I'm In Love With the Guy I Grew Up With-Chapter 1089: Eternal Rivals 2

"Is it cold, is it cold?" Ning Xixi’s eyes sparkled, expecting Ji Yebai to scream, but he just glanced at her indifferently, "Is your hand cold?"

O__O Uh... why is it different from what she imagined?

Ning Xixi reluctantly withdrew her hand, but Ji Yebai grabbed it again, lifted the hem of his coat, and tucked her small hand inside.

Through a thin shirt, Ning Xixi could feel the warmth of his body...

Warm... hot...

She could vaguely feel the outline of his abs, hehe...

"What are you doing?" she said shyly.

"Warming your hand." Ji Yebai said smugly, "Putting ice-cold hands into someone else’s collar, this childish game, I stopped playing when I was five. Only pigs like you would play it tirelessly!"

Ning Xixi pouted, "That’s because you can’t appreciate the fun of this game..."

Beside them, Han Naisen covered Miaomiao’s eyes while the little girl struggled, "Shenshen brother, I can’t see!"

Han Naisen, old and wise beyond his years, said solemnly, "Don’t look at things you shouldn’t see."

Ji Yebai glanced at him, this brat sure knows a lot.

"Let’s go, time to go home."

He picked up Miaomiao with one arm, holding Ning Xixi’s hand with the other, said goodbye to Han Naisen, and the three of them went back to the Ji Family.

Anna stood there in a daze for a long time before walking back dejectedly.

In her mind, scenes flashed by...

During the snowball fight, Ji Yebai didn’t hit Ning Xixi with a snowball, he even blocked several snowballs aimed at her by mistake from Miaomiao and Shenshen. Though playing games, his gaze had always stayed on Ning Xixi...

If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn’t have believed that Ji Yebai would play such a childish game and enjoy it so much.

Opening the door, the Ji family was gathered together, the men busy cooking and making dumplings, the women playing cards, watching TV, gossiping... It was a harmonious scene.

In this family, husbands pampered their wives, the elderly loved the children, and the children respected their elders. Everything was so beautiful.

If only she could be a part of this family...

Anna thought absentmindedly until the doorbell rang. Someone went to open the door, and a stern yet familiar voice reached her ears, "Excuse me, is Anna here?"

Anna felt struck by lightning, and looked towards the door in shock.

Her father—Gavin was watching her with eyes like an eagle.

Anna’s body trembled violently, "Father..."

Gavin looked around, full of apology, and said, "I’m sorry, these past few days, Anna has troubled you. Anna, come over here, today is Chinese New Year’s Eve. By etiquette and reason, you shouldn’t be staying at someone else’s house!"

Anna knew that once her father arrived, there was no room for negotiation.

But she still unwillingly walked up to Ji Yebai, her eyes red as she asked, "Ji Yebai, would you be willing to go back to Country E with me?"

This was her last bit of courage, her last desperate gamble.

Ji Yebai looked at her seriously and said, "Miss Anna, my heart already belongs to someone else."

Hot tears welled up in her eyes.

Anna forced them back, smiling through her tears, "I understand. Goodbye, Ji Yebai."

Then, she looked at Ning Xixi, lifting her chin proudly, "I won’t say goodbye to you, Ning Xixi."

Ning Xixi smiled helplessly.

She walked forward without looking back, her face already streaked with tears.