After Transmigrating Into A Cannon Fodder Character, I Only Want To Survive (GL) - Chapter 24
When she returned home, the medicine Fang Bai had taken after her meal took effect. After Wu Mei took her temperature, it had returned to normal.
Apart from feeling weak and lacking energy, Fang Bai felt she was mostly fine.
After drinking a few sips of warm water, Fang Bai lay down on the bed, and it wasn’t until around three in the afternoon that her body felt relieved, and her disjointed limbs finally came together.
A few minutes after Fang Bai opened her eyes, her phone, which was lying beside her, rang.
It was a call from a contact labeled “Manager Zhang.”
Fang Bai didn’t hesitate and answered the call directly.
As soon as she put the phone to her ear, a steady male voice came from the receiver. “Hello, Miss Fang. I’m Manager Zhang from Fengrui Group. There are a few questions I’d like to ask you about the project you invested in with our company. Is now a convenient time?”
While Manager Zhang was speaking, Fang Bai got out of bed and took a sip of water to moisten her throat, afraid that her voice would be too hoarse to speak.
Fang Bai ran her tongue over her upper palate and said softly, “Yes, it’s convenient. What questions do you have?”
Manager Zhang said, “Okay, I…”
The call lasted for ten minutes.
Finally, Fang Bai hung up after receiving a few words of blessing from Manager Zhang.
During the call, Fang Bai had put on her slippers and went to the living room, where she was now sitting on the sofa, drinking the hot water Wu Mei had poured for her.
Seeing that Fang Bai had finished the call, Wu Mei asked with a smile, “Miss, do you have a boyfriend?”
She had heard that the person on the other end of the phone was a man.
Fang Bai chuckled and shook her head in denial. “No, it’s work-related.”
Wu Mei was surprised. “Work?”
When did Miss find a job? And isn’t work supposed to be done in an office? How come Miss is at home…
Wu Mei stopped thinking, after all, many jobs can be done from home.
Fang Bai drank her water. “Yes.”
Wu Mei still couldn’t believe that Fang Bai would work. She hesitated for a few seconds and asked, “Why did Miss suddenly start working?”
Fang Bai said, “I was bored at home.”
Wu Mei thought it made sense. Since she had come to the villa to serve Miss, she had never seen Miss go to work. Every day, she would eat, drink, and have fun with those people. Now that Miss had broken off contact with them, it was time for her to move in a better direction.
Wu Mei smiled knowingly. “Master would be very happy if he knew Miss started working.”
Fang Bai paused and said softly, “I’m not working for him.”
Wu Mei asked, “…Is it for Xiao Ji?”
“Why would you think of Xiao Ning?” Fang Bai smiled at Wu Mei, her eyes curved. “It’s for myself.”
When she thought that she might not be able to eliminate Ji Yuning’s hatred after two years, Fang Bai could only think of fleeing Hu City, and the first step to fleeing was money.
She couldn’t use the original owner’s money, but she could use it to make investments and earn profits.
After thinking it through, Fang Bai spent two days researching the current situation, so much so that she forgot to communicate with Ji Yuning…
Wu Mei didn’t know why she thought of Ji Yuning, she just said it suddenly.
“Meow~”
A cat’s meow caught their attention, and they both turned to look. They saw Beibei walking down the stairs with elegant steps.
Fang Bai then remembered that she hadn’t paid attention to Beibei since she brought it home yesterday.
Fang Bai sat up straight and called softly, “Beibei~”
Beibei followed the sound, wagging its tail as it walked towards Fang Bai. When it reached Fang Bai’s feet, it tried to rub against her legs as it had yesterday, but Fang Bai picked it up.
Wu Mei watched their interaction, her eyes filled with smiles. “Miss, I think this cat is very clever.”
Fang Bai held Beibei. “How so?”
“I gave it water this morning, but it just sniffed and didn’t drink a drop. But when Xiao Ji entered the room, before she even poured the water, it kept rubbing against Xiao Ji’s hand. It was very affectionate.”
Fang Bai smiled slightly. “After all, Xiao Ji found it. It’s normal for the little guy to trust her. It’ll get used to you after spending some time with you.”
