As always, she's easy to coax.
However, this "General Manager Ji"...
Ji Yuning smiled, "Is Auntie teasing me?"
"No," Fang Bai sniffed and said, "It's a heartfelt thank you."
At this moment, Ji Yuning is the best listener.
Under the influence of alcohol, Fang Bai propped his head up with his hand and murmured, "I'm happy that you acknowledge my abilities. It means I'm not such a failure after all, and I can still do something."
Ji Yuning noticed that Fang Bai was not in a good mood and stood up slightly. "Have you been drinking?"
Fang Bai nodded: "A glass of red wine, very delicious."
"With Hao Yingman?" Ji Yuning asked.
Fang Bai nodded again, "Yes, she drank half a bottle."
Ji Yuning didn't care how much Hao Yingman had drunk, "Why were you drinking?"
"Nothing, I just wanted a drink." Fang Bai scratched his head. "I ran into Lu Raomei. Wasn't it supposed to be FJ who was discussing the collaboration? Why is it Lu Raomei who came?"
Ji Yuning pursed her lips and said, "She went in my place."
"oh."
Fang Bai didn't think about why Lu Raomei would stand up for Ji Yuning; she suddenly remembered another question, a very crucial one.
Meeting Ji Yuning's gaze, Fang Bai asked clearly, "What happened with FJ?"
When Ji Yuning saw that Fang Bai had sent her a message through his alternate account, she knew she would be asked this question. After waiting for so long, she finally got her answer.
Ji Yuning picked up a cushion from the side and hugged it to her chest. "Auntie, can't you guess?"
There were some doubts at first.
But after hearing Ji Yuning's question, Fang Bai was completely certain.
Just as she thought, FJ refers to her.
Fang Bai asked, puzzled, "Why?"
“There’s no reason why,” Ji Yuning said. “It’s because the company was started with your money, Auntie.”
"?" Fang Bai asked, "My money?"
She didn't give Ji Yuning any money.
Ji Yuning said, "It was left behind by Auntie before she left."
She didn't actually want to use the money, but given the circumstances, if she didn't touch it, there was no way to find someone who had left.
Fang Bai paused for a moment, then said, "That's yours."
Immediately afterwards, Fang Bai asked, "Isn't it a branch of the Lu family?"
Why should Ji Yuning have to pay for it herself?
A cold glint flashed in Ji Yuning's eyes, but she didn't show it on her face. "No, it's just a collaboration."
Fang Bai was taken aback, and subconsciously said, "Your maternal grandfather..."
“Auntie,” Ji Yuning interrupted Fang Bai, “he and I are just business partners.”
Fang Bai fell silent; anyone could see that Ji Yuning was acting strangely.
She changed the subject, "So you added an F?"
Ji Yuning controlled her emotions very well. She didn't dwell on the previous question, but changed her approach according to Fang Bai's questions.
With her index and middle fingers supporting her chin and her thumb resting on the corner of her mouth, Ji Yuning said calmly, "There's another reason."
Fang Bai asked curiously, "What?"
Looking at Fang Bai, Ji Yuning's myriad thoughts were hidden by the screen, and her eyes instantly filled with deep affection, but it was all hidden by her thick eyelashes. In the end, all Fang Bai could see was her calm gaze.
Ji Yuning's voice was clear and her tone was flat, but the words she spoke were completely unlike her usual enthusiasm: "It's like Auntie is right here with me."
Fang Bai's breath hitched.
My heart skipped a few beats for no apparent reason.
Aside from the slight sense of inexplicable emotion, I was mostly moved.
Tonight might be a good time to vent, to release all the grievances, emotions, or other feelings that have been building up inside you over the years, so you can face new unpleasantness tomorrow.
Fang Bai loosened his grip on her legs, buried his head in his chest, and replied in a hoarse voice, "I understand."
Due to the angle, Ji Yuning could only see the top of Fang Bai's hair.
She waited for a while but Fang Bai didn't show his face. A look of helplessness and concern flashed in her eyes: "Is Auntie crying again?"
Fang Bai noticed that Ji Yuning used the word "again," indicating that Ji Yuning had noticed that his eyelashes were wet.
And now, it's been discovered again.
Fang Bai looked up. Instead of checking her phone, she picked up a mirror and looked at herself. Fortunately, she had only shed two tears. Apart from her eyes being a little red, there was no other sign that she had been crying.
Setting down the mirror, Fang Bai asked gently, "Who's crying?"
