Looking at Ji Yuning, Fang Bai asked, "Have you been drinking?"
"Yeah, I had a few drinks," Ji Yuning said.
Before Fang Bai could speak, Ji Yuning continued, "Do you like strawberries and peaches?"
Fang Bai felt like she had seen these two flavors somewhere before, but couldn't remember where. She replied, "They're alright."
She really likes peach-flavored candy.
Ji Yuning slightly lowered her brows, her slender hand reaching into the nearby express delivery box. Under Fang Bai's gaze, she took three boxes of finger cots.
The package contained two boxes of finger cots and some free gifts.
Ji Yuning said, "The auntie helped me throw away those freebies."
Fang Bai: "...?!"
What about the other two boxes?
A box of strawberries, a box of... peaches.
Fang Bai's gaze was too obvious to be easily read.
Ji Yuning stared at her puzzled eyes and said, "These two boxes were given to Auntie."
"Why?" Fang Bai asked.
Ji Yuning chuckled: "We're all adults, Auntie should understand, right?"
Understand.
Of course she understands.
That's why she asked why!
Who would share this?!
And given her relationship with Ji Yuning... this makes it even more bizarre.
At this moment, Ji Yuning frowned slightly and said to Fang Bai, "I'm going to rest."
The voice was low and somewhat weak.
Fang Bai's attention was diverted, and her gaze fell on Ji Yuning's face. Seeing nothing amiss, she asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Ji Yuning rubbed her temples. "Hmm, my head hurts a little."
Fang Bai was worried, and said softly, "Then go and rest."
“Okay.” Ji Yuning said, glancing at the coffee table where a paper bag was standing. “That’s the food I packed for Auntie. It’s still warm. Auntie, have a taste.”
Fang Bai's emotions were influenced by Ji Yuning's words and actions. She looked over, but only glanced at her before turning her gaze away and saying to Ji Yuning, "I understand. We'll eat in a bit. You go and rest first."
Ji Yuning nodded, "Mm."
After saying that, she took the three boxes of finger cots and went back to her bedroom.
After she left, Fang Bai looked down at the two remaining boxes in the delivery box, his expression indescribable.
Ji Yuning brought her a very famous restaurant in Beijing, and the dishes she ordered were very much to Fang Bai's liking.
Fang Bai had no appetite at all and couldn't eat anything.
What happened that night was too fantastical; she hadn't fully processed it yet.
After a few minutes, Fang Bai remembered that Ji Yuning had said she wasn't feeling well, so he suppressed his inner turmoil, poured himself a glass of water, and headed towards Ji Yuning's bedroom.
As he pushed open the bedroom door, Fang Bai called out, "Xiao Ning..."
Ji Yuning returned to her room and lay on the bed for a while. Her clothes were a little tight and uncomfortable, so she took out her pajamas from the closet.
When Fang Bai opened the door, Ji Yuning had already taken off her suit pants and coat, and all the buttons on her only white shirt were undone.
From Fang Bai's perspective, what he saw was a slender human figure wearing a white shirt, the hem of which covered his buttocks, revealing a pair of long legs, and his black hair was loose.
The door opened, and Ji Yuning turned to face the door. Under her open collar, her black bra, without any dangling fabric, was clearly visible. Her skin was fair, her abdomen was flat, and her abs were clearly defined.
Compared to her loose-fitting shirt, Ji Yuning's waist looked incredibly thin.
Upon seeing Fang Bai, Ji Yuning stopped taking off her clothes. She tucked the hair that was scratching her chest behind her ear and asked, "Auntie, what's wrong?"
Fang Bai's ears were burning uncontrollably, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "I...I'll bring you some water."
Ji Yuning walked barefoot to Fang Bai, her feet on the white carpet feeling like she was walking on clouds.
After taking the cup from Fang Bai, Ji Yuning immediately took a sip of water.
Her lips were glistening with moisture.
Fang Bai blinked.
A dark light flashed in Ji Yuning's eyes. "Thank you, Auntie."
"Then... I'll go out first?" Fang Bai's voice was slightly restrained.
Ji Yuning responded, "Okay."
