“My brother said he has to work during the Mid-Autumn Festival and won’t be coming back,” Bai Shimo said earnestly, pulling Yu Mengmeng, who was wearing a hat and sunglasses, through the crowds at the high-speed rail station.
"He's a workaholic, so we'll have to go find him ourselves."
"Ask him to help you think of a solution."
Yu Mengmeng, pulling an adorable pink suitcase, nodded obediently and disappeared into the crowd with Bai Shimo.
At 10 a.m., two high-speed trains traveling in opposite directions passed each other.
**
Alright, little sister and Mengmeng are heading straight for the crystal to steal the base.
The following is a guess about Bai Weiran's feelings ('-ω-`)
(a) Wo Cao
(ii) Pinching a numb feeling
(III) Little Blackie, you're showing your true colors now, aren't you?
Chapter Twenty This is not the place that terrifies her.
I got up early, squeezed onto the subway for two hours, and took the high-speed train for three hours to return home.
Then Bai Weiran was locked out of his own house—because no one was home.
When I called to inquire, the woman on the other end of the line was perfectly justified.
"Xiao Ran, didn't you say you weren't coming back for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday? Your dad and I went on a trip instead."
Bai Weiran: …………
He was betrayed by his own mother again.
Although his decision to go home for the holiday was rather impromptu, he had already told his mother beforehand.
However, in the Bai family, the family members' order of status is as follows: Bai's mother → Bai's father → Bai Shimo → Bai Weiran → the third-generation pet turtle Xiao Haqiang.
Everything had to be arranged according to this hierarchy. Although he said he was coming back first, and his mother readily agreed, saying she would cook a feast to welcome him, as soon as his father mentioned going on a trip, his mother would definitely say yes, yes, and forget all about her own son while holding her husband's hand.
His sister wasn't home either, so he couldn't expect Xiao Haqiang to open the door for him.
Bai Weiran sat by the flower bed at the entrance of the residential area and called his sister.
The phone went unanswered.
Did you go out with your friends?
What should we do now? My sister doesn't know when she'll be back, and my parents have gone on a three-day, two-night trip and won't be back for a while. Should we squeeze onto the subway for two hours and then take the high-speed train for three hours to get back to our rented place?
Should we wait here until my sister comes back?
Bai Weiran thought about it casually, and then thought that this feeling was indeed familiar.
My mother often tricked me like this when I was a child.
As he was about to call his mother again, he saw a black luxury car pull up at the entrance of the residential area. The car had a low-key yet undeniably luxurious and elegant design, and the brand logo was clearly imbued with the aura of evil capitalism.
When did we get such a wealthy neighbor around here? Is he a hidden master?
The luxury car door opened, and a young woman wearing sunglasses made her entrance with an aura of stardom.
"........."
"………………!?"
"Qin Ning!?"
The girl took off her sunglasses, first looking surprised, then smiling brightly and waving happily at him.
"...Brother Weiran!"
Xx
"What a coincidence! I was just passing by. Could this be Brother Weiran's house?"
Qin Ning covered her mouth with her hand, perfectly displaying her dramatic nature with a hint of fragrant tea aroma.
Unfortunately, her constantly shifty eyes betrayed her.
Bai Weiran remained silent for a few seconds.
"Where did you find my hometown address?"
"From the company's personal information." The yandere girl stopped pretending and spoke with righteous indignation.
“Brother Weiran originally said he wasn’t going home, but suddenly he came home. Of course I’m worried. What if Brother Weiran was tricked into coming home by his parents to go on a blind date? If I don’t come with you, and you secretly go on a blind date with someone else, wouldn’t you be devastated?”
"Your imagination is too..." No, there really are quite a few examples of his colleagues being tricked into going home for blind dates. However, although Qin Ning said she was going to cry her eyes out, Bai Weiran suspected that she was referring to the other party.
Bai Weiran sighed.
"Don't worry, my parents won't do that."
His father's outlook on life was even more serene and carefree than Zhuangzi's, while his mother didn't care at all whether he went on a blind date or not.
They completely disregard the troubles that ordinary people face, such as being pressured to get married and have children.
"My parents are more focused on their own lives than on other people's lives, even their own children." They are quite unusual among parents, but this also meant that he and his sister experienced fewer of the troubles that most children would have.
Of course, it also adds many troubles that ordinary children shouldn't have.
Everything has its pros and cons.
