Fang Bai pursed her lips, wondering what she was supposed to say.
The air was silent for a few seconds. Fang Bai was still mentally preparing his words when Ji Yuning said again, "Auntie too, right?"
Fang Bai's eyelashes fluttered, and her eyes shimmered with tears. She had promised not to lie to Ji Yuning anymore, and there was nothing wrong with admitting such a thing. Compared to Ji Yuning's frankness, it would seem petty of her to keep being coy.
Fang Bai nodded and said, "Yes."
Ji Yuning's eyes lit up with interest. "Then why did Aunt Liao ask you to find a spouse before?"
"How do you know it's not a girl?" Because the previous conditions were so demanding and difficult to find, Fang Bai didn't mention one thing: that the other party had to be female.
Ji Yuning: "Oh."
"?"
Oh? What kind of reaction is that?
Ji Yuning raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Actually, there's something I forgot to tell Auntie."
"What?"
"I forgot to send Aunt Liao her criteria for choosing a partner back then," Ji Yuning said, half-jokingly.
No wonder she didn't receive any messages from Liao Li. Fang Bai joked, "So it was you who ruined my chances of finding a partner."
"Really? I feel like Auntie has a lot of suitors."
Fang Bai chuckled. "You're teasing me now?"
She turned around and said, "I'm going upstairs."
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Back in his room, Fang Bai washed up and sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at the things in his hands.
It was her old cell phone.
Ji Yuning returned it to her today.
The phone is in very good condition and can even be turned on.
WeChat shows many unread messages.
It was sent to her by Mu Xuerou, He Ziyan, and Liao Li. After sending dozens of messages without receiving a reply, she stopped sending them.
Fang Bai lowered his gaze but did not see Ji Yuning.
Oh, right. She left her phone with Ji Yuning, so naturally the other party wouldn't send her any messages.
Three knocks were heard, followed by a creak.
Ji Yuning appeared before her.
She was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, her hair tied up and loose over her shoulders, and she looked like she had just finished washing up.
Fang Bai asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Ji Yuning handed the cup in her hand to Fang Bai, "Milk."
Fang Bai instinctively took the milk, but didn't drink it. She glanced at the milk and asked, "Why are you making me drink this?"
"It helps with sleep," Ji Yuning said.
She brushed her teeth. She didn't really want to drink it, but she didn't want to refuse Ji Yuning's offer. "Okay, thank you."
Fang Bai took a sip and looked at Ji Yuning, saying, "You've had a tiring day, go and get some rest."
Fang Bai finished speaking and continued drinking her milk, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ji Yuning take off her shoes and get onto... her bed.
Fang Bai nearly choked on his milk, quickly swallowing it down. Looking at the person already in bed, he asked with slight surprise, "Xiao Ning, what's wrong?"
Ji Yuning knelt on the bed, her hands resting on her knees, her eyes squinting upwards: "Didn't Auntie tell me to rest early?"
That's correct.
But she meant for you to go back to your room and rest, not to her bed.
Ji Yuning had already turned to the other side, her long legs crossed, and she was supporting her head with one hand, staring at Fang Bai.
The moment she met Fang Bai's gaze, she patted the bed and said, "Auntie, you can go to sleep after you've had your milk."
Fang Bai had the illusion that she was a child, but she still listened to Ji Yuning and drank the remaining half cup of milk.
Fang Bai got up and placed the cup on the small round table in the distance. She didn't get into bed, but looked at Ji Yuning and asked softly, "Are you going to sleep with me?"
"Hmm," Ji Yuning said in a low voice.
In the past, Fang Bai might have agreed, but now they have finally come to the truth about their sexuality, which is quite different from before when they knew each other but pretended to be completely unaware.
Thinking this, Fang Bai spoke to Ji Yuning, "But you know that your aunt, like you, also likes women..."
The person on the bed asked softly, "Does Auntie have feelings for me?"
How did this idea come to mind?!
Fang Bai quickly shook his head: "No."
Perhaps shocked by Ji Yuning's words, Fang Bai's body suddenly heated up, and even his cheeks flushed.
