After Transmigrating Into A Cannon Fodder Character, I Only Want To Survive (GL) - Chapter 14

Fang Bai saw Ji Yuning’s speechless expression, making her think for the second time today: She really is still a little wolf cub.

Fang Bai walked up to Ji Yuning, raised her hand behind her back, and gently pressed it on Ji Yuning’s head. She originally wanted to pat her head like she did in the car, but the unexpectedly soft feeling made Fang Bai’s hand unconsciously rub and squeeze her hair a few times.

Realizing that she had rubbed the female lead’s head, Fang Bai slowly retracted her hand, cleared her throat, and said, “I’m going to rest. You play by yourself.”

Her tone was gentle, like that of an elder.

Ji Yuning’s eyes were filled with sapphire blue. She turned her head away, pursed her lips, and mumbled, “Mm.”

Fang Bai’s lips slightly curved into a faint smile. Without saying anything more, she walked past Ji Yuning.

The moment they brushed past each other, that familiar sweet fragrance once again invaded Ji Yuning’s nostrils.

The scent was a little stronger than it was at the mall.

Fang Bai returned to her room and had just laid down on the bed when her phone, placed on the bedside table, made a “ding” sound.

Fang Bai picked it up and saw it was a WeChat message from Liao Li.

Liao Li: [I have a work assignment out of town and won’t be able to come this week.]

“…”

Fang Bai paused before remembering that she had agreed with Liao Li that Liao Li would come to her house every weekend to see Ji Yuning.

Fang Bai: [Oh, okay.]

The other side quickly replied.

Liao Li: [Is it convenient for a video call tonight? I want to talk to Xiao Ning.]

Fang Bai: [What time?]

Liao Li: [Around 9 o’clock.]

Fang Bai: [Okay.]

The conversation with Liao Li ended there.

Fang Bai lay back on the bed, blinking at the ceiling.

Fang Bai could have given Ji Yuning’s contact information to Liao Li, but she didn’t want to.

Fang Bai was afraid that Liao Li would ask Ji Yuning the same question she had asked her last time. Ji Yuning would definitely agree to go live with Liao Li.

Being wary, when Liao Li called that night, Fang Bai handed the phone to Ji Yuning but didn’t leave. Instead, she sat opposite Ji Yuning, quietly eavesdropping on their conversation.

Looking at Ji Yuning’s face on the screen, Liao Li’s first question was, “Xiao Ning, are you feeling better?”

Ji Yuning still had an impression of Liao Li.

In her memory, Liao Li was very gentle to her, just like… Fang Bai was to her.

But what happened in the end?

She was just a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Therefore, Ji Yuning wasn’t very enthusiastic towards Liao Li, still maintaining her cold demeanor, “I’m better.”

Ji Yuning didn’t ask Liao Li how she knew she was sick, guessing that Fang Bai probably told her.

In her memory, Fang Bai, Liao Li, and her mother were very good friends. Although Liao Li had gone abroad, Fang Bai and she should have kept in touch.

Hearing this, Liao Li smiled and said, “That’s good. I was almost scared to death when I saw you had such a high fever.”

Ji Yuning turned her eyes, puzzled, “Did Aunt Liao treat my illness?”

“Yes, have you forgotten that I’m a doctor?” Liao Li thought Ji Yuning was questioning her ability.

Ji Yuning said softly, “No.”

Liao Li chuckled softly, then asked, “Where’s Fang Bai?”

Ji Yuning thought Liao Li wanted to talk to Fang Bai, said “wait a moment,” and was about to get up, but Liao Li stopped her.

Liao Li said, “You don’t need to give her the phone. I just wanted to see if she was by your side. I mainly want to talk to you.”

Hearing this, Ji Yuning glanced at the person opposite her.

Although Fang Bai was sitting casually on the sofa, Ji Yuning vaguely saw Fang Bai’s ears perked up under her hair.

Ji Yuning: “?”

Liao Li didn’t know what was happening on this side. Looking at the person on the screen, who had completely grown up compared to when she was a child, Liao Li seemed to see Lu Xia’s shadow in Ji Yuning’s indifferent eyes.

This made Liao Li think of what she had seen that day, and a feeling of heartache welled up in her heart. Liao Li couldn’t help but ask, “Xiao Ning, is Fang Bai good to you?”

Liao Li’s voice, neither loud nor soft, reached the ears of the two people in the room. Before Ji Yuning could figure out why Liao Li was asking her this, another face suddenly squeezed into the small screen in the upper right corner.

A palm-sized face, with fair skin.

Fang Bai was anxious, afraid that Liao Li would say she wanted to raise Ji Yuning in the next sentence. After walking to Ji Yuning’s side, she leaned down, looking directly at the camera, communicating with Liao Li with her eyes.

Fang Bai’s attention was all on the camera, completely unaware of the distance between her face and Ji Yuning’s face, which was less than ten centimeters.

With just a slight movement, the two faces would touch.

The sweet fragrance that hit her nose made Ji Yuning not move away from Fang Bai’s proximity.

Fang Bai’s lips moved, and she asked softly, “Liao Li, what kind of question are you asking? Why wouldn’t I be good to Xiao Ning?”

She clearly agreed that she would be good to Ji Yuning, why didn’t she believe her?

Liao Li casually said, “Then why are you so anxious?”

“…”

Don’t you know why I’m anxious?

Knowing that Liao Li wouldn’t believe her, Fang Bai hesitated and, not knowing where she got the courage, said to Liao Li, “Then let Xiao Ning tell you herself.”

Fang Bai regretted it as soon as she said it.

Let Ji Yuning say it herself?

She seemed to have jumped onto the chopping board herself.

“…”

Out of the camera’s view, Fang Bai’s hand was on Ji Yuning’s shoulder, and her index finger poked Ji Yuning.

