up with her fingers, untangled the tangled wires, and then rolled them up.
Ji Yuning stood up and handed the rolled-up thread to He Ziyan, saying calmly, "Here you go."
He Ziyan didn't take it: "...Aren't you going to take it?"
Ji Yuning nodded: "I've already borrowed it."
After Ji Yuning finished speaking, there was a knock on the dormitory door from the outside. The door was pushed open a crack, and Mu Xuerou's head squeezed through the crack to look at Ji Yuning. "Yuning, earphones."
Ji Yuning turned her head to look at He Ziyan, and He Ziyan glanced at Mu Xuerou before taking the earphones from Ji Yuning's hand.
Ji Yuning: "Thank you."
After saying that, ignoring He Ziyan's blank look, Ji Yuning walked towards Mu Xuerou.
Mu Xuerou handed the earphones to Ji Yuning and asked curiously, "Yuning, do you need the earphones to listen to words?"
"..." Ji Yuning lowered her eyes, "No."
"Huh?" Mu Xuerou was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "I thought you wanted to hear words."
Ji Yuning pursed her thin lips. "I'll pay you back tomorrow."
Mu Xuerou: "No rush, I don't need it. Give it to me when you're done using it."