After leaving Yu Luobai's home, Ji Nian stood at the door, carrying a bag with a few bottles of yogurt that had quite some weight.
"Little Nian." Yu Luobai looked at her, his eyes filled with reluctance, his heart inexplicably not wanting her to leave.
Ji Nian had been quite natural with him earlier, but now that their relationship was clear, she couldn't help but feel a little awkward, saying, "Mr. Yu... as for that five million, I'll pay you back once I have the money."
Yu Luobai was taken aback, looking bewildered, and asked, "Do you really have to be so clear-cut with me?"
Ji Nian shook her head, sighing in her heart. Although this was the world of the book, and she had always lived as an observer, she still didn't want to owe Yu Luobai too much when facing him.
"I can't give you any results for now, and I know you don't lack money, but those five million make me feel uneasy."
Ji Nian looked serious, then thought about it again and added, "Also, you can't randomly spend money on me, you know? Those fans on Weibo might curse at me, let them curse if they want, why do you need to spend money on that?"
Yu Luobai was born into privilege, and although this was his first time spending money to cool down a hot search trend, he truly didn't think that amount of money was a big deal.
"Sometimes words can ruin a person," Yu Luobai looked into her eyes with seriousness.
Ji Nian was taken aback, what he said was true... but she didn't care...
Moreover, what could they possibly say to smear her? As long as she didn't break the law or do anything against her conscience, their so-called smears were nothing but gossip.
"Sigh, I can't get through to you," Ji Nian sighed and said, "Anyway, you don't need to worry about these things in the future. If you spend money, I'll feel guilty, and that will make me unhappy."
"Little Nian..." Yu Luobai's heart shuddered, he didn't understand why this matter made her so averse.
"We have a cooperative relationship, a colleague relationship that is also a friendship, and now you..." Ji Nian trailed off, saying, "You spending money on me, and I can't give you something of equal value, makes me feel very passive."
"I admit that you're excellent, and I think everything about you is great and fits the criteria for a high-quality mate."
Yu Luobai's eyes darkened as he said, "I understand what you mean."
Ji Nian saw his dejected expression and suddenly froze, did she go too far?
"Then can I continue to be your acting teacher?" Yu Luobai asked, feeling like he had never been in such a situation before.
"Yu Luobai," Ji Nian called out his name seriously, suppressing the emotions in her heart.
"I think we should stop seeing each other for a while and take some time to cool off." What if he was just having a whim?
Yu Luobai suddenly felt a hollowness in his heart, and an inexplicable ache. Just a moment ago they were getting along well, yet she was still so cold-hearted.
"Then how long do we need to cool off..." Yu Luobai's eyes reddened as he asked with difficulty, "You have to give me a time frame, right?"
Ji Nian felt a little reluctant to see the man, who was older than her, looking so pitiful, making her want to pat his head.
"Next month?" Yu Luobai asked.
Ji Nian turned her head away awkwardly, nodding randomly, but her heart felt strange. Next month?
"Yu Luobai! It's the end of the month now! Tomorrow is next month!" Ji Nian exclaimed with wide eyes.
Yu Luobai saw her reaction and let out a low laugh, then reached out and pulled the woman into a tight embrace.
Ji Nian stiffened, and the yogurt in her hand dropped to the ground with a "thud," rolling out.
Feeling the warmth of his body under his pajamas, Ji Nian's mind flashed back to the scene where he had exposed his abs, her mind went blank. Beauty can be deceiving, beauty can be deceiving, she had to stay sober!
Yu Luobai felt the woman shaking her head in his embrace, so he held her restless head still, resting his chin on top of it, and said in a low, slightly aggrieved voice, "Nian Nian, I don't need time to cool off."
Ji Nian's face flushed red, who could withstand such a tone? At this moment, she only felt her heart beating abnormally fast.
Seeing that the woman didn't reject his embrace, Yu Luobai's eyes flashed with a smile, gently releasing her, then picking up the yogurt from the ground and carefully putting it back in the bag before handing it to her.
Ji Nian was still in a daze, mechanically reaching out to take the yogurt.
Yu Luobai smiled slightly and said, "Go back, good night."
Ji Nian came to her senses, looking at the man in front of her. She never expected someone usually so gentle and mild-mannered to have just embraced her so domineeringly. Damn it, she actually felt a little moved.
Although she was completely under his control tonight, she couldn't lose her composure. Ji Nian pretended to be calm, glaring at him and saying, "Goodbye."
Yu Luobai smiled, as if he already knew what the woman was thinking in her heart. Even though her words sounded cold, her heart was simply pure.
When Ji Nian returned home, her face grew even redder. As a single woman from birth, she had been constantly teased recently, and couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.
At that moment, her phone suddenly rang. Ji Nian looked and saw it was a message from the man, so she opened it.
Yu Luobai: Good night, Nian Nian.
What a mushy nickname, Ji Nian stared at her phone for a long time...
Ji Nian: Nian Nian?
Yu Luobai: It sounds nice calling you that.
Ji Nian: You should just call me Little Nian...
Yu Luobai: Okay, Nian Nian.
Ji Nian looked at her phone with no enthusiasm, closed the chat window, and couldn't be bothered to respond to him.
On Yu Luobai's side, he looked at the phone screen with a smile. Although the woman didn't reply to the message, he could imagine her exasperated expression at that moment.
Meanwhile, online, the posts from haters were mostly gone, but some rational netizens had compiled various scenes of the woman from the concert.
Especially the piano-playing segment, which was absolutely beautiful. There was also the male-female duet part, and even her drumming, her cool outfit won her a group of fans for her looks.
Some even started shipping them as a couple, and netizens began scrutinizing the small details from the concert.
"Oh my god, those couple outfits are so obvious!"
"They were perfect singing that duet!"
"That new song from the concert is a hit."
"Which new song from the concert isn't a hit?"
"Oh my, Yu Tianwang's loving gaze."
"The one above, I didn't notice until you pointed it out, that gaze was really swoon-worthy!"
"Ji Xiaonian is so amazing, I wonder who's supporting her, that mysterious figure must be really powerful."
"The song 'Little Bug Flying' is also a hit, my daughter's kindergarten sings it every day."
"Haha, 'Little Bug Flying' is basically a kids' song now, easy to get brainwashed. My little sister loves that song too."
