Seeing that Yukinoshita Yang Nai didn't let go.
Lin Bai raised an eyebrow slightly and said: "Yang Nai-jie (Sister Yang Nai), if you don't let go, I'm going to retaliate."
"What do you want to do?"
Yukinoshita Yang Nai looked at Lin Bai with a smile, her hands still moving.
She seemed to not take Lin Bai's 'threat' to heart at all.
Lin Bai narrowed his eyes slightly.
The next moment, with zero-frame initiation.
He directly reached out both hands and pinched Yukinoshita Yang Nai's cheeks.
Then he pulled them apart.
"You!!!"
Yukinoshita Yang Nai's eyes widened slightly.
She glared lightly at Lin Bai: "Are your wings hard now? You actually dare to pinch your sister's face, let go quickly."
"You let go first."
Lin Bai glared back, showing no weakness.
"I'm your older sister, let go quickly."
Yukinoshita Yang Nai said, while kneading with both hands.
"Just an honorary sister."
Lin Bai also retaliated in kind with his hands.
Yukinoshita Yang Nai glared at Lin Bai: "That's still an older sister, let go quickly, you stinky little brother."
Lin Bai: "I won't."
Yukinoshita Yang Nai: "Let go quickly."
Lin Bai: "You let go first."
Yukinoshita Yang Nai: "You let go first."
The two suddenly started acting like childish kids.
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "???"
Seeing that Lin Bai and Yukinoshita Yang Nai were acting as if she didn't exist, her face darkened.
She didn't know if she was overthinking it.
The more she looked, the more she felt that these two were flirting.
"Hey, I say, you two, that's enough."
Unable to bear it any longer, she looked at the two of them irritably.
Her fists suddenly felt a little hard again.
She felt like she shouldn't be here.
Lin Bai and Yukinoshita Yang Nai looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka in unison.
Then, the two looked at each other.
"Then let's both let go."
With their opinions unified, the two began to count down.
"Three, two, one."
When they reached 'one', they both let go of each other's hands.
Yukinoshita Yang Nai rubbed her face, gave Lin Bai a light glare, and huffed playfully, "You stinky little brother, your guts have certainly grown a lot fatter."
Although Lin Bai had never been as reserved as others when interacting with her before, always appearing very composed, he had always maintained a subtle distance.
However, she now found that subtle sense of distance had vanished.
If it were before, she felt that Lin Bai definitely wouldn't have done something like pinching her face just now.
It seemed that in the half a month they hadn't seen each other, Lin Bai must have undergone some changes she didn't know about.
What could it be?
Yukinoshita Yang Nai couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity.
Lin Bai smiled and didn't respond.
"Alright, let's order first."
Glancing at the two of them, Hiratsuka Shizuka picked up the tablet on the table.
She ordered a few bottles of alcohol for herself.
After ordering three dishes, she handed the tablet to Yukinoshita Yang Nai.
Yukinoshita Yang Nai took the tablet, scrolled on it for a while with her finger, then handed it to Lin Bai.
Lin Bai took the tablet and looked.
Seeing that Hiratsuka Shizuka had ordered a few bottles of alcohol, he couldn't help but glance at her.
He didn't say much.
Don't drink and drive, don't drive and drink.
Although Hiratsuka Shizuka had driven here, she could always call a designated driver.
Of course, she could also leave her car in the parking lot and just pick it up the next day.
Half an hour later.
"I'm going out for a bit."
Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had drunk three bottles of beer, stood up and left.
Yukinoshita Yang Nai, who had also had some alcohol, saw Hiratsuka Shizuka leave, her eyes shifted, and she looked at Lin Bai.
Her right elbow rested on the table, and she lightly propped her face with the back of her fingers.
She just watched, not speaking.
Her beautiful eyes sparkled.
Her red lips curved into a slight arc, holding a hint of a smile.
Seeing this, Lin Bai looked at her:
"Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"
"Because you're handsome."
Yukinoshita Yang Nai chuckled and said, "Isn't there a Chinese idiom that says 'beauty is a feast for the eyes'?"
"It'll probably be a while before we see each other again, so I need to look at you more to feast my eyes."
"Is that not allowed?"
Lin Bai: "..."
The idiom 'beauty is a feast for the eyes' is used to describe beautiful girls or scenic landscapes, and he was neither.
Or was it that in Yukinoshita Yang Nai's eyes, he was one of the two?
If that were the case...
Then he must be the latter.
"Go ahead and look, consider it a return gift for treating me."
Glancing at her, Lin Bai picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a tempura fried shrimp, and bit off half of it in one go.
Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and audibly crunchy.
The taste was indeed good, and it was worth its price.
"You said it, so I'm going to take a good look."
Yukinoshita Yang Nai said with a playful smile upon hearing this.
As soon as she finished speaking, she moved her chair closer to Lin Bai, shortening the distance between them.
Lin Bai rolled his eyes slightly.
Too lazy to bother with her, he continued to enjoy the delicious meal on his own.
The food, as soon as it entered his stomach, was digested into various nutrients with the help of Primordial Power.
As for the remaining residue, it was decomposed, leaving nothing behind.
Watching Lin Bai eat, Yukinoshita Yang Nai's eyes flickered.
She suddenly chuckled and said:
"Xiao Bai, after graduation, do you want to become my person?"
"Become your person..."
Lin Bai raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, swallowed the food in his mouth, and turned to look at Yukinoshita Yang Nai:
"What, are you going to keep me?"
Yukinoshita Yang Nai is nineteen this year.
They say that if a woman is three years older, she brings a golden brick.
Being with her, a 'golden brick' would be a sure thing.
And the other party was also a rich and beautiful woman, it was practically a huge profit.
"You could say that."
Yukinoshita Yang Nai's lips curved slightly, and she looked at Lin Bai with a smile.
Due to Hiratsuka Shizuka, she and Lin Bai had met a year ago and had a certain understanding of each other.
She knew Lin Bai was a genius.
He was a genius no less than, and even surpassing, herself.
For example, his academic performance was much better than hers back then.
Because Lin Bai had entered her high school alma mater, 'Private United High School', with a perfect score.
And the last person to enter with a perfect score was about fifteen years ago.
Aside from his talent and worth...
After a year of acquaintance, she still admired Lin Bai greatly, both his personality and his appearance.
"I have to say, that's a truly tempting suggestion."
Upon hearing this, Lin Bai's lips curved slightly, seemingly tempted.
Under her expectant gaze, he smiled and said:
"But I refuse."
"Why?"
Yukinoshita Yang Nai blinked, not too disappointed.
Because she just wanted to try.
She didn't actually think Lin Bai would agree to being 'kept'.
Lin Bai looked at her and smiled slightly:
"Because before was before, and now is now."
"The old me might have agreed to you, but the current me is no longer the old me."
"What do you mean?"
Yukinoshita Yang Nai frowned slightly, feeling a bit confused and curious.
He was no longer the old him?
So what exactly happened?
"Guess."
However, Lin Bai smiled mysteriously.
Yukinoshita Yang Nai: '???''
At this moment, Lin Bai smiled again and said:
"Although I refused your offer to keep me, Yang Nai-jie (Sister Yang Nai), you can also become my person."