I'm In Love With the Guy I Grew Up With
Chapter 219: Travel! Hot Spring Villa 5

Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Travel! Hot Spring Villa 5

Dusk settled in the west, the warm evening glow blending with the setting sun in a radiant splendor.

The city remained as bustling as ever, with a constant flow of traffic.

A black Porsche Cayenne followed a taxi, neither too close nor too far behind.

When the taxi stopped in front of a residential complex, Ning Xixi got out with her luggage and entered, while the Cayenne parked by the roadside nearby.

So she was going to Cheng Youran’s place.

Ji Yebai relaxed a little, rubbed his temples, and after rummaging in the storage compartment in front of the car, he found a box of cigarettes.

He seldom lost control of his emotions, but today he felt unusually irritated.

Lighting a cigarette, his deep and vast eyes gazed at a warmly lit window and he almost imperceptibly sighed.

Perhaps, he wasn’t even a match for that kid Han Naisen.

The words that he could say so candidly as a child, why are they so difficult to utter now as an adult.

"Ning Xixi..." he murmured the name softly, "What should I do with you..."

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On Saturday morning, Ning Xixi and Cheng Youran, each carrying their luggage, went to school where rows of buses were neatly lined up outside.

They found Class S’s bus, stowed their luggage, and boarded.

Xiao Xichen greeted them warmly: "Come on, there’s a row of three seats here!"

An icy gaze landed on his neck, giving Xiao Xichen a shiver. He followed the gaze and couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.

Brother Ji... please don’t look at me like that...

Baby is scared QAQ

Cheng Youran took a seat first, and just as Ning Xixi was about to join her, Xiao Xichen hastily grabbed Jian Yixue, "Come on, you sit here!"

"Ah?" Jian Yixue, confused, was forcibly pulled down to sit.

"Hey hey, where do I sit?" Ning Xixi whispered a complaint and looked around, only to find that in such a short time, the bus had filled up.

"There’s still an empty seat!" Xiao Xichen pointed in a direction.

Ning Xixi turned her head to see Ji Yebai lounging there, with one leg crossed over the other. His simple posture somehow exuded an air of regal dominance.

With reluctance puffing her cheeks, Ning Xixi slowly walked over and sat down.

The two of them endured an awkward silence for a while until Ning Xixi broke the quiet, "I didn’t sleep well last night, I’m gonna catch some sleep, wake me up when we get there."

Saying this, she closed her eyes tightly, as if afraid Ji Yebai would talk to her.

A trace of melancholy streaked through Ji Yebai’s eyes.

Shi Nianchu boarded to count the number of students, and once everyone was accounted for, she signaled the driver to start the bus.

Ning Xixi was pretending to sleep at first, but not long after, she was truly overcome by drowsiness and fell asleep.

Her head gently tilted and, to Ji Yebai’s surprise, landed on his shoulder!

Ji Yebai’s body stiffened suddenly.

Glancing sideways, the morning sunlight kissed the face of the little girl in his arms, casting a faint halo on her porcelain-like skin.

His Adam’s apple bobbed a few times. Ji Yebai took the baseball cap from atop his head and placed it on Ning Xixi, pulling down the brim to shield her from the sunlight.

On the side, two girls were cracking sunflower seeds and chatting noisily.

"Do you think I’ll bump into a handsome guy with binoculars on this trip?"

"Pfft, the type who likes hiking are the sunset red elderly, dream on..."

They were enjoying their conversation when they noticed Ji Yebai looking at them with an aloof and commanding gaze.

The girls were so frightened that they immediately shut up.

"Whoever dares to disturb Ning Xixi will have to climb the mountain on their own!" he declared with an assertive tone and then scanned the surroundings, "Any objections?"

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Chapters done~ See you tomorrow~

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