However, repeated questioning will only annoy Fang Bai and, in more serious cases, cause him to feel disgusted, thus reducing the credibility of his answers.
Just like that afternoon, after she couldn't help but kiss Fang Bai, Fang Bai actually said such heartless words.
If it had been a more obvious kiss instead of a slight scratch, Fang Bai might have left while she was out drinking.
She didn't want to pressure Fang Bai, much less force her to leave.
There's still a whole night to go, no rush.
After all, we've waited three years for this.
Seeing that Fang Bai was still strongly recommending the comfort of sleeping on her side, Ji Yuning lowered her eyes and whispered, "I'm afraid to sleep alone."
Fang Bai's hand, which was trying to pull Ji Yuning to lie down on her side, froze in mid-air.
Ji Yuning added, "But it's okay, if Auntie doesn't want to sleep with me, I can sleep by myself."
“…”
Fang Bai lowered his hand and turned to walk towards the bathroom.
When Fang Bai reached the door and saw that Ji Yuning hadn't followed her, she said, "Come on, wash up before you go to sleep."
Seeing that Ji Yuning was still standing there, Fang Bai sighed and said, "Let's sleep together."
When Ji Yuning woke up the next day, Fang Bai was no longer by her side. She subconsciously looked at the suitcase in the corner, only to find that the suitcase that had been lying down had been stood up.
They seemed ready to leave at any moment.
Ji Yuning sat up in bed, looking down at her white pajamas, and remained silent, pursing her lips.
Last night, my white short-sleeved shirt got very dirty. Fang Bai made me take it off while I was washing up, and I don't even know if it was thrown away again while I was still half asleep.
The house was quiet, as if Ji Yuning was the only one at home.
Ji Yuning glanced at the box in the corner, got up and walked out of the bedroom.
If Ji Yuning hadn't seen Fang Bai sitting at the dining table, she might have regretted the decision she made last night.
With a noticeable relaxation on her face, Ji Yuning immediately wanted to walk towards Fang Bai, but when she saw what Fang Bai was doing, she put her foot down again.
Fang Bai was wiping the globe with a wet wipe. He hadn't looked at it closely last night, and only when he woke up this morning did he realize that the globe was covered in dust. He didn't know how long it had been sitting in the store before Ji Yuning bought it.
The dust still faintly shows signs of wiping and handprints, which explains why the front of that white short-sleeved shirt was dirty.
After wiping the last spot, Fang Bai turned the globe to make sure he hadn't forgotten the spot, and then prepared to throw away the trash in his hand.
Turning my head, I saw people standing a few steps away.
Fang Bai's expression softened instantly. "You're awake? Does your head hurt? Is anything bothering you?"
Ji Yuning shook her head: "No."
Fang Bai was relieved and said, "That's good. Go wash up first. I've cooked some porridge, it'll be ready to eat in a bit."
Ji Yuning hummed in agreement.
Just as Fang Bai finished serving the cooked porridge and placed it on the table, Ji Yuning finished washing up.
Just as Fang Bai was about to move the globe on the table, he met Ji Yuning's gaze as she walked toward the dining table.
In that instant, Fang Bai wanted to know what Ji Yuning thought of her behavior last night.
"Xiao Ning, you—"
Before Fang Bai could ask, Ji Yuning preemptively asked, "When did Auntie buy the globe?"
Fang Bai was taken aback: "Huh?"
She looked at Ji Yuning, then glanced down at the globe, and looked up again to ask, "You forgot? You bought this."
Ji Yuning frowned. "Really?"
"Yeah, you bought it saying you'd take me with you—"
Interrupted again, Ji Yuning looked down at the food on the table and asked, "Is this plain porridge Auntie cooked? Did she put sugar in it?"
Fang Bai's topic was diverted, "Sugar? Don't you not eat sweets?"
Ji Yuning said calmly, "My mouth tastes a little bitter."
"That must be because of drinking. Wait for me, I'll go get it for you." With that, Fang Bai put the globe aside and turned to go to the kitchen to find some candy.
Ji Yuning sat at the table, glanced at the blue sphere, and then picked up a spoon and took a sip of porridge.
Two minutes later, the two sat facing each other at the table.
After sitting down, Fang Bai ate while looking at his phone, chatting with people, and a smile playing on his lips.
The porridge with sugar was hard to swallow. Ji Yuning put down her spoon and, after Fang Bai replied to another message, called out, "Auntie."
Fang Bai looked up. "Hmm?"
Seeing that Ji Yuning hadn't drunk any porridge, she asked, "Is there not enough sugar? I'll add some more for you."
As he spoke, Fang Bai opened the sugar jar next to him, making a gesture as if to add more sugar to Ji Yuning's bowl.
