Being taken care of doesn’t seem so bad?

Inside Jiang Xizhi’s room, she and Zhou Yining each ate a piece of cake.

Zhou Yining felt it was a bit too rich and was about to get some water, but Jiang Xizhi stopped her.

“Wait, no need to go, just have someone bring it up. What do you want to drink? Juice, milk, or water?” Jiang Xizhi asked, pulling Zhou Yining closer.

“Warm water, I guess. It’s late, I won’t have anything else,” Zhou Yining conceded, seeing the little fox wouldn’t let her leave.

“Then I’ll have milk.” Jiang Xizhi said, calling downstairs. Soon, someone brought up the milk and water.

Zhou Yining opened the door to take the drinks, and also gave the cake to the maid, asking her to put it in the fridge.

After doing all this, Zhou Yining placed the milk in front of Jiang Xizhi. “Here’s your milk, drink up.”

“Mm, thank you.” Jiang Xizhi said, but her eyes fell on the gift bag.

She had previously refused Zhou Yining’s gift and told her to give it to Zhong Yumeng, but thankfully, the gift was still there.

She asked casually, “What’s in that bag?”

Zhou Yining smiled, knowing exactly what the little fox was thinking.

She reached over, took the bag, and pulled the wrapped box out of it.

“It’s a birthday present for you, but it’s nothing expensive. Open it and see,” Zhou Yining said, pushing the box towards Jiang Xizhi.

Jiang Xizhi opened the box and took out a fiery red little fox.

The little fox had thick fur and big eyes, looking incredibly cute.

Zhou Yining reminded her with a smile, “Check what’s written on the bottom of the little fox.”

Jiang Xizhi turned the little fox upside down and saw her name written on the bottom.

“I made this little fox myself, painted it myself, and carved the words on it too,” Zhou Yining said, smiling.

Because it had been fired, the little fox had a smooth glaze, making it look even more adorable.

Jiang Xizhi’s eyes lit up. “I love it, it’s so cute, and you made it yourself.”

Thinking this, Jiang Xizhi couldn’t suppress the smile on her lips.

But remembering Zhou Yining’s tendency to flirt with pretty girls, Jiang Xizhi composed herself and asked, “Have you given something like this to other girls before?”

Zhou Yining explained with a smile, “No, I’ve only made this for you, and I’ll only ever make them for you, okay?”

“Hmph, that’s more like it.” Jiang Xizhi said proudly, examining the little fox carefully.

She noticed that Zhou Yining had even sculpted the little fox’s paws and painted them pink, making it look even cuter.

Jiang Xizhi decided to put the little fox in the most conspicuous spot in her room; it was Zhou Yining’s first gift to her.

It was already ten thirty.

Zhou Yining sent a message to Zhao Xiuna, saying she was staying at a classmate’s house tonight and wouldn’t be back.

Zhou Yining looked up at Jiang Xizhi, seeing her still holding the little fox adoringly.

Zhou Yining smiled and said, “It’s already ten thirty, and we have school tomorrow. We should probably shower and rest soon.”

“Mm, I’ll get you a nightgown. You’re sleeping with me tonight.” Jiang Xizhi said, afraid Zhou Yining would change her mind.

She quickly grabbed a new nightgown from her closet, along with new underwear, and stuffed them into Zhou Yining’s arms.

“You go shower first. You can use anything in my bathroom.” The young miss said generously, wishing she could share all her best things with Zhou Yining.

“Okay, I’ll go then. You wait for me,” Zhou Yining said, finding her adorable and couldn’t resist reaching out to ruffle Jiang Xizhi’s hair before going into the bathroom.

Jiang Xizhi’s lips curved into a smile.

She obediently drank her milk and threw herself onto the bed, rolling around a few times, thinking that she had to make Zhou Yining hold her while they slept.

She hugged her pillow and rolled around on the bed a few more times.

As if thinking of something, Jiang Xizhi got up and placed the little fox figurine in the very centre of the display shelf in her room so that anyone who entered would see it at first glance.

