Chapter 61 Walkthrough: Day 61 is worse than just going straight to the point...
Six shared bicycles were parked at a parking spot near the subway entrance, where a group of people planned to say goodbye.
Just after returning the car, Wang Sichen's mother called again to urge her to hurry up. Wang Sichen hurriedly said goodbye to everyone, grabbed her schoolbag, and left like a parkour enthusiast.
Zhou Linxiao's home is quite far away, in the university town area. He planned to take a private car home directly. Before leaving, he asked Xiang Di a question: whether her aunt was single.
Xiang Di: "Huh? I don't know."
Zhou Linxiao raised an eyebrow: "Don't you know if your aunt has a boyfriend now?"
Xiang Di honestly said she didn't know. Her aunt's last boyfriend had invited her to dinner half a year ago. After that, she was busy preparing for the college entrance examination, so she wasn't sure if her aunt had dated a new boyfriend in the past six months.
Zhou Linxiao nodded: "Understood. I'll be going now. You guys be careful on the road. Remember to let us know in the group chat when you get home. Bye-bye."
After Zhou Linxiao left, the four of them walked forward together. Liang Qianqian walked ahead with Xiang Di on her arm and asked her all the way about her aunt's love gossip.
Xiang Di said that her aunt is definitely a mature older man enthusiast. When she was in school, she liked her senior classmates. After she started working, she liked her senior colleagues. Later, she opened her own studio and had more free time. She often attended social events, but she was only interested in older men.
My aunt's previous boyfriend was an urban elite man eight years her senior. He was mature, considerate, and very caring—a typical "dad-type" boyfriend. Xiang Di only met him twice. The man treated her to a high-end restaurant where the average cost per person was over a thousand yuan, took her to a blind box store, and had her open many blind boxes. He even wanted to buy her the latest mobile phone at the time, but my aunt resolutely refused.
Xiang Di had a very good impression of him and didn't object to this man becoming her aunt's husband, but her aunt still broke up with him later.
"Why did you break up?" Liang Qianqian asked curiously. "Did the guy cheat on you?"
“No,” Xiang Di said, “because he wanted to take my aunt to meet his parents during the Chinese New Year.”
"Huh?" Liang Qianqian didn't understand. "Meeting the parents means he wants to marry your aunt, right? How did you break up?"
"Because my aunt said that if she doesn't get married, the man will be her daddy, but once she gets married, she will be the man's mommy. She only wants a boyfriend who is like a father, not a husband who is like a son."
Liang Qianqian was dumbfounded and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Your aunt is too insightful."
Not satisfied with just hearing about one ex-boyfriend, Liang Qianqian pestered Xiang Di, wanting her to tell her more stories about her aunt and other ex-boyfriends.
Xiang Di said, "Take me home, and I'll tell you everything slowly."
That's how it always was. Qianqian would take her home first, and then the two of them would start a voice call. They would only hang up after Qianqian got home too.
So they had plenty of time along the way, and Xiang Di finished speaking in one breath without any rush.
However, Liang Qianqian looked somewhat bewildered and turned to point at Bai Jiangxin, who was walking behind them: "I'll take you home? You don't want Bai Jiangxin to take you home anymore?"
Xiang Di was taken aback. Oh right, she had forgotten.
A few minutes later, Liang Qianqian, escorted by Ye Minjia, went to take the subway.
Xiang Di stood in front of the bus stop waiting for the bus to arrive, while Bai Jiangxin stood next to her, about half a meter apart. He kept looking at his phone and didn't talk to her.
After getting on the bus, she remained silent, holding back her emotions. But after getting off the bus and seeing that Bai Jiangxin was about to leave, Xiang Di couldn't hold back any longer.
She gently tugged at his shirt and whispered, "I didn't mean to forget you. I used to be used to Qianqian..."
"Since you're so used to being with her," Bai Jiangxin said in a very calm tone, "then you can continue having her take you home from now on."
