On the way back, Fan Zhiyi planned to send the things over with Bing Nandong tomorrow: "By the way, Bing Nandong, return the token to me."
"I'll return it to you when I get back." Bing Nandong paused, "I've ordered new bedding for you. Winter is coming soon, and the weather in Tianyunmen is quite cold. As for clothes, you can go and see what you like later."
"Oh." They walked all the way to the gate of the courtyard and were about to part, but Bing Nandong didn't seem to want to let go.
The two people stood blankly in the yard. To the left was Bing Nandong's room, and to the right was Fan Zhiyi's room.
Fan Zhiyi suggested: "How about I take you back?"
"It's so close, what's there to give?"
"That's right." Fan Zhiyi scratched his face. "How about going for a cup of tea?"
"Can you make tea?"
"You can, aren't you the all-around great brother?"
"...I've always said I could do it." After a pause, Bing Nandong added softly, "The tea ceremony purifies the mind, so it's not a bad idea to learn it."
"Then we can study together some other day."
"Um."
After a short stalemate, Bing Nandong finally spoke up, "Fan Zhiyi, was there something you didn't explain to me clearly yesterday?"
Fan Zhiyi fell into deep thought: "What?"
"That's it..." Bing Nandong coughed lightly a few times, his voice a little unnatural and awkward, "I want to hear your reply."
At the mention of "reply," Fan Zhiyi knew what Bing Nandong was referring to. But did he really have to say it now? He had never confessed his feelings to anyone before. He hadn't said it in the charming atmosphere yesterday, so it was even more impossible for him to say it now.
Fan Zhiyi opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.
Facing Bing Nandong's expectant gaze, Fan Zhiyi tried to open his mouth again, then gave up: "It's too corny to say."
"But I said it at the time."
Fan Zhiyi gave him a thumbs-up: "You're amazing." Then he began to lecture him, "It's just a simple sentence. Don't worry too much about it. Feelings like love will be reflected in daily life. Got it? Go back and get some sleep."
Fan Zhiyi felt that what he said made a lot of sense, and he could become a gold medal lecturer.
"I don't know. I'll be very uneasy if you don't tell me." Bing Nandong looked straight into Fan Zhiyi's eyes.
Damn it, I can't resist it at all.
Fan Zhiyi decided to give it another try for Bing Nandong, but his mind went blank when he looked into those eyes, so he silently looked away: "I... I like Bing Nandong."
Fan Zhiyi spoke very quietly, and his voice became quieter and quieter as time went on.
Bing Nandong said: "I didn't hear clearly."
Anyway, I've already said it once, so why should I be shy? Fan Zhiyi quickly said, "I like you!"
Bing Nandong was visibly happy, but he still forced himself to suppress the upward movement of his mouth: "Say it again."
"Bing Nandong, are you done yet? You... I haven't settled the score with you for kicking me off the bed yet." Just by saying "I like you" twice, Fan Zhiyi's face turned red. He had fair skin, so the redness was very obvious.
Being pushed into a corner and showing off one's teeth and claws can be quite cute. Bing Nandong thought, his ears burning. He lowered his head and gently touched Fan Zhiyi's lips, like a dragonfly touching water, then straightened up: "I'm going back."
"Oh, I'm going back too."
Bing Nandong glanced down at their clasped hands. Fan Zhiyi immediately let go. Bing Nandong said, "I'll watch you go back."
Fan Zhiyi waved his hand: "What's there to see? It's right across the street. If you want to see me later, just shout and you can see me by opening the window."
Bing Nandong: "..."
Fan Zhiyi couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that falling in love would lower one's IQ, and even Bing Nandong was not immune.
Later, Fan Zhiyi still failed to watch "Fighting Ghosts" because it was said that the play was too popular and every show was packed, with no empty seats at all.
Fortunately, after the passion for the drama a few days ago passed, Fan Zhiyi just took things as they came. Anyway, if he could watch it, he would watch it. If he couldn't, then forget it. There are always some regrets in life.
He spoke with He An again later. Zhuang Yujing kept asking him about him and Bing Nandong, and how long it would take for him to come to Jiuwanli. Fan Zhiyi replied with three words - not coming anymore, and then told them to remember to take back the gifts.
Bing Nandong was spending more and more time on missions. Before leaving, he warned Fan Zhiyi that there had been some unusual incidents at the Ghost Gate and he should be careful not to let anything happen. He told him to stay at the Tianyun Gate and not to go down the mountain. However, when he was free, he would take Fan Zhiyi out for a stroll on the street, and that was how Fan Zhiyi found the storybook!
It had been a while since Fan Zhiyi last read a novel, and he missed the happy times when he would stay up late in bed and enjoy horror novels.
He knew most of the characters in this world, so reading these storybooks was no problem for him. Fan Zhiyi picked out some that interested him and packed them up to take to Tianyunmen.
The weather was getting colder, and in mid-winter, Tianyunmen welcomed its first rain and snow. Although it only snowed for a while, it was already very novel for Fan Zhiyi, who basically never saw snow in real life.
Bing Nandong told Fan Zhiyi that it would snow heavily in Tianyunmen every winter, and he was looking forward to it. So they made an appointment that if it snowed when Bing Nandong came back after completing his mission, they would build a snowman together. Unfortunately, there was no sign of snow after Bing Nandong left.
Naturally, Xiao Hei would not be forgotten when the season changed. Fan Zhiyi changed a new furry nest for it. Seeing the cat wagging its tail and lying in it eagerly, it seemed that it liked it very much.
Because Bing Nandong was often away, after some consideration, Fan Zhiyi decided to go to school. He needed to learn new things to better understand the world, and he also needed to practice body-building techniques. If Bing Nandong was not available, he would go and learn on his own.
After telling Bing Nandong about this, Bing Nandong told him to do as he pleased and to come back if he felt uncomfortable after going.
On his first day back at the academy, as usual, most people ignored him. But unexpectedly, Xu Qing came over to talk to him. After a few words, her desire to gossip was unbearable. She asked Fan Zhiyi closer, lowering her head and asking, "Senior Brother, you're often away from home. You must be lonely, right?"
Fan Zhiyi: "...Luckily, I have a kitten to help me relieve my boredom."
"Kitten! Why didn't Senior Brother ever tell me about this? I want to go and see it too!"
In this way, thanks to Xiao Hei, Fan Zhiyi got to know a group of young ladies.
When he told Bing Nandong, he was very proud: "See, this is the charm of women's friends."
Bing Nandong laughed, and Fan Zhiyi could tell that this was a mockery of him! Humph, this man doesn't understand, in fact, this is the charm of a mature man.
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