“Together with you,” He Ziyan said.
With you, not with you all.
Ji Yuning, who was sitting diagonally opposite, glanced at He Ziyan without making a sound.
He Ziyan noticed Ji Yuning looking at her. She initially wanted to pretend she didn't see it, but then she raised her chin slightly at Ji Yuning.
Fang Bai didn't notice the subtle meaning in He Ziyan's words, nor did she see the interaction between the two. She got up and went to the sofa.
Mu Xuerou, however, took everything in, glanced at the two of them with a puzzled look, and then lowered her head to continue eating.
On the fourth day of the National Day holiday, the group set off back to Huzhou City.
However, something unexpected happened; Ji Yuning caught a cold.
He was perfectly fine yesterday, but when Fang Bai woke up this morning, he noticed that Ji Yuning's voice sounded nasal.
Fortunately, Wu Mei had packed medicine in their suitcases, and Fang Bai found it and gave it to Ji Yuning.
Under the influence of the medicine, Ji Yuning slept the whole way, and Fang Bai would check on her condition from time to time.
Looking at Ji Yuning's profile, Fang Bai felt a pang of emotion. Was this the most harmonious time she and Ji Yuning had ever spent together?
There were no sarcastic remarks, and no acting between them.
All of this was actually generated while Ji Yuning was asleep.
Fang Bai chuckled to himself.
She didn't know what she was laughing about, but she felt that the atmosphere between her and Ji Yuning was very strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.
Fang Bai raised his hand slightly and brushed aside the strands of hair that had slipped from his ear to Ji Yuning's cheek. He made a very careful and gentle movement, as if he was afraid of waking the sleeping person.
Fang Bai tucked the blanket around Ji Yuning again before turning to his side and closing his eyes to rest.
Ji Yuning's eyelashes trembled, and she suppressed the dryness in her throat as she slowly opened her eyelids.
The first thing you see is Fang Bai wearing an eye mask. Fang Bai has a small face, and both the sunglasses and the eye mask can cover most of her face, leaving only the area below her nose exposed to the air.
Ji Yuning's nose was stuffy from a cold, so she couldn't even smell what breakfast tasted like. She could only taste a little after she put the food in her mouth. But when Fang Bai held out his hand to her, the familiar fragrance entered her nose and woke her up.
Just like the last time a high fever woke her from the darkness.
She should have realized long ago that the sense of security a woman gave her wasn't just from the time she was rescued from the water, but rather from much earlier times.
but,
Luckily it's not too late.
Ji Yuning shifted her gaze from Fang Bai's face and met He Ziyan's eyes, who was looking in their direction from the other side of the aisle.
With just one glance, Ji Yuning looked away and closed her eyes to rest.
Her nonchalant manner provoked He Ziyan, and she felt a lump in her throat, unable to swallow or swallow, feeling uncomfortable.
Just as He Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to recover, she heard Mu Xuerou snort softly, "Yu Ning is already in pain, why are you still bullying her?"
He Ziyan turned her head in surprise: "I bullied her?"
Which eye saw that?
Mu Xuerou attributed He Ziyan's expression to surprise at being discovered. She glanced at Fang Bai and whispered to He Ziyan, "If Aunt Fang finds out that you bullied Yu Ning, she won't agree to you coming with us."
"..." Mu Xuerou was right, and He Ziyan had nothing to say.
Of course she knew.
She even knew all along that Fang Bai would only pay attention to her when she was around Ji Yuning.
After getting off the plane, He Ziyan was picked up by her family's driver.
After dropping Mu Xuerou off at her apartment building, Fang Bai looked at the person beside him and asked, "How are you? Are you feeling better?"
Ji Yuning: "Mm."
"I asked Liao Li, and she said it might be due to the temperature difference," Fang Bai said. "How about I take you to the hospital to get it checked out?"
“No need,” Ji Yuning said in a slightly hoarse voice, “Taking medicine is enough.”
Liao Li also said to take the medicine first, and if it doesn't work after two days, then go see her again.
Fang Bai didn't insist, "Okay."
Two days later, Ji Yuning's cold was almost gone, but not completely gone, and she still needed to continue taking medicine.
She took her medicine half an hour after dinner, so after eating, Ji Yuning went upstairs first, sat down at her desk, and started doing her homework.
During the two days when Ji Yuning had a severe cold, Fang Bai didn't let her write anything, but instead told her to rest in bed.
Fortunately, I completed some of the assignments at the hotel, leaving only a few questions in the workbook unfinished.
Ji Yuning opened her workbook and had just finished one multiple-choice question when her phone, which was on the table, rang.
