After changing her clothes, she received a photo of the treadmill taken by Hao Yingman.
Hao Yingman: [Want to come together?]
Fang Bai: [Okay.]
Neither of them sent any more messages.
Just as Fang Bai finished his preparations and was about to start exercising, his WeChat rang.
Ji Yuning replied: [Not fat.]
The next moment, a WeChat call popped up.
Fang Bai answered the call.
As soon as the call connected, Fang Bai heard Ji Yuning say, "Wait for me."
Fang Bai paused for a moment: "...Okay, sure."
Ji Yuning seemed to have propped her phone up on the table, with the camera pointing directly at her. Fang Bai could clearly see the office chair she was sitting in, as well as the several tall buildings visible through the window behind her.
Ji Yuning was wearing a white shirt with the collar slightly open, making her neck appear even whiter. The silver chain under her clothes was faintly visible. Fang Bai was a little surprised when she saw it, as she rarely saw Ji Yuning wear jewelry, and she had never seen Ji Yuning wear the ones she had given her before.
However, Fang Bai's attention was soon drawn to the glasses perched on Ji Yuning's nose, which were probably for blocking blue light, since Ji Yuning was not nearsighted.
The thin black-rimmed glasses, when viewed against Ji Yuning's focused gaze and sharply defined jawline, exuded a sense of asceticism.
The sweet girl Ji Yuning in Fang Bai's heart vanished in an instant.
Several voices came from Ji Yuning's side, and then Ji Yuning was seen flipping through something.
Two minutes later, when the sound of high heels hitting the ground was heard, Fang Bai saw the camera on Ji Yuning's side shake slightly, and then that breathtaking face was magnified on the screen.
Ji Yuning's eyes crinkled at the corners as she called out, "Auntie."
Fang Bai looked at Ji Yuning: "Hmm, have you eaten yet?"
Ji Yuning took off her glasses, and the temples of the glasses lifted a strand of her hair, which peeked out from behind her ear, giving her a slightly languid look.
Ji Yuning rubbed the spot where the mirror holder had pressed against her with two fingers and said softly, "The food is already being heated up."
Without the lens, Ji Yuning could finally see that Fang Bai was lying in front of the camera, with the old TV in the living room behind him. Looking at it this way, it seemed that Fang Bai had propped the phone up on the coffee table.
Ji Yuning raised an eyebrow: "Auntie, are you... sitting on the floor?"
Fang Bai picked up his phone and turned the camera lens. "No."
Looking at the pink yoga mat and Fang Bai's slightly exposed leg on the screen, Ji Yuning recalled the photo that had been sent and guessed what Fang Bai was going to do.
The next second, Fang Bai said, "I need to lose weight."
Ji Yuning smiled and said, "Auntie isn't fat at all, why would she need to lose weight? Just exercise appropriately to stay healthy."
"Are you really not fat?"
“Yes, really,” Ji Yuning said.
Fang Bai is not fat; in fact, she's lost a lot of weight compared to three years ago.
The phone was propped up on the coffee table again. This time, Fang Bai wasn't lying down. Ji Yuning noticed that Fang Bai was wearing a sports vest, and the necklace on his collarbone was sparkling.
Ji Yuning's gaze deepened. Behind her, out of the camera's view, was a warm pendant pressed against the same spot.
At that moment, Fang Bai said to her, "Wait for me, someone is knocking on the door."
Ji Yuning hummed in agreement, then moved her hand away and placed it on the table, quietly waiting for Fang Bai to return.
Fang Bai opened the door, and a woman in business attire stood in front of her. Upon seeing Fang Bai, she smiled and asked, "Hello, are you Miss Fang?"
Fang Bai nodded: "Yes."
Upon hearing this, the woman held up the bag she was carrying in front of Fang Bai and said, "Hello, Miss Fang, these are clothes that Miss Ji bought in my store. As per Miss Ji's instructions, I'm delivering them to your door. I hope you like them."
Fang Bai glanced at the bag in front of him. It was pure white with no print or pattern, so he couldn't tell what brand it was.
The box inside the bag is flat.
Clothes? What clothes?
Fang Bai took the bag, suppressing his suspicions, and said softly to the woman, "Thank you."
The woman smiled and said, "You're welcome, Ms. Fang. I hope you have a pleasant experience."
After saying that, the woman added, "I'll be leaving now. Miss Fang and Miss Ji are welcome to shop here again next time."
As soon as the woman turned and headed towards the stairs, Fang Bai closed the door.
Sitting back on the yoga mat, Fang Bai looked at Ji Yuning on the screen and asked, "What clothes did you buy?"