Xiang Di: "..."
Bai Jiangxin: "You can go in now, I'm leaving."
He turned to leave, but Xiang Di bit her lip and quickly called out to him, "Don't go, don't go, can I treat you to a cream puff?"
Without waiting for his reply, she grabbed his wrist and shook it, saying, "Don't you love the cream puffs sold downstairs from my house? Since you're here, I'll treat you to some."
To prevent him from refusing, she deliberately emphasized, "This is a rare opportunity, don't miss it."
Bai Jiangxin asked casually, "What do you mean by 'a rare opportunity'?"
"It means exactly what it says," Xiang Di said. "You rarely come to my building, so isn't this a rare opportunity?"
"Why is it that I rarely come?" Bai Jiangxin frowned. "Am I only going to take you home this once in my life? Or do you really want Liang Qianqian to take you home every time?"
Xiang Di stared blankly with his mouth agape, only realizing after a long while that he had said the wrong thing.
"No, no, that's not what I meant."
"So what do you mean?"
Xiang Di sounded anxious, but the more anxious she became, the less she knew how to explain herself. She felt that Bai Jiangxin had caught her out of her linguistic loopholes, and it seemed that no matter how she explained, it would be her fault.
She said in a low voice, "What I mean is, I feel it's too much trouble for you to take me home every time..."
"So you'd rather have Liang Qianqian deliver it than bother her?" Bai Jiangxin stared at her, his voice low. "If you'd rather bother her, why don't you just start dating her?"
Xiang Di winked.
Wait a minute, why does she feel...?
She hesitated, "You..."
"What about me?"
"Um, are you... jealous?" Xiang Di's voice trailed off, "Jealous of Qianqian."
She regretted asking the question as soon as it left her mouth, because she would be very embarrassed if Bai Jiangxin denied it.
However, Bai Jiangxin did not deny it, a hint of unwillingness to admit it flashed quickly in his eyes.
He pursed his lips, said nothing, bit his lip, and desperately tried to suppress the smile that wanted to show at the corners of his mouth.
"Um, I'm heterosexual..." Xiang Di said with difficulty, "You can rest assured about that."
Bai Jiangxin replied curtly, "...Who knows?"
Xiang Di didn't say anything more, but just lowered her head and took a step closer to him.
Bai Jiangxin stood still, and then two soft arms passed through his waist and carefully hugged him.
A small face gently pressed against his left heart, and the fragrance of her hair quickly filled his nose.
This was the first time she had ever hugged him on her own initiative, and Bai Jiangxin's eyes softened.
"I am heterosexual," Xiang Di whispered.
She explained to him very carefully in her tone and gestures, but that wasn't what she really thought.
[Wow, he's actually jealous, and jealous of Qianqian no less! My husband's so unexpectedly cute! I love watching this, husband, eat more of this in the future!]
Bai Jiangxin: "..."
How could there be such a two-faced person? Not only did they not sincerely comfort him, but they also wanted him to be more jealous in the future.
You heartless bastard.
Bai Jiangxin took a deep breath and told himself to stay calm and not to argue with her, otherwise he would shorten his lifespan and end up being the only one left to suffer.
Xiang Di was secretly thrilled, but on the surface she was still pretending to explain to him: "I am really heterosexual, and Qianqian and I are just best friends."
Oh.
Bai Jiangxin didn't want to hear a single word.
Bai Jiangxin didn't react for a long time, and Xiang Di couldn't help but wonder if he really doubted her sexual orientation.
A hug wouldn't work; it wouldn't prove she was 100% heterosexual. So, a bold idea suddenly came to her mind.
A hug can't prove anything, but a kiss can, right?
"Okay! Honey!" Xiang Di made up her mind and suddenly lifted her head from his embrace.
The ideal is beautiful, but reality is harsh. When her bright almond eyes met his unreadable black eyes, her amplified heartbeat instantly took over all her senses, and the toes she was about to stand on suddenly froze.