Wu Mei nodded. “Yes, that’s what I think too.”
Fang Bai stroked Beibei’s side and looked into its golden eyes, thinking of Ji Yuning.
Beibei would become familiar with Wu Mei after spending more time with her. Would Ji Yuning become familiar with her after spending time with her?
Fang Bai stroked the cat’s fur quietly, her mind wandering, but she couldn’t come up with an answer.
Fang Bai could only hold the cat and curl up on the sofa, basking in the afternoon sun.
••••
Thursday night.
Ji Yuning opened her phone and saw a message from Fang Bai.
Fang Bai had changed her profile picture to Beibei. In the photo, Beibei was curled up on the sofa, showing only its side profile. Its body looked much healthier than when it was found, less thin.
Ji Yuning moved her gaze from Fang Bai’s profile picture to the white chat box.
Aunt Fang: [I discovered today that Beibei likes to eat carrots and can eat a lot.]
Aunt Fang: [Do you think it might be a rabbit reincarnated?]
For three days in a row, Fang Bai had been sending her messages every day. At first, she would ask about her life, but since yesterday, the messages had been about Beibei.
It seemed that only by doing this could she avoid Ji Yuning’s “read but no reply.”
Ji Yuning looked at Fang Bai’s profile picture again and tapped a few times on the keyboard.
Ji Yuning: [No.]
A cat is a cat, and even if it likes carrots, it’s still a cat, not a rabbit.
The other person seemed to be on their phone, and there was a reply as soon as the message was sent.
Aunt Fang: [Done washing up?]
Ji Yuning: [Yes.]
Fang Bai looked at Ji Yuning’s indifferent response on the screen, raised an eyebrow slightly, and typed:
[Do you miss Beibei? Do you want me to send you a video?]
Fang Bai had discovered from chatting with Ji Yuning these past few days that Ji Yuning’s attitude wasn’t so cold when they talked about Beibei.
Sure enough, Ji Yuning replied in the next second:
[Okay.]
Fang Bai was sitting on the bed in the guest room on the second floor, which was Beibei’s room.
After seeing Ji Yuning’s message, Fang Bai’s lips curved up. She looked up at the cat playing with a ball in the distance and patted the spot next to her leg, calling softly, “Beibei~ Come here.”
Beibei heard Fang Bai’s call and paused for a moment, then rushed to the bed without hesitation.
When it reached the bed, Fang Bai picked it up.
“…”
Ji Yuning waited for a while, and Fang Bai’s video arrived.
Aunt Fang: [Video]
Ji Yuning didn’t have headphones. She instinctively wanted to turn the volume down to the lowest setting before playing the video, but then realized she hadn’t turned the volume on in the first place.
Ji Yuning’s dark eyes narrowed, and she pressed the volume up button.
Fang Bai’s hand was rubbing Beibei’s ears, and the diamonds on her nails sparkled in the light, along with Beibei’s golden eyes.
The dormitory was noisy, and the volume, which had only been turned up by one bar, didn’t make much of a difference. The sound in the video was muffled.
Ji Yuning turned off the video and returned to the home screen, sending a message to someone.
Just as she pressed the send button, Ji Yuning heard someone call her.
“Ji Yuning.”
It was He Ziyan’s voice.
Ji Yuning raised her eyes slightly and looked at He Ziyan.
“I didn’t expect you to watch cat videos.”
In He Ziyan’s mind, Ji Yuning was a cold person who wouldn’t like animals.
Ji Yuning frowned and didn’t say anything, her eyes darkening as she looked at He Ziyan.
He Ziyan instantly understood the meaning in Ji Yuning’s eyes. She crossed her arms. “I didn’t peek at your phone. I just happened to see it as I was passing by. The dormitory is so big, you can’t stop me from passing by, can you?”
After He Ziyan finished speaking, she noticed that several people in the dormitory were looking at her and Ji Yuning, and she couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. She coughed lightly and said, “If you’re watching a video, just turn up the volume. Why are you being so secretive?”
He Ziyan snorted, turned around, grabbed a pair of black headphones from her bed, and threw them to Ji Yuning, saying, “Here, give them back later.”