Ji Yuning's eyes flickered, and she asked in a low voice, "Have we arrived?"
Fang Bai asked, "Um, should I open it?"
Ji Yuning: "It's for your aunt."
"A gift for me?" Fang Baimei curved her eyebrows. "Why do you keep giving me gifts?"
Ji Yuning said calmly, "This is to return to Auntie."
return?
What else?
Fang Bai lowered his eyes. "Then I'll open it."
As he spoke, Fang Bai pulled the box out of the bag, placed it on his lap, and slowly tore open the adhesive paper sealing the opening.
As the box was opened, Fang Bai saw what the so-called clothes inside were.
It was a set of light blue underwear.
The fabric isn't exactly thin, but it's slightly transparent and has a subtle, see-through feel. The overall feature is that each piece has two ribbons tied into a bow, which can be easily untied with a simple pull. There are also a few pieces of lace interspersed among them, embroidered with subtle patterns.
Fang Bai understood what the woman meant by using the phrase "enjoyable experience".
This lingerie set... it does have a bit of a sexy lingerie vibe, but it's much better than sexy lingerie and can be worn normally.
Fang Bai licked his lips, looked up and asked Ji Yuning, "This...you bought it?"
"Well, I was wearing Auntie's underwear, so I picked out a new pair to return to her, just like that style."
Ji Yuning's voice was clear and crisp, without a trace of fluctuation, completely lacking the panic in Fang Bai's tone, as if she were giving an ordinary gift.
Fang Bai's face flushed.
Although both have lace, hers is nowhere near as sexy as this one.
Fang Bai was glad she hadn't gone to Hao Yingman's house, and that she hadn't opened the package there. Otherwise, no matter how she explained, the other party wouldn't listen to anything.
Sending underwear as a gift is too easy to be misunderstood.
Ji Yuning put her glasses back on and looked at the person on the screen who was putting the box back into the bag. Her eyes flickered behind the lenses, and a faint light flashed in them.
She did this to make people misunderstand.
Fortunately, her aunt was very well-behaved.
The opportunity is gone.
Author's Note:
The first person to send underwear as a declaration of sovereignty.
Chapter 88
After setting the bag aside, Fang Bai looked up and met Ji Yuning's gaze. Seeing that she had put her glasses back on, Fang Bai asked, "Are you busy again?"
As he spoke, Fang Bai stood up with his phone in hand, and with the movement, the camera zoomed in on his face for a few seconds.
Within seconds, Fang Bai's face was magnified, revealing delicate skin. The distance was so close that it seemed Ji Yuning could kiss Fang Bai's face with just a slight bend.
But Ji Yuning knew that what separated them was not just a screen, but also a distance of thousands of miles and a thin film that she had not actively broken.
It will be soon.
Give her a few more days.
Ji Yuning moved her index finger to the center of the screen, and her neatly trimmed fingertip tapped Fang Bai's face, making two soft tapping sounds.
At the same time, the camera on the other side stabilized, and Fang Bai's entire face appeared on the screen.
Ji Yuning withdrew her hand without changing her expression and said softly, "Mm."
Fang Bai sat on the sofa, hugging her knees, and said, "Then you go ahead with your work, Auntie won't bother you anymore."
"Okay." Ji Yuning paused for a moment, "But I haven't had dinner yet..."
Upon hearing this, Fang Bai's hand, which was about to hang up the phone, suddenly stopped in mid-air. He said seriously, "Eat, then get back to work."
Ji Yuning raised her eyebrows slightly, "Auntie, are you going to watch me eat?"
Fang Bai didn't care about other people's eating habits, nor did he want to watch Ji Yuning eat.
When she was about to refuse, she thought again: what if Ji Yuning, after she hung up the phone, while she couldn't see her, focused solely on work and skipped meals...
Fang Bai agreed: "Okay, let me see what delicious food you're eating~"
Ji Yuning ate slowly and quietly, without making a sound. While she was eating, Fang Bai did nothing except go to the kitchen to pour her a glass of water.
Fearing that staring at Ji Yuning would make her uncomfortable, Fang Bai put his phone aside and started playing with another phone.
However, Fang Bai would still glance at the person on the small screen from time to time.
Good-looking people are pleasing to the eye no matter what they do, including eating.
Fang Bai was stunned when she looked at Ji Yuning for what felt like the umpteenth time and saw that the other woman had finished eating and was also looking at her.
It felt like I'd been caught spying.
Fang Bai was the first to react, asking, "Finished eating?"