Ji Yuning spoke up to stop her: "No, thank you."
"Oh," Fang Bai replied, then went back to looking at his phone.
Ji Yuning paused for a few seconds, "You... still haven't answered my question from last night."
Fang Bai lifted his eyelids to look at Ji Yuning, his eyes crinkling, and asked with a smile, "Not pretending to have amnesia anymore?"
The words lingered in the air, and an unusual look of embarrassment flashed across Ji Yuning's face.
Fang Bai chuckled inwardly. At first, she believed Ji Yuning's first words, thinking that she was like her and would black out the next day after drinking too much. But when she heard Ji Yuning ask for candy, Fang Bai knew that she was faking it.
The smile on his lips wasn't from chatting with others, but from thinking about how Ji Yuning could be so... adorable.
What about the domineering CEO image?
In a flash, Ji Yuning's expression returned to normal. "No."
"Oh~" Fang Bai said, "Actually, I turned on the video recorder when I was walking around at home last night. I'll send it to you in a bit."
Ji Yuning pursed her lips and said, "No need."
Fang Bai laughed. She hadn't actually taken her phone with her while spinning around; she was just saying that to tease Ji Yuning.
"Then I'll keep it for myself to read," Fang Bai said.
Ji Yuning remained silent.
A few seconds later, Fang Bai saw that Ji Yuning was still looking at her, as if Ji Yuning would keep looking at her like that if she didn't answer the question.
Fang Bai was actually waiting for Ji Yuning to ask her again, but it seemed she wouldn't be able to. So she said, "I washed that white T-shirt last night. It's hanging in the side bedroom. Go and bring it in to put in my suitcase."
Ji Yuning had a guess in her mind, but still asked, "What for?"
Fang Bai didn't know if Ji Yuning was pretending to know or genuinely didn't. She smiled and raised an eyebrow, "Didn't you say you were going to take me home?"
Thinking of the message Hao Yingman sent, Fang Bai said, "Yingman will pick us up at noon to go to the airport. Pack everything in a bit, don't forget anything."
Ji Yuning's dark eyes trembled as she looked at Fang Bai, seemingly wanting to say many things, but in the end, she only said one thing: "Okay."
Fang Bai waited for a while, but Ji Yuning didn't say anything else. She couldn't help but wonder if Ji Yuning wanted to go back or not.
Fang Bai rolled his eyes and deliberately said, "I really miss Bei Bei, Aunt Wu, and Uncle Li."
Fang Bai looked at Ji Yuning and asked in a light voice, "And Xiao He, is Xiao He in Hushi?"
She remembered that Ji Yuning had also mentioned He Ziyan last night.
Hearing the first part, Ji Yuning's expression remained normal, but when Fang Bai asked the last question, Ji Yuning couldn't hold back anymore. Her tone was cold: "Doesn't Auntie miss me?"
Seeing the change in Ji Yuning's expression, Fang Bai snorted inwardly, finally seeing some other reaction.
Having achieved his goal, Fang Bai took a sip of porridge and said, "I don't want to."
A few seconds later, seeing Ji Yuning's expression growing colder, Fang Bai could only try to salvage the situation by saying, "Aren't you right in front of me?"
Author's Note:
Aunt Fang: Go lie on your side.
Xiao Ji: I'm scared.
Xiao Ji: But it's okay, Auntie—(Her mouth is covered)
Aunt Fang: Let's sleep together, let's sleep together.
Chapter 100
On the plane bound for Lake City.
Fang Bai glanced at the person in the seat next to him, who was busy working on the computer. The person's eyebrows furrowed occasionally, and the expression was serious. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't match the person who was drunk last night.
Did she change her mind because Ji Yuning was drunk, or because of Ji Yuning herself?
Fang Bai couldn't help but think.
Thinking back to last night.
After Ji Yuning fell asleep, Fang Bai tiptoed out of the bedroom. She didn't go anywhere else, but instead turned and went into the bathroom.
After closing the door behind him, Fang Bai threw the dirty clothes from the laundry basket into the washing machine.
While the clothes were being washed, Fang Bai squatted in front of the washing machine, caught in a dilemma.
Her dilemma wasn't whether or not to go on the trip, but rather how to tell Hao Yingman.
Actually, when she said she was going home on the stairs, and Ji Yuning asked her with bright eyes, "Back to Hushi?", she had already changed her mind a bit.
However, at that time she was thinking of taking Ji Yuning back to Hushi with her, since her and Hao Yingman's original intention was to go back to Hushi first and then set off for their trip from there.
But when Ji Yuning asked him to go home with her, Fang Bai knew that her idea might not work.