Chapter 288 Chapter 287 Departure
Chapter 287 Departure
After a night of contemplation, Chi Xiaocheng decided to try the method Fang Ning suggested.
Using her current "amnesiac" persona, she would give Su Tao a little love.
Then, taking advantage of a pre-sleep bathroom break, she went to Su Tao's door.
She secretly opened a crack in the door and peeked inside.
Su Tao was sitting on the bed, holding a book and reading it intently.
Chi Xiaocheng pouted.
She had thought Tao Tao would be secretly fantasizing about her in her room and doing something weird.
Disappointed not to see what she had hoped for, she wasn't happy.
She simply pushed open the door. Su Tao, seeing her, immediately put down the book she was holding, "Acting: From Beginner to Buried," and hurriedly said, "Xiaocheng, aren't you asleep yet? Are you hungry? I'll go make you a midnight snack."
Chi Xiaocheng gave a stellar performance, asking somewhat timidly, "Tomorrow... I saw the weather forecast says it'll be sunny tomorrow. It's been a while since we went out. How about... we go shopping?"
Upon hearing this, Su Tao's mouth opened slightly, unable to react for a moment.
She was clearly stunned by Chi Xiaocheng's suggestion.
Chi Xiaocheng blinked, took a "shy" step back, and then closed the door.
She secretly stood by the door, brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, and pressed her small ear against the cool door.
Soon after, an excited voice came from inside.
"Shopping! Shopping!"
"Xiaocheng actually invited me to go shopping!"
"As expected, my initiative these past few days has been effective, hahahahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Xiaocheng embarrassedly touched her cheek with her index finger.
Has Tao Tao been suppressed for too long? She could already imagine her laughing and rolling around on the bed while hugging a pillow.
Completely lacking the grace of a lady.
But... this active approach seems to be quite effective.
...
The next morning, Su Tao had made all the preparations.
Well-rested, carefully dressed, and having prepared for all possible sightseeing scenarios, if Dongfang Yang weren't away, she would have borrowed a car from him overnight.
By the time Chi Xiaocheng woke up, Su Tao was already ready to go out.
With her familiar high ponytail, a brown down coat with fur trim, a knitted sweater underneath, and the long hem reaching her knees, she had an indescribable air of cool confidence as she carried a shoulder bag and put her hands in her pockets.
Seeing her standing in the living room, Chi Xiaocheng couldn't help but yawn, "Even though we're going out for breakfast, isn't Senior Martial Sister Su Tao a bit too early? It's only 8 o'clock."
A winter without sleeping in is a winter without a soul.
Su Tao smiled sheepishly, "I'm just too excited to go shopping with Xiaocheng."
Having said that, she didn't even put down her shoulder bag, afraid that Fang Ning would also come out of her room, "Come on, Xiaocheng, let me comb your hair. If you don't feel like brushing your teeth and washing your face, you can stand here and doze off for a while, I'll help you."
What great energy.
She's practically a different person from the Tao Tao of before.
Chi Xiaocheng also didn't refuse Su Tao's attentiveness, and after enjoying the considerate service, she changed into a thicker set of clothes from her room.
At this time, Fang Ning, who had "slept in," slowly got up.
When she came out of her room, she saw the two of them preparing to leave.
Su Tao was rather anxious, wishing that Fang Ning hadn't woken up so she could whisk Chi Xiaocheng away and leave.
Enjoying a whole day in their own world.
But since the little one woke up and walked to the living room, she couldn't ignore her.
And even more so, she couldn't ignore Chi Xiaocheng.
She asked, "The weather's nice today, and we've been cooped up at home for three days. We're planning to go out for a walk, and I'm also going to the hospital for a check-up. Do you want to come with us, Ningning?"
Chi Xiaocheng extended an invitation, and then immediately wanted to quickly blink, signaling Fang Ning to refuse.
The real reason she said this was to provoke Su Tao's possessiveness.
But before her signal could reach its target, Fang Ning shook her head with a faint smile.
At the same time, she placed her hands behind her back and took a slight step back, "I won't go, I promised Da Wang and Xiao Ranran yesterday that I would give them a bath and tidy up their little nests."
"I see, well, you'll have to take care of your own lunch then."
"Okay, okay, have fun!"
She waved goodbye, and the door closed, blocking out the sunlight that was shining in.
The living room instantly became empty.
Fang Ning quickly walked to the balcony, squatted down slightly, and slowly waited.