After Fang Bai said he was fine, he whispered to Ji Yuning, "Call me if you need anything."
Ji Yuning didn't stand on ceremony and said, "I might need a glass of water later."
Fang Bai nodded: "Okay, I'll remember."
Fang Bai sat back down on the sofa.
The scene I just witnessed is still haunting me.
A while ago, Ji Yuning asked if he had any feelings for her.
She said she could and couldn't, but at the time she only explained why she couldn't, which shifted the focus to her inability to do so and naturally made people overlook the word "could".
Fang Bai still remembers Ji Yuning's posture at that time, like a beauty in a painting, lying on her side on the couch, quietly waiting for the painter to copy her.
“…”
Fang Bai poured herself a glass of water. What was she thinking?!
The door creaked open, and Fang Bai instinctively turned his head.
Ji Yuning came out wearing the white, alluring dress from one of her three sets of pajamas. Seeing Fang Bai looking at her, Ji Yuning said, "I'm going to take a shower."
Fang Bai hummed in agreement.
After saying that, she didn't look at Ji Yuning, but continued drinking water from her cup.
After Ji Yuning finished showering, Fang Bai went to shower shortly after.
It wasn't dark yet the day before Fang Bai went into the bathroom, but when she came out, the living room was pitch black without the lights on.
The room closest to the bathroom had its door ajar, letting in dim light.
Fang Bai wondered if Ji Yuning had rested and if she was still feeling unwell.
Remembering that Ji Yuning said she needed another glass of water, Fang Bai went to Ji Yuning's door, intending to go inside and get the glass.
Although there was a crack in the door, Fang Bai remembered the scene he had bumped into a few tens of minutes ago, stopped in front of the door, and raised his hand to knock.
But just as Fang Bai raised his hand, before it could fall, a faint groan came from inside the bedroom.
Fang Bai was still wondering if Ji Yuning's illness had worsened when he was about to push the door open and enter. A few soft moans, accompanied by low gasps full of desire, reached his ears.
Unlike his usual aloofness, his low, husky voice was alluring, like a feather gently brushing against the skin, captivating the heart.
Fang Bai lowered his raised hand.
Move your toes.
Fang Bai wanted to leave quietly through the door, but just as she turned around, a voice came from inside:
"Fang Bai..."
Unbeknownst to the person who left in a hurry, in the room with only the bedside lamp on, under the warm orange light, after the shadow disappeared from the doorway, the desire in the eyes of the person on the bed gradually faded, quickly returning to indifference.
Chapter 104
The room was dark and gloomy without the lights on. Fang Bai leaned against the door, her heart pounding. Even though the door behind her was cold, she couldn't feel any coolness from it; her body was burning hot.
His gentle and mild eyes held a hint of bewilderment and a rare sense of loss.
The rapid heartbeat spurred blood circulation, and Fang Bai felt that her face was also very hot, in addition to her ears.
The low, hoarse cry she heard as she turned to leave, which sparked a flood of thoughts, was like a thunderclap in her ears, causing her brain to briefly stop functioning.
This was the first time she had encountered such a situation, and she had no idea how to react. Fang Bai felt that she had done a good job by returning to her room silently.
so…
Why did Ji Yuning call her by her name?
Fang Bai wanted to use the excuse that "Ji Yuning discovered her and called her," but this reason was rejected the moment she hurriedly fled back to her room.
That cry... its tone was unusual.
Fang Bai felt weak in her limbs. She walked to the bedside, sat down, and then collapsed onto the bed.
What brought Fang Bai to her senses, besides her own realization, was the actions of others that reminded her.
Fang Bai stared at the ceiling, and all the details of life that she had overlooked came rushing back, piling up together.
After an unknown amount of time, Fang Bai gradually calmed down, and his steady heartbeat cleared up his chaotic thoughts.
No longer swayed by emotions, Fang Bai, with perfect clarity, arranged the piled-up information line by line according to timeline.
A long time passed, and Fang Bai gave up on logical reasoning.
There was too much information, and it was too complicated for her to know where to begin.
I tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Just as Fang Bai was hugging the blanket and forcing himself to fall asleep with his eyes closed, a noise came from the living room.