Seeing that the other person was about to lift the blanket, Ji Yuning frowned, said in a hoarse voice, "Put it on yourself," and left the bedroom.
They fled in panic.
Fang Bai woke up wrapped in a blanket, feeling only a slight heaviness in his head, with no other side effects.
Fang Bai noticed the hangover medicine on the table and guessed that it was because he had taken the medicine.
But when did you eat it?
She remembered that when she was drinking with Lu Raomei, Ji Yuning appeared in front of her and then took her away.
etc……
Lu Raomei and Ji Yuning met?!
Fang Bai covered his head with his hand, thinking to himself that drinking would lead to trouble.
It's unclear what the two said or whether they started fighting.
After a while, Fang Bai crawled out from under the covers.
I picked up my phone, hoping to find some clues.
Aside from a friend request from Lu Raomei, she only received a few messages from He Ziyan and Fang Maozhou.
After deleting Lu Raomei's friend request and replying to Fang Maozhou, Fang Bai finally opened the chat window with He Ziyan.
8:20 PM.
He Ziyan: [Aunt Fang, where are you? I can't find you!]
Five minutes later.
He Ziyan: [The waiter told me you've already left.]
He Ziyan: [Did Ji Yuning take you away?]
Two hours later.
He Ziyan: [Goodnight, Aunt Fang.]
Fang Bai tapped his finger on the screen.
Fang Bai: [I drank too much last night and didn't check my phone. Thanks for your concern.]
At seven o'clock in the morning, Fang Bai was surprised to find that He Ziyan had already gotten up and replied to the message the next second.
He Ziyan: [I'm glad you're alright.]
Fang Bai: [It's nothing.]
After replying to the message, Fang Bai saw that the other party was typing at the top, so instead of exiting the interface, he put his phone aside, got out of bed, and went to the bathroom.
After washing up, the message still showed "typing in progress" at the top, but Fang Bai did not receive any new messages.
Fang Bai wanted to leave, but then he remembered He Ziyan's concern and typed a message.
Fang Bai: [Is there anything you want to tell me?]
The other side replied quickly.
He Ziyan: [Yes]
He Ziyan: [Next week is my birthday, can Aunt Fang come?]
Birthday?
She remembered Ji Yuning saying that He Ziyan was younger than her.
Is it your 17th birthday?
Fang Bai: [Okay.]
After exchanging a few more words, Fang Bai ended the chat first.
She took her phone and went downstairs. Ji Yuning, who was sitting at the dining table, looked up slightly after hearing the sound.
Their eyes met, and Fang Bai said as they walked, "Good morning!"
The other person glanced at her indifferently, then looked away, and said, "Mm."
Fang Bai was used to Ji Yuning's attitude. He picked up the water that Wu Mei had made for him and drank it. "Xiao He's birthday is next week. Have you prepared a birthday present for her?"
Ji Yuning lowered her eyes: "No."
"I don't have any either. Shall we go out and buy some together?" Fang Bai asked.
"Um."
As she drank the water, Fang Bai remembered something: she had put on makeup yesterday, but when she washed her face, there wasn't a trace of makeup on her face.
It probably wasn't Wu Mei who did it, so Fang Bai directly asked the person who was eating with their head down, "I was drunk last night and can't remember clearly. Who helped me remove my makeup? Was it you?"
The people eating nodded.
Fang Bai said "Oh," and then asked, "Did you change into your pajamas too?"
Ji Yuning glanced at Fang Bai, “…No.”
"I knew it! I was wondering why it was on backwards." Fang Bai smiled.
Wu Mei came out of the kitchen, carrying the breakfast she had prepared for Fang Bai. As she placed the food on the table, she said, "Miss, Xiao Ji carried you upstairs last night."
Ji Yuning carried her on her back?
Fang Bai was filled with surprise, but then realized it was probably just an act.
Composing himself, Fang Bai asked naturally, "That impressive?"