Soon, she saw Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng walking out of the building closely together.
They were chatting about something, their actions natural.
A gust of wind blew, tangling strands of their scattered hair together.
Only after they had completely disappeared from sight did Fang Ning regain her senses.
She turned around and leaned against the balcony railing, her gaze sweeping over the various decorations in the living room, as if she wanted to remember them.
"It's time to go."
She had completed what she needed to do.
It was a bit different from the plan, but she was very happy to see the two of them walking out together, to see Chi Xiaocheng's slightly expectant smile when she woke up this morning, and that was enough for her.
They have both taken a step forward.
If she continued to stay here shamelessly, it would only be an eyesore.
Fang Ning took a breath and went to the storage room to pick up a broom.
She swept and mopped the floor, cleaning up the cat hair that was scattered everywhere.
Then she bathed Da Wang and Xiao Ranran, the two little cats.
Working at a cat cafe, she was already familiar with how to take care of small pets.
Her movements were not fast, but time passed quickly.
By the time she had packed her luggage, it was already noon.
She felt a bit reluctant, and a bit lonely.
The more beautiful the memories, the more painful the separation.
Although she had been "competing for affection" with Su Tao for the past few days, and had come here to be Junior Martial Sister Chi Xiaocheng's wingman, Fang Ning had truly experienced the feeling of home.
She had experienced what it meant to... celebrate the New Year.
She used to spend New Year's Eves, filled with the sound of firecrackers, wrapped in a thick coat in the wind and snow.
She was following Liu Guifang, but Liu Guifang had relatives and companions to spend the New Year with, and wouldn't care about her little follower.
Occasionally, passersby would mistake her for a beggar and give her a piece of candy amidst the sound of firecrackers.
"I don't want to leave."
But... this home is already too crowded, there's no place for her.
Fang Ning went to the door, but suddenly thought of something and ran back to Chi Xiaocheng's room.
From a pile of stuffed animals, she found a scarecrow doll with red eyes that looked a bit like Chi Xiaocheng.
The doll was lifeless, and had a big hole in its chest, which she had sewn up these past few days.
This one looks a lot like Senior Martial Sister Xiaocheng.
She secretly takes it, hopefully they won't notice?
She carefully stuffed the scarecrow doll into her bag, thought about it, and left a note.
She's stealing for the first time, she feels a little bad.
She chuckled lightly, turned around and walked out of the room.
Then she picked up her luggage and opened the door.
But as soon as she opened the door, she was startled by another tall figure outside the door.
Facing a one-armed man who seemed to want to force his way in, Fang Ning clutched her bag tightly and asked nervously, "Are you... are you looking for someone?"
"Uh..." The man took two steps back and scratched his head awkwardly, "I... I'm coming home, I'm Xiaocheng's older brother, Chi Song. I'm coming home to see Xiaocheng. Who are you?"
Fang Ning blinked, still looking wary, "How do you prove it?"
Chi Song quickly took out his phone and lit up the screen.
The lock screen wallpaper was a photo of him and Chi Xiaocheng.
Seeing this, Fang Ning finally relaxed and replied, "I'm Senior Martial Sister Xiaocheng's friend, my name is Fang Ning. Senior Martial Sister Xiaocheng and Senior Martial Sister Su Tao went out shopping. Sorry, I thought you were a bad guy."
"Hahahaha, I'm used to it." Chi Song wasn't used to talking to ordinary girls. He put his hand that was scratching his head back behind him. "Since Xiaocheng isn't here, I won't go in. I'm not sure what their apartment looks like after they've lived here for so long. I won't disturb them, I'll wait until they come back."
"Right... right, where are you planning to go?"
Fang Ning: "I'm going back to where I work. I've been staying here for three days, I won't bother Senior Martial Sister Xiaocheng anymore."
Chi Song raised his eyebrows. He was rough but meticulous, and realized that this little girl must be a very good friend of his sister.
Thinking of the purpose of his return, and the recent corpse fishing case that had occurred nearby.
He said somewhat awkwardly, "Recently... recently it seems like it's not very safe. How about I take you back?"
His words were a bit awkward.
After all, he was a big man with tattoos and scars, making such an invitation to a little girl.
It was really easy for people to imagine bad things.
But Fang Ning could see the concern in Chi Song's eyes, tilted her head and asked, "Wouldn't that be a bother to you, Brother?"
Chi Song showed a simple and honest smile, "No bother at all."
"Then thank you?"
"You're welcome."
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