On the way back to the Ji Family ho.
The driver was at the wheel in front, with Ji Yebai gently stroking Ning Xixi’s hair, murmuring, "Who took you away? What happened?"
Ning Xixi chuckled, only ntioning that a man in a mask had disguised himself as a doctor and kidnapped her; she did not breathe a word about anything else.
She didn’t want Ji Yebai to know what she had gone through.
Not because she feared Ji Yebai wouldn’t feel sorry for her, but precisely because she knew he would, she would rather bear it all alone.
Ji Yebai’s large hand enveloped her small one within his palm, his tone husky.
"Erxi, you don’t have to be strong in front of ."
Ning Xixi’s smile faded.
"Just be a scaredy-cat, let protect you." Ji Yebai’s eyes were deep and vast, his voice as beautiful as a cello playing a solo.
As if a warm current had washed over her heart, Ning Xixi snuggled into Ji Yebai’s chest, "You scher-boy!"
Ji Yebai, not quite understanding the internet slang, frowned, "How am I scheming, young master here?"
"Hmph." Ning Xixi poked his chest, "You’re definitely being so nice to on purpose, to make it impossible for to leave you, to only like you. If that’s not scheming, what is it?"
Ji Yebai chuckled softly, the typically domineering him unexpectedly tender and doting beyond recognition, "Would you like to rely on for a lifeti?"
A lifeti, how long is that?
Ning Xixi had never thought about this question.
But she would rember this day, the dazzling starlight, the enchanting scenery outside the window, and the young man who made her a promise of a lifeti.
...
Ji Family.
When Ji Yebai led Ning Xixi into the living room, they happened to bump into Ji Yemo who had just returned.
He was changing his shoes and, casting a glance over the two of them, nodded ever so slightly, "You two are back, eh?"
"Yeah."
"Hello, Brother Yemo." Ning Xixi greeted him obediently as she went to change into slippers.
Ji Yemo’s gaze inadvertently swept over Ning Xixi’s knee, his eyes darkening in an instant.
Her knee was scraped, a large area red and slightly swollen.
"Yebai, co to the study and talk with ," Ji Yemo said succinctly.
"Okay." Ji Yebai responded, then turned to Ning Xixi, "I’ll take you back to your room to rest."
Ning Xixi said, embarrassed, "No need, I can manage on my own!"
If even going back to her room needed an escort, wouldn’t Yemo think she was becoming spoiled and arrogant?
Blushing, Ning Xixi went back to her room.
Ji Yebai, on the other hand, went with Ji Yemo to the study.
Ji Yemo seed to be pondering his words, Ji Yebai looked at him suspiciously, "Brother, just speak straight."
Ji Yemo sighed and, after a while, patted Ji Yebai on the shoulder, speaking with weighty concern, "Yebai, Xixi is still young, be mindful of restraint."
Ji Yebai looked nonplussed.
Restraint? He hadn’t even gotten a bite of at, surviving is already a miracle, and his brother is telling him to hold back?
"Brother, you just stick to being your workaholic self! Don’t worry about and Erxi!"
Ji Yemo: "..."
The cheeky brat, daring to talk back to his brother?
"All right, I’m off to warm the bed for Erxi, brother, you enjoy your bachelor life, bye~"
Saying this in an extrely irritating manner, Ji Yebai, hand in pocket, headed back to his room, leaving Ji Yemo speechless and staring at the sky.
The little brother has grown up, no longer cute.
Alas.
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Ji Yebai pushed open the door and found Ning Xixi rummaging through her things, looking for sothing.
"Found it!" Ning Xixi exclaid happily, flipping out a folder, "Dabai, I know how to save Ning’s!"
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