Fang Maozhou slapped his thigh, realizing the pain was real. He turned to the two of them and demanded, "What? You're together? How did you two start dating?!"
Although it's true that a daughter should marry when she comes of age, and Fang Bai is old enough to date, he hasn't even spent much time with his daughter yet, and he already has a girlfriend?!
Fang Maozhou wasn't angry about anything else, he was just worried that Fang Bai had been kidnapped and he would never see Fang Bai again...
wrong!!
Fang Maozhou suddenly realized why Fang Bai wanted to stay in the capital! It was because of Ji Yuning!
Looking at Fang Bai, Fang Maozhou suddenly choked up, wanting to say something but reluctant to do so, afraid that if he said the wrong thing, he would stubbornly refuse to go home.
Finally, Fang Maozhou suddenly turned to look at Ji Yuning. At this moment, he felt no guilt towards Ji Yuning at all. He stood up abruptly and said with a stern face, "Come to the study with me."
After saying that, he turned around and left on his own.
Fang Maozhou really couldn't hold his liquor. Not only did he stumble when he took a step, but he also walked unsteadily, as if he might fall down at any moment.
Seeing this, Chang Suyao got up to help him.
Fang Yimu had left the table long before the others started talking, and no one knew where he went.
Only Fang Bai and Ji Yuning remained in the large living room.
Fang Bai was wearing a light green long dress today, with a side braid draped over her shoulder, and her earring was a green leaf. She exuded gentleness and freshness.
However, the pleats at the waist and hips of the clothes, with their tightness, gave Fang Bai a charming and alluring look.
Half innocent and half alluring.
Fang Bai straightened up, and the ornament on his earlobe moved slightly. "Wait for me downstairs."
This was said to Ji Yuning.
After saying that, Fang Bai made a move to leave, but Ji Yuning grabbed him, saying, "Uncle is calling me."
Fang Bai's wrist was being held, preventing him from moving.
Of course she knew that Fang Maozhou was calling Ji Yuning, but she was the one who brought up the topic, and rationally, she was the one who wanted to talk to Fang Maozhou.
Fang Bai smiled and took Fu Jiyu Ning's hand, his voice leisurely, "Adults are talking, children shouldn't cause trouble."
Ji Yuning stood up, put her arm around Fang Bai's waist, and repeated, "Yes, adults should talk, children shouldn't cause trouble."
Fang Bai looked up and muttered, "No manners."
Ji Yuning lowered her head and kissed Fang Bai's lips, her lips brushing against Fang Bai's ear. She glanced at the green leaves, flicked her fingers lightly, and whispered, "At this time, it's my turn to deal with Uncle. Otherwise, what if he doesn't let me marry you later?"
How did this turn into a discussion about marriage?
Fang Bai's face instantly felt hot, and his ears burned intensely.
Meeting Ji Yuning's smiling eyes, Fang Bai blurted out, "My registered address is—"
Ji Yuning raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance of Fang Bai's meaning, "What is it?"
Since it's a single-family household, whether or not she gets married has nothing to do with whether Fang Maozhou agrees or not; she can simply go and get the marriage certificate if she wants.
Fang Bai's red lips pressed into a line, unable to utter the rest of her words; the child was just teasing her on purpose.
Ji Yuning smiled and wrapped her arms around Fang Bai's waist. "Uncle called me because he must want to know about us. Judging from his expression, he's probably angry that I kidnapped his daughter. It has nothing to do with anything else."
Although Fang Maozhou didn't seem to understand, Ji Yuning still noticed.
Moreover, the Fang Bai in front of her was not the same Fang Bai. Whether Fang Maozhou agreed or not was not important to Ji Yuning; what she was concerned about was Fang Bai.
Lowering her eyes, Ji Yuning kissed Fang Bai again and said, "I'll be down soon."
Eight minutes later.
Ji Yuning came out of the study and saw a figure in green leaning against the corridor.
Fang Bai glanced at the time after hearing the noise; it was shorter than she had expected.
With his shoulders off the wall and his back straight, Fang Bai asked, "How is it?"
Ji Yuning took two steps forward and hugged Fang Bai.
Pulled into someone's arms, Fang Bai subconsciously looked up, resting his chin on Ji Yuning's shoulder, "What's wrong?"
Ji Yuning's voice rang out to Fang Bai: "President Fang is asleep from being drunk."
"?"
Fang Bai paused for a few seconds, then couldn't help but chuckle, asking uncertainly, "Asleep?"
"Um."
Fang Bai nudged Ji Yuning's shoulder, "I'll go in and take a look."
She couldn't possibly sleep in the study, so she went to see if she could wake him up and help him back to the bedroom.
Ji Yuning raised her hand to stop Fang Bai, "There's something else I haven't told Auntie."
Fang Bai glanced sideways at Ji Yuning and lightly pinched her waist. "When did you learn to tease people?"
