That may be true…
But just sitting here all the time gets boring too…
Including three years ago and counting this past year, Bai Ningbing had already ridden the Ferris wheel countless times. But her purpose was never the Ferris wheel itself—it was to be with Lin Guanqi. In her heart, no one could compare to her.
No matter where they went, even if she had long grown tired of this place, as long as she had her beloved by her side, she would never feel bored.
Perhaps that’s just how it was for her personally, but maybe it’s the same for everyone. After all, if you have someone who loves you accompanying you, wherever you go, you’ll always be in a good mood.
“Do you really like the Ferris wheel so much? I feel like there’s not much fun here.”
Bai Ningbing smiled softly, her expression gentle as she looked at Lin Guanqi.
“Mm… I don’t actually like it. You thought I liked riding the Ferris wheel, but that’s not true. What I like is the view from up there—not the Ferris wheel itself. You just misunderstood.”
As soon as Lin Guanqi said this, Bai Ningbing instantly felt that it was indeed the case.
Every time she came to the Ferris wheel, she only liked looking at the scenery from above, not the sound of the wheel itself.
Maybe Bai Ningbing couldn’t quite understand, but to Lin Guanqi, that’s how it was.
“…Mm, that’s not how I see it, though.”
“So, after this, what do you want to do?” Bai Ningbing asked.
Lin Guanqi thought about it. It seemed like there wasn’t anywhere else she particularly wanted to go.
“Actually, I want to play in the water!”
As soon as Bai Ningbing heard “play in the water,” she refused without hesitation. After all, she was on her period—who goes swimming during their period? Not to mention the risk of infection, even wearing a swimsuit would be inconvenient, right?
“No way, absolutely not! Do you know what your situation is right now? How could I possibly agree to let you play in the water?”
After Bai Ningbing refused, a disappointed look appeared on Lin Guanqi’s face.
But no matter how disappointed she was, Bai Ningbing still couldn’t agree.
This was a matter of principle.
“Let me play for a bit, I won’t actually go into the water.”
Did Lin Guanqi really believe what she was saying herself?
She’d go to the pool and not get in the water, just watch other people play? Who would believe that? Would you?
“You say you want to play in the water, but you won’t actually get in. You just want to watch others play? Is it me who’s misunderstanding?”
Lin Guanqi seemed completely unaware of the problem.
Instead, she confidently said, “Of course! I just want to watch others play in the water—I won’t play myself. I always keep my word, you know I’d never lie to you!”
Bai Ningbing let out a sigh and refused again.
After all, she couldn’t sacrifice her loved one’s health just because of a moment’s weakness. No matter how much Lin Guanqi acted spoiled or even if she got mad, it was out of the question.
“No, absolutely not. I can’t agree to this. That’s playing with your health—how could I allow that?”
Bai Ningbing refused again. This time, Lin Guanqi fell quiet, as if realizing that no matter how she insisted, Bai Ningbing wouldn’t give in.
“Fine, fine, we won’t go then. But now I want to eat something inside the amusement park! Want to come with me?”
The Ferris wheel rotated back to its starting point.
As soon as she got off, Lin Guanqi made a beeline for the ice cream stand.
Bai Ningbing immediately sensed trouble.
She rushed to stop her.
“No, you can’t! This is a special time for you—you can’t even have anything cold!”
Bai Ningbing snatched the ice cream out of her hand and stuffed it into her own mouth.
Lin Guanqi puffed her cheeks in protest. “You won’t let me do this, you won’t let me do that—then what can I eat? This period stuff is so annoying!”
Suddenly, Bai Ningbing came up with an idea that only someone not human would think of.
“How about this? I’ll let you have a taste of the ice cream.”
“Really?”
Bai Ningbing pulled out a transparent bag from her pocket, put the ice cream inside, and said, “Here, try it. You can have a taste.”
Honestly, only a non-human could think of something like this.
With a plastic bag wrapped around it, you could taste the coldness, but not the flavor.
