Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“… You’re really a clever little child.”
Ji Zhiyao swung his leg back and forth, finding no fault with his own logic.
S University’s Affiliated High School was quite a distance from Mix base. There was traffic in the area of the school, and the driver drove for almost three hours before they arrived.
Ji Zhiyao carried Ji Qingge’s belongings and alighted.
The base was very quiet, so quiet that it was as if no one had lived in it before.
Ji Zhiyao knew that such a situation was mostly because all his teammates were still asleep. He left Ji Qingge’s bag on the sofa, saying, “You sit here for a while, I’ll go find get you something to drink.”
Ji Qingge nodded. “Okay.”
Ji Qingge obediently sat on the sofa, her gaze curious as she examined the decor of the base all around. When she had done a whole circle, she happened to meet eyes with K who was walking down the stairs looking confused with his bird’s nest hair.
The moment K saw Ji Qingge, his eyes that were narrowed into slits widened.
Both of them shared eye contact for two seconds, K shrieked and went up the stairs, stumbling and crawling.
Ji Qingge was speechless.
Ji Zhiyao returned holding a glass of juice, passing it to Ji Qingge, he asked, slightly curious. “What sound was that just now?”
Ji Qingge kept a straight face, replying, “It seemed like your teammate came downstairs, forgot something and went up again.
Ji Zhiyao made a sound of understanding, unsuspecting that the truth was another matter.
Last night he has told his teammates that he was going to bring his sister to the base for a visit, they all expressed that they warmly welcome her. Hence, he did not think that there had been some accident.
After a while, Ji Qingge took a sip of juice, saying emotionally, “Brother, your teammates… are all quite energetic huh.”
“Huh?”
Ji Zhiyao wanted to show Ji Qingge his room, but considering that they were six big boys upstairs and he’d never know if someone might suddenly walk out. It wasn’t too proper; thus he could only drop the idea.
There were no televisions at the base and there weren’t any other games other than Heroes on his computer. Therefore, Ji Zhiyao glanced slightly dazedly at Ji Qingge, asking, “What do you want to play?”
Ji Qingge had no reply. Did he want her to be direct that she wanted to see if the few other people were bullying her brother?
“It’s noon, I’ll order a takeaway for you first, what do you feel like having? … Oh yes, it just came to my mind, Captain’s Ludo set is over there, I’ll play a game of Ludo with you?”
“Captain? You’re referring to Fi-god? His Ludo set?”
“Yeah, what’s wrong? You don’t want to play?
Ji Qingge’s gaze instantly became difficult to express in a few words.
Hence the next time K came downstairs, the sight that met him was that of Ji Zhiyao with his butt stuck out playing Ludo with his sister, Ji Qingge. Only Ji Qingge’s expression was extremely subtle, looking at her own brother like she was looking at a stranger.
Ji Zhiyao turned his head, seeing K, he instantly became excited. “K, help me to go collect the takeaway please. Why are you dressed so neatly? You knew you were going to go out to help me collect my takeaway? And why are your ears red, are you feeling hot?”
K smiled gently. “NoHomo, are you the book of ten thousand questions? If you wish to get beaten up, feel free to continue with your questions.”
Ji Zhiyao felt very aggrieved, but seeing K’s gentlemanly manner with no sideways glances after greeting Ji Qingge, he became happy at once. “I’ll stop talking, please help me to collect my takeaway.”
“Got it. Will waiting two minutes starve you or what?”
“It won’t starve me, but it will starve my sister.”
K was helpless and left the house to collect the takeaway.
Ji Qingge watched on silently at the side, feeling that it was a total miracle that her brother had not been beaten to death.
When Ji Zhiyao was done serving his little sister lunch, all his little companions upstairs had all came down. However, except Mo Huaifeng, the rest of them seemed to have completely forgotten that Ji Qingge was coming to the base. Fortunately, it was winter now, everyone’s pajamas were all very thick, instead of those oversized pants and short singlets kind of clothes. Otherwise, Ji Zhiyao, this invisible sis-con did not know what irrational things he might have done.
Mo Huaifeng on the other hand, had changed into daily wear, sweater and long pants. He’d even tidied his hair simply, looking extremely handsome.
Nuo tugged Mo Huaifeng’s hair, making the “tsk” sound twice. “Captain, it can’t be that you tidied yourself up so nicely because Xiaoqing sister was coming right, simply too conniving, scheming b*tch.”
Ji Zhiyao on hearing that, his gaze like a pair of sharp blades turned right on Mo Huaifeng. Yet Mo Huaifeng only calmly replied “don’t spout nonsense”, then very naturally handed the glass with a straw in it that he was holding to Ji Zhiyao.
Ji Zhiyao took the glass with a habitual manner, smacking his mouth as he took two sips.
Ji Qingge looked carefully at the glass, it was as if she could vaguely catch the smell of soda mixed with refreshing lemon, her heart couldn’t help but sink—
Her brother liked to pour his 7Up into a glass to drink, with a straw, and ice must be added, no matter the season. But because it was too troublesome, the overly lazy him only drank it like this a few times in the entire year.
Whereas looking at everyone in Mix, they either didn’t see, or those who saw did not say anything, obviously already used to Mo Huaifeng preparing drinks for her brother.
Ji Qingge suddenly had an ill feeling.
Having stayed at Mix base for a good half of the afternoon, Ji Qingge brought up leaving.
Ji Zhiyao was very worried about as he asked, “How are you going back?”
“I saw that there are public buses outside the base, I’ll just take the bus back.”
Ji Zhiyao thought of the time, the bus would take about three hours to reach his house, by then, the sky would’ve been dark, Ji Qingge was a girl, it wasn’t safe at all.
Hence he said, “Give me a moment, I’ll take you home.”
Mo Huaifeng who had heard the whole conversation suddenly spoke up. “I’ll take her.”
The remaining members could not help but froze and stared at him, Mo Huaifeng acted as if he had not seen them.
Ji Zhiyao examined his Captain from top to bottom and heard him speak leisurely, “With a to and fro for you, it’ll be night time when you return? Are you not going to train in the evening? Also it’s too cold outside, if I drive, it’ll be warm and fast.”
That sounded like it was very reasonable.
Ji Qingge suddenly spoke up, “Brother, if Fi-god doesn’t find it troublesome, then let Fi-god take me. I’ll call you when I get home.”
Ji Zhiyao was a little hesitant. “Captain…”
“Hm?”
“I only have this one sister, please don’t steal her.”
“…”
Mo Huaifeng thought calmly that the one he wanted to steal, was obviously Ji Zhiyao.
Mo Huaifeng picked up his car keys, stood up and like Ji Zhiyao, carried her bag for Ji Qingge, then said, “I’ll drive you, let’s go.”
“Thank you Fi-god.” Ji Qingge said her thanks and waved to Ji Zhiyao. “Brother, I’m going.”
Ji Zhiyao walked her all the way out of the villa, then watched as Mo Huaifeng’s sports car went further and further.
The moment he could not see the car anymore, Ji Zhiyao suddenly felt astutely…
The posture that he was leaning on the door with, was especially like a block of Amah rock [1. named after the faithful wife of a fisherman who climbed the hills everyday with her son to watch for the return of her husband, not knowing that he had drowned at sea.]