Ji Huaizhi raised his eyebrows: "Or?"
Li Yang pointed in the direction of the next door: "Will it be bad?"
Bai Li lives next door to Sister Qian, and she always feels guilty for stealing someone else's man.
It would have been fine if she didn't know about Bai Li and Ji Huaizhi's relationship, but it was really shameless of her to sleep in the same bed with him after she knew it.
Hearing this, Ji Huaizhi's eyes flashed with a playful look. He bent one leg and asked, "What's wrong with that?"
Li Yang was a man who couldn't hold back his words, so he spoke in one breath: "I heard that Miss Bai and you were childhood sweethearts, and your... your..."
After seeing Ji Huaizhi's meaningful gaze, she choked and didn't dare to say the words "white moonlight".
Ji Huaizhi nodded, as if he finally understood why the little girl had been behaving strangely since he returned home.
He held out his hand to her: "Come here."
The dim light, the small bedroom, the not-so-spacious bed, and the handsome man half-lying on the bed, his hand stretched out towards her. Li Yang couldn't help but blush at the tips of her ears.
She wanted to escape, but still placed her hand nervously in his palm.
Ji Huaizhi exerted a little force and pulled Li Yang over.
She fell to sit on the edge of the bed, very close to him, one hand held by him, the other hand resting on his chest, just enough to feel his strong heartbeat and hot body temperature through the thin cloth.
Li Yang's hand seemed to be burned, and she subconsciously wanted to pull it back, but he held her hand down.
He chuckled: "What are you panicking about?"
Seeing the amusement in his eyes, Li Yang reached out to hit him with his other hand: "I'm not panicking."
But she never expected that he would hold both of her hands and press them against her chest.
Such a close distance, such ambiguous movements, and the scent of each other lingering at the tip of her nose made her dare not breathe for a moment.
It was too close and she was about to have a nosebleed.
In order not to appear timid, she could only stare at Ji Huaizhi's long and curly eyelashes: "Whatever you want to say, say it quickly."
Ji Huaizhi stopped teasing her, but didn't let her go. He looked into her evasive eyes and said, "Bai Li and I are not what you think."
Hearing this, Li Yang looked at Ji Huaizhi in surprise.
He never liked to explain himself. Even when he brought Bai Li back, he only introduced her briefly in a few words. She thought that he was unwilling to say it and didn't want her to know.
Seeing that Li Yang remained silent, Ji Huaizhi continued, "Bai Li's parents and my grandfather were old friends. When the Ji family was in trouble, the Bai family was threatened with false testimony. It was Bai Li's father who risked ruin by gritting his teeth and refusing to give in. However, because of this incident, the Bai family was resented and eventually suffered the same fate as the Ji family.
Before he died, Grandpa told me that we must never forget what we owe to the Bai family."
Speaking of this, Ji Huaizhi seemed to recall the scene when Grandpa Ji was dying, and a look of melancholy appeared on his face.
He quickly concealed his emotions and continued, "Bai Li left Guangzhou with her parents. After her parents passed away, she came back once.
This time when we went north, Gangzi happened to see her being forced to marry by her cousin, and we helped her escape."
Ji Huaizhi looked at Li Yang and said, "She has no relatives in Jin City anymore. It's not reasonable for me to ignore her."
After hearing Ji Huaizhi's words, Li Yang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
It turns out that Bai Li and Ji Huai were childhood sweethearts, but there was an extra layer of connection: the Ji family owed the Bai family a favor.
The Bai family was implicated and destroyed because of protecting the Ji family. The Ji family is such a noble family, how could they leave the descendants of the Bai family alone?
Out of woman's intuition, she dared to conclude that Bai Li must be interested in Ji Huaizhi.
So what about Ji Huaizhi's feelings for Bai Li? Was their relationship just a friendship that wasn't truly real back then, or had they also been attracted to each other? If it was the latter, wouldn't that make him the complete third party? She even used her gratitude to Ji Huaizhi to make such unreasonable demands on him.
Thinking of this, Li Yang felt very upset.
She forced a smile and said, "I understand. Don't worry, I won't mind. I understand how you and Miss Bai were before and how you should be in the future."
Seeing Li Yang's forced smile, Ji Huaizhi's brows actually frowned.
Now that everything is explained, why does the little girl look even more unhappy than before?
He was about to say something else when Li Yang struggled free, rolled over from his feet, and lay face down, covering himself tightly. "It's getting late, good night."
Ji Huaizhi stretched out his hand, wanting to pull her over to face him and explain things clearly, but when he saw the little girl's thin shoulders, his hand froze in mid-air.
He sighed silently and lay down beside him: "Good night."
*
The next morning, Li Yang got up early and started working.
Today is the 29th day of the lunar year. She plans to visit Li Xue and the children, and then buy some necessary things to prepare for the New Year.
I came to the kitchen and was just about to get busy when there was a knock on the yard door.
Li Yang turned around to open the door, and sure enough, Bai Li was standing outside the yard.
Bai Li wore a pair of beige corduroy trousers and a light pink woolen coat today. Her long hair was still draped behind her, held in place with a jasmine flower clip.
She raised the breakfast in her hand and smiled lightly: "Miss Li, I bought breakfast and want to eat it with you. Do you mind?"
Li Yang wiped her hands on the apron around her waist awkwardly, took the breakfast from her hand, and said with a smile, "How could that be? Come in quickly."
She went to the kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks, saying, "Wait a moment, Ji Huaizhi will be back soon."
Ji Huaizhi has the habit of doing morning exercises every day and gets up earlier than her. If she doesn't ask her family to make breakfast, he will always bring some back.
Bai Li responded, "Okay, I'll wait in the main room."
Bai Li entered the main room, first looked in the direction of the kitchen, and then looked at the half-open bedroom door.
The furnishings in the room are simple: a small bed, a wardrobe, a desk and two chairs, that's all.
Her eyes fell on the two pillows placed side by side on the bed, and her eyes darkened.
Hearing footsteps outside the door, Bai Li immediately withdrew her gaze and sat down at the table.
Li Yang brought three sets of bowls and chopsticks, took out the breakfast that Bai Li bought and put it away, and then Ji Huaizhi came back.
Seeing Bai Li, he was briefly surprised and then nodded to her: "You're here."
Bai Li stood up and called out, "Huaizhi."
After Ji Huaizhi finished his morning exercise, beads of sweat covered his face and neck, and his clothes were mostly wet. Bai Li took out her handkerchief and wanted to wipe him: "Look at you, you've sweated a lot. Let me wipe it for you."
Ji Huaizhi was quick to avoid Bai Li's handkerchief. "Thank you, but it's okay." He turned to Li Yang, who was stunned, and said, "There's a towel in the room. Can you get it for me?"
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