Uneasy daily life

"Ahem, let's change it! I'll change it again for you, let's see what else you can say!" Angelina changed the subject.

Love is joy, sorrow, ecstasy, emotion, or something that will be remembered as a legend in the future...

"You seem to really enjoy listening to all sorts of love songs, this one..."

Bai Ying's phone suddenly rang—[Your Majesty! Someone deserves a beating!]

"What era are we living in? Still making phone calls? I want to see what kind of urgent military situation this is!"

Bai Ying glanced at it; it was a call from the stick figure.

connected.

"Hello, this is the emergency call center. To call the police, press 110; for fire emergency, press 119; for medical emergency, press 7119..."

After listening to the customer service message for a while, Bai Ying suddenly realized that the stick figure hadn't moved at all. Normally, it should have made a "crawl" sound.

Okay! Something's not right!

The white figure immediately fell silent; if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move either.

Hmm... I can hear faint breathing sounds, the rhythm is even, there's no tension, the voice is soft and smooth, and there are no symptoms of rhinitis...

[Ahem, why did you stop talking?]

Is this a little awkward? Is the stick figure just acting on a whim? What's she up to this time?

Bai Ying replied, "Didn't you suddenly call me to listen to my breathing?"

Uh, never mind!

Beep, the call ended.

The white figure seemed lost in thought.

"Who called and let you listen to their breathing?" Angelina peered in with interest, "Yukino?"

"Stickman." Bai Ying reached out and pressed the call button. "Heh heh, let me see what's wrong with her!"

"Did Hua call you to listen to your breathing?"

Angelina tilted her head, a few question marks popping out: "Impossible, she's perfectly straight, where would she get the awkwardness from!"

"A straight line can be bent at an angle; it doesn't have to be twisted and turned."

The call went through but no one answered for several seconds. Before the no-answer message could be heard, the other end suddenly refused to answer.

The white figure suddenly perked up, "Hey! Interesting!"

……

What's wrong with me?

Feng Bin and Hua were preparing for bed—screening recent announcements and arranging their work schedules for the next few days.

Although it's theoretically a manager's job, my sister told me to observe and practice more, so I decided to do it myself...

Beep beep beep——!

The phone rang again. Feng Bin and Hua reached out and hung up the call immediately, then scratched their heads in annoyance.

Ugh, so annoying! It's all because of those idiots talking nonsense! What's with all this talk about making phone calls? They don't even know what to say when they make a call!

Feng Bin and Hua continued to review the announcements and work schedules.

Beep beep beep——!

You're still going to hit me? I'm hanging up!

Feng Bin and Hua stared at their phones. That bastard must have noticed that they had been acting strangely earlier, and might even have guessed that they had done something stupid in a moment of impulse. He was calling now just to tease them.

If you don't understand, that's all!

Dudududu——!

I'll hang up again!

Wait a minute! If that jerk can't get through on the phone, is he going to start nagging in the chat group?! I just acted impulsively, I'm not Xiaoxuexia, I don't want to be the center of everyone's attention!

Feng Bin and Hua were slow to realize what was happening, so they quickly opened their chat app and tapped on the chat group—hmm? Nobody was speaking. Could it be that bastard created a new group excluding them? That seemed unlikely; that guy always showed his displeasure to their faces.

Dudududu——!

While pondering this, Feng Bin and Hua casually hung up the call.

Tsk, those idiots were definitely wrong. Where would they get so much to talk about that they need to make a phone call and chat for hours on end? Getting angry for hours or being happy for hours is one thing, but talking? No way, humans simply can't do that!

Dudududu——!

Just like that jerk said, it's all the talk of a single dog, not worth mentioning. How could a stupid teammate who has never been in a relationship know anything about dating?

After reviewing the work schedule and announcements, Feng Bin and Hua casually hung up the phone. After thinking for a moment, they took out their textbooks and flipped through them again.

For me, there was no difference between university and high school—I studied during my spare time at work and then went to school on exam days.

Dudududu——!

My university courses are still going well, but I'll be quite busy lately, and it might be difficult to get into the top ten...

How about squeezing in some sleep time? No, no, if my sister finds out I'm working too hard, she'll probably remind me to sleep at a set time every day—oh? That wouldn't be so bad, would it?

Dudududu——!

After hanging up the phone, I finished reading the book and drank a glass of milk... I don't know why Yukino is so concerned about her figure. It's obvious that having too big a chest would make dancing quite troublesome. As for that jerk? That jerk always brings up the most sensitive topics. Yukino doesn't care that much, and that jerk wouldn't tease her like that.

Speaking of jerks, where do you put your amber? On the living room table? In the bathroom cabinet when you shower?

Feng Bin and Hua scratched their heads and searched for a while, when they suddenly found amber with a small white flower encased in it on the desk.

Thankfully, I told that jerk not to send any commemorative gifts; if he sent too many, I'd definitely lose them all.

Hmm? Is something wrong?

Feng Bin and Hua subconsciously glanced at the quiet phone on the desk, decisively picked it up and started dialing Bai Ying's number.

Dudududu——!

The call was disconnected.

Dudududu——!

The call was disconnected.

Dudududu——!

The call was disconnected.