Bai Jiangxin waited a few seconds, only to see her silently lower her head again, burying her face in his chest and pretending to be dead, while inwardly cursing herself for being useless.
A few seconds later, she mustered her courage again and raised her head.
He lowered his head again.
Again and again, she kept looking up and down, Xiang Di was almost driven crazy by her own inner turmoil, and Bai Jiangxin was almost driven crazy by her annoyance.
If he couldn't hear her internally cursing herself for being a coward, he would have really thought she was deliberately stringing him along.
To kiss or not to kiss? Can't you just give him a straight answer?
[This is the last time! This time it will definitely succeed, let's go!]
Xiang Di raised his head again.
No, it really won't work. Even though they've confirmed their feelings for each other, she still gets nervous and her heart races whenever she sees his face. The aftereffects of unrequited love are too great. She's too infatuated with him. She suspects that even when she's eighty years old, she'll still have a girlish heart pounding when she sees Bai Jiangxin.
Forget it, I'll just wash up and go to bed...
Xiang Di gave up.
She released her grip on his waist and prepared to back away.
Anyway, there's plenty of time in the future, so let's stop here for today and keep trying tomorrow.
As soon as she let go of him, the person she had just been hugging suddenly took the initiative and stretched out an arm to tightly hug her waist.
Xiang Di looked up in surprise and saw the person in front of her with tightly furrowed brows, a burning gaze in his dark eyes, and a restrained breathing that rolled between his teeth, eventually turning into a helpless breath.
Xiang Di winked: "What's wrong with you?"
What's wrong with him?
She's driving him crazy.
His Adam's apple bobbed dully in the shadows. Bai Jiangxin could no longer hold back. He grabbed her chin with his thumb and forefinger and kissed her directly.
He pressed his lips together forcefully, biting and sucking on her lips as if to retaliate for the torment she had just inflicted on him, yet still refraining from penetrating between her teeth.
However, his rationality snapped the moment she slightly opened her mouth.
[I opened my mouth! I opened my mouth! Xiang Di, you did it!!]
With her lips slightly parted, the tip of her tongue hidden beneath her pearly teeth and her sweet breath were irresistibly inviting him, leaving Bai Jiangxin completely helpless.
Never mind, for the remaining month or so, whether it's nosebleeds or arousal, he can just hide in the bathroom when she's fantasizing.
The moment he touched her tongue and tasted the sweet flavor in her mouth, a comfortable, tingling sensation surged through his heart. Bai Jiangxin finally understood what it meant to be driven by basic human needs like food and sex.
I finally understand why most humans like to use desires to relieve their stress, because this is the most authentic thing about humans, and no one can escape it.
He can't either.
He used to dislike sweets. Humans are born with a preference for sweetness, and once you become addicted, it's hard to quit.
She really couldn't quit, but the person in front of her didn't resist. She tilted her head back, closed her eyes tightly, and swallowed in small sips, her fingers tightly gripping the hem of her skirt, letting him do as he pleased, wrapping his tongue around hers and capturing the sweetness in her mouth.
The dual pleasure of being satisfied both physically and psychologically is simply irresistible. Even though I was being kissed until I could barely breathe, it still felt incredibly good.
Not only Bai Jiangxin felt comfortable, but Xiang Di did too.
[How can it feel so good...]
[I can't take it anymore, it feels so good, I'm about to cum...]
Bai Jiangxin's Adam's apple tightened.
It's wet now; it really is made of water.
Unfortunately, he can't help now.
-
Xiang Di felt like she was going to die, but she didn't know exactly how she would die. Maybe she would die from being too hot all over, from having her heart beat too fast, from having her legs go weak, or maybe she would die from feeling too sweet inside, or from feeling too comfortable during a kiss.
If it weren't for the phone ringing, Xiang Di felt she would have literally burst into tears on the spot.
