Seemingly already conjuring up that image, Ji Yuning closed her eyes tightly, trying to brush it away, but to no avail.
A few minutes later, Ji Yuning's emotionless, stagnant voice rang out in the carriage: "...Aunt Fang."
The scene she imagined after closing her eyes made Ji Yuning give in.
No matter how unwilling Ji Yuning was, Fang Bai achieved his goal.
She chuckled softly, patted Ji Yuning's head, and said in a low voice, "Good girl."
Author's Note:
Fang Bai: Disgusting?
Ji Yuning (with an extremely strong survival instinct): I was disgusting! Kisses, hugs, and piggyback rides! My wife is the most beautiful woman in the world! I couldn't ask for my wife's kisses! I just hadn't realized how wonderful my wife is!
Chapter 11
Fang Bai clapped twice and then withdrew his hand.
She dared not touch the female lead's head too much, even though it felt very nice.
The moment Fang Bai's hand landed on Ji Yuning's head, Ji Yuning's muscles and nerves tensed instantly, and she even had an instinctive reaction to shrink back.
After being hit so many times, Fang Bai's raising his hand and swinging his arm at close range would stimulate Ji Yuning's nerves.
But Fang Bai was faster than her. When she realized that Fang Bai had only patted her head twice before withdrawing his hand, Ji Yuning stiffly turned her head and moved her body to the side, as if this would keep her away from Fang Bai and prevent him from launching another surprise attack.
But the car was a small space, and it was futile for Ji Yuning to move her body any further.
Fang Bai saw this and lost the desire to continue teasing Ji Yuning.
Getting Ji Yuning to call her "Auntie" was a way to improve the relationship between the two shops. Once she started calling her that, things would be much easier later on. We couldn't rush it.
Fang Bai remained silent, and Ji Yuning soon returned to her chair, her expression indifferent, as if nothing had happened.
Twenty minutes later, the car drove into the mall parking lot.
Fang Bai told Uncle Li to go have lunch by himself first, and then she took Ji Yuning up the elevator.
The mall has five floors, with restaurants on the top floor. Fang Bai decided to shop from the bottom up and have a meal on the fifth floor.
Fang Bai's main purpose in taking Ji Yuning to the mall was to buy her clothes.
Ji Yuning wears a school uniform at school, but outside of school, all her other clothes are brought from her home by Wu Mei.
The clothes belonged to Wu Mei's daughter; they were old clothes from five or six years ago.
Most of the clothes were very baggy, and Ji Yuning swayed inside them.
Fang Bai told Ji Yuning that he was buying something, but he didn't say that it was for Ji Yuning. Of course, Ji Yuning didn't think that Fang Bai brought her to the mall to buy things for her; she was just someone Fang Bai dragged along to carry things.
So when Fang Bai asked her if she had any favorite styles, Ji Yuning casually pointed in a direction. She knew that Fang Bai wouldn't like what she liked, so there was no need for her to seriously help Fang Bai choose.
Fang Bai looked in the direction Ji Yuning was pointing and saw a row of lace undershirts, which looked extremely sexy.
Fang Bai raised an eyebrow in surprise; she hadn't expected the female lead's tastes to be so mature.
"Why don't you change your style? This kind of outfit isn't suitable for someone your age," Fang Bai suggested softly.
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Ji Yuning only heard the first half of Fang Bai's sentence. When she looked over and saw the lace undershirt, a hint of unease flashed across her face.
Seeing this, Fang Bai assumed that Ji Yuning was determined to have it, and said earnestly, "You can wear it when you're my age. You're only sixteen, so it will make you look younger."
Ji Yuning said in a deep voice, "I won't wear it."
When did she say she wanted to wear it?
Fang Bai couldn't understand the young man's mind. Why was he angry when he wasn't allowed to buy it?
Fang Bai paused for a moment, then said, "You can buy one if you want."
Ji Yuning heard Fang Bai's words completely this time, and a look of doubt filled her eyes: "Buy it for me?"
Fang Bai suddenly realized that the child hadn't understood what she meant.
Fang Bai nodded and smiled: "That's right, otherwise why would I take you shopping?"
Ji Yuning: "...I have clothes."
"Those are too old."
"I don't have any money to give you."
“You don’t need to pay…” Fang Bai looked at Ji Yuning, “Auntie will pay out of her own pocket.”
“…”
The sales assistant standing to the side waited until the two finished speaking before stepping forward to ask, "Do you two need anything else?"
Fang Bai had already selected several items in the store.
Fang Bai's gaze fell on Ji Yuning, who was pursing her lips. "Is there anything else you like?"
Ji Yuning shook her head. "No."
Fang Bai hummed in agreement and said to the sales assistant, "That's all, let's check out."
