Fang Bai looked up: "What did I do?"
Liao Li replied: "Abandoning friends and children."
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“It’s obvious I’m the friend, and Yu Ning is the child.” Mentioning Ji Yu Ning, Liao Li realized something was amiss. “Where’s Yu Ning? Does she know you’re back? Or did you two come together?”
“Xiao Ning is up on the mountain, and Lu Xia’s father is with her too,” Fang Bai said. “That’s why I’m asking you to go up in a little while.”
Hearing that Lu Xia's father was also there, Liao Li pursed her lips. Over the years, she had learned some things, so she didn't have a good impression of Lu Xia's father.
Liao Li turned around and leaned against the car as well.
After the questioning, the emotions that had been building up over the years were revealed. Liao Li asked in a low voice, "Have you been doing well these past years?"
Fang Bai nodded: "It's alright."
"I think it's pretty good, isn't it?"
Fang Bai wondered why Liao Li said that, then saw Liao Li staring at her, before raising an eyebrow suggestively and asking, "You have a boyfriend?"
Liao Li didn't expect that when she turned her head, she would see Fang Bai's nape, where the red mark contrasted against his snow-white skin.
It's quite obvious that it's not a mosquito bite, but a hickey left by someone sucking on it.
Liao Li wanted to ask more questions, but saw Fang Bai shake his head and say, "No."
No?
How did that come about?
Could it be…
As Liao Li was speculating, Fang Bai thought of someone, a gentle smile unconsciously appearing on his lips. Then, looking at Liao Li, he said, "It's my girlfriend."
Author's Note:
Xiao Ji's Diary:
From now on, I'll leave a little mark on Auntie every day to assert my ownership.
Chapter 129
Half an hour later, in a separate room in the restaurant.
Liao Li crossed her arms and stared blankly at the two people sitting opposite her.
She appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly she was already filled with terrifying suspicions.
Perhaps a more accurate phrase would be "the sky is falling and the earth is collapsing".
When Fang Bai said "she's my girlfriend," Liao Li was only slightly surprised, not overly shocked.
After all, she wasn't some old-fashioned person. Having lived abroad for many years, she had seen plenty of homosexuals. She didn't even need to leave her house; there was plenty of gossip about homosexuality in the hospital.
She accepted Fang Bai's homosexuality after a while.
After accepting the offer, she naturally asked Fang Bai who his girlfriend was, wanting to know what kind of person could steal away someone who had been single for so many years.
Just as she was about to ask, Ji Yuning came down from the mountain.
When Fang Bai saw this, he said to her, "Xiao Ning is downstairs. You go and do what you need to do first. We'll have a meal later."
Liao Li put aside her curiosity and, before leaving, teased, "Now that you're no longer single, you have to treat us."
Fang Bai readily agreed.
When Liao Li passed by Ji Yuning, she even asked, "Did you know your aunt got a boyfriend?"
Ji Yuning glanced at Fang Bai first, then nodded to Liao Li, "Mm."
At that time, Liao Li had not yet noticed anything amiss from the "glancing" behavior.
Now, as Liao Li watched the two people across the table interacting somewhat strangely, a thought began to form in her mind.
She tried to suppress it, but the thought swelled rapidly like a balloon, and she found all sorts of reasons to pop it, to deflate it.
In just one minute, the balloon was pushed down, rose up, pushed down, rose up, and then pushed down again...
Noticing Liao Li's hesitation, Fang Bai subtly nudged Ji Yuning's leg under the table.
Ji Yuning understood the meaning of the very small movement in an instant.
"Aunt Liao, I'm going to the restroom," Ji Yuning said, getting up.
Liao Li stopped speculating and nodded: "Okay."
Just as Ji Yuning turned the corner and disappeared from sight, Liao Li placed his hands on the edge of the table, leaning forward with an air of pressure: "Don't tell me it's Xiao Ning."
Fang Baiping calmly replied, "Yes."
Actually, Fang Bai and Ji Yuning barely interacted after entering the store, only exchanging menus. But inexplicably, Liao Li had a feeling that their magnetic fields had merged.
Fang Bai's words confirmed that her guess was absolutely correct.
Liao Li heard a "bang," and the balloon finally popped.
