At this moment, the quiet house was suddenly pierced by the shrill ring of a telephone.
Ji Nian, lying on the couch in a daze, rolled over, only to tumble onto the floor, accidentally bumping her forehead against the table leg. She winced in pain.
Ji Nian sat up, disoriented, in the now pitch-black room, with only the relentless ringing beside her. She picked up her phone and answered.
"Sis, why didn't you tell me you posted on Weibo?" He Yi asked urgently on the other end.
Ji Nian yawned lazily, "You never cared when I posted before, why the sudden interest?"
He Yi heard the woman's just-woken-up voice and exclaimed excitedly, "You're trending again!"
Ji Nian blinked her bleary eyes, looking nonchalant, "When don't I trend whenever I post? I'm used to it, no big deal."
"The company saw the trend today and came asking me, but I didn't know about it, and they berated me. From now on, let me know when you post, luckily this time it's positive." He Yi said, displeased.
Ji Nian was surprised, "The company cares about that?"
"Of course, your popularity is high now, even though you don't have a major work." He Yi was still busy on set, eating a boxed meal, "With your concert next week, you can't have any scandals."
"I see, okay, I'll let you know next time I post." Ji Nian rubbed her forehead where she had bumped it and got up to turn on the lights.
He Yi rolled her eyes, "Sis, not just let me know, you need my approval, or what if you get attacked online?"
"Okay, okay, I'll get your approval." Ji Nian poured a glass of water.
"Alright, I'm busy now." He Yi was about to hang up.
"Bye." Ji Nian hung up and looked at the time, it was already 8:30 PM, she was late for her rehearsal with Yu Luobai!
Thinking of this, she hurried out the door, waited for the elevator, and when she got to the 21st floor, she realized she had forgotten to let Yu Luobai know.
Oh well, since she was already here, last time she said her home was right below his, the layout should be the same, right? It must be this door on the left.
Ji Nian walked over and rang the doorbell a few times, but after waiting a few minutes with no response from inside, she rang it again, puzzled.
Wrong door? Ji Nian was perplexed, she was about to call and ask.
Meanwhile, Yu Luobai had just stepped out of the shower and heard the doorbell, thinking it was his manager, he grabbed a towel and walked over to open the door while drying his hair.
Ji Nian heard the door open and froze, seeing the man's fresh-from-the-shower look.
His lower half was wrapped in a towel, his upper body bare, revealing an impeccable eight-pack, with a few stray water droplets still visible.
Yu Luobai was startled to see who it was and quickly shut the door, his face flushing red, heart suddenly racing. He hurried to his room to change clothes.
"Wow." Ji Nian stood at the door, replaying that chiseled physique in her mind. Who could resist that? The muscles were one thing, but his skin was so fair too, ooh...
When the door opened again five minutes later, Yu Luobai had put on a casual outfit, his hair half-dried and tousled.
Ji Nian noticed the man had gotten dressed, and her gaze couldn't help but drift downwards, thinking what a pity, she didn't get a good look at that fair, eight-pack earlier.
"Ahem." Yu Luobai's ears were slightly red, he looked away awkwardly pretending to be composed, "It's 8:30, I thought you weren't coming, so I went to take a shower first."
Ji Nian felt comfortable enough with him by now to not find it too awkward, she laughed, "Sorry, I overslept."
"Come in." Yu Luobai's heart raced again recalling the earlier scene.
"Okay." Ji Nian nodded obediently, then asked, "Do I need to take off my shoes?"
Yu Luobai looked down to see the woman wearing pink slippers, "No need, did you bring the script?"
"Yep."
Ji Nian walked in and sat on the couch, her eyes roving around the layout of this apartment. The decor was completely different, the whole place gave off a very comfortable vibe despite the cool color palette.
Yu Luobai sat beside her, "How did you know I live here?"
Ji Nian blinked her big eyes at him, still able to smell the man's body wash. His hair was damp, probably not styled yet, giving him a more casual, approachable look than usual despite his innate elegance.
"I guessed." Ji Nian replied proudly, "You said before that I live below you, so I figured we must be in the same direction, I didn't expect to guess right, aren't I smart?"
Yu Luobai shook his head helplessly, then turned serious, "Don't do that again, what if you guessed wrong and knocked on the wrong door? It's dangerous."
Ji Nian was taken aback, she hadn't considered that, but obediently nodded, "Okay."
Yu Luobai picked up the kettle and poured her a glass of water.
Ji Nian took it, noticing his fair complexion, she blurted out, "Teacher Yu, I noticed you have really fair skin."
Yu Luobai had just taken a sip of water and spat it out, coughing loudly, his ears reddening again. He turned to see the woman's innocent wide eyes looking at him.
"Ji Xiaonian." Yu Luobai shook his head, "Forget what you just saw."
Ji Nian was taken aback, feeling a little embarrassed, "Teacher Yu, well, I didn't really get a good look... I was just saying, you have really fair skin..."
"Stop." Yu Luobai couldn't listen anymore, his face felt hot, "Let's start rehearsing."
"Does Teacher Yu have a girlfriend?" Ji Nian blinked her bright eyes.
Yu Luobai was puzzled, not sure why, but hearing the woman ask that, he felt an inexplicable sense of anticipation.
"No, why are you asking?"
"Wow." Ji Nian's eyes sparkled, thinking how envious his future girlfriend would be, able to touch that fair eight-pack anytime.
"What's with that look?" Yu Luobai felt a little self-conscious.
"Hehe, nothing." Ji Nian smiled.
Yu Luobai was helpless, he was already 28 years old, yet a young girl could still make his face flush and heart race, he couldn't help but feel a tinge of dissatisfaction in his heart.
Ji Nian picked up the script, about to open to tomorrow's scene, but suddenly noticed the man leaning closer.
"You still haven't answered, why did you ask if I have a girlfriend?" Yu Luobai smiled, then raised an eyebrow, "Do you want to be my girlfriend?"
Ji Nian looked at the breathtakingly handsome face so close to her own, she couldn't help but swallow hard, her heart suddenly racing. Don't tease her, she couldn't handle it.
"I... wouldn't dare covet Teacher Yu." Ji Nian's words came out stuttered.
"What if I allowed you to covet me?" Yu Luobai noticed the nervousness in the woman's eyes, the corners of his mouth curved up as he gazed into them with a smile.
Ji Nian's mind went blank, the words tumbled out before she could stop them, "Then wouldn't I get to touch those abs every day?" Only after saying it did she realize she had spoken too hastily.
Yu Luobai was stunned, never expecting her mind to take such a leap, he had been so obvious with his implication, yet the first thing she thought of was touching his abs?
"Ow." Ji Nian rubbed her forehead, giving him an aggrieved look, she had bumped it when falling off the couch earlier, and now he had flicked it too.
Yu Luobai didn't know whether to laugh or be upset, feeling utterly helpless, he said impatiently, "Let's focus on rehearsing."