Fang Bai lowered his eyes slightly, not looking at Ji Yuning.
She wondered what aspect of her behavior made Ji Yuning think she had feelings for her.
Fang Bai, who was looking down, didn't know that Ji Yuning's eyes were full of teasing when she spoke, and she wasn't asking seriously at all.
"Auntie denied it so quickly."
It happened so fast that Ji Yuning didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Fang Bai looked up and said softly, "Of course, I'm your aunt."
Ji Yuning let out a soft snort, "Then what is Auntie worried about?"
Fang Bai suddenly realized, "That's right, what is she worried about?"
"Then why do you want to sleep with me?" She stopped worrying and started to get curious.
Ji Yuning shifted her position, resting her head against the soft cushion at the head of the bed. She smoothed out the wrinkles on the square white pillow with her fingers and said casually, "I'm used to it."
Is she a sleep-inducing doll?
"Can I ask Auntie a question?" Ji Yuning asked again.
Fang Bai: "...What?"
Ji Yuning slowly sat up, her voice slightly hurt, and said, "Auntie denied it too quickly just now, which hurt my confidence."
Fang Bai's first reaction was disbelief. How could Ji Yuning's confidence be so easily shattered? But when she saw the sorrow in Ji Yuning's eyes, her opinion began to waver.
Was her tone really too harsh?
"What do you want to ask?" Fang Bai asked.
Ji Yuning tucked her disheveled hair behind her ear as she lay down, her cold eyes now filled with an unreadable desire, and said slowly, "I want to ask, if you weren't my aunt, would you have similar feelings for me?"
Her tone was indifferent, as if she really wanted to regain her confidence from Fang Bai's answer.
If it weren't for Ji Yuning's aunt...
Fang Bai silently recited Ji Yuning's question and looked towards the bed.
With black hair and white clothes, cold eyes and thin lips, she sat with her legs bent to the side, her skin as white as a crescent moon, exuding a cool yet sexy aura.
Like snow in summer, it's something you can only hope to see, not something you can ask for.
She glanced at it once and then turned her head away.
When Fang Bai looked at Ji Yuning again, he replied, "You're too young, even if you could."
Ji Yuning looked down and asked, "Is it small?"
Three black lines appeared on Fang Bai's forehead. "I was talking about age."
"Hmm?" Ji Yuning's eyes flashed with confusion. "Auntie seems to be younger than me, isn't she eighteen?"
Fang Bai was amused. She walked to the bedside and sat down. "You don't not eat candy, so why are you so sweet-talking?"
Ji Yuning raised her eyes and said calmly, "Because I want you to like me."
Chapter 102
To see Beibei, Fang Bai and Ji Yuning went to Beijing the next day.
The person who picked them up at the airport was Yuan Yizhen, whom Fang Bai had known for a long time but had never officially met.
After a brief greeting, Yuan Yizhen started talking to Ji Yuning about work. Neither of them were wary of Fang Bai. Fang Bai, on the other hand, put on his headphones and glanced out the window, not listening to what they were saying.
Yuan Yizhen left after dropping them off at their apartment complex, without going upstairs with them.
As Ji Yuning was unlocking the door with her fingerprint, Fang Bai couldn't help but ask her, "Does Beibei still recognize me?"
Ji Yuning had already entered her fingerprint and was about to open the door when she heard Fang Bai's words. She put her hand down, turned her head to look at Fang Bai, and said, "Auntie, open the door."
"Why?"
Ji Yuning chuckled softly without saying a word.
Fang Bai, puzzled, grasped the doorknob and, under Ji Yuning's gaze, gently opened the door.
As soon as the door was opened a crack, Fang Bai saw a white cat standing upright on the shoe cabinet, its body taking up the entire area, its wide-open amber eyes staring unblinkingly at the door.
Every time Ji Yuning came back, she would see this scene. As soon as she heard the familiar footsteps outside the door, Beibei would jump onto the shoe cabinet and obediently squat on it.
The scene is very soothing.
It can relieve someone's anxiety.
Through the crack in the door, a person and a cat looked at each other.
"Beibei~"