Of course, Lin Guanqi knew Bai Ningbing was just teasing her, so she decided to play along.
She took a big bite and used her sharp canine to puncture the bag, sucking all the ice cream into her mouth.
By the time Bai Ningbing realized, it was too late.
The ice cream was gone.
“Didn’t I tell you not to eat it? Why’d you bite through the bag?”
“So what? I already ate it. I’m not listening to you! Nya-nya-nya-nya!”
Lin Guanqi made a silly face and ran off toward another snack stand, this time for something fried.
If it was fried, Bai Ningbing didn’t need to worry too much—but Lin Guanqi added extra spicy.
“Boss, I’ll have some stinky tofu—make it extra spicy!”
Strange—she thought Lin Guanqi couldn’t handle spicy food. So why did she order stinky tofu with extra spice?
Bai Ningbing didn’t think much about it and dodged the stinky tofu in Lin Guanqi’s hand, popping it into her own mouth.
A burst of spiciness exploded on her taste buds.
Lin Guanqi tried to stifle her laughter on the side.
Only then did Bai Ningbing realize—she’d walked right into Lin Guanqi’s trap.
“Jiao Jiao! How dare you tease me like this! Just wait—you’re not getting any more snacks today!”
Lin Guanqi knew she’d gone too far this time.
She could tell when to stop, so she quickly started begging for forgiveness.
“No, no, you’ve got it all wrong! I just wanted to smell what extra-spicy stinky tofu was like! How was I supposed to know you’d grab it from me?”
“You insisted on tasting it.”
The vendor watched the two bicker with great interest.
Two girls bickering like this, and the content sounded like a couple’s quarrel. Was this… yuri?
Good thing the vendor was young—imagination could run wild.
“Aiya, anyway, I was wrong, okay? Just forgive me this once, please?”
Suddenly, Lin Guanqi started acting cute, and Bai Ningbing was powerless against this move.
She’d had plenty she wanted to say, but seeing Lin Guanqi’s adorable act, the words stuck in her throat.
“You, you, you… I told you, I just want what’s best for you. I’m not saying you can’t eat snacks—I just don’t want you eating cold things. And you wanted to play in the water—have you thought about how embarrassing it would be if someone noticed your period?”
Bai Ningbing suddenly sounded like an old nag.
“Aiya, I get it already! Don’t say anymore! Let me take you to try something tasty—let’s go eat the foreign version of spicy hot pot, how about that?”
At this point, the two seemed to have completely forgotten about the interpreter’s existence. Or rather, she just had too little presence.
“Foreign version of spicy hot pot? What’s that? I’ve never tried it.”
“Exactly! Since you haven’t had it, that’s perfect! Let’s hurry back to the hotel—I’ll make it for you right now!”
Was the 1,888 yuan amusement park ticket just going to be wasted like that?
“Aren’t we still in the amusement park? The tickets haven’t even been fully used and you already want to leave?”
Bai Ningbing suddenly remembered how thrifty Lin Guanqi used to be. Why did she change all of a sudden?
Could it be that this “foreign version of spicy hot pot” was really that tempting? Enough to make her abandon a 1,888 yuan ticket just to rush back and make hot pot?
Wait!
Suddenly she realized—it might not be just about the food. Maybe Lin Guanqi wanted to make it especially for her as an apology, hoping for forgiveness? That was certainly possible.
After thinking it over, Bai Ningbing was convinced: she must be seeking forgiveness.
Since that’s the case, of course she had to give her the chance.
“All right, let’s go back to the hotel.”
With that, the two of them returned to their five-star hotel and bought all the ingredients.
The interpreter also went back to rest.
Lin Guanqi stood with her hands on her hips, contemplating how to handle the ingredients.
Of course, this was how things were done in her other world. Lin Guanqi hadn’t cooked in a long time, but hot pot—anything similar to hot pot—couldn’t be that hard, right? The trickiest part was the spicy broth base, but luckily, she’d found something similar at the supermarket.
