After being attacked by the rich young ladies with hatchets, I chose to enter "sage mode".

When Bai Yu picked up her phone, she found that the call was from her mother.

After all, today is the Spring Festival. Bai Yu told her mother last night that she would be back late, but now she hasn't been back all night. Goodness, she's probably going to get a scolding.

Upon answering the phone, Bai Yu immediately heard her mother's dissatisfaction.

"You haven't come back all night. Don't you know it's New Year's Day? Get back here right now! We've prepared red envelopes for you, you little rascal!"

Hearing her mother's harsh words, Bai Yu could only give an awkward smile.

Before he could speak, Qing Sisi looked up at Bai Yu with a soft "hmm" and asked.

"Who is it, senior?"

This was quite a shock; even Bai Yu's mother paused for a moment.

Who is it?

"Oh...Mom, no, I'm playing at my friend's place, and her sister is talking."

As Bai Yu said this, she immediately reached out and covered Qing Sisi's mouth when she saw Qing Sisi about to open her mouth to speak again.

"Mmm~"

"Oh, then you rascal, hurry back. We still have to go to your cousin's place to visit relatives and pay respects at his grave. You'll be very busy..."

With her mouth covered, Qing Sisi watched as Bai Yu was intently making a phone call, then mischievously reached out and rubbed Bai Yu's face.

Bai Yu was focused on making the phone call and didn't show any impatience when Qing Sisi rubbed her face with her little hands. Instead, she gently reached out and took Qing Sisi's hand and squeezed it.

Actually, you can't blame Bai Yu, because he really wasn't paying attention to Qing Sisi; he was completely worried about whether his mother would scold him again.

But Bai Yu's subconscious act of pulling and squeezing Qing Sisi's hand made Qing Sisi's mood unsettled.

She took Bai Yu's hand in her own, and Bai Yu did not resist at all, but let her hold it back.

The phone call only lasted a few minutes, mainly consisting of Bai Yu's mother criticizing and educating Bai Yu for not understanding the urgency of the situation.

As soon as she hung up the phone, Bai Yu breathed a sigh of relief and realized that she was holding hands with Qing Sisi face to face.

"Let go of me, stop pulling and tugging."

Bai Yu's attitude was like turning her back on someone, which greatly displeased Qing Sisi.

"Don't let it go."

Hearing Qing Sisi's dissatisfied words, Bai Yu suddenly realized why she was covered with a blanket on the bed and why Qing Sisi was sleeping next to her. What was going on?

"No, why aren't you sleeping in your perfectly good bed? Why are you sleeping next to my pillow on the sofa?"

This is truly a case of a dog biting a woman who doesn't appreciate kindness.

"I only pulled the blanket over myself and slept with you last night because I saw you were cold. Senior, all you do is be mean, hmph!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, and then looked slightly embarrassed.

Because at that moment, he also remembered that he had indeed felt a tiny bit cold last night, and he felt something draped over him; it turned out to be this girl...

Seeing Qing Sisi puffing out her cheeks in anger, Bai Yu stubbornly refused to comfort her and instead changed the subject.

"Oh, that's all. I'm going back now. You should take a taxi back too. It's Chinese New Year after all. Try to avoid any unpleasantness with your family. Just let the elders say what they want. If they say something unpleasant, just let it go in one ear and out the other."

As she said this, Bai Yu sat up from the sofa, while Qing Sisi took the opportunity to climb onto the sofa, grabbed Bai Yu's hand, and placed it directly on her chest, her cheeks flushed as she asked.

"Senior, my heart is beating so fast right now, do you... know why?"

Feeling the soft touch on her hands, even through her clothes, Qing Sisi's heart was indeed beating a little fast at this moment, but Bai Yu rolled her eyes at her for saying that.

"He might be dying soon. I'll burn paper money for you next year."

Bai Yu's words truly showed Qing Sisi what it means to be completely clueless about romance.

"You stinky senior, you can't even speak properly."

"Come on, hurry up and pack your things and go home. I'm very busy today, after all, it's the New Year."

As Bai Yu was saying this, she tried to get up, but Qing Sisi pushed her back down onto the sofa and pulled the blanket up to cover both of them.

From inside the dark quilt came Qing Sisi's joyful voice.

"Everything's packed. Taking my senior back with me is all the stuff I wanted to pack~"

"Fuck you, I..."

As soon as Bai Yu swore, he felt a warm and moist sensation on his neck.

Qing Sisi actually bit her own neck and sucked hard.

Before Bai Yu could fully react, Qing Sisi took a sip and gently licked the remaining glistening liquid, panting as she spoke.

"Senior, someone gave you a strawberry mark. From now on, Sisi is yours, so you can't do without Sisi~"

Reaching out, Bai Yu yanked back the covers and saw Qing Sisi looking at her with peach blossom eyes and heart-shaped eyes. She looked incredibly alluring, and for a moment, Bai Yu even had the urge to bite the girl's cherry lips.

However, this idea is very dangerous. Bai Yu always puts reason first. After all, the saying "lust is a knife above one's head" is very true for him.

"What are you doing? It's all spit. Do you think you're being polite?"

As she said this, Bai Yu pretended to be displeased and grabbed Qing Sisi's shoulders, pushing her off her.

But at this moment, Qing Sisi said something in a sweet and coquettish voice.

"Senior, although we didn't share a bed last night... we still slept together. If you mind, you can... leave a mark on Sisi, for..."

