As the door opened, Hao Yingman glanced around while Fang Bai changed his shoes. The room was simply yet cozy, with all the furniture neatly arranged, showing that the owner loved life. She admired Fang Bai for living such a good life all by himself.
…one person?
Hao Yingman watched Fang Bai's retreating figure and asked, "Hey? Where's your kid? He hasn't come looking for you these past few days?"
Fang Bai slowed his pace slightly, then turned around and gestured for Hao Yingman to sit on the sofa.
She poured Hao Yingman a glass of water and said, "Yes, I'm going back to school."
After saying that, as if afraid of being asked more questions, Fang Bai took the initiative to change the subject, "And you? You successfully secured the project. What did your uncle say this time?"
"Him? I'd be grateful if he didn't criticize me; I don't expect him to praise me at all." Hao Yingman bought two breakfasts, handed one to Fang Bai, and then picked up hers and started unpacking.
While explaining, he asked, "Have you decided where to travel?"
Fang Bai had just placed the breakfast on the coffee table when he heard Hao Yingman's question, and his hand froze in mid-air.
Hao Yingman caught a glimpse of Fang Bai's reaction out of the corner of her eye, and she clicked her tongue, "You haven't forgotten, have you? Didn't we agree to go on vacation after we finished this project?"
Fang Bai placed his hand on his leg, lowered his eyebrows, and said, "I haven't forgotten, I just haven't decided where to go yet."
Hao Yingman said "Oh," took a bite of her biscuit, and said, "Then think it over and tell me. This time, I'll treat you, and I'll book all the plane tickets and stuff."
Fang Bai: "So generous?"
"Of course! You have to seize the opportunity." Hao Yingman ate the pancake, the sugar in it was a little hot, so she didn't eat it anymore and waited for the sugar to cool down.
While waiting, she suddenly remembered that the previous topic was not finished. Hao Yingman looked at Fang Bai and said, "I always feel that your relationship with that child is not as simple as you say."
Fang Bai looked up at Hao Yingman, knowing that the topic had not been successfully diverted.
Just as Fang Bai was about to explain to Hao Yingman again, Hao Yingman said, "If I'm not mistaken, that set of lingerie last time was a gift from her, right?"
Fang Bai asked, "How did you know?"
"Hmph, a woman's intuition," Hao Yingman said. "At the time, I knew that she was the only one with you. If it wasn't her, then who else could it be? Besides, your reaction was so calm at the time, so it couldn't have been someone else who gave it to you."
Hao Yingman glanced at the sugar cake, noticing it was still warm, and continued to ask, "Is she gay?"
yes.
The female protagonist in a yuri novel is, of course.
“She has someone she likes. I’ve met that child before; he’s very cute.” Fang Bai thought of Mu Xuerou.
Hao Yingman asked, "Really?"
Fang Bai felt the topic had gone off-topic, so he smiled and asked Hao Yingman, "Weren't we talking about travel? Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"
The sugar cake had gone cold. Hao Yingman took a bite and said, "It's the same for me wherever I go."
"The key isn't where you go, but who you go with." Hao Yingman then raised an eyebrow at Fang Bai. "How about that? I just learned it."
Fang Bai: "..."
She did not want to give her opinion.
A few seconds later, Hao Yingman asked, "But haven't you been home yet? Why don't you go back to Hushi before your trip?"
Fang Bai remained silent.
After Hao Yingman finished eating the pancake, she said, "We'll talk about it later."
Fang Bai thought Hao Yingman said she was going on a trip some time ago, but he didn't expect Hao Yingman to say she would go in a few days.
That afternoon, Fang Bai nestled on the sofa, looking at the two cat avatars on his WeChat screen.
She has changed Xiao Zhang's nickname to Xiao Ning 2.
Since that video call, Fang Bai hasn't sent any messages to Ji Yuning, and coincidentally, Ji Yuning hasn't contacted her either.
As Fang Bai clicked between the two profile pictures but didn't send a single message, a WeChat notification sound rang out.
Xiao Ning: [Are you home?]
Upon seeing the message, Fang Bai sat up straight.
Did Ji Yuning send her a message?
After her initial surprise, she typed: [I'm here.]
Xiao Ning: [What do you want to eat tonight?]
Fang Bai bit his lip, thought for a moment, and said:
[I haven't decided yet.]
[Don't order takeout for me, I'll cook it myself in a bit.]
She felt that when Ji Yuning asked her what she wanted to eat, she meant she was going to order takeout for her, and Ji Yuning's answer confirmed this.
Xiao Ning: [Okay.]
Fang Bai held up his phone, unsure of what to talk to Ji Yuning about.
I stayed there for almost five minutes.
The bathroom door opened a crack, and Hao Yingman's voice drifted out, "Fang Bai, I forgot to bring a bath towel, could you get it for me?"
"good."
Fang Bai put down his phone in response.
Since I don't know what to post, I'll just leave it for now.
Take it slow, and you'll eventually figure out what to post.
