Xiang Di was about to cry.

In other people’s idol dramas, the female lead sits on the back seat of the male lead’s bike, the breeze brushing past her elegant long hair and skirt, dappled tree shadows slanting, the years peaceful and quiet.

Why was it so miserable when it came to her?

Fortunately, Bai Jiangxin couldn’t see her expression right now, otherwise he would definitely be uglified by how twisted her face was.

【In those yellow novels, the female leads who like getting their butts spanked—are their butts made of iron?】

【Mom, I can’t take it anymore, my butt is about to be shaken out! No, Xiang Di! You have to endure it! Otherwise your life will be completely, totally, over!】

If it really turned out like that, then she wouldn’t even want to take the college entrance exam anymore—she might as well commit suicide on the spot in front of Bai Jiangxin. If she couldn’t be his lifelong white moonlight, then she’d be his lifelong shadow.

While she was darkly thinking about how to make him remember her for the rest of his life, the electric bike braked sharply and came to a sudden stop.

Her butt finally received a brief liberation. As if surviving a catastrophe, Xiang Di let out a relieved breath and looked at the back of his head.

“What’s wrong?”

Bai Jiangxin said, “I want to use the restroom.”

“Ah?” Xiang Di looked around. This small road was full of old courtyard houses, and she didn’t see any public restroom. “How about using navigation to search where there’s a public restroom?”

“Mm.”

Bai Jiangxin was searching for nearby public restrooms on his phone when Xiang Di suddenly thought of something. “Right, you don’t mind using public restrooms?”

Hearing this, Bai Jiangxin gave an “mm.” In his flat, rhetorical tone, there seemed to be a kind of calm as if he had already seen through life and death. “If you were me, between minding it and holding it until you die, which would you choose?”

“……” Seems like he had experienced this before.

Today, Xiang Di suddenly realized that Bai Jiangxin had a very “alive human” side to him, and that he was really suited to playing deadpan black humor.

Luckily, the nearest public restroom was very close to them. The restroom was on the main road, so they had to leave this small road first. Xiang Di felt secretly happy inside—yay, this way her butt could also be liberated along the way.

When they arrived at the restroom entrance, Bai Jiangxin wanted to lock the bike. Xiang Di directly said, “I’ll watch the bike for you, you go.”

Bai Jiangxin instantly frowned. “You’re not going?”

Xiang Di: “I’m not going.”

The corner of Bai Jiangxin’s mouth twitched. He was completely defeated.

If she wasn’t going, why was she shouting about wanting to commit suicide earlier? He had almost been scared to death and hurried to find a public restroom.

Now that they found one, she wasn’t going.

Since things had come to this, Bai Jiangxin could only brace himself and walk into the public restroom alone.

Actually, public restroom facilities nowadays were getting better and better. After going inside, it was very clean; the smell of disinfectant was almost on par with a hospital. But Bai Jiangxin still frowned in resistance, and only reluctantly used the sink inside to wash his hands.

While drying his hands, he casually glanced at himself in the mirror. Bai Jiangxin’s expression was complicated.

Thanks to a certain someone, he actually dared to enter an outdoor public restroom now. What else was there that he couldn’t do?

Not only entering a public restroom—there were also many, many things that, if placed on the Bai Jiangxin of the past, forget about doing them, he wouldn’t even have had half a thought about them. For example, her using a clumsy excuse to ask him to give her a ride to the bookstore—if it were before, let alone agreeing, even giving her a glance would have felt like too much.

If it were the Bai Jiangxin of the past, today he wouldn’t even have gone out for the sake of those few cream puffs.

But he wanted to hear those noisy, clamorous inner thoughts of hers. Although vulgar, they somehow carried a kind of contrasting, straightforward cuteness.

Perhaps his previous days had all been too quiet and boring. Bai Jiangxin recalled his childish behavior that was no different from an elementary school boy, as well as the good mood of being amused by her back then, and at this moment, the corner of his mouth unconsciously lifted again.

Because he was facing the mirror, Bai Jiangxin quickly noticed the curve at the corner of his mouth.

His brow twitched unnaturally. Bai Jiangxin cleared his throat lightly and hurriedly pressed it down.

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After washing his hands one more time, Bai Jiangxin finally came out of the public restroom.

Xiang Di and his electric bike were still in the same place, obediently waiting for him to return.

