Hearing the sound, Fang Bai didn't take his gaze off the sea, but still responded, "Hmm?"
A dozen seconds later, Fang Bai turned to Ji Yuning and asked, "Isn't it beautiful?"
Fang Bai was stunned when he saw Ji Yuning; Ji Yuning's face was full of seriousness and earnestness.
But those cold eyes, under the warm orange light, shone with a soft light that Fang Bai had never seen before.
It is very beautiful.
Fang Bai saw the beautiful lips of the person in front of him part slightly, and with the sea breeze, Ji Yuning's words entered Fang Bai's ears, mixed with the humidity.
She said, "I miss you so much."
Fang Bai brushed aside a strand of hair that had been ruffled by the wind and said with a light smile, "Isn't I right in front of you?"
Fang Bai knew what Ji Yuning was talking about.
She's pretending not to understand.
A hint of sadness flashed across Ji Yuning's eyes. "I want to too."
Fang Bai chuckled softly and said, "Auntie misses you too."
“Then you…” Ji Yuning paused. There were many things she couldn’t ask aloud, because asking too many questions would turn into accusations. She could only squeeze out the questions that had piled up in her heart and condense them into the one thing she wanted to say most.
"Come home with me."
Ji Yuning's voice was very low; any lower and it would have been drowned out by the waves.
At this moment, her pride and confidence were as low as sand.
Fang Bai's smile faded slightly, but her tone remained unchanged. She turned to look at the sea and said, "Are we going back already? The sun hasn't set yet."
Ji Yuning softened her breathing. "When do you want to go back?"
Fang Bai braced himself against the sand with both hands behind him, flicked the hair that was blowing in his face, and said casually, "I'll go back whenever I want."
—Wait until the sun disappears or the stars rise into the sky.
At this moment, she is the free wind, unrestrained and free.
It's still a bit cold.
Rather than treating everyone with kindness, Ji Yuning prefers Fang Bai to be the way he is now, aloof and unapproachable.
That way, she won't be surrounded by a bunch of people.
Ji Yuning pretended not to understand the other meaning of Fang Bai's words. She imitated Fang Bai's posture, leaning back and 'accidentally' covering Fang Bai's hand with her hand supporting her back.
Ji Yuning didn't remove it. Instead, she pressed her fingers against the ground and placed her palm against Fang Bai's hand, saying, "Then I'll stay with you."
Chapter 82
Fang Bai chuckled, thinking that Ji Yuning's "accompanying you" was just empty talk. But in the following days, no matter where Fang Bai went, Ji Yuning would follow her closely.
Like her little tail.
Even at home, even if the door is locked, even if the room is only sixty-odd square meters and completely open, if Fang Bai leaves Ji Yuning's sight for more than a period of time, the other party will look for her and softly call her Auntie.
This is like another form of imprisonment.
She is free, while Ji Yuning is an invisible cage that imprisons her.
Fang Bai noticed something was wrong, but she didn't show any unusual reaction. Compared to being cannon fodder, this was just a small trick.
More importantly, Fang Bai didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
There was only one thing that bothered Fang Bai, and it was due to her own reasons.
If Fang Bai drinks too much water before bed, she will wake up at night. It's a habit of hers. Twice she woke up in the early morning and found herself sleeping in Ji Yuning's arms. It seems that she moved into Ji Yuning's arms herself after falling asleep.
Because Ji Yuning always woke up earlier than her, Fang Bai never knew what had happened the night before when she woke up.
After she discovered this, Fang Bai felt embarrassed, not knowing what Ji Yuning thought.
To think that she, a woman nearing thirty, would still squeeze into someone's arms every night, letting them hold her while she slept, might wake them up in the middle of the night, or perhaps Ji Yuning was woken up early by her squeezing in.
Ji Yuning couldn't possibly not know, so why didn't she say anything?
Could it be that they wanted to give her some face?
That night, after lying in bed, Fang Bai didn't fall asleep immediately as usual. Instead, he held his phone and scrolled through various apps.
Not wanting to disturb Ji Yuning's rest, she planned to sleep on the sofa after Ji Yuning fell asleep.
Ten minutes later, Ji Yuning entered the bedroom.
She was still wearing the same white short-sleeved pajamas, her long hair was tied back, and she looked neat and tidy.
Fang Bai looked over.
No matter how many times she looks at it, or from different angles, she never tires of looking at Ji Yuning's face. Perhaps it's because Ji Yuning is always by her side, and she doesn't find it annoying.
Ji Yuning noticed Fang Bai looking at her, and turned her head to smile slightly at the person on the bed.