Thinking this, Jiang Xizhi felt as if her heart was coated with honey, all sweet and warm.

Soon, the sound of water came from the bathroom.

After washing her hair, Zhou Yining briefly rinsed her body and applied body wash.

Then, after rinsing clean, she changed into the nightgown and came out.

Zhou Yining looked around the bathroom but couldn’t find a hairdryer, so she had to go out and ask Jiang Xizhi.

“Zhizhi? Where did you put the hairdryer? I need to use it.”

Jiang Xizhi’s eyes lit up when she saw Zhou Yining.

Zhou Yining’s nightgown was the same style as hers, except hers was white, while Zhou Yining was wearing a black one.

Because it was a spaghetti-strap nightgown, Zhou Yining’s fair skin was faintly visible at her chest, and water droplets dripped from her hair onto her shoulders and neck. Jiang Xizhi couldn’t tear her eyes away for a moment.

Seeing her staring blankly, Zhou Yining called out again, “Zhizhi? Help me find the hairdryer; my nightgown is getting wet.”

“Oh, oh, coming.” Jiang Xizhi’s ears turned red, and she quickly went into the bathroom, taking the hairdryer from the cabinet below. “Here, just plug it in over there.”

Zhou Yining took the hairdryer, plugged it in, and began to dry her hair.

She reminded her, “You should go shower soon too. It’s almost 11, we need to rest.”

“Mm,” Jiang Xizhi said, and went into the inner room to shower.

Zhou Yining dried her hair for a while and then went outside to wait for Jiang Xizhi.

She wandered around the room and then went straight to the bed to lie down.

She had to admit, the young miss’s bed was comfortable; as soon as she lay down, she felt like she was

Zhou Yining almost fell asleep on the soft pillow.

She thought about waiting for Jiang Xizhi to come out so they could sleep together, so she didn’t dare use the pillow and instead leaned against the headboard and started playing with her phone.

Zhou Yining opened her phone and saw seven or eight messages from Zhao Xiuna, who had also called her several times.

Zhou Yining had silenced her phone earlier, so she immediately called back.

As soon as the call connected, Zhou Yining heard Zhao Xiuna’s furious voice.

“Where exactly have you been? I won’t even mention you not coming home these days, but now you’re not even coming back at night! Is it really like your brother said? Are you hooking up with some shady boys at school?”

Zhou Yining held the phone a little farther away.

Once Zhao Xiuna finished speaking, she put the phone back to her ear.

“I said I’m at a classmate’s house; it’s a girl. It’s her birthday today, and it’s so late, it’s not convenient for me to go back.”

“Who knows if what you’re saying is true or not. Where are you right now? Come back immediately in a taxi.”

“Can’t go back. Go to sleep early.” After saying that, Zhou Yining hung up directly.

There was nothing she could do if Zhao Xiuna didn’t want to believe her.

Continuing to talk would only lead to pointless arguments, so it was better to end it early.

Afraid that Zhao Xiuna would call again, Zhou Yining blocked her number.

Then, she opened WeChat and saw that Zhong Yumeng had messaged her.

Zhou Yining tapped on Zhong Yumeng’s profile picture and saw that Zhong Yumeng had sent her several messages an hour earlier.

Zhong Yumeng: [The banquet is over. Jiang Xizhi doesn’t seem to be in high spirits. Is she still angry?]

Zhong Yumeng: [And the way she looked at me today was weird. Is she really jealous of you? (Laughing hysterically jpg)]

Zhong Yumeng: [But seriously, shouldn’t you call her and coax her? Her smile tonight was so forced.]

Zhong Yumeng: [What are you busy with? Why aren’t you replying to my messages?]

Zhou Yining’s lips curved into a smile, and she started typing.

Zhou Yining: [I’ve already coaxed her. I’m at Zhizhi’s house.]

Zhong Yumeng replied almost instantly.