“Just wait for my cooking show!”
With that, Lin Guanqi got to work.
First this, then that, finally the last thing—okay, no problem.
A flurry of operations.
The finished product actually looked pretty good.
“Ta-da~ How is it? Pretty nice, right? I tried everything to make this work!”
Lin Guanqi lifted the lid, and the delicious aroma wafted straight into Bai Ningbing’s nose.
“I didn’t expect you to be such a pro at making spicy hot pot!”
Lin Guanqi patted her chest.
“Of course! I’m a pro! Once you have your first bite, you’ll want a second, and after your second, you’ll want a third!”
She boasted more than a five-star chef—even five-star chefs wouldn’t dare claim that once you have a second bite, you’ll crave a third.
But perhaps because love is blind, Bai Ningbing actually believed her nonsense.
The reason was simple: she really was a good cook.
“You’re still a ways off from a five-star chef, but you really are good at this. That’s for sure.”
As expected of a rich young lady—no matter how perfect the dish, she still wasn’t fully satisfied.
“If you don’t like it, then stop eating! I’ll take care of the rest myself!”
Lin Guanqi tried to grab the pot.
But Bai Ningbing was quick and snatched it back.
“No way, you made this for me, so it belongs to me! Why would you take it back?”
“If you don’t like it, then there’s no point in me staying here to bother you! I’ll just take care of the leftovers myself, no need to trouble you to eat them!”
Lin Guanqi’s tone was noticeably upset.
Of course, she was just pretending—to let Bai Ningbing know that it wasn’t a big deal if she didn’t eat.
“Aiya, no, you misunderstood me. You really did a great job, but I’m worried you’ll get cocky. Out of ten points, I can only give you eight, so you don’t get too proud!”
Hearing this,
Lin Guanqi could accept it.
Meanwhile, back in their home country…
Bai Zhi was working in the laboratory on a research project, specifically on spatial rifts.
She’d long suspected that if magic existed in this world, then spatial rifts were also likely to exist.
It was just that no one had discovered them yet.
If Lin Guanqi’s situation was explained using spatial rifts,
Then it would immediately make sense why there was no record of her in this world.
And why she was so unfamiliar with everything—she didn’t seem to have amnesia, nor did she have any medical history.
During this period, Bai Zhi wasn’t intentionally investigating her.
She was simply curious.
With more in-depth research, she really did discover some flaws.
“So, spatial rifts only exist under certain conditions and in specific locations. Otherwise, if all the conditions aren’t met, the rift simply can’t open.”
Bai Zhi didn’t get complacent just because of a small research breakthrough—there were still many unsolved mysteries about spatial rifts, such as: where do they come from?
Since spatial rifts exist, just how many of them are there?
Bai Zhi buried herself in research, while Ling Xue didn’t stop her—she knew, when this woman got serious, no one could change her mind.
Besides, uncovering the truth about her identity would be a contribution to the nation.
Abroad, in the five-star hotel.
Bai Ningbing finished all the spicy hot pot that Lin Guanqi made, not even leaving a drop of soup.
Lin Guanqi was stunned.
Bai Ningbing usually ate very little. She always thought Bai Ningbing was just watching her figure, but it turned out she’d just gotten bored of every other food.
Rich young ladies—should be raised poor, not rich.
Lin Guanqi nodded to herself in agreement.
“So, where should we go tomorrow?”
Bai Ningbing thought for a moment. She actually hadn’t traveled abroad much. No, rather, every time she did, it was because she’d heard news about Lin Guanqi and decided to go abroad.
But every time, she came back empty-handed. Yet even so, she never gave up, holding on for two whole years.
As for whether she went sightseeing when traveling abroad? Of course not—she never had the mood.
With Lin Guanqi still missing, how could she enjoy herself? She would only feel uneasy.
“Tomorrow, huh? Let’s talk about it tomorrow. Actually, I want to take you to a place by the iron tower, a place known as the lovers’ witness—many couples go there to pledge themselves to each other.”