Toyohama Kazuka: "#!"

I'll hit again!

This time, the other end got through.

【Hello? What's wrong?】

"What do you mean, 'what happened'?" Feng Binhe asked matter-of-factly. "Why aren't you calling?!"

Oh, so what brings you here?

Toyohama Kazuka: "..."

Oh right, why did I make that call...? It was because I listened to the slander of a few idiots!

[Time to sleep, or you might accidentally slam your face on the floor during dance practice tomorrow.]

Feng Bin and Hua took a closer look at their phones—what's going on? It's already 11 o'clock? Where did the time go?!

"Okay! I'm going to sleep now, goodnight!"

[Granted.]

"climb!"

……

"You guys are so bored, making phone calls without saying a word."

Angelina felt this gossip was a bit much and couldn't help but complain.

"You've been watching from the sidelines for so long, you must have a lot of free time."

Bai Ying complained back.

“What kind of couple’s long phone call is this?” Angelina changed the subject. “Shouldn’t normal couples talk about everything and never get tired of it? You two are just talking on and on without saying anything…”

"To save on phone bills," Bai Ying replied casually. Seeing Angelina's sour face and her little hands fidgeting, she asked, "How do you think the stick figure fell in love with me?"

"?"

A question mark appeared above Angelina's head, then stretched into an exclamation mark.

Although she didn't know, someone else did!

[Angelina: Hehua, hehua, how did you come to like Baiying?]

[Toyohama Kazuka: Huh?]

Then there was no further news.

Angelina: ?

[Toyohama Kazuka: I don't know! I know perfectly well who I like, don't I? Where did all this 'why' and 'how' come from?!]

[Toyohama Kazuka: I'm going to sleep!]

Angelina looked up at the white figure.

Bai Ying had somehow struck an expert pose, with a piece of paper folded twice standing upright on the coffee table.

[Stickman Emotional Research Master]

"As everyone knows, stick figures are straightforward, their characteristics include speaking their minds, their motto is to live for today and not worry about tomorrow, and their hobby is Mai Sakurajima..."

Master Bai said profoundly, "Therefore, the stick figure cannot summarize why she likes it. She only knows that she likes it. Since she likes it, there is no reason why. She is surprisingly simple and casual about relationships. She is happy when she is happy, angry when she is angry, and unhappy when she is unhappy. She never wrongs her feelings."

"Huh?" Angelina asked, puzzled. "What's so strange about that? I'm happy when I'm happy, and I'm angry when I'm angry..."

Master Bai suddenly exclaimed, "Let's do it today!"

boom!

Master Bai, who had just pulled himself off the wall, said, “It’s too long to read. Please analyze your feelings just now. Did you deny, suppress, or reject your own feelings?”

After the stress reaction, Angelina's eyes turned dead, and her little hands began to twitch, as if she wanted to hang the white figure again.

"Simply put, Stickman has never experienced the feeling of being in love. She is happy to go shopping with her boyfriend, but in essence, it is no different from going shopping with other friends." Bai Ying changed the subject. "Becoming my girlfriend satisfied her feelings of liking me, but she doesn't really feel like taking it any further. Firstly, the situation is quite special, and secondly, she has dreams to pursue and rarely gets distracted by them. Therefore, she doesn't have much of a romantic feeling, and naturally, she won't take any action about it."

Angelina thought for a moment, then suddenly realized the topic had gone off-topic: "Huh? So how did she fall for you? Was it because you helped her reconcile with Mai-senpai? Was it because you helped her solve her family's problems? Or was it because..."

"I do not know."

Bai Ying shrugged and gave a perfect answer: "If even stick figures don't know something, even if I could read minds, I wouldn't know. But knowing that she likes me, isn't that enough? So, that's your question."

Angelina's voice boomed: "Then why did you ask me?"

Bai Ying complained, "I thought you would say—(switching to Angelina's voice) It must be because you've gotten used to being with Bai Ying, experienced so many new and special things together, and then realized you've fallen for her and don't want to be apart anymore!"

Angelina exclaimed, "Why would I say that!"

"Because the answer to the question 'why does he or she like him or her' is each person's own."

Bai Ying said matter-of-factly, "Some people bring universal ideas, some people have had experiences of liking something, some people have never liked something but unconsciously replace it with their values, etc. Every single one of them seems to be answering the question, but in reality they are revealing themselves."

Angelina froze, her eyes twitching. She didn't know whether to slap the white figure away or slap herself away.

Bai Ying stroked her chin and reasoned, "Recently, Stickman has probably started to feel romantic. Whether it was his sudden declaration of ownership, or after hearing a few unreasonable things from others, he impulsively called me and didn't know what to say, or he unconsciously decided how the two of them should get along... Is it because he's getting older? Or because he has more free time to overthink? Or is he unconsciously comparing his feelings to other people's relationships?"

Angelina fell into thought, then slapped her thigh: "Fine! Tell me! Are you planning to cheat on me?!"

Bai Ying retorted, "Like you?"

"Ahem! I meant you're planning to get on the track!"

"This..."

Bai Ying pondered the stick figure's unexpected actions and sighed softly, "I always felt that the stick figure was more likely to be on the train tracks."

Angelina: "...That seems true too."