Zhong Yumeng: [Shocked! You’ve infiltrated the interior so quickly?]

Zhou Yining: [The way you put it, am I a spy? “Infiltrated the interior.”]

Zhong Yumeng: [Lol, but it’s already past 11. Aren’t you going back?]

Zhou Yining: [I’m not going back. I’m staying here with her tonight. You should rest early. (Dog waving jpg)]

Zhong Yumeng: [Okay, you sleep early too. (Rabbit lying down jpg)]

Just as Zhou Yining finished chatting with Zhong Yumeng, Jiang Xizhi came out of the bathroom.

Seeing Zhou Yining smiling at her phone, she asked, “What are you doing?”

“Nothing, just replying to some messages from a friend.” Zhou Yining put her phone away, smiled at Jiang Xizhi, and changed the subject. “You look pretty good with your hair down.”

Jiang Xizhi curved her lips, pleased by the compliment, but she quickly realized something was off. Zhou Yining was changing the subject!

“Which friend did you message?” Jiang Xizhi asked as she walked towards the bed.

Zhou Yining didn’t want to lie, so she told the truth.

“I said a few words to Zhong Yumeng. Let’s not talk about her; it’s almost 11:30, and I’m sleepy. Let’s go to bed soon.”

As she spoke, Zhou Yining tossed her phone aside and buried herself under the blanket, pretending to sleep obediently.

Jiang Xizhi got into bed, angrily pulled open the blanket, and reached out to grab Zhou Yining’s wrist. “What did you talk about?”

Zhou Yining grabbed Jiang Xizhi’s wrist in return.

“Nothing much, just chatted a bit. Be good, get some rest.”

With that, Zhou Yining pulled Jiang Xizhi into her arms, wrapping her hands around Jiang Xizhi’s lower back.

Jiang Xizhi’s lips curved, but since she hadn’t found out what Zhou Yining had talked about, Jiang Xizhi was still unhappy. “No, you have to tell me what you talked about.”

Jiang Xizhi buried her face in Zhou Yining’s shoulder, gently nuzzling her, secretly inhaling Zhou Yining’s scent with her nose.

Even though she and Zhou Yining used the same body wash, Jiang Xizhi felt that Zhou Yining smelled better.

Seeing the young miss being so persistent, Zhou Yining simply picked up her phone, quickly opened her chat history with Zhong Yumeng, and handed the phone to Jiang Xizhi. “Here, have a look yourself.”

Jiang Xizhi raised her head from Zhou Yining’s arms, looking into Zhou Yining’s eyes tentatively.

“Really? You’re really letting me see? Don’t regret it.”

Zhou Yining chuckled and nodded. “Yeah, so some little fox doesn’t get jealous all night. I finally managed to coax you.”

Jiang Xizhi felt her ears burning from her words.

She snuggled against Zhou Yining affectionately while taking the phone, quickly swiping on the screen to browse through Zhou Yining and Zhong Yumeng’s chat history.

The two had chatted quite a bit, but the content was pretty normal; they were just ordinary friends talking.

Zhong Yumeng had even advised Zhou Yining to coax her.

But why did Zhou Yining send a dog emoji to Zhong Yumeng too?

Shouldn’t Zhou Yining only send dog emojis to her?

Jiang Xizhi arrogantly tilted her head to look at Zhou Yining, commenting on the content of Zhou Yining and Zhong Yumeng’s chat.

“The content of the chat is fine, but you’re not allowed to send her dog emojis.”

Zhou Yining was amused by her. Looking at the little fox in her arms, her eyes curved again, and she replied gently,

“Okay, from now on, I’ll only send dog emojis to you, okay?”

“Mm.” The young miss seemed satisfied, raising her eyebrows at Zhou Yining with a smile, and nestled back into Zhou Yining’s arms, nuzzling her with a happy expression.

Zhou Yining lowered her eyes slightly, looking at Jiang Xizhi in her arms.

She suddenly felt that being controlled by someone didn’t seem so bad?