How to describe this smile? It's like a beautiful flower blooming on a perpetually cold snow-capped mountain, beckoning people to pick it.
Fang Bai was stunned for a moment, and when she came to her senses, an unnatural look flashed in her eyes.
He was so engrossed in watching Ji Yuning that he lost himself in the moment.
However… Ji Yuning’s smile is really beautiful.
"What are you laughing at?" Fang Bai asked.
Ji Yuning's smile remained unchanged as she said calmly, "Auntie, are you looking at me because I'm pretty?"
That's what she seemed to have responded to in the car last time.
"Yes," Fang Bai praised without reservation, "It looks great."
Seeing that Fang Bai didn't seem to be just going through the motions, Ji Yuning felt a surge of joy, realizing for the first time that having a good-looking face was a good thing.
Her straight legs bent as she knelt by the bed, her hands outstretched and braced against the soft sheets.
Ji Yuning leaned her upper body towards Fang Bai, her red lips slightly parted: "Does Auntie like it?"
Fang Bai asked, puzzled, "What do you like?"
With her hands no longer supporting her body, Ji Yuning lay face down on the bed, her abdomen and legs pressed tightly against the bed, her peach-like buttocks slightly raised above her chest, supported by her elbows.
The short sleeves were thus rolled up a bit, and the peach-shaped buttocks that were originally covered by the clothes were faintly visible, and the curve from the back of the neck to the waist was drooping and curved.
His calves were crossed and sticking out, swaying back and forth.
Fang Bai took in all of this.
Ji Yuning seemed unaware of all this. She turned to Fang Bai and asked, "Do you like my face?"
The distance was too close, Ji Yuning's face was magnified in his eyes, and her features were clearly reflected in Fang Bai's eyes.
It's so exquisite that you can't find a single flaw.
Fang Bai nodded rather unconvincingly, but said defiantly, "It's alright."
A smile spread across Ji Yuning's lips and into her eyes. Her usually cool gaze lost its distance as she asked, half-closing her eyes, "Would you like to touch me, Auntie?"
It was a very abrupt and strange request; Fang Bai would have definitely refused if it were someone else, but Ji Yuning…
Fang Bai was tempted.
Looking at Ji Yuning's face, Fang Bai moved his hand slightly, but didn't raise it immediately. He asked to confirm, "Is it okay?"
Ji Yuning nodded slightly and said softly, "Mm."
Without hesitation, Fang Bai raised his hand and poked Ji Yuning's face first, then covered her face with his palm.
Feeling the warmth of Fang Bai's palm, Ji Yuning resisted the urge to rub against it and asked in a low voice, "How does it feel?"
Fang Bai replied, "Quite young."
Ji Yuning chuckled softly, a hint of seduction in her voice, and asked Fang Bai, "Want a kiss?"
Fang Bai was indeed captivated by Ji Yuning's smile again. Looking at Ji Yuning's face, she subconsciously said, "Okay—"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Bai quickly grasped the meaning of Ji Yuning's question.
Fang Bai removed his hand from Ji Yuning's face, his brows furrowing slightly. "Why did you kiss me?"
Ji Yuning felt regretful at the sudden withdrawal of her hand. "There's no reason why."
Ji Yuning's dark eyes flashed, "Anyway, Auntie has already agreed."
"I..." Fang Bai wanted to explain, but he didn't know what to say as soon as he opened his mouth.
Are you suggesting she say, "I was watching you laugh, so I didn't even hear what you asked, and then I just said okay?"
So what image did she have in Ji Yuning's mind?
Although its current image isn't very good either.
After a pause, Fang Bai turned his head to look at his phone and said, "It's getting late, go to sleep."
She got rejected. Ji Yuning clicked her tongue inwardly.
The gleam in her dark pupils did not fade; instead, when she saw Fang Bai glancing at her out of the corner of his eye, the smile in her eyes deepened.
Fang Bai was looking at her phone, but her attention wasn't on the phone at all; she was wondering why Ji Yuning hadn't gotten up yet.
A dozen seconds later, just as Fang Bai was about to lose his composure, the figure in his peripheral vision finally disappeared from sight, along with Ji Yuning's voice: "Should we turn off the lights?"
Fang Bai: "...Okay."
Ji Yuning got out of bed and turned off the bedroom light.
In the dark environment, Fang Bai's phone light became dazzling.
"Don't look at your phone in the dark, it can cause glare," Ji Yuning said.
"Mmm." Fang Bai wasn't used to looking at his phone before bed, so he answered and put his phone aside.