Xiang Sheng answered the phone, asking why she hadn't come home yet.
At that moment, she resembled a child who had done something wrong and lied to their parents, mumbling that she was already downstairs and would be right back.
After hanging up the phone, neither of them spoke. Although they were standing face to face, their eyes were looking elsewhere, and neither of them looked at the other.
The more enjoyable the kiss was just now, the more awkward it is now. Before the kiss, they could still banter, but now they have absolutely nothing to say.
Even if we stand here face to face all night, it will be in vain. It's better for us to go home and calm down. Bai Jiangxin said in a hoarse voice, "Go back, don't let your brother worry."
Her lips were still numb, and she couldn't utter a single word. She nodded silently to Di and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute," Bai Jiangxin called out to her again.
Her heart stopped, and she turned around stiffly.
"You don't want your spoils anymore?"
After saying that, he handed her the bag full of dolls.
Xiang Di took the bag, whispered goodbye to him, and turned to leave.
However, after walking quite a distance, her mind finally calmed down, and Xiang Di remembered what they had been talking about before they kissed.
She remembered whether he was doubting that she wasn't heterosexual.
But the kiss was so intense just now... that's probably the best proof that she's heterosexual.
-
Bai Jiangxin took a taxi home.
After getting on the bus, he calmly gave the driver the last few digits of his phone number, then leaned back in his seat, tilted his head back slightly, crossed his arms and rested them limply on his knees, his dark, thick eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.
He didn't know how long he had been lost in thought. His prominent Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard, and Bai Jiangxin closed his eyes tightly, letting out a frustrated sigh.
He knew that as soon as he encountered Xiang Di, all his calmness and rationality would be useless.
He was so engrossed in kissing that he lost track of time, unaware of how long they had been kissing or how much of her saliva he had consumed.
This time the connection will definitely last longer than last time. It's okay during regular classes, but there are still the second and third mock exams to come. I just hope I won't be assigned to the same exam room as her again.
He sighed several times in a row, so much so that the driver wondered what was wrong with the handsome student.
Just as the driver was about to say a few words of concern, the handsome man's phone rang.
Bai Jiangxin took out his phone, saw the caller ID, his eyes flickered, he was a little reluctant to answer, but in the end he answered anyway.
Even on the phone, Xiang Di's voice remained reserved: "Hello, it's me... Are you home yet?"
"Not yet, I'm in the car," Bai Jiangxin asked. "Is something wrong?"
"Oh, it's nothing," Xiang Di said. "It's just that, before, every time Qianqian dropped me off at home, I would call her and we would chat until she got home safely."
"...So I thought I'd call you to make sure you're safe, but since you're a guy, you probably don't need to..."
Xiang Di chuckled dryly, "Then it's good that you're in the car. I'll hang up now. Let me know when you get home safely."
Bai Jiangxin said, "It's not safe."
Xiang Di: "What?"
"Who says a guy is safe when he's alone?" Bai Jiangxin said calmly. "Hang up when I get home."
driver:"……"
Does this mean they don't trust this top-rated driver who has a perfect 5.0 rating on the platform?
“Okay…” Xiang Di said, “So, what shall we talk about?”
Bai Jiangxin: "What do you and Liang Qianqian usually talk about?"
"Um, we talked about novels, TV series, games, celebrities, and some online gossip..."
Bai Jiangxin fell silent, and Xiang Di quickly tried to smooth things over: "How about this, do you get carsick? There were a few questions on the math test we got this morning that I don't know how to answer. Could you explain them to me?"
Bai Jiangxin: "Okay."
He took out a math test paper and pen from his bag and asked her which questions she couldn't answer.
The lighting inside the car wasn't very good, so Bai Jiangxin used his phone to illuminate the test paper while explaining the questions to Xiang Di.
The driver in front had mixed feelings. If his child had this enthusiasm for learning, would he have any trouble getting into a top university?
