"Xiao Ruo, Xiao Ruo?"
It was unclear what Bai Xiaoru was daydreaming about; Ji Ziqian called her several times before she came to her senses.
"Ah, what's wrong?" Her wandering thoughts were pulled back to reality.
"What are you thinking about? Let's go. If we keep standing at the restaurant entrance, we'll block other people from doing business."
"Mm." Bai Xiaoruo nodded and walked side by side with Ji Ziqian toward the other intersection.
Honestly, it's just a jacket, why did you think of Hsien Ming-yu?
Bai Xiaoruo took a deep breath. She couldn't let herself get lost in thought in front of Ziqian anymore, or he would find out.
"Xiao Ruo, do you remember when we were little? The first time we met, you were so lively and active, and you even climbed a tree. At the time, I thought you were a little boy."
That year, Bai Xiaoruo was 6 years old and Ji Ziqian was 10 years old. They met for the first time in the backyard of the Bai family.
Xiao Xiaoruo, like a little mud monkey, kept climbing up the tree. Qian, who was afraid of getting his clothes dirty, didn't dare to climb up and could only watch her happily climbing.
“Yes, I used to be able to climb trees when I was little. But later... after my aunt and sister moved in, they became much stricter with me, so I never climbed trees again. I could only be a good child and not make them angry.” A hint of sadness flashed in Bai Xiaoruo’s eyes as she spoke of her stepmother and Bai Xiaoruo.
The days before my mother passed away were truly happy, but after she left... all the beautiful memories of my childhood have become fewer and fewer.
"Xiao Ruo, I was not capable enough to protect you before. From now on, I will never let you suffer again."
"Brother Ziqian, don't say that. It's all in the past. I don't care about it anymore. You've been very good to me. Even though you're Shushu's brother, I treat you like one too. I'm very happy to have met you and Shushu, two such good friends."
"Just my brother? Xiao Ruo, don't you feel anything for me...?"
Bai Xiaoruo's phone suddenly rang with a pleasant ringtone.
Ji Ziqian was interrupted by the ringing of the phone before he could finish speaking. Bai Xiaoru was stunned for two seconds before she realized that she had almost forgotten that she had a cell phone now. She thought it was someone else's phone ringing.
However, it's so late, and I haven't had time to tell many people about my new number yet. Who would call me?
It was an unfamiliar number.
Bai Xiaoruo was puzzled. Could it be that someone dialed the wrong number?
"Excuse me, Ziqian, I need to take this call."
"Hmm." Ji Ziqian rubbed his nose and turned his face away uncomfortably.
Just a little bit more, just a little bit more, and I was about to tell Xiaoruo the feelings I had kept hidden in my heart for so many years. This phone call couldn't have come at the perfect time.
Bai Xiaoruo pressed the call button—
"Hello, who is this?"
What do you think?
On the other end of the phone came a deep male voice that Bai Xiaoruo knew all too well.
Bai Xiaoruo was stunned. That voice was...
She was so frightened that she quickly hung up the phone.
Oh my god, am I hallucinating?
This number... is this Hsien Ming-yu's number?
I forgot to change the note.
Meanwhile, sitting at his desk, Xuan Mingyu watched the phone call that had already been abruptly ended with some displeasure.
That little girl's gotten really bold! She even dared to hang up on him so easily. What on earth is she doing right now?
Hsien Ming-yu dialed the number again—
"What's wrong, Xiao Ruo? You don't look well. Who called you?" Bai Xiao Ruo's brows hadn't relaxed since she hung up the phone, which made Ji Ziqian a little puzzled. Who exactly called Bai Xiao Ruo just now?
"No, no, it was just a wrong number..."
The phone rang again, from the same number as before, making Bai Xiaoruo even more panicked.
I can't possibly accept it in front of Ziqian again.
But if I hang up again, Hsien Ming-yu will definitely get angry, and he might even come over immediately.
"Brother Ziqian, I'm a little thirsty, could you go buy me a bottle of water?"
"Okay, then sit here and wait for me, don't wander off."
"Uh-huh."
Ji Ziqian went to buy water for Bai Xiaoruo. There was a public bench behind him. Bai Xiaoruo sat on the bench, took a deep breath, and then carefully pressed the call button.
Before she could speak, Xuan Mingyu's angry voice came from the other end of the phone—
[Where are you now? Bai Xiaoruo, you've got some nerve, daring to hang up on me!]
"I, I..." Bai Xiaoruo felt extremely guilty. She wasn't good at lying, so what should she do? How could she explain to Xian Mingyu?
[say!]
"I...I was taking a shower just now. I needed to get dressed before answering your call..."
[I'm not video chatting with you, who wants to see your washboard face!]
Xuan Mingyu's words left Bai Xiaoru speechless.
He's really not your average scheming person; he loves to call her a washboard all the time. But how is she a washboard? She has everything she should have!
[Tell me the truth, where are you?! Don't think I can't hear the noise around you!]
Xian Mingyu wasn't stupid; how could he not hear the surrounding environment of Bai Xiaoruo? The roar of passing cars, the honking of horns, and the whispers of people—the villa was built close to the suburbs, so these sounds couldn't possibly be heard at home; they sounded more like they were coming from a busy street.
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