Everything was unspoken. Fang Bai thought that with Ji Yuning’s intelligence, she should understand her meaning.

She just didn’t know if Ji Yuning would cooperate…

Fang Bai licked her lips and turned to Ji Yuning, “Tell Liao Li, am I good to you?”

Ji Yuning glanced at the hand on her shoulder, which poked her again because she didn’t speak.

Ji Yuning looked at the phone lens again, without any sign of being “threatened,” and said calmly, “Aunt Fang is very good to me.”

Liao Li didn’t quite believe it, “Really?”

The hand on her shoulder retracted.

Ji Yuning lowered her eyes, “Mm.”

“That’s good,” Liao Li said. “My work here will probably be finished in a couple of weeks. When I go back, should I bring you some local specialties?”

“No need.” Fang Bai straightened up and took the phone from Ji Yuning. “I can buy her anything she wants.”

Seeing Fang Bai, Liao Li said angrily, “Give the phone back to Xiao Ning. I haven’t finished talking yet.”

Fang Bai: “It’s almost 10 o’clock. Xiao Ning needs to rest.”

Although Liao Li was angry after hearing this, she couldn’t argue. After quickly saying goodbye, Liao Li hung up the phone.

Fang Bai held the phone, and Ji Yuning’s voice rang in her ears, “Aunt Fang was very nervous just now?”

Fang Bai denied without thinking, “No.”

She wouldn’t admit it even if she was.

When Fang Bai came in with the phone, Ji Yuning was sitting at her desk doing her homework.

At this moment, Ji Yuning got up from her chair, stood in front of Fang Bai, and asked in a low voice, “What would happen if I told Aunt Liao that you weren’t good to me?”

Would the result of disobeying Fang Bai be her hand choking her neck? Or…

Fang Bai was very satisfied with Ji Yuning’s cooperation just now. Hearing Ji Yuning’s question, she said in a good mood, “Then you’d better be prepared for me to spank you.”

Ji Yuning, whose thoughts were interrupted: “…”

“Okay, it’s not early,” Fang Bai’s finger swept across the cup on the table. “Drink the milk first.”

The milk was brought to Ji Yuning by Fang Bai to supplement her nutrition.

Ji Yuning picked up the cup, looking at the pure white liquid inside, wondering for a second if there was poison in it.

Especially under Fang Bai’s staring gaze.

Seeing that Ji Yuning didn’t move, Fang Bai said softly, “Drink it. I’ll have Aunt Wu prepare a cup for you every night from now on.”

Ji Yuning tapped the cup wall with her thumb.

It seemed that even if this cup was “accidentally” spilled, there would be another one.

Putting aside the thought of deliberately knocking over the cup, under Fang Bai’s gaze, Ji Yuning raised her chin and drank it all in one gulp.

Fang Bai raised her hand and rubbed Ji Yuning’s head before taking the empty cup from Ji Yuning’s hand. Before turning to leave, she said softly, “Go to sleep early. Good night.”

Ji Yuning glanced to the left, where a five-and-a-half-foot mirror stood. Fang Bai had specially prepared it for Ji Yuning, while the small mirror that was previously attached to the wall had been put into a cardboard box.

Ji Yuning looked at the tuft of hair that had been ruffled on her head, her pupils filled with obscure light.

Over the weekend, Fang Bai and Ji Yuning had little interaction. Apart from meal times, Ji Yuning stayed in her room studying, while Fang Bai continued to reject invitations from the original owner’s “friends,” idly lounging on the sofa, pondering how to get closer to Ji Yuning, but couldn’t come up with anything.

Fang Bai was helpless. She tried to approach Ji Yuning with the gentlest temperament, but Ji Yuning was too cold, and she would freeze before even getting close.

The only interaction between the two was that every night, Liao Li would video call Fang Bai, and then Fang Bai would take the phone to Ji Yuning’s room, sitting on the sofa watching Ji Yuning and Liao Li chat.

After Fang Bai’s sudden appearance on the first day, Liao Li didn’t ask Ji Yuning how she was doing again. She just asked Ji Yuning about her daily activities and talked about her work.

During their conversations, Liao Li always initiated the conversation, and Ji Yuning occasionally nodded in response or gave a calm “Mm.”

Although Ji Yuning’s reaction was very distant, after two days of communication, Fang Bai felt that Ji Yuning’s attitude towards Liao Li had softened. When she nodded and said “Mm,” the corners of her lips would slightly lift, showing a faint smile.

This was an attitude she had never shown to her.

Liao Li said something to Ji Yuning that Fang Bai didn’t hear. She only saw Ji Yuning look at her.

Fang Bai subconsciously raised the corners of her lips, giving Ji Yuning a smile, not an intentional attempt to please, but just to let Ji Yuning feel that she had no malice.

Then Fang Bai saw Ji Yuning’s slightly raised lips flatten, and then slightly lift again when she resumed talking to Liao Li.

Three minutes later, the conversation ended with Liao Li’s sudden work emergency. Ji Yuning got up and handed the phone back to Fang Bai.

Fang Bai took the phone and habitually said good night before leaving the room.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

It was Wu Mei. She smiled at Ji Yuning and asked, “Xiao Ji, have you finished your milk? I’ve come to take the cup.”

“Not yet.”

Ji Yuning turned to walk towards the desk, looking at the unfinished milk on the table.

When passing the mirror, she caught a glimpse of the smooth hair on her head in the mirror, and Ji Yuning paused for a moment. She then finished the milk and handed the cup to Wu Mei.

Author’s Note:

Xiao Ji’s diary: *Month* *Day*, my wife didn’t rub my head, didn’t watch me drink all the milk, and even said good night perfunctorily.