When the car arrived at its destination, Bai Jiangxin was about to get off when the driver asked him if he was taking the college entrance exam this year.
He said yes, and the driver then asked him, "Is this the woman you've been talking to on the phone the whole way your girlfriend?"
The phone call hadn't ended yet, and Xiang Di was still doing her homework. Bai Jiangxin was taken aback, didn't say anything, but nodded.
The driver generously offered his blessings: "Good luck on the college entrance exam! You and your girlfriend will definitely get into good universities."
Upon receiving the blessing from a stranger, Bai Jiangxin softly said thank you.
Xiang Di heard him say thank you: "Huh? Who are you thanking?"
"The driver," Bai Jiangxin said as she walked home alone, "he wished me good luck on my college entrance exam."
"Oh, I've run into them a few times outside. When I say I'm a high school graduate taking the college entrance exam this year, even adults who don't recognize me will wish me good luck on the exam. It's really heartwarming, isn't it?"
His expression softened, and he said softly, "Yes, it's very heartwarming."
-
Having someone to chat with along the way made the journey home seem much shorter.
Standing at his own doorstep, Bai Jiangxin realized he was already home.
Hearing that he had arrived home, Xiang Di's task was complete. Before hanging up, she asked him to help her thank his father.
Bai Jiangxin wasn't surprised to hear that his father was home because he had heard from Xiang Di that his father had returned today.
The man had obviously just arrived home and was standing in front of the French windows making a phone call, while his aunt was helping him pack his suit jacket and suitcase.
Hearing a noise behind him, Bai Guang turned around.
"You're back?"
"Um."
Bai Jiangxin and his father never really had much to talk about, so he planned to go upstairs directly.
Bai Guang suddenly called out to him.
He turned back on the stairs, and Bai Guang walked over, looked at his son, opened his mouth, and hesitated for a moment.
"I'm sorry, I promised to go to the parent-teacher meeting, but I couldn't make it."
Bai Jiangxin said, "It's nothing."
He had originally booked a flight for today, which would have allowed him to make it to the parents' meeting, but the flight was delayed due to heavy rain in the departure city. He had already heard the explanation from Secretary Yang.
Even if his dad deliberately stood him up today, he didn't feel there was anything to complain about.
Just when everyone thought the conversation between father and son was over, Bai Guang asked another question: "I heard you drove your classmate out for fun today?"
Bai Jiangxin nodded.
Bai Guang raised an eyebrow: "You're pretty bold. As a new driver, you dare to practice in such an expensive car."
Bai Jiangxin: "It won't happen again next time."
“It’s okay, go ahead and drive. You have car insurance anyway.” Bai Guang said calmly. “Once you get your driver’s license, you have to drive on the road. Otherwise, it’s a waste of time. If you want to drive any kind of car in the future, just go to my garage and choose one. Let the driver accompany you to practice first. Once you’re proficient, you can take your classmates out for fun. Safety first.”
Bai Jiangxin had guessed that his father wouldn't mind him taking the car without permission, but his father's words were a bit unexpected.
Upon hearing "safety first," he lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Okay."
"Oh, right," Bai Guang suddenly remembered something, "Isn't there a girl in your class named Xiang Di?"
Unexpectedly, Xiang Di's name came out of his father's mouth. Bai Jiangxin nodded: "What's wrong?"
“I met her aunt,” Bai Guang said. “Her aunt raved about her niece to me. Are you and Xiang Di close?”
Bai Jiangxin replied without hesitation, "Very good."
The son, who dislikes interacting with people, said he had a good relationship with a girl. There was no need to ask anything more; Bai Guang already understood.
"Focus on the college entrance exam first," Bai Guang said. "After the exam, we can invite her over for a visit."
After saying this, Bai Guang was about to go upstairs to his room when he suddenly heard his son call him as he passed by.
Bai Jiangxin: "Thank you."
Bai Guang opened his eyes slightly and looked at him.
"...Thank me for what?"