After throwing the headphones to Ji Yuning, He Ziyan felt that it didn’t fit her persona and explained with a cold face, “Don’t think I’m being nice. If I hadn’t promised… promised Teacher He to get along with you, I wouldn’t care about you.”
Ji Yuning looked down at the headphones thrown into her arms, picked up the tangled cord, and straightened it.
Ji Yuning stood up and handed the straightened cord to He Ziyan. “Here.”
He Ziyan didn’t take it. “…Don’t you need them?”
Ji Yuning nodded. “I’ve already borrowed some.”
After Ji Yuning finished speaking, the dormitory door was knocked three times from the outside. The door was pushed open a crack, and Mu Xuerou’s head squeezed through the gap, looking at Ji Yuning. “Yuning, the headphones.”
Ji Yuning turned to look at He Ziyan. He Ziyan looked at Mu Xuerou before taking the headphones from Ji Yuning.
Ji Yuning said, “Thank you.”
After saying that, ignoring He Ziyan’s blank stare, Ji Yuning walked towards Mu Xuerou.
Mu Xuerou gave the headphones to Ji Yuning and asked curiously, “Yuning, do you need the headphones to listen to vocabulary?”
“…” Ji Yuning lowered her eyes. “No.”
“Oh?” Mu Xuerou paused, then smiled. “I thought you were going to listen to vocabulary.”
Ji Yuning pursed her thin lips. “I’ll return them tomorrow.”
Mu Xuerou said, “Don’t rush. I don’t need them. Give them back when you’re done.”
Ji Yuning nodded.
With nothing else to say, Mu Xuerou said softly, “Then I’ll go back to my dorm. Good night.”
“Okay.” Ji Yuning said, “Good night.”
By the time Ji Yuning sat on her bed with the headphones, ten minutes had passed since Fang Bai sent the video.
Ji Yuning frowned slightly and pressed the play button.
This time, Ji Yuning not only saw the video but also heard the sound.
Fang Bai’s gentle voice reached Ji Yuning’s ears. These days, Fang Bai often spoke to her in this tone, but Ji Yuning could tell that Fang Bai’s voice was even softer when she spoke to Beibei.
Fang Bai: “Beibei~ Your little poop scooper wants to see you~ Do you want to say hello?”
In the video, Beibei, enjoying Fang Bai’s massage, shifted its body comfortably, its tail facing the camera.
A light chuckle sounded in the video. Fang Bai was amused by Beibei’s way of saying hello with its rear.
As if afraid of being heard by Ji Yuning, Fang Bai deliberately suppressed her laughter after a chuckle, but her tone still carried a smile.
Then Fang Bai turned the camera towards Beibei:
“The camera is here, say hello to it.”
With Beibei’s short “meow~,” the video ended.
Ji Yuning’s eyebrows relaxed. She had been worried about Beibei these past few days. Because it was a stray cat, Ji Yuning was worried that Beibei would be shy and not adapt to the villa environment, and have a stress reaction to people…
Now it seemed that Beibei… was getting along well with Fang Bai.
Fang Bai was also taking good care of Beibei.
“…”
Beibei curled up on Fang Bai’s lap, enjoying Fang Bai’s gentle strokes, dozing off and purring.
Fang Bai held her phone, waiting for Ji Yuning’s reply while browsing some apps.
Just as Fang Bai was watching a food video, a WeChat notification popped up.
Ji Yuning: [Saw it.]
Ji Yuning: [Thank you.]
Fang Bai: “…”
She waited ten minutes for just a “thank you”?
Fang Bai raised her hand to reply, but as soon as her hand moved away from Beibei, Beibei opened its eyes and meowed.
Helpless, Fang Bai had to put her hand back on Beibei and typed with one hand:
[What were you busy with?]
After sending the message, Fang Bai felt it was a bit inappropriate, as if she were asking about Ji Yuning’s privacy, which might make Ji Yuning uncomfortable.
Looking down at Beibei, without thinking, Fang Bai opened the camera and took a picture of Beibei sleeping, sending it to Ji Yuning.
Fang Bai: [Look, Beibei fell asleep waiting for your message.]