Ji Yuning glanced at it; it was Mu Xuerou calling.
With her phone pressed to her ear, Ji Yuning's eyes scanned the questions, her hands never stopping as she did her homework. "Xue Rou."
Mu Xue's soft, gentle voice came through the receiver: "Yu Ning, how are you? Are you feeling better?"
Ji Yuning: "Mm."
"That's good," Mu Xuerou said. "I was worried you wouldn't be able to go to school."
Ji Yuning made another choice, "No."
"Hmm..." Mu Xuerou finished speaking and paused for several seconds.
Ji Yuning sensed that Mu Xuerou had something to say but didn't. She waited for two seconds, and seeing that Mu Xuerou showed no sign of speaking, she tapped the draft paper with her pen. "What do you want to say?"
Mu Xuerou uttered a single interjection.
When Ji Yuning's attention returned to the question, Mu Xuerou quietly asked, "Yuning, can I ask you a question?"
Ji Yuning: "Which page?"
"..." Mu Xuerou paused for a moment, then whispered, "It's not homework."
"..." Ji Yuning paused for a moment, "Go ahead and ask."
Mu Xuerou hummed in agreement. "You asked me what was wrong in the elevator last time, but I didn't say anything then. I wanted to ask you about it now."
Ji Yuning remembered Mu Xuerou's flustered appearance in the elevator, "Mm."
"Well..." Mu Xuerou blushed, her voice filled with embarrassment, and asked, "Can girls... date each other?"
In Ji Yuning's mind, Mu Xuerou was the kind of good child, obedient girl, and well-liked by elders, just like all parents.
So when Ji Yuning heard Mu Xuerou's question about love, specifically about love between girls, she couldn't help but be taken aback. "What's wrong?"
Fearing that Ji Yuning might misunderstand, Mu Xuerou hurriedly explained, "It's nothing, it's just that I saw two girls holding hands at the hotel last time, and... and they even kissed."
Mu Xuerou said haltingly, "I...I'm quite surprised."
After saying that, Mu Xuerou didn't say anything more. Before making the call, Mu Xuerou had considered whether to ask Ji Yuning. She originally didn't want to ask, but in the past few days since she came back, the scene from that day kept popping into her mind, which had already affected her life.
After struggling with the decision, Mu Xuerou decided to confide in her friends. The only one she was close to, who wouldn't laugh at her even if she asked strange questions, was Ji Yuning.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, before Ji Yuning's calm voice finally came through: "Liking someone has nothing to do with gender."
Mu Xuerou nodded, saying that's what Baidu says too.
Actually, besides this, she also wanted to ask about the scene she had seen.
This is also what Mu Xuerou most wanted to ask.
"Then, Yu Ning, what do you think..." Mu Xue Rou hesitated and was uneasy, but finally couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked, "What would a kiss feel like?"
Ji Yuning's expression remained calm. "I won't—"
The conversation abruptly ended.
The pen ball rested on the paper.
Author's Note:
What does a kiss feel like?
Xiao Ji: I had completely forgotten about it until you mentioned it T^T
P.S.: I haven't planned to write any side couples, so feel free to ship them as you like!
Chapter 47
Ji Yuning suddenly stopped speaking, but Mu Xuerou didn't notice anything amiss. After asking the question, Mu Xuerou realized something and said, "I forgot, and you don't know either."
Mu Xuerou has several friends who are in early relationships. You might be able to get an answer to the question you just asked them, but if you ask Ji Yuning—how could the top student in the grade be in a relationship, let alone kiss her?
Ji Yuning lowered her eyelashes and whispered, "Mmm."
Having finally spoken her mind, Mu Xuerou let out a sigh of relief, her pent-up frustration vanishing.
She chuckled softly and said to Ji Yuning, "Actually, I looked it up on Baidu. It says online that when girls kiss..."
After saying half a sentence, Mu Xuerou fell silent. Ji Yuning held her phone without saying a word.
After a while, Mu Xuerou's voice came through the receiver: "Yu Ning, my mom's calling me for dinner, I'll hang up now~"
Ji Yuning: "Mm."
After the call ended, Ji Yuning put the phone back in its original place.
However, he was a little stiff and his movements were a few seconds slower.
Her left hand pressed down on the edge of the table again, while her right hand, still holding the pen, remained on the paper. However, Ji Yuning's attention could no longer be focused on the question.
What does a kiss feel like?
Ji Yuning wanted to answer Mu Xuerou with "I don't know," because she had never had this experience and naturally wouldn't know. But as soon as she uttered the word "I don't know," Fang Bai's face suddenly appeared in her mind.
Hotel, swimming pool.