"This is what Xiang Di said. She asked me to thank you for letting her experience a Rolls-Royce."
Concealing his surprise, Bai Guang's tone returned to normal: "Yes, please tell her she's welcome for me."
After a moment's hesitation, Bai Jiangxin said softly, "But I also want to thank you, Dad."
"Thank you for having Secretary Yang drive to our school today. Thanks to you, I had a great time with my friends today."
He had only noticed before that his father always had various reasons for not being able to attend parent-teacher meetings. It wasn't until Xiang Di reminded him that he noticed the Rolls-Royce. He had only mentioned it once, but his father had actually remembered it and had his secretary drive the car to the school today.
Only today did he realize that if he were willing to accept it, there would always be a lot of kindness around him, not only from family and friends, but even from drivers he met by chance.
Perhaps Ye Minjia is right; he is being pretentious.
He used to only complain about his father's busyness and indifference, but he never thought that his current comfortable life and enviable family conditions were all given to him by the man in front of him.
There are people who are still optimistic even when they don't have enough to eat, and there are people who are depressed all day long even when they have plenty of money. What kind of person you become has nothing to do with the people around you, but only with yourself.
Xiang Di's parents are very busy with work, but she has never questioned their love for her. She still lives like a little sun and a little angel.
He admired her and respected her.
After hearing his son's words, Bai Guang stood stunned on the stairs.
He was adept at business, having heard both hypocritical and truthful words, and thought he was very skilled in the art of conversation. But now, facing his son, he didn't know what to say.
So all the words were reduced to a pat on the shoulder.
Bai Jiangxin wasn't quite used to physical contact other than with Xiang Di, and subconsciously frowned, but didn't flinch.
His father gently patted his shoulder with his broad, kind hand.
"It's late, you have school tomorrow, go and get some rest."
After saying that, Bai Guang went upstairs.
But Bai Jiangxin stood there stunned for a long time on the stairs until his aunt reminded him, and then he came back to his senses.
I can't remember how many years it's been since I last heard my father's voice, but it shouldn't have been a hallucination.
I'm about to cry, but I have to hold it in. I need to get back to my room quickly so my son doesn't see me; it'll be so embarrassing.
Bai Jiangxin blinked incredulously, then finally chuckled.
-
Today was a very fulfilling day. Just as Bai Jiangxin was about to take a shower, he received a message from Xiang Di asking if he had arrived home yet.
He mentioned it, and then she asked him, "Did you thank your father for me?"
Bai Jiangxin: [I told him, and he said he wouldn't be polite.]
Xiang Di: [Hehe.]
Xiang Di: [Actually, I also want to thank you today.]
After waiting a while, Bai Jiangxin replied to her: 【Thank me for teaching you how to kiss?】
Bai Jiangxin: [Xiang Di, you did it!]
Even through the phone, I could picture his serious yet joking tone.
Xiang Di: "..."
How did he know?! Could he really read minds?!
Thankfully, they were chatting on their phones. Xiang Di typed furiously: "No! I meant thank you for taking me home!"
Bai Jiangxin: [If you really want to thank me, you'll get used to it sooner rather than later.]
Xiang Di didn't understand: [What are you used to?]
Bai Jiangxin: [From now on, I'll be the one to take you home. Get used to bothering me, get used to spending time with me. Don't be so polite or reserved with me.]
Xiang Di also felt that she really needed to improve these things; she couldn't be polite to him forever.
She was very polite: "Okay, I understand."
Bai Jiangxin: [There's more.]
Bai Jiangxin: [Can't you be a little bolder?]
Xiang Di winked. Had she ever shown that she was timid in front of him?
Xiang Di: [What does "being bold" mean?]
Xiang Di: [Are you trying to invite me to a horror movie?]
Bai Jiangxin: [No.]
Bai Jiangxin: [It means that you can do whatever you want to me in the future.]
If you're going to do it but are hesitant, it's better to just go for it.
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