Nian Ueno

Jiang Weixi ordered takeout medicine and bought some medicine and bandages for treating external injuries. She then treated the various wounds on her body.

There was a long cut on the side of my calf, about five or six centimeters long, very deep, with the skin turned outwards.

When Cheng Anuo saw her leg, she exclaimed in surprise, "Xixi, how did you hurt yourself?"

Jiang Weixi expressionlessly cleaned away the grit from the edges of the wound, applied iodine, and wrapped it with gauze.

"It's nothing, I just tripped and fell."

"Where did you fall? It looks so serious..."

"In the wild."

"It looks so painful."

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt much."

Jiang Weixi had a calm and composed expression on her face.

She opened her phone and found that Mr. Liu had sent her several messages.

Oh right, we made plans to video chat last night.

It seems she stood him up.

[Mr. Liu Liu: What are you doing?]

[Mr. Liu Liu: ?]

[Mr. Liu Liu: No video call answered]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Are you asleep?]

Jiang Weixi unwrapped the gauze she had just put on, took pictures of her injured leg and the scratches on her arm, and sent them to Mr. Liu Liu.

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Pictures, pictures, pictures]

[Gentle Little Bunny: ૮⸝⸝o̴̶̷᷄·̭ o̴̶̷̥᷅⸝⸝ა]

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Ouch...]

office.

Ji Dongxun leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes for a short rest.

I didn't get a good rest last night, and I had nightmares all night, so I couldn't sleep soundly.

My phone vibrated a few times.

He slowly opened his eyes.

Ji Dongxun frowned as he looked at the photo.

[Mr. Liu Liu: Are you injured?]

[Gentle Little Bunny: Mmm. (Sobs)]

[Mr. Liu Liu: What happened?]

[Gentle Little Bunny: I fell by accident.]

[Mr. Liu Liu transferred 10000 yuan]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Go see a doctor.]

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Okay.]

[Gentle Little Rabbit: I'm sorry, brother, I didn't mean to stand you up last night.]

[Mr. Liu Liu: It's okay.]

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Brother, let's video chat tonight.]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Okay.]

[Gentle Little Bunny: Tonight at 10 PM, okay?]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Okay.]

[Gentle Little Rabbit: See you tonight!]

[Gentle Little Bunny: Yay! (Kiss)]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Hmm.]

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Brother, you're so cold. Can you kiss me?]

[Mr. Liu Liu: How do we kiss?]

[Gentle Little Bunny: Brother, don't you have a kiss emoji?]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Darling.]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Is this alright?]

[Gentle bunny sends ten kissing emojis in a row]

[Gentle Little Bunny: Save it quickly.]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Okay.]

The office door was not closed.

When Xiao Zhou came in, he noticed that Mr. Ji was staring at his phone with a smile on his face...

Xiao Zhou immediately looked like he had seen a ghost.

He thought Mr. Ji was born unable to smile.

If Xiao Zhou knew that his usually dignified and composed Mr. Ji was sending kissing emojis to a girl, he would probably be even more shocked.

Upon hearing the sound, Ji Dongxun looked up and saw Xiao Zhou enter. He immediately stopped smiling and returned to a serious demeanor in a second.

The speed at which his expression changed was so fast that Xiao Zhou thought he had just imagined it.

Xiao Zhou coughed lightly twice, put his fist to his lips, walked over, and placed a document on the table: "Sir, an energy mine has been discovered in Blackstone Mountain in Z City. Its energy density is 270 times that of traditional energy sources, and it can replace..."

Ji Dongxun took the documents and carefully flipped through the thick stack of materials: "Get ready, we're leaving for Blackstone Mountain in Z City in a couple of days."

Before leaving the office, Xiao Zhou couldn't help but ask, "Sir, are you... having an online romance?"

Ji Dongxun paused, his hand holding the pen stiffening.

Was he making it that obvious?

Ji Dongxun lifted his eyelids, glanced at Xiao Zhou indifferently, and said nothing.

Xiao Zhou felt a strange pressure and gave an awkward laugh: "It's just that I've noticed you've been staring intently at your phone lately, sending messages, and sometimes you even smile at your phone..."

Ji Dongxun narrowed his eyes slightly: "Did I smile?"

Under the pressure of his gaze, Xiao Zhou nodded: "You were laughing just now..."

Ji Dongxun looked at him with a serious expression.

Xiao Zhou immediately corrected himself: "No, I misread it. You weren't laughing."

Xiao Zhou made an excuse and hurriedly left the office.

Jiang Weixi hadn't left her dormitory for almost the entire day. She felt weak, her whole body ached, and she felt uncomfortable everywhere.

Su Di and Tang Tang are still enjoying their holiday, while Cheng Anuo has a part-time job and won't be coming home that night.

Jiang Weixi lay on her side on the bed, scrolling through videos listlessly, yawning incessantly.

8 PM.

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Brother, are you off work yet?]

[Mr. Liu Liu: No.]

[Gentle Little Rabbit: What time do you get off work?]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Work finished.]

Half an hour later.

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Brother, are you done with your work?]

[Mr. Liu Liu: No.]

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Brother, you're so slow, I'm so sleepy. (Yawns)]

[Mr. Liu Liu: Play by yourself, be good.]

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Brother, hurry up!]

Another half hour passed.

[Gentle Little Rabbit: Brother~ (peeks)]

[Mr. Liu Liu: I'm about to get off work.]

Ji Dongxun was very efficient tonight and left work early.

Xiao Zhou was slightly surprised when he received the notice to leave work.

He glanced at his watch.

It's only a little past nine o'clock.

Is Mr. Ji getting off work so early today?

It's 9:30 p.m.

When Ji Dongxun got home, he made a video call to her.

Jiang Weixi was almost asleep when the ringing of the alarm startled her.

She was very tired today and didn't bother to pose, so she just lay casually on her side with her legs naturally crossed, pointing the camera at her calves.

Jiang Weixi answered the video call: "Brother, you're finally off work. I was almost asleep."

Ji Dongxun immediately noticed the bandage on her leg and asked while loosening his tie, "How's your leg?"

She pouted and said, "It still hurts, brother, blow on it for me."

[Mr. Liu Liu: Did you fall while walking? How could you be so careless? Are the roads on campus so uneven? Which school is it?]

Jiang Weixi remained silent and did not speak.

[Mr. Liu Liu: Why aren't you saying anything?]

A sudden wave of grievance washed over Jiang Weixi, and she sobbed a few times, "Waaah~ I didn't fall at school."

She tearfully recounted how she went out with her friends the previous day, only to be left stranded in the mountains all night.

Four-tenths of those tears were from genuine grievance, and six-tenths were an act for him.

Hearing that she had encountered wolves in the mountains and was in danger, Ji Dongxun felt a sharp pain in his heart.

[Mr. Liu Liu: What kind of friends have you made? Don't go out with these people anymore.]

"Yes, I won't anymore. I won't go out with these people anymore."

Ji Dongxun changed into his pajamas and lay on the bed. The room was still dark, with no lights on.

Silver moonlight streamed through the French windows.

He heard the girl crying sadly, and a thought struck him. He whispered to comfort her, "Don't cry, sweetie."

Jiang Weixi was stunned, a small tear still glistening in the corner of her eye.

"Brother, what did you just call me?"

He repeated, "Good boy."

A deep, pleasant voice, coming through the phone's receiver, gently tapped at her eardrums, stirring her heartstrings.