Chapter 102: A Simple Response

  At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the air was hot and stuffy like a sauna room, making it hard to breathe.

  After lunch, Bai Xueya and Luo Li sat on a bench by the street, silently watching the street scene. Luo Li had an ice cream in her mouth, her two feet swaying leisurely back and forth, carefree and content. While Bai Xueya just stared quietly into the distance, seemingly forgetting her ability to speak, only her lively eyes still blinking slightly.

  "Is Xiaoya okay? Did she faint?"

  Lori's sudden cry brought Bai Xueya back to reality, she suddenly came to her senses, looking at the melted ice cream in her hand, wanting to take out a tissue to wipe it clean, but hesitated and finally just silently sighed.

  "What's wrong?" Luo Li asked curiously, taking out a pack of tissues and helping Bai Xueya wipe her hands.

  Lili... lowered her head and silently watched as Luo Li helped her wipe her hands, Bai Xueya was obedient like a child, but the expression on her face was somewhat solemn.

  "You said... if in the past, I saw a girl snatch someone I liked, what would I do?"

  Luoli was biting on an ice cream, carefully helping Bai Xueya wipe her hands. Upon hearing this, she raised her head, took out the ice cream from her mouth, thought for a moment while licking it twice, and said firmly: "She must be warned severely not to let her take another step closer to Yan Fengxue?"

  While saying that, he also exaggeratedly made a motion of slapping his ear.

  "I'm not that barbaric..." Bai Xueya muttered under her breath, but Luo Li's exaggerated performance still made her laugh, and she smiled wryly, saying, "Sigh... I was better off in the past... how did I become so timid now?"

  Luori turned her head and looked at her in surprise for a long time. After a while, she suddenly realized with a long "oh".

  "Are you referring to Jin Yan?"

  Bai Xueya didn't say a word, she just stared blankly at her toes.

  Luo Liqian spoke her mind, "Hmph, Xiaoya, don't overthink it. Although we did see Jin Zaihan and Yan Feng walking together yesterday, 'walking together' doesn't necessarily mean they're together. Two people walking side by side is a normal thing, right? Look at those two guys across the street, walking shoulder to shoulder, does that mean you'd say they're gay?"

  "Hey......?"

  Xiaoya gave her a sideways glance, and it wasn't until then that Luoli realized she had gone off topic, hastily shutting her mouth and silently nibbling on her ice cream. In fact, anyone could see this, Yan Feng definitely had feelings for Jin Zaihan. But Xiaoya couldn't take it, so she could only pretend not to know while still making an effort to comfort her, "It's fine, it's fine."

  Although it's a lie, everything is for the sake of friendship, should this lie be told as well? And must it continue to be said?

  Until one day, Xiaoya suddenly changed her target and no longer regarded Yanfeng as the dream lover, would this lie stop? Otherwise, it would go on and on forever?

  Thinking of this, Luo Li couldn't help but sigh. Not treating Yan Feng as a dream lover? Alas, when would Xiao Ya finally come to her senses?

  She shook her head helplessly, intending to continue comforting Bai Xiaya for a moment, but suddenly saw her hair and exclaimed: "Huh? Xiaya, where's your hair clip?"

  It wasn't until she heard her say that Bai Xueya finally came to herself, both hands touching her hair. Only, the blue hair clip was nowhere to be seen.

  "Heavens! Where's my hairpin? When did I lose it?" Bai Xueya was in a flurry, standing up and searching all around.

  "Aw... forget it, forget it? It's just a few bucks, if it's lost, it's lost... I'll buy you another one next time..." Luo Li waved her hand and smiled as she licked her ice cream.

  When she heard this, Bai Xiaoyan had no choice but to reluctantly stop.

  I thought it was a lucky day, but unexpectedly, such a series of bad things happened. Indeed, the prophecy of the mother-in-law is not reliable...

  The office in the afternoon is still quiet and can be heard with a needle. Everyone sits at their own seat, busy with themselves, only the sound of typing and turning pages is clear.

  Bai Xueya stretched her waist, looking at the full table of documents that needed to be sorted out, and suddenly felt her eyelids heavy as a mountain. She closed her eyes, rubbed her sore arm, and suddenly a strong fragrance wafted in through her nostrils, Iron Blood Great National Style.

  What a fragrant smell...

  Bai Xiaoyu suddenly opened her eyes to find that the busy employees were staring at her with envy and admiration in their eyes, and some female white-collar workers were even excitedly whispering to each other in hushed tones.

  She was stunned and at a loss until a cup of coffee was suddenly delivered in front of her, she was startled and stood up with a "rattle", the swivel chair behind her spinning around.

  "How was it? Are you tired?"

  The gentle tone is like a drizzle of rain slipping into the ears, with an indescribable softness and comfort.

  Bai Xian was taken aback.

  Because standing in front of her was none other than Yan Feng, the senior she had been thinking about day and night.

  "Stu...senior..." She was so nervous that her tongue got tangled and she stuttered, "Senior, how did you end up here?"

  Everyone in the office fixed their gaze on Yan Feng. He was like a dazzling star, constantly radiating his charm at all times. In such an ordinary and dull world, this shining object was enough to capture everyone's attention.

  Yan Feng smiled faintly and handed over the coffee in silence. Bai Xiao Ya was stunned for a moment, then remembered to stretch out her hand, hastily and nervously taking it over, but her palm had already broken out in a thin layer of fine sweat.