Ji Yuning stroked Fang Bai's back, stroking it, "Hmm... I wish I could keep Auntie hanging on like this forever."
Fang Bai lifted his eyelids slightly: "Then you can keep hanging there. I'll go check the study first."
“…Auntie,” Ji Yuning said in a serious tone, “Before Mr. Fang fell asleep, he told me to take good care of you.”
A simple sentence, yet it was enough to show Fang Maozhou's attitude.
You agree?
In less than eight minutes of conversation, Fang Maozhou's mind changed?
Fang Bai was curious, so she asked Ji Yuning, "What were you talking about?"
They didn't say much, but they said everything they needed to say.
After some routine questions, Fang Maozhou's attitude towards Ji Yuning did not soften; he remained sullen.
But Ji Yuning only said one sentence, and the situation changed.
Ji Yuning said, "I will bring Auntie back to visit you often."
The four words "come back often" struck a chord with Fang Maozhou.
He initially thought Fang Bai's absence from home was due to Ji Yuning, but as he went upstairs, he realized that Fang Bai hadn't been home much before, and it didn't seem to have much to do with Ji Yuning.
Fang Maozhou even wondered what would happen to Fang Bai after he passed away and Fang Bai grew old, since Fang Bai hadn't dated in so long. He considered arranging blind dates for Fang Bai, but Fang Bai refused.
Now that Ji Yuning is by her side, she has someone to take care of her.
Ji Yuning said that she had liked Fang Bai for three years, and her continuous visits over the past three years were enough to prove that she was sincere towards her daughter.
Therefore, he had even less reason to object. Although Fang Maozhou knew that whether he objected or not, Fang Bai and Ji Yuning wouldn't listen to him and would still be together.
The grieving old father had no choice but to accept the excuse Ji Yuning had given him.
When Fang Bai pushed open the door to the study, he saw the person Ji Yuning had mentioned who was asleep sitting behind the desk, staring blankly at the photo in his hand.
Hearing the noise, Fang Maozhou looked up and saw that it was Fang Bai. He called out the name he hadn't used in a long time: "Bai Bao".
Fang Bai paused for a moment before replying, "Mm."
She then walked to the desk: "Xiao Ning said you were asleep, so I came in to check on you."
"I was faking it," Fang Maozhou said. "I drank too much and felt a little dizzy, so I just lay down for a while."
Fang Bai smiled slightly: "Just now you said you could take on eight opponents by yourself."
Fang Maozhou smiled and said, "I'm getting old. Those are all achievements from my youth."
Fang Bai had already walked to the table when Fang Maozhou saw this and waved to her, signaling Fang Bai to walk around the desk.
"come over."
Fang Bai walked over and saw that Fang Maozhou was holding a group photo.
Fang Maozhou said, "This is a photo of you and your mother. You were probably seven or eight years old then. I was busy with work and couldn't spend much time with you and your mother. You always asked your mother, 'Where's Daddy?' When I finally became successful and had time to spend with you and your mother, I never expected..."
Fang Maozhou put down the photo, looked up at Fang Bai, and said, "Dad doesn't want to remind you of the past. I just want to tell you that in the future, don't just focus on work, spend more time with each other."
"I understand..." Fang Bai paused, then called out, "Dad."
Fang Maozhou's eyes welled up with tears. He stood up, leaning on the table, and put his hand on Fang Bai's shoulder, comforting him, "Alright, Dad will be alone for a while. You go find Xiao Ning. If you two want to stay here overnight, then stay. If not, have the driver take you back."
Fang Bai glanced at Fang Maozhou, then lowered his eyes and said, "Okay, you should get some rest."
Before leaving, Fang Bai opened his arms and hugged Fang Maozhou briefly, a very short but warm hug.
This caused Fang Maozhou to freeze, forgetting even to hug her back.
After Fang Bai closed the door and left, Fang Maozhou sat down, stroking the child in the photo with his fingertips, lost in thought.
Fang and Bai ultimately decided to stay overnight and leave the next day.
The room they slept in was the bedroom piled high with gifts. Fang Maozhou not only didn't send anyone to collect them, but instead left them neatly stacked.
It gave Fang Bai the illusion that he was sleeping in a supermarket warehouse...
Chapter 132 (End of Main Text)
Fang Bai could tell that Ji Yuning was in a much better mood after she confessed to Fang Maozhou.
Specifically, this manifests in…
When Fang Bai woke up in the morning, he saw Ji Yuning with a smile on her face, playing with her fingers and humming an unknown tune.
It's rare to see Ji Yuning like this.
This made Fang Bai sigh that satisfying Ji Yuning was simply too easy. As long as he gave her some response, she would be as content as a child, which was very different from her real life.
The two left after having breakfast at Fang's house.
Instead of going straight home, they had Uncle Li drive them to the city center.
They went to the library, to Huyi Middle School, and to several places that hold memories.