As she said this, the girl actually lifted her collar to reveal her fair and smooth neck, tilting her head as if she wanted Bai Yu to leave her a hickey.

Looking at that smooth, jade-like neck, you could see her pink underwear after she pulled it so wide open.

Bai Yu raised her hand and flicked Qing Sisi on the forehead, scolding her in annoyance.

"Come on, put your shoes on, let's go home for the New Year!"

PS: [Brothers, thanks for all the monthly tickets! But did I add more chapters too fast? I feel like I've already given out all those monthly tickets, damn it.]

Chapter 212 Alone (Bonus chapter, please vote!)

Bai Yu had to coax and persuade her before she finally got Qing Sisi into the car and obediently went home.

When he got home, it was almost eight o'clock in the morning, just as the family was about to set off to visit the grave. But Bai Yu was still severely scolded by his mother.

However, at least there were New Year's red envelopes. Although it wasn't much, only a few thousand RMB for the whole family, it was more than enough for Bai Yu during her student days.

But you can't compare people. Bai Qiji is always the same. He likes to show off. After all, his family is rich, and they always give a lot of red envelopes during the New Year.

"Bai Yu, guess how many red envelopes I got this year?"

Walking down the street, Bai Qiji began his day of showing off.

In her previous life, Bai Yu envied Bai Qiji every year, after all, this guy received tens of thousands of yuan in red envelopes during the Chinese New Year, while she only received a few thousand yuan, which was a huge difference.

But things are different now. He no longer feels envious; instead, he thinks Bai Qiji is childish.

"Tens of thousands, you want to give me half?"

He asked a somewhat provocative question, which made Bai Qiji roll her eyes at him and stop pretending.

He's just here to show off. If he gives Bai Yu half, Bai Yu must be dreaming.

Today will definitely keep Bai Yu very busy. First, she will be hanging graves, which will take up the whole morning. She also needs to learn to remember the locations of these graves, since this work will be her responsibility for the rest of her life.

Burning paper money and setting off fireworks and firecrackers, each ancestor's grave is in a different place, quite far apart.

To put it in a superstitious way, in Bai Yu's parents' generation, a feng shui master had to be consulted to choose an auspicious burial site for the ancestral graves. You might not believe in this, but this kind of knowledge has existed since ancient times. The idea that the ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke means that the ancestral graves were buried in an auspicious feng shui location, and the next generation will prosper.

Anyway, this kind of thing is very complicated, and Bai Yu doesn't understand it either. He only knows that it is a kind of inheritance.

He spent the morning visiting most of the graves, and at noon he had to go to his cousin's house for a family reunion meal, where people from the Bai family would gather together.

It's perfectly normal for the family to get together like this every year.

Just when Bai Yu finally felt he could rest and no longer needed to wander around, he took out his phone and saw that Su Rongxue and Murong Liyue had sent him New Year's greetings.

Su Rongxue was alright; this girl simply offered her blessings without any frills, just like her pure and simple personality.

But Murong Liyue was different; she sent a red envelope directly, along with a message.

"I'll personally give you a red envelope next year."

At first glance, this sentence seems unremarkable, but upon closer inspection, it simply means that you have to celebrate the New Year together to give red envelopes in person!

Bai Yu found it absolutely outrageous. As for the red envelope, it was a whopping 28,000 yuan. Was this what a rich woman was like? It was truly excessive.

For a fleeting moment, Bai Yu really wanted to accept the red envelope and give up the urge to keep up the act.

But he can't. Once he takes the money, he'll be beholden to the person who pays him, and he won't be able to speak with any confidence anymore.

Not only did Bai Yu refuse to accept the money, she also sent Murong Liyue a red envelope containing 100 RMB.

Although it's not a lot of money, it's a small gift with a lot of sentiment, so it can be considered a return gift.

Murong Liyue accepted Bai Yu's red envelope, but the message she received almost made him vomit blood.

"One hundred? That's a lot. That can buy two boxes of Durex. When do we need them?"

hiss~

Bai Yu gasped in surprise. He had never imagined such a bizarre thing. It was just a New Year's gift, and this girl could drive?

However, looking at it from another angle, Murong Liyue was actually worried that the difference between Bai Yu giving only 100 yuan and 28,000 yuan was too great, which is why she said so much, suggesting she could buy two boxes...

One hundred RMB can buy a lot of things for most people, but for Murong Liyue, it's a very small amount.

Although she always appeared aloof, she remembered Bai Yu's words about "marrying someone of equal social standing." She didn't seem to care when Bai Yu said it, but in reality, she was quite concerned.

She simply wanted to possess Bai Yu, both his body and his heart. External things were just that—external things. They shouldn't interfere with her essence. Murong Liyue had always thought this way. She only hoped that Bai Yu wouldn't feel embarrassed because she wasn't giving enough; she didn't care about such things.

In reality, Bai Yu didn't have as many ulterior motives as Murong Liyue. As for whether he would feel awkward taking so little, he was ashamed of himself.

He didn't take any money from Murong Liyue, but instead gave her a hundred-yuan bill. What's so awkward about that?

You could say Murong Liyue is too meticulous, or you could say Bai Yu is too indifferent; in any case, neither of them is the type to be easily disturbed by external factors.

After lunch, Bai Yu had to go with her father, uncle, and Bai Qiji to hang the last few graves before this year's mission could be completed.

I'll come back in the afternoon, play for a while, and then have dinner.