His eyes were as red as a white rabbit's, and even his brows and eyes were misty. Ji Yuning found Fang Bai's stubbornness amusing, and her calm expression was covered by laughter. Even her tone was amused, "No?"
Fang Bai wouldn't admit it, so she pretended to yawn and said, "Well, I'm just too sleepy."
Ji Yuning lifted her eyelids and glanced at the time.
Fang Bai would normally be asleep by this time.
Ji Yuning leaned forward, as if leaning against Fang Bai, and asked, "Does Auntie need a sleep-inducing service?"
"No," Fang Bai refused, "I don't want to sleep yet."
"What does Auntie want to do?" Ji Yuning's voice was different from usual; it was gentle.
do what?
Fang Bai didn't know either.
She felt like she hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time.
I'm a little reluctant to end this.
Fang Bai moved his phone aside, bent down to grab a tissue, and wiped the blurry image from his eyes.
Once he could see it clearly, Fang Bai looked at the phone camera and said, "I'm not going to do anything."
Fang Bai's eyelashes trembled a few times, and the moisture dissipated somewhat.
She said to Ji Yuning, "You... chat with me a little longer."
Chapter 91
Her gentle, melodious voice carried an undeniable hint of coquettishness, and her eyes, wiped with a tissue, were even redder than before.
Fang Bai didn't notice any of this, because after she finished speaking, all her attention was focused on the screen, staring intently at Ji Yuning.
It was as if she could keep watching Ji Yuning if she didn't agree.
It's like... a cat staring at dried fish.
Ji Yuning's heart skipped a beat. Her gaze didn't leave her phone, but her body slowly tilted away from the camera.
Fang Bai's gaze followed Ji Yuning's movements closely, moving slowly.
They were afraid the dried fish would escape.
As Ji Yuning's figure was about to disappear from the screen, Fang Bai's face showed anxiety, "Where are you going?"
Do you really not want to chat with her?
The next second, Ji Yuning returned to the front of the camera.
Although Fang Bai is rarely like this, if we keep teasing her, she'll be the one who can't take it anymore.
"I need to get something," Ji Yuning explained, then said in a hoarse voice, "What does Auntie want to talk about?"
Realizing that Ji Yuning wanted to continue talking to her, Fang Bai felt as satisfied as if she had eaten a dried fish. As for what they were going to talk about?
Fang Bai licked his slightly dry lips with the tip of his tongue, and a few glistening spots appeared on his full lips, like crystal clear jelly. Someone's gaze couldn't help but linger on them.
Fang Bai asked, "Do you have any wine?"
The words made Ji Yuning's eyes flicker. She looked at Fang Bai and said when their eyes met, "Yes."
Fang Bai straightened his bent legs and walked towards the dining table in his slippers, saying as he went, "Have a couple of drinks with me."
There was a bottle of wine on the table, a gift from Hao Yingman on the day she moved in, which had never been touched.
Ji Yuning guessed that Fang Bai wanted to drink it. The alcohol content wasn't high; a couple of glasses wouldn't be a problem, but for Fang Bai…
"Your headache isn't bothering you anymore?" Ji Yuning asked.
Ji Yuning's words made Fang Bai's raised arm freeze in mid-air. Her hand, which had already touched the wine bottle, awkwardly withdrew. She said, "It's just two drinks, it's fine."
A few seconds later, seeing that Ji Yuning remained unmoved, Fang Bai lowered his brows and said, "Auntie is in a bad mood, and you're not here with me, so I can only soothe my emotions by drinking."
Ji Yuning's eyelids twitched. "Will you be happy if I'm by your side?"
"Of course!" Fang Bai said, resting his chin on his hand and looking at Ji Yuning. "You're my source of joy."
The second half of the sentence came entirely subconsciously; she had a vague feeling that if she said it this way, Ji Yuning would agree to let her drink.
The words "You are mine" touched Ji Yuning's heart. Her hands clenched involuntarily, and she said in a restrained voice, "Drink less."
His words had an effect. A hint of triumph flashed in Fang Bai's eyes. He made an OK sign next to his face, then held the wine in front of him, not forgetting to tell Ji Yuning, "You should drink less too."
Ji Yuning hummed in agreement, propped her phone up on the coffee table, and stood up. When she returned to the camera with the wine and glass, the person opposite her held the glass in one hand, sipping the liquid in it slowly, her gaze somber, her eyes filled with unfathomable thoughts.
Seeing Ji Yuning return, Fang Bai swirled his wine glass and snorted, "I was almost finished with my drink when you finally arrived."