Just wearing this would look great.
On the way to He Ziyan's house.
Fang Bai turned her head to look out the window. She wasn't looking at the scenery; her mind was entirely on the person sitting next to her.
Two hours later, Fang Bai was still reeling from Ji Yuning's compliment. Instead of feeling joy at being praised, she felt a little horrified.
What's it like to be complimented on your looks by someone who's about to become cannon fodder?
Just like vegetables being bought at the market.
It was cooked and then eaten.
His death is imminent.
Recalling Ji Yuning's expression when she spoke, it was calm and serious, as if she was studying how to cut vegetables and what seasonings to put in when stir-frying.
Fang Bai's breath hitched, and she didn't even hear Ji Yuning calling her.
"Auntie," Ji Yuning called patiently a second time.
Fang Bai heard this time, and she turned her head, "Huh?"
Ji Yuning whispered, "We've arrived."
Fang Bai looked out the window, but the scenery that had been moving backward had somehow come to a standstill.
Uncle Li opened the car door from the outside. Fang Bai collected his thoughts, didn't look at Ji Yuning, and said, "Then let's get out of the car."
He Ziyan's house was also a villa, and many people were already standing in the yard. Fang Bai saw Fang Maozhou and Chang Suyao in the crowd from afar. She took Ji Yuning and went up to greet them. Then, she said she had to give them a gift and parted ways with the others.
The moment Fang Bai entered the courtyard, he was seen by He Ziyan, who was standing on the second-floor balcony.
When Fang Bai and Ji Yuning reached the door, He Ziyan, who had hurried downstairs, also arrived at the door.
Fang Bai and Ji Yuning handed the gifts to He Ziyan, saying, "Happy birthday."
He Ziyan accepted the gift and said to Ji Yuning, "Thank you."
Then He Ziyan turned to Fang Bai, lifted the sides of her skirt with both hands to show Fang Bai the perfect side of the skirt, and asked with a joyful tone, "Aunt Fang, do I look good today?"
He Ziyan was wearing a dark blue short princess dress, embroidered with silver thread and dotted with a few silver specks.
Fang Bai nodded in approval: "Very beautiful."
He Ziyan looked at Fang Bai's light blue dress and asked, "Aunt Fang and I are wearing the same color scheme, right?"
One is dark blue, and the other is light blue, so they don't really count.
But since they're both blue, it counts. It's He Ziyan's birthday, and in order not to spoil her mood, Fang Bai nodded: "Yes."
Fang Bai added, "But yours is prettier."
Just as He Ziyan was about to reply, several newly arrived people came over to greet her.
While responding to them, He Ziyan interjected, saying to Fang Bai, "Aunt Fang, you go in first, I'll come find you in a bit."
The two people were talking about finding you.
Ji Yuning noticed He Ziyan's choice of words and glanced at her without making a sound.
He Ziyan withdrew her gaze from Fang Bai and happened to meet Ji Yuning's eyes.
The war broke out silently.
Those in the center of the battlefield failed to notice in time.
Fang Bai nodded and replied, "Okay."
When the two entered the hall and saw the birthday cake, which was over a meter tall, piled up in the center, and the decorations such as balloons hanging all over the walls, Fang Bai said softly to Ji Yuning, "How about I throw you a birthday party like this for your eighteenth birthday?"
Ji Yuning paused for a moment, then said, "I don't need it."
"What do you want?" Fang Bai asked, trying her best to satisfy her.
What do you want?
The desire in Ji Yuning's eyes flickered, then returned to normal after a few seconds. Finally, she said indifferently, "Same as last time."
Fang Bai carefully recalled what she had done 'last time', but the one thing that left a deep impression on her was the bowl of noodles she had deliberately made in the early hours of the morning.
"Noodles?" Fang Bai asked tentatively.
Ji Yuning: "Mm."
Is that really true?
Fang Bai chuckled, "That's too easy."
Ji Yuning remained silent.
Many people passed by the two of them, and the expressions on the faces of many young people when they saw Ji Yuning were quite varied.
Surprised that Ji Yuning would appear here, wondering if she was really Ji Yuning, but even more amazed by Ji Yuning's appearance tonight, which was completely different from when she was wearing her school uniform.
Fang Bai had a guess about those people, and she asked, "Were those all your classmates?"