  "I'm really sorry... " Yan Feng's face was gloomy, and he said in a low voice, "Thank you very much for lunch, but I've let you down, please forgive me..."

  The warmth of the coffee in her palm spread through her skin and into Bai Xueya's bloodstream.

  The "humming" noise by her ear gradually faded away, Bai Xiaoyan opened her eyes wide and looked at Yan Feng's sincere expression, for a moment she felt like the sky was spinning and the earth was turning.

  The willow is dark and the flower is bright.

  I'm not sure if this word is suitable for the current situation.

  It all came too suddenly. Like a rock that bursts in an instant, it collapsed with a loud noise before she could see the way.

  The morning is hell, the afternoon is heaven.

  Isn't it true that hell and heaven are always separated by just a thin layer?

  Bai Xueya hesitated for a moment, wanting to open her mouth to speak, but something warm seemed to be stuck in her throat, making her words unclear.

  "It's...it's nothing......"

  She spoke in a hoarse voice, her eyelids drooping as if she was afraid that everything before her eyes would disappear the moment she lifted her head.

  "This is your hairpin." Yan Feng took out a handkerchief wrapped in layers from the pocket of his upper garment, and slowly unfolded it with careful fingers.

  Finally, that dazzling blue appeared in the light.

  It's just that it is no longer an intact one as before.

  "You walked too fast and broke it." Yan Feng regretfully held the hair clip in his palm, "What a pity, I didn't get to see it, otherwise, Xiaoya would have looked very pretty wearing it."

  Bai Xueya raised her head, staring blankly at his gentle eyes. In her heart, it seemed as if something cold was slowly awakening. Like a frozen heart that had finally begun to beat, it melted quietly and soundlessly, drop by drop.

  "Thank you."

  After a long time, she nodded vigorously and looked up at Yan Feng, with a warm and comforting smile on her flushed face.

  At night, a gentle breeze blows, and the phoenix is in trouble. The young lady is the root of all evil.

  The street lamps had just been lit, and in the quiet night, they shone like pearls, emitting a soft, starry glow.

  Just after work, Bai Xueya and Luo Li said goodbye to their colleagues and walked out of the company side by side.

  On a summer evening, the air was cool and refreshing. As soon as she stepped out of the door, Luo Li stretched her waist like a bird released from its cage.

  "Ugh...? I'm so tired? I'm exhausted to death!" She massaged her sore arm while giving Bai Xiaya a sideways glance.

  Seeing Bai Xueya still staring blankly at the broken hair clip in her hand, she finally sighed helplessly, shook her head heavily, and lamented: "Beyond cure? No medicine can save?"

  Bai Xueya raised her head and playfully made a face at her.

  The traffic light at the crosswalk just turned red.

  The footsteps of two people came to a stop.

  "I'm telling you, can't you stop staring at that rotten hair clip? It's already broken into eight pieces and you're still looking at it? You've been staring for an entire afternoon! Are you going to keep staring? Your eyeballs are almost popping out!" Luo Li complained with a roll of her eyes.

  As if she had expected it. Bai Xiangya smiled, "I'm glad." After finishing speaking, she carefully put away the hair clip like a treasure and put it into her pocket.

  "Sticking so close together and yet not afraid of being crowded......" Luo Li glared at her, saying in a bad tone.

  From the afternoon onwards, Bai Xueya had a smile on her face, in stark contrast to the gloomy guy from noon. It was simple, just because of Yan Feng's few words, she completely transformed from a cloudy day to a sunny one. And the shadows in her heart before, surprisingly also dispersed like the rain clearing up after a storm.

  It has to be said that women are indeed changeable "animals".

  Luori let out a helpless sigh and turned back to see the traffic light turn green. She quickly pulled up Bai Xiaya's arm and rushed into the crowd, fearing that Bai Xiaya, that big fool, would be so happy that she'd even forget how to walk.

  "Lili?" Rourou pulled in front of her, Bai Xueya still smiled happily, "Do you think Yan Feng will have a little bit of interest in me?"

  "You're still daydreaming, aren't you?" Luo Li said as she walked away, turning her head to strike back at her without any politeness. "I think Yan Feng only came to apologize because he's a good person and felt guilty in his heart? There's no other intention."

  "Impossible?" Bai Xueya replied decisively, "If he didn't care about me, why would he personally return the hair clip? And...he actually guessed that the lunch I made was especially for him? It means...Yan Feng has already understood my intentions? The words he said at noon, could they be a response to me?" As she spoke, she became excited and almost jumped up, grabbing Luo Li's arm and shaking it vigorously.

  "Hey, hey?" Almost stunned by Bai Xiaya's great strength, Luo Li hurriedly pulled her hand out of her grasp and cried out, "Bai Xiaya auntie? Please don't shake me again! If you shake me once more, I'll be dead..."

  She finally let out a long sigh of relief after hastily withdrawing her hand, but looking at Bai Xiaoya's excited expression, she began to worry again.

  This silly girl...

  Getting all worked up over a little thing and then being overjoyed to death...

  This girl... is too naive...

  It's obvious that Yan Feng's words at noon were just an apology and nothing more. But Xiao Ya, however, took it as a response method. This simple-minded but physically capable little girl, I really don't know whether to be happy for her or worried about her.

  Luo Li shook her head, a faint sigh escaping from her mouth. After a long time, she took Bai Xueya's hand, tightly, tightly, with all ten fingers intertwined.

  Just like their friendship, forever tightly embracing each other.