After handing the bath towel to Hao Yingman, Fang Bai walked to the sofa. Just as he sat down, two muffled knocks sounded on the door.
After the two knocks, the person outside the door stopped knocking.
Fang Bai thought she had misheard and didn't want to pay attention, but for some reason, the next second she stood up as if possessed and walked towards the door.
Her delicate fingers gripped the doorknob, and with a gentle twist, the door opened with a "ka".
Fang Bai was looking directly at the door, so as soon as the door was opened, she met the gaze of the person standing outside.
She froze on the spot, her hand gripping the doorknob tightening suddenly, her pupils shrinking as she looked at the person in front of her.
The person outside the door had wispy bangs that swayed slightly in the breeze, like a melody played by the wind in the desolate mountains. Their dull eyes lit up the moment they saw Fang Bai, and their thin lips were pink and glossy, as if they had applied fruit-flavored lipstick. In a daze, one could almost smell the scent of strawberries.
The pure white sports vest was printed with a black logo. The vest was short enough to not reach the abdomen. A long-sleeved sun protection shirt was worn over it, covering most of the body. The lower body was covered by a pair of light blue denim shorts with a 10-centimeter gap between the shorts and the vest, revealing the visible abs and small belly button. The shorts had several ripped holes, giving them a stylish look. The wearer wore white sneakers that matched the vest.
Fang Bai was shocked to see Ji Yuning suddenly appear outside her door. Surprised, she called out softly, "Xiao Ning?"
It's been a while since I last saw Ji Yuning, and her style of dressing has changed so much.
However, the style is younger than before, and it's the kind of outfit appropriate for this age.
It looks great.
Fang Bai naturally took a few more glances.
Ji Yuning seemed quite satisfied with Fang Bai's reaction, and the corners of her lips slightly lifted. "Auntie."
Fang Bai stepped aside to make room for Ji Yuning, "Come in first."
"Um."
As we passed each other, the scent of strawberries in the air became stronger.
Ji Yuning was carrying a bag of vegetables.
Fang Bai could recognize the pattern printed on the bag; it was from the supermarket downstairs in the residential complex.
Thinking of something, Fang Bai looked up at Ji Yuning, "When you asked me what I was having for dinner, were you already at the supermarket?"
Ji Yuning gave a faint "hmm," her tone colder than before.
The moment she stepped into the room, the bathroom door in the distance was pulled open from the inside, and a woman wrapped in a bath towel walked out.
Chapter 95
The woman was very beautiful, with a bold and unrestrained beauty. Her short hair, which reached her ears, was only slightly damp at the ends, and a few drops of water remained on her neck. Her collarbones were clearly defined, and her lower body was covered by a bath towel.
As soon as Hao Yingman stepped out of the bathroom, she froze upon seeing a stranger standing in the room. Her hand, which was toying with her hair, stopped in her hair. She instinctively looked at Fang Bai and asked, "Who is this?"
Hao Yingman wanted to ask Fang Bai why he hadn't told her who was coming. Although she didn't care about being seen like this—she wasn't naked—if she had known someone else was coming, she would have definitely put on her clothes before coming out.
And why did she feel a chill even though the temperature was in the twenties?
Hao Yingman looked at the wide-open door and said, "Close the door quickly, it's a bit cold."
Even after Fang Bai closed the door, the chill did not subside; in fact, it intensified.
Hao Yingman couldn't help but look at the person standing in front of the door.
It seems to be... from the other party.
The other person's lips curled into a slight smile, but there was no real smile on their face. Their indifferent eyes flashed with a subtle ferocity when they met eyes, as if deliberately revealing it to her as a warning.
Like a wolf guarding its food, it is wary of any approaching foreign objects, preventing them from crossing its warning line.
Hao Yingman was stunned, her mind went blank for a moment, and when she came to her senses and looked at the other person again, the other person was already facing Fang Bai.
All of this happened in just two seconds, so fast that Fang Bai didn't even notice the awkward atmosphere. When she saw Ji Yuning looking at her, Fang Bai assumed that Ji Yuning wanted to ask the same question as Hao Yingman. Considering that the two knew each other but had never met, Fang Bai immediately wanted to introduce them.
Before Fang Bai could speak, Ji Yuning asked, "Aunt Hao?"
Not surprised that Ji Yuning guessed it, Fang Bai nodded and said, "Okay, say hello."
Ji Yuning stared at Fang Bai for a moment, and seeing that his expression was normal, she looked at Hao Yingman and greeted her like an obedient child following Fang Bai's words: "Ji Yuning".
He uttered those three words calmly, without any fluctuation in his tone, and the indifference in his eyes had diminished considerably, as if he had become a different person.
The change in attitude was so sudden that Hao Yingman was stunned for several seconds before she reacted. The usually carefree and confident Hao Yingman became polite: "Hello, Hao Yingman."
After saying that, Hao Yingman went through Ji Yuning's name in her mind, and it sounded somewhat familiar.