Then Fang Bai took another sip of honey water, the sweetness making his eyes crinkle into crescents. "Little Ning has grown up so much!"
Author's Note:
Xiao Ji is a coward.
Chapter 61
Time flew by and it was He Ziyan's birthday.
It happened to be a weekend, and the weather was sunny.
Three hours before the birthday party started, Fang Bai carried Bei Bei up to the attic.
Ji Yuning's bedroom door was not closed. Fang Bai walked up a few flights of stairs and saw the person he was looking for sitting at his desk.
Wearing a simple gray casual outfit, short-sleeved shirt and trousers, Fang Bai realized that it was rare to see Ji Yuning wearing shorts.
Without making a sound to disturb the people inside, Fang Bai held Bei Bei and leaned against the door, stroking Bei Bei's fur while looking around the room.
The surfaces within sight are free of clutter and are clean and tidy.
Completely different from her; the blankets on her bed are still wrinkled and in a terrible state.
This is also why Fang Bai didn't go into the room. Besides being afraid of disturbing Ji Yuning's studies, he also felt that if she stepped in, it would ruin the style of the entire room.
Unless invited by the owner, barging in will cause displeasure.
Thinking of this, Fang Bai looked at the owner of the house and realized that the other person had been looking at her at some point.
Ji Yuning knew Fang Bai was coming upstairs. She thought the woman had something to talk about, but he stopped at the door without saying a word.
Ji Yuning twirled the pen in her hand. "Did Auntie need something?"
With the homeowner taking the initiative to ask, Fang Bai lazily straightened up and stepped into the bedroom: "I wanted to ask what clothes you want to wear."
If it's just a private dinner invitation, you can wear anything. But for a birthday banquet, in addition to celebrating He Ziyan's birthday, it's also an occasion for the He family to conduct business. There will definitely be many people attending, and they will all be wealthy and influential. So you have to dress more formally.
"I don't know." Ji Yuning's attention returned to the test questions.
Fang Bai walked over to Ji Yuning, leaned against the table, and asked, "Shall I help you choose?"
Fang Maozhou sent over several formal dresses last time, which are still untouched in the dressing room.
Ji Yuning traced lines on the paper with her pen and whispered, "Mmm."
“Then let’s go downstairs,” Fang Bai tapped the table twice with his knuckles, “It’s only fair to return the favor, you help me choose.”
Two crisp sounds, like pebbles falling into water, rippled across the calm lake surface.
Fang Bai was unaware of all this; she simply wanted to help Ji Yuning relax.
After she picked out an outfit suitable for Ji Yuning's age, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that Ji Yuning was standing still, watching her.
Fang Bai raised an eyebrow. Was he worried that her choice wasn't good-looking?
Looking at Ji Yuning, Fang Bai waved the clothes in his hand, "I've chosen mine, what about you?"
Fang Bai thought that even if it was something casual, Ji Yuning would at least pretend to pick one out for her. But to her surprise, when she asked the question, Ji Yuning didn't even glance at it and simply picked up one of the items in front of her, saying, "Okay."
“…”
Fang Bai felt more than once that Ji Yuning was being perfunctory with her. Although that dress was the one she had her eye on at first sight, the problem stemmed from Ji Yuning's attitude.
The smile on Fang Bai's lips faded, and he pointed to the clothes in Ji Yuning's hand, "Why did you choose this?"
Ji Yuning looked at Fang Bai, pursed her lips and said, "You'll look great in this."
Fang Bai was taken aback, realizing that Ji Yuning had said it would look very good, not just good-looking.
It was just one extra word, yet Fang Bai was inexplicably pleased.
With a slight upturn of his lips, Fang Bai walked up to Ji Yuning and said, "Although it was a perfunctory response, I accepted it."
Ji Yuning frowned slightly. "No."
"Not what?" Fang Bai asked.
“I’m not just saying that to appease you,” Ji Yuning said calmly. “You look good in anything.”