novelraw Chapter 618: Legs So Short, Run Slower
Chapter 618: Legs So Short, Run Slower
Chapter 618: Chapter 618: Legs So Short, Run Slower
Was he telling her to leave?
Biting her lips tightly, the taste of blood gradually seeped through her teeth.
She suddenly came to her senses, went to the bathroom to get some hot water, and wiped Ji Yebai’s face and hands.
Perhaps her movements woke Ji Yebai, as his narrow and profound eyes suddenly opened.
Upon seeing Ning Xixi, Ji Yebai’s body moved faster than his mind, immediately grabbing her wrist.
"Awake?" Ning Xixi’s voice was gentle and soft, her eyes and brows curved as if nothing had happened.
Ji Yebai’s Adam’s apple bobbed, he propped himself up, "Why are you here?"
Ning Xixi looked down, "Xiao Xichen said you drank a lot, I was worried and came to check on you. But, if you don’t want me here, I’ll leave."
Ji Yebai rubbed his hair irritably, unable to hide his surging anger.
He really wanted to hug such a Ning Xixi, really wanted to appease her...
But he couldn’t...
"I’ll have the driver take you back to school," Ji Yebai ordered in a deep voice, Ning Xixi raised her face, "I can take a taxi myself. But, Ji Yebai, what’s really wrong with you? Are you mad at me? Or do you... really despise me?"
As she spoke, her voice involuntarily trembled.
Ji Yebai frowned, "Erxi..."
"Answer me!"
She just wanted an answer.
If he really disliked her, she would not persist.
After a long wait, Ji Yebai remained silent.
Ning Xixi tugged at the corner of her mouth, her smile blooming like a flower.
She turned around, stepping away slowly, Ji Yebai felt, she seemed to be drifting further away from his world...
He raised his hand, but only touched emptiness.
...
Wandering aimlessly on the streets, eventually, Ning Xixi didn’t even know where she had gone.
Moreover, she heard a steady pace behind her, following her every stop and start.
Was she being followed?
She felt goosebumps all over, and as she turned a corner, she suddenly spun around and accidentally bumped into an unexpectedly tall figure!
"Qiaoqiao! You scared the life out of me!" Ning Xixi exclaimed, patting her chest, still frightened.
Qiao Nancheng scratched his head awkwardly, "Feared—you might encounter—danger..."
So, from the moment she left school, he had followed behind her.
"Then you should have told me," she said.
Qiao Nancheng stayed silent.
He was afraid if he told her, Ning Xixi wouldn’t allow him to follow.
Ning Xixi nonchalantly kicked pebbles along the roadside, as Qiao Nancheng stood beside her silently, the atmosphere subtle.
Fortunately, a devilishly catchy ringtone interrupted the calm—
Ning Xixi glanced at the caller ID; it was a call from Ji’s mother!
"Hello, Auntie."
Ji’s mother muttered, "How many times have I told you, call me Mom!"
"Um... Mom..."
Ji’s mother was satisfied, then got to the point, "Xixi, are you out of school? Miaomiao’s plane will land in half an hour, go pick her up with Yebai!"
Ning Xixi agreed, "Okay, I’ll head there now."
She didn’t mention Ji Yebai drinking, nor that she had skipped school for the day...
Feeling guilty, she hung up the phone and grabbed Qiao Nancheng’s arm, "Come with me to pick someone up at the airport."
...
At the airport.
Not long after Ning Xixi and the others arrived, they saw Miaomiao’s plump figure.
"Miaomiao! Over here!" she shouted, jumping.
Miaomiao heard her and ran over, throwing herself into her arms, "Sister Xixi!"
A childish voice commented, "Ji Yexing! With such short legs, run slower!"