"you…"
Liao Li suddenly lost her tongue and didn't know what to say.
That's Ji Yuning, Xia Xia's child, and Fang Bai? Xia Xia's friend, and even the person Xia Xia entrusted Ji Yuning to.
In short: So you ended up with your best friend's daughter?
Thinking of this, Liao Li finally couldn't help but exclaim, "Heinous!"
"cough."
Fang Bai thought Liao Li would overturn the table on the spot and question her sternly, but she didn't expect it to be so... simple.
Although Liao Li's reaction was calmer than she had expected, Fang Bai still couldn't help but cough softly upon hearing the words "inhuman" and took a sip of water to moisten her throat, so that she could explain to Liao Li later.
Why are you so concerned about Liao Li's opinion?
Perhaps it's because she's the only one among Lu Xia's friends in this world who truly cares about her. She's also the only one who genuinely cared about Ji Yuning before Lu Xia arrived.
It's like it represents Lu Xia.
Hearing Fang Bai cough, Liao Li assumed she was trying to cover up her guilt and became somewhat angry, asking, "Did you strike first?"
Fang Bai was taken aback and shook his head.
Liao Li calmed down a bit. She didn't even realize that she had believed Fang Bai directly without questioning whether he was lying to her.
Regaining her balance, Liao Li snorted coldly, "Thank goodness it wasn't you, otherwise I would definitely call the police to arrest you."
Liao Li turned her head and changed her mind, saying sternly, "No, then I have to call the police too."
Fang Bai was inexplicably amused. Looking at Liao Li's righteous face, she raised an eyebrow: "Officer, is dating illegal?"
"Dating isn't illegal," Liao Li said, "but you've trampled on the flowers of our motherland."
Fang Bai immediately understood what Liao Li was talking about, and smiled gently, saying, "It's not what you think. Xiao Ning and I have only been together for a few days."
Liao Li pressed further, "What about before Xiao Ning comes of age?"
"I felt nothing," Fang Bai answered frankly.
Liao Li breathed a sigh of relief. "That's alright."
With her most pressing question answered, Liao Li started gossiping: "But what you just said was that Yu Ning is pursuing you?"
Liao Li suddenly thought of another question: "You didn't go abroad because of this, did you?!"
"No, there's another reason, I—"
Seeing the person coming out from around the corner, Liao Li said promptly, "Yu Ning is here. We can talk about your matter when we have time."
Fang Bai: "..."
Is her story worthless compared to Ji Yuning's?
Not long after Ji Yuning sat down, the dishes were served one by one.
Liao Li was so shocked by what she had just eaten that she had no appetite. After taking a couple of bites, she kept drinking water to calm herself down.
Her eyes darted between Fang Bai and Ji Yuning, making Fang Bai find it hard to swallow.
"Is there anything else you want to ask? Xiao Ning is back, you can ask her."
Liao Li shook her head and leaned back, "There's nothing wrong, it's just that I'm still having a hard time accepting it."
"How about we have some drinks?" Fang Bai suggested.
"You actually offered to drink? Your alcohol tolerance has improved?"
"No, I wanted to numb you with alcohol so you could take it faster."
Liao Li refused: "No, I still have surgery to perform."
"Aunt Liao," Ji Yuning called out.
Liao Li and Fang Bai both looked at Ji Yuning at the same time.
Fang Bai placed his hand on the table, and Ji Yuning grasped it, saying softly, "My aunt and I hope to receive your blessing."
Her clear eyes held unwavering determination and an indelible love.
Fang Bai gazed at Ji Yuning's profile, his heartstrings tugged.
Really...
Fang Bai's eyes welled up with tears, and he thought to himself:
Little brat.
Seeing Ji Yuning's serious expression, Liao Li straightened up, paused for a moment, and then said, "Yuning, that's not what I meant. It's just that the fact that you and Fang Bai are together is too shocking, and I haven't quite processed it yet."
Liao Li treated Ji Yuning with the genuine respect of an elder. She said, "Of course I wish you happiness. One of you is my best friend, and the other is my niece. If I didn't wish you happiness, would I break you up? Besides, even if I disagreed, would you break up? Of course not, right? So, I wish you happiness."