Inside the bumper cars, Yu Xiaoduo kept ramming into Bai Jie. The two women were having a blast in there—well, no, actually, it was one man and one woman.
While riding the roller coaster, Yu Xiaoduo noticed that Bai Jie’s screams sounded a bit strange. They didn’t seem like screams of fear, but more like a release of pressure.
Over all these years, Bai Jie had been very lonely and had worked very hard, yet she never once complained. But how could anyone have no negative emotions? It’s just that Bai Jie suppressed them very well. On the roller coaster, everyone would let out loud shouts, and Bai Jie joined in, voicing the frustrations buried in her heart.
After getting off the roller coaster, Yu Xiaoduo noticed that Bai Jie looked much better. Her whole body seemed less tense.
“Wan’er, thank you,” Bai Jie suddenly said as they walked along the path.
Yu Xiaoduo smiled. “Bai Jie, I should be the one thanking you for coming out with me.”
“Let’s add each other on WeChat. Send me the photos you took earlier.”
Yu Xiaoduo’s heart sank. Add her on WeChat?
Gu Wan’er’s WeChat account was being used by her, and the phone was logged into her own WeChat. Oh crap, this was going to blow her cover.
Seeing Yu Xiaoduo’s strange expression, Bai Jie asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, Bai Jie. Is your WeChat the same as your phone number?”
“Yes.”
Yu Xiaoduo took out her phone, quickly closed off her Moments, and looked for where to change the gender, but couldn’t find it.
Forget it, as long as the Moments were closed, that should be fine.
Soon, Bai Jie added Yu Xiaoduo on WeChat and, as expected, asked curiously, “Why is your gender set to male?”
“Bai Jie, setting it to male is better. Then people nearby won’t randomly add me.”
“That makes some sense.” Bai Jie didn’t suspect anything.
Yu Xiaoduo quickly sent all the photos, praying silently: Please don’t suspect anything. I don’t want to be tied to a roller coaster and launched into the sky.
Bai Jie looked at the photos Yu Xiaoduo had taken of her, and the smile on her face grew a little warmer. Her trust in Gu Wan’er also deepened.
“Bai Jie, you look so beautiful in these photos,” Yu Xiaoduo said with a cheeky grin, laying on the flattery.
“Ah, I’m getting old.”
Look at Bai Jie being so modest. Her skin was as well-maintained as Gu Wan’er’s. After all, Yu Xiaoduo had touched it herself, so she could give the fairest assessment.
After finishing their fun, the two left happily and arrived at Longhai International Airport at 4 PM.
“Wan’er, aren’t we going to have dinner?” Bai Jie asked gently from inside the car.
Yu Xiaoduo shook her head. “Bai Jie, let’s have dinner together another day. My little sister is coming home today.”
“Alright, let’s meet up another day. Call me if you need anything.”
“Okay, sure.”
Watching Bai Jie’s car drive away, Yu Xiaoduo let out a long sigh of relief and immediately called Gu Wan’er.
Gu Wan’er was like someone fully embracing the lazy life: eat, sleep, sleep, eat. For her, this was the life of a goddess.
When she saw Yu Xiaoduo’s incoming call, she perked up instantly. “Hello?”
“It’s done.” Yu Xiaoduo didn’t waste any words.
Gu Wan’er jumped up excitedly on the sofa. “Yu Xiaoduo, you’re amazing!”
“Just a piece of cake. I’ll drive home now, and we can talk in detail.”
“You’re going to your own place?”
“Otherwise? Your little sister is at your place. It’d be bad if she ran into us.”
Gu Wan’er thought about it and agreed, but she still worried, “What about your parents? When are they coming back?”
“Don’t worry. They won’t be home until midnight at the earliest. You go cook now. I’m starving.” Yu Xiaoduo commanded her wealthy benefactor to cook like a landed gentry.
If this had been before, Gu Wan’er would have argued with Yu Xiaoduo over it. “You want me to cook for you? Dream on.”
But now that Yu Xiaoduo was a hero, Gu Wan’er agreed right away.
After hanging up, Gu Wan’er looked at the trash on the coffee table, quickly tidied up the room, just like a young wife about to welcome her husband home from a business trip.
She opened the fridge and took a look. Everything was ready. Yu Xiaoduo’s mother was very hardworking, unlike her own mother.
Hearing the doorbell while scrambling eggs, Gu Wan’er wiped her hands and ran to open the door. Not long after, Yu Xiaoduo came inside.
“President Gu, where are my slippers? Hand them over,” Yu Xiaoduo called out like a lord as soon as she entered.
Gu Wan’er walked over with a kitchen knife, smiling sweetly. “What did you just say? I didn’t quite catch that.”
“Oh, never mind. You go back to your work.”
“Okay.”
Yu Xiaoduo pouted. It was such a small thing, and she had to pull a knife? Didn’t she know I’m the hero here?
Walking over to the dining table, Yu Xiaoduo pinched a piece of tofu and tasted it. “Ooh, not bad cooking skills.”
“Hey, go wash your hands.”
“You sound just like my mom.” Yu Xiaoduo shrugged, washed her hands, and also took a quick pee. By the time she came out, the bowls and chopsticks were already set.
Wow, Gu Wan’er was really playing the virtuous wife today. Not like the spoiled young lady she usually was.
“To be lucky enough to taste President Gu’s cooking today, I might just faint from happiness.”
Gu Wan’er was in a good mood today, so she let Yu Xiaoduo show off. “Hero, let me give you the biggest pork rib.”
“Thank you, boss, for the big pork rib.”
“Tell me what you two did these past two days,” Gu Wan’er asked curiously, conveniently scooping a bowl of soup for Yu Xiaoduo.
Yu Xiaoduo cleared her throat lightly and frowned slightly. “President Gu, you have no idea how awkward the atmosphere was. Bai Jie didn’t even want to talk to you.”
“Huh? That bad?” Gu Wan’er couldn’t believe it, then suddenly noticed something off in Yu Xiaoduo’s words. “What did you call her? Bai Jie?”
“Don’t interrupt. Let me talk slowly, okay?”
“Okay, okay. Go ahead. I promise I won’t interrupt.”
Yu Xiaoduo chewed on the pork rib and spoke in a deep voice. “Even though you made the relationship really bad, I, Yu Xiaoduo, am someone who can turn any bad relationship around. So I did the opposite of what you’d expect.”
Next, Gu Wan’er listened carefully to Yu Xiaoduo’s story. Yu Xiaoduo swore that every word was true, without any exaggeration. If there was any, it was only for the sake of description.
“I never thought Bai Ye would go to the mountains,” Gu Wan’er murmured. Although she also did charity work, she had never gone there in person.
“Watch your wording. In special situations, call her Bai Ye. In normal situations, call her Bai Jie. Don’t get them mixed up,” Yu Xiaoduo reminded her. If you call her Bai Ye out of the blue, she’ll think you’re trying to keep your distance.
Gu Wan’er nodded. “Okay, I’ll remember.”
“Let me show you the selfies Bai Jie and I took.” Yu Xiaoduo took out her phone.
Gu Wan’er looked at the photos of the two of them and could hardly believe her eyes. Look how happily Bai Jie was smiling—completely different from when she met with her.
“Yu Xiaoduo, can you teach me?” Gu Wan’er had to admit that in some areas, she really wasn’t as good as Yu Xiaoduo.
“Teach you what?”
“How to make Bai Jie happy, of course.”
Yu Xiaoduo clicked her tongue. “Are you stupid or what?”
“How am I stupid?”
“Once you make me happy, Bai Jie will naturally be happy too.” Yu Xiaoduo laughed heartily. That logic wasn’t wrong, was it?