Ji Yuning hummed in agreement.
"Where's Xiao Mu?" Fang Bai asked, noticing that Mu Xue Rou wasn't there. "Hasn't she arrived yet?"
Ji Yuning glanced at Fang Bai, suppressing the strange feeling in her heart, "She has something to do and can't come."
He Ziyan invited them to the birthday party after they sat down. When Mu Xuerou told He Ziyan that she had something to do, Ji Yuning overheard it from the side.
Fang Bai nodded slightly, thinking to himself that the female lead really understood her.
People came and went around him, and based on the original owner's memories, Fang Bai could probably name them all, but he had no desire to communicate with them at all.
It's a bit boring.
Ji Yuning became Fang Bai's main conversation partner. "Did you ask Xiao Mu which university she wants to apply to?"
The casual question stirred up the strange feeling that Ji Yuning had just suppressed.
Ji Yuning raised an eyebrow and said in a hoarse voice, "Why do you ask?"
Fang Bai said softly, "I'm just worried that you won't be in the same university and will lose contact with each other during your university years."
Ji Yuning gave Fang Bai a deep look, and when she looked away, she said in a low voice, "I have his contact information."
Is it useful?
If I block and delete you then, where will you contact me?
The original text didn't mention that Mu Xuerou blocked Ji Yuning, but if they couldn't contact each other for several years, what else could it be besides being blocked?
Fang Bai didn't say anything more to Ji Yuning because several people suddenly came up to greet her.
Once the first wave of people arrived, a second wave followed.
What Fang Bai said to Chang Suyao that day was not a joke. This week, Fang Bai went to the company several times just to make it look like a show.
Therefore, the people who approached her either talked about Fang Maozhou or about her going to the company, subtly inquiring whether she was going to take over the company.
Fang Bai initially responded politely, but as more people asked, she became numb.
Finally, when a gap appeared, I made an excuse to leave the crowd.
Fang Bai left alone; Ji Yuning was not by her side.
Even Fang Bai didn't know when Ji Yuning walked away from her or where she went.
Avoiding the crowd, Fang Bai dialed Ji Yuning's number, but no one answered.
Fang Bai frowned, thinking of the group of young people who had passed by them, including some who had bullied Ji Yuning before.
Thinking about it this way, the image of Ji Yuning being ridiculed by others immediately flashed into her mind.
Fang Bai put away his phone and walked towards a deserted corner.
After searching around, they couldn't find Ji Yuning, but they did run into He Ziyan on the second-floor balcony.
Upon seeing this, Fang Bai stepped forward and called out, "Little He."
He Ziyan's facial features were somewhat stiff, but when Fang Bai walked up to her, everything returned to normal. "Aunt Fang."
Fang Bai nodded slightly and asked directly, "Have you seen Xiao Ning? I can't find her."
Ji Yuning, Ji Yuning.
She was clearly the star of the show today.
Why... can't Fang Bai see her?
He Ziyan remained silent, and Fang Bai assumed she hadn't seen it either. He picked up his phone to contact Ji Yuning again.
Seeing Fang Bai's actions, He Ziyan interrupted her, "Aunt Fang."
Fang Bai looked up: "What's wrong?"
He Ziyan stepped forward and slowly asked, "Why are you so good to Ji Yuning?"
What's the problem?
Fang Bairou chuckled softly, her tone gentle, "She is my family."
family?
He Ziyan felt a bitter taste in her mouth, but her face remained proud. "But don't you dislike Ji Yu?"
Lemon?
"Disgusting?" Fang Bai's smile vanished, his voice becoming calm. "Why do you think that?"
He Ziyan tightened her grip on her hands hanging by her sides. "If you don't dislike her, why did you treat her like that before?"
The smile on Fang Bai's lips vanished completely, and the light in his eyes dimmed. "It's all in the past."
After saying that, Fang Bai glanced at the time and said to He Ziyan, "We're about to cut the cake. If you're not busy, go downstairs first."
Ji Yuning isn't upstairs, so she must be in the courtyard.
Fang Bai turned to the side, and just as he moved his foot, his wrist was grabbed from behind.
Turning her head, Fang Bai saw He Ziyan looking at her with a tense face. "Yes, something's wrong."