The sales assistant said "okay" and walked towards the counter with the clothes Fang Bai had selected.
Fang Bai glanced around the store again and said to Ji Yuning, "If I were you, and someone I dislike said they wanted to buy me something, I would definitely buy them until they went bankrupt."
She said that entirely to make Ji Yuning accept the clothes she bought for her.
Fang Bai paused, then added, "Of course, no matter how much you buy, I won't go bankrupt."
After saying that, Fang Bai turned around and went to pay the bill.
Ji Yuning shifted her gaze from Fang Bai's tall figure to the merchandise hanging in the store.
She is different from Fang Bai.
Fang Bai said she could buy bankrupt people she disliked, while Ji Yuning suspected there might be a scam involved.
Buying things is just the surface; the main purpose is to gain something deeper from her.
In order to find out Fang Bai's intentions, Ji Yuning cooperated with Fang Bai very well. She went to change her clothes when Fang Bai asked her to. Because of the misunderstanding that happened at the previous store, she stopped using her fingers casually when Fang Bai asked for her opinion.
Ji Yuning had been waiting for Fang Bai to say something cryptic, but after visiting several stores, she realized that Fang Bai seemed to be there simply to spend money.
Once inside the store, I only asked her one question—"Is there anything you like?"
Apart from this sentence, there is nothing else.
Fang Bai, unaware of Ji Yuning's thoughts, picked up a piece of clothing that she thought was quite nice and looked at the silent woman with her eyes downcast, asking, "Do you like this one? Why don't you try it on?"
Ji Yuning looked over.
Fang Bai was holding a light pink short-sleeved shirt with Hello Kitty printed on the front...
Ji Yuning took the clothes hanger from Fang Bai's hand, hung it back in its original place, and said, "That's enough, no need to buy any more."
Fang Bai glanced at the various bags in Ji Yuning's other hand and thought that it was indeed enough. He nodded and said, "...Okay, then let's go buy one last thing."
Ji Yuning hummed in agreement and followed behind Fang Bai.
Ji Yuning thought the last item referred to what Fang Bai wanted to buy.
But as she walked with Fang Bai and saw that they were only a few steps away from the lingerie store, Ji Yuning suddenly had a bad feeling.
The next second, Fang Bai turned his head and said, "I'll buy you a few more pieces of underwear, then we'll go eat."
Ji Yuning called out, "Miss Fang."
She frowned: "I don't need it."
"These are necessities, how can we not need them?" Fang Bai retorted. "Also, what did you call me?"
"..." Given the current situation, Ji Yuning once again yielded to Fang Bai, "Aunt Fang."
Thinking about Ji Yuning's refusal, Fang Bai suggested, "Why don't you wait outside while I go buy it?"
Fang Bai felt that Ji Yuning might still not accept his offer if he went in to buy it, so he said again, "How about I wait outside and you go in to buy it?"
Ji Yuning's face darkened with anger: "I don't need it."
"Okay, I'll go in and buy it." Fang Bai made a move to leave.
Ji Yuning bypassed Fang Bai first and whispered, "...I'll go by myself."
Fang Bai smiled, his eyes narrowing slightly, a look of smug satisfaction on his face. "I'll transfer the money to you via WeChat by phone."
After the transfer, Fang Bai heard Ji Yuning's phone chime and asked, "Do you know how to use it? Take out your phone and I'll teach you."
Ji Yuning silently handed over her phone.
In about five minutes, under Ji Yuning's watchful eye, Fang Bai completed the real-name authentication and other procedures, taught Ji Yuning how to make payments, and then handed the phone back to her.
Ji Yuning took the phone and heard Fang Bai whisper to her, "Do you know your bra size? If you don't, you can ask the sales assistant, but I feel... you should just buy the smallest size."
Fang Bai spoke very seriously when he said the last sentence; he was giving Ji Yuning advice.
But when Ji Yuning heard this, she thought of what the woman had said at school last time.
Ji Yuning glanced silently at Fang Bai, then turned and left.
Three minutes later, Ji Yuning came out of the lingerie store.
"So fast?" Fang Bai looked at the person walking towards her with slight surprise. "Did you choose carefully?"
Ji Yuning replied, "It was recommended by the shop assistant."
Fang Bai wanted to ask Ji Yuning if she liked it, but then he thought that since Ji Yuning had already bought it, she must like it.
While they were shopping for clothes, Uncle Li had already eaten. Fang Bai called him and asked him to come upstairs to pick up the items.
After Uncle Li took away all the bags, big and small, Fang Bai, whose shopping desires were satisfied and whose hands were free, was in a good mood. She turned to look at Ji Yuning, who was standing on the next step of the escalator, and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Ji Yuning looked up at Fang Bai, her dark eyes reflecting his image. "Anything is fine."