The weather was good today, and the wind hadn’t stopped at all. Xiang Di had temporarily taken off her helmet. A head of long hair was lifted by the wind. At school, she was used to tying up her hair, revealing an entire round head, so much so that Bai Jiangxin had completely failed to notice that her hair was actually this long.

Xiang Di hadn’t noticed that he had already come over. Standing beside his electric bike, she had her head lowered, not knowing what she was studying. One moment she touched the handlebars, the next she looked into the rearview mirror, then teased her hair in front of the mirror.

All these little movements were taken in by Bai Jiangxin. He walked a few steps closer, then stopped in place, just quietly watching her.

Until Xiang Di stupidly went to press the seat, and the electric bike instantly emitted a piercing alarm sound. She jumped in fright, her whole body bouncing up, and only then did she see Bai Jiangxin who had already come out of the restroom.

He walked over and turned off the alarm. Amid her awkward dry laugh, he asked her flatly, “Done playing with my electric bike?”

Xiang Di softly, “……Done.”

“Since you’re done playing, let’s go.” Bai Jiangxin said. “Get on.”

Xiang Di put her helmet back on. She had already prepared herself for her butt to continue suffering, yet after she sat on the bike, Bai Jiangxin did not drive back onto the small road.

She let out a small “eh?” “You’re not taking the small road anymore?”

“Not taking it.” Bai Jiangxin said. “The main road is easier to ride on.”

Great! Xiang Di forcibly held back the urge to cheer and pretended to be calm as she said, “I think so too.”

She quickly became conflicted again. Since they had already returned to the main road, should she still… continue hugging him?

Before she could resolve her dilemma, Bai Jiangxin took the initiative to say, “Just lean against me.”

Xiang Di immediately widened her eyes. He added, “Just now you kept bumping into me. It hurt a bit.”

So it was only because he didn’t want to be knocked like a bell. She had almost gotten ahead of herself.

Xiang Di awkwardly smiled. “It’s fine. The main road isn’t that steep, I won’t bump into you again.”

“Not necessarily.” Bai Jiangxin’s tone brooked no refusal. “What if a stone pops up somewhere? Then I’d still have to send you to the hospital. Hold steady. Lean on me.”

“……”

Riding an electric bike, and he’s already playing the domineering CEO routine.

If it were anyone else, Xiang Di would have complained at least a couple of times. But if it was Bai Jiangxin, she liked it very much.

Xiang Di gave an “oh” and obediently leaned against him.

Feeling a soft body carefully press against his back, Bai Jiangxin suddenly had a kind of powerless relief wash over him.

If they had done this earlier, how much suffering would both of them have avoided? He also wouldn’t need to keep listening to inner thoughts with poor signal anymore.

Being able to press her whole body against Bai Jiangxin, and on a flat main road at that, Xiang Di’s butt finally felt much more comfortable. Her heart was beating faster too. But along with the happiness and excitement, a new worry arrived.

Her mind didn’t rest for even a moment, and she started muttering to herself again.

【Ah, I forgot to spray that man-slaying perfume, what a miscalculation, such a huge miscalculation.】

Bai Jiangxin: “……”

What is man-slaying perfume.

Is she planning to use perfume to slay him?

And if she didn’t spray perfume today, then what was that sweet fragrance on her body?

【Forgetting to spray perfume is one thing, but if I had known I’d be riding my husband’s electric bike today, and even get to stick this close to him, I would’ve worn fewer clothes. Wearing so many layers, my chest is completely blocked. My chest isn’t even big to begin with……】

【Now he definitely can’t feel my chest. Damn it, I’ve missed another great chance to make his heart wander ahhh.】

If she didn’t think like this, it would’ve been fine—Bai Jiangxin wouldn’t have noticed. But since she thought like this, he naturally couldn’t help but particularly feel two soft, squishy sensations.

Against his back were pressed two soft little mounds, squeezed against his hard back bones, he could even feel the force of them being compressed.

Bai Jiangxin had no time to think about whether her chest was uncomfortable being pressed like that. In any case, he was very uncomfortable right now.

Bai Jiangxin’s throat itched. He subconsciously tightened his grip on the handlebars slightly.

The electric bike, which had been driving straight in the lane, suddenly swerved. Fortunately, Xiang Di was holding onto him this time and didn’t wobble.