Qin Ning clasped her hands together, her face filled with respect and admiration, her eyes sparkling with emotion.
"Brother Weiran, there aren't many parents as open-minded as us. I'm so lucky in the future."
...have they become your parents?
"Brother Weiran, are you just heading home? Let me go with you! Ningning, I even brought a souvenir!"
The yandere girl is chasing after his crystal to steal his house, isn't she?
Bai Weiran chuckled—
Unfortunately, this crystal has activated its immunity function and cannot be attacked.
Xx
At the same time, two girls were standing at the door of Bai Weiran's house.
"My brother isn't here?! No way!? Is he still working overtime at the company today??" Bai Shimo pressed the intercom twice, but there was no response. She pouted, rested her chin on her hand, and muttered to herself.
"I can't believe someone would work overtime on the day their dear sister traveled all this way to visit him? Even though I didn't say it, shouldn't siblings have some kind of special connection?"
Wearing a small fisherman's hat that covered most of her hair and face, Yu Mengmeng looked around. She tilted her head and looked at a notice posted by the neighborhood committee six months ago on the wall.
She stared at it for a while, then looked away, her fingers gently fiddling with the handle of the pink suitcase.
She seems to have been here before.
But the memories here were mixed with the memories of the home she didn't want to go back to, and she couldn't tell them apart for a moment. An unknown sense of panic overwhelmed her, and she weakly tugged at the hem of Bai Shimo's light green cardigan.
"...Or, shall we go back?"
"Shimo, shall we go back?"
"I haven't finished playing my game from yesterday yet..."
She looked adorable and pitiful, but Bai Shimo remained unmoved.
Like Bai Weiran, once she made up her mind and had a goal, she would focus on that goal.
"It's okay, Mengmeng. Even if he's not here, we can still get in." She took Mengmeng's soft, white hand and comforted her gently.
Because she has a backup key.
Many landlords keep a spare key for themselves after renting out their properties. Although they don't use it, this still poses a risk of privacy invasion to the tenants.
The landlord of Bai Weiran's room was a kind old gentleman. He was a very nice person. When he signed the contract, he gave Bai Weiran both of his keys, one for regular use and one as a spare, and frankly told Bai Weiran that he would not keep any keys for himself.
This generous and respectful attitude was also the reason why Bai Weiran chose this room as his first choice.
Bai Weiran mailed a spare key home so that his family could visit him.
Bai Shimo brought it with her.
To ease Mengmeng's tension, she told Bai Weiran's story while riding the elevator.
“When I first graduated, I had a landlord who brought people to see the house with the spare key even though the lease still had half a month left. At that time, my brother was working overtime a lot and was rarely at home, so he didn’t notice until one day when he had a headache from working overtime and took half a day off. When he was lying in bed, he found someone had opened the door and entered. That’s when the truth came out.”
The messy relationships between landlords and tenants are all stories of blood and tears.
"That time it even went to the police station, but in the end he settled with the landlord and it was over. After that, he became very cautious. I always said he had better taste in choosing landlords than girlfriends. His last girlfriend... tsk tsk tsk. Well, I won't speak ill of him after we broke up. I'll keep my mouth shut."
As Bai Shimo spoke, she opened the door, and the simple living room with its slightly austere style suddenly came into view of the young girl.
Her tension eased instantly, and she released her grip on the suitcase handle, her fingertips turning white from the force.
Not here.
This is not the home that terrifies her.
Chapter Twenty-One: The Person in the World Who Can Call Weiran "Brother" the Most
Bai Weiran ultimately chose to take another three hours of high-speed rail to return to his rented apartment.
Bai Weiran has a good relationship with his family and is quite protective of them. Although everything seems fine with Qin Ning now and he can control her, he hasn't forgotten Qin Ning's yandere nature. When her yandere emotions come out, her values follow her emotions, and she loses the ability to empathize like a normal person.
He does not plan to introduce Qin Ning to his family before the risk assessment is completed.
Qin Ning didn't mind and happily gave up her own flight to take the high-speed train with him. She held his arm tightly the whole way and fell asleep with her eyes closed.
Bai Weiran looked at her for a while, then covered her with his coat, and gazed at the setting sun floating and sinking outside the window.
For some reason, I couldn't fall asleep at all.
He felt an inexplicable unease, as if something was about to happen.
**
"I'll only stay for a little while, I promise just a little bit."
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